Brandon, Jenni % The Wildflower Quintet - OB/CL/BSCL/SAX/BSN

The Wildflower Quintetfor reed quintet: oboe/EH, clarinet, sop/alto sax, bass clarinet and bassoonby Jenni Brandon (b. 1977) - American composer 1. Wildflowers 2. Wild Rose & Butterly 3. The Hummingbird 4. Indian Paintbrush 5. Summer Garden A great new edition to this repertoire. Beautiful editions by the composer. The five movements of The Wildflower Quintet for Reed Quintet (Oboe/English horn, Clarinet, Soprano/Alto Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon) are based on the imagery from several poems by Bette Woolsey Castro, a friend of Lady Bird Johnson who founded the Wildflower Center in Texas.  This work, as The Wildflower Trio for oboe, bassoon, and piano, was commissioned by the College of Fine Arts of the University of Texas at Austin to honor the life and environmental work of Lady Bird Johnson. In this newly re-imagined version for Reed Quintet that was commissioned, recorded, and premiered by the Kalliope Quintet, the colors of the quintet add additional voices to the many wil