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The Clickable Chamber Music Newsletter, published weekly as a free community service, covers chamber music offerings in Southern California and items of interest to music lovers. Visit this page for the current issue. If you would like to have the newsletter delivered to you via email, send a request to Jim Eninger. Your email address will never be disclosed, given out, or sold to anyone. THE CLICKABLE CHAMBER MUSIC NEWSLETTER FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANo.521: Thursday, February 2, 2012 - Sunday, February 12, 2012Next issue: Thursday, February 9, 2012 Note: whenever the current issue doesn't arrive in your e-mail inbox, you can read it online by clicking: http://sundayslive.org/newsletter.cfm I N T H I S I S S U E : *************************** A. Bach's Lunch Recital - Free Songs & Arias by Leonard Bernstein SUSAN DIETZ soprano, VICTORIA KIRSCH piano Friday, February 3, 2012 - 12:15-12:45PM Trinity Lutheran Church, Manhattan Beach B. LACMA Art & Music presents ECLIPSE QUARTET and Vocalist PERLA BATALLA Saturday, February 4, 2012 - 7:30PM Los Angeles County Museum of Art C. MUSIC & CONVERSATIONS Saturday, February 4, 2012 - 8:00PM GAM Arts Center 4975 West Pico Blvd., Los Angeles CA D. Center Stage Strings Benefit Concert Guest Artist LYNN HARRELL cello, DANIELLE BELÉN violin KUSC Radio Personality ALAN CHAPMAN Master of Ceremonies Sunday, February 5, 2012 - 3:00PM V.I.P. Wine & Cheese Reception - 2:00PM Thayer Hall of the Colburn School, Downtown E. BEVERLY HILLS AUDITIONS - Friday, April 13, 2012 APPLICATION DEADLINE - Friday, March 30, 2012 F. Southern California Guitar Recitals GEORGE GUTMAN's Weekly Summary For the full calendar, click: http://ocgc.org/pages/SoCalEvents.htm G. Southern California Orchestra Concerts MICHAEL CLEARY's Summary For the full calendar, click: http://www.palosverdes.com/SoCalOrch/ H. Southern California Vocal Events LAURI D. GOLDENHERSH's Weekly Highlights For the full calendar, click: http://www.laurislist.net/index.php?option=com_events I. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ORGAN CONCERTS J. Clickable Chamber Music Newsletter Volunteers Needed K. LISTINGS OF UPCOMING CONCERTS through Sunday, February 12, 2012 :: SPEED BROWSE THE LISTINGS :: FINDING CONCERTS ON A SPECIFIC DATE :: 90 CONCERT LISTINGS Focusing Mostly on Chamber Music :: THE WEEKLY CONCERTS :: CALENDARS FOR OTHER CONCERTS of High Interest to Chamber Music Aficionados L. Subscribe/Unsubscribe and other information (at the end) Send Subscribe/Unsubscribe requests by replying to this e-mail or by sending an e-mail to JEninger@Yahoo.com N E W S L E T T E R B E G I N S ********************************* GREETINGS, MUSIC AFICIONADOS, A few select concerts are listed directly below so you won't overlook them among the full list at the bottom. In chronological order: A. Trinity Lutheran Church, Manhattan Beach Bach's Lunch Recital - Free SUSAN DIETZ soprano, VICTORIA KIRSCH piano Friday, February 3, 2012 - 12:15-12:45PM Trinity Lutheran Church 1340 Eleventh Street, Manhattan Beach CA (3 blocks east of Sepulveda 1 block south of Manhattan Beach Blvd.) For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/2eajrx Soprano SUSAN DIETZ began winning classical vocal competitions at sixteen and singing professionally at 18. She has studied with MADY MESPLE of the Paris Opera, JEAN GIREAUDEAU of the Paris Opera Comique, JAMES MILLER from the University of Oregon as well as sopranos, JOSEPHINE LOTT and ANNETTE WARREN SMITH. She has sung with the San Francisco Opera, Orange County Opera, Long Beach Opera, Los Angeles Master Chorale, South Bay Master Chorale, and the Oregon Bach Festival. Susan keeps busy with opera and oratorio work on the West Coast and has been the resident soloist at historic Wayfarers Chapel for 25 years. Pianist VICTORIA KIRSCH curates and performs innovative programs combining music, spoken word, and the visual arts, including Trunk Show, an upcoming collaboration with soprano Suzan Hanson at El Camino College on Friday, March 2, 2012. Victoria continues her association with Julia Migenes, playing for the celebrated soprano's