RECITALS
Jewel Winds offers several exciting programs consisting of standard quintet repertoire, new music and arrangements of light classics. From Bach to the Beatles, there is something for every musical taste.
Specific programs are listed below, but repertoire from various programs can be easily mixed for a more eclectic concert performance.
Winds Gone Wild
Music of American composers Alec Wilder and Bill Douglas are featured on this program which showcases the more adventurous side of the wind quintet.
Woodwind Quartet (2011)........................Bill Douglas
Such a Tender Night...................... Alec Wilder
Walking Home in Spring.........................Alec Wilder
Suite Cantabile for WW Quintet........Bill Douglas
French Finery
This program features quintet gems by French composers from an era which saw the rise of chamber music to new heights.
Passacaille....................Adrian Barthe
La Cheminee' Du Roi Rene....................Darius Milhaud
Trois Pieces Breves...................Jacques Ibert
Suite for Quintet, Op. 57.....................Charles Lefebvre
Beethoven and Beyond
A varied mix of quintet favorites is the hallmark of this concert.
Quintet, Op. 71.......................L. von Beethoven
Pastoral...................Vincent Persichetti
Quintette pour Instruments a Vent...............Phillippe Taffanel
Enamored with the English
Beautiful and exciting works for winds fill this program dedicated to English composers.
Divertimento for Flute, Oboe and Clarinet...........Malcolm Arnold
Wind Quintet Op. 14........................Gustav Holst
Three Shanties for Wind Quintet................Malcolm Arnold
