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

ANTONY WALKER, CONDUCTOR

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

Intermission

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

Intermission

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

Intermission

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

Intermission

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

Intermission

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)

Serenade for Strings, Op. 20 in E minor
Allegro piacevole
Larghetto
Allegretto

Edward Elgar
(1857-1934)

Gabriel’s Oboe

Ennio Morricone
(1928-2020)

Alex Klein, Oboe

Intermission

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

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