Martin Bresnick: *** for clarinet, viola and piano Johannes Brahms: Clarinet Trio Jacob ter Veldhuis: Lipstick Lou Harrison: Ariadne Kurt Rohde: Concertino for Violin and Chamber Ensemble WORLD PREMIERE Left Coast Chamber Ensemble welcomes Rome Prize winner Kurt Rohde, our founding artistic director, back home to San Francisco after a year spent composing in Italy. Among the works he wrote while abroad is a concertino dedicated to violinist Axel Strauss. We are fortunate to present Strauss and the dynamic percussionist Chris Froh in this new piece. The other works on the program, alternately brilliant and warm, include music showcasing Stacey Pelinka’s flute-playing as well as star turns for clarinetist Jerry Simas. And we can promise that Bresnick’s meltingly beautiful *** will sweep you off your feet. - InCMajor