All in the DC area are invited to a free recital Sunday June 30 at 3 PM. This recital of oboist William Wielgus includes the premiere of a concerto by Dario Argentesi, the first performance in almost 90 years of the "Solitude" for English horn, harp and strings by the legendary horn virtuoso, John Barrows, and premieres of Venezuelan composers Lamberto Piumi and Miguelangel Garcia Marquez, a "post-premiere" of Paul Oehlers, and a rare performance of the 'swing' Quintet for Oboe and String Quartet by Robert McBride in addition to music by Orlando di Lasso, Bach, and Telemann.
In addition to this concert on Sunday at Katzen Hall, American University, Wielgus will also present a program of McBride's music including this 1939 oboe quintet at this summer's IDRS conference, in Flagstaff, July 23rd.
Oboe professor William Wielgus was a member of the oboe section of the National Symphony Orchestra from 1990 to 2017 upon appointment by Mstislav Rostropovich. Prior to his appointment with the NSO he also served as principal oboe of the South Bend Symphony and English horn with the Oklahoma Symphony. He is presently on the oboe faculty at American University and has taught at West Virginia University and St. Mary’s College. He has also appeared at many major summer music festivals including Aspen, Tanglewood, and Spoleto, and was the winner of the 1990 Aspen Woodwind Soloist Competition. Mr. Wielgus is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Indiana University, and the Cincinnati College Conservatory. His principal teachers include Marc Fink, Jerry Sirucek, and Ray Still.