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Concert in Eugene Sunday, Nov. 23rd at 3pm

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The Elsewhere Ensemble presents Anamalia Musicalia – a concert of chamber music and fables . A program that celebrates music, stories and the animal kingdom! 

The concert opens with an enchanting Haydn string quartet (op. 77 no. 1) framed by newly written story inspired by the quartet.

Part II of the program will feature Chaucer’s The Rooster and the Fox for bassoon, string quartet, piano and narrator! Based on a beloved fable from The Canterbury Tales, the piece features a virtuosic bassoon part composed for and played by Steve Vacchi (not to be missed)!

Commissioned by Chamber Music Amici in 2020, this piece was born from the vision of our dear friend Sharon Schuman, who adapted Chaucer’s text and performed the work on violin. It was the last piece she played before her tragic passing in April. We were deeply shaken by her sudden passing, as was the whole community.

This concert will be dedicated to Sharon.

Let’s fill the hall and and share precious moments together, celebrating Haydn, Chaucer…and our friend Sharon Schuman who brought so much life, culture, and music to this community! 

Acclaimed Broadway actor MacIntyre Dixon is the narrator. It promises to be an unforgettable evening of humor, beauty, and light. The Elsewhere Ensemble has enchanted audiences worldwide, from Oregon to New York, Paris, Beirut and beyond!

PROGRAM

Franz Joseph Haydn’s String Quartet op. 77 no. 1 in G (introduced by a story written for the occation).

Chaucer’s The Rooster and the Fox by Colin Pip Dixon for Bassoon, String Quartet, Piano and Narrator. Text adapted by Sharon Schuman from “The Canterbury Tales – the Nun’s Priest Tale”

Featuring
Steve Vacchi, bassoon
Hung-Yun Chu, Piano
Colin Pip Dixon, violin
Alwyn Wright, violin
Arnaud Ghillebaert, viola
Kathryn Brunhaver, cello
MacIntyre Dixon, actor
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Concert Saturday, December 7th in Eugene, OR

It was Twilight… an evening of Dvorak and Chekhov

Saturday, December 7th @7:30pm

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Aasen-Hull Hall, School of Music and Dance, University of Oregon

The Elsewhere Ensemble presents It Was Twilight – An Evening of Dvorak and Chekhov. Experience the lush melodies of Dvorak’s monumental Piano Quintet alongside an original work for trio and narrator based on Chekhov’s poignant story Grief. Internationally renowned soprano Camille Ortiz opens with Dvorak’s beloved Song to the Moon. Acclaimed Broadway actor MacIntyre Dixon is the narrator. It promises to be an unforgettable evening of light, warmth, and heart. The Elsewhere Ensemble has enchanted audiences worldwide, from Oregon to New York, Paris, Beirut and beyond!

Featuring
Camille Ortiz, Soprano
Hung-Yun Chu, Piano
Colin Pip Dixon, violin
Alwyn Wright, violin
Arnaud Ghillebaert, viola
Kathryn Brunhaver, cello
MacIntyre Dixon, narrator

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Valentines for Viola – Concert in Eugene on February 27th @ 7:30pm

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Love can be beautiful, transformative… and painful. The Elsewhere Ensemble has put together a lyrical and soulful program containing moments of joy and heartbreak. The viola, often considered the “heart” of the string section, will be at the center of the program. We are thrilled to be joined once again by our wonderful soprano Camille Ortiz (who will be making her Seattle Opera debut next season to star as Pamina in Mozart’s The Magic Flute). The program will include the soaring and tragic music of Prokofiev’s Romeo & Juliet… a brand new work for viola called “The Scarlet Bride” …. as well Lehár’s beautiful, waltzing “Vilia” from The Merry Widow. More than a concert, we hope this will be an unforgettable celebration of love, music, poetry and friendship … and the idea that, as the poet Robert Frost says, “Earth’s the right place for love.” 

with the music of

Sergei Prokofiev, Manuel De Falla, Franz Lehàr, Richard Rodgers, Leonard Bernstein, Colin Pip Dixon

And the poetry of

Robert Frost, William Shakespeare, Deborah Narin Wells, Jalaluddin Rumi, Pablo Neruda, C.S. Lewis,  May Sarton

Featuring
Camille Ortiz, Soprano
Hung-Yun Chu, Piano
Camille Ortiz, Soprano
Colin Pip Dixon, violin
Kathryn Brunhaver, cello
MacIntyre Dixon, actor

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New Year Wishes from The Elsewhere Ensemble

As 2023 comes to an end we recognize what a privilege it has been to share music with many wonderful colleagues and audiences, and we don’t that for granted! A Hindu prayer that was part of “Invocation – a prayer for peace” says “There is a light that shines beyond all things on Earth…this is the light that shines in our hearts.” May this light grow in each of your/our hearts in this coming year… that it might shine away the darkness.