Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Music Anna Maria Busse Berger
was awarded the Edward A. Dickson Emeritus Award by the Emeriti
Association and Vice Provost of Academic Affairs, UC Davis. The
award will augment Busse Berger’s research project on music in
Moravian mission stations from 1732–1950.
There is important
information—particularly for first-year music students—to
read through regarding Music 6 (Theory) and Music 16
(Musicianship), including placement.
One of UC Davis’s highest priorities is the safety of its
students and all members of its community. UC Davis
prohibits all forms of sexual harassment and sexual violence,
including sexual assault, dating and domestic violence, and
stalking. Such conduct violates University policy and may
violate California law.
Professor Kurt Rohde—a musician who plays viola, teaches, and
composes—received a 2024 commission from the Serge
Koussevitzky Foundation in memory of Andrew W. Imbrie
(1921–2007) to write a new work for Brightwork New Music.
In 2023 Professor Mika Pelo was selected for a composer residency
by the Peterson-Berger Foundation at Sommarhagen, the home of
the late Swedish composer Wilhelm Peterson-Berger. As part of the
residency, Pelo composed a new
work, Akvareller (“Watercolors”).
This past spring Catherine Adoyo (B.A. music and Italian,
’98) was featured in the PBS documentary DANTE:
Inferno to Paradise. The film contained interviews
with the world’s foremost scholars on Dante including
Adoyo.
UC Davis Choral Director Nicolás Alberto Dosman is the author
of Growing Your Choral Program: A Practical Guide for
New Directors, which was recently published.
Visiting Austrian composer Hannes Dufek will have his
work a black heart, the death of a friend and the end of
a place: some lessons in falling apart, premiered by
the Empyrean Ensemble on October 13. Ahead of this concert,
Hannes will speak about his music.
Free, limited seating available
This talk is made possible with support from the
Austrian Consulate General of Los Angeles.
Empyrean Ensemble
Sam Nichols, director • Matilda Hofman, resident conductor
Musicians Playing
Stacey Pelinka, flute
Kyle Bruckmann, oboe
Peter Josheff, clarinet*
Jennifer Ellis, harp
Ben Prima, percussion
Terrie Baune, violin
Ellen Ruth Rose, viola*
Thalia Moore, cello*
*core member
6:15 p.m. pre-concert talk with the composers
Program
Hannes Dufek: a black heart, the death of a friend and the
end of a place: some lessons in falling apart WORLD
PREMIERE
Addie Camsuzou: As Above WORLD PREMIERE
(Ph.D. music ‘23)
Hendel Almétus: Beyond the Waves WORLD PREMIERE
(Ph.D. music ‘14)
Martha Horst: Dickinson Fragments WORLD
PREMIERE
(Ph.D., music ‘96)
Free, no tickets required
This concert is made possible with support from the
Austrian Consulate General of Los Angeles.
“Ahead of their Time” is an inspirational story about Adelaide
Ristori, 19th century actress and entrepreneur, as told by
Italian actress Giulia Cailotto, intertwined with the music and
story of 19th-century pianist and composer Clara Schumann. The
stories of Adelaide Ristori and Clara Schumann were an
inspiration for women of their time and continues to be an
inspiration for women of all ages today.
Program
Robert Schumann: Quasi Variazioni Andantino de Clara
Wieck
Clara Schumann: Trio in G Minor, op. 17
and The story of Adelaide Ristori as told by Giulia
Cailotto
Free
This Shinkoskey Noon Concert is made possible with support
from the Joy S. Shinkoskey Series of Noon Concert Endowment.
The harpsichord and virginal were both popular keyboard
instruments of the 17th century, promoting the development of
soloistic keyboard works across Europe. Today, as the
popularity of the harpsichord enjoys a revival, it is still
rare to experience hearing the virginal in a concert
setting. This performance will explore the unique sounds
of both instruments and compare and contrast their distinctive
roles in history.
Sakurako Kanemitsu, piano
featuring paintings by Peter London
and music by Ryan Suleiman (Ph.D. music ‘20)
Program
Modest Mussorgsky: Selections from Pictures at an
Exhibition (1874)
Claude Debussy: L’isle Joyeuse (1904)
Franz Liszt: “Sposalizio” from Second Year of
Pilgrimage: Italy (1858)
Ryan Suleiman: Three London Etudes (2024) WORLD
PREMIERE Radiant
Floating Triptych
Electric Clouds
**commissioned by and in collaboration with artist Peter London
for Sakurako Kanemitsu, piano
Grand Staircase Mezzanine, Peter J. Shields Library
Abigail Karr and Maureen Murchie, violins
Kimberlee Uwate, viola (B.A. music ‘08)
Abbie Eads, cello
With returning UC Davis alum Kimberlee Uwate (viola), this
string quartet program inaugurates a new pop-up
style series at Shields Library called “Arts @ Shields”
and will include music from time to time. The concert
selections will not be announced in advance. Passersby
and attendees who know about the event in advance will both
enjoy the surprise of discovering the program as it unfolds!
