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Spring Wind Quintet

Apr. 8 7pm at Doris Duke Theatre Apr. 10 7pm at St. John’s Lutheran 2022-2023 Celebrating our 40th Season!

Program Anton Reicha

Wind Quintet Op. 88 No. 1 (1811) Flash Fiction (2013) 1. 221B 2. Modus Operandi 3. Whodunit 4. The Outer Zone 5. Trouble with mice… 6. Fantastic Five 7. Stirred, not shaken…

Michael-Thomas Foumai

INTERMISSION Aires Tropicales (1994) 1. Alborada 2. Son 3. Habañera 4. Vals Venezolano 5. Dizzyness 6. Contradanza 7. Afro

Paquito D’Rivera

MUSICIANS Spring Wind Quintet Lance Suzuki, Flute J. Scott Janusch, Oboe James F. Moffitt, Clarinet Shuo Li, Bassoon Jamie Sanborn, Horn

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Program Notes Anton Reicha (1770-1836) Wind Quintet Op. 88 No. 1 (1811)

Michael-Thomas Foumai (1987)

Program notes by: Hayden Hawkins

Flash Fiction (2013)

A contemporary and friend of Beethoven, a teacher to Liszt, Berlioz, and Franck, and a musical revolutionary are just a few of the many ways to describe Anton Reicha. The Czech/French composer is most well-known for his 24 wind quintets, a series of pieces written in direct defiance of the popularity of chamber string music at the time. These works would help to legitimize and popularize the wind quintet as an ensemble and demonstrate Reicha’s early mastery of the unique textures afforded by such a grouping.

Program notes by: Michael-Thomas Foumai

The first of many quintets Reicha would write is in E minor, beginning with a slow opening that breaks out into a rapid allegro, an impressive display of the wind quintet’s agility. The music slows down in the following movement, but features some degree of rhythmic complexity, nonetheless. The third movement, menuetto, is a faster dance broken up by small interludes that give the music (and the performers) room to breathe. Not to be outdone by the opening, the last movement keeps the momentum going all the way through to the end, having transitioned now to E major.

Flash Fiction derives its title from the art of the short story and is a set of seven musical stories inspired by popular culture and literature. Each movement is titled to parody several fictional stories from comics, television, novels, short stories, cartoons, and cinema, offering a flash or snapshots of their iconic characters and plots. Jointly commissioned by the Michigan Music Teachers Association and Music Teachers National Association, the work premiered with the Western Wind Quintet at the 100th MMTA anniversary conference at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo on October 13, 2013. The 15-minute work was subsequently awarded the 2013 MTNA Distinguished Composer of the Year Award. 1. 221B, the famous door number of Sherlock Holmes. 2. Modus Operandi, an homage to detective soliloquies of Dick Tracey and Columbo. 3. Whodunit, a nod to the plots of Agatha Christie’s Poirot mysteries. 4. The Outer Zone, a combination of The Outer Limits and The Twilight Zone. 808.489.5038 · ChamberMusicHawaii.org | 3

Continued from Foumai.

5. Trouble with mice...from Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. 6. Fantastic Five, after Marvel’s Fantastic Four comics 7. Stirred, not shaken, a homage to the spy-chasing sequences in Ian Fleming’s 007 novels (often quoted as “Shaken, not stirred”).

Paquito D’Rivera (1948-present) Aires Tropicales (1994) Program notes by: Hayden Hawkins

Apart from his countless Latin Grammy wins as a performer over the past 4 decades, Cubanborn jazz musician Paquito D’Rivera is an accomplished composer of chamber and orchestral works, boasting a unique repertoire that fuses classical elements with the style and rhythm of Afro-Cuban jazz.

Continued from D’Rivera.

Originally commissioned by the Aspen Wind Quintet, D’Rivera’s Aires Tropicales features seven brilliant movements that bring the listener along for a night of Latin dance and jazz. The short opening Alborada (Dawn) transitions almost directly into Son, an impassioned movement featuring a Latin ostinato. Habañera (Cuban dance) is a unique Ravel-esque trio, followed by another dance, Vals Venezolano (Venezuelan Waltz). Dizzyness is a lovely tribute to the Jazz legend Dizzy Gillespie, most notably making use of material from Gillespie’s A Night in Tunisia. The dancing continues with Contradanza, a movement honoring the Cuban pianist/ composer Ernesto Lecuona, and finally, Afro, a powerful movement driven by an African ostinato interspersed with moments of rhythmic tension leading up to the finale.

