December 6, 2024 (Fri) 6:00-6:45pm First Baptist Church, 1112 E Broadway in Columbia Hot Cocoa COMO - FREE
In the spirit of Living Windows Festival, Odyssey is presenting FREE hot chocolate (while it lasts), while providing live holiday music at the Narthax of First Baptist Church (facing Broadway) - where you can take a peek to what Candlelight Holiday concert looks like at 7pm. Parking is FREE in downtown garages after 6pm, and parking is also free all weekend long! https://www.discoverthedistrict.com/events/living-windows-2 "The District is full of holiday spirit and ready to welcome back our annual Living Windows Festival! Join us on Dec. 6th from 6-8 pm for live performances, open houses, shopping, stunning holiday decor all through The District, free horse-drawn carriage rides, the Enchanted Forest, and visits with Santa."
December 6, 2024 (Fri) 7pm First Baptist Church, 1112 E Broadway in Columbia
Candlelight Holiday $25 General Admission / $5 Children Under 12 / Donations are accepted
This is the second "Candlelight Holiday" concert Odyssey is presenting. Come enjoy the warm glow of the candlelights that adorn the beautiful First Baptist Church sanctuary and enjoy the live chamber music, everything from classical Franz Schubert to visionary composer Brian Raphael Nabors, to all the holiday music you would expect this time of the season. After a walk through the downtown enjoying "The Living Windows," there is no place like Odyssey with candle lights! You are invited to take selfies during the intermission, and after the concert.
Pre-Concert: Franz Liszt (1811-1886): Transcendental Étude No. 12 in B♭ minor, "Chasse-neige" (1837/1852) [6'] Jinhong Yoo, piano
Greetings by Ayako Tsuruta, Odyssey Director
Mykola Leontovych (1877-1921): Ukranian Bell Carol (1904), arr. by Zach Heyde and Franck Tedesco [5'] Ayako Tsuruta and Peter Miyamoto, piano
Franz Schubert (1797-1828): Introduction and Variations, D.802 (1824) [21'] Alice Dade, flute Peter Miyamoto, piano
Intermission [12']
Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky (1840-1893): The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, arr. E. Langer (1892) [20’]
Miniature Overture
March
Dance of the Candy Fairy
Russian Dance, “Trepak”
Arab Dance
Chinese Dance
Dance of the Reed-Sluter
Waltz of the Flowers
Ayako Tsuruta and Peter Miyamoto, piano Clarence Kohlmann (1891-1944): Christmas Fantasy for organ and piano [5'] - The First Noel, Silent Night, Regent Square Colleen Ostercamp, organ Ayako Tsuruta, piano
SUPPORT ODYSSEY CHECKS payable to "Odyssey" or "Plowman" and Mail to Odyssey Chamber Music Series, 1112 E. Broadway, Columbia MO 65201 OR, CLICK on one of the "DONATE" buttons.
February 7, 2025 (Fri) 7pm First Baptist Church, 1112 E Broadway in Columbia
M-Odyssey
$25 General Admission / $5 Children Under 12 / Donations are accepted
A program expertly compiled by Odyssey Performance Fellows, you can expect unexpected musical treats at M-Odyssey concert. Program is announced in January 2025. --- *** DRAFT ***
Greetings by Ayako Tsuruta, Odyssey Director First half - 36 mins Young-ja Lee (b. 1931): Variations on a Korean Song (1996) - piano solo, 8 mins Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887–1959): Sonata Fantasia No 1, “Désespérance” (1913) - violin and piano, 9 mins Stefan Freund (b. 1974): Delirium (2000) - violin duo and piano, 6 mins Dora Pejačević (1885–1923): Violin Sonata in B-Flat Minor, Op. 43 “Slavic” (1917) - violin and piano, 6 mins I. Allegro con anime Caroline Shaw (b. 1982) - Limestone and Felt (2012) - arr. in 2015 for marimba and cello, 7 mins
Intermission - 15 mins
Second half - 39 mins Lou Harrison (1917–2003): Varied Trio (1987) - violin, piano, and percussion, 9 mins I. Gending II. Bowl Balls V. Dance Tucker Fuller (b. 1980): The Road Ahead (2019) - violin, cello, and percussion, 12 mins I have no idea where I am going I think I am following I may seem lost I will not fear Andy Akiho (b. 1979): Pillar I (2021) - percussion quartet, 7 mins Bryce Dressner (b. 1976): Murder Ballades (2013) - violin, cello, flute, clarinet, piano, and percussion, selection of movements totaling 10 mins (undecided)
Free Admission - No tickets required / Donations are accepted
Talented young Missourians compete at this annual concerto competition. Winners will perform as soloists with the Odyssey Chamber Ensemble in April’s concert. Free Admission.
