CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC FALL 2024
Calendar of Events
Join us for a fall season full of diverse music!
September October
Wednesday, Sep. 11 7:30 pm RH
Guest Artist Biliana Voutchkova, violin/voice
With faculty artist Kyle Bruckmann, oboe
A multifaceted soloist and an ensemble collaborator, Voutchkova performed in Carnegie Hall, New York, the Berliner Philharmonie, Berlin, and Suntory Hall, Tokyo. Her recital will feature contemporary compositions and improvisations for a soloist and duets.
Saturday, Sep. 14 7:30 pm FSCH T
University Symphony Orchestra
Fernanda Lastra, guest conductor
Works by Claudia Montero and Clarice Assad, plus Louise Farrenc’s Symphony No. 2
Thursday, Sep. 26 7:30 pm RH
Chamber Music by Catherine Likhuta, Composer-in-Residence
With conservatory student and faculty performers.
Saturday, Sep. 28 7:30 pm FSCH T
Pacific Choirs
Pacific Wind Bands
Valérie Sainte-Agathe, resident conductor
Vu Nguyen, conductor
Catherine Likhuta, composer-in-residence
Ricardo Martinez, saxophone
Choral works by Tarik O’Regan, Gabriel Faure, Hyo Won Woo and Katerina Gimon; Band works by Cait Nishimura and Frank Ticheli, plus composer-in-residence Catherine Likhuta’s “Home Away From Home”
Wednesday, Oct. 9 7:30 pm FSCH T
University Symphony Orchestra
Matilda Hofman, guest conductor
A celebration of Pacific’s strings guided by Conservatory string faculty with students.
Works by Caroline Shaw and Jessie Montgomery, concluding with Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s “Serenade for Strings”
Tuesday, Oct. 15 7:30 pm RH
Faculty Recital
Kyle Bruckmann, oboe/English horn and Jonathan Latta, percussion
Works by Grace Coberly, Wilhelm Killmayer, Nailah Nombeko, Dana Reason, Wilfrido Terrazas and Du Yun
Wednesday, Oct. 16 7:30 pm FSCH T
Pacific Jazz Ensemble
Patrick Langham, director Big band repertoire
Friday, Oct. 18 7:30 pm RH
Faculty Recital
Ann Miller, violin and Sonia Leong, piano
Works by Maurice Ravel, Vivian Fung and Johannes Brahms
Legend
FSCH—Faye Spanos Concert Hall
RH—Conservatory Recital Hall
VAH—Vereschagin Alumni House
Tickets needed—see back panel T
Pacific.edu/MusicEvents
Nov. 20
Stockton Soul
“Love at Christmas Time”
Dec. 8
by
Gary Motley, piano
Pacific Jazz Ensemble
Photo
Snap Jackson
Friends of Chamber Music present
Hub New Music
Nov. 3
Sunday, Oct. 20 2:30 pm FSCH T
Friends of Chamber Music present
Beo String Quartet
The eclectic and highly polished ensemble defies categorization. They play classical repertoire as well as contemporary, rock and experimental music.
Tuesday, Oct. 22 7:30 pm FSCH
Pacific Wind Bands
With Diablo Valley College Symphonic Band and Lincoln High School Wind Ensemble
Vu Nguyen, Cathy Ettle, Kristin Florek and Kaitlin Bove, conductors
Works by Julie Giroux, Katahj Copley and faculty composer Ruth Brittin
Oct. 24 - Oct. 27 2:30 pm, 7:30 pm VAH
Pacific Opera Theatre presents T Opera Follies
Eric Dudley, music director
Ann Baltz, stage director
An opera pastiche!
November
Friday, Nov. 1 7:30 pm RH
Vocal Jazz Ensemble
Melissa Fulkerson, director
An evening of swing, ballads and contemporary arrangements.
Sunday, Nov. 3 2:30 pm FSCH T Friends of Chamber Music present Hub New Music
Described by The Washington Post as “a prime mover of piping hot 21st century repertoire,” this ensemble includes flute, clarinet, violin and cello. They actively collaborate with today’s most celebrated composers and were nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition.
