Wednesday, July 28,1993 9:00 a.m. Ted Mann Concert Hall

Potpourri concertPaul Girton, bassoon Fabrice Melinon, OboeSusan Nigro, contrabassoon D’Oliver Germany, Oboe

Six Pieces for Contrabassoon and Paino, op. 80 (1986) . . ..~..~..‘..~........‘~....~.......~~‘.~..~~.............~..~~~. Victor BrunsAllegro risoluto (honorary)AndantinoAndante tranquilloAllegretto scherzandoAllegro animatoRisoluto (moderato)

Variations on a Theme of Robert Schumann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .# . . . . . . . ..#. *.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William Davis(1st Vice President)

Susan L. Nigro, ContrabassoonMark Lindeblad, Piano

Recital Piece for a Bass Clef Instrument, ,David JaggardPaul Girton, bassoonDavid Jaggard, piano

Invention for Two Oboes . . ,Isang YunTrillerGlissandiVorschlägeHarmonie

Fabrice Melinon, OboeD’Oliver Germany, Oboe

Mr. Melinon’s and Mr. Germany’s appearance is sponsored by L’ Atelier

Susan Nigro, a native a Chicago’s south side, has been a frequent advocate, lover,and proponent of the contrabassoon for most of her musical life. Her professionalexperience has included work with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Saint PaulChamber Orchestra, and the Fort Wayne (IN) Philharmonic, as well as extensivefreelancing in the Chicago area Her solo work has included appearances with theChicago Chamber Orchestra, the New Philharmonic of DuPage, the DuPageSymphony Orchestra, the VanderCook Symphonic Band, and the Chicago “Pops”Concert Band. She is the founder and contrabassoonist of the Chicago BassoonQuartet. She is a graduate of Northwestern University and currently teaches bassoonat VanderCook College and at Valparaiso University.

Mark Liadeblad is a free-lance performer on piano and bassoon in the Chicagoarea. He graduated from Wichita State University and Roosevelt University andcurrently plays with the Chicago Chamber Orchestra and the Northwest IndianaSymphony. He is on the faculties of Concordia University and the MERlT MusicProgram,

Paul Girton, from 1972 until 1975, was a member of the 6th US Army Band, Presidio of San Francisco, and studied during thistime with Walter Green, principal bassoon of the San Francisco Symphony. He attended the Eastman School of Music studyingwith K. David van Hoesen and then completed his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at the University of Minnesota in 1980, studyingbassoon with John Miller and Charles Ullery. From 1984 to the present he has been principal bassoon in the Orquesta Sinfonicade Maracaibo. He has also been a member of Filarmonica de Caracas, Orquesta de los Andes, Orquesta de Camera de laMunicipalidad de1 Distrito Sucre and was the director and founder of El Quinteto de Viento ‘Padre Sojo’.

Fabrice Melinon won several competitions including first prize at the CNR de Grenoble, 1’E. N. at Valence, 1’Unions Club,l’U.F.A.M., and CNSM at Lyon. D’Oliver Germany won first prize at the Conservatoire at Nimes, CNR at BoulogneBillancourt, l’U.F.A.M., and CNSM at Lyon.

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Wednesday, July 28,1993 10:15 a.m. Ted Mann Concert Hall

Wingra Woodwind QuintetStephanie Jutt, fluteMarc Fink, oboe and English hornJames Smith, clarinetNancy Becknell, hornRichard Lottridge, bassoon

Quintet No. 2 (1987). Jean FrançaixPreludio/Toccata (b. 1912)ScherzandoAndanteAllegrissimo

Wind Quintet (1980) John HarbisonIntrada (b. 1938)IntermezzoRomanzaScherzoFinale

The Wingra Woodwind Quintet was founded in 1965 and is now one of the busiest chamber music ensembles in the midwest.Their Carnegie Hall debut was commended by New Yw music critic Peter Davis who noted, “Their performances wereso integrated and technically polished that one was scarcely aware of the skilled discipline that motivated them.” The quintet alsoappears on the Golden Crest and Spectrum recording labels.

Stephanie Jutt has been characterized by presence, artistry, and an irresistible energy since her highly praised New York debutin 1976. She has been heard in recital in Paris, Lisbon, Bergen, Hong Kong, Boston, Los Angeles, Washington DC, and NewYork. In addition to her position on the faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, she is artistic director of the Blue RidgeMusic Festival in Virginia and the Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society in Madison, Wisconsin.

