Friday, July 30,1993

Potpourri concertCarl Rath, bassoonJames Lotz, bassoonDwight Manning, oboe

9:00 a.m. Ted Mann Concert Hall

The Pennycandystore Beyond the El . . . . ..-..*............*.........................*..........~.*..*......*.....*............ AIIan Blank

Don’t Let that Horse Eat that Violin .‘...........................‘.......~........... Allan Blank

Edgar Allan Poe Songs **~..*.....*~*~...~.....~~.............*...................*.*...........‘.....*.*~..~..*...~*~.~.... Beverly McLarryThou Wouldst Be LovedI Heed Not The My Earthly LotEldorado

Carl Rath, bassoonMeryl Mantione, lyric mezzo-soprano

Anna Savvas, piano

Liturgies: Music for Bassoon and Piano Fr. Chrysogonus WaddellI. Super flumina Babylonis, “By the Waters of Babylon” (Psalm 137: 1) The joy of the monk’s life is the antic-ipated presence, albeit it fleeting and imperfect, of the realities of heaven; the pain, the distance between theearthly city and the Heavenly Jerusalem. This lament is based on an English plainsong melody we sometimessing in Lent and in Masses for the Departed.II. Campi tui replebuntur ubertate, “Your fields shall be filled with plenty” (Psalm 64:12) The hillocks andwoodlands around the abbey illustrate the final lines of this springtime psalm: “The hills are girded with joy, themeadows covered with flocks, the valleys are decked with wheat. They shout for joy, yes, they sing.”III. Salve Regina, “Hail, Holy Queen.” A fragment of the Marian antiphon we chant at nightfall provides themotif for this bedtime berceuse,IV. Laudate Dominum, “Praise the Lord” (Psalm 150:1) The abbey bells peal out like trumpets, psalteries,timbrels and strings, calling the brethren to their daily round of prayer and praise, and flooding the hills andwoodlands with a symphony of sound.

James Lotz, bassoon

Trio for Oboe, Horn and Piano __....._-._._. ,..*...............-..-....*....-**.......- Carl Reinecke

Dwight Manning, oboeJean Martin, hornIvan Frasier, piano

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Carl Rath is Associate Professor of Bassoon at The University of Oklahoma School of Music and Principal Bassoon in theOklahoma City Philharmonic Orchestra and Norman Chamber Orchestra. He has performed as concerto soloist, recital artist andchamber musician in the United States and Europe. As a member of the Oklahoma Woodwind Quintet, he performed a NewYork debut in the Carnegie Recital Hall in 1985 and has performed in numerous state, regional, national and international events.His performances have been broadcast on the ORF, “Music in the Mountains” Series, Lawrence University Tape Series, and“Performance Today” on National Public Radio. His teachers have included Fred Schroeder, Stephen Basson, Stan Scheller, andWill Roberts.

Meryl Mantione is an active performer in opera, oratorio, recital and chamber music. She made her operatic debut with theIntermountain Opera Association in Montana and has appeared as a soloist with orchestras in Colorado, Montana, and Oklahoma.After earning degrees at the University of Wisconsin Madison and the University of Colorado, she taught at Montana StateUniversity before joining The University of Oklahoma faculty in 1990 and currently serves as chair of the voice department.

James Lotz holds degrees from the University of Tennessee and Yale University.His major teachers include Steven Maxym, Arthur Weisberg, William Winstead andKeith McClelland. He is currently Assistant Professor of Bassoon and MusicHistory at Tennessee Tech University, Principal Bassoon of the ChattanoogaSymphony and a member of the Cumberland Quintet, the Tennessee BassoonQuartet and an active studio musician in Nashville.

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Friday, July 30,1993 10:15 a.m. Ted Mann Concert Hall

Henry Schuman, oboeMary Jo Payne, piano

Sonatine in G Major, op. 100.

