CPHS Orchestra dominates Region 26 tryouts Nov 21, 2008
First Chair Katherine Stuckman - English Horn. PUBLISHED NOV. 20, 2008. (Cedar Park Hill Country News Weekender, TX)
Maestro Falletta Conducts Classical Guitar Superstar Sharon Isbin Nov 5, 2008
Together with English Horn soloist Thomas Stacy and the London Symphony Orchestra, Falletta received a 2006 Grammy nomination for "Eventide" Concerto for English Horn, Harp, Percussion, and String Orchestra, by Kenneth Fuchs, from the CD "An American Place" (Naxos American Classics). Her 2007 recording of the music of Respighi and her 2003 recording of Griffes Orchestral Music, both on the Naxos label with the Buffalo Philharmonic, were selected as Editor's Choice Recordings by Gramophone. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Steven Lipsitt composes with playful intent Oct 19, 2008
Lipsitt's piece is a concerto for three deep-voiced wind instruments - English horn, bass clarinet, and contrabassoon - cast as a theme and seven variations ... She's the BCO's principal oboist and will be the English horn soloist in Lipsitt's piece ... "We are doing this so that the audience can really see and hear the interaction of the English horn, bass clarinet, and contrabassoon.". (Boston Globe)
Composer helps student ensemble with concert Oct 10, 2008
Oboe and English horn player Matt Butterfield (senior-music education) said despite the stress of preparing for a show, it is worth it in the end. "At least for us, we know our efforts pay off. If we can satisfy ourselves in our performance then the audience will be satisfied as well," he said. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Longy School celebrates lasting musical 'Legacy' Sep 24, 2008
Carter's 1940 "Pastorale" is more explicitly jazzy, a hortus-in-urbe Coplandesque landscape spiked with dry, offhand dance rhythms; Robert Sheena's velvety English horn played off Chin's bell-like piano. But Carter's "Warble for Lilac-Time," a 1943 Whitman setting performed by Ryczek and Moll, strains at the limits of oracular populism. (Boston Globe)
Today in the Cedar Valley Aug 23, 2008
Details: Positions to be filled include section strings, oboe 3/auxiliary English horn, bassoon 2 and bassoon 3/contrabossoon. Musicians should be prepared to play a portion of a solo piece and orchstral excerpts from the WCFSO repertoire list. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
As the Tanglewood season closes, a tide of talent rises Aug 19, 2008
In the pastoral third movement, his slow, deliberate approach was more fitting and the results splendid, starting with a lovely duet of English horn and offstage oboe. Elsewhere, however, there were patches of sloppy ensemble that I took to be a sign of low investment in de Burgos's view of the piece. (Boston Globe)
BSO newcomer gets help from an old hand Aug 6, 2008
Robert Sheena made the most of their exquisite English horn solos. After intermission came Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances, a three-movement work that is shorter and looser in construction than the composer's symphonies, yet shares their serious demeanor. (Boston Globe)
Michael Palmer, artistic director of the Quartz Mountain Music Festival, is considered one of the nations finest conductors. Jul 21, 2008
Its most famous movement is undoubtedly the second movement, a very beautiful piece for not only the guitar but also the English horn in the orchestra, Michael Palmer said. It has a steady, inevitable heartbeat going underneath it in the lower part of the orchestra and on the top, the song of lament that was inspired by a very difficult experience in the composers early life. (Altus Times, OK)
Hello, Germany Jul 5, 2008
The significance of performing such a well-known symphony in the Berlin Philharmonie struck me as I listened to the wistful English horn solo during the second movement. In a moment of intense consciousness, I looked all around at the audience, and the hall, realizing, wow, I really am here. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Local musicians benet their own Jun 19, 2008
Scheduled for 4 p.m. Sunday, June 22, at the Community United Methodist Church, it will feature Pearlman on oboe and English horn, with orchestra members and distinct group the Media Luna Ensemble and Half Moon Bay classical pianist Lisa Spector ... She will also play the Pastorale for Oboe and Piano by Howard Hanson (1896-1981) and, switching to English horn, Six Studies in English Folk Songs by Ralph Vaughn Williams (1872-1958 ... English horn has similar fingerings to the oboe, but a deeper,... (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
Music review: Youth Orchestra flies high May 21, 2008
