Claude Debussy composed his suite, Children’s Corner, for his daughter Claude-Emma. It is, of course, a celebrated work for solo piano. Here, thanks to composer David Schiff, we are able reimagine this famous work as a quintet for clarinet and strings. Debussy clearly was in touch with his inner child. In addition to playful quotations of the Wagner opera Tristan und Isolde, we hear evocations of American ragtime music, a new sensation that was sweeping Europe. We try to remain in touch with our inner child, too, and there could be no better playground than the rolling Windrow Vineyard at TERO Estates. Come out and play!

Claude Debussy (1862-1918), Arranged by David Schiff (b. 1945)

Five Pieces and a Ghost from Children’s Corner

I. Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum

II. Jimbo’s Lullaby

III. Serenade for the doll

IV. The snow is dancing

V. The little shepherd

VI. Golliwogg’s Ghost

Artists: Timothy Christie, Norbert Lewandowski, Christina McGann, Philip Payton, and Kevin Schempf.