The Hamilton-Fairfield Symphony Orchestra is expanding its offerings with the addition of a new “Random Acts of Music” series.
“Thanks to the generosity of Mr. Ernst Bever, we will offer this series of chamber music performed by small ensembles all over Butler County,” said musical director Paul John Stanbery. “You can expect to hear our fine musicians popping up in all sorts of new venues.”
First up is the Quintessential Wind Quintet, comprised of veteran members of the Hamilton-Fairfield Symphony Orchestra, playing 7 p.m. Thursday, June 25, at Miami Hamilton Downtown.
“We’ve been playing together for over 20 years,” said bassoonist Paula Aronoff. “We love playing chamber music and a quintet is such a cool ensemble because it combines four woodwinds and one brass to create a fullness of sound.”
The group’s repertoire ranges from Hayden and Mozart to George Gershwin and contemporary show tunes, she said, and for the Random Acts of Music performance, they’ll probably be keeping it “on the light side.”
The quintet also includes Jacqueline Bender, HFSO’s principal flutist and a band director in the Fairfield City Schools; Julie Fuqua, HFSO’s principal oboist and band director at Hopewell Junior School in the Lakota School District; Margaret Cheatum, clarinetist and an associate professor in the Business and Economics department at the University of Cincinnati/Raymond Walters College; and Todd Fitter, HFSO’s principal French horn player and third horn with the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra and the Dayton Opera Orchestra.
Future Random Acts of Music include another performance at Miami Hamilton Downtown on July 30; an appearance at the Midday Music in Oxford series on Sept. 16, and a performance by the Hamilton Fairfield Chamber Orchestra, featuring 25 of the HFSO’s best players, Sept. 20, Fairfield Community Arts Center, the only scheduled program with an admission fee, which is $10.
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