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.
Curated by Jelena Dirks, Principal Oboe, and Peter Henderson, Principal Keyboard.

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.

Jelena Dirks, oboe (curator)
Peter Henderson, piano (curator)
Jennifer Nitchman, flute
Scott Andrews, clarinet
Julia Paine, bassoon
Tod Bowermaster, horn

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