We'll perform a recital of OboeBass! classics, including music by Edvard Grieg, Timothy Goplerud, Eric Hanson, Adrian Mann, Julie Johnson, and Astor Piazzolla. On the second half of the program, we will perform selections for English horn and bass composed for us by Timothy Goplerud from our latest CD, "Monk Fish Tango." Online advance tickets […]
OboeBass! performs a half recital, featuring pieces composed for them, at the Struthers Parkinson's Center in Golden Valley. We will play arrangements of works by Handel and Grieg, and original compositions by Timothy Goplerud, Adrian Mann, and Eric Hansen. The Other half of the program will be works for flute and guitar, featuring flutist Betty […]
OboeBass! presents a "Pages of Music" in-school preview to prepare Sheridan Hills Elementary 4th graders for their upcoming field trip to hear the Minnesota Orchestra perform their "Colors of Music" Young People's Concert at Orchestra Hall. This program is underwritten by YPSCA, the Young People's Symphony Concert Association, with support from Thursday Musical. This year […]
OboeBass! presents a "Pages of Music" in-school preview to prepare Richfield STEM and Dual Language Elementaries 4th graders for their upcoming field trip to hear the Minnesota Orchestra perform their "Colors of Music" Young People's Concert at Orchestra Hall. This program is underwritten by YPSCA, the Young People's Symphony Concert Association, with support from Thursday […]
Rolf has been invited to lecture and perform in Bergen, Norway as part of the Oct. 26-29 chamber music symposium, "Romantic Piano meets the Hardanger Fiddle," presented by the International Edvard Grieg Society. He is tentatively scheduled to perform on recitals at 1:00, Thurs., Oct. 26, and 6:00, Fri., Oct. 27. He will present his […]
We'll prepare Forest Elementary third graders from the Robbinsdale school district for their upcoming trip to Orchestra Hall to hear the Minnesota Orchestra. This will the last of the ten schools and 1,100 students we reach this month in the Robbinsdale Schools. YPSCA, the Young People's Symphony Concert Association, is one of the nation's longest-serving […]
"The Classical and Jazzy Nutcracker," compares Tchaikovsky's original holiday classic with Duke Ellington's brilliant jazzy takes on Tchaikovsky's scintillating melodies. These programs outline the lives and music of Tchaikovsky and Duke Ellington, visit the differences between jazz and classical music, and compare and contrast their respective spectacular Nutcracker masterpieces. This will be the first of […]
"The Classical and Jazzy Nutcracker," compares Tchaikovsky's original holiday classic with Duke Ellington's brilliant jazzy takes on Tchaikovsky's scintillating melodies. These programs outline the lives and music of Tchaikovsky and Duke Ellington, visit the differences between jazz and classical music, and compare and contrast their respective spectacular Nutcracker masterpieces. This will be the first of […]
"The Classical and Jazzy Nutcracker," compares Tchaikovsky's original holiday classic with Duke Ellington's brilliant jazzy takes on Tchaikovsky's scintillating melodies. These programs outline the lives and music of Tchaikovsky and Duke Ellington, visit the differences between jazz and classical music, and compare and contrast their respective spectacular Nutcracker masterpieces. This will be the first of […]
PREMIERE! Friday, Dec. 1 at 7:30 pm OboeBass! premieres Jeff Lambert's "Dissonant Grooves IV" at Antonello Hall at the MacPhail Center for Music, Minneapolis. Jeff wrote this piece for OboeBass! combining new techniques, pungent dissonances, and funky rock groove rhythms. This is something totally new and exciting for us! We'll be the first group performing […]