Upcoming Programs

Schumann and Brahms Piano Quartets

November 13th, 2009 - Friday at 7:00pm
$15 Adult & Senior / $10 Student

Robert Schumann wrote his chamber music pieces intensely for two years after his marriage to Clara in 1840, and his Piano Quartet in E-flat is a sincere celebration for his beloved and life. Johannes Brahms, a very close friend of the Schumanns, wrote his famous Piano Quartet in G minor, 8 years after they first met. For this performance, legendary violinist Charles Castleman hails from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, to join cellist Mark Rudoff and violist Nancy Nehring from the Ohio State University in Columbus, and pianists Peter Miyamoto and Ayako Tsuruta.

Robert Schumann (1810-1856): Adagio and Allegro in A-flat Major, Op. 70 (1849)
Mark Rudoff, violoncello; Ayako Tsuruta, piano

Robert Schumann (1810-1856): Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 44 (1842) [26’30]
I. Allegro ma non troppo
II. Scherzo: Allegro
III. Andante
IV. Allegro
Charles Castleman, violin ; Nancy Nehring, viola; Mark Rudoff, violoncello; Ayako Tsuruta, piano

Intermission

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897): Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 (1861) [40’00]
I. Allegro
II. Intermezzo: Allegro ma non troppo - Trio: Animato
III. Andante con moto - Animato
IV. Rondo alla zingarese: Presto - Meno presto - Molto presto
Charles Castleman, violin; Nancy Nehring, viola; Mark Rudoff, violoncello; Peter Miyamoto, piano

Encore! Heavenly Harp and French Musique II

December 4th, 2009 - Friday at 7:00pm
$15 Adult & Senior / $10 Student

Welcome back to the holiday musical celebration à la Odyssey. We are happy to introduce the new Missouri Saxophone Quartet, with returning favorites, harpist Maria Trevor Duhova and the Columbia Handbell Choir - now in its 21st Season, in this delightful evening of mostly French music that includes Dutilleux Sonatine, Koechlin Epitaph of Jean Harlow and Ravel Introduction and Allegro, only to name a few! Enjoy the heavenly sounds of flute, handbells, harp, piano, saxophone and strings this season.

Duets, TBA [10-15’00]
Brooksie Collins, flute; Maria Trevor Duhova, harp

TBA
Missouri Saxophone Quartet [15-20’00]
Leo Saguiguit, soprano saxophone; Jose Zayas-Cabán, alto saxophone; Neil Ostercamp, tenor saxophone; Matt Kendrick, bass saxophone

Henri Dutilleux : Sonatine [12’00]
Steve Geibel, flute; Peter Miyamoto, piano

Intermission

Charles Koechlin: Epitaph of Jean Harlow for flute, saxophone and harp [4’00]
Steve Geibel, flute; Leo Saguiguit, saxophone; Maria Trevor Duhova, harp

Columbia Handbell Choir [12’00]
Edward S. Rollins, director

Maurice Ravel: Introduction and Allegro (1907), for flute, clarinet, harp and string quartet [10:30]
Steve Geibel, flute; Erica Manzo, clarinet; Maria Trevor Duhova, harp; Amy Appold, violin I; TBA, violin II; Leslie Perna, viola; Matthew J. Pierce, violoncello

Bach, Baroque, and Bassoons

February 12th, 2010 - Friday at 7:00pm
$15 Adult & Senior / $10 Student

In this mostly Baroque program, Rodney Ackmann leads MU Bassoon Ensemble to open the concert, followed by J.S. Bach’s Harpsichord Concerto No. 6 (otherwise known as Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in concerto grosso), featuring flutist Steve Geibel, oboist Dan Willett, Ayako Tsuruta on harpsichord, and Odyssey Chamber Ensemble. R. Paul Crabb concludes the program with the magnificent Bach Collegium Choir in a beautiful, upbeat Bach Cantata BWV 192, “Nun danket.”

