Chamber Music as a Living Art
Special guest artist – Martin Chalifour
Concertmaster, Los Angeles Philharmonic Performing February 15th & 16th
"... beauteous ..."
"... poignant ..."
"... sensitive ..."
"... highly polished ..."
"... delightful ..."
"... touching ..."
"... virtuosic ..."
"... richly rewarding ..."
"... deft ..."
"... friendly ..."
"... tasteful ..."
"... exquisite ..."
"... effortless ..."
"... celestial ..."
"... playful ..."
"... witty ..."
"... rousing ..."
"... unusually congenial ..."
"... spectacular ..."
"... charming ..."
"... brilliant ..."
"... accessible ..."
"... inventive ..."
"... wonderful ..."
"... mellifluous ..."
"... melodic ..."
"... boisterous ..."
"... elegant ..."
"... dash & sparkle ..."
"... fabulous ..."
"... real excellence ..."
"... inviting ..."
quotes from published reviews
"the word ‘beautiful’ falls short of the experience…"
- a listener at our Carnegie Hall concert
"These great performers did what Pacific Serenades has been doing for years: quietly, unobtrusively, and with real excellence providing music by composers both living and dead in an unusually congenial, thoroughly professional atmosphere."
- Los Angeles Reader
Concert 1
New Friends, Old TreasuresSunday, February 16, 1997, 8PM
Home of John & Barbara McLoughlin in Brentwood Sunday, February 16, 1997, 2PM
Biltmore Hotel Antonin Dvorak: Terzetto in C major, Op. 74
Mark Carlson: An American Quintet
Wolfgang Mozart: Quintet in G minor, K. 516
Martin Chalifour, violin
Margaret Batjer, violin
Roland Kato, viola
Connie Kupka, viola, violin
David Speltz, cello
Concert 2
Enchantment & EleganceSunday, March 9, 1997, 8PM
Home of Robert & Ruth Peck in Pasadena (The Cordelia Culbertson House) Monday, March 10, 1997, 4PM
Biltmore Hotel Wednesday, March 12, 1997, 8PM
The UCLA Faculty Center Franz Schubert: Trio in B flat major, D. 471
Maria Newman: Lauds
Bohuslav Martinu: Duo No. 1, H. 157
Wolfgang Mozart: Quartet in F major, K. 370
Allan Vogel, oboe
Connie Kupka, viola, violin
Roland Kato, viola
David Speltz, cello
Concert 3
The Three B’s…(and a little Messiaen)Sunday, April 13, 1997, 8PM
Home of Evan & Ronna Binn in Tarzana Sunday, April 13, 1997, 2PM
Biltmore Hotel Wednesday, April 16, 1997, 8PM
The UCLA Faculty Center Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata in A major, Op. 69
Bruce Broughton: A Primer for Malachi
Olivier Messiaen: Le Merle Noir
Johannes Brahms: Trio in a minor, Op. 114
Mark Carlson, flute
Gary Gray, clarinet
David Speltz, cello
Ayke Agus, piano, violin
Concert 4
Sublime & SoulfulSunday, May 18, 1997, 8PM
Home of Allen & Jane Fink in Burbank Sunday, May 18, 1997, 2PM
Biltmore Hotel Wednesday, May 21, 1997, 8PM
The UCLA Faculty Center Johannes Brahms: Sonata No. 2 for violin and piano in A major, Op. 100
Russell Steinberg: Mulholland Fantasies
Wolfgang Mozart: Piano Quartet in G minor, K. 478
Roger Wilkie, violin
Connie Kupka, viola, violin
David Speltz, cello
Joanne Pearce Martin, piano
Mark Carlson
Maria Newman
Bruce Broughton
Russell Steinberg