Joy and rain----piano, flute and voice

Our musical offerings this afternoon will be in three parts. Nicole Faghihi and Jane Spencer Mills will present an art song cycle by SF composer Jake Heggie called Natural Selection. It traces the arc of a woman who leaves her parents' home in search of herself. She isn't sure at the outset what she really wants but by the end of the journey comes to know that what ever it is, she is enough. 

Diana Gomez will then join Nicole to present Sonatine by composer Philippe Gaubert in a duet. 

Philippe Gaubert, 1879 - 1941, was a renowned flute player, a student of Paul Taffanel at the Conservatoire de Paris where he later became the professor of flute himself and was the teacher of Marcel Moyse, a third important name in the world of flautists.  Gaubert had a prominent career as flute player and then conductor of the Paris Opera.  He composed many pieces, primarily for flute. The Sonatine was written during Gaubert’s time as Professor at the Conservatoire de Paris and comprises two movements, the second being a homage to Schumann.

Finally, all three will share two pieces by Kyle Hovatter, Bay Area musician and  composer. These two come from a cycle called Four Poems by Vaschel Lindsay written for flute, voice and piano. Lindsay's poetry, written circa 1913, resonates with our current times. 

What's the music?

Jane Spencer Mills

Nicole Faghihi Piano

Attendees

Karoun K.

Patricia W.

Jeff C.

Stefan G.

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Igor T.

Zachary F.

Richard M.

Ken C.

Anne O.

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Beni S.

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David F.

Ruvani F.

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Elise M.