Inner Song (1992) . . . . . . ..*...*...*........[dedicated to Heinz Holliger]

Pièce en forme de Habanera . . . . .._...__

Zênite: Chorinho Tango (1926)

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. . . . . . . . *... . . _. Antonin Dvorak(1841-1904)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Elliott Carter(b. 1908)

. . . . . ../............ Maurice Ravel(18751937)

‘................ Ernesto Nazareth(1863-1934)

Henry Schuman has traveled from South America to the Soviet Union as oboist,teacher, and conductor. In New York, he is principal oboist of the BrooklynPhilharmonic and the Opera Orchestra of New York. He is a frequent performer andconductor in the Washington Square Music Festival, of which he is Music Advisor,and in addition has been appointed guest principal oboist of the Dallas Symphony,the New Jersey Symphony, and Visiting Associate Professor of Oboe at the EastmanSchool. Mr. Schuman was principal oboist of the American Symphony underStokowski, and solo English horn of the Casals Festival and the Symphony of theAir. He has played in numerous recording orchestras for Columbia, RCA-Victor,Vanguard, and others. An active chamber musician, he has appeared at the VermontMozart Festival, the Mt. Desert Island (ME) and Manchester (VT) Music Festivals,Music Mountain, the North Carolina Bach Festival, the New Jersey Chamber MusicSociety, and the Festival de Musique de St. Barthélemy, and is a member of “‘JuliusBaker & Friends.” On the faculty of the Manhattan School of Music since 1970, hehas given classes there in baroque performance practice and sonata’ literature, andcurrently gives one in orchestral repertoire for winds.

Friday, July 30,1993 11:30 a.m. Ted Mann Concert Hall

Trio InegalCarol Hester, fluteRichard Kravchak, oboeJulia Heinen, clarinet

Quartetto Medico, Op. 70 . ......................Andante medicamentoAllegro quasi febriloIntermedico IIntermedico IIAllegro con frangula

. . . . . . . ............................... Vagn Holmboe

4 in Motion * . . . . .......................................................................................................... Philip WhartonMarchHaunted EchoesPerpetual Mobile: with wild abandon

Caprice on Danish and Russian Airs, Op. 79 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I . . . . . . . .................. ,.... Camile Saint-Sam* world premiere

Trio Inegal was formed in 1990 and iscommitted to performing new andexisting works for this unusualcombination. They have performed ona number of college campuses and inthe summer of 1992 were invited to beartists-in-residence at the Penns WoodsSummer Music Institute. Carol Hester,flute, received her BM in flute andpiano performance from SamfordUniversity and her MM and DM in fluteperformance from the Florida StateUniversity. She is currently assistantprofessor of music at Luther College inDecorah. Iowa, and serves as principalflute of the Lacrosse Symphony

Orchestra. Richard Kravchak, oboe, holds a BM in oboe performance from the Eastman School, an MM in English hornperformance from the Julliard School, and a DM in oboe performance from the Florida State University. He performsextensively as both a soloist and chamber musician and is frequently heard with the Macon (GA), Jacksonville (FL), andGreenville (SC) Symphonies. Julia Heinen, clarinet, is currently associate professor of music at Valdosta State University inValdosta, Georgia and principal clarinet in the Valdosta Symphony Orchestra. She holds a DMA in clarinet performance fromthe University of Minnesota and an MM in clarinet performance from the University of Michigan.

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Wisconsin Woodwind QuintetTimothy Lane, fluteIvar Lunde, Jr., oboeRichard Fletcher, clarinetThomas Gilkey, hornKristine Fletcher, bassoon

Trio for Flute, Oboe, and Clarinet, Opus 8b . . . . . .

Alternations for Clarinet and Bassoon, Opus 9 1

Three Signs of the Zodiac, Opus 97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FastVery slow and expressiveLively

, . . . .Ivar Lunde, Jr.

. . . . . Ivar Lunde, Jr.

.. . . Ivar Lunde, Jr.

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Friday, July 30,1993

Pascal Gallois

1O:OO a.m. Ferguson Recital Hall

Contemporary Bassoon Techniques - a lecture/demonstration of contemporary possibilities on the bassoon includingmultiphonics, microtones, circular breathing and flutter tongue. After a 10 minute intermission, Mr. Gallois willcontinue with a master class featuring unaccompanied bassoon literature:

Domaines for Solo Bassoon (1992) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . _ Pierre Boulez“Infreundschaft” for Solo Bassoon (1982) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Karlheinz StockhausenHopi for Solo Bassoonn (1987) ._._._._._.___............~.., . .._...._.. Philippe Hersant

Mr. Gallois’s appearance is sponsored by Fox Products Corp.

