[large version] photo by Floyd Honda
The Spring Wind Quintet
James Moffitt, clarinet -- Marsha Schweitzer, bassoon
J. Scott Janusch, oboe -- Susan McGinn, flute
Jonathan Parrish, horn
[large
version] photo by Floyd Honda
The Spring Wind Quintet
James Moffitt,
clarinet -- Marsha Schweitzer, bassoon
J. Scott Janusch, oboe -- Susan McGinn, flute
Jonathan Parrish, horn
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"The Spring Wind Quintet
produced a magical evening . . . on rare occasions, all the elements of a performance
come together to immerse audience and performers in an almost transcendental
musical experience. This was such an occasion . . . delightful quintet just
keeps getting better."
– Honolulu Star Bulletin
Hawaii's own
SPRING WIND QUINTET, recognized as one of the country's leading woodwind quintets,
has been a major force in the development of chamber music in Hawaii. Founded
in 1974, the SWQ has been at work for more than a quarter-century bringing chamber
music to concert halls, schools, libraries, parks, community centers, and to
the airwaves via radio and television throughout Hawaii.
The Spring Wind Quintet has an extensive and varied repertoire, ranging from
the standard classics to contemporary, Christmas, pops, and Hawaiian music.
Many new works have been composed or arranged especially for the Spring Wind
Quintet. The group also offers educational programs for all ages, including
youth concerts, band clinics, and college classroom workshops.
In recognition of its contributions to the quality and quantity of chamber music
in Hawaii, the Spring Wind Quintet has been the recipient of grants from many
Hawaii foundations, including the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the
Arts, the McInerny Foundation, Cooke Foundation, and Atherton Family Foundation,
and also four national foundations, including the National Endowment for the
Arts, the Atlantic Richfield Foundation, and the C. Michael Paul Foundation.
The members of the Spring Wind Quintet are also members of the Honolulu
Symphony Orchestra.
"Their performance was excellent, and it was a joy to hear them work
together. Each shone in solo passages, and instances of outstanding ensemble
work were too numerous to mention. Words could not do justice to the effect
of such music in any case."
– Honolulu Advertiser
"...they were terrific. It was as delightful as fine wine."
– Honolulu Advertiser
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The Spring Wind Quintet announces Aloha
Tour 2005 In January 2004 the Spring Wind Quintet hosted the Bergen Wind Quintet from Bergen, Norway, sharing the stage with them in recital at the Honolulu Academy of Arts. As a result, the SWQ has been invited to visit Norway in May 2005 to perform at Troldhaugen, the home of Edvard Grieg and Siljust¿l, the home of Norwegian composer Harald Saeverud. The ensemble has also been invited to present a concert at the U.S. Embassy in Oslo for Ambassador John Doyle Ong and his guests. The
group will also bring their musical aloha to the east coast prior to traveling
to Norway. A New York debut concert is scheduled at Programming will include Ligeti, Bach, Klughardt, Reicha, Paquito D'Rivera, Hawaii composer Allen Trubitt, and Norwegian composer Harald Saeverud, as well as traditional Hawaiian music. This tour is co-presented by Chamber Music Hawaii and Live Music Awareness and supported in part by grants from the
Tour Schedule April 28 Concert - Peter Norton Symphony Space, New York City 8:00PM Tour events are also listed at HVCB's
Jonathan
Parrish jphn@aol.com
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Musician
Biographies
SUSAN MCGINN, has been Principal
Flutist of the Honolulu Symphony since 1990. Prior to that, she held the same
position with the Canton, Ohio Symphony. A native of Detroit, she received her
Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Michigan, her Masters from the
University of Illinois, and did post-graduate work at Indiana University. Her
principal teachers were James Pellerite, Richard Graef, and Peter Lloyd. Sue
has participated in many festivals around the world including the Britt Festival,
Maui Festival, Schleswig-Holstein, Los Angeles Philharmonic Institute, and Sarasota
Music Festival and has performed with the National Repertory Orchestra.
