Concerts

2016 Season

Smiles of a Summer Day
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  • Igor StravinskyConcertino
  • Felix MendelssohnString Quartet in E flat major, Op. 44, No. 3
  • David GoodmanWalking MusicCommissioned by Mary Bomba for Pacific Serenades in celebration of her husband Tom O'Connor's 70th birthday

2015 Season

A Potpourri/PacSer, the Next Generation
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  • Roger BourlandSerenade No.2: PaintingsCommissioned by Pacific Serenades
  • Mark CarlsonThe Hall of MirrorsCommissioned by Hope Pompei Freedman for Pacific Serenades
  • Mark CarlsonQuartetCommissioned by Jack & Florence Irving for Pacific Serenades
  • Adrienne AlbertBetween the dark and daylightCommissioned by Ursula Krummel for Pacific Serenades
  • Mark CarlsonBatikCommissioned by contributors to the Paul A. Carlson Memorial Fund for Pacific Serenades
  • Miguel del AguilaPacific Serenade

2014 Season

Sense & Sensuality
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  • Maurice RavelString Quartet in F major
  • Francois DevienneBassoon Quartet in C major, Op. 73, No. 1
  • Jeffrey ParolaThree DivertimentiCommissioned by Dr. Abdelmonem & Marianne Afifi

2013 Season

Currents
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  • Wolfgang MozartQuintet for piano and winds in Eb major, K. 452
  • Francis PoulencTrio for piano, oboe, and bassoon
  • Stephen CohnBellscapeCommissioned by Bernice & Wendell Jeffrey for Pacific Serenades
  • Camille Saint-SaensSonata for Clarinet and Piano
Vibrations
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  • Gernot WolfgangString TheoryCommissioned by Dorothy L. Carlson, MD, for Pacific Serenades
  • Bedrich SmetanaString Quartet No. 2 in D minor
  • Franz Josef HaydnString Quartet in B minor, Op. 64, No. 2
High Tide
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  • Kenneth FroelichPiano Quartet No. 1: MirrorCommissioned by Pacific Serenades
  • Gabriel FauréPiano Quartet No. 2 in G minor, Op. 45
  • Ludwig van BeethovenSonata in F major, Op. 24, "The Spring"
Radio Waves
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  • Johann Sebastian BachSuite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008
  • Dave BrubeckTritonis
  • Johann Sebastian BachChaconne from the Partita in D minor for solo violin, BWV 1004
  • Eugene FriesenThe Soul of the White AntCommissioned by Ursula Krummel for Pacific Serenades

2012 Season

Aloud & Proud: chamber music by lesbian and gay composers
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  • Miguel del AguilaPacific SerenadeCommissioned by Dr. Eberhardt & Deedee Rechtin for Pacific Serenades
  • Mark CarlsonShort StoriesCommissioned by Shirley B. Levine for Pacific Serenades
  • Laura KarpmanDifferent LanesCommissioned by Philip McKinley & Eric Lynxwiler and by Dorothy L. Carlson, MD, for Pacific Serenades
Grafts & Hybrids
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  • Franz SchubertQuartettsatz in C minor, D. 103
  • Justin MorellFour Songs on excerpts from Lucretius's "On the Nature of the Universe"Commissioned by The Pacific Serenades Commissioning Club of 2012
  • Hugo WolfSelected Songs
Scattering
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  • Felix MendelssohnPiano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49
  • Francis PoulencSonata for Clarinet and Piano
  • Duane TatroScatteringsCommissioned by Bernice & Wendell Jeffrey for Pacific Serenades
Cross-pollination
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  • Robert SchumannPiano Quartet in Eb major, Op. 47
  • Mark CarlsonCave PaintingsCommissioned by Ursula Krummel for Pacific Serenades
  • Joseph SukFour Pieces for violin and piano, Op.17
Tendrils
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  • Maurice RavelSonata for Violin and Cello
  • Ludwig van BeethovenString Quartet in D major, Op. 18, No. 3
  • Laura KarpmanDifferent LanesCommissioned by Philip McKinley & Eric Lynxwiler and by Dorothy L. Carlson, MD, for Pacific Serenades

