San Francisco Mint 2:00 Sunday, May 19

Laura Griffiths and Ruth Stuart, Oboe

Mark Brandenburg  and Ann Lavin, Clarinet

Deborah Kramer and Patrick Johnson-Whitty, Bassoon

Glen Swarts and David Goldklang, French Horn

W. A. Mozart: Wind Octets

Serenade in E-flat Major, K. 375

Serenade in C Minor, K. 388/384a

A beloved Bay Area institution, the Midsummer Mozart Festival was established in 1974 by Maestro George Cleve and is still the only music festival in North America dedicated exclusively to Mozart. The orchestra is currently conducted by Paul Schrage. Paul was George Cleve’s last student and is proud to carry on the tradition with the Midsummer Mozart Festival. Robin Hansen, Musical and Executive Director, has been the festival’s concertmaster for twenty years.

The Festival presents a critically-acclaimed summer concert season featuring renowned international soloists as well as distinguished local artists, with a dedication to the fresh and intelligent interpretation of the work of this most enduring and universally loved composer. Our mission embraces both performances of the highest artistic excellence and cultivation of new audiences, including young people, to assure the future appreciation of great music and the arts.