The Music and the Muse: French Homages and Inspirations for Oboe

Name: The Music and the Muse: French Homages and Inspirations for Oboe
Start: 2025-09-21T17:00:00-05:00
Location: Haas Fine Arts Center - UW

Schedule

Sun, 21 Sep, 2025 at 05:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Haas Fine Arts Center - UW | Eau Claire, WI

The University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire Department of Music and Theatre Arts presents a faculty recital by Dr. Christa Garvey in the Phillips Recital Hall at the Haas Fine Arts Center (121 Water Street Eau Claire, WI 54701) Admission is FREE. Doors open 15 minutes before start time.
Livestream available (upon authorization): https://linktr.ee/uwecmta
This recital explores the profound relationship between artistic inspiration and musical creation through four French composers spanning three centuries. The program features: Marin Marais's elegant reworking of traditional court dances; Ravel's Le Tombeau de Couperin, originally for solo piano, a personal memorial where each movement honors friends lost in the Great War; Silvestrini's Trois Duos which translate impressionist paintings into sonic landscapes of light and atmosphere; and Poulenc's luminous Oboe Sonata, his final completed work written as tribute to Sergei Prokofiev. Together, these works reveal how composers transform their muses-- dance, memory, visual art, and fellow artists--into sublime musical expression.
Featuring:
Nicholas Phillips, piano
Steven Maijala, oboe