Musaica
"a triumph of musicianship and adventurous programming"---Chris Waddington, New Orleans Times-Picayune

Previous seasons

Premiere season

January 24, 2007  Munholland Methodist Church of Metairie
January 26, 2007  First Presbyterian Church of New Orleans

Bartok: Contrasts for Clarinet, Violin, and Piano (1938)
Martinu:  Sonata for Viola and Piano (1955)
Schubert: Octet
, D. 803 (1824)

May 23, 2007  Munholland Methodist Church of Metairie
May 25, 2007  St. Charles Avenue Presbyterian Church

Brahms:  Clarinet Quintet in B minor, op. 115
Bax:  Fantasy Sonata for Viola and Harp (1927)
David Anderson:  Quintet for oboe, clarinet, violin, viola, and bass (1993)
Second season

November 1, 2007  Munholland Methodist Church of Metairie
November 2, 2007  St. Charles Avenue Presbyterian Church

Ravel:  Introduction and Allegro for harp, string quintet, flute, and clarinet
Debussy:  String Quartet in G minor, op. 10
Damase:  Trio for Harp, Flute, and Cello
Poulenc:  Sextet for winds and piano



February 14, 2008  Munholland Methodist Church of Metairie
February 15, 2008  St. Charles Avenue Presbyterian Church
February 17, 2008  Christ Episcopal Church of Covington

Barber:  String Quartet in B major, op. 11
Bernstein:  Sonata for Clarinet and Piano (1941-42)
David Anderson:  Seven Double Bass Duets (1992)
Copland:  Appalachian Spring, Suite for 13 players
(1943-44)

May 11, 2008 Roussel Hall, Loyola University of New Orleans
Benefit concert for the Seibel Society

Mozart:  Divertimento #11 K. 251 for strings, oboe, and horns
Wagner:  Siegfried Idyll
Dvorak:  Serenade, op. 44


May 22, 2008 Munholland Methodist Church of Metairie
May 23, 2008 St. Charles Avenue Presbyterian Church

Villa-Lobos:  Quintet for harp, violin, viola, cello, and flute
Piazzolla:  "Oblivion" for bass, bass trombone, and harp
Piazzolla:  Dos Piezas Breves para viola y piano
Piazzolla:  Cafe 1930 for bass, bass trombone, and harp
d'Rivera:  Aires Tropicales for wind quintet
Fernandez:  Musical Confrontations II
Tito Puente:  Oye como va (arr. David Anderson)
Third season

Oct. 12, 2008  Performing Arts Center Recital Hall, University of New Orleans
Oct. 27, 2008  Congregation Gates of Prayer, Metairie
Oct. 30, 2008  St. Charles Avenue Presbyterian Church

Prokofiev:  Overture on Hebrew Themes, for Clarinet, string quartet and piano, op. 34
Bruch: Kol Nidre for viola and piano
Elman/Traditional:  "And the Angles Sing"/Der Shtiler Bulgar for clarinet and bass (Oct. 12 and 30)
Michael Cohen:  "I Remember" based on Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl for harp, flute, cello, and voice (Oct. 12 and 27)
Messiaen:  Quartet for the End of Time (Oct. 30 only)
Seletsky:  A Concertino for Klezmer Clarinet and String Quartet


Jan. 21, 2009  Munholland Methodist Church of Metairie
Jan. 22, 2009  St. Charles Avenue Presbyterian Church

Schubert:  "Shepherd on the Rock" for soprano, clarinet, and piano
Mozart: Trio for clarinet, viola, and piano, K. 498 "Kegelstatt"
Francaix:  Trio for flute, oboe, and clarinet
Brahms:  String Quintet in G major, op. 111


Feb. 1, 2009 Roussel Hall, Loyola University of New Orleans
Benefit concert for the Greater New Orleans Youth Orchestras

Bach/Webern:  Ricercare No. 2 from "The Musical Offering"
Schubert/Seibel:  Five Dances
Mahler/Seibel: Fünf Lieder aus den Jugendzeit
Beethoven:  Symphony No. 1, first movement (side-by-side with GNOYO students)
Strauss:  "Die Fledermaus" Overture (side-by-side with GNOYO students)


March 29, 2009  St. John's Episcopal Church of Thibodaux
April 13, 2009  Munholland Methodist Church of Metairie
April 16, 2009  Roussel Hall, Loyola University of New Orleans

Mozart:  Concerto for Flute and Harp in C Major, K. 299
Shostakovich:  Piano Trio in E minor, op. 67
Beethoven:  Septet in E flat major, op. 20

Fourth Season

Oct. 22, 2009  Contemporary Arts Center of New Orleans, Freeport-McMoRan Theater
Oct. 23, 2009  Munholland Methodist Church

Mozart:  String Quartet in C Major, K. 465 "Dissonant"
Harold Seletsky:  Variations on "My Country Tis of Thee"
Debussy:  Danses Sacred and Profane for Harp and String Quintet
Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel Einmal Anders!, op. 20 (arranged by Franz Hasenohrl)


Jan. 18, 2010  Canal Street Presbyterian Church
Jan. 21, 2010 St. Charles Aveneue Presbyterian Church

Malcolm Arnold:  Divertimento for flute, oboe, and clarinet, op. 37
William Vollinger:  Duck Girl, and imaginary interview with New Orleans' Ruthie Moulon
Brahms:  String Sextet in B flat major, op. 18


May 11, 2010  Munholland Methodist Church
May 13, 2010 Roussel Hall, Loyola University of New Orleans

Debussy:  "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun" (arr. Judy Loman for flute and harp)
Mollie O'Meara:  Duo for viola and bass clarinet "New Orleans Sketches" (2009)
Rebecca Clarke:  "Dumka" for violin, viola, and piano (1941)
David Anderson/Dave Easley:  Collaborative Octet (2010)


Fifth Season

Nov. 8, 2010  Canal Street Presbyterian Church, New Orleans
Nov. 9, 2010  St. Charles Avenue Presbyterian Church

Dvorak:  String Quartet in F major, op. 96 "American"
Copland:  Clarinet Concerto (1948)
William Horne:  Serenade (2010)


Feb. 14, 2011  Munholland Methodist Church of Metairie
Feb. 18, 2011  St. Charles Avenue Presbyterian Church

Schumann:  Romances, op. 94 for oboe and piano
Puccini:  "Crisantemi" Elegy for String Quartet (1890)
Piazzolla:  L'Histoire du Tango for flute and harp
David Anderson:  Five Romances for Double Bass and Harp (2011)
Ponchielli:  Il Convegno (The Companions), op. 76


April 12, 2011  Canal Street Presbyterian Church, New Orleans
April 13, 2011  Roussel Hall, Loyola University of New Orleans

Debussy:  Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp (1915)
Ysaÿe:  Caprice (based on a waltz by Saint-Saëns), op. 52, no. 6
Richard Harrison:  "Au Chatelet" Deuxième Quintette pour Instruments à vent (2011)
Vernon Duke:  "April in Paris" (arranged by David Anderson for bass, bass clarinet, piano, and drums)
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