Ukrainian-Australian composer Catherine Likhuta’s emotive “Lesions” characterizes her mother’s journey with multiple sclerosis and meditates upon the stages of grappling with incurable illness and the overture from Johann Strauss’s “Die Fledermaus” for clarinet quintet adapts the operetta’s famous waltz for five wind instruments. Carl Nielsen’s “Humoresque Bagatelles” comprises a collection of six spirited movements thought to have been written with the composer’s children in mind. In addition to the premieres, the recital will feature other works for winds, percussion and piano. “Gail’s magnificent sound and generous spirit have always been an inspiration to me.” It is a “slow, somewhat mournful piece, perhaps to reflect these difficult times,” he said. In a similar fashion, Wilson wrote “Amid the sadness…” to honor his friendship with Williams. But his roots as the son of a fantastic saxophonist/clarinetist/educator who was steeped in jazz, combined with the time he spent as clarinet professor at Loyola University in New Orleans and Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, qualifies him to demonstrate the depth of the blues in his soul.” “His work as a virtuosic clarinetist in the world of classical music is obvious to all.

“Gonna Take That Train Home” intends to capture “the vibrant spirit of Steve and some of the musical experiences he has been exposed to during his musical career and life,” said Goines.

Ryan Center for the Musical Arts at 70 Arts Circle Drive on Northwestern’s Evanston campus.Ĭohen and Williams’s program notably features three world premieres: Victor Goines’s “Gonna Take That Train Home,” commissioned by Steven Cohen, a former teacher of Goines James Stephenson’s “RE:NU” trio for clarinet, horn and percussion and “Amid the sadness…” a work for horn and strings by Dana Wilson. at Galvin Recital Hall, located in the Patrick G. The performance will take place on Tuesday, May 10 at 7:30 p.m. Their colleagues and students join them in concert, with Director of Jazz Studies Victor Goines, Daniel Rosman, Jackson Brown and Samantha Winkler on clarinet, She-e Wu on percussion and Kay Kim on piano. Williams taught 33 years and Cohen 17 years at the Bienen School. Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music faculty clarinetist Steven Cohen and hornist Gail Williams will perform a final recital together in May before they retire from Northwestern University, culminating a combined 50 years of service.

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