One of life's most gratifying experiences is to play chamber music in a room intimate enough to see your audience as individuals. Another is to play an exciting new piece - to work up a piece that has never been played before, to rehearse it directly with the composer, and to present it to an audience - for the very first time. It is equally exciting from the other side: to hear chamber music in the intimate setting for which it is intended, and to hear the premiere of a piece written just for the occasion.

Pacific Serenades evolved out of a desire to create a situation in modern times in which all of these occur - an opportunity for masterpieces of the past to share the stage with new pieces, and for composers to write for specific events and performers. It is an idea that is greeted with great enthusiasm by audiences, performers, and composers.

Join us for our inaugural season. It promises to be a most exciting series.