La Jolla Music Society
Finale: A Song and Dance
Prelude Concert with Cohda Quartet at 6:30 PM
This concert brings the festival to a vibrant close, featuring an eclectic mix of pieces that celebrate the joy of music. From Paul Schoenfield’s lively Trio for Clarinet, Violin, and Piano, to the pastoral serenity of Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending, and the rhythmic vitality of Bernstein’s “Symphonic Dances” from West Side Story, concluding with Dvořák’s uplifting Serenade for Strings. This finale showcases the power of music to unite, inspire, and exhilarate, offering a fittingly triumphant end to the musical journey.
PAUL SCHOENFIELD
Selections from Trio for Clarinet, Violin and Piano
Freylakh
March
Kozatske
Jack Liebeck, violin; Anthony McGill, clarinet; Gilles Vonsattel, piano
BERNSTEIN
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Gilles Vonsattel, Inon Barnatan, pianos; Dustin Donahue, Sidney Hopson, percussion
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
The Lark Ascending
Jack Liebeck, violin; SummerFest Chamber Orchestra
DVOŘÁK
Serenade for Strings
SummerFest Chamber Orchestra
Ticketholders are invited to come early to enjoy a free pre-performance Prelude Concert. Join us at 6:30 PM in The Baker-Baum Concert Hall for Cohda Quartet performing Fauré’s Piano Quartet No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 45.