The members of the Pacific Arts Woodwind Quintet wear many hats: that of professor, chamber musician, orchestral musician, and also that of soloist. This past season, our members have been active performing solos with orchestras in the region and beyond.
Thomas Nugent performed the Strauss Concerto for Oboe in D major, op. 144 the Sacramento Philharmonic, 8pm February 21, 2009 at the Community Center Theater.
Patricia Shands performed the Mozart Clarinet Concerto with the Stockton Symphony to great acclaim. ”Her performance of Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto was an impressive display of musical rhetoric, as she literally breathed new life into the work. Demonstrating precise control across the various registers of the instrument, Shands played with an imaginative palette of sound from the opening theme onward.” The Stockton Record
Mathew Krejci was a soloist with the University of the Pacific Conservatory orchestra for their opening concert, performing Griffes Poem for flute and orchestra.
Nicolasa Kuster traveled to Kansas in November to perform the Mozart Concerto in Bb with the Wichita Symphony. “Nicolasa Kuster’s performance of Mozart’s Bassoon Concerto was full of both refinement and high spirits….the soloist’s delightful interpretation….was a delight to hear, and Kuster’s cadenzas were breathtaking both for the beauty of her playing and the wit and wisdom of her use of silence between phrases.” The Wichita Eagle