Friday, July 30,1993 11:30 a.m. Ferguson Recital Hall

Zen and the Art of Oboe Maintenance: Surviving the Crisis in Oboe RepairPanel Discussion with leading American and European oboe manufacturers, oboe dealers and well-knownspecialists in oboe repair led by Nora Post

It is rapidly becoming more and more difficult to find quality oboe repair throughout the world. The older genera-tion has retired or passed away, and there simply aren’t enough younger skilled repair people to meet the need. Hasoboe repair become a dying art?

We will discuss how we got ourselves into this situation, possible solutions, ways that manufacturers and players cansupport and encourage the continuation of quality repair, as well as to present the field of oboe repair as a possiblecareer choice in a time when playing and teaching jobs for oboists are so difficult to find. Players should be awareof the seriousness of the situation and how this will impact on their own professional futures. With such an interna-tional group of panel members, we hope to explore new approaches and solutions to the problem.

List of participants: Philippe Rigoutat (Rigoutat oboes), Anne de Gourdon (Lorée oboes), Robert Gilbert (RDG,Inc.), Peter Klatt (Forrests Music), Dominic DeVito (Fox oboes), John Symer, Heidi Wolfgang, Paul Covey (Coveyoboes), John Pullen and Michael Btitton (T.W. Howarth & Co., Ltd.), Mark Chudnow (Chudnow Woodwinds),Yves Rilba (Marigaux oboes), Gerard Fossati and Pascal Emery (L’Atelier du Hautbois), René Lesieux and BrentTaylor (Buffet Crampon). Tom Wheeler (Yamaha. Corporation), and Gene Bechwith (Redwing VocationalTechnical Institute).

Nora Post received her BA in Experimental Music Studies from the University ofCalifornia-San Diego as the first Phi Beta Kappa graduate of UCSD. She receivedboth her MA and PhD from New York University where she was the only student inthe field of music to have been awarded New York University’s prestigious WalterAnderson Fellowship for doctoral research. A student of Heinz Holliger, Ray Still,and Michael Piguet, Post made her debut at Town Hall in 1974. She has premieredworks by Xenakis, Hiller, Wuorinen, Foss, Feldman, Femeyhough, Moran, Babbitt,Takemitsu and Cage. She has been invited to redesign the oboe through the Institutde Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique, Paris (Pierre Boulez, director).The author of two books and over forty articles, her writings appear in journalsincluding Interface-Journal of New Music Research, Perspectives of New Music,

. .pin Society Journal and the Darmstadter Beitrage zur Neuer

chosen to be the first recipient of the American New MusicConsortium Award, given in recognition of her contributions to contemporaryAmerican music. She has recorded for Erato (EMI), Orion, Arabesque, and CRI.

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Friday, July 30,1993

David Sternbach, ACSWPerformance Anxiety

10:00 a.m. Ferguson Room 225

Stress Management for Musicians (lO:OO-11:00) *

Psychologists now say that stress is “THE emerging health issue in the ‘90’s.” Stress is acknowledged to be a directcausal, or exacerbating factor in all of the major causes of death and serious illness in the United States. Musicians,since they must not only deal with the tensions of everyday life but endure additional stress dealing with perfor-mance pressures, need to be well educated in dealing with the many stressors in their lives, both professionally andpersonally. Given this, stress management for musicians is not an option - it’s a necessity. This workshop willcover the major stress factors of performers and outline principles and practices of stress reduction.

Handling Performing anxiety (11:15-12:l5) *

Performance pressures, stage fright, pre-performance anxieties, post-performance self-recrimination, all contributeto raising the overall levels of stress in performer’s lives and can make their lives and those around them miserable.Drawing from a synthesis of concepts from western psychology including imagery, NLP, and hypnotic techniques,and from Eastern meditative practices, the presenter will offer techniques that participants can take away and beginemploying immediately for reducing and managing performance nerves.

