Benjamin Britten: Six Metamorphoses after Ovid, op. 49
Maurice Ravel: Sonatine en Trio for flute, viola, and harp
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Piano Quintet in C minor
Antonin Dvorák: Viola Quintet in E-flat major, op. 97
 
The 2017 season of Festival Mozaic comes to a close with an afternoon of evocative music. Britten’s Six Metamorphoses for solo oboe evokes mythical creatures from Ovid’s classic poem. Vaughan Williams’ sonorous Piano Quintet is little-known to today's audiences as it was embargoed from performances by the composer's family until the 1990s. Closing the program is Dvorák’s Viola Quintet, which he composed after a transformative visit to Iowa during which he was inspired by Native and African American musical traditions.
 
Sponsored by Sharon Harris and Dennis Schneider.