Noah Godard Spring Aubade WORLD PREMIERE | Yoshika Masuda (cello), Brendan White (piano)

Julius Eastman Comp 1 WEST COAST PREMIERE | Sara Andon (flute)

Steven Hackman 7/8 | Hwi-Eun Kim (violin), Max Tan (violin), Melody Chang (violin), Linnea Powell (viola), Michael Kaufman (cello), Stella Cho (cello)

Ludwig van Beethoven Archduke Trio | Hwi-Eun Kim (violin), Stella Cho (cello), Brendan White (piano)

After a long cold winter (we could only dream of this in LA!) the snow melts and the flowers start to bloom. There is something special about the energy in the spring, something inspiring, almost intoxicating. Godard's Spring Aubade is “inspired by the arrival of spring and the changing of the seasons, and the ability during quarantine to sit outside and enjoy a crisp spring morning.” Julius Eastman's Comp 1 sparkles of color and rhythmic vitality and Steven Hackman's 7/8 is originally a collaboration with dancers about how life can emerge from death and decay. Beethoven's monumental Archduke Trio was sketched in the summer of 1810 and finished in March of 1811. It speaks of warmth and optimism even at a time when the composer was becoming profoundly deaf.

This concert is free, but seating is limited so we ask that you please RSVP!