Live at The Sheldon: Wind and Water
Item details
Date
Thursday, Apr 24, 2025 7:30PM
Name
Live at The Sheldon - Wind and Water
Description
Jelena Dirks, oboe (curator)
Peter Henderson, piano (curator)
Gilles Silvestrini Hôtel des Roches noires à Trouville (after Claude Monet’s 1870 painting) from Six Etudes for Solo Oboe
Maurice Ravel Jeux d’eau for Solo Piano
Cécile Chaminade Six Pièces Romantiques
Camille Saint-Saëns Sonata for Oboe and Piano
Peter Henderson Chanson for Oboe and Piano
Florent Schmitt Sonatine en trio for Flute, Clarinet, and Piano
Yoell Tewolde New Work (World premiere)
Francis Poulenc Sextet
📍 This concert takes place at The Sheldon
Expect sea winds and bubbling streams as oboe and piano express the fluidity of wind and water. In Gilles Silvestrini’s etude, feel the breezes of Claude Monet’s windy day at the beach. The movement of fountains and springs can be heard in Maurice Ravel’s Jeux d’eaux (Water Games), a delightful four-hands piano composition by Cécile Chaminade, and the dazzling virtuosity of Camille Saint-Saëns’ Sonata for Oboe and Piano. Flute, clarinet, bassoon, and horn join in, concluding with Francis Poulenc’s overflowing Sextet.
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A few things to know:
- In Claude Monet’s painting, “Hôtel des roches noires. Trouville,” we see flags blowing against the blue sky, the faint gold of the hotel facade, and white clouds in the distance. It’s an ideal Impressionist moment of motion and color for Monet to paint—and for Gilles Silvestrini to realize with a bright, bouncy, and windy tune for oboe.
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Maurice Ravel’s Jeux d’eau is also representative of the Impressionist movement, regarded as the first Impressionist work for piano. As Monet captures the movement of wind, Ravel evokes playful flowing water.
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From the beginning of Francis Poulenc’s Sextet you may get the feeling that the composer has thrown everything into it. He was criticized by one contemporary, who wrote “with Poulenc, all of France comes out of the windows he opens.”
Join us for this unique chamber music series curated and performed by SLSO musicians. Experience new and treasured repertoire masterfully brought to life on The Sheldon stage in a dynamic lineup of instruments and players.
Please note: Online ticket sales close three hours before the performance. However, you can still purchase tickets in person or by calling the box office at 314.534.1700.