2011 Season

25/102
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  • Maurice RavelIntroduction and Allegro
  • Gabriela Lena FrankRapsodia AndinaCo-commissioned by Mallarmé Chamber Players, Colorado Chamber Players, Fulcrum Arts, Pacific Serenades, Cornish Music Series, Monadnock Music, and the Azure Ensemble
  • Franz Josef HaydnString Quartet in F major, Op. 50. No. 5
  • Miguel del AguilaPacific SerenadeCommissioned by Dr. Eberhardt & Deedee Rechtin for Pacific Serenades
25/101
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  • Eric Charnofsky5 by 5Commissioned by Pacific Serenades
  • Wolfgang MozartPiano Trio in B flat major, K. 502
  • Ernö DohnanyiPiano Quintet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 1
25/100
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  • Roger BourlandDuarte's Love SongsCommissioned by Bernice & Wendell Jeffrey for Pacific Serenades
  • Sergei ProkofievFive Melodies, Op. 35
  • Anton ArenskyPiano Trio in D minor, Op. 32
  • Selected RussianSelected Russian Songs
25/99
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  • Dwayne MilburnChamber JamsCommissioned by Ursula Krummel for Pacific Serenades
  • Luigi BoccheriniSonata No. 6 in A major, G 4
  • Georg Frideric HandelSonata in B minor, HMV 367
  • Georg TelemannSonata in D minor, TWV 41:d2
  • Johann Sebastian BachTrio Sonata in G major, BWV 1039

2010 Season

Ode to imagination
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  • Katisse BuckinghamStill TimeCommissioned by Bernice & Wendell Jeffrey for Pacific Serenades
  • Antonin DvorakString Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96, "The American"
  • Anton WebernFive Movements for String Quartet, Op. 5
Batik
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  • Ludwig van BeethovenSonata in D major, Op. 102, No. 2
  • Mark CarlsonBatikCommissioned by contributors to the Paul A. Carlson Memorial Fund for Pacific Serenades
  • Dmitri ShostakovichPiano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67
Mixed Up World
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  • Wolfgang MozartTrio in E flat major, K. 498
  • Leonard BernsteinSonata for clarinet and piano
  • Sharon FarberBridges of LoveCommissioned by Iris Mink for Pacific Serenades
  • Gabriel FauréSelected Songs
To youth! To wisdom!
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  • Johannes BrahmsString Quintet No. 1 in F major, Op. 88
  • Jeff KrykaQuintessenceCommissioned by Ursula Krummel for Pacific Serenades
  • Béla Bartók44 Duos for two violins (selected movements)

2009 Season

Woven of many strands
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  • Antonin DvorakPiano Quintet in A major, Op. 81
  • Franz Josef HaydnPiano Trio in A major, H. XV:9
  • Paul ChiharaSecond Piano Quintet, "Aka Tombo (Dragonfly)"Commissioned by Ann & James Mulally for Pacific Serenades
Circle of blue
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  • Wolfgang MozartDuo in G major, K. 423
  • Maurice RavelString Quartet in F major
  • Billy ChildsString Quartet #1Commissioned by Bernice & Wendell Jeffrey for Pacific Serenades
Music among friends
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  • Johannes BrahmsTrio in a minor, Op. 114
  • Maurice RavelSonata for Violin and Piano
  • Mark CarlsonView from a HilltopCommissioned by Leavens Ranches
The world is our community
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  • Wolfgang MozartQuartet in D major, K. 285
  • Ludwig van BeethovenString Trio in C minor, Op. 9, No. 3
  • Münir BekenMemories of a ShoehornCommissioned by Iris Mink for Pacific Serenades
  • Tanburi Cemil BeyMahur Pesrevi
  • Kemençeci NikolakiMahur Saz Semaisi
  • TraditionalTaksim Mahur

2008 Season

The soul of lyricism
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  • Jake HeggieFriendly Persuasionsco-Commissioned by Wigmore Hall, London and Pacific Serenades, chamber version Commissioned by William Sullivan & Gerald Goodman for Pacific Serenades
  • Johann Sebastian BachSonata in B minor, BWV 1030
  • Georg Frideric HandelSonata in F major, Op. 2, No. 4
  • Antonio VivaldiSonata in C minor, RV 53
  • Johann Sebastian BachSelected Arias
Dark woods and gleaming cities
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  • Jeremy CavaterraFantasy for Four InstrumentsCommissioned by Ursula Krummel for Pacific Serenades
  • Robert SchumannMärchenbilder (Fairytale Pictures), Op. 113
  • Claude DebussyPremiere Rhapsodie
  • Alexandre Tansman Suite
Mavericks and Magicians
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  • Claude DebussySonata for Cello and Piano
  • Bruce BroughtonSonataCommissioned by Iris Mink for Pacific Serenades
  • Felix MendelssohnTrio in C minor, Op. 66
To the victims of war, a dedication to life
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  • John DaversaBetween the ThoughtsCommissioned by Bernice & Wendell Jeffrey for Pacific Serenades
  • Dmitri ShostakovichString Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110
  • Felix MendelssohnQuartet in E minor, Op. 44, No. 2