Program to be announced after March 5, 2025. ---
March 19, 2025 (Wed) 7pm Rogers Whitmore Recital Hall, Fine Arts Building School of Music at the University of Missouri
Plowman Chamber Music Competition & Festival: In Recital Edward Auer, Piano
Free Admission - No tickets required / Donations are accepted
Program TBA
March 20, 2025 (Thu) 7pm First Baptist Church, 1112 E Broadway in Columbia
Plowman Chamber Music Competition & Festival: In Recital Chien-Kwan Lin, saxophone Rachel AuBuchon, piano
$25 General Admission / $5 Children Under 12 / Donations are accepted
March 23, 2025 (Sun) 1:30-5:30pm Missouri Theatre, 203 S Ninth St, Columbia, Missouri Plowman Chamber Music Competition & Festival: The Finals and the Awards Ceremony
$30 General Admission / $10 Children Under 12 / Donations are accepted
Five Finalist Ensembles and their programs will be announced Sunday morning.
April 4, 2025 (Fri) 7pm First Baptist Church, 1112 E Broadway in Columbia
Baroque Concerto Sponsored by the Paul D. Higday Mozart Trust $25 General Admission / $5 Children Under 12 / Donations are accepted
In collaboration with the Mid-Missouri Area Music Teachers Association (MMAMTA), Odyssey features amazing soloists for the 8th year. R. Paul Crabb leads CAAM’s Prometheus for an incredible Ascension Oratorio, BWV 11 by J. S. Bach.
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen, BWV 11 (1738) Chorus: Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen Recitative (tenor): Der Herr Jesus hub seine Hände auf Recitative (bass): Ach, Jesu, ist dein Abschied schon so nah? Aria (alto): Ach, bleibe doch, mein liebstes Leben Recitative (tenor): Und ward aufgehoben zusehends Chorale: Nun lieget alles unter dir Recitative (tenor and bass): Und da sie ihm nachsahen gen Himmel fahren Recitative (soprano): Ach ja! so komme bald zurück Recitative (tenor): Sie aber beteten ihn an Aria (soprano): Jesu, deine Gnadenblicke Chorale: Wenn soll es doch geschehen Prometheus R. Paul Crabb, conductor
Odyssey Chamber Ensemble: Iskander Akhmadullin and Chris Farris, trumpets Kristine Poulsen, flute Dan Willett and Alison Robuck, oboes Amy Appold, Erik Hassel, Wendy Kleintank, violins Dominique Archambeau, viola Carol Elliott, violoncello Pete Zambito, timpani
*April 18 (Fri) & 19 (Sat), 2025, at 7pm Missouri Theatre, 203 S Ninth St, Columbia, Missouri
Mareck Center for Dance and Odyssey Chamber Music Series presentation In collaboration with the Odyssey Chamber Music Series, Mareck Center for Dance proudly presents an original production of Sergei Prokofiev’s "Cinderella", performed with two grand pianos on stage, first showcased in 2018. Transforming glass slippers into pointe shoes, this contemporary retelling reinterprets a well-loved fairy tale, giving Cinderella an unexpected twist. Blending timeless themes of love and self-discovery with the joys and challenges of modern life, the story captures the journey of becoming a woman, developing independence, and embracing diversity, sparking both hilarity and compassion. The first act will feature two world premieres by MCD artistic director Karen Mareck Grundy and MCD resident choreographer Kristopher Estes-Brown.
