Temporal Light a Serenata of Santa Fe concert of rarely performed works
Eric Swanson
by Em i ly Va n C le ve
In keeping with its commitment to presenting audiences with rarely performed Oboist and works, chamber ensemble Serenata of Santa Fe Serenata of Santa Fe’s Artistic Director October 17 concert Pamela Epple at First Presbyterian Church, called Temporal Light, features lesserknown compositions by Carl Reinecke (1824–1910), Benjamin Britten (1913–1976), and Ernő Dohnányi (1877–1960). Reinecke’s Trio in B-flat for clarinet, horn, and piano was the piece that jumpstarted the entire program. Keith Lemmons, a clarinetist
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with the ensemble as well as a professor at the University of New Mexico, suggested the work to Pamela Epple, an oboist and Serenata of Santa Fe’s artistic director. “Keith asked our group’s French horn player, Scott Temple, if he’d be interested in playing it, and when he said yes we put it on the program,” Epple says. “Reinecke was a good friend of composer Robert Schumann, but [Johannes] Brahms was his [biggest] influence. The piece sounds a lot like Brahms.” Another work on the program, Dohnányi’s Sextet in C Major for piano, violin, viola, cello, horn, and clarinet, was also influenced by Brahms’s romantic sounds, and Epple describes the piece as a huge, orchestral-sounding work. “With two really meaty pieces programmed, I thought we should add something different to the mix,” Epple notes. “I’ve played Benjamin Britten’s Temporal Variations for oboe and piano three times before. Britten can be so weird, which is what I love about him. He was a maverick.” Epple will perform this challenging nine-movement piece with pianist Debra Ayers. Other musicians appearing in the October 17 concert include Santa Fe Symphony member Elena Sopoci (violin), Shanti Randall (viola), and Sally Guenther (cello). Serenata of Santa Fe, Temporal Light, $15–$30 ($10 for students), October 17, 7:30 pm, First Presbyterian Church, 208 Grant, serenataofsantafe.org Architect Steve Oles designed this home in the Las Lomas subdivision around challenging topography.
the third annual event features forward-thinking designs by top local architects
PAUL STEVENSON OLES, FAIA
by Emily Va n C le ve
On October 18, the third annual Santa Fe Modern Home Tour will showcase seven to nine local houses built in modern architectural styles. Presented by Austin-based Modern Home Tours, LLC, the self-guided tour is a chance to explore and draw inspiration from residences designed by the likes of Jon Dick of Archaeo Architects, Steve Oles of Interface Architects, Vahid Mojarrab of WAMO Studio, and Greg Teakle of Greg Teakle Design. The tour is being held in conjunction with the 2014 American Institute of Architects’ Western Mountain Region Conference, which takes place October 16–19 in Santa Fe. “Our goal is to showcase a modern aesthetic with new construction techniques and materials,” says Modern Home Tour cofounder James Leasure. “On the Santa Fe tour there are interesting interactions between the homes and the surrounding desert landscape, [and there’s also a] great flow of movement and light through the homes.”
Among the featured properties is 90 Thornton Ranch Road, designed by Dick in the shape of a pinwheel. The award-winning home features a 240-panel PV solar array. In Las Campanas, 14A Calle Mi Gusto, a net-zero energy consumption home, was designed by Mojarrab in a basic pattern of rectangles and triangles. A portion of the tour’s ticket sales go to the nonprofit Friends of Architecture Santa Fe, whose mission is “to enhance and foster awareness, knowledge, and appreciation of architecture and the built environment.” For more information on the tour and descriptions of the featured homes, visit modernhometours.com. Santa Fe Modern Home Tour, October 18, 11 am–5 pm; tickets $30 in advance through modernhometours.com, $40 on day of the tour; modernhometours.com October 16, 2014 NOW
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