2007 Season

We all are mortal
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  • Franz SchubertQuintet in C major, D. 956
  • Peter SchickeleThree CellosCommissioned by Iris Mink for Pacific Serenades
  • Luigi BoccheriniQuintet in D major
We all cherish our children’s future
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  • Adrienne AlbertBetween the dark and daylightCommissioned by Ursula Krummel for Pacific Serenades
  • Ludwig van BeethovenString Trio in G major, Op. 9, No. 1
  • Claude DebussySonata for flute, viola, and harp
  • Vaughan WilliamsSix Studies in English Folk-Song, for cello and harp
We all breath the same air
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  • Johannes BrahmsPiano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
  • Claude DebussySonata for violin and piano in G minor
  • David LefkowitzDreams: All of a PeaceCommissioned by J. Christopher Kennedy for Pacific Serenades
We all inhabit this small planet
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  • Johannes BrahmsSonata in E flat major, Op. 120, No. 2
  • Mark CarlsonSongs of RumiCommissioned by Bernice & Wendell Jeffrey for Pacific Serenades
  • Gabriel FauréPiano Trio, Op. 120
  • Robert SchumannSelected Songs

2006 Season

Out of bounds
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  • Johannes BrahmsClarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115
  • Franz Josef HaydnQuartet in C major, Op. 33, No. 3
  • Leslie DraytonVisions and ReflectionsCommissioned by Jan & Jim Goodwin
Intersections
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  • Gabriel FauréPiano Quartet in C minor, Op. 15
  • Ludwig van BeethovenSonata in D major, Op. 102, No. 2
  • Joel McNeelyPacific DancesCommissioned by Bernice & Wendell Jeffrey for Pacific Serenades
A portal from here to then
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  • Johann Sebastian BachSonata in E major, BWV 1035, for flute & basso continuo
  • Johann Sebastian BachSonata in G minor, BWV 1030b
  • Georg Frideric HandelSonata in B flat major, Op. 2, No. 3
  • Byron AdamsLe Jardin ProvençaleCommissioned by Ursula Krummel
Spanning worlds
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  • Felix MendelssohnOctet in Eb major, Op. 20
  • Franz Josef HaydnQuartet in F# minor, Op. 50, No. 4
  • Eugene FriesenUnder the SunCommissioned by J. Christopher Kennedy

2005 Season

“Sweep softly thy strings…” -Walter de la Mare
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  • Franz Josef HaydnQuartet in F minor, Op. 20, No. 5
  • Ian KrouseMusic in 4 SharpsCommissioned by Ursula Krummel for Pacific Serenades
  • Mark CarlsonShort StoriesCommissioned by Shirley B. Levine for Pacific Serenades
  • Luigi BoccheriniQuintet in D major, G. 448 "Fandango"

2004 Season

Like a warm zephyr
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  • Luigi BoccheriniString Quintet in C major, G. 310
  • Mark CarlsonSix BagatellesCommissioned by David & Carol Carlson for Pacific Serenades
  • Claude DebussyString Quartet in G minor, Op. 10
Blue waves, snowy peaks
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  • Johannes BrahmsSonata in F major, Op. 99
  • Benjamin LeesTapestryCommissioned by Gerry Aster and by Iris Mink for Pacific Serenades
  • Charles Tomlinson GriffesPoem
  • Ludwig van BeethovenTrio in B flat major, Op. 11
From sage-filled canyons and verdant rivers
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  • Johannes BrahmsSonata in G major, Op. 78
  • Bruce BabcockPacific Serenades TrioCommissioned by Jack & Florence Irving for Pacific Serenades
  • Max BruchEight Pieces for clarinet, viola, and piano, Op. 83 (selected movements)
  • Béla BartókContrasts
Of golden hills and dark forests
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  • Ludwig van BeethovenQuartet in G major, Op. 18, No. 2
  • Daniel CatánDivertimentoCommissioned by Bernice & Wendell Jeffrey for Pacific Serenades
  • Wolfgang MozartQuintet in C major, K. 515

