Exploring Gershwin’s “Summertime” as a Jazz Vehicle
Using George Gershwin’s iconic melody "Summertime", the class will explorehow and why this song is so effective as a vehicle for improvisation. The class will play and discuss the following:1)…
Oboe Dojo – Three Foundations of Playing
Oboe Dojo is an approach to playing that addresses the Oboe Mind, the Oboe Body and the Oboe Sound individually and as a working whole. The ultimate goal of this…
The other-other quintets for piano and winds: Examining the quintet repertoire for piano, flute, clarinet, horn, and bassoon from the 19th century.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote his famed quintet for piano and winds, K. 452, in 1784 for piano, oboe, clarinet, horn, and bassoon. In addition to the other works matching Mozart’s…
Bach-to-Bach: An Exploration of Bach’s Keyboard Partitas Arranged for Double Reeds
This presentation features an exploration and side-by-side comparison of J.S. Bach’s Keyboard Partitas Nos. 1, 3, and 4 (BWV 825, 827, and 828), arranged by Dr. Lydia Consilvio for double…