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Pacific Premieres

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Pacific Premieres

New Works by California Composers
Record Label: 
# Play Song Title Duration
California Pictures for String Quartet:
1

Oakland

6:24
2

Carmel

3:30
3

Venice

7:10

String Quartet No. 1: Funky Diversions in Three Parts:

4

Mike and Randy

5:44
5

Towner

5:44
6

Maurice White

5:08

The Bay Is Deep Blue:

7

The Bay Is Deep Blue

8:26

Three Stages for String Quartet:

8

Focus

3:01
9

Contemplation

3:48
10

Resolution

4:01

Guamba (with Larry Epstein, bass):

11

Guamba

7:56

Following up 2009’s double Grammy Award-nominated QSF Plays Brubeck, Quartet San Francisco delivers Pacific Premieres featuring two swinging new suites by acclaimed jazz big band leader, composer, and arranger Gordon Goodwin, a breathtaking three-movement string quartet by conductor, arranger, and composer Vince Mendoza, a gorgeous new work by legendary Hollywood composer Patrick Williams, and a brilliant piece by Jeremy Cohen that concludes in a dazzling blaze. It’s a performance that leaves no doubt that QSF has forged new ground for jazz string players.

56th GRAMMY Awards (2014) for Pacific Premieres:
Nomination, Best Instrumental Composition, Gordon Goodwin
Nomination, Best Instrumental Composition, Vince Mendoza

Musicians:
Jeremy Cohen — violin
Matthew Szemela — violin
Chad Kaltinger — viola
Kelley Maulbetsch — cello

Larry Epstein — bass (Tr.11)