Paloma Winds - Deena ReedyPALOMA WINDS BIOGRAPHY The Paloma Winds formed in 2006 as the...
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PALOMA WINDS BIOGRAPHY
The Paloma Winds formed in 2006 as the Quintet-in-Residence at Music
from Greer, a summer music festival in the beautiful White Mountains village of Greer, Arizona. All five ensemble members are active in the Tucson
community as orchestral performers, chamber musicians and teachers. Although
their repertoire spans from the Renaissance to Classical to American popular music, the Paloma Winds share a particular interest in exploring the works
of contemporary composers. In their premiere season, Paloma Winds gave
the world-premiere performance of Pastorales, a quintet by Tucson composer Jay Vosk.
Programs from 2006 included the following repertoire -
Carmen Fantasia Georges BizetWapango Paquito D’Rivera
Entry of the Gladiators FucikOverture to Royal Fireworks G. F. Handel
Easy Winners Scott JoplinEight Russian Folk Dances Anton Liadov
American Folk Suite MachalaOverture to Magic Flute W. A. Mozart
Habañera Maurice RavelPolka Dmitri Shostakovich
Quintet Robert SteinmetzFledermaus Quadrilles Johann Strauss
Pastorales Jay Vosk
Programs from 2007 included the following repertoire-Aires Tropicales Paquito D’Rivera
Bläserquintett (1991) Isang YunFour Argentine Encores arr. Silvia Coricelli
Three Songs from Das Knaben Wunderhorn Gustav Mahler/ arr. Cramer
Quintet for Winds No. 2 David MaslankaSelections from Porgy and Bess G. Gershwin/ arr. Holcombe
Scherzo, op. 48 Eugene BozzaSuite of Old Lettish Dances Andrejs Jansons
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Libertango A. Piazzolla/ arr. Jeff Scott
Musick for Severall Friends Various/ arr. Karl KramerAria G. F. Handel/ arr. K. Kramer
Pastorale Amy Beach
Programs from 2008 included the following repertoire-Four Spanish Encores arr. Silvia Coricelli
Spirituals, vol. 1 Trad./ arr. Valerie ColemanDanza de Mediodia Arturo Marquez
Cinco Danzas Breves Mario LavistaThree Shanties Malcolm Arnold
Wind Quintet no. 1 Isang YunTwo Waltzes A. Dvorák/ arr. K. Kramer
Suite Albinoni/ arr. K. KramerThe Sound of Music arr. Bill Holcombe
“Paris” from A Tale of Three Cities Bill HolcombePastorales Jay Vosk
Libertango A. Piazzolla/ arr. J. ScottSuite Cantabile Bill Douglas
Dos Tropicos! Mathieu LussierSextour Francis Poulenc
INDIVIDUAL MEMBER BIOGRAPHYS
Andrew Braden, clarinet, has been Second and E-flat Clarinetist with the Tucson Symphony since 1987. He has also served as principal clarinet with the Lawrence Symphony, Lawrence Chamber Players, the Kansas City Civic Orchestra and the St. Joseph (Missouri) Symphony. He has also performed with the Kansas City Symphony, the Phoenix Symphony and as Principal Clarinet with the Arizona Opera Orchestra. Mr. Braden has played with the Tucson Symphony Wind Quintet for many years, performing all over Southern Arizona. Braden’s woodwind trio, the Ocotillo Trio, has been on the roster of the Arizona Commission on the Arts and has given concerts throughout the region and Mexico. He maintains a private studio of 30 clarinet students and teaches for Tucson Unified School District in the OMA project (Opening Minds through the Arts), a nationally recognized program of artists in ‘at risk’ elementary schools. His work on various symphony committees has landed him on the Tucson Symphony Board of Trustees.
Rebecca Cain, bassoon, is the Second Bassoonist of the Tucson Symphony Orchestra, a position she has held since 2000. Originally from Davidson, North Carolina, Rebecca received a Bachelor of Music in Bassoon Performance and a Bachelor of Arts in Religion from Oberlin before completing her Master of Music degree at Arizona State University. She is a founding member of the quintet started at the “Music from Greer” Festival. Ms. Cain has also performed at the International Double Reed Society Annual Convention and at festivals in Sarasota and Banff. In addition to performing with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra, Ms. Cain is the Personnel Manager for the TSO and teaches for the Tucson Unified School District in the OMA (Opening Minds through the Arts) program.
