SPRING 2025
CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC
Michael Alexander Guest Conductor
Feb. 12
Schulmeister
Faculty Artist, Double Bass
Jan. 28, Feb. 21 and Mar. 27
William Grant Still Composer
Feb. 12
Faculty Artist, Oboe, Electronics
Jan. 28, Feb. 21 and Mar. 18
January-February
Tuesday, Jan. 28 | 7:30 pm | RH
Guest Artists
Joanna Mattrey, viola, and Steven Long, piano/electronics with Kathryn Schulmeister, double bass
Kyle Bruckmann, oboe
The innovative duo of guest composer/ performers will play collaboratively with Pacific faculty artists.
Saturday, Feb. 1 | 7:30 pm | FSCH
Pacific Wind Bands
Vu Nguyen, conductor
Louis Hanzlik, trumpet
Works by Omar Thomas, Manuel de Falla and Dwayne Millburn. Hanzlik is a Grammy Award-winning trumpeter and a member of the renowned Orpheus Chamber Orchestra as well as a former member of the American Brass Quintet.
Friday, Feb. 7 | 7:30 pm | FSCH
Faculty Emeritus Recital Frank Wiens, piano
Works by Johannes Brahms, Ludwig van Beethoven, Aaron Copland/Leonard Bernstein, Sergei Rachmaninoff and Frédéric Chopin
Saturday, Feb. 8 | 7:30 pm | FSCH
Pacific Choirs
Valérie Sainte-Agathe, resident conductor
Monica Adams, guest conductor
Celebration of Black History Month; choral works by Will Todd, Reena Esmail, Johann Sebastian Bach, Margaret Bonds and Victor Johnson
Sunday, Feb. 9 | 2:30 pm | FSCH
Friends of Chamber Music present Carion Wind Quintet
Prize-winning Danish-Latvian woodwind ensemble, includes Dóra Seres, flute; Egils Upatnieks, oboe; Egīls Šēfers, clarinet; David M.A.P. Palmquist, horn; and Niels Anders Vedsten Larsen, bassoon. They perform an innovative chamber music repertoire.
Wednesday, Feb. 12 | 7:30 pm | FSCH
Pacific Orchestras
Michael Alexander, guest conductor Brittany Trotter, flute
Black History Month concert including Pacific’s Brittany Trotter in Carlos Simon‘s Movements for Flute and Orchestra as well as works by Jennifer Higdon and Alberto Ginastera and concluding with William Grant Still’s path-setting “Afro-American Symphony.”
Live Jazz @ Take 5 Jazz Club (Valley Brewing Co. on the Miracle Mile)
Jazz studies faculty, students and guest artists
Thursdays, 7–9 pm | February–April Tickets at the door, $5–$20
Legend
FSCH—Faye Spanos Concert Hall
RH—Conservatory Recital Hall
T Tickets needed—see back panel
Pacific.edu/MusicEvents
Guest Artist, Viola Jan. 28
Friday, Feb. 21 | 7:30 pm | RH
Guest Artist Theresa Wong, cello
with Kathryn Schulmeister, double bass
Kyle Bruckmann, oboe/electronics
A 2024 Guggenheim Fellow in music composition, Wong is a composer, cellist, vocalist, and intermedia artist active in the field of experimental music. She will perform original solo works and real-time compositions with Pacific faculty artists.
Monday, Feb. 24 | 6:30 pm | RH
Conservatory Honors Recital
A showcase of conservatory student performers selected in the Conservatory’s Honors Recital Competition
Tuesday, Feb. 25 | 7:30 pm | RH
Faculty Recital
Joe Mazzaferro, trumpet
Sean Britt, guitar
Andrew Mell, double bass
Pacific’s jazz studies faculty will perform their original compositions and arrangements in a unique trio setting.
Faculty Emeritus, Piano Feb. 7
Friday, Feb. 28 | 7:30 pm | FSCH
Elena Pinderhughes, jazz flute and Pacific Jazz Ensemble
Joe Mazzaferro, director
Pinderhughes is an award-winning flutist, vocalist, composer and songwriter whose style seamlessly blends jazz, hip hop and R&B influences.
Sunday, Mar. 2 | 2:30 pm | FSCH
Friends of Chamber Music present Pro Arte Quartet
Considered one of the world’s most distinguished string quartets, the ensemble champions equally standard repertoire and new music.
Tuesday, Mar. 18 | 7:30 pm | RH
Faculty Recital
Brittany Trotter, flute with Kyle Bruckmann, oboe
Nicolasa Kuster, bassoon
Guy Powell, guitar
Jonathan Latta, percussion
Cathie Apple, Mathew Krejci, flute
Brittany Trotter
Faculty Artist, Flute Feb. 12 and Mar. 18
Works by Andrea Reinkemeyer, Katherine Hoover, Adolphus Hailstork and faculty composer Hendel Almetus. Apple is a cofounder of Citywater new music ensemble based in Sacramento.
