Event Concerts and Performances Octets by Loeffler and Schubert
Date and Location
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When: Wednesday, May 22, 2024
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT
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Where: Thomas Jefferson Building - Coolidge Auditorium (LJG45A)
10 1st Street SE, Washington, DC 20540
Part of Concerts from the Library of Congress
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Musicians
Emi Ferguson, flute
Graeme Steele Johnson, clarinet
David Shifrin, clarinet
Rémy Taghavi, bassoon
Anni Hochhalter, horn
Bridget Kibbey, harp
Stella Chen, violin
Siwoo Kim, violin
Matthew Lipman, viola
Samuel DeCaprio, cello
Sam Suggs, contrabass
Until it was recently revived, the octet of Charles Loeffler is not known to have been played or recorded since the year it was composed: 1897. The manuscript is housed in the Music Division at the Library of Congress, and the work was given new life through the efforts of Graeme Steele Johnson, who assembled the score and a host of top-tier players to bring about a series of live performances and a new recording. Loeffler’s octet is paired with Schubert’s octet. This unforgettable evening will also include Johnson’s transcription of Debussy’s beloved Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune.
Pre-concert Conversation with the Artists: 6:30 p.m., Whittall Pavilion.
Schedule
Program
CLAUDE DEBUSSY /GRAEME STEELE JOHNSON
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
CHARLES LOEFFLER
Octet
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Octet in F major, D. 803