Auburn Symphony: Chamber Concert – Woodwind Variations
$25 ($10 student)
- Rodger Burnett, French horn
- Jennifer Nelson, clarinet
- Mona Butler, bassoon
- Shannon Spicciati, oboe
- Wendy Wilhelmi, flute
In this concert you will be treated to various musical configurations – duet, trio, sextet…. Each will bring out different tones, colors, and tambers of the wind instruments. Join us for this fun exploration of music.
About Rodger Burnett, French horn
About Jennifer Nelson, clarinet
About Mona Butler, bassoon
Mona S. Butler is a founding member of both Pacific Northwest Ballet and Auburn Symphony Orchestras where she holds dual positions of Principal Bassoon and Music Librarian. Born in Washington DC, Mona has lived and performed in Decorah, Iowa; Los Angeles, California; Chicago, Illinois and Tel Aviv, Israel where she played bassoon for the Israel Philharmonic, Israel Chamber and Jerusalem Symphony Orchestras. Mona earned bassoon performance degrees from University of Southern California (BM) studying with Norman Herzberg and Northwestern University (MM) studying with Willard Elliot. She then settled in Seattle where she raised her family and performed with Pacific Northwest Ballet, Auburn Symphony, Northwest Chamber, Seattle Opera and Seattle Symphony Orchestras. As bassoonist with the renown Northwoods Wind Quintet she has entertained and enlightened young audiences throughout the state for the Washington State Cultural Enrichment Program.
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.
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