University ofWashington THE SCHOOL OF MUSIC

presents a debut/aculty recital: l"f I{ '7 V~I ?

~. ~ ' .. , ,"r .;. " .; REBECCA HENDERSON, .~ . ,

assisted by . ' ..

I " . ! Holly Herimann, I . Helen Callus, viola Shannon Spicciati, oboe ".',' : Arthur Grossman,

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8:00PM April 17, 1997 ; . Meany Theater i

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c.rrs5~ 13,011 PROGRAM Teeming with ancient fISh, long sightless, The pond, beneath a low sky mumbling muffled thunder, Laps about the centuries-old reeds, Spreading its dread opacity. ::rVocalise-Etude (l935).....4?':.~~ ...... Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) Down there, elves are the lights, . 11)2- Qin Bird Song ...... 2::..2?'...... ,...... Li Yeng Sheng For more than one dark marsh, sinister and feared. But the pond makes itself known in this desolation IV3 Les Filles de Cadix (l886).... 3.~Q:f,: ...... ~.;.Leo Delibes(1836-1891) Only bythe'ugly sounds of consumptive toads. , Here, the moon just appearing " \ ,~" Seems so fantastically to mirror herself &{ S-[ " . ~1 Black Anemones (1982-83) ...... Joseph Schwantner That to see her ghost-like face, "-" ,_,I ' ., (b. 1943) Her flattened nose, her strange teeth, :! :' ~ , , 1 One would think a death's head, lit from within, l .. f Might have come to observe itself in a murky mirror.

ID~ Deux Rhapsodies (l905)...... ?~.:.?~...... Charles Martin Loeffler L'Etang (1861-1935) TIlE BAGPIPE La Comemuse

i~ ,', L .,~, :' .; In the woods his bagpipe /;;",,~ ,; ~ ~~ ;\ :':1'H! t}.... Whined as does the wailing wind. _ ' l""di:'!'!~V! , .'·~11,~'." ri'- .- -,,-. .. _' . - ., ";- ~everhas the stag:t bey, INTERMISSlolt'" ""H,'!t)il~"~li61f ~J".r The willow, or a branch wept. ' •...1 ", ':. ,.; c. i·.<:1 ::'. AS did that voice.' ' 'l i ;: :.t '" '~':; Sloe- 0 '.',' .~, '~J; .1r,t ,.'~_!~H- Those sounds of flute and oboe !.:- y . Were as the death rattle of a woman. 11)0 Three Diversions for Two (1987) :S3'JQ.~.:.... Jeffrey Rathbun Ab, close to the crossroad of the crosses, AUegretto (b. 1959) His bagpipel Lento He is dead. But under these cold skies, Vigoroso As soon as night has woven itself, Deep, deep within me There. at the place of old terrors. I always hear, moaning as before. 191- Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano (l994)... J.~:.~q...... Jean Fr~caix His bagpipe. Adagio - Allegro moderato (b. 1912) Scherzo Andante Written by Maurice ROllinat} Finale Translations by Angelina Marx { Copyright <0 1979 by McGinnis &: Marx Music Publishers

