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20th-century wind quintets with the Couperin Quintet and Apollo V

Members of the Couperin Quintet perform in IPR's Studio A (2024). L to R: Marko Sretenovic (flute), Leo Egen (oboe), Connor Powers (horn).
Members of the Couperin Quintet perform in IPR's Studio A (2024). L to R: Marko Sretenovic, Leo Egen, Connor Powers

Two high school student wind quintets from Interlochen Arts Camp visited Studio A to perform music by 20th-century composers Carl Nielsen and Maurice Ravel.

Classical IPR recently welcomed two wind quintets to Studio A. The members of Apollo V and the Couperin Quintet are high school students studying at Interlochen Arts Camp.

Hear both groups' performances in this podcast episode.

Apollo V (L to R)
Apollo V (L to R) Mariana Perez-Alvarez, Kate Roberts, Ben Shugart, Paul Wittmer, Tom Wang

Apollo V

Mariana Perez-Alvarez, flute, Katy, Texas
Kate Roberts, oboe, Wylie, Texas
Tom Wang, clarinet, Sammamish, Wash.
Paul Wittmer, bassoon, Buffalo, N.Y.
Ben Shugart, horn, Grand Prairie, Texas
Coach: Sharon Sparrow
Carl Nielsen, Quintet: I. Allegro ben moderato

The Couperin Quintet (L to R): Marko Sretenovic, Leo Egen, Connor Powers, Damian Carrasco, Chris Cui
The Couperin Quintet (L to R): Marko Sretenovic, Leo Egen, Connor Powers, Damian Carrasco, Chris Cui

Couperin Quintet
Marko Sretenovic, flute, Belgrade, Serbia
Leo Egen, oboe, Kalamazoo, Mich.
Chris Cui, clarinet, Apex, N.C.
Damian Carrasco, bassoon, Cedar Park, Texas
Connor Powers, horn, Houston, Texas
Coach: Robert Walker
Maurice Ravel, Le Tombeau de Couperin: I. Prelude (arr. Mason Jones)

Want to see video of these two quintets playing in IPR's Studio A? Follow Classical IPR on Instagram!

Carolyn Dzul and Kristofer Twadell engineered this edition of Studio A

Scott Clemens is IPR’s digital content producer.

IPR thanks Alexandra Herryman, Jill Heyboer and Martha Fabrique for additional support for this session.

Dr. Amanda Sewell is IPR's music director.