Solaris Around th World
The Hudson Library will offer a very special performance by Solaris Woodwind Quintet on Wednesday, February 22 at 7 p.m. Since its formation in 1976 as ensemble in residence at the University of Akron, Solaris has established a reputation as one of the foremost woodwind quintets in the United States.
Entitled “Solaris Around the World”, the program will feature original works for quintet by the Romantic composer August Klughardt, University of Akron composer in residence Nikola Resanovic's Drones and Nanorhythms (which was written for Solaris), and Lalo Shifrin's' "La Nouvelle Orleans", and include transcriptions from the keyboard works of Domenico Scarlatti, Ragtime music by Scott Joplin, and Leonard Bernstein's Four Anniversaries.
Innovative programming and sparkling personality are the hallmarks of a Solaris concert. Solaris' repertoire ranges from ars nova to avante garde and includes a variety of national styles, particularly music of the Americas. Recent concerts highlight their special relationship with the music of Alec Wilder. Many Solaris programs also feature music by Brazilian composers. Every member of Solaris is committed to the concept of chamber music as an intimate sharing of musical ideas and is dedicated to the total communication of these ideas from the musicians to the audience.
In addition to their regular concert series at the University of Akron, Solaris has toured Italy, Brazil, Sweden and the United States. Their concerts in the Northeast Ohio area have included music from Stan Hywet, the Wayne Center for the Arts, the Cleveland Art Museum, the Cleveland Composers Guild, the Rocky River Chamber Series, Malone College, the Baldwin Wallace Conservatory, the Cleveland Institute of Music, Severance Hall, and appearances on public television station WNEO/WEAO and NPR affiliate WCPN in Cleveland.
Solaris' performances and recordings have received unanimous critical acclaim. Audiences and critics raved about their recent tours to Florida and Virginia: "The ensemble playing was as impressive as the individual players' mastery of their instruments. Everyone played superbly." (Joe McClellan, music critic emeritus of The Washington Post.)
Tickets are complimentary and required for this program. They may be picked up at the reference desk on the second floor of the library beginning Wednesday, February 1. There is a limit of four per person. For more information call 330-653-6658 ext. 1010 or visit hudsonlibrary.org.