Conservatory's Calendar of Events, Fall 2023

CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC FALL 2023

Calendar of Events

Join us for a fall season full of diverse music.

September

Sep. 9 12 pm RH

Guest Artist Yuuka Nakamura, Saxophone

With resident artist Pat Grimm, piano

A classical saxophonist from Tokyo, Japan, Nakamura has won prizes in international competitions and is a member of the Urban Saxophone Quartet in London, UK.

Sep. 13 7:30 pm FSCH

“Resilience”

Pacific Wind Bands

Vu Nguyen, conductor

We commemorate the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing with a performance of Adolphus Hailstork’s “American Guernica.”

Other pieces include David Gillingham’s “Be Thou My Vision” and Ralph Vaughan Williams’s “English Folk Song Suite.”

Sep. 16 5:30 pm RH

Master Class: Pro Arte Quartet

Sep. 17 2:30 pm FSCH

Friends of Chamber Music Present

Pro Arte Quartet

One of the world’s most distinguished string quartets, the ensemble performs throughout the United States, Europe and Asia and continues to champion equally standard repertoire and new music.

Sep. 22 7:30 pm RH

Guest Artist José Lezcano, Guitar

With conservatory faculty performers

In celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, the repertoire includes Cuban, Latin-American and Spanish music.

Sep. 24 2:30 pm FSCH

“Atmospheric Rivers”

Pacific Singers and University Chorus

Darita Seth, conductor

Works by Bach, Esenvalds, Whitacre, Ames, Gibbs and Joni Mitchell

Sep. 29 7:30 pm RH

Faculty Recital

Ann Miller, Violin, and Sonia Leong, Piano

Works by Claude Debussy, Jennifer Higdon and Edvard Grieg

Sep. 30 7:30 pm FSCH

University Symphony Orchestra and Pacific Jazz Ensemble

Nicolas Waldvogel, conductor

Patrick Langham, director

Johannes Brahms’s Serenade in D Major; Joe Mazzaferro’s “With Malice Toward

None” (world premiere); Duke Ellington’s “Three Black Kings”

LEGEND

FSCH - Faye Spanos Concert Hall

RH - Conservatory Recital Hall

IRH - Instrumental Rehearsal Hall

VAH - Vereschagin Alumni House

Tickets needed - see back panel

Front cover photo: Viet Cuong, guest composer, Oct. 25 & 28

Linda Bouchard, Guest Composer

Live Jazz @ Take 5 Jazz Club

(Valley Brewing Co. on the Mile)

Jazz Studies faculty, students & guest artists

Sep. 14 - Nov. 16, Thursdays, 7:00 pm

CONSERVATORY CONCERT HOUR

Featuring conservatory students performing solo and in ensembles

Fridays, 12:30 – 1:30 pm

Sep. 29, RH

Oct. 20, FSCH

Nov. 3, RH

October

Oct. 3 7:30 pm RH

Faculty Recital

Nov. 17, FSCH

Dec. 1, RH

Dec. 8, FSCH

Kyle Bruckmann, Oboe with conservatory student performers

Premiere of Adam Zolty’s work for oboe and electronics commissioned by Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music; plus works by Dorothy Chang, Andrea Clearfield, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Viet Cuong and Reena Esmail

Pacific Wind Bands

Sep. 13 & Oct. 28

Oct. 11 7:00 pm RH

Guest Artists Brian Schuldt, Cello, and Rebecca Hang, Violin with conservatory faculty and student performers

Schuldt and Hang are members of California-based The Felici Piano Trio. Along with the traditional repertoire, they regularly play works by contemporary and women composers.

Oct. 20 7:30 pm VAH

Pacific Opera Theatre Presents

Opera Follies

James Haffner, stage director

Eric Dudley, music director

An operetta extravaganza!

Oct. 21 2:30 and 7:30 pm VAH

Pacific Opera Theatre Presents

Opera Follies

James Haffner, stage director

Eric Dudley, music director

An operetta extravaganza!

Bands

Oct. 22 2:30 pm VAH

Pacific Opera Theatre Presents

Opera Follies

James Haffner, stage director

Eric Dudley, music director

An operetta extravaganza!