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Sara Fraker, oboe, has played Second Oboe and English horn in the Tucson Symphony Orchestra since 2005. Raised in New Haven, Connecticut, Ms. Kramer is a graduate of Swarthmore College and New England Conservatory. She has performed in music festivals at Tanglewood, Chautauqua, Aspen, Spoleto Festival USA and Schleswig-Holstein in Germany. In 2003, Ms. Kramer began a doctoral fellowship at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she taught a full studio of private students and won positions in both hometown orchestras. She is currently working on a doctoral thesis about the oboe music of Isang Yun. Ms. Kramer is currently a Teaching Artist in the Opening Minds through the Arts program in the Tucson Unified School District.
Deena Reedy, flute, holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, as well as performance degrees from East Carolina and Bowling Green State Universities. Dr. Reedy has performed as a soloist with orchestras in Nebraska, North Carolina and Arizona. Other performance honors include winning the Hampton Roads, Virginia Flute Fair Competition, being featured in radio performances on KUCV in Lincoln, Nebraska and WTEB in New Bern, North Carolina and participating in recitals in Austria, Canada and throughout the US. Dr. Reedy currently teaches flute at the Music and Dance Academy, and is also a Teaching Artist in the Opening Minds through the Arts (OMA) program in the Tucson Unified School District. She has also taught at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois and Schoolcraft College in Livonia, Michigan. Dr. Reedy has performed and presented at national conventions in California, Texas, New Mexico, Minnesota and Nevada. She has performed with a number of symphonies, including the Farmington Area Philharmonic and Tucson Symphony Orchestra, and released her first CD recording, Softly and Tenderly, in December 2003.
Victor Valenzuela, horn, is currently Third Horn with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra. He is also Instructor of Brass at Pima Community College. Mr. Valenzuela holds degrees from New Mexico State University and Northwestern University. His instructors have included: Julie Landsman, Dale Clevenger, Nancy Joy, Dr. Warner Hutchinson and Richard Lambrecht. He has performed with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of London, the Phoenix Symphony, El Paso Symphony, Flagstaff Symphony and Arizona Opera. He recently toured as Co-Principal Horn with the National Symphony of Mexico during its 2002 North American Tour. Mr. Valenzuela has performed for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1984 Olympic games, the 1986 re-opening of the Statue of Liberty and the 1988 celebration of the Declaration of Independence. In July 2000, Mr. Valenzuela performed, along with his colleagues of the Tucson Symphony Horn Section, at the International Horn Society Conference in Beijing, China. His hobbies include golf and more golf. The three loves of his life: his wife, Susana, and their two boys, Christopher and Alex.
SAMPLE PROGRAMS(Pieces marked with an asterisk can involve a guest percussionist.)
PROGRAM ONE
Scherzo, Opus no. 48 Eugene BozzaBläserquintett (1991) Isang YunAria G. F. Handel
INTERMISSIONPastorale Amy BeachAires Tropicales* Paquito D’Rivera
PROGRAM TWO
Selections from Porgy and Bess G. Gershwin/ arr. HolcombeThree Songs from Das Knaben Wunderhorn Gustav Mahler/ arr. Cramer
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Suite of Old Lettish Dances* Andrejs JansonsINTERMISSION
Musick for Severall Friends* Various/ arr. Karl KramerFour Argentine Encores arr. Silvia CoricelliLibertango* A. Piazzolla/ arr. Jeff Scott
PROGRAM THREE
Entry of the Gladiators FucikQuintet Robert Steinmetz
INTERMISSIONWapango Paquito D’RiveraHabañera Maurice RavelEight Russian Folk Dances Anton LiadovEasy Winners Scott Joplin
PROGRAM FOUR
Overture to the Magic Flute W. A. MozartPastorales Jay VoskFledermaus Quadrille Johann Strauss
INTERMISSIONOverture to the Royal Fireworks G. F. HandelAmerican Folk Suite MachalaPolka Dmitri ShostakovichCarmen Fantasia Georges Bizet
PROGRAM FIVE
Spanish Encores arr. Silvia Coricelli
Cinco Danzas Breves Mario LavistaSteal Away from Spirituals, vol. 1 Trad./ arr. Valerie Coleman
INTERMISSION
“Paris” from A Tale of Three Cities Bill HolcombeSextour Francis Poulenc
PROGRAM SIX
Ev’ry Time I Feel the Spirit, Trad./ arr. Valerie Coleman from Spirituals, vol. 1Two Waltzes A. Dvorák/ arr. K. KramerDanza de Mediodia Arturo Marquez
INTERMISSION
Suite Albinoni/ arr. K. KramerThe Sound of Music arr. Bill HolcombeThree Shanties Malcolm Arnold
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