Dick Hensold, Northumbrian smallpipes, recorder
Norah Rendell, flute, recorder
Esprit Philippe Chedeville (1696-1782)
Suite Opus 7, #5 for Two Musettes
Sarabande- Gavottes 1 & 2
Musette. Les Amitiez Gracieusement. - Rigaudon 1 & 2
Menuet 1 & 2 - Contredance
Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713)
Pastorale ad libitum, from "Fatto per la notte di Natale" (Christmas Concerto)
Copper Street Brass Quintet
Allison Hall, trumpet; Stefan Kac, tuba; Corbin Dillon, trumpet
Alex Wolff, trombone; Timothy J. Bradley, French horn
Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Trepak (Russian Dance), from The Nutcracker (arr. Timothy J. Bradley)
Howard Blake (b. 1938)
Walking in the Air, from The Snowman (arr. Bradley)
Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
Invierno Porteño (arr. Bradley)
Vince Guaraldi (1928-1976)
Skating, from A Charlie Brown Christmas (arr. Bradley)
Dick Hensold (B.M., Oberlin Conservatory) is a freelance musician specializing in early music, traditional music of Scotland, Northumberland, and Cape Breton Island, and Cambodian traditional music. He performs on Northumbrian small-pipes (a quiet bagpipe), Montgomery smallpipes (an historical smallpipe), recorder, medieval greatpipes, Swedish bagpipes, traditional Cambodian reed instruments, seljefløyte, and low whistle. He is currently the foremost Northumbrian smallpiper in North America, has performed in both Scotland and England, and has taught Northumbrian smallpipes at workshops in the United States, Canada, and Northumberland.
Hensold has regularly appeared as recorder soloist with the Twin Cities-based baroque orchestra Lyra Concert since 1986, also appearing with the Chicago Early Music Consort, Ex Machina, Circle of Sound, and the Minnesota Orchestra. His research interest in early Scottish music resulted in a lecture and concert appearance at the 1997 Lowland and Border Piper’s Society collogue in Peebles, Scotland. The proceedings of this conference, along with Hensold’s 2 other related papers, were published as “Out of the Flames” in 2004.
He is principal composer and arranger for the Celtic-oriented quartet Piper's Crow, and also performs with several other folk groups and as part of a 4-piece traditional Cambodian ensemble. He released his solo CD, Big Music for Northumbrian Smallpipes, in August 2007. He is a 2006 Bush Artist Fellow.
Norah Rendell's interest in traditional and historical music began as a professional recorder player living in Vancouver. Norah, norahrendell.com , stayed busy with three performing groups, the Canadian roots band, Cleia, the Celtic trio, The Maenads, dancingharp.com/themaenads.htm , and as a founding member of the all-female a cappella group, the No Shit Shirleys. She toured regionally in British Columbia and Alberta including feature performances at the Vancouver and Mission Folk Festivals. In 2005, Norah was awarded a grant from the Canada Council for Performing Arts to study traditional flute and singing in Ireland. In 2007, she completed a Masters degree in traditional Irish music and toured with UK/Ireland-based band, The Outside Track, theoutsidetrack.com , in Ireland, Scotland and Canada. Since meeting Brian in Limerick, Norah has relocated to the Twin Cities where she has been active with the Two Tap Trio, the Doon Ceili Band, and as the duo, Norah Rendell and Brian Miller. Together they recently released the recording, Wait There Pretty One, cdbaby.com/cd/rendellmiller, to critical acclaim.
Copper Street Brass Quintet - The Copper Street Brass Quintet represents THE EVOLUTION OF THE BRASS QUINTET. We use our youthful perspective and unique repertoire to engage communities, educate students, and enhance the lives of the many.
These five brilliant young musicians may have nine degrees, dozens of academic recitals, a few hundred jazz gigs and countless concerts between them, but they’ve also got style, substance, and just a touch of irreverence. Born in Albuquerque, NM in 2007, the quintet set up shop in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis, Minnesota in 2008, where through their inventive concerts and educational programs, they’ve transcended the brass quintet box and evolved into something fresh.