2003 Season

A glistening fountain of sounds
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  • Ludwig van BeethovenPiano Trio in C minor, Op. 1, No. 3
  • Mark CarlsonOn the Coming of WarCommissioned by Natalie Limonick for Pacific Serenades
  • Antonin DvorakPiano Quartet in E flat major, Op. 87
From the lyric soul
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  • François FrancoeurSonata in E major
  • Gary BachlundAn Echo from the ShoreCommissioned by Ursula Krummel for Pacific Serenades
  • Giuseppe TartiniSonata in G minor
  • Johann Sebastian BachThree Arias
  • Georg TelemannQuartet in G minor
Enfolded in velvet
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  • Ludwig van BeethovenDuo in E flat major
  • Bohuslav MartinuThree Madrigals
  • Alex ShapiroCurrent EventsCommissioned by Gerry Aster and by J. Christopher Kennedy for Pacific Serenades
  • Johannes BrahmsString Quintet No. 1 in F major, Op. 88
The splendor of virtuosity
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  • Ned RoremTrio
  • Ernest ChaussonAndante and Allegro
  • Jeremy BeckSeptember MusicCommissioned by Jack & Florence Irving for Pacific Serenades
  • Bedrich SmetanaTrio in G minor, Op. 15

2002 Season

weavers of delight
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  • Franz SchubertTrio in B flat major, D. 471
  • Gernot WolfgangImpressionsCommissioned by Ursula Krummel for Pacific Serenades
  • Ludwig van BeethovenSeptet in E flat major, Op. 20
spinning a harmonious web
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  • Franz Josef HaydnPiano Trio in A major, H. XV:9
  • Shirley WalkerSpring Hodge-PodgeCommissioned by Gerry Aster and by Dorothy L. Carlson, MD, for Pacific Serenades
  • Johannes BrahmsPiano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25
a quilt of many lands
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  • Francois CouperinPièces en concert
  • Johann Sebastian BachSonata in E minor, BWV 1034
  • Enrique González-MedinaConcierto barrocoCommissioned by Jack & Florence Irving for Pacific Serenades
  • Giuseppe TartiniSonata in G minor, Op. 1, No. 10
  • Georg Frideric HandelSonata in B flat major, Op. 2, No. 3
on a loom of light and shadow
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  • Igor StravinskyDuo Contertant
  • Ned RoremNine Episodes for Four PlayersCommissioned by the Eberli Ensemble, Pacific Serenades, SOLI Chamber Ensemble, and Music in the Park Series—West Coast Premiere
  • Johannes BrahmsTrio in a minor, Op. 114

2001 Season

A Cascade of Gemstones
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  • Franz SchubertQuartettsatz in C minor, D. 103
  • Donald CrockettTracking Inlandcommissioned for Pacific Serenades by Charles Bush
  • Wolfgang MozartQuintet in A major, K. 581
  • Maurice RavelIntroduction and Allegro
Secret Pathways, Hidden Treasures
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  • Ludwig van BeethovenSonata in C major, Op. 102, No. 1
  • Roger BourlandFour PaintersCommissioned by Lou & Eirene Boni for Pacific Serenades
  • Robert SchumannPiano Quartet in Eb major, Op. 47
Entwining Branches
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  • Maurice RavelSonata for Violin and Piano
  • Mark CarlsonPiano TrioCommissioned by Dr. Jack & Florence Irving for Pacific Serenades
  • Robert SchumannPiano Trio in D minor, Op. 63
An Intoxicating Bouquet
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  • Bohuslav MartinuDuo No. 1, H. 157
  • John BiggsBlack Waltz of a Gossiping DivaCommissioned by Ursula Krummel for Pacific Serenades
  • Franz SchubertQuintet in C major, D. 956

