Sunday, November 23rd @3:00pm
Aasen-Hull Hall (Rm 190) * School of Music & Dance * University of Oregon
961 East 18th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97403 (Room 190)
The Elsewhere Ensemble presents Animalia 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
The Elsewhere Ensemble 