The quintet recently toured North Dakota, has been heard as featured artist on Minnesota Public Radio, appeared on The Schubert Club series, performed with the St. Olaf Band and the Minnesota Symphonic Winds, and has played on numerous concert series and church venues around the Twin Cities. From unique concerts and educational outreach programs to recording horn lines in the studio for hip-hop groups, the quintet has seen it all. The members of The CSBQ also teach music lessons, play jazz in dive bars, and run a business. What’s next for this group is anyone’s guess, but chances are you won’t want to miss it!
The CSBQ is artist in-residence at Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church in downtown Minneapolis.
A native of Wisconsin, Allison Hall began her music studies on piano at age seven and has studied the trumpet for 15 years. She earned a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education and Trumpet Performance from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota where she studied with Dr. Martin Hodel and with Charles Lazarus of the Minnesota Orchestra. Ms. Hall completed her Master's degree at The University of New Mexico studying with Dr. John Marchiando, Principal Trumpet of The New Mexico Symphony Orchestra. A committed educator, she served as the trumpet mentor for The Santa Fe Symphony’s Fanfare Guild and has maintained a private studio for over 10 years. She has performed with The New Mexico Symphony Orchestra, The Santa Fe Symphony, the new music ensemble “Chatter”, Canticum Novum of Santa Fe, and is a founding member of The Copper Street Brass Quintet. When she isn’t practicing or rehearsing, Allison enjoys rock climbing, skiing, and cheering for the Brewers, Packers, and the Badgers.
Allison serves as the Media Specialist for the CSBQ, creating and maintaining the image of the quintet.
Twin Cities native Stefan Kac abhorred music from birth until the age of 11 when he was given a choice between joining the school band or choir. Refusing to sing under any circumstances, he took up the euphonium in the 6th grade beginning band and never looked back. He switched to tuba in 9th grade and went on to earn a Bachelor of Music in Tuba performance from the University of Minnesota, where he studied with Ross Tolbert and David Werden. He also studied music at the University of Northern Colorado through the National Student Exchange program (tuba with Jason Byrnes and jazz with Dana Landry).
Stefan was a finalist in the Minnesota Orchestra's 2005 WAMSO Young Artists Competition, earning a concerto performance with the St. Paul Civic Symphony and a solo recital for the Schubert Club of St Paul. Also in 2005, he was accepted to the Betty Carter's Jazz Ahead residency program at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C., the only tubist thus far to achieve such an honor. The International Tuba Euphonium Association awarded him a 2006 Harvey Phillips Award for Composition Excellence for his composition "Lights of Loveland," as well as a 2008 Roger Bobo Award for Recording Excellence for the Pan-Metropolitan Trio's debut album "Isolation."
Locally, he has been heard with musicians and ensembles as diverse as Phil Hey, Mick Sterling, Milo Fine, The Mouldy Figs, and the CSBQ, as well as with a myriad of his own groups devoted primarily to performing his original compositions. He has several published compositions for brass, and was twice a winner in the Eric Stokes Song Contest sponsored by Twin Cities-based new music ensemble Zeitgeist. In addition to performing and composing, Stefan is the instructor of low brass at the West Bank School of Music in Minneapolis, and maintains a musico-philosophical blog (fickleears.blogspot.com <http://fickleears.blogspot.com/> ) as an outlet for observations and opinions about the music world which are probably best kept to himself.
Corbin Dillon, trumpet, whose teaching experience spans over 11 years and ranges from beginners through the twelfth grade, received his bachelor’s degree in Music Education from The University of Texas at Austin where he studied with Raymond Crisara. For the next five years he was an Assistant Band Director at Seguin High School in Seguin Texas, where he taught concert, marching and jazz bands as well as beginning music classes. He received his Masters of Music from the University of New Mexico where he studied with Dr. John Marchiando, Principal Trumpet of The New Mexico Symphony Orchestra. Corbin has appeared with The New Mexico Symphony Orchestra, the Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra, and the new music ensemble "Chatter". Corbin is a founding member of The Copper Street Brass Quintet, which performed to rave reviews at the 2008 summer-long Norfolk Chamber Music Festival where they worked with such world-class teachers and performers as William Purvis, Scott Hartman and Allan Dean.
Corbin specializes in the nuts and bolts of the business, serving as the Financial and Legal Advisor of the CSBQ.
