Shostakovich’s Eighth Quartet and the Sounds of Trauma
By Daniel Sheridan Composed in 1960 in the cultural context of such a repressive environment as the Soviet Union, Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 8 in C minor easily invites, if not demands…
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Mozart’s Oboe Quartet, the Year 1781, and the Order of Things
Read MoreBy Daniel Sheridan When observed solely as a piece of music, the Oboe Quartet displays all the pleasures one expects from a Mozart composition: the seemingly effortless melodicism, the ability t…
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Nancy Nelson in conversation with Abigail Richardson-Schulte
Read MoreNancy Nelson, an oboe player and long-time member of the HPO, recently spoke with Composer-in-Residence Abigail Richardson-Schulte about her career as an oboe and english horn player, the joys of work…
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Principal Bass Rob Wolanski in Conversation with Abigail Richardson-Schulte
Read MoreComposer-in-Residence Abigail Richardson-Schulte recently caught up with Principal Bass Rob Wolanski as part of our HPO@Home series. Abigail Richardson-Schulte: Hi Rob! How are you doing right …
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Concertmaster Stephen Sitarski in conversation with Abigail Richardson-Schulte
Read MoreHPO Composer-in-Residence Abigail Richardson Schulte recently caught up (virtually) with HPO Concertmaster Stephen Sitarski to talk about his career, mental health and the future of orchestral perform…
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Juliet Palmer on fire break
Read MoreNew Zealand-Canadian composer Juliet Palmer turns the rich and haunting sounds of a dead forest into the “harmonic ground” for her new piece titled fire break, commissioned by the HPO. fire brea…