The Alder Street Sextet, a group of Portland musicians, will be performing my Snapshots for piano and wind quintet Sunday, June 1 at 3 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Portland. The concert is part of the church’s Celebration Works concert series, and will feature music by Valerie Coleman of Imani Winds, Paul Dukas, Jan Koetsier, Heitor Villa-Lobos and Paul Juon.
Snapshots is the closing work on the program. It’s a set of five musical sketches of American places that have been important to me: the Georgia coast, a small town in northern Indiana where I went to college, my hometown in California, my daughters’ home in Georgia and Yosemite National Park. It’s also one of my published works, one that’s been performed many times in the U.S. and Europe, so I’m particularly glad a Portland ensemble is taking it on. The ensemble has been kind enough to invite me to sit in on rehearsals, and they’re doing a wonderful job with it — they’re a fine group, and I hope lots of folks have a chance to come.
I’ll see if I can post links to sound samples of some of Snapshots for those who are interested. Here’s a copy of the Alder Street Sextet’s news release with more information as well. Release