Mare Fink has been on the faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison since 1973. He earned undergraduate and graduatedegrees from Indiana University and was awarded the performer’s certificate for outstanding performance. He is principal oboistwith the Madison Symphony and has appeared as soloist with the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, the Fairbanks Symphony, andthe Madison Symphony. In the summer of 1987, Mr. Fink toured China as principal oboist with the Arctic Chamber OrchestraHe has also performed with the Chicago Contemporary Players, the Pro Arte Quartet, the California Music Center ChamberPlayers, and the Indianapolis Chamber Music Society.

James Smith is a graduate of Southern Methodist University and the Cleveland Institute of Music. He is a member of theUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison faculty where he conducts the Madison Chamber Players, the Wind Ensemble, the SymphonicBand and serves on the graduate conducting faculty. In addition to his university position, he is Music Director of the WisconsinYouth Symphony Orchestras. He has performed with the Dallas Symphony and the Miami Philharmonic and previously taught atthe State University of New York-Fredonia. As soloist with the Empire Sinfonietta of New York, Mr. Smith appeared at LincolnCenter playing Copland’s Concerto for Clarinet with Copland conducting.

Richard Lottridge was a member of the Chicago Symphony prior to his position on the faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He earned an Artist’s Diploma from the Curtis Institute of Music, a Bachelor of Music from Yale University and aMaster of Music from the American Conservatory in Chicago. He has been awarded two Fellowships to tbe Berkshire MusicFestival at Tanglewood and has toured extensively with the Arctic Chamber Orchestra of Fairbanks, Alaska, and the AmericanSinfonietta. He can be heard on Golden Crest Records and the UW School of Music record series including the Wingra 20thAnniversary Album and Something New, featuring jazz bassoon.

Nancy Beckwell received her Bachelor’s degree from Oberlin College and her Master’s degree from Northwestern University.She joined the University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty in 1971 and has played with the Wisconsin Brass Quintet since itsfounding in 1972 until 1985, when she became a member of the Wingra Woodwind Quintet. She has played with the MadisonSymphony for 30 years and at the Tanglewood Music Festival.

Wednesday, July 28,1993 11:30 a.m. Ted Mann Concert Hall

Merilee Klemp, oboeJeffrey Van, guitar

Ballad, Rag and Cakewalk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..~.~“................................................~~~..................... Daniel Kallman

Anniversary Sonata for Oboe and Guitar . . . . . . . .._... I..................... Randall DavidsonMarriageLover’s LamentTogether

Merilee Klemp is a well-known soloist, chamber musician and teacher in the TwinCities area. Following graduation from Augsburg College, she received her Master’sdegree in Musicology from the University of Minnesota in 1986. In 1987 she pur-sued advanced studies with oboist John Mack under a Minnesota State Arts BoardFellowship. Ms. Klemp has participated in the Aspen Music Festival and theCentrum Festival and has studied under a fellowship at the Beach Aria Institute andFestival and has also studied at the Baroque Performance Institute at Oberlin, Ohio.In addition to her interest in Baroque music, she is a strong advocate ofcontemporary literature. Since 1984, she has commissioned works from a number ofcomposers including Carl Bergmann whose Minnesota Landscapes received theMinnesota Composers Forum’s Composers Commissioning Program Award. She isa member of the oboe faculty at the University of Minnesota

Jeffrey Van maintains a performance career which balances solo recitals andorchestral appearances with a broad variety of chamber concerts. He has given recitals in Carnegie Recital Hall, London’sWigmore Hall, and has premiered over fifty works for guitar, including four concertos. Initially studying guitar with AlbertBellson, he later attended master classes given by Andres Segovia, studied with Julian Bream, and earned a Master of Fine Artsdegree from the University of Minnesota, where he is currently a lecturer in guitar.

Wednesday, July 28,1993

IDRS General Meeting

12:00 noon Ted Mann Concert Hall

Wednesday, July 28,1993 9:00 a.m.

B&soon Master Class: Nancy GoeresOrchestra Excerpts

Ferguson Recital Hall

This class will feature selected performers being critiqued by Ms. Goeres. In addition, Ms. Goeres will speak onpreparing for and taking auditions and what it’s like to play in an orchestra.from the following:

Orchestral excerpts will be selected

Tchaikowsky Symphony No. 4,6Rimsky-Korsakoff ScherezadeStravinsky Rite of Spring, FirebirdRavel BoleroBeethoven Symphony No. 4

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Wednesday, July 28,1993 10:00 a.m.

