With style and grace, Calico Winds is taking wind music to the forefront of the chamber music world by artfully reinventing the conventional wind quintet. They chose the name “Calico” to reflect the many colors and textures offered by the instruments of their ensemble. The group blends top-notch playing, great music, and an appealing atmosphere, their repertoire incorporating a wide variety of classical music.
Calico Communiqué
The Inside Story: Calico Winds and ALL IN ONE
With their colorful and lively sound, you might guess that the Calico Winds take their name from splendid and intricate patches of calico fabric. The Los Angeles-based wind quintet’s ALL […]
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Calico Winds will be featured in an upcoming interview on Evening Eclectic with host and producer Dave Lake. Tune in to WRUU 107.5 FM or stream online at wruu.org to hear the group.
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All In One
With their colorful and lively sound, you might guess that the Calico Winds take their name from splendid and intricate patches of calico fabric. The Los Angeles-based wind quintet’s ALL IN ONE features a chimeric catalog that draws from old and new alike, paying tribute to both vanguards of classical and cutting-edge contemporaries. Works by Bach, Carter, Nielsen, Schifrin, and Zappa come together in an energetic menagerie of time and style, blurring the lines between genres with prismatic tone colors and whip-crack precision.
Upcoming Concerts
Glendale, CA 91206 United States
Kathy Oh, guest oboist A concert featuring a wide variety of musical styles from woman composers spanning the 20th Century. Radie Britian (1899-1994) Elsa Barraine (1910-1999) Gwyneth Walker (b. 1947)
Redlands, CA 92373 United States
War, Wounds, Sanctuary is a concert presentation featuring my story as a soldier during and after war, and performances of my music, including a combination of organ, piano, chamber, choral, and […]