Conservatory Calendar of Events, Spring 2024

Conservatory of Music

CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC SPRING 2024

Calendar of Events

Enjoy a vibrant spring season!

January Jan. 25 7:30 pm FSCH

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Pacific Wind Bands with Stockton’s Edison High School Band, Franklin High School Band and Pacific Double Reed Sextet Vu Nguyen, conductor Works by Viet Cuong, Dmitri Shostakovich, Vincente Lusitano and Giovanni Santos Jan. 25 7:30 pm RH

Feb. 5 7:30 pm RH

Faculty Recital Kathryn Schulmeister, Double Bass with Guy Powell, guitar, and Nick Sanders, piano Schulmeister explores the unique expressive potential of the double bass through works

by Nadia Boulanger, Rebecca Saunders, Leilehua Lanzilotti and Annette Kruisbrink.

Guest Artist Linda May Han Oh, Double Bass

Feb. 10 7:30 pm FSCH

with Greg Ward, alto saxophone; Sara Serpa, voice; Fabian Almazan, piano/effects; and Mark Whitfield Jr., drums Grammy Award–winning bassist, composer and bandleader Oh leads a dynamic group of musicians performing excerpts from her recent album “The Glass Hours.”

Kalena Bovell, guest conductor Works by Quinn Mason, Gabriela Lena Frank and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

Jan. 28 2:30 pm FSCH

with Guy Powell, guitar, and Pat Grimm, piano Trotter explores the various ways we express and receive love. Works by Yoshi Weinberg, Timothy Hagen, Astor Piazzolla, Valerie Coleman and César Franck

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Friends of Chamber Music present

Vida Guitar Quartet

Mark Ashford, Amanda Cook, Mark Eden and Christopher Stell Works by Franz Schubert, Antonio Vivaldi and Leonard Bernstein

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University Symphony Orchestra

Feb. 12 7:30 pm RH

Faculty Recital Brittany Trotter, Flute

Feb. 13 7:30 pm RH

Jan. 31 7:30 pm RH

Conservatory Honors Recital

Guest Artist the Lehmann Duo

A showcase of conservatory student performers selected in the Conservatory’s Honors Recital Competition

Robert Lehmann, violin, and Kimberly Lehmann, viola Works by Manuel Ponce, Robert Fuchs and Dmitri Shostakovich

Live Jazz @ Take 5 Jazz Club Front cover photo: Gabriela Lena Frank, Composer-in-Residence Feb. 20–23

(Valley Brewing Co. on the Miracle Mile) Jazz Studies faculty, students & guest artists Thursdays, 7:00 pm | Feb. 8–Apr. 18 Tickets at the door, $15–$20

Pacific Wind Bands Jan. 25 and Feb. 24

Brittany Trotter

Faculty Artist, Flute Feb. 12

Frank Wiens

Faculty Emeritus, Piano Feb. 16

Kalena Bovell Guest Conductor Feb. 10

Kathryn Schulmeister

Faculty Artist Double Bass Feb. 5

Feb. 16 7:30 pm FSCH

Feb. 20 7:30 pm RH

Faculty Emeritus Recital Frank Wiens, Piano

Faculty Recital Sabine Klein, Piano

Works by W. A. Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Margaret Bonds, Frédéric Chopin and Franz Liszt

Works by Peter Feuchtwanger, W. A. Mozart, Dmitri Shostakovich and Robert Schumann Feb. 21 7:30 pm RH

Feb. 18 2:30 pm FSCH

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Pacific Choirs Darita Seth, conductor Works by Zanaida Robles, Elaine Hagenberg and Richard Smallwood

Works by Gabriela Lena Frank Composer-in-Residence

with conservatory faculty and student performers Repertoire includes Frank’s “Five Andean Inprovisations” and “Zapatos de chincha.”

Feb. 24 7:30 pm FSCH

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Pacific Wind Bands CONSERVATORY CONCERT HOUR Featuring conservatory students performing solo and in ensembles Fridays, 12:30–1:30 pm RH Feb. 16 | Mar. 1 | Mar. 29 Apr. 12 | Apr. 26

with Pacific Percussion Ensemble Vu Nguyen, conductor Jonathan Latta, director Kevin Bobo, resident composer and marimbist Repertoire includes the winner of Pacific Wind Bands’ Call for Scores and Bobo’s “Architecture of a Dream.”

Handel’s Alcina Pacific Opera Theatre Mar. 21-24

Sadie Glass

Faculty Artist Horn Mar. 5

March Mar. 1 7:30 pm FSCH

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Pacific Jazz Ensemble with Pacific Jazz Ambassadors and Keith Brown, Piano One of the most sought-after pianists in contemporary jazz, Brown’s unique composition and piano style integrates R&B, funk, classical, jazz and hip-hop music.

