Image: Jean-Marie Leclair by J.Ch. François
On SATURDAY, May 5 at 3 p.m. the SANTA BARBARA MUSIC CLUB will present another program in its popular series of concerts of beautiful Classical music. This concert will be held at First United Methodist Church, 305 East Anapamu (at Garden), Santa Barbara. Admission is free. One of the highlights of Santa Barbara Music Club’s concerts is the opportunity for audiences to hear great music from a variety of historical periods, with a diversity of musical forms, performed by excellent artists. This concert features music for violins, oboe, flute, and piano by Jean Marie Leclair, J.S. Bach, Henri Vieuxtemps, Sigfrid Karg-Elert, Theobald Bohm, Claude Debussy, and Rhonda Larson.
This concert has been generously sponsored by Jane Ramsay in memory of her husband, William Ramsay.
Program Details
(1697-1764)
- Allegro ma poco
- Gavotte: Andante grazioso
- Presto
(1685-1750)
- Sarabande
- Tempo di borea
(1877-1933)
(1794-1881)
Svetlana Harris, piano
Notes on the Program
Violinists Andrea Lárez and Marie Hebert will perform Jean Marie Leclair’s Sonata for Two Violins in E Minor, Op. 3, No. 2. Ms. Lárez will follow with two movements from J. S. Bach’s Partita No. 1 in B minor for Solo Violin.
Adelle Rodkey performs Henri Vieuxtemps’ Capriccio in C Minor, Op. 55. Originally written for solo viola, the work has been transcribed for oboe by Jessica Wilkins. Ms. Rodkey will also perform Sigfrid Karg-Elert’s Study No. 3.
Flutist Tracy Harris and pianist Svetlana Harris then take the audience to France and Germany, performing Claude Debussy’s Première Rhapsodie and A Beautiful Evening Star’s Farewell (Beau Soir), arranged for alto flute and piano by Todd Harris, and Theobald Boehm’s Grand Polonaise. The melody for Rhonda Larson’s Be Still My Soul is familiar to music lovers as the hymn used by Jean Sibelius in Finlandia. The melody is present throughout, though sometimes hidden in the texture.
The Performers
Svetlana Rudikova-Harris, pianist, was born in Russia and is an internationally renowned solo and collaborative pianist, recording artist, and pedagogue. She earned three Masters Degrees in Performance as well as the Special Award for Excellence in Piano Performance and Instruction at the Russian National Education Competition. Gold Medalist in the Russian National Young Performance competition at age 16, she won the Russian Choral Conducting, National Piano Prize, and Russian Piano Competitions. Svetlana has recorded on the Melodiya label and has performed for over 20 years with sister-in-law Tracy Harris, both in orchestral concerts and in their “Wyndfall Duo.” In addition, she conducts clinics, and lectures and maintains a private piano studio.
Tracy Harris, flutist, is internationally renowned as soloist, chamber musician, teacher, and author, and is a former SBMC scholarship awardee. She earned her BM Degree at UCSB, studying with Jill Felber. Founder/Artistic Director of the popular “Tracy Harris Flute Boot Camps,” which assist over 1,000 underprivileged students annually, she records on the Elite Source label and her latest Wyndfall Duo release is the album Eklectick, with pianist Svetlana Harris. Yamaha Performing Artist and Clinician, Tracy recently premiered works by Todd Harris, which were showcased at Sir James Galway’s International Master Class. Please visit www.TracyHarrisFlute.com and also view her performances on YouTube.
Marie Hébert, violin, is active as soloist, chamber musician, and teacher. A former SB Music Club Scholarship awardee, she earned her BM and MM Degrees at UCSB, has performed with the Montecito International Music Festival, and toured in China with the Young Musicians Foundation Debut Orchestra. Marie is currently Teaching Artist and Youth Ensembles Personnel Manager with the SB Symphony, Teaching Artist for SB Strings, violinist with the Folk Orchestra of SB, and maintains a private violin/viola teaching studio.
Andrea Lárez, violinist, graduated from Westmont College in 2017. She is currently a member of the Camerata Internacional de Barcelona.
Adelle Rodkey, oboist, received her BM Degree in Music Pedagogy, magna cum laude, from Wheaton Conservatory of Music (Illinois), where she studied oboe with Carl Sonik. A native of Santa Barbara, she was an oboe student of Anne Anderson and a piano student of Lana Bodnar and Marilyn Clemons. Honors accorded her have included the President’s Award from Wheaton College, as well as awards from the Music Teachers National Association and the Pillsbury Foundation. Adelle performs frequently in several orchestras and chamber music ensembles, and is Instructor of Oboe at Westmont College. As a member of the Suzuki Association of the Americas, she maintains a private studio of oboe and piano students.
