Colorful reed duos from around the world

Details

Kalliope Reed Duo full profile / Reed Duo, bassoon and saxophone/clarinet / 2 musicians

Composers featured: Poulenc, Bizet, and José Elizondo

Other players: Bennett Parsons, saxophone/clarinet

Full program notes

Francisco Braga, A sonorous dialoge with the Moon
Francis Poulenc, Duo for Clarinet and Bassoon
Igor Stravinsky, Three pieces for solo clarinetsoprano sax
Bizet/Sarasate, Selections from Carmen Suite
José Elizondo, Danzas Latinoamericanas
Liza Lim, Axis Mundi, for solo bassoon
Mariano Mores, El Firulete, duo for saxophone and bassoon

This program focuses mostly on our favorite two genres of 20th century French music and Latin American music, with some contrasting works from living composers. The exciting character contrasts really give the audience an inside view into all the virtuosic qualities of these three reed instruments, and have been well received by contrasting audiences ages 8 - 85.

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