Avenue Winds engages audiences of all ages with dynamic chamber music performances featuring new works by local San Francisco Bay Area composers as well as the classics of the woodwind quintet repertoire.
Performing with artistry and virtuosity, this engaging woodwind quintet has performed in recital at numerous venues, including the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, University of San Francisco, Berkeley Chamber Performances and the Old First Concert Series.
Avenue Winds maintains a special interest and enthusiasm for 20th and 21st century works and actively seeks out collaborations with contemporary composers as part of the LoCAL Living Music Project.
"Any opportunity to work with the Avenue Winds is an
immense pleasure. One of the most professional and
talented ensembles I know, they have given some of
the most outstanding and thoughtful performances of
contemporary music I have heard...performances that
the composers have told me were the most insightful
and well-executed performances they have ever received. They are one of the most remarkable wind quintets I know." -- John Bilotta, composer
Upcoming
October 22, 2011, 8pm
The Avenue Winds in Recital.
A LoCAL Living Music Project
Featuring works by Irregular Resolutions Composers
Ed Dierauf, John Bilotta, David Graves, William
Severson, Davide Verotta & others.
Location: The Community Music Center
544 Capp St., San Francisco Admission: $15/$7
January 7, 2012, 8pm
Trinity Chamber Concerts
Program to include works by Barber, Auric, Johnson,
Ewazen.
Location: 2320 Dana St., Berkeley Admission: $15/$10
Recent Performances
August 14, 2011, 2pm
Seasons
Friends of "R" House presents an afternoon of
chamber music reflacting the changing seasons.
Program includes new music by Daniel Wood,
Bay Area Composer.
Avenue Winds is dedicated to bringing music to the classroom and beyond and frequently enjoys performing in local schools and through community outreach projects. The quintet has been invited to give stimulating and interactive education programs focusing on all musical time periods. Recent programs throughout the Bay Area have centered around music from Baroque and Classical periods, the Romantic Period, and American Classical Music and the Avant-Garde. Programs and demonstrations are developed in conjunction with the curriculum goals in order to create exciting and engaging educational concerts. Performances by the Avenue Winds are a hit in every classroom!
To schedule the Avenue Winds in your classroom, please send us an email at avenuewinds_gmail.com .
"On behalf of the student body at St. Matthew School, I want to thank you for the wonderful presentation...The selection of pieces were nicely chosen and well recognized by all the classes! The way that the format of introducing the players, the instruments and special features in the music moved so smoothly is a great model for future presentations." Barbara Barrett, K-8 Music Teacher, St. Matthew School
Avenue Winds can provide the perfect aesthetic backdrop for your special event with a collective repertoire of festive, ceremonial, classical, holiday, themed, pops, and wedding chamber music for every occasion.
These five virtuosic musicians provide exquisite background music to suit any occasion, or can take center stage with warm, captivating and memorable performances for your guests.
Avenue Winds has received accolades for its imaginative and innovative programming of a repertoire that spans from the classic gems to the latest works by living composers. As well-seasoned performers on the concert stage, members of the group establish an intimate setting and warm rapport with their audience through eloquent, informative, personal and often humorous commentary on performance pieces. No matter the occasion, Avenue Winds charm audiences large or small with their delightful performances.
As master teachers with years of experience and expertise, Avenue Winds present high quality and imaginative educational and family concerts, workshops, master classes and seminars to audiences of all ages every year.
Weddings, Anniversaries, private parties and celebrations of all kinds, with an expansive repertoire of ceremonial and background music.
Special musical arrangements available upon request.
Corporate events, lunchtime concerts, private functions.
Fund-raisers, benefit concerts, art and museum exhibit openings.
Children's and family concerts.
Educational concert programs for groups of all ages.
Live house concerts and performances for groups and community organizations.
Quintet, Duo, Trio, and Quartet instrumentations available.
For bookings, availability and further information, please email us at avenuewinds_gmail.com.
Adrienne Malley, oboe, is a freelance performer and instructor in the Bay Area. Adrienne enjoys performing with many ensembles including the San Francisco Symphony, and the symphony orchestras of Berkeley, Monterey, Napa Valley, Oakland East Bay, Santa Cruz, and Santa Rosa. She received her Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Michigan, and her Master of Music degree from the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music. Her principal teachers have included Nancy Ambrose King, Mark Ostoich, Harry Sargous, and Shelley Heron. In addition to Avenue Winds, she is also a founding member of the Divisa Ensemble, a Bay Area chamber ensemble comprised of mixed wind and string instruments.
Karla Avila, clarinet, is an emerging talent in the Bay Area and performs in a variety of musical venues and genres. Her musical training includes a M.M. from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music where she studied with David Breeden. Karla Avila performs with various orchestras and contemporary music ensembles in the Bay Area including the Monterey, Marin, Fresno and Santa Cruz Symphony Orchestras, Berkeley Contemporary Music Players and Ensemble Parallèle. She has recorded film scores at Skywalker Ranch and for PBS, and currently plays in the dynamic and progressive hip hop project Ensemble Mik Nawooj as well as with the Avenue Winds Quintet.
Erika Wilsen, horn, is a freelance performer and instructor in the Bay Area. She has performed with many ensembles, including the symphony orchestras of Berkeley, California, Fremont, and Vallejo as well as the Peninsula Ballet Theatre, the San Francisco Lyric Opera and Broadway By the Bay. Before receiving her M.M. in Horn Performance from the University of Michigan she graduated magna cum laude with a double major in Music and English from Davidson College. Her primary mentors have included Soren Hermansson and Louis Stout. Prior teaching credits include horn instructor at the University of San Francisco, the Interlochen Centre for the Arts and the University of Michigan Summer Arts Institute. She has attended the Sarasota Music Festival, the Sewanee Music Festival and twice she was an artist-in-residence at the Banff Centre for the Arts in Canada.
Charles Moehnke, bassoon, is a freelance performer and instructor in the Bay Area. He is a current member of the St. Peters Chamber Orchestra and enjoys playing with the symphonies of Marin, Berkeley, Santa Cruz, Vallejo, Napa Valley and Symphony Silicon Valley. Mr. Moehnke graduated with a M.M. Degree from the San Francisco Conservatory in the studio of Stephen Paulson. Previously, he received his B.M. Degree with distinction from Indiana University in the studio of Kim Walker. While in Indiana, Charles also performed with the Columbus Philharmonic and Ardo Opera Company. A great fan of chamber music, he was also a member of Citywinds, another Bay Area Quintet.
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Since 2002, Avenue Winds has engaged audiences of all ages with dynamic chamber music performances featuring new works by local San Francisco Bay Area composers as well as the classics of the woodwind quintet repertoire. The popularity of this partnership between Avenue Winds and local composers has inspired Avenue Winds to launch the LoCAL Living Music Project (LLM Project), an annual chamber music concert series dedicated to presenting brand new works for woodwind quintet by local San Francisco Bay Area living composers.
The goal of the LLM Project is to advance the woodwind quintet literature, build a greater modern-day audience for this colorful
classic ensemble, make high-quality chamber music by local artists accessible to all audiences within our communities, and enable local composers and performers to be at the center of the development of the woodwind quintet literature in the 21st century.
For more information on the LLM Project or to submit a score, contact us.
Email us at avenuewinds_gmail.com or using the form below.
