George Pope
      flute


   Kristina Belisle
      clarinet


   William Hoyt
      horn


   Cynthia Watson
      oboe


   Barrick Stees
      bassoon



For more information contact:

George Pope
ph: (330) 972-6575
solaris@uakron.edu
fax: (330) 972-6409


Residency Activities

  • Master classes for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn
  • Lessons in group interaction: master classes in woodwind chamber music for high school and college students  
  • Children's concerts about the woodwind and brass instruments: demonstrations and musical setting of either Peter and the Wolf or the Pied Piper of Hamlin
  • Presentations about 20th Century American music and the influence of European, African and Native American music
  • Presentations about 20th Century Brazilian music and the influence of European, African and Indigenous music
  • Arranging and the art of cooking for quintet: how the skillful use of instruments is similar to a fine recipe
  • Movement and its interaction in music: the dancer's and the musician's perspectives


Solaris on Capstone Records

"It's a pleasure to listen to"
-Kilpatrick
American Record Guide


American Quintets

American Quintets II

"It's addictive listening"
-Elaine Guregian
Akron Beacon Journal