'Songs of Youth'

Presented by EPIC Concerts.

Lose yourself in the rich sounds of woodwind music in the intimate setting of the Chapman Foundations Recital Hall with Songs of Youth. Kickoff 2025 with this EPIC Wind Quintet, an ensemble of principal players from some of America's top symphony orchestras, joined by a masterful bass clarinetist. The highlight of the evening will be Janáček’s iconic Mladi—a piece that showcases this composer's unique musical voice, blending subtle mood shifts, passionate lyricism, and a powerful emotional charge. Experience this evening of pure beauty.

Featured Artists:

Shannon Orme - (Detroit Symphony)
Joshua Elmore (San Francisco Symphony).

Program Highlights:

Valerie Coleman: Umoja for woodwind quintet
Beethoven: Trio Op. 87, 1 mvt (cl, bsn, ob)
J. W. Johnson arranged by Valerie Coleman: Lift Every Voice for woodwind quintet
Mozart: Fantasy K. 594 arranged by William Purvis for woodwind quintet
L. Janacek: Mladi (for woodwind sextet)

"All pieces on this EPIC program are somehow connected to youth. From obvious connections like Mladi which in Czech literally means youth to less obvious ones like a Mozart piece that was commissioned for someone's memorial, all music on this concert has something to do with youth. We will talk you through it at the concert, so don't miss it! I can't wait for our absolutely EPIC woodwind musicians to come together again and knock your socks off at the Ent Center on January 10th at 7PM." - Sergei Vassiliev, E.D. EPIC.