Meet our new General Manager Chris Cabrera Christopher Cabrera is an accomplished musician and music educator currently serving as the Associate Principal Timpanist and Section Percussionist with the Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra, and as a Community Outreach Instructor with Hawai‘i Youth Symphony. Christopher has served as percussion faculty at Pacific Music Institute since 2019 and maintains an active private teaching studio. Beyond his teaching and performing roles, Christopher is an active member of the Board of Directors for Musicians’ Association of Hawai‘i, Local 677 American Federation of Musicians, and serves as chair of the symphony’s Orchestra Committee. Christopher received his Master of Music from Cleveland Institute of Music and his Bachelor of Music from Oberlin Conservatory. Upon graduation from CIM, Christopher received the Bruce Collie Award for Percussion Excellence. 4 | Chamber Music Hawai‘i

Musicians Lance Suzuki, Flute Flutist Lance Suzuki has been consistently praised for his “gorgeous flute tone” (NY Times) and his “captivating” (NY Concert Review) and “mesmerizing” (NY Classical Review) performances. He has performed as a chamber musician and soloist at venues such as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Marlboro and Bard Festivals, and live on NPR’s Performance Today. He appears regularly as Principal Flute of the Wintergreen Festival Orchestra and the Mark Morris Dance Group Ensemble and was Piccolo/Third Flute in the Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra (HSO) from 2015-18. In the 2019-20 season, he joined the Spring Wind Quintet and Chamber Music Hawai‘i as a resident artist. Lance Suzuki holds degrees from the Manhattan School of Music and University of Southern California, where he was named “Outstanding Graduate” in his class by the faculty.

J. Scott Janusch, Oboe Scott is Principal Oboe of the HSO and was a scholarship student at the Manhattan School of Music and the Cleveland Institute of Music. His teachers include John Mack, Elaine Douvas, Henry Schuman and Marc Lifschey. Scott has also held Principal Oboe positions with the San Antonio Symphony, San Diego Symphony, and the Kansas City Symphony. Oboist in the Spring Wind Quintet since 1996, Scott also previously served as the Education Coordinator for Chamber Music Hawai‘i’s in-school and community concerts and workshops.

James F. Moffitt, Clarinet Jim is the Associate Principal and Bass Clarinetist with the HSO, having served many seasons as Acting Principal Clarinetist. He has been a member of the Spring Wind Quintet since 1986 and served two seasons as Acting Assistant Principal and E-Flat Clarinet with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. He has performed, toured and recorded with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chicago Symphony Winds. A former member of the Alabama Symphony, he performed with the Santa Fe Opera Orchestra for 10 seasons and has also performed with the Colorado Symphony, Aspen Music Festival, Britt Festival, the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival and La Jolla Summerfest. Jim also serves as Board President for Chamber Music Hawai‘i. 5 | Chamber Music Hawai‘i

Jamie Sanborn, Horn Originally from Wichita, KS, Jamie holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Kansas and a master’s from the University of Texas at Austin. Before moving to heavenly Hawai‘i to play acting Third and Associate Principal Horn with the Hawai‘i Symphony, she was residing in upstate New York playing with the Orchestra NOW and performing all around New York City. A firm believer in the vital importance of music education, Jamie is a member of Trade Winds Ensemble, a group of musicians that united in 2013 in response to the social injustices around the world and their shared belief in the power of music. They have held residencies in Kenya, Tanzania, Chicago, Haiti, and Detroit.

Shuo Li, Bassoon Dr. Shuo “Shelly” Li is the acting Associate Principal and Second Bassoon with the Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra. She started her training on piano at the age of 5 and continued her musical passion on bassoon. She won the second prize in the Meg Quigley Vivaldi Competition in 2010. Dr. Li has held acting tutti and leading positions with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, Atlanta Ballet Orchestra, and Alabama Symphony Orchestra. She toured China with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra as acting Principal Bassoon in 2016. Dr. Li has been a guest bassoonist with the Florida Orchestra, Kansas City Symphony Orchestra, Alabama Symphony Orchestra, and Minnesota Orchestra. Dr. Li holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Kansas. She also received a Master of Music degree from Rice University and a Bachelor of Music degree from Oberlin College.

