Violinist

Susan Waterfall will play Sonatine. Silvie Jensen, mezzo-soprano, will be joined by Daniel Lockert on piano for Deux melodies hébraïques. Harpist Anna Maria Mendieta will be joined by a small group of string and woodwind players to perform the chamber piece, Introduction et Allegro. On Chansons Madécasses, Silvie Jensen, mezzo-soprano, will be joined by Mindy Rosenfeld, flute; Stephen Harrison, cello; and Daniel Lockert, piano. In closing, Carolyn Steinbuck, piano, and Sam Weiser, violin, will play the Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major.

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Ravel: The Attraction of Modernism, featuring Susan Waterfall

Preston Hall

Susan Waterfall will play Pavane pour un infante défunte, Oiseaux tristes, and Un barque sur l’ocean. She will be joined by Julian Pollack on “Mother Goose Suite.” Jenny Matteucci, soprano, accompanied by Daniel Lockert on piano, will present Cinq mélodies populaires grecques. The Piano Trio in A minor will close out the concert, with Sam Weiser, violin; Evan Kahn, cello; and Keisuke Nakagoshi, piano.

Ravel: The Lure of the Exotic, featuring Susan Waterfall

The Del Sol Quartet returns to Old First Concerts to host its 3rd annual festival—The Pacific Pythagorean Music Festival—highlighting the experimental innovators and traditional masters of pure-ratio harmonies. Although the Bay Area has long been a hotbed of alternate tunings, the Pacific Pythagorean Music Festival is the first local event dedicated to hearing these resonant harmonies. This year’s festival, Modes of Changes, highlights Persian scales with the world premiere of Reza Vali’s String Quartet No. 5, ‘Gavesht’ with a pre-concert talk on Vali’s new alternate tuning music software. The Del Sol Quartet set will also include the world premiere of Madeline Ashman’s Gravitation. The festival also includes performances by Ken Ueno with Viola Yip, Hafez Modirzadeh with Keshav Batish, and Vân-Ánh Võ.

3rd Annual Pacific Pythagorean Music Festival
Modes of Change

Old First Concerts

Silvestrov’s Quiet Music sets a calm and reflective tone with gentle melodies that take listeners on a meditative journey, away from the noise of everyday life.

Violinist

Sam Weiser

Events

Upcoming events

21 - 22 Mar, 2026

Northern Lights · Lesher Center for the Arts

Past events

Jul 24, 2023

Ravel: The Attraction of Modernism, featuring Susan Waterfall · Mendocino Music Festival

Jul 17, 2023

Ravel: The Lure of the Exotic, featuring Susan Waterfall · Mendocino Music Festival

Future and recently performed repertoire

Violin in Tabula Rasa by Pärt

Lesher Center for the Arts

Violin in Symphony No. 2 by Sibelius

Lesher Center for the Arts

Violin in Silent Music by Silvestrov

Lesher Center for the Arts

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