* times approximate

Friday, July 30,1993

Stefano Canuti, bassoonAnna Savvas, piano

2:00 p.m. Ted Mann Concert Hall

Cavatina from Barbiere di Siviglia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..*........................*.................*............ Gioacchino Rossini

Sonata per Fagotto e Pianoforte ..‘f......................,............................................................ Gioacchino RossiniAllegroAndanteAllegretto

Andante e Tema Variazioni . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ../.....................‘................................................. Gioacchino Rossini

Intermission

Preludio from I Masnadieri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..I.............. Giuseppe Verdi

Reminiscenza from La Traviata by Verdi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..‘...........................................Luigi Orselli

Fantasia from Vn Ballo in Maschera . . . . . . . ._.... . .._. . . Giuseppe Verdi

Mr. Canuti’s appearance is sponsored by Fox Products Corp.

Stefano Canuti, born in Parma, Italy, has been principal bassoon in the MaggioFiorentino Orchestra and the Tortino RAI Orchestra. Since 1987 he has emphasized soloand chamber music performance working with musicians such as V. Spivakov, P.Gallois, G. Hunt, G. DePeyer and orchestras such as I Solisti and Virtuosi of Moscow.He has recorded the Mozart Concerto and Divertimenti for Two Clarinets and Bassoonand other bassoon works for the Foné label. He teaches bassoon at the Conservatorio diMusica Castelfranco Veneto.

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Friday, July 30,1993 3:15 p.m. Ted Mann Concert Hall

Masayuki Okamoto, bassoonMary Jo Payne, piano

Sonata Concertante for Bassoon and Piano (1943) . . . . . . . . . . . .Allegro molto vivaceAndantinoPresto

Prélude et Scherzo pour Basson avec Piano,

.Nikes Skalkottas

Paul Jeanjean

Masyuki Okamoto was born in Tokyo in 1966. He studied bassoon at TokyoUniversity with Keji Okasaki., solo bassoonist of the NHK Symphony. In 1990 hewas awarded first prize at the Japan Competition for winds and percussion. In 1991he studied bassoon with Klaus Thunemann as a DAAD scholarship student.Currently Mr. Okamoto is solo bassoonist of the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony.

Friday, July 30,1993

Harry Sargous, oboe

4:15 p.m.

Richard Beene, bassoon

Ted Mann Concert Hall

assisted byKristen Beene, oboe

Laura Ward, piano and harpsichord Richard Lottridge, contrabassoon

Oració al Maig for Bassoon and Piano . . . ..*..**........*...~...*.....~..............*....~...............*....~‘.~.*.... Eduardo Toldra

Sonata for Bassoon and Piano . . . . . . . . . . . . ..~..............‘........“...............**........~....*......‘*........**....~........ Alvin EtlerModerately slowFastSlowFast

Sonata for Oboe and Piano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..~.........~........~‘...........~.........~...~.............~.~~~~................ Stefan WolpeTanzMolto adagioEmbittered, violent and quickAllegro con grazia

Ricordo di Napoli, Scherzo Brillante for Oboe and Piano .“.....~..‘.....................“..‘......‘......~.~‘.. Antonino Pasculli

Sonata V in F-major for Two Oboes, Bassoon and Continuo . ..‘..‘.................‘.~................ Johann Dismas ZelenkaAllegroAdagioAllegro

Harry Sargous’ appearance is sponsored by Rigoutat & Fils s.a.

Harry Sargous has been a guest artist with many orchestras in the US and Canada, afeatured soloist on CBC Radio and Television, BBC London, WDR Köln, SwedishAijksradio, and a recitalist in North America, Europe and Japan. He has performedseveral summers at the renowned Marlboro Music Festival, including principal oboeduties in the orchestra conducted by Pablo Casals. Mr. Sargous attended YaleUniversity, graduating with a BA, magna cum laude, in 1970. His principal oboeteachers were Robert Bloom, John Mack, Mark Lifschey, and Stephen Matyi. Heattended the Blossom Festival of the Cleveland Orchestra and Kent State Universityin 1968 and 1969. From 1971 to 1982 he was principal oboist of the TorontoSymphony. He was also principal oboist with the Kansas City Philharmonic, theToledo Symphony, and the Toronto Chamber Winds. In 1982 he joined the facultyof the University of Michigan School of Music. A CD recording of works byWilliam Bolcom. Leslie Bassett, Henry Cowell, and Lawrence Singer was releasedby Mr. Sargous in 1990 on Crystal Records.