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Our Travels to

The Spring Wind Quintet’s recent trip to Moloka‘i brought Jon Magnussen’s Pāka‘a Lanakila!, the blending of chamber music and traditional Hawaiian storytelling spoken in ‘ōlelo with English subtitles, to over 100 community members at the beautiful St. Damien’s Church of Moloka‘i. SWQ also visited Kilohana Elementary, a Hawaiian immersion school, and performed for about 100 students in grades K-6. Thank you to our O‘ahu sponsors Marilyn Katzman, Susan Spangler, and Jackie Erickson whose support made this trip to Moloka‘i possible! Additional support from Chamber Music America, Dawn Bicoy of Bayer Hawai‘i, and Rob Stephenson of Stephenson Solutions.

St. Damien’s Church

The plane ride to Moloka‘i is not for the faint of heart! But our musicians are seasoned pros and make it look easy. Our day trip was filled with many unexpected flight delays, but somehow we persevered and still managed to make all of our service commitments. It's a labor of love and we couldn't be happier to share our music with our neighbor islands.

In this picture Scott Janusch is explaining what oboe reeds are, how they are constructed, and how they are used to produce sound on the oboe.

This is the venue where we performed Pāka‘a Lanakila with over 100 community members in attendance. We arrived at the church early and spent over an hour rehearsing and adjusting the audio levels and tinkering with the projection display to make sure we gave our concert goers the perfect experience.

Kilohana Elementary School

All of our musicians gave instrument demonstrations, in addition to performing a few pieces programmed on our recent concerts with Raiatea at Palikū and Blue Note. 808.489.5038 · ChamberMusicHawaii.org | 7

Annual Support (July 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023) Chamber Music Hawai‘i gratefully acknowledges the generosity of the following individuals who have provided vital support for the continued presentation of fine chamber music by our resident musicians for over 40 years. ENSEMBLE ($2,500+) Jackie Mahi Erickson Marilyn & Steven Katzman Kristi Maynard and Timothy Oderr Audrey Mueh Marsha Schweitzer Ina Goodwin Tateuchi OCTET ($1,000 – $2,499) Raymond Burghardt Chris Conybeare & Dr. Kathryn L. Braun Janet Cooke Lea Crandall & David Schulmeister Gary Hickling & Dennis Moore Ed Hope & Faith Furukawa Gail & Joe Kiefer Myra Kong Arlynna & Michael Livingston Jerold Matayoshi Stephanie Pauling Sarah & Manning Richards Susan Spangler George St John Patricia Takemoto & Robert Morse Leighton & Linda Taylor Juli Kimura Walters Terrina Wong SEXTET ($500 - $999) Paul Cool & Betty Wood Cynthia S. Davis Ace & Denise Ellinwood Capt. John & Becky Faunce Ken & Kathy Hafner Fred & Joan Harris Thomas & Gloria Huber Alexander & Alice Kufel Carol Langner James Leavitt and Lani Moore Drs. Worldster & Patricia Lee Mary Lou & Peter Lewis 8 | Chamber Music Hawai‘i

Michael O’Connor & Susan Leon Susan E Stahl Marlise Marie Tellander Rochelle Uchibori QUINTET ($250 - $499) John Ballentine Carolann Biederman & Seth Markow Dan & Glo Boylan Nalani Golesorkhi Dr. Shadia Rifai Habbal John Hayakawa Dr. Donald Johnson Lynne Johnson and Randy Moore Fred & Coralie Kramer Jon Magnussen & Nālei Akina Molly Mayher Steven Monder Michelle Morihara Carol Muranaka & Henry O’Neill Jennifer Oyer Mary Reath QUARTET ($100 - $249) Anonymous x 4 Linn Sol Alber Alexandra & Robert BleyVroman Jerome Bookin Lee Ann Bowman Phillip Brown Felicia Cappadona James F Cartwright Ann Castelfranco Elaine (Tiny) Chang Carol Ching Lindy Colpo R Dougal Crowe Tom &Marilynn Cullison David & Junko Davis Elizabeth Donaldson Norm Foster

Linda Fox Colleen Furuya Jack & Jane Gillmar John Hall Mrs. Nyle Hallman Eric Hieger Thomas & Paula Jech Kiku Kealoha Evelyn Lance Carol Mon Lee William Lightfoot & May Chu Michael and Ellen Malone Dr.Jacqueline Maly Jean McIntosh Robert McKay Martin & Sharron McMorrow James Moffitt Thomas & Lois Mui Ruth Pagell Barbara Polk Mary Pecot Reese Paul Schwind & Mollie Chang Martha Seroogy Paul & Gail Switzer Sharene Taba Rae Takemoto Alexandra Tan & Joel Rappoport Dr. John & Rita Thompson Peter Van De Verg Eldon Wegner Hung Wu & Nancy Shoop Wu Sally Yoshinaga TRIO (to $99) Anonymous x 4 Hon. Governor Neil Abercrombie Masako Bellinger Ruth Bingham Douglas Chong Denise Nakano Chong David Chung Dr J. Susan Corley Herbert and Joyce Dauber Ann Doike Patricia Donegan

