Acclaimed chamber music ensemble Camerata Pacifica returns in March featuring two of the great Romantic composers, Robert Schumann and Antonin Dvorák, in works both grand and intimate. The program opens with Schumann’s gorgeous Fantasy Pieces for Clarinet & Piano, Op. 73. Performed by Principal Clarinetist José Franch-Ballester and Principal Pianist Warren Jones, Schumann’s three-movement piece is alternately reflective, turbulent, and dramatic, in keeping with the Romantic ethos.
The American composer Eric Ewazen, known for his luminous wind writing, joins the program with Ballade, Pastoral and Dance; one critic describes it as a “world of expression.” Scored for horn, flute, and piano, it is performed by Principal Horn Martin Owen, Artistic Director Adrian Spence, and Jones.
David Jolley’s arrangement of Dvo?ák’s monumental Sextet for Piano & Winds in A Major, Op. 81 closes the program in a stunning arrangement for woodwind quintet and piano. Bassoonist Peter Kolkay and oboist Robert Atherholt join the ensemble.
Dates
Tuesday, March 14 | 7:30 PM, San Marino
Thursday, March 16 | 7:30 PM, Los Angeles
Friday, March 17 | 8 PM, Santa Barbara
Sunday, March 19 | 3 PM, Ventura
Program
Robert Schumann – Fantasiestücke, for clarinet & piano, Op. 73
Eric Ewazen – Ballade, Pastorale and Dance for flute, horn & piano
Antonin Dvo?ák (arr. David Jolley) – Sextet for Piano & Winds in A Major
Subscription Pricing (4 remaining concerts, facility fees included)
Hahn Hall, Santa Barbara – $220
The Huntington, San Marino – $212
Zipper Hall, Los Angeles – $212
Temple Beth Torah – $189
First-Timer’s Subscription
Four concerts for $125 plus facility fees
Single Tickets
Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, San Marino – $56 (add $2 facility fee in Santa Barbara)
Ventura – $50
Student Rush
$10 plus applicable facility fee. Contingent on availability, beginning 30 minutes before concert with valid student ID.
For more information, contact Camerata Pacifica at (805) 884-8410 or visit www.cameratapacifica.org.