Friday–Sunday
Mar. 21, 22, 28 & 29 | 7:30 pm | FSCH
Mar. 23 & 30 | 2:30 pm | FSCH
Pacific Opera Theatre presents Carousel: A Concert
Eric Dudley, music director and conductor
James Haffner, stage and artistic director
Music by Richard Rodgers
Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Based on Ferenc Molnar’s Play LILIOM as adapted by Benjamin F. Glazer
Thursday, Mar. 27 | 7:30 pm | RH
Faculty Recital Trio 180
with Igor Veligan, viola, and Kathryn Schulmeister, double bass
Faculty ensemble comprises Ann Miller, violin; Vicky Wong, cello; and Sonia Leong, piano. Works by Lili Boulanger and Gabriel Fauré, plus Franz Schubert’s “Trout”
Pacific Opera Theatre Presents Carousel: A Concert
Mar. 21–23 and 28–30
Tuesday, Apr. 8 | 7:30 pm | FSCH
Pacific Percussion Ensemble
Jonathan Latta, director
Works by Ivan Trevino, Alexis C. Lamb, Jonathan Latta and Pacific student composer Jordan Wier
Thursday, Apr. 10 | 7:30 pm | FSCH
Pacific Wind Bands
Vu Nguyen, conductor
Hasina Torres, cello
Works by Giovanni Santos, Ivan Trevino and Julie Giroux. Soloist Hasina Torres, a winner of the 2024–25 Conservatory Performance Competition, will perform Friedrich Gulda’s Concerto for Cello and Wind Orchestra.
Sunday, Apr. 13 | 2:30 pm | FSCH
Friends of Chamber Music present Italian Saxophone Quartet
The ensemble has performed premieres of such eminent composers as Arvo Pärt, Philip Glass, Luciano Berio, Salvatore Sciarrino, Franco Donatoni and Henri Pousseur.
Ivan Trevino
Composer
Apr. 8 and Apr. 10
Monday, Apr. 14 | 7:30 pm | RH
Varied Ensembles
Featuring conservatory student performers
Friday, Apr. 18 | 7:30 pm | FSCH
Pacific Choirs
Valérie Sainte-Agathe, resident conductor
Monica Adams, guest conductor
Choral works by Tarik O’reagan, Will Todd, Emma Lou Diemer and Tara Mack.
Monday, Apr. 21 | 7:30 pm | RH
Varied Ensembles
Featuring conservatory student performers
Wednesday, Apr. 23 | 7:30 pm | FSCH
Pacific Jazz Ensemble
Joe Mazzaferro, director
Big Band repertoire
Friday, Apr. 25 | 7:30 pm | FSCH
Pacific Orchestras
Laura Jackson, guest conductor
with winners of the 2024–25 Conservatory Performance Competition: Mia Janosik, mezzo-soprano, and Magdalene Myint, piano
Friends of Chamber Music Present Italian Saxophone Quartet Apr. 13
Repertoire includes music by Dai Wei, Ludwig van Beethoven’s 5th Symphony, plus a premiere work by the winner of the 2024–25 Student Composition Competition.
Monday, Apr. 28 | 7:30 pm | RH
Varied Ensembles
Featuring conservatory student performers
Tuesday, Apr. 29 | 7:30 pm | RH
Pacific Composers: Spring Premieres
Featuring original music composed and performed by conservatory students
Front cover photos (from top, L-R):
Theresa Wong, cello, Feb. 21
Elena Pinderhughes, flute, Feb. 28
Laura Jackson, conductor, Apr. 28
Louis Hanzlik, trumpet, Feb. 1
Ludwig van Beethoven, composer, Apr. 25
Carlos Simon, composer, Feb. 12
Monica Adams
Guest Conductor
Feb. 8 and April. 18
Guest Resident Conductor
Feb. 8 and April. 18
Mia Janosik
Student Artist, Mezzo-soprano
Apr. 25
Student Artist, Cello Apr. 10
Student Artist, Piano Apr. 25
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Unless otherwise indicated, general admission to conservatory events is:
• Free for all students with a valid student ID
• Free for Pacific staff/faculty with a valid Pacific ID
• Free for members of Pacific OLLI and Faculty Emeriti with a valid Pacific ID
• $5 for seniors
• $10 for all others
• $15–$30 opera and special events
For tickets prices to Friends of Chamber Music events, visit chambermusicfriends.org.
Schedule is subject to change at any time. For up-to-date information on events, visit Pacific.edu/MusicEvents.