Ferguson Recital Hall

L. Hugh CooperLecture Demonstration: The Four Major Physiologic Parameters of Man’s Music System

A logical rationale relating to the aesthetic art of music to the physiologic phenomena representing its primary de-terminants. All musicians seeking definitive answers to their performance problems should make attendance at thispresentation a must!

Mr. Cooper’s appearance is sponsored by Custom Music Company

L. Hugh Cooper, a graduate of the University of Michigan, has been Professor ofBassoon at his Alma Mater since 1945. This same period found him professionallyactive as a member of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Detroit Little Symphony,Detroit Light Opera Orchestra, Leonard Smith’s Concert Band, and numerousnetwork radio broadcasts. He is a charter member of the University of MichiganFaculty Quintet, active in chamber music since 1948. Also a charter member of theInternational Double Reed Society, Mr. Cooper was instrumental in the organizationof the IDRS in 1972 and served as the Society’s Vice-President during its formativeyears. His many activities include co-authorship of Essentials of BassoonTechnique, a definitive 382-page encyclopedia of bassoon fingerings and their usage,several national magazine articles, and an international reputation as an outstandingteacher-clinician. However, many feel that his contribution to the bassoon world liesin his study of the qualitative effects of bassoon bore and tone-hole configurations.In his capacity as acoustical consultant to Custom Music Company, his investigativefindings have reached fruition in the design and development of the Cooper-Puchnerand Kroner bassoons.

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Wednesday, July 28,1993 2:00 p.m. Ted Mann Concert Hall

Christopher Millard, BassoonAnna Savvas, piano

Sicilienne et Allegro Giocoso , Gabriel Grovlez

Fancy VII, ..* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,Raymond Luedeke

Caprice en Forme de Valse I _. . . . . . . _ _ _. _. . . _ Paul Bonneau

lilegie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..I. .-Jacques Hétu

Un Soir à Sai&milion Henri Sauguet

Christopher Millard was educated at the University of British Columbia and theCurtis Institute of Music where he studies with the renowned Sol Schoenbach. Since joining the Vancouver Symphony as Principal Bassoonist in 1975, he has becomeincreasingly in demand as a performer and teacher. He is a frequent guest artist atthe Scotia Festival and the Banff School of Fine Arts, and has appeared as soloistwith the Vancouver Symphony, the CBC Vancouver Orchestra, and the NationalArts Centre Orchestra. Mr. Millard has also been the bassoon instructor for theNational Youth Orchestra of Canada since 1980. He has been a guest artist inconcert and in recording with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and theMarlboro Festival. He has recently released his first solo CD - Melange, FrenchMusic for Bassoon - on the Summit/Koch International label.

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Wednesday, July 28,1993

Triebert Trio

3:00 p.m. Ted Mann Concert Hall

Kees VerheijenJan Joris NieuwenhuisKoen van Slogteren

Trio for Oboe, Oboe d’ Amore and English Horn, Jan Joris Nieuwenhuis

Trio for Two Oboes and Engligh Horn, Marc Apfelstadt

Trio for Two Oboes and Engligh Horn, W. A. Mozart

The Triebert Trio was founded in 1990 by Kees Verheijen. The goal of this ensemble is the presentation of a variety of oboeliterature. Along with the standard repertoire, the Triebert Trio draws on a unique collection of works, largely unpublishedmanuscripts or autographs, including such neglected composers as Vogt, Roman and Wenth as well as contemporary composerswho have written for Kees Verheijen’s various wind ensembles.

Kees Verheijen is a many faceted musician who began his study of the oboe with Evert van Tright, Karl Mergler and FrankMindera. Active as a free lance musician and oboe teacher, with experience as English horn player for the Taiwan NationalSymphony Orchestra, his interests have never been limited to performance. Since 1971 he has been engaged in music researchdirected at uncovering unknown and unpublished works for winds including concertos, trios, quintets, etc. He has traveled ex-

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tensively in Europe and America and has built up a private collection of manuscripts and autographs that many other musiciansand ensembles have gratefully used.

