Georg Philip Telemann: Tafelmusik: Trio in E minor for flute, oboe and basso continuo
W. A. Mozart: Horn Quintet in E-flat major, K. 407
Johannes Brahms: Clarinet Quintet, op. 115
John Harbison: Quintet for Winds
 
This program explores the evolution of chamber music for wind instruments. We begin with a selection from Telemann’s Tafelmusik, a collection of chamber works for varying ensembles that was the composer’s most ambitious publication during his lifetime. The horn takes a leading role in Mozart's delightful Horn Quintet, and the clarinet follows suit in Brahms' Clarinet Quintet. For a contemporary perspective, the program finishes with John Harbison's 1979 Quintet for Winds.
 
Sponsored by Mary L. Bianco and the MOCA Foundation.