Daniel Canosa, Music Director
Brian S. Wilson, Guest Conductor
Living Dreams
Celebrating our 10th Anniversary Season!
May 10, 2025
7:30 PM
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First Presbyterian Church
72 Kensington Road
San Anselmo, CA 94964
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PROGRAM
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The Hebrides Overture
(Fingal's Cave)
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Petite Symphonie
Charles Gounod (1818-1893)
I. Adagio et Allegretto
II. Andante cantabile
III. Scherzo
IV. Finale: Allegretto
Tzigane
for Woodwind Quintet
Valerie Coleman (b. 1970)
Carol Adee, flute
Margot Golding, oboe
Matthew Rupert, clarinet
Jay Benson, bassoon
Beth Milne, horn
Symphony in C
Georges Bizet (1838-1875)
I. Allegro vivo
II. Andante. Adagio
III. Allegro vivace
IV. Finale. Allegro vivace
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ORCHESTRA
Violin I
Brooke Aird, concertmaster
Jeanette Isenberg
Thérèse Brown
Larissa Kapylovsky
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Violin II
Ariel Wang
Tara Flandreau
Pam Otsuka
Susanne Wong
Viola
Kathy Wright
Donny Lobree
Cello
Mirah Grace Ray
Michael Tracht
Bass
Kevin Gordon
Mark Culbertson
Flute
Carol Adee
Jane Lenoir
Oboe
Margot Golding
Emilia Lopez-Yanez
Clarinet
Matthew Rupert
Nicholas Weathers
Bassoon
Jay Benson
Lynn Hileman
Horn
Beth Milne
Ruth Wilson
Robin Varga
John Lounsbery
Trumpet
Sean Lane-Bortell
Mark Nemoyten
Timpani
Christian Foster Howes
Brian S. Wilson, Guest Conductor
BRIAN SCOTT WILSON of Lynn, Massachusetts, is a versatile composer, educator and conductor. His catalog includes more than 175 works in a multitude of genres from opera to jazz. Recent premieres include Symphony No. 4, Ithaka; A Modal Menagerie for piano solo; and "Ma Tovu" from Balaam, an opera-in-progress. Wilson joined the faculty of Sonoma State University in 2001 as director of bands and music education and served for 13 years as department chair. He currently teaches music theory and composition. Prior to moving to California, he worked with the University of Detroit Classic Theatre program in Spetses, Greece, and served as director of bands at Hartwick College. Brian received a Bachelor's degree in Composition and Music Education from New England Conservatory; Master's in Composition and Theory from the University of Chicago; and Doctorate in Musical Arts in Instrumental Conducting and Composition from the University of Arizona. He has travelled the globe as guest composer and conductor and heard his music performed on five continents. He lives in Rohnert Park, CA with his wife, Ruth, two cats and several dozen goldfish.
Program Note
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Tzigane for wind quintet
Valerie Coleman (b. 1970)
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Founder of the Grammy Award-winning wind quintet Imani Winds, Valerie Coleman is regarded by many as an iconic artist who continues to pave her own unique path as a composer, flutist and entrepreneur. Her 2011 work for woodwind quintet, Tzigane, is an homage to Maurice Ravel's rhapsodic violin and piano piece of the same name. Originating from the Hungarian cigány, "Tzigane" is another name for the Romani people who originated from Northern India and left due to persecution. Their varied history colors their music with a unique and recognizable sound. Coleman composed Tzigane after the Imani Winds' collaboration with Palestinian-American oud player Simon Shaheen, and her concert band piece, Roma, which celebrates the culture of the Romani people.
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Tzigane is about stylized musical interpretation.
The freedom in the solos that highlight each instrument, and a constant undercurrent of rhythm, provide intensity and drive.
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ECHO Staff and Steering Committee
Carol Adee, Personnel Manager
Kyle Beard, Treasurer and Grants
Jane Lenior, Development
Ruth Wilson, Publicity
Matt Rupert, Social Media
Marcelo Saettone, Graphic Design
Beth Milne, Librarian
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Our most sincere thanks to the First Presbyterian Church of San Anselmo and Rev. Scott Clark for their support.
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