The Solstice Wind Quintet was formed in the summer of 1978, to present a special summer solstice concert. The name captures the warmth and brightness of the Summer Solstice as the symbol of the group’s aesthetic aspirations.

The current membership has enjoyed traveling and playing concerts together for several seasons. Each year, Solstice presents at least one program in Pullman, WA where they are in residence. The group also tours annually, presenting school concerts and formal recitals.

The Solstice Wind Quintet annually appears in schools and communities throughout the Northwest.
 

News Release - Solstice Wind Quintet Produces First CD

PULLMAN, Wash. -- The Solstice Wind Quintet  has released “Solstice Wind Quintet Live,” a compilation CD that features various performances recorded live over the past several years.

In this CD, reverberation and some ambient sound was filtered “so all of the pieces sound as though they were recorded in the same place at the same time,” explained Jim Schoepflin, the quintet’s clarinet player.

The quintet selected pieces that are interesting to a general audience. Among the works are Lefebvre’s “Suite For Wind Quintet, Op 57”; Debussy’s Suite No 2; Beethoven’s “Sextet in E-Flat, Op 71;” and Thuille’s “Sextet in B Flat for Piano and Winds.” The selection by Thuille features guest pianist Gerald Berthiaume in addition to quintet members Susan Hess, bassoon; Roger Logan, french horn; Gary Plowman, oboe; Ann Marie Yasinitsky, flute; and Schoepflin, clarinet.

The album is currently available, at a discount, in The Bookie in Pullman, WA. CDs also are available by contacting Susan Hess.

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