"Suonare"---"to sound"
a chamber music component of the Colorado Chamber Orchestra,
Noriko Nikki Tsuchiya, Music Director and members of the CCO.

WHAT: Walden to Xanadu: Retreats for the Mind
This music program is presented in three acts and invites the audience to travel through time and space. The idea of a retreat for spiritual renewal is exemplified by HD Thoreau's Walden as well as Xanadu, the summer palace of Kublai Khan who preferred the peace of the countryside to war-mongering. It was famed for its opulence and as a rich center of culture. Since the Mongul empire once stretched from Mongolia through China into the European continent, it creates the perfect "set" or backdrop for the wide-ranging repertoire we propose to present. The audience is invited to create their own narrative using the music and their own imagination as inspiration. We end our evening with a joyous Suonare Fete fit for a palace in Xanadu!

ACT I-Prisms of Solitude
I. Native Am. Flute Invocation by Mary Jungerman
II. Elliot Carter: Two Selections from Eight Pieces for Solo Timpani:
Canaries and March (performed by Thomas A. Blomster)

ACT II-Communions with Self and Others
III. Schubert Variations uber Trockne Blumen for flute and piano
IV. Gershwin: Three American Preludes (arr. by Deborah Schmit-Lobis) for Violin, Piano, Bass and Percussion

INTERMISSION (with a call to regather: Solo Didgeridoo by Gusty Christenson)
V. Homage to Mahler by Mary Jungerman for Bass Clarinet and Didgeridoo
VI. Brahms: Scherzo (1853) for Violin and Piano
VII. "Strings, Wood, Air" for Violin and Clarinet, composed by Alexandra
Eddy with paintings by Mary Jungerman

ACT III-Fete en Xanadu
VIII: Claude Bolling Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio, Part 2:
Sentimentale (flute, piano, drumset and bass)
IX: Wapiti by Deborah Schmit Lobis for Sax, bass, piano and drumset

WHEN and WHERE:
Sunday, May 9, 2010, 4:00 PM Boulder Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship 1241 Ceres Drive, Lafayette, CO 80026 (303) 665-4280 www.bouldervalleyuuf.org ADMISSION: $12 advance tickets, $15 at the door.
For more information please contact: Thomas A. Blomster 303-322-1764 or Nikki Tsuchiya at 970-225-1679
or blomster@coloradochamberorchestra.com
Suonare presents an adventurous and eclectic mix of standard classical music, world music and original music composed by Suonare members. From the intimacy of traditional chamber music to the vibrant sonic palette of avant-garde expressionism, we challenge ourselves and engage our audiences in exploring the full spectrum of musical sound.
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