Mar. 21–23 7:30 pm FSCH Mar. 24 2:30 pm FSCH

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Pacific Opera Theatre presents

George Frideric Handel’s Alcina Eric Dudley, conductor James Haffner, stage and artistic director Handel’s spellbinding opera is a story of sorceress and enchantress Alcina put to the test by true love.

Mar. 25 7:30 pm RH

Mar. 5 7:30 pm RH

Faculty Recital Sadie Glass, Horn with Natalie Douglass Grana, Horn Works for horn, alp horn, baroque horn and natural horn.

Mar. 6 7:00 pm, 8:30 pm X-Space Gallery

Faculty Recital Jonathan Latta, Percussion A multi-media performance where visual imagery interacts with music.

Works by Keiko Abe, Kevin Bobo, Osnat Netser, Sarah Hennies and Robert Maggio

Pacific Double Bass Studio With conservatory student performers and faculty artists Kathryn Schulmeister and Andrew Mell, double basses

April Apr. 3 7:30 pm RH

Pacific Horn Studio and Horn Ensemble Sadie Glass, director Solo and ensemble works for horn

Stefon Harris Guest Artist Vibraphone Apr. 17

Works by Clara Schumann and Robert Schumann, Trio 180, Apr. 24 Apr. 5 5:00 pm RH

Master Class: Strata Trio For more information, see their recital listing below.

Apr. 7

2:30 pm FSCH

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Friends of Chamber Music present

Strata Trio

Audrey Andrist, piano; Nathan Williams, clarinet; and James Stern, violin/viola Repertoire combines the great trio and duo works of the past with an ever-growing body of new music written especially for Strata.

Apr. 17 7:30 pm FSCH

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Pacific Jazz Ensemble with Stefon Harris, Vibraphone Patrick Langham, director A four-time Grammy Award-nominee, Harris has been named “one of the most important young artists in jazz” by Los Angeles Times.

Apr. 18 7:30 pm RH

Faculty Recital Igor Veligan, viola, and Natsuki Fukasawa, piano Works by Francis Poulenc, Johann Strauss and others

Apr. 8 7:30 pm RH

Guest Artist Danilo Mezzadri, Flute Winner of the Brazilian International Flute Association Competition, Mezzadri is principal flute for Gulf Coast Symphony Orchestra. be Apr. 15 7:30 pm RH

Varied Ensembles Concert I Featuring conservatory student performers

Apr. 22 7:30 pm RH

Varied Ensembles Concert II Featuring conservatory student performers Apr. 23 7:30 pm FSCH

Pacific Percussion Ensemble Jonathan Latta, director Works by Terry Riley, Caroline Shaw, Kjell Sampkopf, Bob Becker and Pacific student composer, Ethan “Chaz” Cisneros

Poulenc’s Gloria University Symphony Orchestra and Pacific Choirs Apr. 27

Documentary by Brian Schreck The 85th Anniversary of Music Therapy Apr. 26 Apr. 24 7:30 pm RH

Featuring the Conservatory Concerto Competition winners and Francis Poulenc’s “Gloria”

Faculty Recital Trio 180 with Myriam Cottin-Rack, violin, and Igor Veligan, viola Ann Miller, violin; Vicky Wang, cello; and Sonia Leong, piano. Works by Clara Schumann and Robert Schumann

Varied Ensembles Concert III

Apr. 26 7:30 pm FSCH

Pacific Composers: Spring Premieres

The 85th Anniversary of Music Therapy at Pacific

Featuring original music composed and performed by conservatory students

“The Beat of the Heart” Documentary by Brian Schreck

The groundbreaking work of Schreck, a board-certified music therapist, involves recording patients’ heartbeats and incorporating them into musical pieces composed by patients and their families.

Q&A following the screening.

Apr. 27 7:30 pm FSCH

Featuring conservatory student performers Apr. 30 7:30 pm RH

Legend FSCH – Faye Spanos Concert Hall RH – Conservatory Recital Hall T

Tickets needed – see back panel

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University Symphony Orchestra and Pacific Choirs Vu Nguyen, Eric Dudley and Darita Seth, conductors

Apr. 29 7:30 pm RH

For more information, scan the code or visit Pacific.edu/MusicEvents

Ticket information • Day-of sales at the venue, 30 min. before the event • For pre-sales, visit Pacific.edu/MusicTickets Unless otherwise indicated, general admission is: • Free for students with a valid student ID • Free for Pacific staff/faculty with a valid Pacific ID • $5 for seniors • $10 for all others • $30 opera and special events Tickets to Friends of Chamber Music events: • Day-of sales at the venue, 30 min. before the event • For pre-sales, visit chambermusicfriends.org Schedule is subject to change at any time. For up-to-date information on events, visit Pacific.edu/MusicEvents.

Photo above: Mar. 6, Faculty Percussion Recital, Jonathan Latta Apr. 23, Pacific Percussion Ensemble

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