On Wednesday, July 2 at 12:10 p.m., the free admission Glendale Noon Concerts program will be performed live in the sanctuary of Glendale City Church, 610 E. California Ave. in Glendale.  

The concert will feature  the Calico Winds in a program of woodwind quintets by 20^th century women composers: Radie Britain, Elsa Barraine and Gwyneth Walker.

Calico Winds are composed of Eileen Holt – flute, guest artist Kathy Oh – oboe, Kathryn Nevin –clarinet, Theresa Treuenfels – bassoon and Rachel Berry – horn.

Program:

Four Sarabandes by Radie Britain (American, 1899-1994) 

I. Moderato 

II. Adagio 

III. Moderato 

IV. Allegro  

Ouvrage de Dame (1937) by Elsa Barraine (French, 1910-1999)  

I. Angelique (semplice) 

II. Berthe (Allegro) 

III. Irene (Sinuous) 

IV. Barbe (Fugato Burlesque) 

V. Sarah (Vivaccisimo) 

VI. Isabeau 

VII. Leocadie (Sentimental, old maid of olden times) 

VIII. Finale (Allegro)

Woodland Wind Quintet (1997) by Gwyneth Walker (American, b. 1947) 

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. The name “Calico” was chosen to reflect the many colors and textures offered by the instruments of the ensemble. The group blends top-notch playing, great music and an appealing atmosphere; the group’s repertoire incorporates a wide variety of classical music.

Calico Winds has delighted audiences across the country touring to more than half of the 50 states including numerous cities throughout their members’ home state of California. Calico Winds is currently ensemble-in-residence at Glendale Noon Concerts. 

In 2009, Calico Winds was made of concerto soloists with Frank Fetta conducting the Culver City Symphony, premiering Sinfonia Concertante for wind quintet and orchestra, a work they commissioned from Los Angeles composer Damian Montano. The ensemble performed at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall, both as part of the “Classical Connections” Young Performers Career Advancement program sponsored by the Association of Performing Arts Presenters and in recital with pianist Vivian Liu in a performance of Ludwig Thuille’s Romantic Sextet.

In 1998, Calico Winds released its first CD, All in One [Bach, Nielsen, E. Carter, L. Schifrin, Zappa] to critical acclaim. The CD was rereleased by Albany Records in 2025. The second CD, released on Albany Records (2004), Vintage America: A Musical Meritage, features a diverse collection of original and arranged works reflecting the music and life of early Americans. 

Calico Winds has held residencies at La Sierra University, the Idyllwild Arts Academy and with the Claremont Youth Symphony Music Retreat in California as well as at the Birch Creek Music Festival in Door County, Wisconsin. It has been the featured ensemble for the Coleman Chamber Music Association’s “Meet the Musicians” concerts. As winners of the 1998 National Flute Association (NFA) Chamber Music Competition the ensemble was featured in recital at the NFA convention in Phoenix, Arizona. It has received a grant from the City of Pasadena for The Weekend Muse Inter-Generational Concerts, a series the group self-produced in Los Angeles and Pasadena.

The members of Calico Winds think of themselves as a team whose sum is greater than its parts. Despite their resistance of publishing individual bios, presenters and audience members continue to be interested in each person on stage. To satisfy this curiosity, the ensemble developed “Calico Stats” (vital statistics of each member).

The combined musical travels of members have brought them from Europe to Israel to Mexico and all-over North America. They are all active freelance players in Los Angeles, together having a diverse array of musical experiences from ensembles such as the Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Diego Symphony and Los Angeles Opera, to working with performers like Yanni, Michael Crawford, Cheap Trick, Elton John and Andrea Bocelli.

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