The Illinois premier of my award-winning work "Introduction and Tarantella" for woodwind quintet.

Flute, James Brinkmann
Oboe, Jonathan Thompson
Clarinet, Brady Richards
Horn, Melanie Erena
Bassoon, Nick Ritter

Live recording at Lutkin Hall at Northwestern University, December 6, 2014

Introduction And Tarantella

Hi! I'm a 35-year-old writer living in Chicago who dabbles in classical music. I've been writing music since I was 18, amassing a good amount of chamber works and a few orchestral pieces, too, though I now primarily focus on arranging pieces for woodwinds. I'm particularly fond of video game music and have spent much of my free time creating suites for classic 90s JRPGs. I've been fortunate to have my music performed worldwide, and I'm always looking to connect and collaborate with other musicians to help bring a new life into neo-classical music.

Jonathan Thompson is a Mexican-American oboist, recitalist, and college lecturer in Dallas. He completed is DMA at the University of North Texas. He is formerly a lecturer at Northwestern University, teaching the Double Reeds Techniques Class for Bienen's Music Education Department. He has performed with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, the South Bend Symphony Orchestra, the Chicago Composers Orchestra, and the Wisconsin Philharmonic.

He is the oboist for Fonema Consort, a contemporary chamber music group based in Chicago, Illinois. 

Jonathan attended Northwestern University, where he graduated in 2011 with department honors. He studied with Michael Henoch and Scott Hostetler. He stayed at Northwestern to complete his masters degree where he was awarded the School of Music Eckestein Scholarship. Upon graduation in 2013, he became the first recipient of the Ray Still Award.

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Introduction And Tarantella

CJ Darnieder