Quintet Attacca is a Chicago-based chamber music ensemble that was founded in 1999.
The quintet has won numerous awards, including the Grand Prize and Wind Division Gold Medal at the 2002 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition.
Quintet Attacca has also been in residence at the Music Institute of Chicago since 2006.
The quintet is dedicated to bringing the unique sound of the wind quintet to all types of audiences.
They have performed in venues across the Midwest and in cities such as New York, Italy, and Detroit. Quintet Attacca is known for its innovative programming, which includes works from a variety of genres, including classical, jazz, and Latin.
The quintet has also commissioned works from several contemporary composers.
Quintet Attacca is a talented and versatile ensemble that is committed to bringing the joy of chamber music to audiences of all ages.
Earlier this week KRPS’s Fred Fletcher-Fierro spoke with Quintet Attacca’s oboist Erica Anderson about the differences between a string, brass and wind quintets.
And what the group has in-store for their Friday night performance at Pittsburg State’s McCray Hall.
In the extended cut of the interview Erica explains how oboist’s and other reed musicians personally make their own reeds.
In addition to how she started playing the piano at 6 years old and a funny story about how she came to play the oboe.
Tickets
Tickets are free to full-time PSU students with valid student ID; $10 for youth under 18 and those over 65; and $15 for the general public. Season packages also are available.
Tickets can be purchased in the following ways:
- in person at the PSU Ticket Office, Room 107 in the Garfield Weede Building, between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday
- by calling the Ticket Office at 620-235-4796
online at www.pittstate.edu/tickets
