1977-1978

8 p.m. — Palos Verdes Peninsula Library Auditorium

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September 16, 1977 — Uno, Duo, Tre

Norma Auzin Leonard, violin; Myra Kestenbaum, viola; Ronald Leonard, cello

Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV1007 for solo cello — Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750)

Duo, Op. 7 for violin and cello — Zoltán Kodály (1882 – 1967)

Serenade in D major, Op. 8 for string trio — Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)


October 14, 1977 — Arriaga Quartet

Barry Socher, Connie Kupka, violins; Carole Mukogawa, viola; David Speltz, cello

Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 64 No. 3 — Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 – 1809)

Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135 — Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)

Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 51 No. 2 — Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897)


November 18, 1977 — National Association of Composers, U.S.A.

A program of compositions by Southern California Composers. This concert was partially supported by NACUSA funds.

California String Quartet:

Arthur Zadinsky, Margaret Wooten, violins; Roland Kato, viola; Kenneth Ishi, cello

Brass Sextet:

Craig B. Parker, Jack Hollander, Eric Wright, trumpets; Albert Elegino, Kent Klingbeil, Peter Brown, trombones

Constance Bender, alto recorder; Lisa Edelstein, flute; Jo Ann Kong, piano; Loren Marsteller, trombone; Paul Reale, piano

Saxifrage Blue — Robert Linn (1925 – )

Soliloquy — Bruce Babcock

344 for string quartet — George Andrews (1927 – )

TrombOnly Op. 59 (1976) for unaccompanied tenor trombone — George Heussenstamm (1926 – )

Salon Music — Paul Reale (1943 – )

Constantly Bending (1977) — Marshall Bialosky

Psalms for brass sextet — George Packer


December 9, 1977 — Jay Migliori Quintet

This program was repeated Sunday, December 11, 1977 at 3 p.m. in the Torrance Civic Center Library

Jay Migliori, tenor saxophone; Conte Candoli, trumpet; Joe Lettieri, piano; Frank de la Rosa, bass; Nick Martinis, drums

A program of mainstream jazz


January 9, 1978 — Infinity, Hieronymus, and . . .

Malcolm McNab, George Karmazyn, trumpets; Richard Rinde, trombone; Ken Shroyer, bass trombone; Julian Spear, clarinet; Jonathan Drexler, flute; Don Christlieb, Dennis Fick, bassoons; David Sherr, oboe; Ken Park, percussion; Steve Edelman, contrabass; Amy Shulman, harp; Sidney Stafford, piano

Fanfare for a New Theater — Igor Stravinsky (1882 – 1971)

Octet — Igor Stravinsky

Epitaphium — Igor Stravinsky

Berceuse — Gabriel Fauré (1845 – 1924)

Entr’acte — Jacques Ibert (1890 – 1962)

Morgenmusik (1932) — Paul Hindemith (1895 – 1963)

Ragtime — Igor Stravinsky

Octandre — Edgar Varèse (1885 – 1965)


February 10, 1978 — Sanov-Speltz-Swiatkowski Trio

Sheldon Sanov, violin; David Speltz, cello; Chet Swiatkowski, piano

Sonata à Trois in B minor — Jean-Baptiste Loeillet (1680 – 1730)

Trio in C minor, Op. 1 No. 3 — Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)

Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 101 — Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897)


March 5, 1978 — Pacifica String Trio

This program given Sunday at 3 p.m. in the Torrance Civic Center Library

Emily Karr, violin; Raymond Tischer; viola; Daniel Smith, cello

Divertimento in E-flat major, K563 — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791)

Serenade in C major, Op. 10 — Ernö Dohnányi (1877 – 1960)


April 14, 1978 — Los Angeles Baroque Ensemble

This program was repeated Sunday, April 16, 1978 at 3 p.m. in the Torrance Civic Center Library

Mary Rawcliffe, soprano; Dale Morich, baritone; Sheldon Sanov, violin;

Susan Greenberg, flute; Selene Hurford, cello; Bess Karp, harpsichord

Concerto Quattro No. 2 — George Friedric Handel (1685 – 1759)

Three Duets — Henry Purcell (1659 – 1695)

  1. “Sounds the Trumpet”
  2. “Upon a Quiet Conscience”
  3. “How Pleasant this Flow-ry Plain Grove”

Two Songs for soprano, flute, and continuo — George Frideric Handel

  1. “Süsser Blumen Ambraflokken”
  2. “Schweigt Ihr Flöten

Cantata, “Die Hoffnung ist mein Leben” for baritone, violin, and continuo — Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 – 1767)

Duet, “Vierga Jesse Floruit” — Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Trio Sonata in A minor — Georg Philipp Telemann


May 12, 1978 — Arioso Wind Quintet

Francine Ross, flute; Raymond Pancost, oboe; Stephen Piazza, clarinet; Warren Gref, horn; David Riddles, bassoon

Variations on a Folk Song — Jan Pieters Sweelinck (1562 – 1621)

Quatuor — Jean Françaix (1912 – )

Quintet Op. 91 No. 3 — Anton Reicha (1770 – 1836)

Quartet in C major — Arthur Berger (1912 – )


June 9, 1978 — The Lumière String Quartet

This program was repeated Sunday, June 11, 1978 at 3 p.m. in the Torrance Civic Center Library

Arthur Zadinsky, Margaret Wooten, violins; Roland Kato, viola; Douglas Ischar, cello

Quartet in C major, Op. 74 No. 1 — Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 – 1809)

Quartet No. 3 in B-flat major, Op. 67 — Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897)

Rondo (1906) — Anton Webern (1883 – 1945)

Quartet No. 3, Sz85 — Béla Bartók (1881 – 1945)


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