Jan Joris Nieuwenhuis has studied with Evert van Tright. Hans Meijer, Jan Spronk and Günther Passin. In 1979’he founded theTriebensee Wind Ensemble and was for 13 years one of the leading members of the group. He has played in many chamberensembles and symphonic orchestras but has always been most active in chamber music. In 1990 he founded the NetherlandsDouble-Reed Ensemble (4 oboes and 4 bassoons) and encouraged many composers to write new works for the ensemble.Nieuwenhuis also teaches oboe in the music schools in Almelo and Zwolle. As a composer, he has mainly written for oboe(s) buthis compositions also include works for piano, clarinet, and a sextet for tenor recorders.

Koen van Slogteren studied music in The Hague and philosophy of education in Tilburg. He has performed as first oboist withthe Dutch Broadcasting Comp. Hilversum, the Netherlands Opera in Amsterdam, and the Concertgebouw Orchestra and hasmade many international concert tours with the Danzi Woodwind Quintet. He has taught at the Conservatories of Amsterdam,Maastricht and Zwolle. He has taught as visiting professor in Sweden, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany.Since 1981 he has taught chamber music at the Musikhochschule in Cologne as well as at the Volkwangschule in Essen.

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Wednesday, July 28,1993

Steiner Hannevold, oboePer Hannevold, bassoonMary Jo Payne, piano

4:OO p.m. Ted Mann Concert Hall

Sonata for Oboe and Piano, op. 22 .Trygve MadsenAndantino (b. 1940)Andante cantabileRondo: Allegretto

Legende for Bassoon and Piano, op. 61b . . . . . . . . Johan Kvandal(b. 1918)

Sonatine for Oboe and BassoonOuvertureRécitatifOstinato

André Jolivet(18851966)

“Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in do minore no 40” (1761) per Fagotto, Archi e Cembalo (RV 978) . . . . . ..Robert RonnesAllegroFantasia: Largo e LamentosoRondeau

INTERMISSION

Sonata, op. 166 for Oboe and Piano Andan tinoAllegrettoMolto Allegro

,CamilIe Saint-Saens(18351921)

Concert-Stück for Bassoon and Piano, oeuv. 2,1827Allegro non troppoAndante con variazoniRondeau

.Franz Berwald

Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and PianoPresto

AndanteRondo

.Francis Poulenc(1899-1963)

Steiner and Per Hannevold’s appearance is partially funded by the Minnesota Bassoon Association

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Steiner Hannevold. principal oboe of the Bergen PhilharmonicOrchestra in Norway, has studied with Erik Niord Larsen andProfessor Karl Steins. While studying at the Hochschule inBerlin he was Prof. Steins assistant and substituted in the BerlinPhilharmonic. In 1972 he was offered the position of principaloboe in the Stockholm Opera, concurrent with his position withthe Oslo Philharmonic. He has been a frequent soloist with theBergen Philharmonic Orchestra since joining it in 1977, mostrecently on the Edison Denisov Concerto in 1993.

Per Hannevold, principal bassoon of the Bergen PhilharmonicOrchestra in Norway, has studied with Amulf Brachel in Osloand Lewis Skinner and Harold Goltzer in the United States. Hehas been a soloist with the “New Talents” concerts op the OsloPhilharmonic. He was a member of the Oslo Radio Orchestrafrom 1974 until 1974 when he joined the Bergen Philharmonic

Orchestra, He gave the Norwegian premiere of the Strauss Duef Concertino and the Concerto of Francaix. In recent years, con-ducting has taken an increased amount of his time along with his conducting studies with Aldo Caceccato. He is currently thepermanent conductor of the professional military orchestras in Halden and Oslo.

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Wednesday, July 28,1993

OBSOON

2:00 p.m.

Janet Underhill, bassoonKathy Halvorson, oboe

Larus/Stema (revisited) for Janet & Kathy (1982)

Towards White for bassoon and iive-electronics (1982) (

Thoughts on an Ancient Japanese Melody (for bassoon)

Goodbye Porkpie Hat

Bluefire Crown for Oboe and Bassoon (1985),

Ferguson Recital Hall

assisted byCharley Wyser, piano

Richard Cornell

.Rodney Sharman

Elliot Weisgarber

.Charlie Mingus

Les Thimmig

OBSOON, featuring Kathy Halvorson, oboe, and Janet Underhill,bassoon, is a Boston-based duo devoted to the exploration of thetraditional and non-traditional characteristics of double reedinstruments. The pair perform regularly in New England, havingcreated a concert series entitled “The Double Life of the DoubleReed.” Their interests lie in jazz, ethnic, and contemporary music.

