Due to the renovation of the Frankfurt Concert Hall, we are moving part of our chamber music series to the event hall of the Frankfurt Kleist Museum this season. This is a fitting opportunity for this Sunday matinee, as this museum will be opening the exhibition "Kleist and Music" in the fall of 2025. With this matinee, we are providing a piece of accompanying music to this show and to Kleist's era. The poet Heinrich von Kleist not only played the clarinet himself, but with Johann Baptist Vanhal and Iwan Müller, we have two of his contemporaries in the program. In Müller, we also have a clarinetist and composer who, as an instrument maker, made significant contributions to the further development of the clarinet.

2. Sunday Matinee

Kleist Museum

This recital is given in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Music. Ella Sharpe is a student of Paul Ellison. 

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Ella Sharpe, Double Bass

Alice Pratt Brown Hall

‘The greatest composer known to me, either in person, or by reputation.’ Joseph Haydn never stopped admiring his younger friend Mozart: but the pair shared many musical friendships, and one day in Vienna in 1784 they came together with two of the finest composers of the age for one of the most extraordinary musical gatherings of all time.

Viennese Virtuosity: symphonies by Mozart, Haydn & friends

University of Cambridge

The music at this concert is "real" Viennese classics". Vienna was Europe's musical stronghold and melting pot in the latter part of the 18th century. Here, a new musical style emerged that, compared to the Italian Baroque and Rococo of the past, was less elaborate and more simple and expressive. All the music we know and practice today as "classical music" has its roots there.

Mozart With A Dispute

Southern Danish Conservatory of Music

Rimma has curated a program of music from different eras and styles of classical music. Dvořák’s String Serenade enchants with lush harmonies and folk-inspired melodies, showing off the best of the OPO string section. Vanhal’s Double Bassoon Concert will highlight one of the true gems of the orchestra in a lively and rich piece. Experience the Classical Era elegance and grace of Mozart’s Violin Concerto. Coleridge-Taylor’s Four Novelletten concludes the program pulling from African-American and British traditions to create a diverse and emotional melody. This program will create an evening of music showcasing the depth of the OPO Musicians and rich repertoire.

Rimma Presents Dvořák, Mozart, & more!

Colonial Plaza

The San Marco Chamber Music Society presents the final concert of the season: Mozart and Contemporaries. With violinists Aurica Duca and Clinton Dewing, violists Yun-Ting Kuo and Ellen Olson, cellist Brian Magnus, and oboist Eric Olson.

Mozart and Contemporaries

St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church

Join us for an enchanting evening of bassoon mastery featuring James Smelley, a talented Master of Music student under the guidance of David McGill. This recital is set to take place on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, at 8:30pm CDT in the intimate setting of the McClintock Choral and Recital Room, located within the prestigious Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center for the Musical Arts at 70 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL 60208.

The evening's program promises a rich exploration of the bassoon's lyrical and expressive capabilities, showcasing works by W.A. Mozart, Johann Baptist Vanhal, Reinhold Glière, and Eugène Bozza. Highlights include Mozart's Bassoon Concerto in B-flat Major, K. 191, and Vanhal's Concerto for Two Bassoons in F Major, offering a rare treat with Alexander Lake joining Smelley for a captivating dual performance. Glière's Deux morceaux, Op. 35, Nos. 8 and 9, and Bozza's Fantaisie for bassoon and piano, with Nathan Canfield on piano, will further display the instrument's versatility and the performers' technical prowess.

This event is free and open to the public, with no tickets required. For those unable to attend in person, a live stream will be available, ensuring no one misses out on this remarkable display of musical talent. Don't miss this opportunity to support emerging artists and experience the profound beauty of bassoon music performed by James Smelley and his talented colleagues.

Johann Baptist Vanhal

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