2000 Season

Luminous Refractions of Soul
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  • Wolfgang MozartQuartet in B flat major, K. 589
  • Kathryn MishellString Quartet No. 2Commissioned by Susan Powers, MD, for Pacific Serenades
  • Maurice RavelString Quartet in F major
Aria in Woods and Metals
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  • Camille Saint-SaensCaprice on Russian and Danish Airs, Op. 79
  • Mark CarlsonSuite from the Everlasting BonfireCommissioned by Ursula Krummel for Pacific Serenades
  • Wolfgang MozartQuintet in E flat major, K. 452
Through Mist and Shadow
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  • Johannes BrahmsSonata in F minor, Op. 120
  • Ian KrouseHommage à MessiaenCommissioned by Dr. Eberhardt & Deedee Rechtin for Pacific Serenades
  • Maurice RavelPiano Trio in a minor
Bridging Worlds with Song
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  • César FranckSonata in A major
  • John SteinmetzWar ScrapCommissioned by Jack & Florence Irving for Pacific Serenades
  • Johannes BrahmsPiano Trio in B major, Op. 8

1999 Season

Hauntings, Joy, and Triumph
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  • Zoltan KodàlyDuo, Op. 7
  • Ludwig van BeethovenPiano Quartet in E flat major, Op. 16
  • David GoodmanPiano QuartetCommissioned by Ursula Krummel for Pacific Serenades
The Garden of Celestial Delights
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  • Johannes BrahmsTwo Songs, Op. 91
  • Paul ChiharaSiren SongsCommissioned by Dorothy L. Carlson, MD, for Pacific Serenades
  • Franz SchubertThe Shepherd on the Rock, D. 965
  • Max BruchEight Pieces for clarinet, viola, and piano, Op. 83 (selected movements)
An Aural Kaleidoscope
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  • Ludwig van BeethovenQuartet in G major, Op. 18, No. 2
  • Tania FrenchDivertissementCommissioned by Elizabeth H. Henderson for Pacific Serenades
  • Felix MendelssohnString Quintet in B flat major, Op. 87
A Romance with Rhapsody
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  • Robert SchumannThree Romances, Op. 94
  • Mark CarlsonDream FantasiesCommissioned by Jack & Florence Irving for Pacific Serenades
  • Charles Tomlinson GriffesPoem
  • Charles Martin LoefflerTwo Rhapsodies

1998 Season

Playful, Sparkling, Magical
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  • Claude DebussySonata for violin and piano in G minor
  • Larry LipkisGenerationsCommissioned by Dr. Edward & Adele Shapiro for Pacific Serenades
  • Franz SchubertQuintet in A major, Op. 114, D. 667
On Wings of Fantasy
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  • Luigi BoccheriniSonata for cello and piano in C major
  • Mark CarlsonSonata for Cello and PianoCommissioned by Virgil & Lynn Roth for Pacific Serenades
  • Robert SchumannFantasiestücke, Op. 73
  • Dmitri ShostakovichSonata for cello and piano, Op. 40
Summer Fire, Autumn Embers
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  • Wolfgang MozartQuartet in D minor, K. 421
  • Miguel del AguilaPacific SerenadeCommissioned by Dr. Eberhardt & Deedee Rechtin for Pacific Serenades
  • Johannes BrahmsClarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115
A Sensory Celebration
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  • Anton ArenskyVariations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky, Op. 35
  • Árni EgilssonSextet PacificaCommissioned by Jack & Florence Irving for Pacific Serenades
  • Johannes BrahmsSextet in G major, Op. 36

1997 Season

Sublime & Soulful
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  • Johannes BrahmsSonata No. 2 for violin and piano in A major, Op. 100
  • Russell SteinbergMulholland FantasiesCommissioned by the Gordon J. Carlson Memorial Fund for Pacific Serenades
  • Wolfgang MozartPiano Quartet in G minor, K. 478
The Three B’s…(and a little Messiaen)
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  • Ludwig van BeethovenSonata in A major, Op. 69
  • Bruce BroughtonA Primer for MalachiCommissioned by Elizabeth H. Henderson for Pacific Serenades
  • Olivier MessiaenLe Merle Noir
  • Johannes BrahmsTrio in a minor, Op. 114
Enchantment & Elegance
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  • Franz SchubertTrio in B flat major, D. 471
  • Maria NewmanLaudsCommissioned by Dr. Edward & Adele Shapiro for Pacific Serenades
  • Bohuslav MartinuDuo No. 1, H. 157
  • Wolfgang MozartQuartet in F major, K. 370
New Friends, Old Treasures
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  • Antonin DvorakTerzetto in C major, Op. 74
  • Mark CarlsonAn American QuintetCommissioned by Jack & Florence Irving for Pacific Serenades
  • Wolfgang MozartQuintet in G minor, K. 516

