Two-day residency to include public concert, student-focused events
Patrick Murphy (saxophone), Tiffany Pan (oboe), Joseph Kluesener (bassoon), Joshua Gardner (clarinet) , Stefanie Harger Gardner (bass clarinet)
The University of Central Arkansas Department of Music will host the Phoenix, Arizona-based reed quintet Paradise Winds for a two-day residency Jan. 20–21, featuring a public concert and educational events for students.
The residency will include a free public concert Tuesday, Jan. 20, at 7:30 p.m. in the Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts Concert Hall, 2150 Bruce Street, Conway. The performance is open to the public, and no tickets are required.
In addition to the public concert, Paradise Winds will lead student-focused events during their campus visit, including a class visit with music and composition students on Jan. 20 and a woodwind master class on Wednesday, Jan. 21, for UCA music students.
Paradise Winds performs as a reed quintet, a chamber music group made up of oboe, clarinet, saxophone, bass clarinet and bassoon. The group performs without a conductor, meaning the musicians manage pacing, balance and timing together in real time. This makes the concert feel different from the large orchestral performances with which many audiences are familiar.
Formed in 2005, Paradise Winds has performed throughout the United States and internationally and has been featured on American Public Media’s “Performance Today.” The ensemble is known for its commitment to expanding the reed quintet repertoire and for working closely with composers and students through residencies and educational outreach.
The full schedule for Paradise Winds’ residency is as follows:
Tuesday, Jan. 20
- 1:40-2:40 p.m. – Student Event: Class Visit with Composition and Music Students.
- 7:30 p.m. – Public Concert, Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts Concert Hall.
Wednesday, Jan. 21
- 11 a.m.-noon – Student Event: Woodwind Master Class, Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts.
More information about Paradise Winds is available at paradisewinds.org. Additional information about the residency is available through the UCA Department of Music.
The UCA Artists in Residence program is funded by the Fine and Performing Arts Fee paid by all students, with additional support from Engage Management and Pyramid Art, Books, and Custom Framing. More information about the Artists in Residence program is available at uca.edu/go/artistsinresidence or by contacting Dr. Gayle Seymour, associate dean of the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, at gayles@uca.edu.