Richard Beeae joined the faculty of the University of Michigan School of Music in1990. He holds degrees from Baylor University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has previously taught at Michigan State University and Wichita StateUniversity. He has performed as principal bassoonist of the Colorado MusicFestival, and currently performs with the American Sinfonietta, The SunflowerMusic Festival in Topeka, Kansas, and the St. Bart’s Music Festival in St.Barthelemey. French West Indies. He has performed with numerous orchestrasincluding Detroit, Omaha. New Haven, and Wichita. He is currently principalbassoonist of the Toledo Symphony. His performances as bassoonist with theLieurance Woodwind Quintet have taken him on tour to Europe and throughout theUnited States.

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Friday July 30, 1993 2:00 p.m.

Philippe Rigoutat: Oboe and Its SonorisationAntoine Lazennec, oboe

Ferguson Recital Hall

The excellent discography of the oboe shows very well that the reproduction of the oboe’s sound has been masteredin our time. But, when it is a matter of the transmission of the oboe’s sound - either acoustic or amplified - in or-der to be mixed with other amplified or electronic instruments, several problems arise.

Our proposed solutions are grouped around three ideas which will be developed during the demonstration: 1)Research concerning the sound source to be amplified; 2) Amplification: Increasing the volume of sound withoutnoticeably changing the basic tone quality of the instrument; and 3) New horizons for electronics and oboe.

Antoine Lazennec’s appearance is sponsored by Rigoutat & Fils s.a.

Antoine Lazennec was born in Mans, France, in 1962. It was at the conservatory at Mans that he began his first musical studiesand began the oboe in the class of J. C. Jaboulay (oboe soloist of the Orchestre de Paris), with whom Lazennec quickly won af i rs t pr ize . Later , s tudying wi th so lo obois t of the Par is Opera Orches t ra , Y. Poucel , Lazennec prepared to enter the Par isConservatory in 1983, as a s tudent of P ier re Pierlot. Lazennec comple ted h i s s tud ies , rece iv ing the h ighes t honors in 1985 .Beginning in 1986, he became a member of the Comédic Francaise. He was invited in 1988 to perform at the SecondInterna t ional Fes t iva l in Lima, Peru . Dur ing tha t year h is Arpegio Duo (oboe and harp) was the pr ize winner of the MenuhimFoundat ion. Lazennec is current ly Professor of Oboe a t the Reim Conservatory of Music , where he i s a lso solo obois t in theReim Theatre Orchestra .

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Friday, July 30,1993

Stanley KingOld Music on Modern Instruments: Tips for More Stylish Performance

3:15 p.m. Ferguson Recital Hall

This lecture will reveal some of the most commonly made mistakes in performances of 17th and 18th century musicon modem instruments, and will offer insights in how to make those performances more stylish and appealing. Thediscussion will include selection of good editions, how meanings of time signatures and tempo markings havechanged, articulation, dynamic strategies, and ornamentation. Ornamentation will include basic do’s and don'ts thedifferences between French and Italian ornamentation, and when each is appropriate. A Bibliography of sources for_.performance practice will be reviewed.

Stanley King is internationally renowned for his performances on period oboesthroughout Europe, North and South America. A graduate of the Manhattan Schoolof Music. Mr. King s tudied Rarooue and Class ical Oboe. as wellPerformance Practice, at the famous Scola Cantorum, In Base, Switzerland. Some ofhis many recordings inc lude Bach Canta tas wi th Concentus Musicus of Vienna,Pr incipal Oboe on the Complete Mozar t Symphonies , wi th Chr is topher Hogwoodand the Academy of Ancient Music of London, and a number of cr i t ical ly acclaimedrecordings wi th Phi lharmonia Baroque Orchest ra of San Francisco. A “ l ive concer t” recording of the Bach cantata “Wachet auf!” with American Bach Solois ts wasnamed Best Live Concer t Recording of the year by NPR. Mr. King cont inues toperform on the modem oboe with such groups as Washington Badh Consor t , theKennedy Center Opera House Orchestra, and since moving to the Twin Cities area ayear ago, the Plymouth Music Series Orchestra and the Minnesota Bach Society.

