Masterpieces inspired by composers’ overseas voyages, environments which deeply infused their creative output:
Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence for string sextet
Haydn: London Symphony No. 104 (arranged for flute & strings by Solomon, a violinist and impresario from the era)
Elizabeth Brown: Liguria (written during a stay in Italy) for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, & piano
Milhaud: Creation du Monde for piano & string quartet
Qing Hou & Sarita Kwok, violin; Lawrence Neumann & Stephanie Fong, viola;
Sarah Bob, piano; Catherine Hudgins, clarinet; Julie Scolnik, flute
Will Chow & Raman Ramakrishnan, cello