Tuesday Gala Concert - Opening Night

Tuesday Gala Concert – Opening Night

June 10, 2025 07:00 PM Clowes Memorial Hall

Pre-Concert Music Performed by the IDRS 2025 “Mini” Baroque Band in the Clowes Memorial Hall Balcony at 6:45 PM

Ecstatic Cling for Electric Bassoon/Contra and Orchestra
Mark Ortwein, Bassoon/Contra

Frank Felice (b. 1961)

Interlude Op. 21 for Oboe and Strings
Nermis Mieses, Oboe

Gerald Finzi (1901-1956)

Concerto for Bassoon and Small Orchestra
Nanci Belmont, Bassoon

Andrzej Panufnik (1914-1991)

– Intermission –

Concertino for Bassoon and Large Orchestra
Clara Manaud, Bassoon

Marcel Bitsch (1921-2011)

Pieta for English Horn and Strings
Anna Mattix, English horn

Ulysses Kay (1917-1995)

Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra
I. Maestoso
II. Allegro molto
Amy Pollard, Bassoon

Ellen T Zwilich (b. 1939)

Les Belles Heures for Oboe and Orchestra
I. L’Heure Bleue
II. L’Heure Exquise
III. L’Heure Fugitive
Dwight Parry, Oboe

Guillaume Connesson (b. 1970)

Please join us for a post-concert reception featuring entertainment, hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar.