LIVE PERFORMANCES
ARTPARK AMPHITHEATER
Lewiston, New York
July 1981
2nd Annual Chamber Music Feast
&
August 1982
3rd Annual Chamber Music Feast
featuring the
Annapolis Brass Quintet
Western Wind Vocal Ensemble
Crescent String Quartet
July 1981
Elam Sprenkle's
A Serenade To Music
Composed especially for this performance
Duration: (5' 49")
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Excerpted from "American Poets Inspire this Renaissance Man" by Ernest F. Imhoff, from March 07, 1991 Baltimore Sun:
Elam Sprenkle, was born in 1945 to a family rooted in the Mennonites of southern Pennsylvania. That explains his Biblical first name . . . more difficult is finding the wellspring of his versatility. A teacher of music history, theory and ideas at the Peabody Conservatory and Johns Hopkins University, a choir director, a WBJC-FM radio veteran, and one of Maryland's most prolific, respected and successful composers.
Elam Sprenkle, was born in 1945 to a family rooted in the Mennonites of southern Pennsylvania. That explains his Biblical first name . . . more difficult is finding the wellspring of his versatility. A teacher of music history, theory and ideas at the Peabody Conservatory and Johns Hopkins University, a choir director, a WBJC-FM radio veteran, and one of Maryland's most prolific, respected and successful composers.
Annapolis Brass Quintet
Robert Suggs, trumpet; David Cran, trumpet;
Marc Guy, horn; Wayne Wells, trombone;
Robert Posten, bass trombone.
Crescent String Quartet
Nancy McAlhany, violin; Robin Bushman, violin;
Jill Jaffe, viola; Maxine Neuman, cello.
Western Wind Vocal Sextet
Elaine Russell, soprano; Janet Sullivan, soprano;
William Zukof, countertenor; Lawrence Bennett, tenor;
William Lyon Lee, tenor; Elliot Levine, baritone.
Michael Sahl's
Reflections
Based on a Native American legend
and composed especially for the
August 1, 1983
3rd Annual Chamber Music Feast
Western Wind Vocal Ensemble
Crescent String Quartet
Annapolis Brass Quintet
Duration: (16' 35")
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Reflections
Based on a Native American legend
and composed especially for the
August 1, 1983
3rd Annual Chamber Music Feast
Western Wind Vocal Ensemble
Crescent String Quartet
Annapolis Brass Quintet
Duration: (16' 35")
To listen to this world premiere performance
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Michael Sahl (1934 - 2018)
To learn more about his work and to read Sahl's essay
Modernism, Romanticism and Me
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To learn more about his work and to read Sahl's essay
Modernism, Romanticism and Me
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(Caution: Do not tap below while listening to this recording as the sound will stop)
TAP HERE
ARTPARK is a park and a cultural institution located on the Niagara Gorge, NY. Established in 1974, Artpark is a collaboration between the New York State Parks and the cultural nonprofit institution Artpark & Company. The Annapolis Brass Quintet was privileged to serve as an Artpark Resident Ensemble over several summers in the late 1970's and early 1980's.
Artpark is currently programmed and managed by an independent non-profit Artpark & Co. and is widely regarded as a summer outdoor music venue ranked one of the top 100 amphitheaters worldwide by Pollstar. Artpark delivers 150+ events attended by 150,000+ visitors, on 150+ acres of land over 110 days of summer. Ninety of these events are community & family programs delivered to over 50,000+ people at low or no cost.
Artpark is currently programmed and managed by an independent non-profit Artpark & Co. and is widely regarded as a summer outdoor music venue ranked one of the top 100 amphitheaters worldwide by Pollstar. Artpark delivers 150+ events attended by 150,000+ visitors, on 150+ acres of land over 110 days of summer. Ninety of these events are community & family programs delivered to over 50,000+ people at low or no cost.
FOSTERING BRASS CHAMBER MUSIC
The scores and parts for Elam Sprenkle's A Serenade to Music, and Michael Sahl's Reflections, along with the entire Annapolis Brass Quintet music library, are available for research and performance from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music.
To Access to the Annapolis Brass Quintet Special Collection at Oberlin
The scores and parts for Elam Sprenkle's A Serenade to Music, and Michael Sahl's Reflections, along with the entire Annapolis Brass Quintet music library, are available for research and performance from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music.
To Access to the Annapolis Brass Quintet Special Collection at Oberlin