Featuring a premiere of work by faculty composer Andrew Conklin
Valérie Sainte-Agathe
Resident Conductor, Pacific Choirs
Sep. 28 & Dec. 6
Heidi Moss Erickson
Faculty Artist, Soprano University Symphony Orchestra, Nov. 8
Friday, Nov. 8 7:30 pm FSCH T
University Symphony Orchestra
Matilda Hofman, guest conductor
Heidi Moss Erickson, soprano
Works by Jessie Montgomery, Gian Carlo Menotti, Giuseppe Verdi, Florence Price with W.A. Mozart’s Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter”
Tuesday, Nov. 12 7:30 pm FSCH
Pacific Percussion Ensemble
Jonathan Latta, director
Brittany Trotter, flute
Works by Steve Reich, Allison Loggins-Hull, Juri Seo, and a world-premiere of faculty composer Andrew Conklin’s “Earth Moves”
Live Jazz @ Take 5 Jazz Club
(Valley Brewing Co. on the Miracle Mile)
Jazz Studies faculty, students & guest artists
Thursdays, 7–9 pm | Sep. 5–Nov. 21
Tickets at the door, $5–$20
Thursday, Nov. 14 7:30 pm RH
Faculty Recital
Kathryn Schulmeister, double bass and Brittany Trotter, flute
Contemporary works by Beat Furrer, Liza Lim, Shawn E. Okpebholo and Kim Ravaei
Monday, Nov. 18 7:30 pm RH
Varied Ensembles I
Featuring conservatory student performers
Wednesday, Nov. 20 7:30 pm FSCH T
Gary Motley, piano
Pacific Jazz Ensemble
Patrick Langham, director
Motley is an Atlanta-based pianist and Emory University’s Director of Jazz Studies.
Monday, Nov. 25 7:30 pm RH
Varied Ensembles II
Featuring conservatory student performers
Trio 180
Dec. 4 Ash Walker
Resident Conductor, Pacific Choirs
Dec. 6
December
Monday, Dec. 2 7:30 pm RH
Varied Ensembles III
Featuring conservatory student performers
Tuesday, Dec. 3 7:30 pm RH
Pacific Composers: Fall Premieres
Featuring original music composed and performed by conservatory students
Wednesday, Dec. 4 7:30 pm RH
Faculty Recital Trio 180
Ann Miller, violin; Vicky Wang, cello; and Sonia Leong, piano. Works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Chen Yi, and Nikolai Kapustin
Friday, Dec. 6 7:30 pm FSCH T
Pacific Choirs
Valérie Sainte-Agathe and Ash Walker, resident conductors
An annual winter holiday-themed concert
Sunday, Dec. 8 2 pm FSCH T
Stockton Soul presents “Love at Christmas Time”
Stockton Soul ensemble and guests perform soulful love and Christmas songs by Donny Hathaway, the Temptations and more.
Front cover photos, composers (from top, L-R)
Florence Price, Nov. 8
Catherine Likhuta, Sep. 26 & Sep. 28
Katahj Copley, Oct. 22
Andrew Conklin, Nov. 3 & Nov. 12
Jessie Montgomery, Oct. 9 & Nov. 8
Claudia Montero, Sep. 14
Chen Yi, Dec. 4
Caroline Shaw, Oct. 9
University Symphony Orchestra
Guest Conductor
Sep. 14
Nov. 14
University Symphony Orchestra
Guest Conductor
Nov. 8 & Oct. 9
Faculty
Nov. 12 & Nov. 14
Matilda Hofman
Fernanda Lastra
Brittany Trotter
Artist, Flute
Kathryn Schulmeister
Faculty Artist, Double Bass
Ticket information
• Day-of sales at the venue, 30 min. before the event
• For pre-sales, visit Pacific.edu/MusicEvents
Unless otherwise indicated, general admission is:
• Free for students with a valid student ID
• Free for Pacific staff/faculty with a valid Pacific ID
• $5 for seniors
• $10 for all others
• $30 opera and special events
Tickets to Friends of Chamber Music events:
• Day-of sales at the venue, 30 min. before the event
• For pre-sales, visit chambermusicfriends.org
Schedule is subject to change at any time. For up-to-date information on events, visit Pacific.edu/MusicEvents.
Photo above:
Kyle Bruckmann
Resident Artist, Oboe & English Horn
Oct. 15
