Flute Classical Concerts in Chicago

Please join us for a guest recital featuring Anna Marie Wytko, saxophone, and Amanda Arrington, piano. Following the performance, Dr. Wytko will present a masterclass for DePaul University saxophone students. View the complete concert program here. Program Romance — William Grant Still Concertino — Jeanine Rueff When Night Came — Karen Thomas (Illinois premiere) Sonate — Jindřich Feld Retorno — Federico Molina Campos (U.S. premiere) The Yamaha Corporation of America is sponsoring Anna Wytko’s appearance. About our guest artists: World-renowned saxophonist Anna Marie Wytko, whose playing has been described by The Absolute Sound as “extraordinary” and by the Uruguayan Press as “impeccable,” is University Distinguished Professor and Professor of Saxophone within the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance at Kansas State University. Learn more about our guest artist at her website here. Amanda Arrington is Senior Professor of Practice and Faculty Collaborative Pianist at Kansas State University, where she performs in numerous performances each year with faculty, students, and guest artists. A passionate advocate for new music, she has premiered works at the World Saxophone Congress, International Trumpet Guild, International Double Reeds Society, and National Flute Association, for example. Learn more about Ms. Arrington at her website here.

Rose Skidmore, viola, is from the studio of Ann Marie Brink. Zoe Strange, flute, and Simone Graczyk, flute are both from the studio of Alyce Johnson. View the complete recital program here.

Kick off Picosa’s 13th season with an evening of thrilling contrasts, spellbinding folklore, and vivid sonic worlds! From the whimsical, virtuosic banter of Shulamit Ran’s Flight of the Brave Chicken: Ode To Nina to the dark, Appalachian-tinged storytelling of Stacy Garrop’s Silver Dagger, this program spans the full spectrum of chamber music colors. Experience a world premiere by Howard Whitaker, the lush cycles of Turina’s Círculo, and Aaron Copland’s inimitable Appalachian Spring. Joined by talented young artists from the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras (CYSO), this is an opening night packed with theatrical flair and sheer sonic delight. Program: Howard Whitaker | *World Premiere *World Premiere Shulamit Ran | Flight of the Brave Chicken: Ode to Nina Joaquín Turina | Circulo Stacy Garrop | Silver Dagger Aaron Copland trans. Kirk | Appalachian Spring Artists: Jennie Oh Brown | flute Andrea R. DiOrio | clarinet Elizabeth Brausa Brathwaite | violin Rachel Hsieh | cello Daniel Schlosberg | piano Jonathon Kirk | composer-in-residence For more information on Picosa, visit their website: www.picosamusic.com.