Collaborators

Dale Tsang, piano

The Del Sol Quartet
Sam Weiser, Benjamin Kreith, violins
Charlton Lee, viola
Kathryn Bates, cello

David Garner (b. 1954)
Three Etudes (1992)
     I. Labyrinth
     II. Traveling Light
     III. Dodecahedron
Dale Tsang, piano

D. Garner
Four Bagatelles (2017-2021) [World Premiere]
(on themes from Mary Pleasant at Land's End)
     I. Bagatelle a la Fugato
     II. Bagatelle (on the Duet "If Eyes")
     III. Bagatelle a la Ostinato
     IV. Bagatelle (on the Trio "Got Us All Wrapped Up")
Dale Tsang, piano

D. Garner 
Three Caprices in Memory of KP (2021-21) [World Premiere]
     I. Spider Music
     II. Hop-Frog
     III. Rocknrolla
Dale Tsang, piano

-Intermission-

D. Garner
Piano Quintet [World Premiere]
     I. Expressively
     II. Lively
     III. Tenebrous
     IV. Fast and Energetic
The Del Sol Quartet
Sam Weiser, Benjamin Kreith, violins
Charlton Lee, viola
Kathryn Bates, cello

Dale Tsang, 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.

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