Kalliope Reed Quintet

As the first reed quintet in New England, the Kalliope Reed Quintet is active in and around the Boston area bringing new works to new audiences.

Kalliope in Blue (concert) Friday, September 29, 2023 6:00 PM 7:30 PM

This program is the perfect complement to the Somerville Museum’s Community Curator exhibition BLUE: The Celebration of a Color by Martha Friend. Kalliope Reed Quintet joins forces with Mezzo Soprano Carrie Cheron and composer Francine Trester for a fantastic program of contrasting 20th and 21st century works inspired by the color blue. This colorful combination of oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, and saxophone present the world premiere of Francine Trester’s reed quintet version of her new song cycle Azure World, featuring five songs with Poetry by Tennyson. They will also explore the color blue through works by Daniel Cueto, Luis Calvo, and Joni Mitchell. In celebration of it being the week of George Gershwin’s 125th birthday, Kalliope will complete the concert with a new arrangement of his complete Rhapsody in Blue alongside some of his lesser known works.

More about Kalliope Reed Quintet

In just the past year they have commissioned over ten new works, live-streamed their summer concert series to audiences locally and across the Americas, and are preparing to record their first album.

Learn more about the quintet and it’s members, and check out their upcoming projects, events, and media.