The Other French Oboe
The Other French Oboe
June 11, 2025 3:30 PM 3:55 PM Lilly Hall Studio Theatre (LH168 - Black Box Theatre)
During the 20th Century, France was a hotbed for wind composers, the oboe benefiting greatly from this. While the oboe world still widely performs the works of Poulenc and Saint-Saens regularly, there are many more French composers from this time that fell to the wayside. Ashley Ertz researched and acquired from libraries in France and elsewhere the music of just some of these composers. These include all original oboe works in the form of short character pieces, themes and variations and more. This recital presents four of these pieces by female composers Pierrette Mari, Roselyne Masset-Lecocq, Hedwige Chretien, and Marguerite Canal.
Ashley Ertz, Oboe Katherine Petersen, Piano
L’Oiseau des Galaxies
Roselyn Masset-Lecocq (b. 1950)
Au Bois de Provence
Pierrette Mari (b. 1929)
Theme et Variations
Var. I. Meme Mouvt.
Var. II. Andantino con moto
Var. III. Andante espressivo
Var. IV. Vif et rythme
Var. V. Lent et accable
Var. VI. Allegro con spirito
Var. VII. Andantino espressivo
Var. VIII. Temp di Scherzo
Var. IX. Allegro Moderato
Marguerite Canal (1890—1978)
Scene Rustique
Hedwige Chretien (1859—1944)
Oboe Family
Solo Performance