Bach to Brahms

Pacific Chamber Symphony ushers in the new year with a pair of serenades and a concerto, ranging in style from baroque to romantic, all without the help of a single violin.

A woodwind octet (Mozart's Serenade #12) opens the program, followed by Bach's Brandenberg Concerto #6, for low strings. After the intermission, the two groups join forces for Brahm's Serenade #2, scored for an orchestra that is complete except for violins.