Oct. 25 7:30 pm RH

Chamber Music Recital

Viet Cuong, guest composer

Featuring conservatory faculty and student performers

Varied ensemble works including “Extra Fancy,” “Lacquer and Grit,” and “Cymbalisms”

Oct. 28 7:30 pm FSCH

Pacific Wind Bands

Vu Nguyen, conductor

Viet Cuong, composer-in-residence

Bích-Vân, guest soprano

World premiere of “Vietnamese Folk Song

Suite” by Brian Bùi ‘21; World premiere of Viet Cuong’s “Autumn Triptych”

Sep. 24 & Dec. 1

Oct. 29 2:30 pm FSCH

Friends of Chamber Music Present

Tesla Quartet

The quartet performs regularly across North America and abroad. Their broad repertoire includes cutting edge contemporary works and established masterpieces.

November

Nov. 1 3:30 pm IRH

Master Class: Third Coast Percussion

A Grammy Award-winning percussion ensemble based in Chicago, Illinois, the group specializes in new music and contemporary classical music.

Nov. 10 7:30 pm X-Space Gallery

“Live Structures”

Guest Artist TriOculaire+ Ensemble

Linda Bouchard, composer

Bouchard’s work incorporates real-time graphics to explore different ways of interpreting data into musical notation.

Darita Seth Pacific Choirs Conductor

Opera Follies

Oct. 20-22

Nov. 11 7:00 pm Buck 113

Lecture: Mahler at Pacific with Professor Nicholas Waldvogel

Learn about a story that Mahler wanted to tell in his Symphony No. 1 and why he changed his mind.

Nov. 12 2:30 pm FSCH

Mahler at Pacific Orchestra

Select high school performers and University Symphony Orchestra

Nicolas Waldvogel, conductor

Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 in D Major

Nov. 14 7:30 pm RH

Guest Artists from Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra with conservatory student performers

Kaleidoscope is a conductorless orchestra dedicated to enriching lives through exhilarating concert experiences, artistic excellence, musician leadership and connecting with the diverse communities.

Nov. 15 7:30 pm

FSCH

Pacific Jazz Ensemble with Michael Dease, Trombone

Patrick Langham, director

A winner of multiple Grammy Awards, Dease is a sought-after lead, section and bass trombonist playing with today’s leading jazz orchestras.

Nov. 19 2:30 pm

FSCH

Friends of Chamber Music Present

Thalea String Quartet

Fueled by the belief that chamber music is a powerful force for building community and human connection, the quartet has performed across North America, Europe and China. Their repertoire celebrates diverse musical traditions of the world.

Nov. 19 5:30 pm RH

Master Class: Thalea String Quartet

Bích Vân Guest Artist, Soprano Oct. 28

University Symphony Orchestra

Sep. 30 & Nov. 12

Nov. 20 7:30 pm RH

Varied Ensembles Concert I

Featuring conservatory student performers

Nov. 27 7:30 pm RH

Varied Ensembles Concert II

Featuring conservatory student performers

Nov. 28 7:30 pm FSCH

Pacific Percussion Ensemble

Jonathan Latta, director

Works by Viet Cuong, Daiki Kato, Zequinha de Abreu and Li Tao

Nov. 30 7:30 pm RH

Resident Artist Trio 180

Ann Miller, violin; Vicky Wang, cello; and Sonia Leong, piano

World premiere of “Elgin Movements” by resident composer Eric Wood; works by Lera Auerbach and Dmitri Shostakovich

December

Dec. 1 7:30 pm FSCH

Holiday Choral Concert

Pacific Singers and University Choir

Darita Seth, conductor

Works by Handel, Gibbs, India Arie and a selection of Winter Holiday favorites

Dec. 4 7:30 pm RH

Varied Ensembles Concert III

Featuring conservatory student performers

Dec. 5 7:30 pm FSCH

Pacific Composers: Fall Premieres

Featuring original compositions by conservatory students

Soprano

Ticket information

• Day-of sales at the venue, 30 min. before the event

• For pre-sales, visit Pacific.edu/MusicTickets

Tickets to Friends of Chamber Music events:

• Day-of sales at the venue, 30 min. before the event

• For pre-sales visit, chambermusicfriends.org

Unless otherwise indicated, general admission is:

• Free for students with a valid ID

• Free for Pacific staff/faculty with a valid Pacific ID

• $5 for seniors

• $10 for all others

• $25 opera and special events

Schedule is subject to change at any time. For up-to-date information on events, visit Pacific.edu/MusicEvents.

Conser vatory of Music

Photo above: Pacific Jazz Ensembles

Sep. 30 with University Symphony Orchestra

Nov. 15 with guest artist Michael Dease, Trombone