r A native of EI Paso, Texas, REBECCA HENDERSON began studying The voice is the common thread connecting the first three works on this the oboe at age eleven with her father and continued her education at program. Messiaen wrote his Vocalise Etude in 1935, five years after graduating the Oberlin Conservatory and the Eastman School of Music. Prior to from the Paris Conservatory where he studied organ and composition. It is one her appointment as Artist-in-Residence at the University of Washing­ of several such works commissioned by the Conservatory, including vocalises ton and oboist with the Soni Ventorum Wind Quintet. Ms. Henderson by Faure, Ravel and others. Leo Delibes also studied organ and composition at performed as assistant principal oboist with the Colorado the Conservatory. His song, us Filles de Cadu, was written in 1886 (10 years and oboistlEnglish hornist with the Santa Fe Opera Orches­ ~ after the very 'similar aria from Bizet's Carmen). The text tells of three young tra. She has performed as principal oboist with the Alabama Chamber Spanish women who are taken with suitors offering honest charm, but turn away Orchestra, the Chicago Civic Orchestra, the Lake Placid Sinfonietta. J from false promises of wealth and jealous love. The Qin Bird Song by Li Yeng and served on the faculty at the University of Alabama and the Uni­ Sheng, is the only piece of these three written for the oboe. It is based on a versity of Montana. . beautiful Chinese folk song. Each of these works highlights the inherent Active as both a soloist and chamber musician, Ms. Henderson was lyricism of the oboe. a prize winner in the 1995 New York International Competition for Solo Oboists and in the 1988 Lucarelli International Solo Oboe Com­ A native of Chicago, .Josq>h Schwantner studied composition at the. Chicago petition. She has toured throughout Asia and' Sou~h America on Conservatory and Northwestern University. He is currently on th~ faculty of the several occasions, presenting solo recitals, cobce[tos and master Easbnan SchQol.of Ml,lSic.. Black Anemones, written in 1982-83. was originally classes. She has 'been a featured soloist throughout the United States a move'nlent of a larger work for soprano and orchestra entitled Megabunda as well, including performances at both Weill Recital Hall and Lineoln (witchnotnad), and set to poetry by Agueda Pismo. He la~r: tran~cribed the Center in New York, and as a concerto soloist with the Colorado SYID+"; piece for flute and piano, which is. the arrangement perCQnoed here. phony Orchestra. Schwantner's music blends modem idioms with a unique use of color. often Henderson is a chtritpion of new music for the oboe and has been involving a wide variety of percussion insttuments and un,usuaI sound eff~~. involved in the commission of several works by American composers, includi~g t~r '~~etS(~r f1u~~ and :~, .~ 'song'~,cycle for oboe, ~zzo . Charles Martin ~ffl~LWas .born in..ij~ in: 1861• ...:4s a, y~ung boy lie ,lived.' soprano and stemg qU:$het.'and 8'c()ocertt',. forphoe .and1tn'Cbestrar"yrl i"l.lt~tb:tJ~gv.y. ~d~~tie~~d;:. H~ ~e4"y.·.-~:eplfJ~siti~~ie Fieaeric '. 'Goossetf WIllen :A~ Cf)l:eln~ri"'~t!~~IJJiil9ftr'tfIJHw.htl Jkd:iDA8ndfPafWsl !In;n8~ Ii)p~"tke,¥~iM.dI~'MI~~U&PPO~I!.~ featured' solOISt It ttHr'Soeiety' of·Composers,·{SCI~·iNationat, Coofer-· assiStant-~toi oFthe 8oston,SymplloRy'~he§'" iQ }883-". ~mer's.-: ence, 'performing ·;Harold Schiffman's "~Concerto forObofL relatively few compositi()Ds-reflect an eclectic array ,of,styl~s, ,i,nFbnlingjFrench. d' Amore:'" '1. 'f"'" ,£;,;i~~ Russian, medieval, jazz and others. His love of chant is reflected in the .viola's open fifths in the first rhapsody and quotes from ·'Dies !rae". An impressionist, Loeffler paints pictures of murky ponds, dark forests, bagpipes and toads, all HELEN CALLUS, viola. was a prize-winning student at Trinity College of Music, inspired by RoIlinat's eerie poetry. The Royal Academy of Music, London, and The Peabody Institute in Maryland, where,she studied with Paul Coletti. She has perfonned extensively throughout Jeffrey Rathbun (Associate Principal Oboist of the Cleveland Orchestra) wrote Europe and the eastern United States, winning numerous awards and competi­ his Three Diversions for Two Oboes in 1987 for his teacher and colleague. John tions including a Second Prize at the Lionel Tertis International Viola Competi­ Mack. The piece shows the versatility of the oboe, covering the full range of tion. She has been appointed principal and soloist of many chamber the instrument and utilizing the modem technique of multiphonics (chords). both here and in Europe, such as Concerto Soloists Chamber Orchestra of Rathbun uses these multiphonics with great effectiveness. producing Philadelphia. At age 26, Callus was appointed to the faculty of the University shimmering harmonies in the lyrical second movement, and a raucous clamor in of Washington as an Artist in Residence, teaching viola. the j~ finale. {Notes by Rebecca Hendenon} HOlLY GERMAINE HERRMANN, pianist, ash appeared on the concert stage since the age of fifteen in solo and chamber music performances both nationally and as far away as Finland, Sweden, and the former Soviet Union. She was a scholar­ ~ Jean Francaix's Trio pour Hautbois, Basson et Piano (1994) was commissioned ship student of the legendary pianist Jorge Bolet at Indiana University and later by the International Double Reed Society in cooperation with the British Double the recipient of the University of Washington's Brechemin Scholarship where Reed Society, IDRS Deutschland e.v., the Japan Bassoon Society, and the 24th she completed her Master's degree with the famed pianist and teacher Bela Sild. ~ International Double Reed Festival of Rotterdam. The following notes were Herrmann is in her third year as a member of the University of Washington provided by the composer for the premier performance, from the International keyboard faculty. . Double Reed Festival Rotterdam 1995 program booklet.

