American Symphony Orchestra: Woodwind Quintet

Chamber music on the Upper Terrace

May 20, 2024, 5:30pm–6:30pm

Join us for a performance by a woodwind quintet of ASO musicians, with pieces by American composers including William Grant Sill, Amy Beach, and John Philip Sousa. The works on the program draw inspiration from across the Americas, from folk melodies to jazz.

Diva Goodfriend-Koven, flute
Erin Gustafson, oboe
David Gould, clarinet
David Smith, French horn
Gilbert Dejean, bassoon

William Grant Still (1895-1978)
Miniatures (1948), arr. Adam Lesnick
I. I ride an old paint
III. Jesus is a rock in the weary land
V. A frog went a-courtin’

Gunther Schuller (1925-2015)
Suite for Woodwind Quintet (1958)
I. Prelude
II. Blues
III. Toccata

Amy Beach (1867-1944)
Pastorale, Op. 151 (1941)

Paquito D’Rivera (b. 1948)
Aires Tropicales (1994)
I. Alborada
II. Son
III. Habanera
IV. Vals Venezolano
V. Dizzyness
VI. Contradanza
VII. Afro

John Philip Sousa (1854-1932)
The Liberty Bell March (1893), arr. Gilbert Dejean