The Bergen Wind Quintet, one of the world’s finest and most acclaimed chamber ensembles, will be on the University of Hawai‘i Mānoa campus on Tuesday, October 14, and will offer a masterclass for our music students at 12:30pm in Orvis Auditorium. The Bergen Wind Quintet is in Honolulu performing with Chamber Music Hawai‘i’s Spring Wind Quintet on Monday, October 13 at 7:30pm in the Doris Duke Theatre.
Based in Norway, the Bergen Wind Quintet has, for many years, performed to great acclaim the world over. Audiences and critics alike have come under the spell of the BWQ’s interpretations, with the ensemble’s trademark virtuosity and breath-taking dynamic range, always at the service of the music. At UH Mānoa, the group will interact with our music students, performing for them and offering them critiques, tips and suggestions on their playing.