Kathy Halvorsm recently toured Europe and Russia as a member ofCharles Mingus’ “Epitaph” band with Gunther Schuller conducting;her other recent activities include performing on oboe with theGeorge Russell Living Time Orchestra at Wolf Trap and performingwith Alea III (Theodore Antoniou, conductor) in Greece. Heractivities in Boston include recitals and freelancing with severalorchestras and chamber groups including Extension Works, BrandeisContemporary Chamber Players, and the Composers in Red Sneakers.Currently she is principal oboe of the Indian Hill Symphony

trio, with the purpose of performing new music.Orchestra. In 1990 she cofounded the group Trillium, a wind/string

Ms. Halvorson has performed and recorded with the Jazz Composers’ Alliance,Ken Schaphorst Big Band, Marimolin, Grange Then Blue with Gunther Schuller, and Claire Ritter.

Janet Underhill. a native of British Columbia, Canada, received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Victoria and amaster’s degree from The Pennsylvania State University. Ms. Underhill is on the faculty at Gordon College, coordinates cham-ber music for the Greater Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra, is Director of Ensembles at South Shore Conservatory, and servedas Coordinator of Chamber Music at Boston University , 1988-91. She has been a member of the Victoria Symphony and TheHarrisburg Symphony Orchestra and has performed with Grquesta Sinfonica National de Panama, Boston Philharmonic, and ProArte Chamber Orchestra. As a chamber musician she is a founding member of Arcadian Winds (a contemporary woodwindquintet), Alea III and Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra. An active freelancer in Boston, she has performed with Boston Philharmonic,New Hampshire Symphony, Placido Domingo and the Moody Blues.

Charley Wyser was born in Los Angeles in 1964 and played saxophone and trumpet at a younger age before studying classicalpiano at the age of 11. He developed an interest in jazz in 1981, and studied with pianist John Malachi at Howard University inWashington D.C. After graduating from Howard University in 1986, he moved to Minneapolis to begin a career in business.Currently Mr. Wyser teaches piano to students of all ages and performs regularly in the Minneapolis area

Wednesday, July 28,1993

Carolyn Beck, bassoon

3:00 p.m. Ferguson Recital Hall

Kathryn Sleeper, bassoon

Press Release for Solo Bassoon (1992) * .~.~~~‘~.~.........~.....~....~~........~~...~...~...~~..~..~...~.............~....... David Lang(b. 1957)

Demiola for Solo Bassoon and Tape (1984) . . . . . . . . . . . .._..........*..-.-.-.....-......*..............-....................... Karl Korte(b. 1925)

Beck and Call for Solo Bassoon and Tape (1993)

Carolyn Beck, bassoon

,Donald Chamberlain(b. 1951)

Concerto for B=mn and 0dtea-a (1992) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .II IIII

Kathryn Sleeper, bassoonVirginia McKnight, piano

Paul Kovacovic, piano

* American Premiere

Thomas Sleeper(b. 1956)

Carolyn Beck received a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the ManhattanSchool of Music, a Master of Music degree from the Yale School of Music, and aBachelor of Arts degree from California State University, Northridge, all inbassoon performance. She lived in New York City where she performed with NewYork Philomusica, the American Symphony, North-South Consonance, the NewJersey Symphony, the South Jersey Symphony, and the National OrchestralAssociation. She has taught at the University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh and at theUniversity of Texas at Austin. She presents frequent solo recitals and hercommitment to the performance of contemporary music has led a number ofcomposers to write works for her.

Kathryn Sleeper is a graduate of Southern Methodist University where shestudied with Janet Friedlander of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra Her other majorteachers include Betty Johnson of the Oklahoma Symphony Orchestra and WalterGreen of the San Francisco Symphony. She has been Principal Bassoonist of theDallas Civic Symphony, the Richardson Symphony Orchestra, and the FloridaSpace Coast Philharmonic. She has performed as soloist with the Dallas CivicSymphony, the Stetson Symphony Orchestra and in August of 1993 will performwith the Central Philharmonic Orchestra of China in Beijing. She was AdjunctProfessor of Bassoon at Stetson University from 190-1993. An active new musicadvocate and performer, she has commissioned and premiered 22 works forbassoon.