Alex Wolff began his musical study on trumpet at the age of 11. Shortly after, he switched to the tenor trombone and would later add alto trombone, bass trombone, and euphonium to his musical arsenal. After graduating from high school in his home town of Mandan North Dakota, he attended the University of Minnesota and studied with Prof. Tom Ashworth of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. Alex received his undergraduate degree and became the newest member of the CSBQ in the spring of 2009.
Alex has been offering private lessons for the last 7 years and his students have received such honors as All-Conference bands, All-State bands, outstanding soloists, and outstanding musicianship. As a player, Alex has performed with numerous groups throughout the Twin Cities, including Davina and the Wagabonds, Tom Hunter, Centennial Brass Quintet, and G8. He has also played with local orchestras including the Bloomington Symphony and the Mankato Symphony. In the summer of 2008, Alex was selected as one of only 21 members of the Disney All-American College Band. He spent the summer performing with some of the world’s elite musicians including Alex Iles, Jiggs Whigham, Rick Baptist, and the Army Blues Band. While in LA he also took lessons with Mark Lawernce, Steve Witser, Bill Booth, and Dick Nash.
Hornist Timothy J. Bradley is a versatile performer, educator, composer, and arranger. Raised in Lawrence, Kansas and surrounded by music from birth, his earliest musical influence was his father, who would play LP after LP of famous orchestral and operatic works. Tim began playing piano at 3 years old, and studying horn at the age of 10. After hearing a recording of the Mozart Horn Concerti played by Dennis Brain, he realized the instrument was his key to doing something meaningful and gratifying (plus it kept him out of trouble!). Tim pursued his music studies at St. Olaf College (MN) and Southern Methodist University (TX). He earned both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in horn performance and studied with outstanding teachers including Gregory Hustis, Haley Hoops, Herbert Winslow, and Paul Stevens.
Tim is a founding member of The Copper Street Brass Quintet and is proud to be part of an ensemble on the cutting edge of brass chamber music. “The connection between us, the performers, and you, the audience, is something I look forward to with every performance,” Tim says. “It’s really special to be able to connect on such a personal and spiritual level with listeners. I think that’s why I love chamber music so much - especially the brass quintet, with its wide range of timbral and visual possibilities.”
With a musical appetite for everything from Bach to Brahms to Radiohead, Tim loves composing, arranging, and transcribing new and unusual works for the quintet. Recently finished projects include quintet arrangements of Piazzolla, Dave Brubeck, Cake, and even Spinal Tap. Tim is especially interested in computer mixing and sampling to create collaborative performance art, using the brass quintet as a canvas.
Teaching is a large part of Tim’s life: he believes education is a crucial element to our culture’s sustainability and prosperity. He has held a horn studio for over 8 years in Minnesota, New Mexico, Texas, and Kansas, teaching aspiring horn students from beginners to adults. He also has 7 years of masterclass, tutoring, and ensemble-coaching experience.
Tim has performed all over the world with various orchestras, wind ensembles, and chamber groups. He recently appeared with the Minnesota Orchestra, the South Dakota Symphony, the Omaha Symphony, the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, the New Mexico and Santa Fe Symphony Orchestras, and has shared the stage with many notable artists such as Garrison Keillor, Sarah Chang, James Ehnes, and Gilbert Varga.
Anton Melnichenko was born in Ufa, located in the central region of Russia. He earned his baccalaureate at the Moscow Conservatory, studying with Professor S. Dorensky and graduating with a gold medal. He has participated in many competitions such as “The Art of the Twenty-first Century” in Kiev (first prize), The Fifth Andorra International Piano Competition (fourth prize), the First International Competition “Citta di Fasano” in Italy (first prize), and The Schubert Club (first prize). In the fall of 2008, he came to study at Hamline International Piano Institute with Alex Braginsky.
Ian Snyder, 19, is a sophomore at the University of Minnesota, where he studies with Sally O'Reilly. He has studied and performed at the Killington, Chautauqua, and Banff music festivals, studying with Miriam Fried, Joel Smirnoff, Almita Vamos, and others. He has won prizes in the YPSCA (Minnesota Orchestra), Minnesota Sinfonia, and Schubert Club competitions, been selected for master classes with Pamela Frank, Robert Mann, and Arnold Steinhardt, and performed chamber music with members of the Minnesota Orchestra for their young people's concerts.