Blair School of Music Gratefully Acknowledges the Following Individuals and Organizations for Their Generous Support
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With the presentation of the 2019–2020 Concert UPCOMING EVENTS Series, the Blair School of Music gratefully acknowledges the following individuals and organizations for their generous support. Anonymous friend of the Blair School Anonymous friend of the Blair School Valere Blair Potter Charitable Trust The parent of a Blair School graduate Marianne and Andrew Byrd The estate of Bobbi Jean Dedman The Sartain Lanier Family Foundation, Inc. Martha McCrory Foundation Inc. Blair School of Music Robert McMullan, BA ’80, and PRESENTS Deborah Flanagan Delphine and Ken Roberts The Ryman Hospitality Properties Foundation Blair Woodwind Quintet Professor Emeritus Christian Teal Molly Barth, flute and piccolo Barbara Engelhardt Wilson and Justin Wilson Jared Hauser, oboe The Washington Foundation Bil Jackson clarinet The Blair KeyBoard Leslie Norton, horn Peter Kolkay, bassoon THE BLAIR KEYBOARD blair.vanderbilt.edu Lisa Aston • Lang Aston • Del Bryant MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 Marianne M. Byrd • James H. Clarke PLEASE CONSIDER SUPPORTING 8:00 p.m., Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall Ann N. Clarke • Emily N. Eberle THE BLAIR SCHOOL James C. Gooch • Dawson Gray Ways to make a gift: James H. Harris III • Bzur Haun ONLINE vu.edu/blairperformance Stuart Chapman Hill • Martha Rivers Ingram BY PHONE (615) 322-7650 Presented with gratitude to the Estate of Bobbi Jean Dedman Alexandra Tuza MacKay • Kevin P. McDermott BY MAIL Blair School of Music for its generous support of the Blair School Alexander C. McLeod • Richard J. Miller, Jr. c/o Gift Processing Robert M. Moses • Georgianna Diane Paul PMB 407727 Ellen Jones Pryor • Kenneth L. Roberts 2301 Vanderbilt Place Jennie Smith • Judy Turner • Blair J. Wilson Nashville, TN 37240-7727 Vanderbilt University is committed to principles of equal opportunity and affirmative action. Vanderbilt® and the Vanderbilt logos are registered trademarks of The Vanderbilt University. © 2019 Vanderbilt University. All rights reserved. Produced by Vanderbilt University Marketing Solutions and Vanderbilt Printing Services. This publication is recyclable. Please recycle it. Blair Woodwind Quintet Molly Barth, flute and piccolo, Jared Hauser, oboe, Bil Jackson, clarinet, Leslie Norton, horn, Peter Kolkay, bassoon Monday, September 23, 2019 8:00 p.m. Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall Six Bagatelles (1953) György Ligeti (1923 – 2006) Allegro con spirito Rubato, lamentoso Allegro grazioso Presto ruvido Béla Bartók in memoriam: Adagio. Mesto Molto vivace, capriccioso Quintet (1876) Paul Taffanel (1844 – 1908) Allegro con moto Andante Vivace Shout Chorus (2006) Kenji Bunch (b. 1973) Presented with gratitude to the Estate of Bobbi Jean Dedman for its generous support of the Blair School Described as “refreshing, alive, and filled with the joy of making music,” the Blair Woodwind Quintet, resident ensemble at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, was founded in 1971. Members of the Blair Woodwind Quintet are Molly Barth, flute, Jared Hauser, oboe, Bil Jackson, clarinet, Leslie Norton, horn, and Peter Kolkay, bassoon. Known for its extensive repertoire, the quintet has performed throughout the United States, released two recordings, and been broadcast on both radio and television. The Blair Woodwind Quintet was recently featured as guest artist with the Berlin Philharmonie. The quintet premiered Peter Schickele’s A Year in the Catskills in 2009 and subsequently recorded the work on a critically acclaimed disc released by Naxos. In addition, the Blair Woodwind Quintet has premiered compositions by Augusta Read Thomas, David Sartor, Daniel Baldwin, Tom Benjamin, John Elmquist, Eloy Fominaya, Irving Kane, Michael Kurek, Sterling Lanier, Joe Laird, John Marvin, Jonathan Saunders, Gay Spears, and Dan Welcher. The quintet’s upcoming events include a recital at University of Memphis and a Naxos recording project featuring four seminal works of the wind quintet repertoire. Described as “ferociously talented” (The Oregonian) and “an exemplary performer” (The Log Journal), Grammy-winning flutist Molly Barth specializes in the music of today. In demand as a soloist, clinician, and adjudicator, Barth has visited esteemed venues throughout the world. She recently released her first solo album on the Albany label, titled Vento Appassionato. Todd Gorman of the American Record Guide wrote “Barth is a rock-solid player who knows this music inside and out…. Barth puts across all her selections with spirit and imagination.” Contemporary chamber music is Barth’s primary musical interest, and she is currently involved with two ensembles. Formed by Barth and guitarist Dieter Hennings, Duo Damiana is focused on broadening the cutting-edge body of