Left Coast presents Viaggio Italiano, a concert informed by Italian perspectives. Brion, by Harold Meltzer, was inspired by the architectural details and unexpected traces of bright primary colors in a cemetery near Venice. The program also includes the world premiere performance of a sextet by Italian-born composer Luciano Chessa. His new work is a musical reflection on Peralta House, a Bay Area historical landmark. In addition, Left Coast presents an 18th-century piece with cross-cultural implications –– the “Fandango” Quintet of Luigi Boccherini, an Italian composer who spent many years as an expatriate in Madrid after moving there in 1761.
Luciano Chessa· New Work  WORLD PREMIERE
(commissioned with support from American Composers Forum)
Harold Meltzer· Brion, Sextet for Guitar, Mandolin, Winds, and Strings
WEST COAST PREMIERE
Boccherini· Quintet for Guitar and Strings