Woodwind Octets Workshop

with Steven Dibner

November 9, 2020

Workshop Participant Resources

Hello!

We are delighted you will be joining us for this exploration of Mozart Woodwind Octets.

Here are all the details you will need and resources to help you prepare.

Event Logistics

Monday, April 27, 2020

7 pm

Location: Drew School, 2901 California Street (at Broderick), San Francisco
Please come to the MAIN ENTRANCE on California Street. Doors will open at 6:30.

What to bring: Your instrument, a music stand, and your music.

Attire: Dress code is casual/comfortable. Please refrain from wearing scented products such as perfume or hair spray.

Parking: Parking is difficult in this residential neighborhood. We highly recommend public transit: the 1-California and the 24-Divisadero lines both stop just a block away at California and Divisadero. If you must drive, please allow plenty of time to find parking.

A message from our mentor:

Hello everyone,
I am really forward to working with all of you on some of my very favorite music, and I am sure you are going to love it! These wonderful works by Mozart are elegant and charming, and provide great opportunities for exploring ensemble playing that I hope will inspire us all.
See you on April 27!

- Steven Dibner

Download your Music

Everyone please prepare both parts for your instrument.

Serenade in C Minor, KV 388 (Allegro)

Serenade in E-flat Major, KV 375 (Adagio)

Steven Dibner, Associate Principal Bassoon of the San Francisco Symphony, studied at Indiana University with Leonard Sharrow. He earned a master’s degree from Juilliard, where he studied with Stephen Maxym, and went on to play with the New Jersey Symphony, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, before joining the SFS in 1983. He has performed at music festivals in Aspen, Marlboro, and San Diego and has taught at the SF Conservatory of Music.

If you have questions

Please email us at info@amateurmusic.org and we will get back to you as soon as possible.