Chamber Ensembles of The U.S. Army Field Band
Guest Chamber Music Recital
Featuring a new work for woodwind quintet by Don Freund
Performers
The U.S. Army Field Band Clarinet Trio
The U.S. Army Field Band Woodwind Quintet
Repertoire
Freund: Sudden Spring for woodwind quintet (premiere)
Additional works to be announced
About the Artists
The U.S. Army Field Band Clarinet Trio
SFC Brian Eldridge, e-flat
MSG Reis McCullough, b-flat
SFC Jennifer Everhart, bass
The U.S. Army Field Band Clarinet Trio was formed in 1989 as an official ensemble of the Musical Ambassadors of the Army. The trio has been featured at a variety of professional conferences, including the International Clarinet Society’s ClarinetFest, the Music Educators National Conference, and the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic. This ensemble is an active participant in the Army Field Band’s educational outreach programs, performing and presenting master classes for students ranging from pre-school to postgraduate.
The U.S. Army Field Band Woodwind Quintet
SFC Katayoon Hodjati, flute
SSG Erika Grimm, oboe
SFC Michael Sears, clarinet
SSG Sergio Acosta, bassoon
SSG Rebecca Bainbridge, horn
The U.S. Army Field Band Woodwind Quintet formed in 2008 specifically to perform at the junior high and high school level. Though the quintet’s audience goes beyond the classroom, education remains at the heart of this ensemble’s mission. Exposing the next generation of musicians to professional-standard performances, clinics, and masterclasses, the Woodwind Quintet is a prime example of the Army Field Band’s ability to enrich a community through musical excellence and educational outreach.
Don Freund (composer)
Don Freund is an internationally recognized composer with works ranging from solo, chamber, and orchestral music to pieces involving live performances with electronic instruments, music for dance, and large theater works.
He has been described as “a composer thoughtful in approach and imaginative in style” (The Washington Post), whose music is “exciting, amusing, disturbing, beautiful, and always fascinating” (Music and Musicians, London). Many of Freund’s works are available on commercial CD.
The recipient of numerous awards and commissions, including two grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and a Guggenheim fellowship, he has served as guest composer at a vast array of universities and music festivals, and presented master classes throughout Europe, Asia, and South America.
Freund is also active as a pianist, conductor, and lecturer. As a festival coordinator, he has programmed over 1,000 new American works. He has been conductor or pianist in the performance of some 200 new pieces, usually in collaboration with the composer.
A professor of composition at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music since 1992, teaching composition continues to be a major component of Freund’s career. His students from 40 years of teaching continue to win an impressive array of awards and recognitions.
Freund’s piano concert repertoire extends from new music to complete performances of Bach’s WTC Book I and his own pianistic realizations of Machaut. He has performed his Earthdance Concerto with numerous university wind ensembles.
Up-to-date news on works and performances, and videos, audio files, and PDF scores of over 100 of Freund’s compositions can be found online at DonFreund.com.
Cost: Free
For more information contact:
Jacobs School of Music
(812) 855-9846
[email protected]