Heggie’s On the Road to Christmas, Trios for Oboe, Clarinet & Bassoon

On the Road to Christmas, song cycle by Jake Heggie

Prologue: The Night Is Freezing Fast
1. The Car Ride to Christmas
2. Good King Merrily on High
3. I Wonder as I Wander
4. The Road to Bethlehem
5. And Then the Setting Sun
6. Christmas Time of Year

“This Journey” from Dead Man Walking by Jake Heggie and Terrence McNally

Gwen Trussler, mezzo-soprano
Joan Lundquist, piano

Three Dialogues For Clarinet and Bassoon by Oisten Sommerfeldt

I. Strolling Dialogue
II. Thoughtful Dialogue
III. Jovial Dialogue

Eric Shankland (guest artist), bassoon
Julie Shankland, clarinet

Century Dances by Cecilia McDowall

1. Allemande-German Dance
2. Minuet-Ghost Dance
3. Mazurka-Polish Dance
4.Tango-Argentine Dance
5. Last Dance

Gail Perstein, oboe
Eric Shankland (guest artist), bassoon
Julie Shankland, clarinet