albums
Four of the five works on All Are Welcome were created through a consortium effort between Double Reed Dish podcast hosts Galit, Jacqui, and podcast listenership. Utilizing a pay-what-you-can model, the Double Reed Dish Consortium created opportunities for over 120 double reed players to collaborate on the creation of several new chamber pieces for oboe and bassoon. Mason Bynes’ Pong references the 1970’s Atari game and is scored for oboe and bassoon alone. Kaunitz and Wilson are joined by Fabio Menchetti (Assistant Professor of Piano at Washington State University) on consortium pieces Connor Chee’s Trio for Oboe and Bassoon, and brin solomon’s Dances for Tangible Water, as well as Romantic composer Clémence de Grandval’s Trio de Salon, a work suggested to Kaunitz and Wilson during a podcast interview with Jeffrey Lyman (Professor of Bassoon at the University of Michigan). Katherine Pukinskis’ The Stretch features Aaron Agulay (Assistant Professor of Voice at Washington State University) on a text setting of the poem of the same name by lyricist Kendra Leonard.
Recordings
Xitway for Solo Oboe, Movement 1: Winter, Spring, Summer, or Fall
In Sahaptin, the traditional language of the Yakama people, Xìtway (pronounced “sipway”) is a word that means both relative and friend. This piece is dedicated to the family that we choose. To purchase visit wilsonbassoon.com
Difficulty Level: Intermediate
Range: C4 to D6
Xitway for Solo Oboe, Movement II: Hand Clapping Game
In Sahaptin, the traditional language of the Yakama people, Xìtway (pronounced “sipway”) is a word that means both relative and friend. This piece is dedicated to the family that we choose. To purchase visit www.wilsonbasson.com
Difficulty Level: Intermediate
Range: C4 to D6
Sextuor mYstique
Performed on June 23, 2023 at Temple B’nai Israel in Hattiesburg, MS with Rachel Ciraldo, flute, Dannel Espinoza, saxophone, Theresa Sanchez, celeste, Kristina Finch, harp, and Nick Ciraldo, guitar.
