MICROCOSMOS

A microcosm is a smaller system that reflects the characteristics of a much larger system, essentially a “little world” or a miniature version of a larger genre. Three chamber works, one idea: music that contains more than it appears to. Mozart’s Oboe Quartet is intimate on paper—four players—and enormous in practice. Beethoven’s Septet borrows the sweep of a full symphony and fits it into seven instruments. In between, a quintet by Ruth Gipps, a British composer you may not know yet, but probably should.

PROGRAM INFO

Mozart | Oboe Quartet in F Major, K. 370
Gipps | Quintet, Op. 16, for oboe, clarinet, violin, viola and cello
Beethoven | Septet in E-flat Major, Op. 20

PERFORMERS

Robert Lehmann, violin
Kimberly Lehmann, viola
William Rounds, cello
Jered Egan, bass
Alessandro Cirafici, oboe
Thomas Parchman, clarinet
Wren Saunders, bassoon
Virginia Morales, horn

RUN TIME: Approximately 90 minutes, including an intermission.