Winds of the Revolution

Experience the music of a changing world! Join us at the Whidbey Island Music Festival for Winds of the Revolution, featuring the exceptional period-instrument ensemble Canova Winds. This program celebrates the global spirit of liberty and explores the dramatic landscape of the French Revolution and the musical ripples it sent across the world—including to a newly independent America.

The program features a creative approach to Anton Reicha’s brilliant Wind Quintet Op. 88, No. 2, interspersing its movements with dramatic sonatas by his contemporaries. Experience the patriotic, battlefield energy of François Devienne—frequently dubbed the "Mozart of the flute"—and a movement by Mozart himself, highlighting the interconnected lives of these revolutionary era masters. Played on historical instruments of the period, this concert offers a thrilling journey through an age of political upheaval and revolutionary ideas. Don't miss this innovative afternoon of history, storytelling, and chamber music.

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Artists

Joshua Romatowski, flute
Curtis Foster,  oboe 
Elise Bonivert, clarinet 
Anna Marsh, bassoon
Burke Anderson, horn