Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 7 PM
The Neighborhood Church of Palos Verdes Estates

Some ensembles are assembled for a performance. Others are forged over decades of concerts, recordings, rehearsals, road trips, and shared adventures. Resident Artists Ben Smolen, Meredith Crawford, and Cristina Montes Mateo bring their extraordinary musicianship—and unmistakable chemistry—to an evening celebrating the joy of making music with your closest friends.

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Program:
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun) arr. for flute, viola, and harp

Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924): Après un rêve, Op. 7, No. 1 arr. for flute and harp

Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924): Sicilienne from Pelléas et Mélisande arr. for flute and harp

Jean Cras (1879–1932): Suite en duo for Flute and Harp
I. Préambule. Modéré
II. Modéré
III. Assez lent
IV. Danse à onze temps. Très animé

INTERMISSION

Nino Rota (1911–1979): Sonata for Flute and Harp
I. Allegro molto moderato
II. Andante sostenuto
III. Allegro festoso

Arnold Bax (1883–1953): Elegiac Trio for Flute, Viola, and Harp

Artists:
Benjamin Smolen, Resident Flutist
Meredith Crawford, Resident Violist
Cristina Montes Mateo, Resident Harpist

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