Dreaming of the Masters with the Orchestra of Indian Hill
Saturday, October 23rd, 2010, 7:30 PM
Bruce Hangen, conductor
James Campbell, clarinet
Fred Buda, drums
Dave Buda, jazz bass
Felix Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4
Carl Marie von Weber Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in f minor, Op. 73
Ottorino Respighi Trittico Botticelliano
Allan Gilliland Dreaming of the Masters I – Jazz Concerto for Clarinet & Orchestra
One of my favorite places in Boston is the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in the Fenway area of Boston near the Museum of Fine Arts. From my first visit, I have loved the eclectic and unique nature of the Gardner Museum – from the beautiful greenery in the courtyard to the variety of art and pieces in the rooms. It is just the kind of decorating that I enjoy! I was excited to be invited to perform with the Callithumpian Consort on an evening concert at the Gardner when they stay open late on the 3rd Thursday of each month to have a party! Since they don’t allow you to take pictures in the Museum, I leave you with a picture of the Courtyard that I found on their website. If you ever visit Boston, the Gardner Museum should definitely be on your must-see list!
Gardner Museum Courtyard (credit to Gardner Museum Website)
Sunday, February 13th, 2011, 3:00 PM
Foxboro High School
Rossini William Tell Overture
Sarasate Carmen Fantasy on Themes of Bizet
Mitsuru Tonezaki, violin
Anderson Trumpeter’s Lullaby
Anderson Fiddle-Faddle
Flaherty Ragtime
Copland Hoe-down from “Rodeo”
Arr. Custer Themes from 007
Arr. Dragon Begin the Beguine
Bernstein West Side Story
I’m excited to announce that I have joined the Flute Faculty at the Indian Hill Music School in Littleton, MA. I will be available for lessons on Thursday afternoons and will be directing the flute choir on Thursday evenings. The building is beautiful and it was great to meet so many lovely families and faculty members this past weekend at their Open House. I’m excited to be a part of this school and look forward to a great year there!
The Indian Hill Flute Choir meets Thursday evenings from 7:30-9:00 PM and is open to intermediate and advanced students! More information is available at www.indianhillmusic.org.
In my attempt to out-grow the college age furniture, I was making an effort to avoid collecting any additional Ikea furniture. This video might change my mind.
One highlight of my summer was participating in the Summer Institute for Contemporary Performance Practice at New England Conservatory. This was my third and favorite year of playing! I met some great new friends and musicians and had the opportunity to perform pieces I had been wanting to play for some time now. I had the privilege of working with Jennifer Bewerse (cello) and Kyle Blair (piano) on Kaija Saariaho’s Cendres for alto flute, cello, and piano. The piece is beautiful to listen too and perhaps my favorite of her works that include flute. Our group coalesced smoothly and had a great time working together during the week. Another high point of the week was working on Afastim, by Chaya Czernowin, the composer at Harvard University. It was enlightening to hear her speak about her musical thoughts and creative process when we performed the piece in a master class for her.
We had an impromptu photo shoot before our Flute and Cello Duo Recital this past June. The Sanctuary of the Danvers United Methodist Church is filled with beautiful stain glass windows and we were lucky enough during our warm-up time to see some beautiful light coming through the windows after a torrential rainstorm that afternoon. A few of the pictures in the gallery show us working with Charles Turner, the Music Director and Composer-in-Residence at the Church, on the premiere of his new piece for flute and cello entitled Eleven Love Songs.
All of the gallery photos are credited to the artistic and talented C.E. Courtney.