• I, "If one does not like my Trio for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano, I have a scapegoat: ~ myoId English friend (William) Waterhouse, who pushes so far the European 'i ' ARTHUR GROSSMAN was born in New York City. He began his professional . spirit to play the German bassoon with French sonority. It is he who convinced me, with his entreaties, to write for a Trinity which is unknown in the New Tes­ career at the age of thirteen when he joined the Oklahoma City Symphony tament. This insbUmental combination is better balanced than that with violin­ orchestra. After graduating from the Curtis Institute of Music, he performed as cello-piano. In fact, the two string insbUments are often engulfed by the power. principal bassoonist with the Seventh Army Symphony, the Indianapolis Sym­ of the Steinways, whereas the oboe and bassoon are able to make head against phony, and the Israel Philharmonic. A founding member of the Soni Ventorum them without obliging them to play on velvet legs, what too many pianists Wind Quintet, Grossman served on the faculty of the Conservatory of Puerto hate. On the other hand, as oboe and bassoon need to breathe, they will have to Rico and is currently Professor of Bassoon and Associate Dean for Arts of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Washington. Grossman take a walk through the bars' rest from time to time, at great convenience of the continues to perfonn and record both as a soloist and with Soni Ventorum. pianist, who will take advantage of the occasion to come out of his collar. I enjoyed manipulating my three Graces, using a rather classical manufacture, SHANNON SPICCIATI is an active free-lance oboist in the Seattleffacoma area. although my harmonies are not guaranteed as being free from fifths and Originally from Portland, where she studied with Fred Konnan, she received her octaves...Could the audience enjoy it too!" . Bachelor's degree from The Eas1man School of Music, studying with Richard Killmer. She recently received her Master's degree fro the University of Wash­ BLACK ANEMONES ington where she studied with Rebecca Henderson and Alex Klein. Spicciati is I {Written by Agueda Picarro. Translated by Barbara Stoler MiUer} currently principal oboist of the Tacoma Symphony, the Oregon Ballet Theatre Orchestra, co-principal the Northwest Sinfonietta and principal substitute for the Mother, you watch me sleep Oregon Symphony. In December 1996 she performed as soloist with the and your life Tacoma Symphony and is active in several chamber groups including the Rainier is a large tapestry Chamber Winds, Pacific Chamber Soloists and Trio d'Anches Northwest, of of all colors which she is a founding member. Summer festival experience has included the of the most ancient Anchorage Festival of Music, the Britt Festival (Jacksonville, Oregon), the murmurs, Schlossfestspiele (Castle Festival) in Heidelberg, Germany, and a 1994 tour of knot after twiiikDot, Japan with the Eastman Wind ~sell\ble~ •. root after root of story. You don't know how fearful your beauty is while I sleep. Your hair is the moon of a sea sung in silence. 1997 upcoMING EVENTS You walk with silver lio~s and wait to estrange me Tickets and information for events listed below in Meany Theater and Meany deep in the rug Studio are available from the UW Arts Ticket Office at 543-4880. covered with sorrow Tickets for events listed below in Brechemin Auditorium (Music Building) and embroiled by you Walker-Ames Room (Kane Hall) are on sale at the door, beginning thirty in a fierce symmetry minutes before the performance. Information for those events is available binding with thread from the School ofMusic Calendar ofEvents line at 685-8384. of Persian silk To request disability accommodations, contact the Office of the ADA the pine trees and the griffins. Coordinator at least ten days in advance ofthe event. 543-6450 (voice); 543­ You call me blind, 6452 (TOO); 685-3885 (FAX); [email protected](E-mail). you touch my eyes with black Anemones April 18: Littlefield Organ Series. 12:30 PM.IUld. 8 PM, Walker-Ames Room, I am a spider that keeps spinning Kane Hall. . from the spool in my womb, April 25: Baroque Ensemble. 8 PM, Brechemin Auditorium. weaving through eyes April 26: Faculty recital: Music of Venezuela by Angel and Euclides Aparicio, the dew of flames Visiting Artists in Ethnomusicology. 8 PM, Brechemin Auditorium. on the web. April 27: Jeffrey Kahane, piano master class. 6 PM, Brechemin Auditorium. Free. April 28: Voice Division Recital. 7 PM, Brechemin Auditorium. Free. April 28: Electro Acoustic Music Festival. 8 PM, Meany Theater. FRIENDS OF MUSIC

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