The fifth vignette, Picket Fence, was the most complex rhythmically, and Ms. Popkey maintained a lot of flexibility in the accompaniment, especially in Tree Swing, which contained almost continuously running passages and arpeggios, which are not easy to keep rhythmically steady. Choy obviously enjoyed her solo part, finding a lot of feeling in the melodic lines. Each of the miniatures was tuneful, and Ms. Choy demonstrated a solid command of the music with good breath control and close communication with the pianist to keep the pieces together. Accompanied by Darlene Popkey on the piano, Ms. Keyes wrote Small Town, five musical Miniatures for Clarinet and Piano portraying life in a time gone by. Clarinetist Soolean Choy is a student at the University of Notre Dame and has extensive performing experience on both the piano and clarinet. Keyes clearly enjoys composing for these young players. The Tim Keyes Consort includes a number of talented students in its orchestral ensemble, and Mr. Sunday afternoons concert featured three solo instruments (clarinet, piano, and violin) as well as a chamber choir. Keyes seems to focus his compositional style on depicting American landscapes, and although his music can be a bit predictable at times, his ability to compose for a wide range of instruments is most commendable. Keyes own music, but one which demonstrated some excellent solo playing by the younger members of the ensemble. The Tim Keyes Consort brought ∺ View of America to Richardson Auditorium this past Sunday, with a program comprised primarily of Mr. Music/Theater Tim Keyes Consort Presents Original Works In ∺ View of America at Richardson Nancy Plum
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