Left Coast Chamber Ensemble 5: Kurt Rohde Concertino with Guest Artist Axel Strauss

Kurt Rohde Concertino with Guest Artist Axel Strauss
Left Coast Chamber Ensemble welcomes Rome Prize winner Kurt Rohde, our founding artistic director, back home to San Francisco after a year spent composing in Italy. Among the works he wrote while abroad is a concertino dedicated to violinist Axel Strauss. We are fortunate to present Strauss and the dynamic percussionist Chris Froh in this new piece. The other works on the program, alternately brilliant and warm, include music showcasing Stacey Pelinka's flute playing as well as star turns for clarinetist Jerry Simas. And we can promise that Bresnick's meltingly beautiful *** will sweep you off your feet.
Martin Bresnick, *** for clarinet, viola, and piano
Johannes Brahms, Clarinet Trio
Jacob ter Veldhuis, Lipstick
Lou Harrison, Ariadne
Kurt Rohde, Concertino for Violin and Chamber Ensemble, World Premiere