Alyse Hokamp, flute
Friday, July 19, 2024 at 5PM
Blue Mound United Methodist Church
Denton, TX
With:
Steven Harlos, piano
Natasha Costello, flute
Robert Hokamp, guitar
Music
Sonata per Flauto a becco solo in C Major (1989)
I. Prelude
III. Adagio
IV. Chaconne
Federico Maria Sardelli (b. 1963)
Flute Concerto in D minor, (ca. 1780)
I. Allegro
II. Un poco Andante
III. Allegro di molto
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)
Steven Harlos, piano
[ Pause ]
A Fugal Concerto for flute and oboe (1923)
I. Moderato
II. Adagio
III. Allegro
Gustav Holst (1874-1934)
Natasha Costello, flute
Bachianas Brasileiras no. 5, Cantilena (1938/45)
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)
Robert Hokamp, guitar
Vivaldino
Altamiro Carrilho (1924-2012)
Allemande from Partita in A minor (1722-23)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), arr. Tiberio Nascimento
Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano (1973)
I. Baroque and Blue
IV. Fugato
Claude Bolling (1930-2020)
Steven Harlos, piano
Please join us for a brief reception in the Fellowship Hall
Special thanks to Tony at tb winds
Donations
50% of donations received will go to Blue Mound United Methodist Church.
You may send your donation using the form below, or via Venmo (@Alyse-Hokamp).
Personal notes
Sardelli, Sonata per Flauto a becco solo in C Major (1989)
Sardelli is a new discovery for me- a living Italian conductor, historicist, musicologist, comic artist, and flutist. The musical careers that are most magnetic to me are these kinds of multi-faceted artistic paths.
I came across Sardelli’s name while googling “Neo-Baroque” music. He has a number of compositions available on IMSLP, including this one.
I love the contradiction of this piece being the oldest stylistically, but also the most recently composed. It was inspiring to discover his music- clearly written in the Baroque style, but perhaps with glimpses of something more modern.
I originally intended to play a couple of movements from JS Bach’s Partita in E Major for solo violin, but when I discovered this new/old music, I had to include it on my program.
Solo flute music is a great challenge- it’s so exposed. Ever since reading a little article in Flute Talk magazine back in the 2010s about a flutist needing to “prove” they played this mysterious object at airport security, I felt I ought to keep at least one solo flute work memorized and performance-ready. I never want to be at a loss in case someone asks me to “just play something!”
CPE Bach, Flute Concerto in D minor, (ca. 1780)
I have long found concerto performances thrilling, so the flute concerto repertoire is of particular interest to me. A single person taking on a large stage (in a traditional concerto performance, a soloist performs with an orchestra- this is a piano arrangement) is a serious act of courage!
I was exposed to this piece as a student (ca. 2010), but it was never suggested to me- likely because my technical chops weren’t up to the demands of this concerto (particularly the last movement).
My recital program was centered around performing this piece. I started a flute duet arrangement of this concerto in 2022, completing the first two movements before my focus shifted to opera for a year or two (see last year’s recital program).
I finally came back around to it, and completed the duet at the beginning of 2024.
I’ve been thinking recently about relationships we create- with people, music, etc. that span many years. There’s a certain richness and depth from having interacted with something over a long span of time, in contrast to our current “print on demand” pace of life. The integration of something old with something new, like this recital program… and our human existence.
Holst, A Fugal Concerto for flute and oboe (1923)
This is a new-to-me work, a charming and relatively short concerto originally scored for flute, oboe, and string orchestra.
Being a flutist, I have many flutist friends, and I’m always interested in music we can play together. I am known to have a bit of obsession with duets.
I like how this piece differs from the stereotypical sound of double flute concertos. I have nothing against Doppler or Cimarosa, though!
Villa-Lobos, Bachianas Brasileiras no. 5, Cantilena (1938/45)
Speaking of relationships over time, Robert and I started playing this beautiful piece together before we got married… which was 10 years ago this month!
