Classical music: The Oakwood Chamber Players announce their new season with the theme of “Journey”

By Jacob Stockinger

Over many years, the Oakwood Chamber Players (below) have built a solid reputation for programming unusual composers and neglected works, all performed with first-rate playing.

(You can sample their recording for Naxos Records of a work by UW-Madison graduate Daron Hagen in the YouTube video at the bottom.) 

The new 2017-018 season, based on aspects of a JOURNEY is no exception.

Except where noted, performances are on Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. at Oakwood University Woods Center for Arts and Education, 6201 Mineral Point Road, on Madison’s far west side, not far from West Towne Mall.

The group writes:

“Join the Oakwood Chamber Players on our 2017-2018 season journey with composers whose music encompasses the animation and anticipation at departure and beyond. We’ll have something for adventure seekers as they consider the view over the ever-expanding horizon.

“We’ll stop over to stay a while with friends and see the future with those who forever influence the musical landscape. We will welcome both familiar and new faces as guest artists this season. Come along with us on the JOURNEY!”

JOURNEY

DEPARTURE

September 9/10, 2017

Strauss-Schoenberg   Kaiser-Walzer for mixed ensemble

Reger         Serenade for flute, violin and viola

Arutiunian        Concert Waltz for winds and piano

QUEST

November 26, 2017 (1 and 3:30 p.m.)

Blake               Snowman Suite for string quartet

Mozetich         Angels in Flight for mixed ensemble

Rutter               Brother Heinrich’s Christmas for vocal quartet,  narrator and     mixed ensemble

HORIZON

January 13/14, 2018

Casella            Serenade for mixed ensemble

Mikulka            Sunset 1892 for clarinet, viola and piano

Huber             Quintet for winds and piano

SOJOURN

March 10/11, 2018

Hofmann         Octet for mixed ensemble

Schoenberg       Presto for string quartet

Scott                  Cornish Boat Song for piano trio

Mendelssohn     Concert Piece for clarinet, bassoon and piano

LEGACY

May 19/20, 2018

Kaminski         String Quartet

Smit                Sextet for wind quintet and piano

Sekles             Capriccio – Yankee Doodle con variazioni for piano trio

2017-2018 Season Ticket Prices

Senior (62+) Single: $20 per concert

Senior (62+) Series: $85 for the season*

Adult Single: $25 per concert

Adult Series: $105 for the season*

Student Single: $5 per concert

*Season concert series offers five concerts at a 15% discount.  Tickets available at the door.

The Oakwood Chamber Players now accept payment via credit card as well as cash and check.

For more information, go to: https://www.oakwoodchamberplayers.com

---

Posted in Classical music
Tags: adult, adventure, Alexander Arutiunian, angel, animation, anticipation, artist, Arts, Blake, boat, Capriccio, Casella, cash, Cello, Chamber music, check, choral music, Christmas, clarinet, Classical music, Compact Disc, composer, Concert, Cornish, credit card, Daron Hagen, departure, discount, Doodle, Education, ensemble, face, flight, flute, guest, Hofmann, Holiday, horizon, Huber, Jacob Stockinger, journey, kaiser, Kaminski, landscape, legacy, Madison, man, Mendelssohn, Mikulka, Mozetich, Music, musical, narrator, Naxos, Oakwood Chamber Players, Oakwood Village, Octet, Piano, Piano Trio, Quartet, quest, quintet, recording, Reger, Rutter, Schoenberg, Scott, seeker, Sekles, senior, Serenade, Smit, snow, snowman, sojourn, Sonata, song, Strauss, String quartet, Student, sunset, theme and variations, tickets, trio, United States, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Music, University of Wisconsin–Madison, variations, Viola, Violin, vocal music, Waltz, West Towne Mall, winds, Wisconsin, work, Yankee, Yankee Doodle, YouTube