Kalliope Reed Quintet joins forces with Mezzo Soprano Carrie Cheron and composer Francine Trester for a fantastic program of contrasting 20th and 21st century works inspired by the color blue. This colorful combination of oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, and saxophone present the world premiere of Francine Trester’s reed quintet version of her new song cycle Azure World, featuring five songs with Poetry by Tennyson. They will also explore the color blue through works by Daniel Cueto, Luis Calvo, and Joni Mitchell. In celebration of it being the week of George Gershwin’s 125th birthday, Kalliope will complete the concert with a new arrangement of his complete Rhapsody in Blue alongside some of his lesser known works.

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