But there was serenity, too, in the Largo, led by Christopher Wirick's plangent account of the famous English horn solo to begin and end the movement. "Lollapalooza," John Adams' exuberant tub-thumper of a curtain-raiser, got things off to an energetic start, sounding suitably adrenalized but still perhaps a rehearsal or two away from full mastery. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Chameleon Arts Ensemble anniversary program is a perfect 10 May 20, 2008
Six, actually - oboist Nancy Dimock, doubling on English horn, joined flutist Deborah Boldin (also the group's artistic director), clarinetist Gary Gorczyca, bassoonist Margaret Phillips, and hornist Whitacre Hill in a casually confident performance, a diverting procession of varied hues and textures. Seven is an important number in Kevin Puts's vibrant "Ritual Protocol" (dating, like the ensemble, from 1998), be it the seven slow steps of the chorale at the piece's center, or the pulsing... (Boston Globe)
Deft performances wrap up lively Masterworks season May 20, 2008
Nowhere was the 42-minute performance more satisfying than in the slow movement's wistful English horn solo. Veteran orchestra member Sidney Green linked the phrases so smoothly that he never seemed to take a breath. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
EU anti-noise law may affect classical music practices Apr 20, 2008
Alan Garner, an oboist and English horn player who is the chairman of the players' committee at the Royal Opera House, said that he and his colleagues had been told that they would have to wear earplugs during entire three-hour rehearsals and performances. "It's like saying to a racing-car driver that they have to wear a blindfold," he said. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Scene and Herd: Springtime blossoms with activities Apr 3, 2008
Robert Sheena, principal English horn player for the BSO and Boston Pops will be guest soloist. Tickets may be purchased by calling 781-863-9581 or in person at Wales Copy Center, 1810 Mass. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
Review: Heppner, Voigt Worth Waiting For Mar 30, 2008
Eike Wilm Schulte (Kurwenal), Stephen Gaertner (Melot), Tony Stevenson (Sailor's Voice), Mark Schowalter (Shepherd) and James Courtney (Steersman) lifted their levels to match those of Heppner and Voigt, and Pedro R. Diaz's English horn solo at the start of the third act was haunting. Levine pulled it all together with animation on the podium that is unusual for him. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Sound judgment Mar 6, 2008
The first featured solo piano and the second, piano, cello and English horn, played slowly at 50 to 60 beats per minute. The third featured solo piano and a fourth a trio, slightly faster at 70 to 100 beats per minute. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
Woodwinds champion brings quartet to Westerly Library Feb 29, 2008
This quartet, featuring the four "double reed" instruments the oboe, oboe d amore, English horn and bassoon will perform an informative concert Sunday afternoon at the Westerly Library. The program will range from Telemann to "Danny Boy" to bluegrass. (Westerly Sun, RI)
For the New York Philharmonic, a landmark trip to North Korea Feb 25, 2008
Afterward, Thomas Stacy, the orchestra's English horn player, said the briefing brought home the reality of the magnitude of the trip. "We knew it was coming, but now it's here," he said. (International Herald Tribune)
Palmer Museum to host collage of university music, art Feb 20, 2008
Durran said people who attend the concert will have the opportunity to hear many double reed instruments, such as the oboe-d'amore, English horn and bassoon. The concert will offer music from the Renaissance era to the 20th century, including composers from Josquin des Pres to Carlos Surinach. (Daily Collegian, PA)
[REVIEW] Magnificent melodies at LSO concert Feb 18, 2008
Again, sensitive solos by the English horn and clarinet are worthy of note. The finale of the Hindemith was energetic and musical. (Lima News, OH)
Simple Plan, The Puppini Sisters have new CDs Feb 16, 2008
Her pure, pitch-perfect voice has a slight huskiness that conveys the heart in heartland, and she surrounds herself with skilled musicians who augment her with richly textured piano, percussion, violin, cello, banjo, ukulele and the occasional English horn. The songs reflect her varied interests: spiritual, literary, philosophical, environmental, charitable. (MSNBC -- Music)
'The Love Songs of George Gershwin' Feb 16, 2008