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Friday, July 30,1993 4:30 p.m. Ferguson Recital Hall

Barrick R. Stees, bassoon

16 Valsas para Fagote Solo Francisco Mignone. . . . ..*.................. . . . ..~......‘~..~~..~.~.............~~ ‘.............................6a Valsa Brasileira (6th Brazilian Waltz) (1897-1985)Mistério (Quanto amei-a!) (Mystery - How I Loved Her!)Valsa Da Outra Esquina (Waltz of the other comer)Valsa-ChoroApanhei-Te Meu Fagotinho (Valsa par ódia (Got You, My Little Bassoon - Waltz parody)PattapiadaValsa Quase Modinheira (A implorante) (Waltz Almost Like a Modinha)Aquela Modinha Que 0 Villa Nao Escreveu (The Modinha Which Villa-Lobes Did Not Write)

Barrick R. Stees is Professor of Bassoon at Michigan State University. He is alsothe Bassoon Instructor at the Interlochen Arts Camp. In addition to teaching, Mr.Stees serves as Principal Bassoonist with the Lansing Symphony and plays with theFontana Ensemble and the San Diego Mainly Mozart Festival as well as MSU’sRichards Woodwind Quintet. Before coming to Michigan State he was the PrincipalBassoonist with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra and appeared as soloist with theHartford Symphony, the Hardford Chamber Orchestra, the Northwood Orchestra,and the South Bend Symphony Orchestra. In the fall of 1992 he gave the worldpremiere performance of the orchestral version of Willard Elliot’s Six PortugueseFolk Songs at Michigan State University in a concert of music from Portugal andBrazil in honor of the Quincentennial of Columbus’ voyage. Mr. Stees is a graduateof the Eastman School of Music where he was a student of K. David Van Hoesen.

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Friday, July 30,1993 7:30 p.m. Ted Mann Concert Hall

Christian Davldsson, bassoonMichel Benet, oboeLaura Ward, piano

Sonate e-moll . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CantabileAllegroRecitativ-AriosoVivace

,Georg Philipp Telemann

Fagottkvintett . . . . . . . . . . . .Allegro moderatoAndante sostenutoAllegro

Jan Chong, violinTroy Gardner,violinEric Peterson, violaHe Kun Wu, cello

.J. B. E. Dupuy

Fantasiestiicke, op. 73 . . . . . . . .Zart und mit AusdruckLebhaft, LeightRash und mit Feuer

Christian Davidsson, bassoon

,Robert Schumann

Mr. Davidsson’s appearance is sponsored by Fox Products Corp.

INTERMISSION

Sonate . . . . . . . .AriascherzoFinal

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Sonate . . . . . . _. _ . . . _. _ . _. _. .Allegro moderatoScherzoC o d a

Charles Koehlin

Sonate . . _. _ . _. _. _. . . . . _. _. _. _.Moderato pastoraleScherzandoAdagioModerato tranquillo

Michel Benet, oboe

.Jacques Castérède

Mr. Benet’s appearance is sponsored by L’Atelier

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Christian Davidsson has been Principal Bassoon of the Royal Opera in Stockholm,Sweden, since 1986. In 1985, he won first prize in the Femand Gillet Competitionof the International Double Reed Society. Christian Davidsson has toured as soloistin Japan (including a radio concert on NHK with the French clarinetist MichelArrignon), Finland, Norway, Sweden, and the United States. He has done soloperformances with various orchestras, recitals, and chamber music as well asperformed on both radio and television in northern Europe. This year he has beensoloist with the Moscow Chamber Orchestra, during the “Palaces of St. Petersburg”International Chamber Music Festival. His first bassoon studies were with SvenVine11 in Norrköping and then later at the Royal Danish Conservatory with AsgerSvendsen.

Michel Benet was born in Toulon, France, and started playing the oboe at the age often. He studied at the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique de Paris, whereis received the first prize in the oboe as a student of Pierre Pieriot; he also receivedthe first prize in chamber music as a student of Christian Larde. In 1978, Mr. Benetwon the first prize at the International Competition of Toulon, and, in 1982, he wonfirst prize at the International Competition of Paris, with an additional special prizegiven by Editions Leduc for his performances of twentieth century music. In 1979,at the age of twenty-one, he won the position of principal oboist in the Orchestre deParis. As a soloist, Benet has played the Mozart Oboe Concerto with DanielBarenboim and Semyon Bychkov; he has performed other concertos under thedirection of Giulini, Krivine, and others. Mr. Benet’s recording of the Mozart OboeQuartet can be. heard on Calliope.