Virginia McKnight holds degrees in piano performance from Stetson Universityand Florida State University. She was a member of the faculty at StetsonUniversity from 1988-91. As an accompanist, Ms. McKnight is noted for herdynamic interpretations of orchestral reductions.

Thomas Sleeper is Associate Professor of Music and Director of Orchestral Activities at the University of Miami. He earned hisBachelor of Music degree from the University of Texas-Austin and his Master of Music degree from Southern MethodistUniversity. In addition to his conducting , he is an active composer and advocate of new music. His compositions have been per-formed throughout the US and in Europe and his Piano Quartet 1991 has been recorded for release on CD in 1994. He has writ-ten several works for bassoon including Laundry Bag for bassoon and soprano which was a winner in the 1983 Texas OpenTheatre series in Austin.

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Wednesday, July 28,1993 4:00 p.m. Ferguson Recital Hall

Keith Sweger, bassoonassisted by

Frank Hoffmeister, tenorMarianne Chaudoir, harpsichordDavid Cowley, violoncello

Arias of Johann Christian Bach that Employ Bassoon Obligato“S’b ver t’accendi” from Allesandro nell ‘Indie (1762)“Non m’alletta quel riso fallace” from temistocle (1772)

Although J.C. Bach described the bassoon playing of a friend in London as the equivalent of “the veritable praying[sic] of a jackass,” Bach wrote a number of arias that featured bassoon obligato. The arias to be presented in thelecture performance are major works for the two solo parts and are representative of Bach’s vocal and wind com-positional styles. The lecture performance will include discussion of the first performance of the works, speculationconcerning the inclusion of a bassoon obligato part, performance practice concerns, and the transcription of theworks for small ensemble.

Keith Sweger holds degrees from the University of Wisconsin (Madison), Bowling Green State University, and Lebanon ValleyCollege. He has been a member of the American Wind Symphony and is currently a member of the Oakwood Chamber Players(Madison, WI) and principal bassoon with the Oshkosh Symphony Orchestra. He is active in period performance, performing onboth a (i-keyed baroque and a 9-keyed classical bassoon. He has recorded on the Northeastern label. Dr. Sweger was AssistantProfessor of Bassoon and Music Theory at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh from 1988-1993. Beginning in the Fall of 1993,he will be Assistant Professor of Bassoon at Ball State University in Muncie, IN.

Frank Hoffmeister has appeared as soloist with many leading organizations including the Boston Symphony Orchestra and theBach Society of Minnesota. He has twenty recordings to his credit and has previously taught at Harvard University and theUniversity of Southern Maine. Mr. Hoffmeister is Associate Professor of Voice at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.

Marianne Chaudoir is an accomplished performer on the harpsichord, piano, and organ, taking national honors on all three in-struments. She has recently returned from England where she premiered several of her composer-husband’s works. Ms.Chaudoir is on Academic Staff at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.

David Cowley enjoys a national reputation as a solo recitalist. He has presented concerts in over twenty-five states and has per-formed in the Carnegie Recital Hall to critical acclaim from John Rockwell of The New York Times. He has recorded for bothNonesuch and Mercury Records. Dr. Crowley is Associate Professor of Violoncello at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.

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Wednesday, July 28,1993 2:OO p.m.

Harold Kohn "Street Performing”

Amphitheater (Rm. 225 if raining)

Harold Kohn, originally from Newark, NJ, was a professional scientistmost of his working life.’ He received the BS in Chemistry from theUniversity of Michigan in 1943 and his PhD from Syracuse University in1953. He began the bassoon comparatively late in life, at 19, and though hehas had coaching from Morris Newman and Sherman Walt and lessons fromChristopher Weait, he is mostly self-taught. He has played in communityorchestras, chamber music groups and bands in New Jersey, Tennessee,California, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. He was elected to the Ohio SeniorCitizens Hall of Fame in 1992 for his work in organizing and managingBuskers Columbus, a non-profit group devoted to providing professionalmusical and theatrical entertainment to older persons confined to institutionsand to others who ,may otherwise be unable to get out in the community forsuch shows. (“Busker” is a term for a street performer, or one entertainingin public places.)