1996 Season

Three centuries of lyricism
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  • Francesco GeminianiSonata No. 1 in A major
  • Ernest BlochPrayer
  • Tania FrenchSilhouettes at SunriseCommissioned by Gordon & Dorothy Carlson for Pacific Serenades
  • Johannes BrahmsPiano Trio in B major, Op. 8
Passion knows no country
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  • Franz Josef HaydnQuartet in D minor, Op. 76, No. 2
  • David ConteQuintet for Piano and StringsCommissioned by Dr. Taro & Rita Yokoyama for Pacific Serenades
  • Antonin DvorakPiano Quintet in A major, Op. 81
When playful and serious meet
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  • Ludwig van BeethovenSonata No. 1 in F major, Op. 5, No. 1
  • Béla BartókContrasts
  • Camille Saint-SaensTarantella, Op. 6
  • Roger BourlandSerenade No.2: PaintingsCommissioned by Pacific Serenades
From the depths of soul
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  • Franz Josef HaydnTrio in G major, Hob. XV: 15
  • Mark CarlsonFrom One Who StaysCommissioned by Dr. & Mrs. Paul A. Carlson for Pacific Serenades
  • Sergei RachmaninoffSonata in G minor, Op. 19

1995 Season

Baroque visions and contemporary reflections
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  • Johann Sebastian BachSonata in G minor, BWV 1030b
  • Wolfgang MozartSonata in B flat major for bassoon and cello, KV 292
  • John SteinmetzMixed BlessingsCommissioned by Elizabeth H. Henderson for Pacific Serenades
  • Johann Sebastian BachSonata in G minor, BWV 1001
  • Georg Frideric HandelConcerto a Quattro in D minor, HWV 361
Passion knows no country
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  • Paul HindemithSonata for viola and piano, Op. 11, No. 4
  • Michael KibbeQuartet in C minor, Op. 124Commissioned by Jack & Florence Irving for Pacific Serenades
  • Gabriel FauréPiano Quartet in C minor, Op. 15
Carnegie Hall Recital
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  • Robert AldridgeThree FolksongsCommissioned by Elizabeth H. Henderson for Pacific Serenades
  • Mark CarlsonPiano QuartetCommissioned by Elizabeth H. Henderson for Pacific Serenades
  • Johannes BrahmsClarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115
  • Francis PoulencSonata for Clarinet and Piano

1994 Season

April Concert
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  • Wolfgang MozartDuo in G major, K. 423
  • Larry LipkisDancing in Her SleepCommissioned by David & Carol Carlson for Pacific Serenades
  • Johannes BrahmsPiano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
March Concert
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  • Franz Josef HaydnQuartet in D major, Op. 20, No. 4
  • Alexandra PierceString Quartet No. 2: Outcrops and UpshotsCommissioned by Elizabeth H. Henderson for Pacific Serenades
  • Felix MendelssohnString Quintet in B flat major, Op. 87
February Concert
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  • Johann Sebastian BachSuite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008
  • Bohuslav MartinuFirst Sonata for flute and piano
  • Ludwig van BeethovenTrio in B flat major, Op. 11
  • Mark CarlsonQuartetCommissioned by Jack & Florence Irving for Pacific Serenades
January Concert
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  • Tania FrenchSilhouettes at SunriseCommissioned by Gordon & Dorothy Carlson for Pacific Serenades
  • Johannes BrahmsPiano Trio in C major, Op. 87
  • Claude DebussySonata for Cello and Piano

1993 Season

May Concert
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  • Ludwig van BeethovenSonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24
  • Mark CarlsonAbschiedCommissioned by Dr. & Mrs. Paul A. Carlson for Pacific Serenades
  • Felix MendelssohnPiano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49
April Concert
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  • Ludwig van Beethoven12 Variations on a Theme from Judas Maccabaeus of Handel
  • Paul RealeThe Wexford Carol
  • César FranckPiano Quintet in F minor
March Concert
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  • Ludwig van BeethovenString Trio in E flat major, Op. 3
  • Paul ChiharaAubadeCommissioned by Pacific Serenades
  • Ernö DohnanyiSerenade, Op. 10
February Concert
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  • Robert SchumannString Quartet in a minor, Op. 41
  • Robert AldridgeThree FolksongsCommissioned by Elizabeth H. Henderson for Pacific Serenades
  • Wolfgang MozartQuintet in A major, K. 581

