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UC Davis Music: Purnamasari

Lisa Graciano Paul Miller Patrick Liddell Megan Hewitt Richard Phillips Bay Area Indonesian-folk-rock fusion group Purnamasari grew out of the idea of supporting a new generation of artists from both sides of the world through music and dance. The concert takes place on the eve of the LUCE Foundation’s conference “Rethinking the History of Indonesian

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Lecture-Recital: “Persian Serenades of the West”

Maryam Farshadfar, piano Shawyon Malek-Salehi, violin Maryam Farshadfar, piano (Ph.D., ethnomusicology, University of Montreal) and Shawyon Malek-Salehi, violin (B.A., music, UC Davis, ‘14) present this lecture-recital, which discusses the history of piano and violin in Iran, and the influence of Persian culture on Western composers from the late 19th century to the present. The recital

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UC Davis Symphony Orchestra: “Italian Journey”

Christian Baldini, director and conductor Program Hector Berlioz: Harold in Italy with Wendy Richman, viola Harold in Italy was brought about by a commission by the famous 19th century violinist Nicolo Paganini in 1834. Berlioz was commissioned by Paganini not for a violin concerto but for a work that would feature Paganini and his new

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UC Davis Symphony Orchestra: “Kinetic Energy”

Featuring Christian Baldini as director and conductor. This Kinetic Energy program evokes the physical energy of Stravinsky’s Petrushka ballet and explores the energy of memory in George Walker’s Lyric for Strings as well as the sonic energy processed by Alejandro Civilotti’s own cochlear implant in his composition for cello and orchestra, Auris Concertum. Program George

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Trimusica

A Shinkoskey Noon Concert​ featuring Sandra McPherson, clarinet • Susan Lamb Cook, cello • John Cozza, piano. Works by Miguel del Aguila, Jeffrey Hoover, Durwynne Hsieh, and others. Date: Oct. 20, 2022 Time: 12:05 – 1 pm Location: Ann E. Pitzer Center, UC Davis Price: Free!

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Joseph Donald Peterson, Solo Viola

Program J.S. Bach: Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012 Several period performers are convinced Bach’s Sixth Cello Suite was composed for the ‘Shoulder Cello’—the violoncello da spalla, which is much larger than a viola. This arrangement for viola is a testament to the versatility of Bach’s cello suites in particular. Milton Babbitt:

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Empyrean Ensemble

“Preconcert Discussion from 1:15–1:45 pm with composer Yu-Hui Chang and Empyrean director Sam Nichols.” Program Harrison Birtwistle: Crowd Jennifer Ellis, solo harp This piece is an exploration of resonance, and in the essential nature of the earliest harps. Crowd (etymologically related to the Celtic words crwth, cruit, and crot) was the English term used for

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Sl(e)ight Ensemble: “Of California Ecology”

Erika Oba, flute • Stephanie Neumann, saxophone • Jacob Lane, piano and UC Davis graduate student of music Program Stephanie M. Neumann: Creek/toOcean Kian Ravaei: California Suite Julie Herndon: Shadow Prism About the Program “Of California Ecology” features new works based on different facets of California’s natural world. The trio will perform compositions by ensemble

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Johannes Brahms and Clara Schumann

Clara Schumann: Piano Trio in G Minor, op. 17 Johannes Brahms: Piano Quintet in F Minor, op. 34 A Shinkoskey Noon Concert Proof of COVID vaccination or a negative COVID test will be required at the door. Please take a moment to read the latest information on attending our events. Direct link to the livestream. A native of Northern

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