Pictured from left: Graduate pianist Chika Nobumori and undergraduate clarinetist Alison Schwartz perform “Andante un poco adagio” from Johannes Brahms’ Sonata, Op. 120, No. 1 in F minor for clarinet and piano
Virtual Spring 2021 Concert Series The Department of Music presented a virtual Spring Concert Series featuring the UCSB Chamber Players, Gospel Choir, Chamber Orchestra, Percussion Ensemble, Lumina Choir, and Ensemble for Contemporary Music from June 3-11. The series also included a Corwin Chair Series concert featuring works by UC Santa Barbara graduate Composition students and a recital by the UC Santa Barbara Young Artists String Quartet (YASQ), the department’s scholarship graduate string quartet. All performances were released as YouTube Premieres via the Department of Music’s YouTube channel. Directed by Jonathan Moerschel, the UCSB Chamber Players presented a recital featuring excerpts from staples of the chamber music repertoire, such as Ludwig van Beethoven’s String Quartet Op. 74 “Harp;” Igor Stravinsky’s Petrouchka – Reduction for Piano Duet (1911, rev. 1947); Johannes Brahms’ Piano Trio No. 2 in C Major, Op. 87; Claude Debussy’s Petite Suite for Piano Duet; Johannes Brahms’ Sonata, Op. 120, No. 1 in F minor for Clarinet and Piano; and Wilhelm Friedemann Bach’s Duo in C for Two Violas, F. 60. The concert also included more recent works such as Caroline Shaw’s Entr’acte for String Quartet; Flor Peeters’ Suite for Four Trombones, Op. 82; Augusta Read Thomas’ Cantos for Slava; John Williams’ War Horse arranged for horn ensemble by UC Santa Barbara student Max Dei Rossi; and Miles Davis’ All Blues arranged for brass quintet by Thomas H. Graf. Watch here. The Spring virtual Corwin Series Concert, “Synesthesias - New Music at UCSB 2: Graduates,” showcased recent multimedia, mixed, and acousmatic works written within the last year by UC Santa Barbara Composition graduate students. The concert featured works by Drew Flieder, Raphael Radna, Rodney DuPlessis, Mathew Owensby, Alexandra Jones, Dariush Derakhshani, Kramer Elwell, Stewart Engart, and Mason Hock. Watch here. 18 | UC Santa Barbara Department of Music | Summer 2021 Newsletter
