“Spring Serenades"

May 23, 2023

Marigny Opera House, New Orleans, LA

Program

Haydn - Octet for Winds

Sonata for Four Horns (1952) - Paul Hindemith (1895 - 1963)

Arches (2000) - Kevin Puts (b. 1972)

Avondmuziek (Musique du Soir): I. Serenade No. 1 in A (1953) - Flor Alpaerts (1876-1954)

Serenade in E-flat major, Op.7 (1881) - Richard Strauss (1964 - 1949)

Ji Weon Ryu and Sarah Schettler, flutes

Virginia McDowell and Jane Gabka, oboes

Roy Park and Cecilia Kang, clarinets,

Josiah Bullach, Mollie Pate, Max Paulus, and Kevin Winter, horns

Amelia del Cano and Nanci Belmont, bassoons

Hunter Gordon, contrabassoon

Kurt Munstedt, violin

"The music was some of the best I've heard.... in quite some time. I was moved."

-Dave Hurlbert, Executive Director, Marigny Opera House