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nonesuch.reedquintet | Classical on Broadway

nonesuch.reedquintet | Classical on Broadway

Classical on Broadway presents nonesuch.reedquintet for a chamber matinee concert featuring compositions from the 1600s up to the jazzy 1920s. Expect performed arrangements of works like 'La Poule', 'Rhapsody in Blue', and more.

Rebecca Keller oboe
David Kwek clarinet
Nick Graham saxophone
Dexter Hidalgo bass clarinet
Bronson York bassoon

Dr. Rebecca Keller - Oboe
Rebecca, originally from Colorado, received her Doctoral Degree in Oboe Performance from the University of Oregon. She completed her Bachelor of Arts at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, where she toured Vienna, Austria, and Spain with the LC Symphony Orchestra and the LC Concert Band. She furthered her education with a Master of Music Degree at the University of Northern Colorado, performing with both the Contemporary Music Ensemble and the Early Music Ensemble. Her teachers have included Lisa Brende Martin, Dr. Heather Armstrong, Dr. Laura Medisky, Dr. Euridice Alvarez, Timothy Gocklin, Melissa Peña, and Dr. Dieter Koch.

David Kwek - Clarinet
David Kwek is pursuing his Doctoral Degree in Music Performance at the University of Oregon, School of Music and Dance (UO SOMD) under the mentorship of Dr. Wonkak Kim. He is also the Clarinet Graduate Employee Instructor, assisting with teaching and administrative duties for the clarinet studio. He currently holds the Principal Clarinet position at the Rogue Valley Symphony in Ashland, Oregon.
David attained his MMus with department honors from UO SOMD and BMus with first class honors from the joint degree program of the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (Singapore) and the Royal College of Music (London). His teachers were Tang Xiao Ping, Janet Hilton, Michael Harris and Michael Anderson.
His achievements include the Embassy of Peru Award (2019), Best Graduate Performer Award (UO 2024) and the First Prize of the Clarinet Asia competition (2019) held in Macau. David is a Yamaha Artist and plays SE Artists Bb & A clarinets. For more information, please visit DavidKlarinet.com

Nick Graham - Saxophone
An Oregon native, Nick is finishing his senior year at the University of Oregon this fall, pursuing majors in Music Performance and Music History, as well as minors in Audio Production and Music Technology. He has been playing saxophone for ten years under the instruction of Andy Warr, Sean Fredenburg, and Idit Shner. During his time at UO, Nick has had the opportunity to perform with the Oregon Wind Ensemble, UO Symphony Orchestra, Britt Festival Orchestra, and the Newport Symphony. Nick enjoys collaborating with other musicians and composers, producing music, and is passionate about teaching saxophone. In his spare time, he can be found playing the guitar, enjoying the outdoors, reading, or collecting records.

Dexter Hidalgo - Bass Clarinet
A native of Las Vegas, Nevada, Dexter Hidalgo received his bachelor’s degree in music education from the University of Nevada, Reno and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in performance at the University of Oregon. As an active orchestral musician, Dexter has performed with groups including the Eugene Symphony, Reno Philharmonic, Reno Chamber Orchestra, Rogue Valley Symphony, Newport Symphony and more. Dexter was named a winner of the 2024 Grande Ronde Symphony Concerto Competition. His principal teachers include Dr. Wonkak Kim and Dr. Joshua Anderson.

Bronson York - Bassoon
Bronson York, an Oregon-born Californian, has been playing bassoon for eleven years, seven of those years under the instruction of Dr. Steve Vacchi. He holds two degrees from the University of Oregon in performance where he also received two awards in outstanding performance. Bronson is currently the principal bassoonist of the Rogue Valley Symphony and regularly performs with Eugene Symphony, Eugene Ballet, Eugene Opera and several other ensembles.

The Jazz Station
$20
03:00 PM - 04:30 PM on Sun, 3 Nov 2024
The Jazz Station
124 W. Broadway
Eugene, Oregon 97401
(458) 205-1030