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From Six Metamorphoses after Ovid, Op. 49, for Oboe Solo by Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Pan
Bacchus

Sharon Jung, oboe

From Three Pieces for Clarinet Solo by Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
I. Preferably Clarinet in A

Julie Shankland, clarinet

Snake for unaccompanied Cor Anglais by Michael Berkeley (1948-), godson of Benjamin Britten

Gail Perstein, English horn (cor Anglais)

From 16 Waltzes for Solo Bassoon by Francisco Mignone (1897-1986)
Aquela Modinha que o Villla n ão escreveu (That Modinha that Villa-Lobos Didn’t Write)

Eric Shankland, bassoon

Pastoral Quartet for 2 oboes, English horn and bassoon by Friedrich Gustave Lange (1861-1939)
Allegro moderato
Andante
Allegro vivace
Allegretto

Sharon Jung, oboe
Julie Shankland, clarinet (substituting on the oboe 2 part)
Gail Perstein, English horn
Eric Shankland, bassoon

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VIRTUAL: J.S. Bach Birthday Celebration

Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: I. Prélude

Erika Pierson, cello

Mein gläubiges herze (“My faithful heart”) from Cantata, BWV 68

Lin Chen, soprano and Karin McCullough, piano

Nichts kann mich erretten (“Nothing can save me”) from Cantata, BWV 74

Gwen Trussler, mezzo-soprano and Joan Lundquist, piano

Wir eilen mit schwachen doch emsigen schritten (“We hurry with weak yet eager steps”), BWV 78

Katie Hochman and Regina Thomas, sopranos and Karin McCullough, piano

Ich ende behende mein irdisches Leben (“I end quickly my life on earth”), BWV 57, No. 7

Katie Hochman, soprano, Lin Chen, violin and Karin McCullough, piano

Italian Concerto, BWV 971
Selections from Goldberg Variations, BWV 988

Karin McCullough, piano

Ei wie schmeckt der coffee süße (“Oh, how sweet coffee tastes”) from the Coffee Cantata, BWV 211, No. 4

Lin Chen, soprano and Karin McCullough, piano

Loure from Violin partita in E major, BWV 1006

Lin Chen, violin and Karin McCullough, piano

Qui sedes ad dexteram (“You who sit at the right hand of the Father”) from Mass in B minor, BWV 232

Gwen Trussler, mezzo-soprano, Vicki Boeckman, recorder and Joan Lundquist, piano

Siciliano and Allegro from Sonata in F major (orig. Eb maj), BWV 1031

Vicki Boeckman, recorder and Joan Lundquist, piano

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VIRTUAL HAPPY HOUR: Woodwind Duets

Duo #1 in D Major from Six Duos, Op. 21, No. 1 by François Devienne (1759-1803)
Allegro Moderato
Rondeau

Three Dialogues for Clarinet and Bassoon by Øistein Sommerfeldt (1919-1994)
I. Slendtrende Dialog (Strolling Dialogue)
II. Etertenksom Dialog (Thoughtful Dialogue)
III. Munter Dialog (Jovial Dialogue)

Julie Shankland, clarinet
Eric Shankland, bassoon

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Violin Sonatas by Bach and Telemann; The Musical Body

Violin Sonatas by Bach and Telemann

Sonata No. 2 for Solo Violin in A Minor, S. 1003 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
– Grave
– Andante
– Allegro

Angie Kam, violin

Canonic Sonata No. 1 in G Major by Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767)
– Vivace
– Adagio
– Allegro

Canonic Sonata No. 2 in D Major
– Spirito
– Larghetto
– Allegro Assai

Angie and Andrew Kam, violins

The Musical Body – songs featuring the human form

Heavenly Grass by Paul Bowles (1910–1999)

Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair by Chuck Israels (b. 1936)

In dem Schatten meiner Locken by Hugo Wolf (1860–1903)

From Cuatro madrigales amatorios by Joaquin Rodrigo (1901–1999)
II. Vos me matásteis

Take, O take those lips away by Peter Warlock (1894–1930)

From Tres Poemas by Joaquin Turina (1882–1949)
II. Tu pupila es azul

Cantique à l’Epouse by Ernest Chausson (1855–1899)

Chanson d’Amour by Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924)

From Giuditta by Franz Lehar (1870–1948)
Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiss

Tiina Ritalahti, soprano and Joan Lundquist, piano

We are excited to be able to welcome audience members at Music Center of the Northwest! No RSVP is required.

Music Center of the Northwest requires proof of vaccination at the door, and masks are required for all guests.

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