NOCCO: Jubilance
$35 ($25 senior; ages 21 & under free)
- Sean Osborn, clarinet
- Florie Rothenberg, clarinet
Franz Krommer — Concerto No. 2 for Two Clarinets in E-flat major, Op. 91 (Sean Osborn & Florie Rothenberg, clarinets)
Felix Mendelssohn — Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"
NOCCO's season finale kicks off with contemporary American composer, Caroline Shaw's Entr'acte. This piece, inspired by the Menuet of Haydn's Op. 77, No. 2 String Quartet takes the listener "to the other side of Alice's looking glass, in a kind of absurd, subtle, technicolor transition". Following is Franz Krommer's playful Concerto No. 2 for Two Clarinets, Op. 91 performed by NOCCO clarinetists, Sean Osborn and Florie Rothenberg. The program concludes with Mendelssohn's ebullient Symphony No. 4, commonly known as the "Italian." Travel through Venice, Bologna, Florence, and Rome with the symphony described as "blue sky in A major” by Mendelssohn himself.
About Sean Osborn, clarinet
Sean Osborn—clarinetist, composer, and pedagogue—was the youngest clarinetist to be appointed to the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. He has since presented master classes across continents and performed as guest Principal Clarinet with leading American orchestras, such as the New York Philharmonic, Pittsburgh Symphony, and Seattle Symphony. With rave reviews from The New York Times ("…an excellent clarinetist,"), the Boston Globe ("…a miracle,"), and Gramophone ("…a master,") and over forty concertos in his repertoire, he has recorded dozens of CDs for London, Deutsche Grammophon, Sony, Albany, and others, as well as premiered works by Philip Glass, John Adams, John Corigliano, Chen Yi, and Jennifer Higdon.
http://www.osbornmusic.com/