Program and Notes  -  Concert Poster  -  Flute Fest Poster 

A concert in Athens, Greece, part of a four-day Flute Fest featuring American flutist Linda Bento-Rei and BSO pianist Vytas Baksys. Activities include two concerts, masterclasses, and the creation of a flute choir in collaboration with Greek professional and student musicians. 

Linda Bento Rei, flute [bio]

Vytas Baksys, piano [bio]

Works:

Carl Philip Emanuel Bach (1714-1788) - Sonata in G minor H. 524.5 (1734)
     1. Allegro
     2. Adagio
     3. Allegro
Blaž Pucihar (b. 1977) - Rituals (2014)
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) - Cinq Mélodies Populaires Grecques (1904)
     1. Chanson de la mariée
     2. Là-bas, vers l'église
     3. Quel galant m'est comparable
     4. Chanson des cueilleuses de lentisques
     5. Tout gai!
          Guest: Leontios Tsokas, tenor
Joseph Jongen (1873-1953) - Danse Lente, op. 56b (1917)
Andy Scott (b.1966) - Salt of the Earth (2006; arr. 2011)
Peter Schickele (1952-2024) - Spring Serenade (1983)
     1. Invocation
     2. Pastorale
     3. Whirlwind Waltz
     4. Song
     5. Finale