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The Lecture-Recital
on February 14 at Westminster-Thurber Retirement Community Auditorium drew an
audience of more than 50 listeners. Jesse Chandler, soprano, opened the
program with a selection of love songs. She was assisted by her husband,
Michael Kaplan (Guest, baritone ukulele), and Phyllis Byard (piano). The
songs included “When I Fall in Love,” “Loverman,” “My Funny Valentine,” “Love
Me or Leave Me,” “Someone to Watch Over Me,” “Sentimental Journey,” and “I’ll
Be Seeing You.” Billie
Nastelin, pianist, performed a sonata by Franz Joseph Haydn, commemorating
the 200th anniversary of the composer’s death. An
interesting discussion on the differences between the baroque and the modern
flute followed. Susan Cowden, flutist, talked about how the instrument itself
determines the kind of music that is written for it. She discussed the
limitations of the baroque flute and performed “Sonata in G Major (Allegro)”
by Robert Valentine to demonstrate the sound of the instrument. Emphasizing
the ability of the modern flutist to play trills because of the improvements
in the design of the flute, Susan played “Valentine Trills” by Joan Tower and
“Winter Spirits” by Katherine Hoover. The composition by Katherine Hoover had
many characteristics of the style of music played on American Indian flutes. A
woodwind quintet ended the evening’s entertainment with three interesting
compositions: “Bouree” by B. M. Colomer, “Blaserquintett (Op. 56, No. 2)” by
Franz Danzi, and “Marche” by Warren Benson. The quintet consisted of Susan
Cowden, flute; Frederick Meyer, oboe; Varsha Nair, clarinet; Helen Doerring
(Guest), French horn; and Trueman Allison, bassoon. Our next
program will be a memorial concert at the Bexley United Methodist Church at
2657 E Broad St, Columbus OH 43209. The public is welcome to attend. Click on
Calendar of Events for information about the
performers. This page is maintained by Wanda Stubbart. |
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