Harald Krebs, piano
With
Merrie Klazek, trumpet
Scott MacInnes, trombone
Alana Despins, French horn
Paul Beauchesne, tuba
And the Sobremesa Saxophone Quartet

Theory professor and pianist Harald Krebs brings together his love and knowledge of song repertoire in a concert with the brass instructors at the School of Music and a few guests—who also possess a joy for playing songs. Together they will delight audiences with their arrangements of songs by German, French, and Spanish composers. Songs normally have words, but the arrangements on this program lend the lyrical lines to the instrumentalists.

The concert title is a pun on Felix Mendelssohn’s most famous song, On Wings of Song, which will open the concert. With trombonist Scott MacInnes and hornist Alana Despins (a UVic alumna and principal horn of the Victoria Symphony), Krebs will perform songs by Johannes Brahms and Mendelssohn. Trumpeter Merrie Klazek frequently includes song transcriptions in her recitals and has recorded a CD of songs. They will perform some Spanish and French repertoire, as well as songs by Fanny Hensel—including two unpublished songs, recently transcribed from the autographs in Berlin. Joined by tubist Paul Beauchesne, Krebs will play Gustav Mahler’s youthful Songs of a Wayfarer. The Sobremesa Quartet, a talented group of saxophonists from the studio of professor Wendell Clanton, will play arrangements by Sharon and Harald Krebs of songs by Josephine Lang (1815-80). The afternoon will close with arrangements of vocal duets by Robert Schumann and the almost unknown composer Richard Roessler (1880-1962), with the aforementioned musicians in various configurations.