Vento Chiaro is a wind quintet founded in 1997 at the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore, Maryland and now based in the greater Boston.
History
The quintet was founded in 1997 by flautist Johanna Goldstein at the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore, Maryland.
[Wertheimer, Linda K. (26 July 2009). "This woodwind quintet proves it has staying power". Boston Globe. Retrieved 5 October 2011.] It relocated to the Boston area in 1999 when it became the ensemble-in-residence the Longy School of Music in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Since 2002 it has served on the faculty of the Boston University Tanglewood Institute's Young Artists Wind Ensemble.
[Boston University Tanglewood Institute. Affiliated Ensembles and Organizations. Retrieved 5 October 2011.] In 2008, the ensemble released their debut recording,
Vento Chiaro: Music for Wind Quintet on Ongaku Records.
[Kaplan, Richard (March 2009).
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Members
The current members of Vento Chiaro are:
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Ona Jonaityte (flute)
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Elizabeth England (oboe)
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Chi-Ju Juliet Lai (clarinet)
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Sam Childers (bassoon)
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Anne Howarth (horn)
Awards
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Saunderson Award at the Coleman Chamber Music Competition.
[Henken, John (2 May 2000). "Woodwinds Steal the Show at Coleman Chamber Contest". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 5 October 2011.]
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Silver Medal at the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition in 2000.
[Richard Buell, Richard (29 May 2000).
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