Despite Brahms’ reputation as a serious composer of large, complex musical structures (including four symphonies and two piano concertos), some of his most widely known compositions were small-scale works aimed at the thriving contemporary market for domestic music-making.
His chamber works include three string quartets, two string quintets, two string sextets, a clarinet quintet, a clarinet trio, a piano quintet, three piano quartets and four piano trios.
His Op. 40 Horn Trio (Waldhorn), which was first performed Nov. 25, 1865, will be performed again March 9 at 2:30 p.m. at the Black Creek United Mennonite Church on Enns Road.
Calvin Dyck (violin) and Carmen Hollett (piano) will join Geoffrey Leader on horn to bring us this concert. Geoffrey grew up in West Vancouver and earned his Master of Music degree from the University of Toronto in 1984.
He was national first prize winner in both brass solo and chamber music categories at the 1977 National Competitive Festival of Music in Toronto. In addition to three years of special studies at the Banff School of Fine Arts, Leader has been in high demand as soloist/instructor including CYMC in Courtenay.
Calvin has been concertmaster for the Vancouver Island Symphony since 2000. In 2012 Calvin was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for service to the community. In April, 2013 he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humanities by Trinity Western University.
Carmen is a faculty member at Trinity Western University working with the TWU choirs. She holds a BA (Music) from TWU, and ARCT diploma in piano performance and just recently finished her studies in Choral Conducting (MMus) at California State University in Los Angeles.
You may have planned to hear this work a few years ago and been disappointed because it was cancelled due to snow. If the snow stays on the mountain this week, plan to come and listen to some beautiful music.
Other works to be performed include Scherzo Concertante for horn and piano by Vaclav Nelhybel Theme from Ladies in Lavender, by Nigel Hess. Tickets will be available at the door.
— Black Creek United Mennonite Church
