Notes in Nature: Serenade & Celebration

This woodwind quintet program moves between refined elegance and lively celebration, each instrument shining with its own irresistible personality.

It opens with Jacques Ibert’s Trois Pièces brèves, a set of sparkling miniatures that showcases the ensemble at its most playful. The energy deepens with Mozart’s Serenade in C minor, heard here in a brilliant wind quintet arrangement by Mordechai Rechtman. One of Mozart’s most dramatic chamber works, the serenade brims with stormy intensity and an operatic sense of dialogue.

Valerie Coleman’s Tzigane brings a burst of rhythmic fire and folk-inspired flair. Drawing on Eastern European dance traditions, the piece whirls with virtuosity and bold character. The program closes with Carl Nielsen’s beloved Wind Quintet, a work that celebrates the individuality of each instrument while reveling in the warmth of their collective sound. The final chorale and variations gather the ensemble and the audience into a moment of shared celebration, closing the program with a sense of unity, generosity, and sheer joy in music-making.

Event takes place 7pm – 8:30pm.