David Shifrin & Miró Quartet: Rendezvous with Benny
$32.50-$62.50 ($20 ages 30 & under)
- David Shifrin, clarinet
- Miró Quartet
Benny Goodman / David Schiff — Homage to Benny (world premiere)
Peter Schickele — Spring Forward
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581
Join CMNW Artistic Director Emeritus and clarinetist-supreme David Shifrin with the dynamic Miró Quartet for a celebration of classical and jazz clarinet that pays tribute to the chamber music contributions of the "King of Swing", Benny Goodman. Featuring the world premiere of David Schiff’s arrangement Homage to Benny, Alan Shulman's Rendezvous, Peter Schickle’s captivating Spring Forward (commissioned and premiered by CMNW in 2015), Mozart's sublime masterpiece, the clarinet magic of David Shifrin, and the delightful Miró Quartet. Expect gorgeous grooves and irresistible interplay as this fivesome makes joyful noise at The Old Church.
"David Shifrin joined the Miró for the clarinet works, and seemed for an hour to have turned into a fifth Miró. [Spring Forward] seemed tailor-made for the group, with plenty of intricate give-and-take between the instruments…clarinet came back to swoop and crest one last time at the end, alighting perfectly on a delightfully surprising yet satisfying harmony."
— ArtsWatch (2015 World Premiere)
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About Chamber Music Northwest (CMNW)
Chamber Music Northwest serves more than 50,000 people annually in Oregon and SW Washington with exceptional chamber music through over 100 events annually, including our flagship Summer Festival, year-round concerts, community activities, educational programs, broadcasts, and innovative collaborations with other arts groups. CMNW is the only chamber music festival of its kind in the Northwest and one of the most diverse classical music experiences in the nation, virtually unparalleled in comparable communities.
Chamber Music Northwest's mission is to inspire our community through concerts and events celebrating the richness and diversity of chamber music, performed by artists of the highest caliber, presenting our community with exceptional opportunities for enjoyment, education, and reflection.
https://cmnw.org/About David Shifrin, clarinet
An artist member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center since 1989, Mr. Shifrin served as its Artistic Director from 1992 to 2004. He has toured extensively throughout the United States with CMSLC and hosted and performed in several national television broadcasts on PBS's Live from Lincoln Center. He also served as Artistic Director of Portland's Chamber Music Northwest from 1981 through 2020 and is currently Artistic Director of the Phoenix Chamber Music Festival.
http://www.davidshifrin.com/