Harmonia V is an innovative professional Woodwind Quintet from Connecticut. This group of accomplished musicians is dedicated to performing the best standard literature, seldom heard treasures, and the most dynamic contemporary music available today. Each member draws upon over 20 years of chamber music experience and believes that the audience should be entertained as well as enlightened. Audiences of all ages will enjoy Harmonia V's refreshing approach to virtuosity and nuance, exposing them to a new world of sound, color and emotion.
The members of Harmonia V are proponents of works by living composers, and are always looking to add new music to their repertoire. Pieces have been written for the ensemble by Gwyneth Walker, Joseph Russo, Julien Monick and Jonathan Schmieding, and Harmonia V (along with a consortium of woodwind quintets) co-commissioned a piece by Daniel Baldwin.
Collectively, Harmonia V boasts a musical resume including some of the most prestigious music schools in the nation, including The Curtis Institute, Eastman School of Music, Yale University, Hartt School of Music and Manhattan School of Music. In addition, members have performed or currently perform with most of the musical ensembles in CT including New Haven, Hartford, Bridgeport and Waterbury Symphonies, Orchestra New England, and the United States Coast Guard Band, as well as the Vermont Symphony and Springfield (MA) Symphony. As music educators, they have held positions at universities and schools in Connecticut, including the University of Connecticut- Storrs, Wesleyan University, Central Connecticut State University, The Hartt School of Music, University of Hartford, Southern CT State University, and Neighborhood Music School in New Haven.
The members of Harmonia V are proponents of works by living composers, and are always looking to add new music to their repertoire. Pieces have been written for the ensemble by Gwyneth Walker, Joseph Russo, Julien Monick and Jonathan Schmieding, and Harmonia V (along with a consortium of woodwind quintets) co-commissioned a piece by Daniel Baldwin.
Collectively, Harmonia V boasts a musical resume including some of the most prestigious music schools in the nation, including The Curtis Institute, Eastman School of Music, Yale University, Hartt School of Music and Manhattan School of Music. In addition, members have performed or currently perform with most of the musical ensembles in CT including New Haven, Hartford, Bridgeport and Waterbury Symphonies, Orchestra New England, and the United States Coast Guard Band, as well as the Vermont Symphony and Springfield (MA) Symphony. As music educators, they have held positions at universities and schools in Connecticut, including the University of Connecticut- Storrs, Wesleyan University, Central Connecticut State University, The Hartt School of Music, University of Hartford, Southern CT State University, and Neighborhood Music School in New Haven.