1992 Season

May Concert
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  • Wolfgang MozartQuartet in C major, K. 285b
  • Bohuslav MartinuThree Madrigals
  • Johann Sebastian BachSuite in G major, BWV 1007
  • Ludwig van BeethovenString Trio in C minor, Op. 9, No. 3
April Concert
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  • Roger BourlandAmerican Baroquecommissioned for Pacific Serenades by contributors to the Charlie Swigart Memorial Fund
  • Frederic ChopinSonata for Violoncello and Piano in G minor, Op. 65
  • Antonin DvorakTrio in E minor, Op. 90
March Concert
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  • Franz SchubertSonata in A major, Op. 162, D. 574
  • Mark CarlsonPiano QuartetCommissioned by Elizabeth H. Henderson for Pacific Serenades
  • Robert SchumannPiano Quartet in Eb major, Op. 47
February Concert
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  • Franz Josef HaydnTrio in G major, Hob. XV: 15
  • Martin AmlinAtlantic SerenadeCommissioned by Pacific Serenades
  • Johannes BrahmsTrio in a minor, Op. 114

1991—in memory of Charlie Swigart Season

February Concert
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  • Claude DebussySonata for Cello and Piano
  • Paul RealeSonata: Celtic WeddingCommissioned by David & Carol Carlson for Pacific Serenades
  • Ludwig van BeethovenPiano Trio in E flat major, Op. 1, No. 1
March Concert
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  • Johann Sebastian BachSuite for cello in C major, BWV 1009
  • Maurice RavelChanson Madécasses
  • Mark CarlsonFrom One Who StaysCommissioned by Dr. & Mrs. Paul A. Carlson for Pacific Serenades
  • Carl von WeberTrio in G minor, Op. 63
May Concert
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  • Wolfgang MozartTrio in E flat major, K. 498
  • John Maxwell AndersonTrioCommissioned by Elizabeth H. Henderson for Pacific Serenades
  • Max BruchEight Pieces for clarinet, viola, and piano, Op. 83 (selected movements)
April Concert
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  • Wolfgang MozartQuartet in D major, K. 285
  • Maurice RavelSonata for Violin and Cello
  • Ian KrouseTientoscommissioned for Pacific Serenades by contributors to the Charlie Swigart Memorial Fund

1990 Season

May Concert
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  • Francis PoulencSonata for Clarinet and Piano
  • Robert KyrPacific SerenadesCommissioned by Dr. & Mrs. Paul A. Carlson for Pacific Serenades
  • Ludwig van BeethovenTrio in E flat major, Op. 70, No. 2
April Concert
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  • Wolfgang MozartPiano Quartet in G minor, K. 478
  • David ConteQuintet for Piano and StringsCommissioned by Dr. Taro & Rita Yokoyama for Pacific Serenades
  • Robert SchumannQuintet in E flat major, Op. 44
February Concert
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  • Georg Frideric HandelSonata in B minor, Op. 2, No. 1
  • Antonio VivaldiSonata in D major, F XIII No. 6
  • Michael KibbeWinter Moods, Op. 106Commissioned by Elizabeth H. Henderson for Pacific Serenades
  • Johann Sebastian BachSonata in G major, BWV 1028
  • Georg Frideric HandelSonata in B flat major, Op. 2, No. 3
January Concert
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  • Felix MendelssohnSonata in D major, Op. 58
  • Mark CarlsonThe Hall of MirrorsCommissioned by Hope Pompei Freedman for Pacific Serenades
  • Johannes BrahmsTrio in a minor, Op. 114

