SFS Strata I
The Santa Fe Symphony presents the virtual premiere of Rite this Way filmed in high definition at Santa Fe’s iconic Scottish Rite Center! Don’t miss this unique progressive chamber music experience, filmed live on November 10, 2022, and featuring six incredible Symphony musicians. This beautiful performance includes Ludwig van Beethoven’s famed Quintet for Piano and Four Winds, Hypnosis for Flute and Piano by Ian Clarke, and Night Psalm by Eve Beglarian, plus Valerie Coleman’s Umoja: Anthem of Unity for Woodwind Quintet and Amanda Harberg’s Suite for Woodwind Quintet filmed “in the round” in the Scottish Rite Ballroom.
The SFS Strata series was conceived in 2019, evoking the layers of musical conversation seen in chamber music. We are proud to highlight diverse venues and repertoire as an integral part of these concerts during the 2022-2023 Season.
Rite this Way was filmed before a live audience for broadcast on SantaFeSymphonyTV.org! This concert premiered on Sunday, January 8th at 4 pm and will be available for purchase through February 8th. A ticket gives you 30-day access.
Laura Dwyer, Flute
Amanda Talley, Oboe
Lori Lovato, Principal Clarinet
Stefanie Przybylska, Principal Bassoon
Jeffrey Rogers, Principal Horn
Luke Gullickson, Piano
PROGRAM
IAN CLARKE
Hypnosis
Laura Dwyer, Flute
Luke Gullickson, Piano
EVE BEGLARIAN
Night Psalm
Your way was through the sea,
your path, through the mighty waters;
yet your footprints were unseen.
Luke Gullickson, Piano
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Quintet for Piano and Four Winds
Amanda Talley, Oboe
Lori Lovato, Principal Clarinet
Stefanie Przybylska, Principal Bassoon
Jeffrey Rogers, Principal Horn
Luke Gullickson, Piano
Intermission
VALERIE COLEMAN
Umoja: Anthem of Unity for Woodwind Quintet
Laura Dwyer, Flute
Amanda Talley, Oboe
Lori Lovato, Principal Clarinet
Stefanie Przybylska, Principal Bassoon
Jeffrey Rogers, Principal Horn
AMANDA HARBERG
Suite for Woodwind Quintet
Laura Dwyer, Flute
Amanda Talley, Oboe
Lori Lovato, Principal Clarinet
Stefanie Przybylska, Principal Bassoon
Jeffrey Rogers, Principal Horn
Of Note
Some musicologists believe that Beethoven’s only piano and wind quintet was inspired by Mozart’s Quintet, K.452, which has the same scoring and is also in E-flat (although it was written 12 years before Beethoven’s). Beethoven later transcribed the piece as a quartet for piano and string trio (violin, viola and cello), using the same opus number, tempo markings and overall timing.
Suite for Woodwind Quintet came about in an unlikely manner: after a conversation in a bar among composer Amanda Harberg; Gretchen Pusch, flutist for the Dorian Wind Quartet; and Pusch’s husband, Richard Bayles. The Dorian Wind Quartet subsequently commissioned Harberg to write the piece, which has become a favorite of several modern-music ensembles.
Starting as a song for women’s choir more than 20 years ago, Umoja later became a signature piece of composer Valerie Coleman’s ensemble after she arranged it for woodwind quintet. An orchestral version of the work was premiered by The Philadelphia Orchestra in 2019—the first time the orchestra performed the work of a living African-American female composer.
Laura Dwyer, Flute
Laura Dwyer served as the Principal Flute of the Sarasota Opera Orchestra for seven seasons. She has been a member of The Santa Fe Symphony since 2000 and the Colorado Music Festival Orchestra since 2008. Laura performs regularly with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, The Palm Beach Opera, the Florida Orchestra, the Phoenix Symphony, the Charleston Symphony and the Hilton Head Symphony. Laura teaches flute at Jacksonville University, the University of North Florida and...
Amanda Talley, Oboe
Amanda Talley is the second oboist and associate English horn of the New Mexico Philharmonic. In addition to the NMPhil, she performs with Opera Southwest as principal oboe, the Santa Fe Symphony, Pro Musica, and the Santa Fe Opera. Amanda has also performed with many other orchestras, including the Seattle Symphony and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. While on leave from the NMPhil, Amanda held the English horn positions with the Boise Philharmonic and Yakima Symphony...
Stefanie Przybylska, Principal Bassoon
Principal bassoonist with The Santa Fe Symphony, New Mexico Philharmonic and the New Mexico Symphony orchestras, Stefanie Przybylska has appeared as a featured soloist in works by Mozart and John Williams. Stefanie has performed with the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, Music in the Mountains (in Durango, Colorado) and with Chatter Sunday in Albuquerque. She co-founded and directed the Bosque Bassoon Band, a group composed of both amateur and professional bassoonists, dedicated to performing...
Lori Lovato, Principal Carinet
Lori Lovato is principal clarinetist for The Santa Fe Symphony. She also performs with New Mexico Philharmonic, Sphinx Symphony in Detroit, Performance Santa Fe Orchestra, San Juan Symphony, Opera Southwest Orchestra and Alter Ego Jazz Trio, and is a founding member of the New Mexico Woodwind Quintet. Lori has appeared with the Napa Valley Festival del Sole, Albuquerque Chamber Soloists, Music at Angel Fire, Chamber Music Albuquerque, Chatter, Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, Santa Fe Opera...
Jeffrey Rogers, Principal Horn
Jeffrey Rogers moved to New Mexico in 2018. He is currently principal horn of The Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra, as well as 4th horn of the New Mexico Philharmonic Orchestra and guest principal horn of the Colorado Springs Philharmonic. He has also appeared as guest horn with the new music ensemble Nu Deco, based in Miami. Prior to moving to New Mexico, Jeffrey spent 19 years playing principal horn in various orchestras in Mexico and Chile, including the prestigious Mineria Symphony Orchestra...
Luke Gullickson, Piano
“Pianist and composer Luke Gullickson is part of a new breed of new-music figures who make the boundaries between once-disparate stylistic approaches as porous as they want. Not only does he ignore the traditional wall between serious composer and performer, his wide-open ears allow all sorts of unique approaches to mingle with his fluid writing.” —Chicago Reader Pianist/composer Luke Gullickson is a rangy interpreter of music new and old, a virtuosic collaborator bridging disciplines, and an intrepid explorer of...
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Program Notes
In February 1796, Ludwig van Beethoven set out from Vienna on an ambitious and successful tour that brought him to Prague, Dresden, Leipzig and Berlin, where he spent a month performing at the court of King Friedrich Wilhelm II. It is probable that in Prague...…