Program

Charles Rochester Young: The Song of the Lark for Flute and Harp 

Behzad Ranjbaran:  Elegy for Flute and Harp 
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Theodore Dubois: Terz ettino for Flute, Viola and Harp

Bedřich Smetana: String Quartet No. 1 in E Minor "From My Life"
I. Allegro vivo appassionato
II. Allegro moderato a la Polka 
III. Largo sostenuto
IV. Vivace 

Date: June 16, 2024
​Time: 1:00 pm
Location: Grace United Methodist Church   
Address: 6199 Waterman Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63112
Admission: Free

Concert Artists

Megan Stout  / Harp

Michael Casimir / Viola

Jennifer Gartley / Flute

Henry Myers / Cello

Jacqueline Tso  / Violin

Kyle Lombard / Violin​

Charles Rochester Young: The Song of the Lark for Flute and Harp
Charles Rochester Young is an American composer. He studied at Baylor University and University of Michigan where he earned his Doctor of Musical Arts. He is currently Associate Dean at Ballwin Wallace Conservatory of Music and has also taught composition and music theory at Interlochen Center for the Arts and University of Wisconsin.

Young has won many awards for his compositions which include works for orchestra, band, and small chamber groups. Many of his chamber works include saxophone in varying combinations with other instruments. Piano, brass, flute, harp, clarinet, violin, double bass, marimba and vibraphone are also featured in his chamber works. The Song of the Lark was written in 1989. It is based on a painting by Jules Breton depicting a farmgirl listening to the birds singing at dawn.


Jean-Baptiste Krumpholz: Sonata No. 5 in F Major for Flute and Harp
Jean-Baptiste Krumpholz was born in the Czech Republic in May of 1742, but grew up in Paris. He took music lessons from his father at an early age. He grew to be a talented harpist and by the time he was 30 he was performing as a harp soloist and working in Court Esterházy’s orchestra. Supposedly, he studied music theory and composition with Joseph Haydn during this time. Later in his career he took an interest in improving the construction of the harp and worked closely with harp manufacturers Naderman and Érard. Krumpholz composed many works during his lifetime including 52 harp sonatas, 6 harp concertos, harp duets and quartets.
In 1790 he threw himself into the Seine and drowned after his wife eloped with her new lover.


Theodore Dubois: Terzettino for Flute, Viola and Harp
Theodore Dubois was born in Reims, France in 1837. Although Dubois did not come from a musical family, Dubois started piano lessons when he was very young. He entered the Paris Conservatory in 1854 and studied piano, organ, harmony, counterpoint, and composition. In 1861 Dubois was awarded the prestigious scholarship, Prix de Rome. He moved to Rome to live and study at the French Academy of Rome in the Villa de Medici.

In 1871, Dubois became faculty at the Paris Conservatory. He would maintain his faculty position for 20 years, eventually being appointed as director and teach many talented composition students such as Paul Dukas and George Enescu. Dubois had success with many of his compositions, but his conservative style eventually forced him into an early retirement in 1905. Apparently Dubois and his fellow faculty tried to keep Maurice Ravel from winning the Prix de Rome by rigging the competition. It was soon afterwards that Faure replaced Dubois as the new director of Paris Conservatory. 
Dubois remained active in the Parisian musical community right up until his death in 1924, at the age of 86. Dubois wrote the Terzettino for flute, harp, and viola in 1905.