Vento Chiaro
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Vento Chiaro is a wind quintet
founded in 1997 at the Peabody Conservatory of Music
in Baltimore, Maryland and now based in the greater Boston area
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in Baltimore, Maryland. It relocated to the Boston area in 1999 when it became the ensemble-in-residence the Longy School of Music
in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Since 2002 it has served on the faculty of the Boston University Tanglewood Institute
's Young Artists Wind Ensemble. In 2008, the ensemble released their debut recording, Vento Chiaro: Music for Wind Quintet on Ongaku Records.
Wind quintet
A wind quintet, also sometimes known as a woodwind quintet, is a group of five wind players . The term also applies to a composition for such a group....
founded in 1997 at the Peabody Conservatory of Music
Peabody Institute
The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University is a renowned conservatory and preparatory school located in the Mount Vernon neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland at the corner of Charles and Monument Streets at Mount Vernon Place.-History:...
in Baltimore, Maryland and now based in the greater Boston area
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
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History
The quintet was founded in 1997 by flautist Johanna Goldstein at the Peabody Conservatory of MusicPeabody Institute
The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University is a renowned conservatory and preparatory school located in the Mount Vernon neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland at the corner of Charles and Monument Streets at Mount Vernon Place.-History:...
in Baltimore, Maryland. It relocated to the Boston area in 1999 when it became the ensemble-in-residence the Longy School of Music
Longy School of Music
The Longy School of Music of Bard College is a conservatory located near Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1915, it was one of the four independent degree-granting music schools in the Boston region along with the New England Conservatory, Berklee College of Music, and Boston...
in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Since 2002 it has served on the faculty of the Boston University Tanglewood Institute
Boston University Tanglewood Institute
The Boston University Tanglewood Institute is recognized internationally as the premiere summer training program for aspiring high school-age musicians and is the only program of its kind associated with one of the world’s great symphony orchestras...
's Young Artists Wind Ensemble. In 2008, the ensemble released their debut recording, Vento Chiaro: Music for Wind Quintet on Ongaku Records.
Members
As of 2011 the members of Vento Chiaro were:- Joanna Goldstein (flute)
- Ana-Sofia Campesino (oboe)
- Chi-Ju Juliet Lai (clarinet)
- Alexandra Berndt(bassoon)
- Anne Howarth (horn)
Awards
- Saunderson Award at the Coleman Chamber Music Competition.
- Silver Medal at the Fischoff National Chamber Music CompetitionFischoff National Chamber Music CompetitionBegun in South Bend, Indiana, USA in 1973, the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition is the largest chamber music competition in the world, and the only with separate Junior and Senior Divisions...
in 2000.
External links
- Vento Chiaro official website
- Audio: Vento Chiaro in concert from WGBH Radio, Boston