CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC | FALL 2021
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
It’s our fall season — come one, come all. September
October
Sep. 18 7:30 pm | FSCH
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University Symphony Orchestra Works by Coleridge-Taylor, Mozart, Weber, Ibert, Rachmaninoff, and Ravel Nicolas Waldvogel, conductor
Oct. 24 | 2:30 pm | FSCH
Abigail Hernandez, soprano 3601 Pacific Avenue Stockton, CA 95211
American String Quartet
Conservatory of Music
Featuring 2021 Student Concerto Competition Winners
Works to include: Festival Prelude (Alfred Reed); Stillwater (Kelijah Dunton); Prelude, Siciliano, and Rondo (Malcolm Arnold), Smetana Fanfare (Karel Husa); The Hounds of Spring (Alfred Reed); Give Us This Day (David Maslanka) Vu Nguyen, conductor
Oct. 9 2:30 pm & 7 pm FSCH
Diego Bustamante, piano
Pacific Prism
Sep. 26 7:30 pm | FSCH
Pacific Choral Ensembles
Schedule is subject to change at any time. For-up-to-date information on events, visit go.Pacific.edu/MusicEvents
• Free for students with a valid ID • $5 for seniors • $10 for all others
Unless otherwise indicated, general admission is:
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Dec. 3 | 7:30 pm | FSCH
Ric Campero and Paul Kimball, conductors
Holiday Choral Concert
Symphonic Wind Ensemble and University Concert Band
Monica Mendoza, flute,
Valérie Sainte-Agathe, Conductor in Residence
Nov. 16 | 7:30 pm | FSCH
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Tristen Collinsworth, bassoon
Works by Conte, Glass, Fauré and more
Percussion Ensemble
Oct. 6 7:30 pm | RH
Sep. 29 7:30 pm | FSCH
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Pacific Jazz Ensembles
A breathlessly fast-paced concert demonstrating the range and imagination of Pacific’s nationally recognized Conservatory of Music. Featuring conservatory students and faculty. Expect the unexpected!
Saxophone Recital with Ricardo Martinez Oct. 11 7:30 pm | RH
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Resident Artist Series
Patrick Langham, director
Pacific Jazz Festival
Eric Reed, guest artist
Sep. 30 7:30 pm | RH
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Oct. 22-23 7:30 pm | FSCH T
Nicolasa Kuster, bassoon with Sabine Klein, piano
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Featuring Gretchen Parlato, Sullivan Fortner, and Samara Joy with the Pacific Jazz Ensemble and Pacific Jazz Ambassadors Patrick Langham, director
Resident Artist Series
LEGEND FSCH | Faye Spanos Concert Hall RH | Conservatory Recital Hall VAH | Vereschagin Alumni House DUC | Don and Karen DeRosa University Center T
Tickets needed | see back panel
Gretchen Parlato Oct. 22 | 7:30 pm | FSCH
New Music Festival
Pacific Prism
Eric Reed
Oct. 9 | 2:30pm & 7 pm | FSCH
Sep. 29 | 7:30 pm | FSCH
Conservatory Concert Hour featuring conservatory students Oct. 15 | Nov. 5, 12, 19 | Dec. 1 1 pm | RH | Free Oct. 24 2:30 pm | FSCH
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American String Quartet (FOCM) Internationally recognized as one of the world’s finest quartets, the American String Quartet has spent decades honing the luxurious sound for which it is famous.
Oct. 26 11 am | IRH
Octubafest: Master Class with Theon Cross Theon Cross is an award-winning tuba player and composer. He is a key component of London’s thriving jazz scene and his unique sound has been described as ‘innovative’ and hailed for ‘reinventing the tuba’.
Oct. 26 7:30 pm | RH
American String Quartet Masterclass Masterclass with the American String Quartet
Oct. 29 7:30 pm | VAH Oct. 30 2:30 & 7:30 pm | VAH Oct. 31 2:30 pm | VAH T
Opera Follies Pacific Opera Theatre ensemble
Symphonic Wind Ensemble and University Concert Band Re(new)al
Conservatory brass players perform popular tunes at DUC Lobby to close out Octubafest!
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Vu Nguyen, conductor Viet Cuong, Composer-in-Residence Featuring Orphic Percussion Works by David Biedenbender, Viet Cuong, Ruth Brittin, Ingrid Stölzel, and Omar Thomas
Composer in Residence Nov. 1-6 | 7:30 pm | RH
University Symphony Orchestra Nov. 21 | 2 pm | FSCH
Nov. 30 7:30 pm | RH
Nov. 16 7:30 pm | FSCH
Igor Veligan, violin and viola with Natsuki Fukasawa, piano
Pacific Percussion Ensemble
Pacific Composers
Directed by Michael Downing
Featuring music by Pacific’s Music Composition students
Resident Artist Series
Nov. 21 2 pm | FSCH
Eric Dudley, Music Director
November
Viet Cuong
Nov. 10 7:30 pm | RH
Black Oak Ensemble + Eugenia Moliner (FOCM)
Nov. 5 7:30 pm | FSCH
Octubafest: Brass Pop Hour
Oct. 29–31 | 2:30 and 7:30 pm | VAH
Nov. 14 2:30 pm | FSCH
University of the Pacific’s 1st Annual Octubafest, presented by the Tuba-Euphonium Studio.
Oct. 28 12 pm | DUC Lobby
Opera Follies
James Haffner, Stage Director
Octubafest: Studio Recital
Presented by Friends of Chamber Music
Oct. 24 5:30 pm | RH
Yoshiaki Pacific Jazz Ensemble Onishi Oct. 22-23 | 7:30 pm | FSCH
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The Black Oak Ensemble took root in 2011 when they performed for a standing-room-only audience on Chicago’s prestigious Music in the Loft Series. In their FOCM debut, they’ll be joined by renowned flautist, Eugenia Moliner.
Nov. 15 7:30 pm | RH
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Pacific Chamber Music Recital I Featuring Conservatory Students
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December
Mahler at Pacific Symphony No. 4 in G Major by Gustav Mahler Nicolas Waldovogel, conductor
Dec. 1 7:30 pm | RH
Jessica Siena, soprano
Trio 180
A side-by-side performance with the University Symphony Orchestra and High School musicians
Featuring performances of works by Leonard Bernstein, Frank Martin, and Shulamit Ran
Nov. 22 7:30 pm | RH
Dec. 3 7:30 pm | FSCH
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Pacific Chamber Music Recital II
Holiday Choral Concert
Featuring Conservatory Students
A concert of holiday music to help celebrate the season.
Nov. 29 7:30 pm | RH
Ric Campero and Paul Kimball, conductors
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Pacific Chamber Music Recital III Featuring Conservatory Students