music
BY BRETT CAMPBELL
Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet
Autumn Winds
Fall brings woodwinds out of the woodwork
F
or music lovers, the best part of the
whole back-to-school thing is that
the UO’s music machine cranks up
again, meaning Beall Hall and other venues
once again become the state’s hot spots for
classical, jazz and world music.
Friday, Oct. 14, UO alum Richard
Smith , a much-admired jazz guitarist and
USC professor, returns to Beall with
Francesco Buzzurro in a dueling-guitar
program of jazz, pop arrangements (by
The Who, Stevie Wonder and others) and
more. Their last show here sold out, so
advance tickets are a good idea.
On Wednesday, Oct. 19, Beall wel-
comes the Oasis Saxophone Quartet ,
and if the name brings up associations
with jazz, a more accurate reference might
be the Kronos Quartet — but for saxes.
The ensemble also plays 20th and 21st
century “classical” tunes as well, such as
music by Ravel, the great American micro-
tonalist Ben Johnston, David Maslanka
and others. Because the members have
diverse interests, including jazz and ethno-
musicology, their show should range wide-
ly. All of the Oasis Saxophone Quartet’s
music is played with a pinpoint precision
more associated with string quartets.
More breath-powered music emanates
from the UO Music School’s room 178 at
1 pm Thursday, Oct. 20, when one of the
world’s greatest flutists, Molly Barth ,
performs music by one of today’s most
eclectic and compelling composers, Eve
Beglarian . This free performance also
features Beglarian’s new piece for horn
and electronics, written for and performed
by UO horn professor Lydia Van Dreel ,
and a talk about her music by the composer,
who’s visiting from New York.
At 3 pm Sunday, Oct. 23, the Berlin
Philharmonic Wind Quintet , boasting
soloists from perhaps the finest orchestra
on the planet, will play the wonderful Six
Bagatelles by one of the 20th century’s
greatest composers, Gyorgy Ligeti,
American composer Samuel Barber’s
lovely pastoral Summer Music, plus music
by Mozart, Nielsen and more.
Sunday, Oct. 16, Sam Bond’s Garage
hosts the Los Angeles-based duo Wahid ,
which plays ancient Middle Eastern
instruments (the lute called the “oud” and
a tuned-frame drum) plus electronic
enhancements in original compositions
and improvisations. It sounds like a stark
combo, but the world-fusion music duo
manages to craft a much richer than
expected sound, often using complex
rhythms from North Africa, Turkey and
Eastern Europe. The excellent triple bill
also includes veteran Eugene musician
Josh Humphrey’s Crandall Trio , which
features saxophone, tabla and bass, plus a
short set by Eugene’s own Turkish music
ensemble, Ala Nar .
Classical fans will have heard of
another East European composer, Franz
Liszt, and you’ll be hearing a lot more
about the virtuoso piano genius this year
because he was born 200 years to the night
— Oct. 22 — before the excellent UO
pianist Dean Kramer performs a recital of
Liszt’s music at Beall Hall.
Liszt’s countryman Joseph Haydn lived
most of his life in what was then Austria-
Hungary, but achieved some of his greatest
triumphs in London, where he was
commissioned to compose and lead his
last dozen symphonies. His very last,
Symphony #104, is one of music’s truly
eloquent closing statements, with a final
movement that can be one of the most
thrilling rides in all of classical music.
Guest conductor Andrew Sewell will lead
the Eugene Symphony ’s Oct. 20
performance of Symphony #104 and music
by Felix Mendelssohn, Benjamin Britten
and Edward Elgar at the Hult Center. ew
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