Oboist Carrie Vecchione and bassist Rolf Erdahl of OboeBass! present an Americana-themed recital at the Lakeville Area Arts Center, Sun., March 1, at 2:00 pm. Carrie and Rolf are the founders and continuing organizers of the Lakeville Area Arts Center (LAAC) Coffee Concert series. The couple bills themselves as “the world’s only profession oboe/bass duo,” […]
Comments Off on OboeBass! Coffee Concert at the Lakeville Area Arts Center Continue Reading...Carrie Vecchione and Rolf Erdahl of OboeBass! team up/face off with Julie Johnson and Jacqueline Ultan of J2J. Exciting crossover styles, sounds, tunes, and combinations!
Comments Off on OboeBassFluteCello! at the Lakeville Area Arts Center Continue Reading...OboeBass! performs a recital of their unique, engaging repertoire on the Glen Ridge Community Concerts series at the Glen Ridge Congregational Church. Works of Tim Goplerud, Adrian Mann, Julie Johnson, Eric Hansen, and Fraçois Rabbath.
Comments Off on OboeBass! Recital in Glen Ridge, NJ Continue Reading...“What Does the World’s Only OboeBass! Duo Do?” We’ll provide some answers to that question and discuss creative possibilities of building a musical career from scratch with students at CCM, Cincinnati. We’ll perform a sampling of our concert repertoire along with excerpts of our educational programs, with handouts with tips and food for thought about putting […]
Comments Off on OboeBass! Entrepreneurship Seminar, CCM Cincinnati Continue Reading...We’re taking our show on the road to NJ and points between here and there next month. Before we go, we will share our show locally in this free concert at Johanna Shores. The concert will include the following pieces: *Vignettes from the Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, by Tim Goplerd *American Doodle – Variations […]
Comments Off on OboeBass! Tour Preview Recital at Johanna Shores Continue Reading...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 […]
Comments Off on OboeBass! to Premiere Jeff Lambert’s “Dissonant Grooves IV” Continue Reading...Dr. Rolf Erdahl, an authority on the music of Edvard Grieg, presents “Accounting for Grieg,” a lecture/recital about Grieg’s formative influences. Erdahl and fellow Grieg Society Board member, pianist Sonja Thompson perform Grieg’s “Intermezzo” along with selections from Grieg’s Cello Sonata, Schumann’s Fantasiestücke, Op. 73, and other music, assisted by Carrie Vecchione, oboe. This previews […]
Comments Off on “Accounting for Grieg” at Norway House Continue Reading...The performance features Gustavus Adolphus College Adjunct Assistant Professor of Bass, Rolf Erdahl, performing a lecture/recital concert titled “Accounting for Grieg.” Dr. Erdahl, accompanied by pianist William Eddins, will perform from Grieg’s Cello Sonata and “Intermezzo,” and the first of Schumann’s Fantasiestücke, Op. 73. This previews some of the information Rolf will be sharing in […]
Comments Off on “Accounting for Grieg” at Gustavus Continue Reading...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 […]
Comments Off on OboeBass! Thursday Musical Recital in Golden Valley Continue Reading...Our “Pages of Music” learning program, “The Classical and Jazzy Nutcracker,” compares Tchaikovsky’s original holiday classic with Duke Ellington’s brilliant jazzy takes on Tchaikovsky’s scintillating melodies. We also give background on both composers. tell the Nutcracker story, and discuss what makes something “jazzy” Free and open to the public, sponsored by the MacPhail Center for […]
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