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"The Pleasure of Your Company"
Free Music Series
on Special Sunday Afternoons at 2:30 P.M.
The Scripps Ranch Friends of the Library invites you to attend the "Pleasure of Your Company" series of music concerts,
which are presented on selected Sundays at 2:30 pm in the Community Room at the Scripps Miramar Ranch Library Center.
The concerts are free (with an occasional, rare, exception) and are open to the public.
A suggested donation of $5 per person would be gratefully accepted, but is not required.
Concertgoers are welcome to park their cars in the parking lots adjacent to the library and are asked to enter
the Community Room through the courtyard gate, which is adjacent to the main parking lot on the east side of the Library Center.
Patrons are cautioned not to park along red-curbed areas; the police will issue tickets.
Offsite, overflow parking is available on Meanley Drive, south of the Library.
Just take the paved walkway to the Library Center.
Please allow 10 minutes to walk from Meanley Drive to the Community Room.
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Sponsorship Opportunities: These free concerts are sponsored by the Scripps Ranch Friends of the Library,
although your donations are appreciated to help us continue to bring fine music to our community.
Please consider becoming a sponsor of our concert series.
Donations of $35 or more—sponsor levels include Chorus ($35), Concertmaster ($75), Orchestra ($150), and Symphony/Concert Sponsor ($500)—will be acknowledged
in the printed program (unless the donor wishes to remain anonymous), and all donations are tax-deductible.
Consider sponsoring a concert for a donation of only $500.
Please send checks, made payable to "SRFOL" and designated "Music Program," to SRFOL, 10301 Scripps Lake Drive, San Diego 92131, or bring to the library or a concert!
For more information, or if you would like to sponsor a concert,
please send email to the POYC Concert Coordinator.
Please Note: Masks are recommended, but not currently required, for all in the audience.
The Pleasure of Your Company Concert Series
Program Schedule (Autumn 2023 - Spring 2024)
Sunday
September 17, 2023
2:30 p.m.
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Duo Nova: Yewon Lee & Hyun Jeong Ahn (classical piano duo):
Join us for an afternoon of classical music by two accomplished pianists. Both Yewon Lee and Hyun Jeong Ahn have performed
extensively from Southern California to multiple international concerts and have received many awards. We invite you
to celebrate great music of Mozart, Schubert, Kapustin, and other composers.
For today's concert, the Duo Nova Piano Duo will delight the audience with their energetic
performance of works for four hand piano, especially the Schubert Fantasie in f minor D940.
This concert is sponsored by Jim and Jennifer Felix.
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Sunday
October 15, 2023
2:30 p.m.
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Duo Decorus: Päivikki Nykter, violin; Cecilia Kim, cello (classical):
Duo Decorus is a virtuoso ensemble comprised of violinist Päivikki Nykter and cellist Cecilia Kim. They are friends on and off
stage, which is apparent in their seamless and graceful ensemble playing. This duo has delighted audiences with their performances
since 2009. Join us for an afternoon of these lovely, rarely heard violin and cello duets by Boccherini, Beethoven, Ligeti,
Bartók, and Glière.
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Sunday
November 19, 2023
2:30 p.m.
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Redwood Piano Trio: Lauren Basney, violin; Peter Ko, cello; and Dr. Byron Chow, piano (classical):
Please join us for an afternoon of music for piano trio by J.S. Bach, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, and Dmitri Shostakovich.
The Redwood Piano Trio aims to bring a fresh perspective in performing both traditional repertoire and lesser-known works.
Basney and Ko have received many awards and have performed throughout the USA and the world. Dr. Chow has been an active member
of the medical profession while premiering two original compositions for piano and orchestra, and is currently a violist in
the La Jolla Symphony.
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Sunday
December 17, 2023
2:30 p.m.
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Zzymzzy Quartet: Beston Barnett, guitar, vocals; Matt Gill, clarinet; Paul Hormick, upright bass; and Pete Miesner, guitar, lead vocals (swing jazz):
The Zzymzzy Quartet takes its name from a hypothetical "last word" in the dictionary—thus their tagline, "The Last Word in
Gypsy Swing." Since coming together in 2004, they've played dances, parties, weddings, festivals, art openings, and more throughout Southern
California to unanimous enthusiasm, carving out a name for themselves as a classy addition to any event.
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Sunday
January 21, 2024
2:30 p.m.
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Eric Dickerson: baroque lute (classical):
Please join us to enjoy Eric Dickerson playing the baroque lute. Dickerson holds a Master's Degree in Music Performance
from San Diego State University. With over 20 years of musical experience, he has committed himself to preserving the art of Historical
Performance Practice, performing Early Music on historical lutes, guitars, and mandolin.
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Sunday
February 11, 2024
2:30 p.m.
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Dmitry Kirichenko: pianist (classical):
Classical pianist Dmitry Kirichenko was born in Ukraine, where he began studying piano at the age of 12. After attending
the Odessa Conservatory, he moved to San Diego, and in 1989 he began Dmitry Kirichenko School of Music in Poway. He has performed numerous
concerts throughout San Diego as well as eastern and western European cities. Paris Music Critic, Claude Taelman, called Dmitry's performance as
"warm sensitivity heightened by his delicate touch and great technical mastery."
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Sunday
March 17, 2024
2:30 p.m.
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Highland String Quartet (classical)
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Sunday
April 21, 2024
2:30 p.m.
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Emilia Lopez-Yañez, oboe; and Ruth Hertz Weber, piano (classical)
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Sunday
May 19, 2024
2:30 p.m.
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Vladimir Goltsman, clarinet; and Dmitry Kirichenko, pianist (classical)
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Sunday
June 23, 2024
2:30 p.m.
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Cantare Duo: Alyze Dreiling, violin; and Robert Wetzel, guitar (classical)
This concert is sponsored by Sharon and Garry Hays.
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