Ernest Bloch Legacy Committee presents a commemorative program, held at Newport’s Pacific Maritime Heritage Center this Sunday, July 14. Charmaine Leclair, PHD ’95, MMUS ’89, will perform “Suite No. 1 for Solo Cello,” which Bloch composed three years before his death, while living on the Oregon Coast. She received her PhD in music history and cello performance from the University of Oregon and was appointed as a core member of the cello section of the Newport Symphony in April 2024.