"The Love Songs of George Gershwin" are the glue holding together this weekend's concerts at Heinz Hall," although the actual representation of that great American composer is surprisingly sparse. Songs by Gershwin generously share the program with those of Lionel Bart, Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Michel Legrand and several others, including of course, Hamlisch himself ("The Way We Were," "The Windmills of Your Mind"). And the Gershwin segments are devoted, for the most part, to his most popular... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Review: Shostakovich in Technicolor at Davies Feb 10, 2008
Those solos were fiercely delivered by Cathy Payne (piccolo), Tim Day (flute), Russ deLuna (English horn) and Ben Freimuth (bass clarinet). In the latter movements, where Shostakovich turns his gaze to more exuberant matters, the performance was no less alluring. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Community Events Calendar Feb 8, 2008
First United Methodist Church of Burlington will present a Free Noonday Recital on Thursday at 12:15 PM with Nadine Carpenter on the English Horn and organist George Matthew. February 29, March 1, 2. (WCAX.com, VT)
Boston Modern Orchestra Project Feb 5, 2008
The show will feature BMOP musicians playing Lisa Bielawa's Synopses for viola and English horn and Eric Moe's aptly-named, stressful composition, Eight Point Turn. The cafe will be serving up food throughout the performance. (Boston Globe)
Sweet Sounds Jan 23, 2008
Published: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 4:38 AM MST Green Valley Concert Band member Karl Krumel plays the English horn as he joins other band members going over the program, including the second movement to Dvorak s New World Symphony for the Concert Band s performance Jan. 29 at the Sahuarita Auditorium. Tickets are 10 at the door and 9 in advance and are for sale at Green Valley Sahuarita Chamber of Commerce; Nancy Pantz and Xcapes Salon in Continental Shopping Plaza; The Book Shop and The... (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
IU police identify suspect in musical instrument thefts Jan 12, 2008
Piccolos, flutes, oboes and an English horn were stolen from an instrument storage closet at the Simon Music Recital Building. Ray worked in the building where the instruments were kept and didn't return to work after the theft. (Rensselaer Republican, IN)
Good and bad of 2007, and a peek ahead Dec 31, 2007
Some pieces featuring oboe, bassoon and English horn would be wonderful -- maybe some Sibelius or Shostakovich. And I'd love to see Ralph Vaughn Williams on next season's program. (Anchorage Daily News)
Meet The Maestra Nov 20, 2007
Jane Marvine, who plays the English horn, said: Shes interested in demystifying the role of the maestro. Shes a maestra. (CBS News)
Review: Minczuk, leading Symphony, makes case as a name to remember Nov 11, 2007
And for all his dynamism, the high point of the performance came in the still-voiced Largo, with its richly cushioned string accompaniments and the famously plangent melody for English horn. Russ deLuna, in his first high-profile assignment since joining the orchestra this season, dispatched it with tender grace. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Cellist embraces Saint-Saens concerto Oct 30, 2007
Nowhere was the instrumental interplay more distinctive than in the Adagio, Berlioz's answer to Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony, where the orchestra's veteran English horn player, Sidney Green, and new principal oboist, Christopher Gaudi, brought subtlety and precision to their duet. The brass and percussion sections excelled in the fourth movement's boisterous march, which is the work's best-known music. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
MUSIC CALENDAR 10/26 Oct 28, 2007
Bach's Cantata 6 with oboes and English horn supplementing small string ensemble with Alexandra Knoll playing the oboe d'amore; Handel's O Sing Unto the Lord. (413) 528-9277. (Hillsdale Independent, NY)
Season of Music: Choral Arts Society, Racine Symphony Orchestra present their new seasons Oct 19, 2007
The last movement, however, with the English horn sadly playing the song Lord Melbourne, gradually fades away without quite dying. It is exquisitely beautiful. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Parkside Noon Concert Series kicks off Wednesday Sep 16, 2007
A native of the Milwaukee area, Geoffrey has played both oboe and English horn with many southeastern Wisconsin orchestras, including the Sheboygan, Madison, Green Bay, and Kenosha Symphony Orchestras, the Milwaukee Ballet Orchestra, and the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra in Madison ... She is the associate principal oboe of the Waukesha Symphony, and plays English horn in the Waukesha and Festival City Symphony orchestras. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
The fruits of the Levine-era BSO are well-received in Europe Sep 7, 2007
