Ron & Maureen Ashley Oasis Chamber Music Series: New World, Old World

Sunday, August 2 at 5:00 PM & 7:00 PM Ron & Maureen Ashley Oasis  Bridging continents and traditions, this bold program reimagines familiar works across ages through fresh instrumental voices. Bernstein’s Suite from West Side Story, arranged for brass quintet, bursts with rhythmic energy and instantly recognizable tunes. Till Eulenspiegel, einmal anders! offers a playful retelling by Hasenöhrl of Strauss’s beloved tone poem about the mischievous folktale prankster. The program concludes with Berwald’s Grand Septet, a virtuosic and rarely heard gem that blends classical elegance with Romantic exuberance. Artists Daniel Gilbert, clarinet Justin Cummings, bassoon Billy Hunter, trumpet Adam Luftman, trumpet Thomas Jöstlein, horn Erik Ralske, horn David Garcia, trombone Dan Peck, tuba Ruth Lenz, violin Xiao-Dong Wang, violin David Sywak, viola Eileen Moon, cello Timothy Dilenschneider, bass Program Leonard Bernstein (Arr. by Jack Gale for brass quintet): Suite from West Side Story (1957)… View Source