Vento Chiaro is a

wind quintet A wind quintet, also known as a woodwind quintet, is a group of five wind players (most commonly flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn and bassoon). Unlike the string quartet (of 4 string instruments) with its homogeneous blend of sound color, the i ...

founded in 1997 at the Peabody Conservatory of Music in

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and now based in the greater Boston area.

History

The quintet was founded in 1997 by flautist Johanna Goldstein at the Peabody Conservatory of Music in

. It relocated to the Boston area in 1999 when it became the ensemble-in-residence the

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in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Since 2002 it has served on the faculty of the

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's Young Artists Wind Ensemble. In 2008, the ensemble released their debut recording, ''Vento Chiaro: Music for Wind Quintet'' on Ongaku Records.

Members

The current members of Vento Chiaro are: *Ona Jonaityte (flute) *Elizabeth England (oboe) *Chi-Ju Juliet Lai (clarinet) *Sam Childers (bassoon) *Anne Howarth (horn)

Awards

*Saunderson Award at the Coleman Chamber Music Competition. *Silver Medal at the

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in 2000.Richard Buell, Richard (29 May 2000)
"Quintet's Daring May Skip Some Detail"
''Boston Globe''. Retrieved 5 October 2011 .

References

External links

Vento Chiaro official website

Audio: Vento Chiaro in concert
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