Aimard brilliantly dispatched the outer movements of the Ravel and gently floated the long lines of the ruminative slow movement, complemented by Robert Sheena's fine English horn playing. An electrifying reading of Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra drew prolonged applause from the Berliners, who called Levine back for seven curtain calls. (Boston Globe)
With two stars aligned, a luminous evening Aug 7, 2007
Robert Sheena played the slow movement's English horn solo with mournful elegance. Levine seemed to let everything build up to the powerhouse final movement. (Boston Globe)
Proteus 7 will blow you away Jun 22, 2007
" And what a woodwind player Paul McCandless specializes on the oboe, English horn, bass clarinet, soprano and sopranino saxophones and a collection of folk flutes reflecting his grounding in both classical and jazz. "Actually," Bohn says, "in the show we re traveling with on our own, he plays nine different instruments. It s unusual but it gives us a much broader palette of colors. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Brother is third to graduate at top of Etowah May 27, 2007
Genevieve plays French horn in the Tech orchestra and symphonic band, and Deirdre plays in the steel drum band at UGA. Alexander plays oboe, English horn and saxophone. The children took as many Advanced Placement classes as possible. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Song for the Earth Apr 19, 2007
The performance will feature a cello, oboe, English horn, soprano sax, drum and bass, and piano and organ, along with the voices of the 25-member choir and with the Congregation's children's and bell choirs. Performing the Missa Gaia without the instrumentation wouldn't have done Mr. Winter's work justice, according to Ms. Herman. (Hopewell Valley News, NJ)
Lights in the north, Finns at the BSO Feb 23, 2007
Last night began with a vivid account of that composer's "Printemps," but Saraste was at his most inspired after intermission when leading the orchestra in an exciting rendition of Sibelius's "Four Legends From the Kalevala." He used sweeping gestures from the podium to chisel out expressive lines from the orchestra , and Robert Sheena provided delicately inflected English horn solos in the famous "Swan of Tuonela ." The strings played with strength, flexibility, and a tone of dark beauty.... (Boston Globe)
Fayetteville Symphony Celebrates Black History Feb 21, 2007
" This four-movement symphony has been popularized by everything from Computer Games like "Left Behind: Eternal Forces," to movies like The Departed. "Many of you will know the familiar tunes to this symphony and the mystic haunting sounds of the English horn during the second movement may awaken a longing and passion where you once thought was lost," said Fakhouri. Making a world debut that evening will be FSO trombonist and FSU faculty member Dr. Neil Finn's concerto for bass trombone and... (Up & Coming Magazine, NC)
Faust's colorful kaleidoscope Feb 9, 2007
The sensitive English horn solos that accompany Marguerite's second song were a particular pleasure. Paul Groves sang Faust with a tenor both ardent and sweet. (Boston Globe)
The 411: Thursday, Feb 8th Edition Feb 9, 2007
The performance, by Betsy Hudson Traba, flute and piccolo; Adam De Sorgo, oboe and English horn; Maria Harrold, horn; Bharat Chandra, clarinet, and Fernando Traba, bassoon, was impressive and moving. Popkin's expert arrangement does not mitigate the technical challenges of this knotty score, and they were not all met with uniform success. (Herald-Tribune)
Tingstad and Rumbel offer Valentines Day concert at YCT Feb 3, 2007
Yreka's Siskiyou Daily News - News. Arts & Entertainment. (Yreka Siskiyou Daily News, CA)
Yreka Community Theater to host Valentines Day program Jan 26, 2007
Nancy Rumbel plays double ocarina, oboe, and English horn. The press release stated that "theirs is a rare and unique combination of instruments a sound which is unusual and unexpected.". (Yreka Siskiyou Daily News, CA)
PSO wins raves for West Palm Beach concert Jan 19, 2007
While Harold Smoliar played an important role with a salient English horn solo in the Berlioz overture, it was his daughter who made the most important performance for the Smoliar family Monday. Violinist Rachel Smoliar subbed in her first concert with the PSO. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Quartet brings flavors of the 'Orient' Jan 5, 2007
Quartetto Gelato was formed a little over a decade ago by oboist and English horn player Cynthia Steljes and violinist and tenor Peter DeSotto. Steljes recently took leave from the group due to illness, and will be replaced here by clarinetist Shalom Bard. (Columbia Flier, MD)
