Rodeheaver Series Presents Jaenicke Consort March 1
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The Rodeheaver Series for the Performing Arts will present the Jaenicke Consort, a woodwind quintet, in concert March 1 at 2 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church of Warsaw.
The repertoire will include classic and traditional woodwind quintet music, as well as selections from opera and musical theater.
The ensemble was formed in 1991 and is named for the Jaenicke Gardens in Swinney Park, Fort Wayne, the hometown of the ensemble. While usually a quintet, the group's members also perform in trios, quartets and sometimes octets. The members include Nancy Calhoun-Drew, flute; George Donner, oboe; Sue Devito, clarinet; Bryan Gibson, french horn; and Sally Hinkle-Teagarden, bassoon.Calhoun-Drew has performed as principal piccolo/third flute for the Lima Symphony Orchestra since 1996. She began her professional playing career at 16 years old when she joined the Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra. She played with the orchestra until 1981. She also has performed with many other chamber ensembles and theater orchestras in the Fort Wayne area, and teaches private lessons. Her music education includes studies at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory and Indiana University.
Donner has performed with the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, the Manchester and Marion symphonies and other orchestras in Indiana. He has played chamber and church music in England and Ethiopia. He participated in many recitals in New Jersey as oboist with the Delbarton Ensemble and the Blake Ensemble.
Devito joined the Jaenicke Consort in 1992. She also plays flute with the group when necessary. She holds music degrees from DePauw and Indiana universities. She teaches privately, and has played with the Elgin Symphony Orchestra, Purdue Indiana Theater, Wagon Wheel Theatre and the Nagano Trio. A church pianist as well, she accompanies her own private students at competitions. She currently is on staff at Willowgreen Productions, Fort Wayne, and teaches clarinet at Grace College and in Allen, Whitley and Noble counties.
Gibson plays for the Lima Symphony Orchestra, South Bend Symphony and the Symphony of the Lakes. He also teaches horn at Grace College. He began his professional music career in 1982 in the United States Marine Band. He has played with the Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra, Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, South West Michigan Symphony Orchestra and the Springfield (Ohio) Symphony Orchestra. His education includes studies at I.U., Ball State University and the Armed Forces School of Music.
Hinkle-Teegarden is founder of the Jaenicke Consort. She also plays in the LSO, Fort Wayne Summer Symphony and Fort Wayne Area Community Band. She teaches private bassoon lessons, and holds a bachelor's degree in music education from I.U.
The concert is free and the public is invited.
For more information, call the church office at 574-267-6933 or visit the church Web site at www.warsawfumc.org
