Family Concert: Marita and Her Heart’s Desire

Written specifically for young audiences new to chamber music, Bruce Adolphe’s Marita and Her Heart’s Desire tells the magical, mysterious, and funny story of a girl who believes the moon can grant her heart’s desire. She sets off to talk to the moon and on her way, she is joined by a clarinet cat, a trombone rat, bassoon dog, and piccolo mouse.

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Premieres July 20 at 10 am PT
Available all of Week 5 through July 26 @ 11:59 pm PT

Program

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BRUCE ADOLPHE Marita and Her Heart’s Desire (1994)

Jennifer Frautschi, violin
Tara Helen O’Connor, piccolo
Timothy Gocklin, oboe
Kari Dion, clarinet
Ryan Reynolds, bassoon
Charles Reneau, trombone
Angelo Xiang Yu, violin
Theodore Arm, viola
Mihai Marica, cello
Curtis Daily, double bass
Jennifer Craig, harp
Jonathan Greeney, percussion
Michele Mariana, narrator
Bruce Adolphe, conductor

Originally performed on Saturday, July 23rd, 2016｜Kaul Auditorium @ 8pm

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