2005 - 2006 Releases




October 3, 2005 - Hastings College to host American Chamber Players

Hastings College will host the American Chamber Players, Wednesday, Oct. 19, at 8 p.m., in Perkins Auditorium, Fuhr Hall of Music. Based in Washington, D.C., the six-member chamber music ensemble performs on the flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello and piano. The performance is free and open to the public. The musicians, who perform a repertoire ranging from familiar masterpieces to neglected gems to newly commissioned American works, have t
oured throughout North America, in Paris and in British Columbia. They are often heard on National Public Radio’s Performance Today and on local radio stations throughout the United States. According to The Washington Post, “They have established standards of chamber music performance equal to any in the world.” The American Chamber Players will perform Gioacchino Rossini’s Quartet No. 2 in A Major for flute and strings; Alberto Ginastera’s Duo for flute and violin, Op. 13; Erno Dohnanyi’s Serenade in C Major for string trio, Op. 10; Wolfgang Mozart’s Variations on “Ah vous dirai-je maman,” K. 265; Heitor Villa-Lobos’ Jet Whistle, for flute and cello; and Mozart’s Quartet for flute and strings in D Major, K. 285. The American Chamber Players is the resident ensemble of the annual June Chamber Festival at the Kreeger Museum in Washington, D.C. The ensemble has recorded music of Mozart, Bruch, Bloch, Stravinsky, Harbison and Rochberg for a series of compact discs that have been distributed internationally on the Koch International Classics label. The American Chamber Players’ visit was made possible by the Lied Center Outreach Program.


October 3, 2005 - Hastings College to host American Chamber Players
Hastings College will host the American Chamber Players, Wednesday, Oct. 19, at 8 p.m., in Perkins Auditorium, Fuhr Hall of Music. Based in Washington, D.C., the six-member chamber music ensemble performs on the flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello and piano. The performance is free and open to the public. The musicians, who perform a repertoire ranging from familiar masterpieces to neglected gems to newly commissioned American works, have t
oured throughout North America, in Paris and in British Columbia. They are often heard on National Public Radio’s Performance Today and on local radio stations throughout the United States. According to The Washington Post, “They have established standards of chamber music performance equal to any in the world.” The American Chamber Players will perform Gioacchino Rossini’s Quartet No. 2 in A Major for flute and strings; Alberto Ginastera’s Duo for flute and violin, Op. 13; Erno Dohnanyi’s Serenade in C Major for string trio, Op. 10; Wolfgang Mozart’s Variations on “Ah vous dirai-je maman,” K. 265; Heitor Villa-Lobos’ Jet Whistle, for flute and cello; and Mozart’s Quartet for flute and strings in D Major, K. 285. The American Chamber Players is the resident ensemble of the annual June Chamber Festival at the Kreeger Museum in Washington, D.C. The ensemble has recorded music of Mozart, Bruch, Bloch, Stravinsky, Harbison and Rochberg for a series of compact discs that have been distributed internationally on the Koch International Classics label. The American Chamber Players’ visit was made possible by the Lied Center Outreach Program. 




