Ensemble Aubade (Peter H. Bloom, flute; Francis Grimes, viola; Mary Jane Rupert, harp) Perform Debussy, Ravel, others
When:
Saturday, Apr 30, 2016 12:00p -
1:00p
Saturday, Apr 30, 2016 12:00p -
1:00p
Where:
Needham Free Public Library
1139 Highland Avenue
Needham, MA 02494
Admission:
FREE
Categories:
Music, Performing Arts
Ensemble Aubade (Peter H. Bloom, flute; Francis Grimes, viola; and Mary Jane Rupert, harp) will celebrate the Needham Library’s centennial with a dazzling concert of Chamber Music from 1916. The centerpiece will be the famous Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp by Claude Debussy, one of the great chamber works of the 20th century, which received its world premiere in Boston in 1916. The program will also include Trio for Flute, Viola and Harp by Arnold Bax, written in 1916, and Sonatine en Trio by Maurice Ravel, made famous in America by the Trio de Lutece, who toured the United States to great acclaim in 1916 and beyond.
Ensemble Aubade (Peter H. Bloom, flute; Francis Grimes, viola; and Mary Jane Rupert, harp) concertizes across the United States, winning praise for stellar musicianship and vibrant performances. The group has been praised for “intensity, imagination, skill, and finesse” (St. Lawrence University) and hailed for “rich interpretations and beautiful contrasts” (West Claremont Center for the Arts).
Peter H. Bloom, flute, whose playing has been called “a revelation for unforced sweetness and strength” (The Boston Globe), performs in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and the Far East; is featured on 40 recordings (Sony Classical, Dorian, Leo Records, other labels); serves as historical performance consultant to Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts; is a faculty member of the Snow Pond Composers Workshop; and is a winner of the American Musicological Society’s Noah Greenberg Award. Peter H. Bloom is contributing editor for Noteworthy Sheet Music http://www.noteworthysheetmusic.com
Mary Jane Rupert, harp, praised by The New York Times as exhibiting "indeed real sensitivity," has performed throughout the world from Carnegie Recital Hall to the Beijing Concert Hall. She has appeared as concert pianist and harpist with chamber ensembles, choral groups and orchestras across the United States. She serves on the faculties of Boston College and Tufts University and taught previously at Western Michigan University, MIT, and Wellesley College, where she taught harp for 20 years. Her arrangements of the Nutcracker Suite for flute/harp and flute/piano are published by Noteworthy Sheet Music.
Francis Grimes, viola, has performed with the Boston Pops, Boston Opera, Boston Ballet, Masterworks Chorale and other distinguished ensembles, and regularly serves in the orchestras of the Colonial and Schubert Theatres. He has served on the faculties of Milton Academy, the All Newton Music School and the Community Music Center of Boston.
Peter H. Bloom and Mary Jane Rupert, performing as the Duo “2”, have toured New Zealand, Australia, Thailand and across the United States. They’ve been called “the very best players playing at the height of their powers” (University of Canberra College of Music, Australia).
Ensemble Aubade is managed exclusively by Americas Musicworks, Rebecca DeLamotte, Director Telephone 1-888-887-7169. www.americasmusicworks.com Email: [email protected]
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