During his presentation, Dr. Kohn will discuss the various aspects of street performing and will demonstrate the in-struments used including the pipe and tabor, pennywhistle, ocarina, dvojnice, chalumeau, and racket (or sausagebassoon). He will also discuss and demonstrate repertoire and source materials.

Minnesota Orchestra 8:OO p.m. Orchestra HallBasil Reeve, oboeCarl Holub, oboeJohn Miller, bassoonMark Kelley, bassoonNorbert Nielubowski, bassoonDavid Zinman, conductor

Zampa Overture ............................................................................................. Louis Joseph Ferinand Herold

Waltz from Serenade for Strings ...................................................................................... Peter TchaikovskyEngagement Waltzes .................................................................................................................... J. Strauss

Preludium, Allegro and Liebesleid ........................................................................................... Fritz KreislerZigeunerweisen ............................................................................................................... Pablo de Sarasate

Le Chat noir, Divertimento for Three Bassoons * ...................................................................... John TartagliaConcerto for Two Oboes ................................................................................................... Tomaso AlbinoniHunter’s Polka ..................................................................................................................... J . Strauss, Jr.

Persian March, o p . 2 8 9 .......................................................................................................... J . Strauss, Jr.Carefree Polka ..................................................................................................................... J . Strauss, Jr.

Weiner Blut Waltz, O P. 354.. ................................................................................................... J . Strauss, Jr.

* World premiere

Basil Reeve is co-principal oboist with the Minnesota Orchestra. He studied under afull scholarship at the Julliard School in his native New York City and while still astudent performed at the Festival of Two Worls in Spoleto, Italy. For five years hewas first oboist of the New York City Opera Orchestra- Turning down a scholarshipfor study in the Netherlands, Reeve accepted a position with the RotterdamPhilharmonic Orchestra. He returned to the United States in 1971 to becomeassociate principal oboe of the Minnesota Orchestra, where he has performed oftenas soloist and in chamber music programs. He is scheduled to perform the Bachoboe concerto in the 1993-94 season.

Carl Holub, before joining the Minnesota Orchestra in 1961, was principal oboist ofthe Florida Symphony, NBC Opera Company and American Ballet Theatreorchestras. He also toured as a soloist with the Robert Shaw Chorale. A native NewYorker, Holub earned a master’s degree from the Manhattan School of Music. Herein the Twin Cities, he teaches at both the University of Minnesota and the MacPhailCenter for the Arts. Over the fourteen seasons of the Minnesota Orchestra VienneseSommerfest he has often performed in chamber music events.

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John Miller is now in his 21st season as principal bassoon of the MinnesotaOrchestra. He has appeared many times as soloist with the orchestra in a greatvariety of standard, lesser-known and new works for the instrument. He has giventhe American premieres of many works, including compositions by Vandal, Spisak.Bax and Conal Boyce. His recordings include bassoon concertos of Vivaldi, Mozartand Vanhal with Sir Neville Marriner and the St. Mary’s Chamber Players, and theworld premiere of the Hummel concerto. After receiving his early training at thePeabody Institute in his native Baltimore, Miller earned degrees in humanities,engineering and music at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the NewEngland Conservatory, and also studied in Amsterdam under a Fulbright grant. Heis on the bassoon faculty at the School of Music at the University of Minnesota.

Mark KeUey has been co-principal bassoon in the Minnesota Orchestra since 1982,after four years as principal bassoon of the Omaha Symphony Orchestra and oneseason of contrabassoon of the New Orleans Symphony Orchestra. A graduate ofthe University of Nebraska, he studied with John Miller, Gary Echols, GeorgeGoslee and Norman Herzberg. Kelley, who teaches at St. Olaf College and theMacPhail Center for the Arts, has soloed with the Minnesota Orchestra on severaloccasions, and often performs in chamber music events.

Norbert Nielubowski, a member of the Minnesota Orchestra’s bassoon section from1987 to 1991, is principal bassoon of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. He is also afreelance musician in Los Angeles, working in the recording industry. Born inChicago, he has been a member of the Lyric Opera of Chicago Orchestra, the GrantPark Symphony and the faculty of the DePaul University. He has toured andrecorded with the Chicago Symphony and played principal bassoon with thatensemble’s wind octet. Nielubowski’s teachers included Willard Elliot of theChicago Symphony, John Miller, David Carroll of the New York Philharmonic andLouis Skinner.