University of Puget Sound Jacobsen Series: It Is About Time – Diverse Voices for Woodwind Quintet

• Rodger Burnett, French horn
• Jennifer Nelson, clarinet
• Francine Peterson, bassoon
• Wendy Wilhelmi, flute
• Dan Williams, oboe

Enjoy a Sunday afternoon woodwind quintet featuring Rodger Burnett, French horn; Jennifer Nelson, clarinet; Francine Peterson, bassoon; Wendy Wilhelmi, flute; and Dan Williams, oboe.

All are invited to a reception following the program hosted by the SAI international music fraternity.

Tickets: $20, general; $15 sr. citizen; military, Puget Sound faculty, staff, and Community Music participants.

Admission is free for current Puget Sound and K-12 students. Please obtain a complimentary ticket and show your student ID at the door.

COVID-19 Protocols: All in-person event attendees must be vaccinated and are required to follow safety protocols announced by the event sponsor, such as masking and registration or ticketing requirements. We look forward to welcoming all guests, including children and other unvaccinated individuals, back to campus soon. For more information, visit pugetsound.edu/coronavirus.

About University of Puget Sound Jacobsen Series

Named in honor of Leonard Jacobsen, former chair of the piano department at Puget Sound, the Jacobsen Professional Artist Series was established in 1984 and features School of Music faculty and their guests. Ticket sales support the Jacobsen Series Scholarship Fund, which awards annual music scholarships to an outstanding member of Sigma Alpha Iota, international music fraternity.

About University of Puget Sound School of Music

http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/departments-and-programs/undergraduate/music/

About Rodger Burnett, French horn

https://www.wwcmf.org/rodger-burnett

About Jennifer Nelson, clarinet

https://music.washington.edu/people/jennifer-nelson

About Francine Peterson, bassoon

https://www.plu.edu/music/staff/francine-peterson/

About Wendy Wilhelmi, flute

Wendy Wilhelmi is active as a teacher and performer throughout the Pacific Northwest, frequently playing with some of the region's finest ensembles, including the Seattle Symphony, Seattle Opera, Northwest Sinfonietta and Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra.

For two seasons Wendy served as assistant principal flute and piccolo of the Vancouver (BC) Symphony and prior to that engagement was a regular member of the Spokane Symphony for ten years. She is also active in the studio recording industry and can be heard playing flute, piccolo and alto flute on numerous commercial and movie soundtracks including Eloise at the Plaza, About Schmidt, Die Hard 3 and Air Bud.

In addition to her orchestral engagements, Wendy has been involved in a variety of chamber music ventures, most recently participating in the 2009 Seattle Chamber Music Festival winter season and the 2009 Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival.

Ms. Wilhelmi received her Bachelor of Music in music history magna cum laude from the University of Washington, and her Masters of Music in flute performance from Northwestern University where she studied with Walfrid Kujala. She was principal flute of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and co-principal flute of the Philarmonica de Queretaro (Mexico) prior to returning to her native Northwest. In 1998 Ms. Wilhelmi won first place in the National Flute Association's Piccolo Artist Competition.

When not playing or teaching the flute, Wendy can be found studying romance languages, running, hiking, biking or helping out in her family's winery and tasting room in Seattle.

About Dan Williams, oboe

https://www.pugetsound.edu/directory/dan-williams