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953): Suite for two pianos from the ballet "Cinderella," Op. 87 (1940-44), arr. Mikhail Pletnev I. Introduction - Вступление 2. Quarrel - Ссора 3. Winter - Фея зимы 4. Spring - Фея весны 5. Cinderella's waltz - Вальс Золушки 6. Gavotte - Гавот 7. Gallop - Галоп 8. Valse lente - Медленный вальс 9. Final - Финал Mareck Center Dance Company with Ayako Tsuruta, piano I and Peter Miyamoto, piano II
* Tickets are available for purchase only at the Missouri Theatre Box Office. https://mareckcenterfordance.org/events/performances/
Paul Seitz: Wild Geese (2023), for violin, guitar and cello Paul Seitz: On Being an Artist (2023), for voice, violin, guitar and cello Christine Seitz, voice / poem by Noelle Kocot TBA, violin Paul Seitz, guitar Carol Elliott, violoncello
Leonard Bernstein: Piano Trio (1937) [16'] I. Adagio non troppo - Allegro vivace - Largamente II. Tempo di marcia III. Largo - Allegro vivo e molto ritmico Michael Klyce, violin Luis Bernardo Sanchez, violoncello Helen Hyesoo Kim, piano
Intermission
Innocent Okechukwu: Short Piano Pieces Helen Hyesoo Kim, piano
Darius Milhaud (1892-1974): Scaramouche, Op. 165b (1937) for two pianos [11'] I. Vif II. Modéré III. Brazileira, Movement de Samba Ayako Tsuruta, piano I Peter Miyamoto, piano II
Sankofa Chorale [ca. 12'] Brandon A. Boyd, director
May 18, 2025 (Sun) 3pm / 2pm Instrumental Petting Zoo First Baptist Church, 1112 E Broadway in Columbia
Kids@Heart Sponsored by the MU School of Music & Higday Mozart Trust
Join us for the Instrumental Petting Zoo at 2pm, then stay for 3pm concert to find out if Odyssey’s family concert really for children, or is it for adults who are just “Kids at Heart?” Performers include teachers, students, and the Columbia Music School ensembles.
Free Admission – and free balloons!
Program is announced in May.
Past Programs
September 28, 2024 (Sat) 4-7pm Oktoberfest: Odyssey's Fall Fundraiser Christopher and Mina Turner's Home in Columbia (Call 573-825-0079 for address)
$25 General Admission / $10 Students & Children Under 12 / Donations are accepted
Celebrate the Fall with your friends over some beer and brats! You will be serenaded by some Oktoberfest music and teasers from our Season Premiere. Silent Auction items include tickets to Mizzou Football games, concerts, gift certificates, and more! Take a stein and a jovial Bavarian hat with you.
Generously hosted by Christopher and Mina Turner.
~Program~
4pm Door Opens Drinks and Silent Auction 4:30pm Program I: Greetings by the Odyssey Board President, Colleen Ostercamp Oktoberfest Music 5pm Beers and Brats are served 5:30pm Program II: Greetings by Ayako Tsuruta, Executive and Artistic Director Carl Reinecke: Trio for Oboe, Horn and Piano, I. Allegro moderato 6:00pm Oktoberfest Music 6:30pm A Brief (5’) Piano Ensemble Music for Silent Auction’s Last Call! Best Costume Prize announcement. 6:45pm Auction Closes. 7:00pm Auf Wiedersehen!
Musicians include: Iskander Akhmadullin, trumpet I Brandon Sconce, trumpet II Amanda Collins, horn Joanna Griffith, Trombone Angelo Manzo, tuba Alison Robuck, oboe Rachel AuBuchon, piano
October 4, 2024 (Fri) 7pm First Baptist Church, 1112 E Broadway in Columbia
Autumn Colors $25 General Admission / $5 Children Under 12 / Donations are accepted
This Season Premier features a spectacular range of sounds and virtuosity, featuring Carl Reinecke’s Trio for Oboe, Horn and Piano; Florence Price’s Three Negro Spirituals for two pianos; Aram Khachaturian’s SabreDance for piano eight hands, and more. Performers include Amanda Collins, Alison Robuck, Rachel AuBuchon, Peter Miyamoto, Ayako Tsuruta, Curtis Pavey, and Helena Hyesoo Kim.
