Music in the Time of Absinthe: The Bohemian Mind of the Young Debussy
Saturday 24 March 2018
Community Music Center @ 7:30 pm
Free — with reception following
Concert pre-talk by Paul Roberts
PROGRAM
Claude DEBUSSY
Suite bergamasque (France – 1890/1905)
MIII. Clair de lune
La Cathédrale engloutie (The Submerged Cathedral) (Preludes, Book I) (France – 1909-1910)
Minstrels (Preludes, Book I) (France – 1909-1910)
solo piano
Linda WOODY
Absinthe Minded (USA – 2018) *
flute, viola & harp
Claude DEBUSSY
Arabesque No. 1 (France – 1890-91)
saxophone quartet
Claude DEBUSSY
String Quartet Opus 10 (France – 1893)
II. Assez vif et bien rythmé
III. Andantino, doucement expressif
saxophone quartet
Jennifer WRIGHT
Relatively Minor Infractions (USA – 2018) *
baritone saxophone & dual amplified harpsichords
Traditional Javanese Gamelan pieces
Ladrang Sri Karongron, laras slendro pathet sanga
gamelan orchestra
Jennifer WRIGHT
Flora, Fauna, Humans, Gods (USA – 2018) *
gamelan orchestra & modified toy piano
* World Premiere
CAST
The Quadraphonnes saxophone quartet:
Chelsea Luker – soprano/alto sax
Mary-Sue Tobin – alto/soprano sax
Michelle Medler – tenor sax
Mieke Bruggeman – baritone sax
Venerable Showers of Beauty Gamelan Orchestra:
Director – Mindy Johnston
Paul Roberts – piano
Jennifer Wright – piano, harpsichord, toy piano
Dr. Evan C. Paul, harpsichord
Patrick McCulley – baritone saxophone
Michelle Medler – flute
Sharon Eng – viola
Kate Petak – harp
Major support for “Absinthe” generously provided by RACC
Jennifer Wright – graphic design (Absinthe posters & programs)
Linda Woody & Jennifer Wright – props & sets
Exuberance Catering – reception
Connelly Woody – usher
