Composer

David Conte (b. 1955)

Collaborators

Kay Stern, violin
Emil Miland, cello
Christian Pursell, bass-baritone
Kevin Korth, piano
Kevin Rivard, French horn
Marnie Breckenridge, soprano

The Lee Trio
Lisa Lee, violin
Angela Lee, cello
Melinda Lee Masur, piano

Partita for Violin and Cello (2020) [WORLD PREMIERE]
     I. Prelude
     II. Fandango
     III. Elegia
     IV. Balletta
Kay Stern, violin
Emil Miland, cello

Cal’s Aria [WORLD PREMIERE]
     from East of Eden (2021)
Libretto by David Yezzi (b. 1966)
Christian Pursell, bass-baritone
Kevin Korth, piano

Sonata for French Horn and Piano (2020) [WORLD PREMIERE]
     I. Allegretto
     II. Adagio sostenuto
     III. Allegro giocoso
Kevin Rivard, French horn
Kevin Korth, piano

- Intermission -

Sexton Songs for Soprano and Piano (2010)
texts by Anne Sexton (1928–1974)
     I. Rowing
     II. Her Kind
     III. Ringing the Bells
     IV. Riding the Elevator to the Sky
     V. Us
Marnie Breckenridge, soprano
Kevin Korth, piano

Piano Trio No. 2 (2022) [WORLD PREMIERE]
     I. Allegro moderato
     II. Scherzo - Allegro scherzando
     III. Passacaglia - Largo serio
     IV. Elegy - Largo espressivo
The Lee Trio
Lisa Lee, violin
Angela Lee, cello
Melinda Lee Masur, piano

About SFCM’s Composition Department

Prize-winning faculty develop and refine the skills of the next generation of great composers. The composition department both honors tradition and encourages innovation. Our four versatile faculty members closely mentor students while maintaining high-profile composing careers. We strongly emphasize interdepartmental collaboration, matching composers with performers, as well as offer frequent concerts and readings of student works. Every year, SFCM hosts the Highsmith Competition, an internal composition contest that grants the winner a performance of the submitted work by the Conservatory Orchestra. You'll be able to take advantage of the extraordinarily rich musical life of San Francisco, home to some of the most groundbreaking musical activity of the past half-century.