Musicians from Marlboro 2005-2006.
The Musicians from Marlboro take to the stage at Union College's Memorial Chapel on Thursday, March 2, at 8 p.m. as part of the College's Chamber Concert Series.
The famed musicians comprising the touring company are: Gilbert Kalish, piano; Hyunah Yu, soprano; Valerie Chermiset, flute; Rudolph Vrbsky, oboe; Alexander Fiterstein, clarinet; Shinyee Na, bassoon; and Paul S. Follette III, horn.
Their performance will include Carl Nielsen's Woodwind Quintet; Schubert's Der Hirt auf dem Felsen D. 965 and lieder ; Elliot Carter's Eight Etudes and a Fantasy for winds; and Beethoven's Quintet in E flat for Piano and Winds, Op. 16.
The 2005-2006 season marks the 40th anniversary of this touring company, which originated as an extension of Vermont's Marlboro Music Festival, founded in 1951.
Time Magazine's Michael Walsh proclaimed this talented group as “the most exciting chamber music in the United States.”
Tickets, free to the Union community, are $20 for the general public and $8 for area students, purchased at the door one hour before the performance, or available at the College Facilities Building; call 388-6080.
For more information, call 372-3651 or visit the Union College Web site at http://www.union.edu/concertseries