Spring for Music: Mozart & Poulenc
Thursday, April 10, 2025, at 6:30 PM
Harderwyk Church (1627 W Lakewood Blvd, Holland, MI 49424)
The Zeeland High School Quartet will open the program performing selections from Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18.
Eli Zheng, violin 1, Sophia Reese, violin 2, Jailen Nesbitt, viola, Zachary Schoudt, cello.
Holland Symphony Wind Ensemble
Rebecca VanDeWalker, flute
Caitlin Kramer, oboe
Gary June, clarinet
Noelle Harrity, bassoon
Greg Bassett, horn
Christina Krause, piano
MOZART Quintet for Piano and Winds in E Flat, K. 452
POULENC Sextet for Piano and Winds
Written to inspire one of his wealthy employers to invest in a wind ensemble, Mozart’s charming 1784 quintet has all the elements allowing each instrument to shine bright in duets and trios, especially highlighting the piano, ending in a finale that awards each instrument a long cadenza. French composer Francis Poulenc composed his sextet 150 years after Mozart’s K452 but still quotes a Mozart sonata in the melodious second movement. Jazz was the big rage in France in the 1930s, inspiring Poulenc to make his whimsical sextet a juxtaposition of rickytick jazziness and near teary songfulness.
Tickets: $10
To purchase tickets, click HERE or call 616-796-6780.