Carrilho, Vivaldino
JS Bach/arr. Nascimento, Allemande from Partita in A minor (1722-23)
These two are arrangements I found in Paula Robison’s 1993 album of choros, Brasileirinho.
We play several (other) choro tunes in our band, The Pan-Tones, and I love the combination of the strong rhythms and virtuosic flute playing.
Bolling, Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano (1973)
Early 2000s: My high school flute teacher (Jean Harling) gave me the iconic Rampal/Bolling recording of this piece for Christmas one year.
2009: I played a few movements of this Suite at my undergraduate recital at UNT.
2024: Now! Sometime in the future I still want to play the entire piece with the full jazz combo- the full scoring is with bass and drums.
Musicians
Alyse Hokamp, flute
Alyse Hokamp is a flutist and arranger based in Denton, TX. She is an active performer in the Dallas/Fort Worth area as an orchestral player, chamber musician, and solo recitalist. Alyse has performed with The Dallas Opera, Allen Philharmonic Orchestra, Highland Park Chorale, Flower Mound Symphony Orchestra, and Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth. Additionally, she has performed frequently at festival stages, music venues, and colleges with her flute band The Pan-Tones.
Alyse regularly creates online events and resources for the flute community, with a focus on accessibility, honesty, and connection. These include flute duet arrangements of standard flute repertoire, an online mock audition, and a free mentorship program. She openly shares her challenges, and thoughts and observations on the world of professional classical music on her blog.
Steven Harlos, piano
Steven Harlos finds himself equally at home on the concert stage, in the jazz club, or in the pit of a Broadway musical. He performs regularly in a wide range of roles including concerto soloist, chamber musician, and in contemporary works involving electronics and improvisation. He has performed with such diverse artists as Timofei Dokschutzer, Harvey Phillips, Dick Hyman, Marvin Gaye and Maureen McGovern. In 2010, he presented the world premiere of Dysfunctional, a piano concerto written for him by American composer and jazz artist Stephen Anderson. 2021 marked the release of his recording of solo piano music by Dick Hyman. In 2022, he retired as staff keyboardist for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra after 26 seasons with the orchestra.
Currently, he serves as chair of the Division of Keyboard Studies at the University of North Texas. He is also a successful composer–his Sonata Rubata for flute and piano was published by Southern Music Company, and Benniana, his jazz sonata for clarinet and piano is gaining worldwide popularity. In 2021 he completed and premiered Billiana, Sonata #2 for clarinet and piano. Other works include Three Bach Inventions Re-Invented in the styles of Busoni, Godowsky, and Rachmaninoff for piano solo.
Natasha Costello, flute
Natasha Costello is a flutist and educator in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. She is the Education Director of the Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth. In this role, she coordinates education programs and performances in schools and community centers in Fort Worth. Natasha is also an Adjunct Instructor of Music at Tarrant County College’s Northwest campus and has a private flute studio in the North Dallas area.
In addition to performing with various ensembles for the Chamber Music Society, Natasha also freelances throughout DFW. She is a member of The Pan-Tones, a flute ensemble that performs a wide variety of songs including Andean folk songs, Japanese soundtracks, arrangements of opera arias, and more. She has also been involved in the premiere of multiple chamber pieces at both the National Flute Association Convention and the Mid-Atlantic Flute Convention. Natasha has degrees from the University of Maryland (MM 2018) and Texas Christian University (BM 2016).
Outside of music, Natasha enjoys yoga, baking, traveling, and trying lots of new
foods!
Robert Hokamp, guitar
Robert Hokamp is a musician from Denton, TX. His inventive guitar style has been featured on stages across the U.S.A. with the two-time Grammy Award winning Brave Combo.
He produced and co-wrote the Wee-Beasties’ symphonic punk-rock epic Party With Us, “a pristine collection of music that perfectly showcases the true music talent behind the spectacle” (The Dallas Observer).
He has arranged and recorded music for The Pan-Tones in a variety of styles, including chicha, compas, and Romanian folk. He plays the electric guitar, pedal steel, bass, and cornet.
Alyse Hokamp 