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SUITES FRANÇAISES

Sunday, August 9, 2020 (2:00 PM - 5:00 PM) (CDT)

Description

The French dance suite has been one of composers’ favorite genres for centuries. The variety and contrasts inherent to this form – from sensuous sarabands to jaunty gigues – makes them a perfect platform to highlight individual style. From one of the first published female composers, Élizabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, and Johann Sebastian Bach to modernists like Camille Saint-Saëns and György Ligeti, we explore the simple charm of dance music.

Johann Sebastian Bach: ‘Prelude’ from Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor
Keiran Campbell, cello

Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre: Pièces de clavessin, from Suite in A Minor
Elliot Figg, harpsichord

Jean-Philippe Rameau: Le Rappel des Oiseaux
Henry Kramer, piano

György Ligeti: Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet
Alicia McQuerrey, flute
Kevin Pearl, oboe
JJ Koh, clarinet
Catherine Chen, bassoon
Jaclyn Rainey

Camille Saint-Saens: Septet for Trumpet, Strings, and Piano
Ansel Norris, trumpet
Ravenna Lipchik and Felicity James, violin
Olivia Chew, viola
Daniel Lelchuk, cello
Paul Macres, bass
Timothy Lovelace, piano

FEATURED ARTISTS

Felicity James
Violin
Minnesota Orchestra
American-Australian violinist Felicity James joined the Minnesota Orchestra as Associate Concertmaster in 2018, at the age of twen...

Ravenna Lipchik
Violin
Shattered Glass
Born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Ravenna began studying the violin at age four. She made her debut with the Milwaukee Symp...

Olivia Chew
Viola
Seattle Symphony
Olivia Chew, a native of Long Island, will join the Seattle Symphony Orchestra starting their 2020-2021 season. Prior to that, she...

Keiran Campbell
Cello
Tafelmusik
Keiran Campbell was drawn to the cello after he stumbled across one in his grandmother’s basement and was baffled by its size. ...

Daniel Lelchuk
Cello
Louisiana Philharmonic
Daniel Lelchuk was appointed Assistant Principal cellist of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra in Fall 2013 by music director Ca...

Paul Macres
Bass
Louisiana Philharmonic
Minnesota native Paul Macres is a bassist with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. He has performed with many ensembles across t...

Alicia McQuerrey
Flute
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
This is Alicia’s fourth season at LAMF. She and her daughter, Lola look forward to coming up nort’ all year. They’ve found...

Kevin Pearl
Oboe
Milwaukee Symphony
Oboist Kevin Pearl is the newly appointed assistant principal/second oboe of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. Prior to his appoi...

JJ Koh
Clarinet
Madison Symphony
Clarinetist JJ Koh is principal clarinetist of the Madison Symphony and enjoys an active life as a performer and a teacher. He was...

Catherine Chen
Bassoon
Milwaukee Symphony
Hailed by The Philadelphia Inquirer as "assured and startlingly lyrical", Catherine Chen joined the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra a...

Ansel Norris
Trumpet
Naples Philharmonic
Trumpeter Ansel Norris has distinguished himself as a soloist, orchestral and chamber musician of enthusiasm and diverse taste. He...

Henry Kramer
Piano
Avery Fisher Career Grant
Pianist Henry Kramer is developing a reputation as a pianist of rare sensitivity who combines versatile programming and “astonis...

Timothy Lovelace
Piano
University of Minnesota, faculty
“The superb collaborations of pianist Timothy Lovelace can’t be understated,” wrote Gramophone magazine about Forgotten Roma...