Oakwood Chamber Players begin the new year with globally-inspired music. The Oakwood Chamber Players enter into the new year with a refreshing, globally-inspired program at Arts + Literature Laboratory on Sunday, January 18 at 2:00 p.m. at Arts + Literature Laboratory.
The chamber group shines as a multicultural palette in this program with touchpoints in each hemisphere. Latin GRAMMY winning composer Gabriela Lena Frank (b. 1972) transforms the classical string quartet into an indigenous ensemble, imitating Peruvian percussion and panpipes in “Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout.” Solo wind instruments soar over a lush bed of strings with Alexander Glazunov’s (1865-1936) “Rêverie Orientale for Clarinet Quintet,” a work blending the Russian Romanticism with Eastern harmonies, and Ralph Vaughan Williams’ (1872-1958) “Six Studies in English Folk Song.” “Scène Champêtre” by Gabriel Allier (1863-1924) sweeps us into the French countryside, showcasing a charming trio of winds.
Oakwood Chamber Players serve as the professional resident ensemble for the Oakwood Village senior living community. Artistic Directors Valree Casey (oboe/English horn), Nancy Mackenzie (clarinet), Amanda Szczys(bassoon), Marie Pauls (viola), and Maggie Townsend (cello) will be joined by guest violinists Isabella Lippi and Peter Miliczky.
Tickets are $25 general admission, $20 seniors, and $5 for students. Run time, 75 minutes, no intermission. For more information and advance ticket sales, visit oakwoodchamberplayers.com.