The Norse Legends
(with special guest Øystein Baadsvik, tuba)
Sunday, October 25, 2009 • 4 pm
(Click on any title below to see the video)
Overture to Egmont, Opus 84 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Symphony No. 8 in B minor (Unfinished) Franz Schubert (1797-1829)
Allegro moderato / Andante con moto
Gabriel’s Oboe from The Mission Ennio Morricone (b.1928)
arr.by Oystein Baadsvik / Oystein Baadsvik, tuba
Valdres March Johannes Hanssen (1874-1967)
Czardas Vittorio Monti (1868-1922)
arr. by Oystein Baadsvik / Oystein Baadsvik, tuba
Symphony No. 31 (Horn Signal) Franz Josef Haydn (1732-1809)
Allegro
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
Morning Mood / Ase’s Death / Anitra’s Dance / In the Hall of the Mountain King
Fnugg Oystein Baadsvik (b.1966)
Oystein Baadsvik, unaccompanied tuba
Musicians
Max Culpepper, Music Director and Conductor
Stephen Langely, Narrator
Violin 1
Elizabeth Clendenning (concertmaster)
Bozena O’Brien
Julie Dougal
Marcia Lehninger
Violin II
Barbara Chase
Weiping Lui
Mary Lou Schaefer
Viola
Marilyn Johnson
Krista Lampe
Rebecca Carle
Cello
Margaret Gilmore
Zon Estes
David Runnion
Bass
Donald Baldini
Yasuaki Suzuki
Flute/piccolo
Maryly Culpepper
Hilary Lynch
Elyse George
Oboe
Sussan Henkle
James Shorrock
Clarinet
Michael Geilich
Marge Tassey
Bassoon
Tiffani Coolidge
Earl North
Horn
Patrice Malatestinic
Janet Proctor
Nancy Thornton
James Chlebak
Trumpet
Melissa Willis
Glenn Griffin
Alex Strenta
Trombone
David Sporny
Ariel Sukuki
John Mead
Tuba
Harry Critchley
Timpani/Percussion
Glen D’eon
About the Soloist
Øystein Baadsvik is the only tuba virtuoso to have carved out a career exclusively as a soloist, rather than becoming a member of an orchestra or accepting a teaching post. His multi-faceted musical career as a soloist, chamber musician, lecturer and recording artist has taken him all over the world. Øystein Baadsvik’s international career began in 1991 when he was awarded two prizes at the prestigious Concours International d’Exécution Musicale in Geneva. His international engagements include performances with orchestras such as the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Bergen Philharmonic, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, the Taipei National Symphony Orchestra, Singapore Philharmonic, and the Orchestra Victoria of Melbourne. Baadsvik has performed in some of the most famous venues in the world and 2006 made his New York recital debut at Carnegie Hall.
About the Narrator
Stephen Langley is a graduate of the University of New Hampshire in Music Education. After earning his undergraduate degree, he taught music in Massachusetts and Maine, then returned to the Upper Valley where he trained digital mapping technicians at a local high-tech firm while pursuing his Master’s Degree in adult learning. Stephen serves as Executive Director of the Harmony Ridge Brass Center, a resource center for professional brass players, as well as Ensemble Assistant at the Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H. During much of this century, he has had the distinct pleasure of introducing musical selections at concerts of the Dartmouth Wind Symphony under then conductor Max Culpepper. Mr. Langley is pleased offer his services again to Max with the Connecticut River Valley Orchestra.