MU Bassoon Ensemble [10’00]
Rodney Ackmann, director

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Harpsichord Concerto No. 6 in F Major, BWV 1057 [17’00]
I.
II. Andante
III. Allegro assai
R. Paul Crabb, conductor; Steve Geibel, flute; Dan Willett, oboe; Ayako Tsurut a, harpsichord; Odyssey Chamber Ensemble

Intermission

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Motet No. 7, "O Jesu Christ meins Lebens Licht," BWV118 [7’00]
R. Paul Crabb, conductor; Bach Collegium Choir; Odyssey Chamber Ensemble

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Cantata BWV 192, “Nun danket” [15’00]
I. Nun danket alle Gott (Coro)
II. Der ewig reiche Gott (Duetto)
III. Lob. Her und Preis sei Gott (Coro)
R. Paul Crabb, conductor; Bach Collegium Choir with Soprano and Bass soloists; Odyssey Chamber Ensemble

[to be confirmed] Semi-Finals of the 4th Plowman Chamber Music Competition

March 13th, 2010 - Friday at 7:00pm
$15 Adult & Senior / $10 Student

Avant-garde Masters

April 9th, 2010 - Friday at 7:00pm
$15 Adult & Senior / $10 Student

There are many stunning contemporary pieces that are rarely performed, and this program is dedicated to present a fraction of those numerous, avant-garde masterpieces. Featured are 20th and 21st century works by mostly American composers - John Cage, Thomas McKenney, Andrew Pape, Steve Reich, Terry Riley, Alejandro Viñao and Stephen Whibley - and equally avant-garde performers, percussionists Julia Gaines and Brian Tate, only to name a few.

Andrew Pape (b. 1955): CaDance 42 (1989) [8’00]
Julia Gaines and Brian Tate, percussion

Alejandro Viñao (b.1951): Tumblers for violin, marimba, and tape (1990) [17’00]
Brian Tate, marimba; Susan Jensen, violin

Steve Reich (b.1936): Nagoya Marimbas (1994) [5’00]
Julia Gaines and Brian Tate, marimbas

Thomas McKenney (b.1938): C:M for Marimba and Recorded Sound (2006) [7’30]
Julia Gaines, marimba

Stephen Whibley: Blue Motion (2006) [9’00]
Julia Gaines and Brian Tate, percussion

Intermission

John Cage (1912–1992): 4’33” (1952) [4’40]
Peter Miyamoto, piano

Terry Riley: In C (1964) [TBA]
TBA.

The Beautiful Baltic

May 7th, 2010 - Friday at 7:00pm
$15 Adult & Senior / $10 Student

While Russian Sergei Prokofiev is not quite from the Baltic states, his Overture on Hebrew Themes are undoubtedly beautiful, and will be presented masterfully by clarinetist Paul Garritson and pianist Peter Miyamoto will be joined by Esterhazy Quartet, which just celebrated its 41st anniversary last season. Odyssey Chamber Ensemble will depict the depth of featured Baltic compositions, Tabula Rasa by Arvo Pärt and Pelléas and Melisande Suite by Jean Sibelius. Celebrate our Season Finale with our semi-annual post-concert reception!

Prokofiev: Overture on Hebrew themes, Op. 34 [10’30]
Paul Garritson, clarinet, and Peter Miyamoto, piano, with Esterhazy Quartet

Arvo Pärt: Tabula Rasa (1977) [27’00]
Amy Appold and Siri Geenan, violin solos
Stefan Freund, conductor
Odyssey Chamber Ensemble and Peter Miyamoto, prepared piano

Intermission

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957): Pelléas and Melisande Suite, Op.46 (1905) [22’00]
At the Castle Gate
Mélisande
At the Seashore
A Spring in the Park
The Three Blind Sisters
Pastorale
Mélisande at the Spinning Wheel
Intermezzo
The Death of Mélisande

Stefan Freund, conductor; Odyssey Chamber Ensemble

Reception to follow.