By Jacob Stockinger
The Ear has received the following notice that he thinks will interest a lot of readers:
The Arbor Ensemble (below), a Madison-based chamber group, is thrilled to announce their spring program, “Women Composers: Past and Present.”
The concert will to take place on Monday night, March 21, at 7 p.m. at the Oakwood West Auditorium, 6201 Mineral Point Road, on Madison’s far west side near West Towne Mall.
Admission is FREE.
The performance will kick off the ensemble’s April 4-5 concert series in Saint Paul, Minnesota, where they will perform for The American Association of University Women.
Belinda Lopez, Marie Pauls, Rebecca Riley and Stacy Fehr-Regehr will perform a vast array of rarely heard chamber works for flute, viola, cello and piano.
The program will feature Arbor’s commissioned work, Charlotte Howenstein’s “Whispers Through the Trees.”
The quartet will also play compositions by Amy Beach, Clara Schumann, Lili Boulanger, Rebecca Clarke, Hilary Tann, Pamela Harrison, Cherise D. Leiter and Belinda Lopez. Sorry, no word about specific works to be played.
For more information, visit: http://www.arborensemble.com
By Jacob Stockinger
Arbor Ensemble (below), a Madison-based chamber group, will perform its February program, “Women Composers: Then and Now” on Saturday, Feb. 21, at 7:30 p.m. at the First Unitarian Society of Madison, 900 University Bay Drive, in Madison, Wisconsin; and on Sunday, Feb. 22, at 2:30 p.m. in Beloit College‘s Eaton Chapel in Beloit, Wisconsin.
This program will feature the premiere of “Whispers Through the Trees” by Charlotte Howenstein (below) as well as rarely heard works by Amy Beach, Clara Schumann, Lili Boulanger and Cherise D. Leiter. Sorry, no word on the specific program.
Admission for the February 21 performance is $10, with $5 tickets available for students and seniors. Admission for the February 22 performance is FREE.
Arbor Ensemble is comprised of committed artist educators, seeking to connect with audiences through their personal sound and unique, colorful instrumentation.
Berlinda Lopez (flute), Stacy Fehr Regehr (piano), Marie Pauls (viola, violin), and Rebecca Riley (cello) combine to create an expressive blend, performing a diversity of musical styles.
Arbor’s mission is to bring classical music to listeners from all walks of life through high quality chamber music performance, and to highlight the works of women composers.
For more information, visit Arbor Ensemble’s website at www.arborensemble.com.