Wooden Fish Ensemble
Piano and Strings – 100 Years!
Thomas Schultz, piano
Sue-mi Shin, violin
Rick Shinozaki, violin
Sarah Lee, viola
Thalia Moore, cello
Ruth Crawford String Quartet (1931)
Ferruccio Busoni 3 Album Leaves for piano solo (1917–1921)
L. M. Gottschalk / Schultz The Banjo for piano solo (1853/2024)
Hyo-shin Na Autumn Study for piano solo (2023)
Hyo-shin Na Song of the Beggars for string quartet (1998)
Hyo-shin Na Living On Fire for string quartet (2024) World Premiere
Hyo-shin Na Joy of Beginning for string quartet and piano (2024) World Premiere
Wooden Fish Ensemble will present a program consisting of the 20th Century American composer Ruth Crawford’s String Quartet (1931), a selection of solo piano works by the 20th Century European master Ferruccio Busoni, and four works by San Francisco’s own Hyo-shin Na (including 2 world premieres). Also featured is a new, re-imagined version of Louis Moreau Gottschalk’s The Banjo by the ensemble’s pianist, Thomas Schultz.