A paean to all the many different personalities of the clarinet, this program sets Mozart’s quintet, written for his dear friend Anton Stadler, alongside a new quintet written specially for Left Coast clarinetist Jerome Simas by his friend and fellow clarinetist, Jonathan Russell.

A paean to all the many different personalities of the clarinet, this program sets Mozart’s quintet, written for his dear friend Anton Stadler, alongside a new quintet written specially for Left Coast clarinetist Jerome Simas by his friend and fellow clarinetist, Jonathan Russell.

WINTER WANDERING FESTIVAL
Left Coast connects with community members to perform Brittany J. Green’s Maps and a special performance with Iranian composer and improviser, Hesam Abedini for a sonic exploration of physical space and our place within it.

WINTER WANDERING FESTIVAL
Guest speaker and historian Sheer Ganor discusses ideas of home through the lens of those who have lost it, alongside music by Iranian composer and improviser, Hesam Abedini. Join us after the presentation for a festive reception with complimentary refreshments!

WINTER WANDERING FESTIVAL
Six newly-composed miniatures for ensemble on the theme of What Is Home? are placed alongside Janáček’s wistful and moody vignettes of place and memory.

WINTER WANDERING FESTIVAL
Songs by Joni Mitchell and Hildegard von Bingen are remixed in new versions by Kurt Rohde. They meet Ty Bloomfield’s poignant exploration of love and beauty and Gustav Mahler’s songs about wandering and heartbreak, weaving together common themes over the centuries.

Six new miniatures exploring the nature of Home are set alongside Gustav Mahler’s Songs of a Wayfarer.

On the threshold of impressionism, romanticism, and modernism, Rebecca Clarke’s imaginative compositions are now at the heart of chamber music and the viola repertoire. This concert puts her music in the perspective of other British and American composers who followed in her footsteps.

On the threshold of impressionism, romanticism, and modernism, Rebecca Clarke’s imaginative compositions are now at the heart of chamber music and the viola repertoire. This concert puts her music in the perspective of other British and American composers who followed in her footsteps.