Allégresse - flute, oboe and piano chamber music
Margaret Marco, oboe | Ellen Bottorff, piano | Annie Gnojek, flute
Recent recipients of the National Endowment for the Arts American Masterpeices: Chamber Music Grant, Allegresse combines the virtuosic talents of three nationally recognized musicians with careers that have taken them throughout North America, Central and South America, Europe, and Asia both as soloists and chamber musicians. Allegresse, the French word for "joy", aptly depicts the graceful artistry of this inspiring trio. Friends and collaborators for nearly a decade, Annie, Margaret, and Ellen formed this exciting ensemble to explore the rich and varied repertoire for flute, oboe, and piano. They perform frequently on Kansas Public Radio and in 2009 they were awarded the University of Kansas General Research Fund to commission a work by Gabriela Lena Frank.
The trio premiered Frank's work, Canto y Danza, along with Halo by Bryan Kip Haahiem at the 2009 International Double Reed Society Conference in Birmingham, England. Other appearances include the Music Educators National Conference in Washington, D.C., the International Double Reed Society Conference in Ithaca, NY, the Oklahoma City Community College Cultural Arts Series, the Topeka Great Spaces Recital Series, the Ruel Joyce Series at Johnson County Community College (KS), and the University of Kansas Edwards Campus Recital Series. They have recently been invited to perform at the Festival of New American Music in Sacramento, CA in November 2011. Dedicated to expanding the repertoire for the flute, oboe and piano trio, Allegresse commissioned six new pieces in 2009. Their new recording, Fresh Ink features three of these new works.
Fresh Ink (2010)
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Our second release features new works for our trio including three new commissions by world-renowned composers Ingrid Stölzel, Bryan Kip Haaheim, and Gabriela Lena Frank. Also included on the album is a wonderful 20th century work by William Grant Still.
Track Listing:
There are Things to be Said
Ingrid Stölzel (b. 1971)
Miniatures
William Grant Still (1885-1978)
Halo
Bryan Kip Haaheim (b. 1955)
Canto y Danza for Flute, Oboe, and Piano
Gabriela Lena Frank (b. 1972)
Allégresse: music for flute, oboe and piano (2009)
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Our debut release features a wide variety of works including a new piece by Russian composer Andrey Rubstov, a mid-century favorite by Jean-Michel Damase, a Baroque masterpiece by Johann Quantz, and the familiar theme from Rossini's William Tell.
Track Listing:
Trio Sonata in C Minor
Johann Joachim Quantz (1697-1773)
Marbella Fantasy
Andrey Rubtsov (b. 1982)
Trio pour flûte, hautbois et piano
Jean-Michel Damase (b. 1928)
Guillaume Tell Duo Brillant
Jules Demersseman (1833-1866)
Félix Charles Berthélemy (1829-1868)