The wind trio “No Dogs Allowed,” celebrating its 50th anniversary, dates from a period when groups had names like that. Clarinetists Ray Jackendoff and Steve Umans and bassoonist Tom Stephenson met in the MIT Orchestra in the fall of 1966 and formed the trio shortly thereafter. Over the past half century, they have performed at MIT, Brandeis, Tufts, Harvard, and many other Boston-area venues, including boat cruises and weddings as well as live on WGBH radio. Bassoonist Shu Satoh is a relative newcomer, having played with the trio for only 20 or 25 years as Tom's schedule became increasingly busy. The group’s repertoire ranges from the 15th century Glogauer Liederbuch, through the Renaissance and the baroque and classical periods, to a wide range of pieces from the 20th century.
The concert program will include: Ignaz PLEYEL, Trio in E-flat; Francis POULENC, Sonata for clarinet, basset horn and bassoon; Ray JACKENDOFF, Trio No. 2 (1968); Swan HENNESSY, Trio, Op. 54.
No Dogs Allowed:
Ray Jackendoff, clarinet, received his Ph.D. in Linguistics from MIT in 1969. Ray has been soloist with the Boston Pops and the Boston Civic, North Shore, MIT and Brandeis Symphony orchestras. He has been principal clarinet of the Boston Civic Symphony, and has performed with the Belmont Chamber Players, the Aspen Festival Orchestra, the Brandeis Contemporary Chamber Players, Composers in Red Sneakers, and the Belmont-based Judith Record Players. His CDs Romanian Music for Clarinet and Piano and Cadenza! American Music for Clarinet or Basset Horn and Piano have been issued by Albany Records. In his other life, he is Seth Merrin Professor and Co-Director of the Center for Cognitive Studies at Tufts.
Steve Umans, clarinet, received his B.S., M.S. and Sc.D. (1976), all in electrical engineering, from MIT. Steve is a past member of the MIT Chamber Players and the MIT, Newton and the Boston Civic Symphony Orchestras. He was a member of the research and teaching staff of the MIT Electrical Engineering Department from 1976 though 2004 and is a retired electrical-engineering consultant, a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers and a member of the US National Academy of Engineering.
Shu Satoh, bassoon, is principal bassoonist in the Waltham Symphony, Wellesley Symphony and Melrose Symphony Orchestra. He has been principal bassoonist of the Newton Symphony, New Philharmonia Orchestra of Newton, the Civic Symphony of Boston and the Merrimac Valley Philharmonic Orchestra. He is a founding member of the Windhammer Chamber Players, as well as a member of the Weston Wind Quintet and Aujourd’hui, a group with singers, woodwinds, piano and harp. He is a chief scientist at Axcelis Technology in Beverly, Massachusetts.
