Our closing concert spans over two hundred years and traverses the globe. We begin in Vienna in 1816 with one of Schubert's most irrepressibly buoyant works. Almost a century later, Ravel's ethereal and kaleidoscopic Introduction and Allegro showcases what was then the newly invented double-action pedal harp. A new piece from Wei-Chieh Lin (PCMF co-director Wayne Lee's Juilliard roommate and one of today's foremost Taiwanese-American composers) is inspired by Taiwanese folk songs. To cap off our season, let your hair down for Thierry Pélicant's seductive, Argentinean-inspired Milonga, featuring seven of our eight musicians. It's guaranteed to raise the roof!

Schubert: Rondo in B minor, D. 895
     Wayne Lee, violin
     Juliana Han, piano

Ravel: Introduction and Allegro
     Julie Smith Phillips, harp
     Joshua Smith, flute
     Alexander Fiterstein, clarinet
     Formosa Quartet

INTERMISSION

Wei-Chieh Lin: Five Taiwanese Folk Songs (commissioned by the Formosa Quartet) *Bay Area premiere
   Spring Breeze 望春風
   Hengchun Folksong 恒春民謠
   Seaport Goodbye 港邊惜別
   Dark Sky 天黑黑
   Rain Night Flower 雨夜花
     Formosa Quartet

Thierry Pélicant: Milonga
     Joshua Smith, flute
     Alexander Fiterstein, clarinet
     Formosa Quartet
     Juliana Han, piano

This concert was generously underwritten by The Piedmont Post.

$25 general, $15 student
General seating. Box office opens 1 hour before the concert; the house opens 30 minutes before the concert.