repertoire for flute and guitar, and released Castillos de Viento with Innova Records. The Zohn Collective, a new music initiative, brings together a core ensemble of musicians with deep musical ties for recording and performance projects throughout the world and was recently featured on the Naxos Oberlin label. As a founding member of the new music sextet Eighth Blackbird, Barth won the 2007 “Best Chamber Music Performance” Grammy Award, recorded with Cedille Records, and was granted the 2000 Naumburg Chamber Music Award and first prize at the 1998 Concert Artists Guild Competition. As co-founder of the Beta Collide New Music Project, Molly collaborated with individuals from a broad spectrum of disciplines and recorded with Innova Records. Barth is Assistant Professor of Flute at the Blair School of Music, Vanderbilt University. Formerly Associate Flute Professor at the University of Oregon, she has also taught at Willamette University and held residencies at the University of Chicago and the University of Richmond. She is a graduate of the Oberlin College- Conservatory of Music, Cincinnati Conservatory, and Northwestern University. She is a Burkart Artist. Oboist Jared Hauser has been described as “melodious and spontaneous” by ArtsNash, and as a “sensitive, elegant soloist” with a “subtle refined style” by Gramophone Magazine. Appointed to the faculty of the Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University in 2008, Hauser performs with the Blair Woodwind Quintet, and maintains an international stature as performing, teaching, and recording artist. He also serves on the faculty of the National Music Festival, performs as principal oboe with the Nashville Opera, and with Music City Baroque. Passionate about music of all time periods, Hauser is equally at home performing works of the 17th century on period-authentic instruments, to music of the 21st century for the modern oboe. Hauser actively engages with composers in the creation of new works. Notable premieres include works by Libby Larson, Augusta Read Thomas, John Harbison, Peter Schickele, Wu Fei, Elizabeth Hoffman, Robert Patterson, Stan Link, Michael Rose and Michael Slayton, among others. Hauser has spent the past several seasons developing skills as a multi-genre improvisor. In an attempt to push the boundaries of the oboe’s traditional catalog, his recent repertoire has included works involving interactive electronic media and improvised oboe, and performance in genres outside of the classical realm such as jazz and world music. Prior posts include serving as principal oboe of the Orlando Philharmonic and the Palm Beach Opera; artist faculty at the Lynn Conservatory of Music, SUNY-Potsdam, the Interlochen Center for the Arts and the Hot Springs Music Festival. Other orchestral credits include performing with the symphony orchestras of Detroit, Atlanta, Houston, Nashville, the Orchestra Camerata Ducale (Turin, Italy), and the Atlanta Baroque Orchestra, among others. Hauser holds degrees from Michigan State University, Rice University, Oberlin College and the University of Michigan, where he studied with Daniel Stolper, Robert Atherholt, James Caldwell, and Harry Sargous, respectively. Hauser has also studied with Alex Klein and Mark Dubois. Hauser is a Yamaha Performing Artist. Bil Jackson has been acclaimed as one of the premier clarinetists of our time, his playing being described as “beautifully inspired artistry” (Anthony Tommasini, New York Times). Currently Jackson is Associate Professor of Clarinet at the Blair School of Music, Vanderbilt University. He began his musical career with the Honolulu Symphony as principal clarinetist at age 19 and was the only person to win the International Clarinet Competition twice. Jackson enjoys a varied musical profession that includes solo, orchestral and chamber music appearances. Before joining the faculty at Blair, Jackson served as principal clarinetist with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Colorado Symphony Orchestra, and Honolulu Symphony, and has performed as guest principal clarinetist with the St Louis, St. Paul Chamber, Minnesota Orchestra, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, and Cincinnati Symphony Orchestras. He has also served on the Artist-Faculty of the Colorado College Summer Music Festival, is Artist-Faculty Emeritus of the Aspen Music Festival and has served on the faculties of the University of Texas, University of Colorado, University of Northern Colorado and Duquesne University. An avid chamber music performer, Jackson has been a guest artist with the chamber music festival of Music from Angel Fire, Camerata Pacifica, Colorado College Summer Music Festival, Chamber Music Unbound, Bravo! Colorado, Sunflower, Chamber Music Northwest, Festival St. Bart’s, Arizona Friends of Chamber Music, Chamber Music Sedona, Strings in the Mountains Festival and the Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society. He has