J. SCOTT JANUSCH, Principal Oboe of the Honolulu Symphony, was a scholarship
student at the Manhattan School of Music and the Cleveland Institute of Music
where he earned his Bachelor and Master of Music degrees, respectively. His
teachers include John Mack, Elaine Douvas, Henry Schuman and Marc Lifschey.
Prior to joining the Honolulu Symphony he performed in musical ensembles in
Jamaica and Mexico. Scott has also performed as Principal Oboe with the San
Antonio Symphony, San Diego Symphony, and the Santa Barbara Symphony, where
he was a featured soloist in April 2004. He has also been featured as a soloist
with the Honolulu Symphony on three occasions, performing the Mozart Oboe Concerto
in 1990 and 2002, and the Vivaldi d minor Concerto in 1999. Scott has performed
with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl and participated in
the Maui Chamber Music Festival, the Colorado Music Festival, the La Jolla Chamber
Music Festival, and the Marlboro Music Festival in Vermont. Also a keyboard
artist, Scott has performed on the piano, harpsichord, and celesta for the Honolulu
Symphony, Ballet Hawaii, Chamber Music Hawaii, and for many faculty recitals
at the University of Hawaii.
JAMES MOFFITT, Associate Principal Clarinet and Bass Clarinet with the Honolulu
Symphony, recently completed two years as Acting Assistant Principal Clarinet
with the St. Louis Symphony. He is a former member of the Alabama Symphony and
has performed, toured and recorded with the Chicago Symphony. His recording
of basset horn trios with the Chicago Mozart Ensemble was nominated for a Grammy
Award. He has also played with the Colorado Symphony, as well as the Santa Fe
Opera Orchestra, the Aspen Festival Orchestra and Aspen Chamber Symphony.
JONATHAN PARRISH has been Assistant Principal/Utility Horn with the Honolulu
Symphony since 1998 and served as Acting Principal Horn for the 2004-05 season. He comes to Honolulu from Washington, DC where he was a
member of the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra for four seasons. Jonathan
has also held Principal Horn positions with National Chamber Orchestra, Harrisburg
Symphony, and Maryland Symphony and has appeared as guest Principal with the
orchestras of Richmond, Fairfax, and New Haven. When not performing in Honolulu
he has frequently performed in New York City, most recently with the Broadway production
of Jekyll and Hyde. Jonathan is originally from Virginia and received
his Masters degree from the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University. He
has also studied horn design and construction and performs on an instrument
he built himself as an apprentice to horn craftsman George McCracken.
MARSHA SCHWEITZER, Associate Principal Bassoon of the Honolulu Symphony, graduated
from Oberlin College. She has studied bassoon with Leonard Sharrow, Kenneth
Moore, Artemus Edwards, Steven Maxym, and chamber music with Marcel Moyse. Marsha
has been principal bassoonist of the Hawaii Chamber Orchestra, Hawaii Symphony,
Maui Symphony, and the Honolulu City Ballet Orchestra, and appeared as soloist
with the Hawaii Chamber Orchestra in 1977, the Honolulu Symphony in 1986, and
Chamber Music Hawaii in 2000. From 1994 to 2000 Marsha was a member of the Cleveland
Ballet/Opera Orchestra. Marsha is a music publisher and a prolific arranger,
having expanded the SWQÕs repertoire through her many arrangements and transcriptions
for woodwinds, many of which are published and recorded. Marsha co-founded and
served as the initial executive director of Chamber Music Hawaii and now administers
Live Music Awareness, an organization that sponsors musician-run projects. Also
active in the labor movement, she currently serves as Secretary-Treasurer of
the MusiciansÕ Association of Hawaii, Local 677 AFM. In the 1990Õs Marsha became
nationally known as a labor journalist and from 1996 to 2002 edited Senza Sordino,
the newsletter of the International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians.
Sound Clips from
live concerts
mp3 format
Nielsen Wind Quintet Op.43 Mvt.1
Holst Wind Quintet in Ab, Op.14