MEMBERS OF THE K ALEIDOSCOPE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
GUEST ARTIST RECITAL
Alexandra Simpson, viola Rebecca Tobin, clarinet Hui Wu, piano Collaborative Artists: Apollo Parish Mitchell, Jenna Bosnick, oboes Emma Young, Jamie Lue, Ann Miller, violins Nicholas Trobaugh, Bailey LaBrie, cellos Skylar Warren, horn
Erick Sariles, viola Noah Gonzales, bass Jordan Wier, bassoon
Tuesday, November 14, 2023 7:30 pm Recital Hall
24TH PERFORMANCE OF 2023–24 ACADEMIC YEAR
NOVEMBER 14, 2023, 7:30 PM Shades of Violet (2018) Alexandra Simpson, viola Rebecca Tobin, clarinet
Jenni Brandon (b. 1977)
Wolfgang Amadè Mozart Oboe Quartet in F major, K. 368b (K. 370) (1756–1791) (1781) Allegro Apollo Parish Mitchell, oboe Emma Young, violin Alexandra Simpson, viola Bailey LaBrie, cello
Elegy for the Victims and Survivors of School Shootings (2018)
Matthew Hetz (b. 1957)
You Become Numb (2022)
Chad Cannon (b. 1988)
Hui Wu, piano
Trio for Oboe, Horn, and Piano in A minor, op. 188 (1887) Allegro moderato Jenna Bosnick, oboe Skylar Warren, horn Hui Wu, piano
Carl Reinecke (1824–1910)
NOVEMBER 14, 2023, 7:30 PM Octet in F major, D. 803 (1824) Adagio Jamie Lue and Ann Miller, violins Erick Sariles, viola Nicholas Trobaugh, cello Noah Gonzales, bass Rebecca Tobin, clarinet Jordan Wier, bassoon Skylar Warren, horn
Black Birds, Red Hills (1996) Pedernal Hills Black Rock Red Hills and Sky A Black Bird and Snow-Covered Red Hills Looking . . .
Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
Libby Larsen (b. 1950)
Alexandra Simpson, viola Rebecca Tobin, clarinet Hui Wu, piano
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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES Based in Los Angeles Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra is recognized as one of the world’s leading conductorless orchestras. Its members are dedicated to enriching lives through exhilarating concert experiences, artistic excellence, musician leadership, and connecting with diverse communities. Founded in 2014 by clarinetist Benjamin Mitchell, they are currently in their tenth season and perform everything from chamber works to large symphonies. Kaleidoscope's work has been recognized by ABC News, KUSC Radio, the Los Angeles Times, Musical America, Performance Today, San Francisco Classical Voice, Symphony magazine, and the Washington Post. The ensemble makes artistic decisions as a group through a highly collaborative and democratic process, where each musician’s contributions are valued equally. In addition to performing regularly at major concert venues including Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Musco, Hahn Hall, and Zipper Hall, Kaleidoscope has partnerships with many schools, hospitals, and homeless shelters, where most of their concerts are performed each year. The ensemble maintains a strong focus on new music, both through their call for scores and commissions by composers including Adam Schoenberg, Alyssa Weinberg, Anna Clyne, Augusta Read Thomas, Chiayu Hsu, Christopher Cerrone, Danny Clay, Donald Crocket, Emma O’Halloran, Gabriella Smith, Hannah Lash, Julia Adolphe, Krists Auznieks, Libby Larsen, Melinda Wagner, Natalie Dietterich, Pamela Z, Peter Shin, Viet Cuong, and Will Healy. Alexandra Simpson has traveled the world as a performer and educator from Bucaramanga, Colombia, to Cornwall, England. She is based in the San Francisco Bay Area freelancing as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral player. She became assistant principal viola of the California Symphony in the fall of 2022. Simpson has appeared as a soloist with Sacramento’s Camellia Symphony Orchestra, the Marin Symphony, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music New Music Ensemble, and the Classical Music Institute Chamber Orchestra. As a chamber musician she has participated in the Prussia Cove International Musicians’ Seminar, Kneisel Hall, the Glenn Douglas Memorial Chamber Festival, Bard Music Colombia, Musikiwest Chamberfest in Pebble Beach, and the Classical Music Institute in San Antonio, Texas. As an orchestral musician she has subbed with the San Francisco Symphony and San Opera and has served as guest principal violist for Opera San Antonio; the Fresno, Stockton and Merced Symphonies; and One Found Sound.
ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES Simpson earned her bachelor's degree studying with renowned Grammy Award-winning violist Kim Kashkashian at the New England Conservatory on Donald Green and Lotta Crabtree Scholarships. She received both Master of Music and Master of Musical Arts degrees from the Yale School of Music. While at Yale, Simpson taught New Haven schoolchildren through the Yale Music in Schools initiative and developed a passion for teaching in underserved communities. Festivals such as Classical Music Institute and Bard Music Colombia have allowed her to develop this passion all over the world. In addition to teaching privately, she also teaches in the underserved city of Richmond at East Bay Center for Performing Arts. Praised as “sparkling” by the New York Times and “a rising star” by China Musical Weekly, pianist Hui Wu has continued to display her versatility in a creative approach to programming which stems from a contemporary/classical music duality. Her recent performance highlights include the world premiere of Etudes with Raiford Rogers Modern Ballet and All-Beethoven recital programs and masterclasses in China, in addition to chamber music engagements with Martin Chalifour, Rainer Honeck, Stefan Dohr, and Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson. Her other highlights include performing on the opening night concert of the Tully Scope Festival at Lincoln Center and celebrating of the centennial of John Cage at the Focus! festival in Alice Tully Hall. She has appeared as soloist with the Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Salzburg Philharmonic, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, New Juilliard Ensemble, the Moorpark Symphony, and Xiamen Symphony Orchestra. Hui studied at the Juilliard School for her bachelor’s and master’s degrees with full scholarships. She has also completed the Doctor of Musical Arts degree at University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music. Hui currently serves on the faculty at the Colburn Community School of Performing Arts, Moorpark College, and Cal Lutheran University. Rebecca Tobin is an active freelance orchestral musician, performing in orchestras in every corner of the United States. She has held positions as interim second clarinet with the San Diego Symphony, acting associate principal and E-flat clarinet with the Kansas City Symphony, acting associate principal with the San Antonio Symphony, and acting second clarinet with the National Symphony Orchestra in
ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES Washington, DC. Tobin performs as a frequent guest musician with those ensembles as well as numerous other orchestras including the San Francisco Symphony, Houston Symphony Orchestra, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Sarasota Orchestra, Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra, Houston Ballet, and more. Originally from Glen Ellyn, Illinois, she completed her master’s degree at Rice University and her bachelor’s degree at the Eastman School of Music. Her primary teachers include Richie Hawley, Kenneth Grant, Jon Manasse, and Gregory Smith. As an educator, Tobin taught extensively in the Houston area. When not performing, Tobin loves reading, playing pickleball, and traveling. Celebrated violinist Ann Miller is an associate professor of violin at the Conservatory of Music at University of the Pacific. She has appeared in concert halls throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. At home performing music spanning the Baroque era to the present day, Miller enjoys a varied career as a chamber musician, soloist, and educator. A proponent of new music, Miller made her New York debut as a soloist with the New Juilliard Ensemble in Alice Tully Hall in the North American premiere of David Matthews’s Concerto No. 2. An avid chamber musician, Ann Miller is a member of Trio 180, the piano trio-in-residence at University of the Pacific. In addition to performing in Canada, Mexico, and many venues throughout the US, the Trio has also presented online concerts during the pandemic. Miller’s recent solo appearances include performances of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto with the Zion Chamber Orchestra, the Barber Violin Concerto with the Dinu Lipatti Philharmonic Orchestra in Satu Mare (Romania) and the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto with the Mariposa Symphony in Yosemite National Park. As a recitalist Miller frequently collaborates with pianist Sonia Leong. Their debut album, Perspectives on Light and Shadow: Sonatas by Beaser, Ysaÿe, and Bartók was released in December of 2015. Miller holds her Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from the Juilliard School. She received her Bachelor of Music degree, summa cum laude, from Rice University. Her teachers have included Ronald Copes and Kathleen Winkler.
Trio 180 Ann Miller, violin Vicky Wang, cello Sonia Leong, piano
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