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PLEASE NOTE: this concert begins at NOON. Saturday May 4th 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.   PT   We are excited to present Calico Winds for our next Edendale Up Close Concert. Eileen Holt (flute)  Catherine Del Russo (oboe)  Kathryn Nevin (clarinet)  Theresa Treuenfels (bassoon)  and Rachel Berry (horn)  will perform  the joyful single movement Wind Quintet by Manny Mendelson ,  followed by Robert Muczynski ’s edgy and animated Quintet for Winds.  The program will culminate with a world premiere performance  of Jeremy Gilien ’s Woodwind Quintet;  its three movements are descriptively entitled Melodica, Meditation and Merrymaking.: Playing around with a melodica (a small keyboard played by blowing air through a mouthpiece) provided the initial inspiration for this piece, although for years I had wanted to write something for this versatile combination of instruments which is so capable of producing the most kaleidoscopic colors.   The first movement,  Melodica,  begins with a jaunty the