Volume CXXXIII, Number 11 November 30, 2001 f

Chamber Music Ensembles present concert series
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The Bowdoin College Chamber Music Ensembles will perform three concerts in early December:

On December 5 the Bowdoin Wind Ensemble, coached by adjunct instructor of bassoon Charles (Chip) Kaufmann, will perform "Trois Pièces Brèves" by Jacques Ibert, "Ancient Hungarian Dances" by Ferenc Farkas, "Pastoral" by Vincent Persichetti, and "Quintet for Winds" by Anton Reicha. Members of the group are flutist Victoria Upson '03, oboist Catherine Showalter '04, clarinetist John Thorndike '02, hornist Sarah Rodgers '02, and director Kaufmann, bassoon.

Two jazz combos and the Polar Jazz Big Band will share the stage in their performance December 7. Coached by Frank Mauceri, adjunct instructor of jazz, the student jazz combos play modern jazz in a variety of styles. Members of Combo 1 are saxophonist Dave Mortimer '05, trombonist Rob Tomes '05, bassist Steve Seabrook '04, drummer R.J. Miller, and guitarist Jeff Kohler.

Members of Combo 2 are saxophonist Heather Penfield '04, drummer Nick Mian '02, bassist Sean Ohara '05, and guitarist Steve Kemper '03. The Polar Jazz Big Band, also directed by Mauceri, consists of a mix of Bowdoin students and community members performing many of the classic big band arrangements of Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and Maynard Ferguson.

The four chamber music ensembles performing December 8 are The Boccherini Group coached by Paul Ross, adjunct instructor of cello; Schubert Songs, coached by Professor James McCalla; The Kegelstatt Trio, coached by Professor Mary Hunter; and The Brass Quintet, coached by adjunct instructor of tuba Scott Vaillancourt.

The Schubert duo, baritone Jonathon Moore '02, and pianist Jonathon Knapp '02, will perform five songs from Schubert's Die Schöne Müllerin.

The Kegelstatt Trio - pianist Deborah Schaeffer '05, violist Vic Kotecha '05, and clarinetist Anna Wall '05 - will perform the Andante and Allegretto from Mozart's Trio for piano, clarinet, and viola ("Kegelstatt").

The Brass Quintet will perform a variety of works for brass ensemble.
These concerts are sponsored by the Bowdoin College Department of Music.
The Bowdoin Wind Ensemble performance will take place at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, December 5, in Gibson Hall, Room 101; two jazz combos and the Polar Jazz Big Band will perform at 7:30 p.m., Friday, December 7, in Kresge Auditorium, VAC; and four chamber music ensembles will play at 3 p.m., Saturday, December 8, in Gibson Hall, Room 101.

All concerts are free and open to the public. For more information call 725-3321.