Pre-Concert: Albert Pieczonka (1828-1912): Tarantella [3'30] Amy Li Zhou, piano
Aaron Copland 1900-1990): Quiet City (1939) for Trumpet, English Horn and Strings, arr. by J. Brodbin Kennedy [11']Iskander Akhmadullin, trumpet Dan Willett, English Horn Natalia Bolshakova, piano Florence Beatrice Price (1887-1953), arr. Three Negro Spirituals for two pianos [9’] I Couldn’t Hear Nobody Pray Lord I Want to Be a Christian Ev’ry Time I Feel the Spirit Peter Miyamoto, piano I Ayako Tsuruta, piano II
Florence Beatrice Price: In Quiet Mood (1941) [5’20] Colleen Ostercamp, organ
Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978): "Sabre Dance," from final act in ballet Gayane (1942), arranged for two pianos, eight hands, by N. Jane Tan [2’] Helena Hyesoo Kim and Curtis Pavey, piano I Ayako Tsuruta and Peter Miyamoto, piano II Intermission
Peter Hope (b. 1930): Four Sketches for oboe, bassoon, and piano (2003) [14'] Prelude Scherzo Arioso Dance Dan Willett, oboe Austin Way, bassoon Natalia Bolshakova, piano
Carl Reinecke (1824-1910): Trio for Oboe, Horn and Piano, Op. 188 (1886-7) [21’] Allegro moderato Scherzo: Molto vivace Adagio Finale: Allegro ma non troppo Alison Robuck, oboe Amanda Collins, horn Rachel AuBuchon, piano
November 1, 2024 (Fri) 7pm First Baptist Church, 1112 E Broadway in Columbia
L’histoire du soldat, by Igor Stravinsky $25 General Admission / $5 Children Under 12 / Donations are accepted (Note: There will be no pre-concert, and the performance is 55’ with no intermission.)
"On November 1st - one night only - the Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents Stravinsky’s L’Histoire du Soldat, The Soldier’s Story. This one hour presentation features seven musicians – Julie Rosenfeld (violin), Iskander Akhmadullin (trumpet), Megan Arns (percussion), Wesley Warnhoff (clarinet), Austin Way (bassoon), Tim Howe (trombone) and Isaac Foley (contrabass). In addition, there are actors: John McKeever (Devil), Aaron Krawitz (Narrator and Soldier), and dancer Kailey Baker, who is the Princess and has a dance solo.
This piece, written in 1918, tells a story that is a dark Faustian fable about a soldier and the Devil, who eventually possesses the soldier’s soul. The soldier’s violin becomes a symbol of both the soldier’s soul and the Devil’s wiles. The story is based on an old Russian folk tale but is a lesson for all cultures and times. Stravinsky uses tango rhythms, marches, and a waltz to create a most entertaining presentation.
It is rarely performed. We would be delighted to see you there." - Aaron Krawitz
PROGRAM
Greetings by Ayako Tsuruta, Odyssey Director
L'Histoire du Soldat (The Soldier’s Tale) Music by Igor Stravinsky / Libretto by C.F. Ramuz
Part 1 The Soldier’s March Soldier at the Brook Reprise of the Soldier’s March Pastorale Reprise of the Soldier at the Brook
Part 2 Reprise of the Soldier’s March The Royal March The Little Concert Three Dances: Tango, Waltz, Ragtime The Devil’s Dance The Little Chorale The Devil’s Song Grand Chorale Triumphal March of the Devil
Actors Aaron Krawitz, as the Soldier and Narrator John McKeever, as the Devil Dancer Kailey Baker, from Mareck Center for Dance as the Princess Director Heather Hatton Violin Julie Rosenfeld Clarinet Wesley Warnhoff Bassoon Austin Way Trumpet Islander Akhmadullin Trombone Timothy Howe Double Bass Isaac Foley Percussion Megan Arns