Civitasolis Reed Quintet
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The quintet takes pride in delivering engaging performances through creative programming and compelling stage presence. Established in 2017 at the Florida State University College of Music, the Civitasolis Reed Quintet is dedicated to engaging, interactive concert experiences. The diversity of timbre of each instrument is integral to the quintet, which presents music from a wide range of genres th
11/02/2025
Today we wanted to celebrate how far we have come and ask for your help over the last 2 DAYS of our Kickstarter Campaign. Check out this throwback to our performance of Heroes and Villains at ClarinetFest in Colorado!
Thank you to everyone who has made this journey possible and for those who have contributed to this project. This is a dream come true for us!
If you haven’t yet, consider backing our Kickstarter. We have 2 days left and just about $212 left to reach our goal!
11/01/2025
Another Throwback this Saturday to our first performance of Elliott’s piece, “Heroes and Villains!” This collaboration was originally started in 2019, and we can’t believe we now have a full CD of Elliott’s pieces just a few years later.
If you haven’t yet, consider backing our Kickstarter. We have 3 days left and just about $700 left to go!
10/31/2025
Throwback to our first recording session with Elliott on his work “Heroes and Villains!” We are so thrilled to announce that we are around $700 to our Kickstarter goal! Thank you all so much for your support! We can’t wait to share more of this music with you all. If you haven’t backed this project, it’s not too late! Visit our Kickstarter to check it out today at the kink below.
Link to Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/crq-debut-album/civitasolis-reed-quintets-debut-album-heroes-and-villains?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=Civitasolis&total_hits=1
Last but not least, we are featuring our oboist, Luis Gallo Quintero, talking about his favorite moment in Travilah.
Luis: One of my favorite movements to perform is the first movement of Travilah. It’s full of color, energy, and contrast, with lush lyrical lines, rich harmonies, quarter tones, and complex rhythms. I love how the instruments interact and blend throughout. I also love how Elliott develops the movement from a simple motif that I get to introduce on the English horn, which makes it even more fun to play.
Check out more of the album on our Kickstarter page - Link in Bio.
Next up on our album features is saxophonist Beth King-Bennett!
Beth: My favorite part of the album is the addition of tenor sax in movement 1 & 3 of Travilah. Tenor isn’t common in reed quintet but I love how it combines with the English horn, bass clarinet, and bassoon to create this dark, rich color. I like the juxtaposition of the tenor’s quarter tone line with the chordal harmonies in the other four voices.
Take a listen to to excerpts form this and other movements from the CD on our Kickstarter page (Link in bio)
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