1989 Season

The Angeles String Quartet
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  • Franz Josef HaydnQuartet in G minor, Op. 74, No. 3
  • Mark CarlsonStarry NightCommissioned by Elizabeth H. Henderson for Pacific Serenades
  • Ludwig van BeethovenQuartet in E flat major, Op. 74
April Concert
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  • Robert SchumannFantasiestücke, Op. 73
  • Johannes BrahmsSonata in E minor, Op. 38
  • Ludwig van BeethovenTrio in B flat major, Op. 11
  • Larry LipkisRebel AngelCommissioned by Pacific Serenades
March Concert
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  • Maurice RavelSonata for Violin and Piano
  • Zelman BokserBehind the Gathering CloudsCommissioned by Pacific Serenades
  • Bedrich SmetanaTrio in G minor, Op. 15
January Concert
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  • Ludwig van BeethovenSonata in F major, Op. 17
  • Claude DebussyPour le Piano
  • Roger BourlandRecent DreamsCommissioned by Dr. & Mrs. Paul A. Carlson for Pacific Serenades
  • Johannes BrahmsTrio in E flat major, Op. 40

1988 Season

The Elgart/Yates Guitar Duo
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  • Igor StravinskyMarch, Waltz, and Polka
  • Theodore NormanDuo
  • Carl NielsenFive Pieces
  • Steve ReichPiano Phase
  • David ConteOf a Summer EveningCommissioned by Pacific Land Design for Pacific Serenades
  • Peter Yates & Matthew ElgartTwo Pieces for Prepared Guitars
  • Jack BodyValiha (Two Transcriptions)
  • Alexander ScriabinFive Preludes from Op. 11
  • Paul HindemithBoston and Ragtime
  • William WeingardenWellington's Underture
Clarinet Quintet
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  • Franz SchubertQuartettsatz in C minor, D. 103
  • Paul RealeGraces and FuriesCommissioned by Elizabeth H. Henderson for Pacific Serenades
  • Johannes BrahmsClarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115
Marimolin
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  • Johann Sebastian Bach, MarimolinSonata #1 in g minor for Xaccomanied violin
  • Steven ScherBrechstimme
  • Les ThimmigStanzas, Book VIII (selected movements)
  • Elaine Barkin[be]coming together apart
  • Daniel LevitanDuo for Violin and Marimba
  • John Coltrane, Thomas Oboe LeeNaima
  • Melanie SparksAmazing Grace (traditional)
  • Christopher StowensFor Miro Vlabimian
Mixed Ensemble
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  • Johannes BrahmsSonata in E flat major, Op. 120, No. 2
  • Mark CarlsonSerenade No. 2Commissioned by Pacific Serenades
  • Maurice RavelPiano Trio in a minor

1987 Season

A Song Recital
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  • Richard StraussSelected Songs
  • Alban BergFour Songs, Op. 2
  • Gabriel FauréSelected Songs
  • Mark CarlsonThis Is the GardenCommissioned by Elizabeth H. Henderson for Pacific Serenades
  • Charles IvesSelected Songs
The Westwood Wind Quintet
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  • N. Rimsky-KorsakovQuintet in B flat Major
  • Russell SteinbergOcean ScherzosCommissioned by Pacific Serenades
  • Paul RealeEleven Miniatures for Wind Quintet
  • Wolfgang MozartQuintet in E flat major, K. 452
The Satori String Quartet
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  • Franz Josef HaydnQuartet in G major, Op. 54, No. 1
  • Alexandra PierceFour MovementsCommissioned by Pacific Serenades
  • Franz SchubertString Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D. 810, "Death and the Maiden"
Mixed Ensemble
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  • Felix MendelssohnPiano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49
  • Béla BartókContrasts
  • Roger BourlandSerenade No.2: PaintingsCommissioned by Pacific Serenades

1986 Season

Concert II
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  • Wolfgang MozartSerenade No. 12 in C minor, K. 388
  • Mark CarlsonAfter the Sun Has Set
  • Wolfgang MozartSerenade No. 11 in E flat major, K. 375

1982 Season

The Ur-Concert
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  • Vincent LuebeckPrelude and Fugue in D minor
  • Mark CarlsonTwas BrilligCommissioned by Greg Harrold for the inauguration of his Opus 3 (1980) organ for The Parish of St. Matthew, Pacific Palisades, CA
  • Johann KrebsFantasy in F minor
  • Anonymous (from a publication by Pierre Attaingnant, 1531)Pavanne
  • Anonymous (from a publication by Pierre Attaingnant, 1531)Gaillarde
  • Anonymous (from a publication by Antonio Gardane, 1551)Pass'e mezo antico secondo
  • Roger BourlandCantilenaCommissioned by Mark Carlson for Pacific Serenades
  • Paul RealeIntavolatura III
  • Johann Sebastian BachPassacaglia in C minor, BWV 582