Clarinetist

EPSG:4326

Rising Stars 3

Sarasota Orchestra

Tales and tributes come to life in vibrant musical colors. The teenage Richard Strauss pays homage to Mozart and Mendelssohn in his strikingly original E-flat Serenade for Winds. Subtitled “A Romance,” Ralph Vaughan Williams’s bittersweet The Lark Ascending brings pastoral innocence to life through rhapsodic solos that sound deceptively simple. Jeff Scott’s Trail of Tears tells the story of his great-great-grandfather, of Cherokee descent, who was among the 60,000 Native Americans forcibly ejected from their homes in the 19th century. Written in 1876 and bearing the dedication “For My Nation,” Antonín Dvořák’s Quintet in G Major adds double bass to the traditional string quartet, opening leagues of musical depth to the work that helped launch his international career.

Tales And Tributes

Sarasota Opera House

Festival faculty, fellows, and the Borromeo String Quartet join forces for music separated by time yet linked by raw emotion, startling innovation, and inspiring creativity. Festival faculty Jeff Scott’s Passion for Bach and Coltrane proceeds from the opening of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Goldberg Variations and ventures boldly down unexpected avenues. Jeffrey Kahane plays the role of keyboard maverick in Bach’s thrilling Brandenburg Concerto No. 5.

Clarinetist

Alex Swers

Events

Past events

Jun 21, 2024

Rising Stars 3 · Sarasota Music Festival

Jun 14, 2024

Tales And Tributes · Sarasota Music Festival

Future and recently performed repertoire

Clarinet in Contrasts by Bartók

Sarasota Music Festival

Clarinet in Serenade in E-flat major by Strauss

Sarasota Music Festival

Clarinet in Passion for Bach and Coltrane by Scott

Sarasota Music Festival

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