Kyle Lombard, violin, will be
featured on the “Clarinet Quintet” by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and is a
core member of Chamber Project St. Louis.
Photo courtesy of World Chess Hall of Fame
Chamber Project St. Louis diversifies the voices of
classical music, Nov. 16 concert features work by a woman, black and
Hispanic composers
By Chris King Of The St. Louis American
Nov 8, 2018
By Chris King Of The St. Louis American
Nov 8, 2018
Chamber Project St. Louis’ next program is themed “Rediscovery,”
though most local listeners will be making their first discovery of work
by this diverse, under-programmed group of composers performed live.
On
the program: “Clarinet Quintet” by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912),
whose mother was English and father of [African] heritage;
“Nonet in Eb major” by Louise Farrenc (1804-1875), a French woman
composer propelled to fame by this work who fell back into obscurity
after her death; and the world premiere of “Redescubrimiento: A
Dominican in St. Louis” by Darwin Aquino, who is – you guessed it – a
Hispanic composer from the Dominican Republic living in St. Louis.
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“We focus on the diversity of voices in classical music,” Hotle said.
“Usually, classical music is music by dead white guys. We focus on
diversifying the voices of who wrote the music and who is performing the
music.”
One of the violinists on the “Rediscovery” program, Kyle
Lombard, is African-American. Hotle will play clarinet, including the
featured role on Coleridge-Taylor’s quintet. Hotle’s two cofounders who
remain with the project, Jennifer Gartley (flute) and Laura Reycraft
(viola), will perform. The other players are Xiomara Mass (oboe), Ellen
Conners (bassoon), Trica Jostlein (horn), Jane Price (violin), Valentina
Takova (cello) and Mary Reed (bass).
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