Brush Strokes: New Works for Woodwind Trio Athenia Trio

• Clyde Thompson (b. 1947): 4 Miniatures:
• 1 Thompson: 4 Miniatures: No. 1, Con brio 01:09
• 2 Thompson: 4 Miniatures: No. 2, Espressivo 01:26
• 3 Thompson: 4 Miniatures: No. 3, Semplice 01:12
• 4 Thompson: 4 Miniatures: No. 4, Presto 02:39
• Alyssa Morris (b. 1984): Brush Strokes:
• 5 Morris: Brush Strokes: I. Monet 02:30
• 6 Morris: Brush Strokes: II. Seurat 02:07
• 7 Morris: Brush Strokes: III. Van Gogh 03:41
• 8 Morris: Brush Strokes: IV. Pollock 02:39
• Zsolt Gárdonyi (b. 1946): 3 Rondos:
• 9 Gárdonyi: 3 Rondos: No. 1, Allegretto 01:20
• 10 Gárdonyi: 3 Rondos: No. 2, Lento 02:30
• 11 Gárdonyi: 3 Rondos: No. 3, Allegro 01:09
• Robbie McCarthy (b. 1989): The Blind Men and the Elephant (Arr. for Narrator, Flute, Oboe & Bassoon):
• 12 McCarthy: The Blind Men and the Elephant (Arr. for Narrator, Flute, Oboe & Bassoon): I. Wall 01:51
• 13 McCarthy: The Blind Men and the Elephant (Arr. for Narrator, Flute, Oboe & Bassoon): II. Spear 02:23
• 14 McCarthy: The Blind Men and the Elephant (Arr. for Narrator, Flute, Oboe & Bassoon): III. Snake 02:06
• 15 McCarthy: The Blind Men and the Elephant (Arr. for Narrator, Flute, Oboe & Bassoon): IV. Tree 02:10
• 16 McCarthy: The Blind Men and the Elephant (Arr. for Narrator, Flute, Oboe & Bassoon): V. Fan 01:45
• 17 McCarthy: The Blind Men and the Elephant (Arr. for Narrator, Flute, Oboe & Bassoon): VI. Rope 02:29
• Libby Larsen (b. 1950):
• 18 Larsen: Impromptu (Version for Flute, Oboe & Bassoon) 02:46
• Eduardo Grau (1919 - 2006): Trio de la fiesta mayor (Version for Flute, Oboe & Bassoon):
• 19 Grau: Trio de la fiesta mayor (Version for Flute, Oboe & Bassoon): I. Preludio 01:12
• 20 Grau: Trio de la fiesta mayor (Version for Flute, Oboe & Bassoon): II. Oración 02:39
• 21 Grau: Trio de la fiesta mayor (Version for Flute, Oboe & Bassoon): III. Tamboril 01:28
• 22 Grau: Trio de la fiesta mayor (Version for Flute, Oboe & Bassoon): IV. Procesión 01:51
• 23 Grau: Trio de la fiesta mayor (Version for Flute, Oboe & Bassoon): V. Sonata 02:08
• Total Runtime 47:10

Info for Brush Strokes: New Works for Woodwind Trio

BRUSH STROKES from Athenia Trio features works for flute, oboe, and bassoon. The program harnesses the impressive versatility of the trio, with six pieces by six different composers, including two commissioned specially for the ensemble: Alyssa Morris’s Brush Strokes, and Robbie McCarthy's The Blind Men and the Elephant.

Morris’s piece is a multimedia work of sorts, reimagining much-loved paintings by artists like Seurat, Monet, and Van Gogh; the three instruments of the Athenia Trio become the “brushes”; McCarthy's piece is a six-movement work with spoken word based on the parable of the blind men and the elephant. Trio de la fiesta mayor, composed by Eduardo Grau in 1953, recalls the festival music heard in Spanish villages. The music is grounded in Latin-American tradition. From one piece to the next, listeners will be surprised and delighted by what they hear on BRUSH STROKES.

Athenia Chamber Ensemble

Athenia Chamber Ensemble
presents multimedia, interactive performances that feature flute, oboe, and bassoon. Athenia is a faculty ensemble at Ohio University in Athens. Founding members Alison Brown Sincoff (flute), Michele Fiala (oboe), and Matthew Morris (bassoon) have collectively performed in the United States, Canada, Italy, Germany, England, France, Russia, Japan, Panama, and Argentina. The trio was formed in 2009 and has performed across the United States from coast to coast and in Italy. They have been featured at conferences of the National Flute Association and International Double Reed Society. The ensemble dedicates itself to discovering works for the instrumentation and to adding new works to the repertoire through commissioning and arranging.

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