Special Event: Eric Kritz and Friends

Due to unforeseen circumstances Eric Kritz and Friends is to be postponed.

If you have already purchased your tickets online, you will receive a refund. If you purchased physical tickets at Gualala Arts or the Dolphin you can save your tickets for the next Kritz and Friends concert, return them to Gualala Arts to have a refund check mailed to you, or turn them in as a donation towards the Chamber Music Series.

The Gualala Arts Chamber Music Series is set to present a captivating concert titled “Eric Kritz and Friends” on Saturday, September 21 at 4 pm. This ensemble features the talents of Eric Kritz on clarinet, with Paul Brancato, Marcia Lotter, and Susan Freier on violin, Stephen Harrison on cello, and Carolyn Steinbuck on piano. The program promises a rich tapestry of sounds, opening with the vibrant “Disco Toccata for Clarinet & Cello” by Guillaume Connesson, followed by the emotive “Sonata for Clarinet & Piano, FP 184” by Francis Poulenc, movements from the deeply reflective Allegro Tristamente to the spirited Allegro con Fuoco. The first half concludes with Peter Schickele’s “Quartet for Clarinet, Violin, Cello & Piano,” a piece that promises to take the audience through a range of emotions and rhythms. After the intermission, the grandeur of C. M. von Weber’s “Grand Quintet, Op.34” for Clarinet and String Quartet will be on full display, featuring movements that range from the exuberant Allegro to the whimsical Menuetto capriccio. This special event offers tickets at $25 in advance, with a $5 increase on the day of the concert, available at the Dolphin Gallery, Gualala Arts, and online.

Program

Disco Toccata for Clarinet & Cello (2002)

Guillaume Connesson (b.1970)

Nerveux

Sonata for Clarinet & Piano, FP 184 (1962)  

Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)

Allegro Tristamente

Romanza

Allegro con Fuoco

Quartet for Clarinet, Violin, Cello & Piano (1981)

Peter Schickele (1935-2024)

Moderate, flowing

Fast, driving

Slow, elegiac

Quite fast, dancing

INTERMISSION

Grand Quintet, Op.34 (1815)

C. M. von Weber (1786-1826)

for Clarinet and String Quartet

Allegro

Adagio

Menuetto capriccio

Rondo