Echoes of Times

Experience three compelling and complementary pieces: Indian American composer Reena Esmail's The Light is The Same, is a beautiful exploration of cross-cultural dialogue that The Washington Post described as “the musical equivalent of translucent silk, rustling in a gentle breeze.” Claude Debussy's ethereal Trio Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp paints an impressionistic soundscape. Messiaen's transcendent Quartet for the End of Time, composed in captivity during World War II, offers a moving reflection on eternity and hope. This concert promises timeless music that resonates across history.

Artists
Orli Shaham, piano & host
Benjamin Smolen, flute
Jessica Pearlman, oboe & English horn
Robert Walker, clarinet
Dennis Kim, violin
Meredith Crawford, viola
Warren Hagerty, cello
Michelle Temple, harp

Enjoy delightful chamber music with principal musicians of Pacific Symphony in the coffee-house atmosphere of the Samueli Theater. While you sip coffee and savor decadent desserts, your gifted host, curator, and pianist Orli Shaham guides you on a journey exploring how composers influenced each other and changed the course of chamber music.