The musicians in residence and Harriet Hale Woolley scholars are looking forward to seeing you in the Grand Salon on Sunday, February 24th for the next Rendez-vous Musical. After the concert, don’t miss the opportunity to see Laura Francese’s and Marius Buet’s exhibition Stories! in the gallery. This informal concert series is an opportunity for them to present the pieces they are working on, and for the audience to (re)discover classical, contemporary and sometimes even new compositions in a warm and friendly atmosphere.
The Program
Johann Sebastian Bach (1865-1750), transcribed for clarinet by Stanley Hasty
Chromatic Fantasy
Elias Rodriguez, clarinet
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Phantasiestücke op.73 for clarinet and piano
I. Zart und mit Ausdruck
II. Lebhaft, leicht
III. Rasch und mit Feuer
Elias Rodriguez, clarinet & Clément Huber, piano
Narcis Bonet (1933-2019)
El Testament d’Amèlia
Sergio Herrera, guitar
Nigel Keay (1955- )
Allusions for solo clarinet
Elias Rodriguez, clarinet
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Concerto for clarinet in A major K.622
I. Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Rondo
Elias Rodriguez, clarinet & Clément Huber, piano
Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
Tanguistic Studies for clarinet and piano
Elias Rodriguez, clarinet & Clément Huber, piano
The Musicians in Residence
Clarinetist Elias Rodriguez made his national solo debut at the age of 16, after performing on a live broadcast of NPR’s « From the Top. » He has since appeared in international music festivals throughout the Americas and Europe, from the Grafenegg Festival in Austria to teaching masterclasses in Cali, Colombia. He is an alumnus of the New York based ensemble, «The Orchestra Now,» with which he has performed as a soloist on New York public radio, recorded a CD on Hyperion Records, and played a concert series at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center in New York City. Elias was awarded the Harriet Hale Woolley Scholarship and an artist residency at the Fondation Des États-Unis.
Sergio Herrera is a composer-guitarist currently based in Paris. He received his B.M. in Music composition and theory from Florida State University where he studied composition with Dr. Clifton Callender. During his time at Florida State, Sergio was a recipient of both the Presser Scholarship and the David Ward-Steinman undergraduate composition award. He has attended festivals such as the TALIS Music Festival in Switzerland and the EAMA Nadia Boulanger Academy in Paris where he worked with composers Miguel del Aguila and David Conte. Sergio was granted the Fondation des Etats-Unis Harriet Hale Woolley scholarship for the 2018-2019 academic year, and is currently studying harmony, composition, and musical interpretation with Narcis Bonet at the Schola Cantorum de Paris.
Guest Musicians
Clément Huber obtained his conservatory diploma in 2014 by a unanimous vote, and continued his studies in Strasbourg with Michel Gaechter. He graduated with his Bachelor of Music with distinction, and continued to pursue his Master of Music in the class of Jean-Baptiste Fonlupt. He is a laureate of the renowned competition “bourse américaine” in Strasbourg, and was awarded a live concert in the radio station Accent 4. Clément pursues various international projects, both in chamber music and solo repertoire, as well as with improvisation. In 2018, Clément enrolled in the Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris, studying with Philippe Bianconi.