Bizet, Danzi, Schifrin & Debussy
Four years ago, the Arundos Quintet had already appeared once before at the kammerkonzerten.koeln – back then, in the Kunstverein’s concert hall. The concert had thoroughly delighted the audience, and in the years that followed, the quintet gave magnificent performances at the Cologne Philharmonie, the WDR Funkhaus in Cologne and the Beethovenhaus in Bonn, at the Rheingau Music Festival and many other prominent venues.
We are delighted to welcome the wind quintet back to our series this year, this time in the superb acoustics of the Humboldt Chamber Music Hall.
The internationally-based Arundos Quintet has found its artistic home in North Rhine-Westphalia, where it was awarded a three-year state grant for ensembles in 2020. Their debut CD, *Origin*, was supported by a grant from the Kunststiftung NRW and received enthusiastic reviews in the specialist press as well as from Deutschlandfunk, Deutschlandfunk Kultur and rbb Berlin. With "Saga", the ensemble – once again supported by the Kunststiftung NRW – now presents its second CD release.
The Arundos Quintet is just as committed to broadening musical horizons as it is to creating varied, thoughtfully curated programmes that span different eras and styles – and, last but not least, to engaging with the audience through their own personal concert introductions. The audience in Cologne can therefore look forward to a captivating combination of different eras and styles. Alongside works by Bizet, Danzi, Schifrin and Debussy, the programme will feature the new quintet by Kevin Beavers. This work, by the Düsseldorf-based American composer, was premiered by the Arundos Quintet in Bonn.
Line-up:
Anna Saha, flute
Roger Cramers, oboe
Christine Stemmler, clarinet
Lisa Rogers, horn
Yuka Maehrle, bassoon
Programme:
Georges Bizet (1838–1878)
(Arr.: David Walter)
Carmen Suite
Franz Danzi (1763–1826)
Wind Quintet in G minor, Op. 56 No. 2
1. Allegretto
2. Andante
3. Minuet
4. Allegro
Lalo Schifrin (1932–2025)
La Nouvelle Orleans
- interval -
Kevin Beavers (b. 1971)
Quintet
1. Animato e giocoso
2. Misterioso e sensuale
3. Presto euforico
Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
(Arr.: Gordon Davies)
Petite Suite
1. En bateau
2. Cortège
3. Menuet
4. Ballet
Detailed information about the ensemble:
https://www.arundosquintett.com