Annual Support - TRIO (to $99) Cont. Victoria Fay Sylvia Flores Peter Gordon Michael Haloski Valerie Hashimoto & David Bender Manfred Henningsen Ron Higa Sara Izen Diane Janusch Douglas Kreider Dr Margaret Lai Katherine Lee

Lloyd Lim Charlotte Manly Tori McCann Marsha Miyata Wayne Parsons Kenneth Quirin Anita & Carl Racuya Keene Rees Patricia Rosenberg George Webster Ross Beppie Shapiro Zachary Silberschlag Ulrich & Carol Stams

Mary Steiner David Strand Randall & Carol Suzuki Masaichi Tasaka Fumiko Wellington Stephen & Genie Werbel Carol & Duane White E K & Marianne Whiting Fund Randall & Helen Liu Wong Diane W. Wong Patricia Wood Byron Yasui

Community, Corporate & Foundation Support Aloha United Way Amazon Smile Atherton Family Foundation Cades Foundation Chevron Cooke Foundation Finance Factors Foundation Foodland Give Aloha John R. Halligan Charitable Fund Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts

Kosasa Foundation ABC Store Knudsen Memorial Fund of Hawaii Community Foundation Lāna’i Community Benefit Fund of Hawaii Community Foundation Masaki School of Music Arthur & Mae Orvis Foundation Pikake Foundation Stephenson Solutions LLC Atsuhiko and Ina Goodwin Tateuchi Foundation Jhamandas Watumull Fund

Special Thanks Thank you to those that have contributed their ideas, time, energy and love to make this season possible. Doris Duke - Director Halona Norton-Westbrook, Sarah Fang Palikū Theatre – Nicole Tessier, R Andrew Doan James & Abigail Campbell Library University of Hawai’i West O’ahu - Chancellor Maenette Ah Nee-Benham, Dr Jon Magnussen, Michiko Joseph and Carina Chernisky UH Mānoa Music Department - Laurence Paxton, William Watson The Musicians’ Association of Hawai’i, Local 677 AFM All of the CMH volunteers

In-Kind Bill Dutoit - Moloka‘i Alamo Rental, Bob Underwood - Moloka‘i Strings, Paula Scott & Alice Kaahanui - Moloka‘i Arts Center, St. Damien of Moloka‘i Church, Chris Cabrera, John Knorek, Helen Liu, Marsha Schweitzer, Pat Takemoto, Rochelle Uchibori, Terrina Wong 808.489.5038 · ChamberMusicHawaii.org | 9

Acknowledgements

(Jan. 1, 2022 to Dec. 31, 2022)

In Honor Of... Ken Hafner Anonymous

In Memory Of... Paul Barrett Stephen and Eugenie Werbel Evelyn Brown Philip Brown Jane Campbell Lindy Colpo Ian MacLean Cooke Janet Cooke Marjorie Cox Anonymous Ann Crowe R Dougal Crowe Fritz Fritschel James Cartwright Sadie Hayakawa John Hayakawa Wendy Lazer Jerome Bookin

Marsha Schweitzer Dr. Donald Johnson Nalani Golesorkhi

Patricia Takemoto Rochelle Uchibori

Anne Winifred McKay Anonymous John Hall Dr.Jacqueline Maly Robert McKay Martin & Sharron McMorrow Rochelle Uchibori Dr. Robert “Nate” Nathanson Lee Ann Bowman Alexandra and Robert Bley-Vroman Linda Fox Thomas and Gloria Huber Hawaii Permanente Retirees Assoc Katherine Lee Audrey Mueh

Mary Reath Dr Ulrich and Carol Stams Mary Steiner Alexandra Tan & Joel Rappoport Dr. John and Rita Thompson Norma Nichols Jean McIntosh Michiko Noguchi Anonymous Alex Pickens Felicia Cappadona David Reese Mary Pecot Reese Louis Rosenberg Patricia Rosenberg Dr. Armand Russell Byron Yasui

Coming Up Next... ONE SHOW ONLY! Watch the swashbuckling silent movie classic while Tresemble performs the original Spanish flavored score live! Conducted by favorite Rick Benjamin.

May 20 • 7pm

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