Virtual Concert Series
@ Santa Fe Children’s Museum
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This concert is Dedicated to the Memory of Ronald Rinker by John Geiger, with many thanks to Del Norte Credit Union for their additional support.
PROGRAM
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Trio Sonata in G Major
Carla Kountoupes, Violin; Nicolle Maniaci, Violin; and Dana Winograd, Cello
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL / JOHN HALVORSEN
Passacaglia: Duo for Violin and Cello
Dana Winograd, Cello and Carla Kountoupes, Violin
MARCELLE SOULAGE
Pastorale for Oboe and Harp, op.15
Anne Eisfeller, Harp, and Elaine Heltman, Oboe
IGNATIUS SANCHO
3 Minuets
Alexis Corbin, Steel Pan
Hovey Corbin, Marimba
MORGAN LEWIS
How High the Moon
Alexis Corbin, Steel Pan, and Hovey Corbin, Marimba
JACQUES IBERT
Entr’acte
Anne Eisfeller, Harp, and Elaine Heltman, Oboe
BERNARD ANDRÈS
Excerpts from Algues
Anne Eisfeller, Harp, and Elaine Heltman, Oboe
CARLOS SANTANA/TOM COSTER
Europa (Earth’s Cry Heaven’s Smile)
Alexis Corbin, Steel Pan, and Hovey Corbin, Marimba
JUAN TIZOL
Caravan
Alexis Corbin, Steel Pan, and Hovey Corbin, Marimba
ASTOR PANTALEÓN PIAZZOLLA
Oblivion
Anne Eisfeller, Harp, and Elaine Heltman, Oboe
MAURICE RAVEL
Sonata for Violin and Cello: Tres Vif
Dana Winograd, Cello, and Carla Kountoupes, Violin
Of Note
Jacque Ibert’s short but magnificent Entr’acte opens with a breathless, whirling dance with propulsive accompaniment, inspired by flamenco guitar music. The music vividly calls to mind a dancer as he or she improvises a variation on the theme. There is a final, brief statement of the theme, ending—so obviously—with the dancer’s arms in the air and a final stamp of the feet.
Marcelle Soulage sometimes used the male pseudonym Marc Sauval when composing her work. Although not widely known, this Peruvian-born French pianist and composer wrote more than 60 orchestral works, chamber music, pieces for keyboard and harp, and vocal/choral compositions.
Algues, Bernard Andrès’ collection of seven pieces for harp and oboe, flute, or violin is full of the distinctive harp techniques that make Andres’ compositions such a joy to play. The lyrical soprano line floats elegantly above the distinctive harp accompaniment. Andrès utilizes several interesting harp techniques in this piece, including xylophone sounds, harmonics, and playing with the fingernails.
Nicolle Maniaci, Violin
Nicolle Maniaci is Principal Violin II and orchestra personnel manager of The Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra & Chorus. She is also is the director of the string program at Bosque School in Albuquerque. Nicolle was a member of the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra First Violin Section for 11 years and is now a first violinist with the New Mexico Philharmonic. She is Principal Second Violinist of the Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra and is a founding a member of the Eleganza String Quartet and ...
Carla Kountoupes, Violin
Carla Kountoupes, violinist, is a member of The Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra, Arizona Opera Orchestra, Santa Fe Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra, and Piazzolla da Camera Piano Trio. She has toured and performed professionally with orchestras and chamber ensembles in Central America, Taiwan, Germany, and all over the United States, including as a member of the New Century Chamber Orchestra in San Francisco and the Costa Rican National Symphony Orchestra.
Dana Winograd, cello
Originally from Los Angeles, cellist Dana Winograd received her Bachelors and Masters degrees in performance from the Juilliard School in New York where she studied with Harvey Shapiro and Channing Robbins, as well as members of the Juilliard String Quartet for chamber music. After graduation, Winograd led an active freelance career in New York City, including performances at Carnegie Hall with the American Composer’s Orchestra and the American Symphony, and more.
Elaine Heltman, oboe
Elaine Heltman hails from Saddle Brook, New Jersey, and graduated from Ithaca College School of Music. While leading a high school marching band in New Jersey, she also studied with Joseph Robinson, former Principal Oboe of the New York Philharmonic. In 1981, Heltman’s career as a professional oboist was ignited when she was appointed to the Filarmónica de Caracas, Venezuela. Greg Heltman joined her there on Valentine’s Day, 1981; they married in 1988 and have been inseparable ever since.
Anne Eisfeller, harp
Anne Eisfeller is the Principal Harpist of the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra, Santa Fe Symphony, and Opera Southwest. She has also performed with the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, Santa Fe Opera, Chamber Orchestra of Albuquerque, and El Paso Symphony. During the summer she is a guest faculty member of the Assisi Festival in Italy and the harpist for the Oregon Coast Festival, Britt Festival, and Sunriver Music Festival in Oregon.
Alexis Corbin, steel pan, and Hovey Corbin, marimba
Alexis Corbin recently joined The Santa Fe Symphony as Special Projects Manager. She is also the newest member of Classical Radio KHFM 96.5, but is well known to New Mexico audiences. She performs with diverse ensembles throughout New Mexico including The Santa Fe Symphony, Opera Southwest, New Mexico Philharmonic, Vespus Marimba Band, and steel pan ensemble Sol Calypso along with her husband, Hovey Corbin.
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