The Sunflower Music Festival 2023
All concerts are free and do not require tickets. All concerts are held at White Concert Hall unless otherwise indicated.
Friday, June 16
Orchestra
7:30 p.m. | White Concert Hall
Opening Celebration - Classical masters
Overture to Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
(1756 – 91)
Concerto for Two Pianos K. 365
Allegro
Andante
Rondeau: Allegro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Cynthia Raim & David Allen Wehr, piano
Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92
Poco sostenuto, Vivace
Allegretto
Presto
Allegro con brio
Ludwig van Beethoven
(1770 – 1827)
Saturday, June 17
Chamber Ensembles
7:30 p.m. | White Concert Hall
Après un Rêve, Op. 7, No. 1
Gabriel Fauré
(1845-1924)
Sicilienne, Op. 78
Gabriel Fauré
Rita Costanzi, harp
Alex Klein, oboe
Aria in Classic Style
Marcel Grandjany
(1891-1975)
Rita Costanzi, harp
Eric Tanner, violin
Alexander Mandl, violin
Orlando Wells, viola
Claudio Jaffé, cello
Nic Tsolainos, bass
Andante and Variations, Op. 46
Andante Expressivo
Un poco più animato
Più animato
Più lento
Animato
Robert Schumann
(1810-56)
David Allen Wehr, piano I
Cynthia Raim, piano II
John Walz, cello I
Claudio Jaffé, cello II
James Thatcher, horn
String Octet in B-flat major, Op. Posth.
Allegro moderato
Adagio
Allegro molto
Max Bruch
(1838-1920)
Ole Böhn, violin I
Eric Tanner, violin II
Alexander Mandl, violin III
Jesse Thompson, violin IV
Jonathan Moerschel, viola I
Orlando Wells, viola II
Jonathan Tortolano, cello I
Nic Tsolainos, bass
Following Concert: Musician ‘Talk-Back’ Session
Monday, June 19
Jazz Night celebrates juneteenth
7:30 p.m. | White Concert Hall
A Tribute to Black Female Composers with City Light Jazz Orchestra
Sponsored by Liz Stratton
Featuring David Basse, vocals, with the City Light Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Angela Ward, piano.
This year’s show takes listeners on a musical journey that includes compositions by trombonist, Melba Liston, as well as singers Billie Holiday and Nina Simone. Many Black women composers went unnoticed in their lifetime because of a male dominated and segregated world. Jazz Night again features vocalists, Angela Hagenbach and David Basse, performing music written by orchestra members and compositions that are by now a part of the fabric of the Great American Songbook.
City Light Jazz Orchestra
Angela Ward, piano
Tuesday, June 20
Chamber Ensembles
7:30 p.m. | White Concert Hall
7:00p pre-concert session: 'musically speaking' with alex klein, principal oboist
Discussions and exposés to enrich your concert experience.
Aria for Flute, Oboe, Cello & Harp
Michael Cohen
(b. 1938)
Jennifer Gunn, flute
Alex Klein, oboe
Claudio Jaffé, cello
Rita Costanzi, harp
Quintet for Piano & Winds in E-flat, K. 452
Largo – Allegro moderato
Larghetto
Allegretto
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
(1756-91)
Cynthia Raim, piano
Jonathan Gunn, clarinet
Alex Klein, oboe
Jordan Brokken, bassoon
James Thatcher, horn
String Quintet in E-flat major
Andante con moto
Allegro
Andante con moto
Andante con moto – andante con moto
Max Bruch
(1838-1920)
Zhan Shu, violin I
Jeanyi Kim, violin II
Jonathan Moerschel, viola I
Roger Myer, viola II
John Walz, cello I
Wednesday, June 21
Chamber Orchestra
7:30 p.m. | White Concert Hall
Antony Walker, conductor/narrator
Pelleas et Melisande Suite
Gabriel Fauré
(1845-1924)
Carnival of the Animals
Camille Saint-Saëns
(1835-1921)
Introduction and Royal March of the Lion
Hens and Roosters
Wild Donkeys (Swift Animals)
Tortoises
The Elephant
Kangaroos
Aquarium
Characters with Long Ears
Cuckoo in the Depths of the Woods
Aviary
Pianists
Fossils
The Swan
Finale
Symphony No. 104 in D major “London”
Adagio: Allegro
Andante
Menuetto
Finale
Franz Joseph Haydn
(1732-1809)
Audience Members are Invited
to join the musicians for a post-concert social at The Burger Stand, 2833, SW 29th Street
thursday, June 22
Blanche Bryden Outreach Concert
High school wind & string ensembles
9:00 a.m. | Topeka west high school
CAMP PARTICIPANTS ONLY – NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
thursday, June 22
Blanche Bryden Outreach Concert
collegiate piano quintet
3:00 p.m. | grace episcopal cathedral
701 SW 8th Avenue, Topeka, KS 66603
Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44
Allegro brillante
In modo d’una Marcia. Un poco largamente
Scherzo. Molto vivace – Trio I – Trio II
Allegro ma non troppo
Robert Schumann
(1810-56)
Friday, June 23
Blanche Bryden Outreach Concert
1:00 p.m. | Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library
1515 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS 66604
Saturday, June 24
Blanche Bryden Student Ensembles
3:00 p.m. | White concert Hall
Friday, June 23
Chamber Ensembles
7:30 p.m. | White Concert Hall
Cello Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012
Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach
(1685-1750)
Transcribed by Alex Klein
Alex Klein, oboe
Wind Quintet, Op. 79
Allegro non troppo
Allegro vivace
Andante grazioso
Adagio-Allegro vivace
August Klughardt
(1847-1902)
Jennifer Gunn, flute
Jonathan Gunn, clarinet
Alex Klein, oboe
Justin Cummings, bassoon
James Thatcher, horn
Sonata for Piano No. 6 in A major, Op. 82
Vivace
Serge Prokofiev
(1891-1953)
Transcribed for woodwind quintet by James Thatcher
Jennifer Gunn, flute
Jonathan Gunn, clarinet
Alex Klein, oboe
Justin Cummings, bassoon
James Thatcher, horn
Piano Quintet in F minor
Molto moderato quasi lento – Allegro
Lento con molto sentimento
Allegro non troppo ma con fuoco
César Franck
(1822-90)
David Allen Wehr, piano
Charles Stegeman, violin I
Rachel Stegeman, violin II
Basil Vendryes, viola
John Walz, cello
Following Concert: Musician ‘Talk-Back’ Session
Saturday, June 24
FESTIVAL FINALE: Chamber Orchestra
7:30 p.m. | White Concert Hall
SPECIAL GUEST CONDUCTOR - ANTONY WALKER
Overture to Cosí fan tutte, K. 588
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
(1756-91)
Gabriel’s Oboe
Ennio Morricone
(1928-2020)
Alex Klein, Oboe
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 “Emperor”
Allegro
Adagio un poco mosso
Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo
Ludwig van Beethoven
(1770-1827)
David Allen Wehr, piano
