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THE BLAIR STRING QUARTET | THE BLAIR WOODWIND QUINTET | THE BLAIR BRASS QUINTET | THE BLAKEMORE TRIO
go to The Blair String Quartet Homepage
The members
of the ensemble are Felix Wang,
Cello; John Kochanowski,
Viola;
Christian Teal, Violin; Cornelia
Heard, Violin.
The
members of the ensemble are Jane Kirchner,
flute;
Jared Hauser, oboe; Cassandra
Lee, clarinet; Cynthia
Estill,
bassoon; and Leslie Norton, horn.
The Blair Woodwind Quintet has been described as "refreshing, alive, and filled with the joy of making music."
Founded in 1971, the Quintet has made frequent appearances throughout the South and Midwest, performed on radio and television, and released a critically acclaimed recording. In additional to its large standard repertoire, these virtuoso musicians have developed an extensive collection of music for young people. An ability to communicate with any audience has kept the Quintet in constant demand for campus and community concerts, woodwind workshops, master classes, seminars, and an informal introduction to music and the instruments designed especially for elementary school audiences.
The
members of the ensemble are Jeffrey Bailey,
Leslie Norton, Gilbert Long,
Lawrence Borden, and Allan Cox
The Blair Brass Quintet, founded in 1995, has concertized throughout the Southeast and is very involved in exposing young people to their music through school concerts. Their repertoire ranges from traditional to contemporary. The members of the ensemble provide private instruction, coach chamber music, teach orchestral technique, and conduct brass seminars.
The members of the ensemble are Felix Wang, Carolyn Huebl and Amy Dorfman
Violinist Carolyn Huebl, cellist Felix Wang and pianist Amy Dorfman established the Blakemore Trio in 2002. Critically acclaimed for their performances as individuals, this captivating and brilliant new ensemble features the great master works of the past and exciting works of today. Their special affinity for contemporary music has inspired them to include the commission and performance of new works as part of their mission. The 2005-06 season included performances of "Sound and Fury", written for the Blakemore Trio by Tennessee composer Paul Osterfield while a fellow at the Macdowell Colony in 2004. In April 2007, the trio premiered a work for piano trio and dance, commissioned in collaboration with the Chinese Arts Alliance of Nashville. This exciting new work by Taiwanese composer Sheuh-Shuan Liu combines present and past elements of Chinese art and culture. The Blakemore Trio was one of three Blair ensembles selected for participation in "The Blair Commissions: Music for the 21st Century", funded by a grant from the James Stephen Turner Family Charitable Foundation. This grant has allowed the trio to commission composer Susan Botti for a set of three compositions: for violin and piano, piano trio, and piano trio with voice, projected to premiere in New York's Zankel Hall in 2009. In Spring 2007 the trio received an award grant from the American Composers Forum Encore Program which will subsidize performances of a trio by Chilean pianist/composer Alfonso Montecino . Highlights of the upcoming season include performances in Connecticut, Massachusetts, North Carolina, and Tennessee.