shows, Diva on the Verge, Franz Schubert, and Bernstein on Broadway, worldwide. She serves as music director/pianist of Palm Springs-based Opera Arts and performs on numerous music series, including Sundays Live at LACMA and the Annenberg Beach House series in Santa Monica. Read about Victoria by clicking: http://victoriakirsch.com/ Program - Songs & Arias by Leonard Bernstein A Little Bit in Love (1953) from Wonderful Town Rabbit at Top Speed (1947) from La Bonne Cuisine Plum Pudding (1947) from La Bonne Cuisine So Pretty (1968) Incidental Music and Tonight (1957) from West Side Story My House (1950) from Peter Pan Glitter and Be Gay (1956) from Candide "Lunch with the Artists" follows. Box lunches, with sandwiches made from special-order bakery bread and farmers-market-fresh produce, are available afterwards for $5 to enjoy at the Church with the artist or take back to the office. Free admission, donations appreciated. See all of Trinity Lutheran's noontime Bach's Lunch Recitals, on first Fridays from September through June, by clicking: http://www.palosverdes.com/tlcmusic/tlcmbbl.htm B. LACMA Art & Music ECLIPSE QUARTET SARA PARKINS violin, SARAH THORNBLADE violin, ALMA FERNANDEZ viola, MAGGIE PARKINS cello and Vocalist PERLA BATALLA with DAVID BATTEAU, JOHN BEASLEY, and PETE KORPELA Saturday, February 4, 2012 - 7:30PM Bing Theater, Los Angeles County Museum of Art 5905 Wilshire Blvd. (just east of Fairfax) Parking across the street at Wilshire & Spaulding Los Angeles CA For directions, click: http://www.lacma.org/visit/plan-your-visit This concert celebrates LACMA's exhibition In Wonderland: The Surrealist Adventures of Women Artists in Mexico and the United States, on view from January 29 through May 6, 2012. Read about the exhibition by clicking: http://www.lacma.org/art/exhibition/in-wonderland The ECLIPSE QUARTET will be performing selections by Ruth Crawford Seeger and Meredith Monk. The Eclipse Quartet is an ensemble dedicated to the music of twentieth-century and present-day composers made up of four women with strong backgrounds in international chamber music performance, new music, and recording. Read about the Eclipse Quartet, listen, and watch, by clicking: http://www.eclipsequartet.com/ Vocalist PERLA BATALLA will perform in the second half, finishing with a newly commissioned song composed by Ms. Batalla for voice and the Eclipse Quartet. First known to music fans through her work with Leonard Cohen, Ms. Batalla has garnered an international following with her acclaimed recordings, world tours, and collaborations. Read about the PERLA BATALLA, listen, and watch, by clicking: http://www.perla.com/ Tickets: $25 / $18 Members and seniors / $5 students. For concert information and to order tickets, call (323) 857-6010 or click: http://www.lacma.org/event/eclipse-quartet C. MUSIC & CONVERSATIONS IDA LEVIN violin, ALEXANDER SULEIMAN cello, DELORES STEVENS piano and YUVAL RON oud with JAMIE PAPISH Middle Eastern percussion Saturday, February 4, 2012 Wine & hors d'oeuvres - 7:15PM Music - 8:00PM GAM Arts Center 4975 West Pico Blvd. (one block west of La Brea) Los Angeles CA For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/3h2xxn2 You'll have the opportunity to hear world-class performers in the beautiful new venue for Music & Conversations. Winner of an AIA Award for Architecture, the GAM Arts Center was built as a rehearsal hall for the Los Angeles Opera. Over wine and hors d'oeuvres, audience members are invited to participate, ask questions, and mingle with the artists and like-minded guests. Read about Music & Conversations by clicking: http://www.musicandconversations.org/ Program J.S. Bach: Violin Sonata in E Major, BWV 1005 Mozart: Piano Trio in C Major, K548 Jane Brockman: A New Work for Cello and Piano - Premiere Closing with Sacred Music of the Middle East Tickets In advance: $35 / $20 students At the door: $40 / $25 students (make e-mail reservation) Includes hors d'oeuvres and wine provided by Casa Torelli. For concert and artist information, and advance ticket purchase or e-mail reservation, click: http://www.musicandconversations.org/nextconcert2_12.html D. Center Stage Strings Benefit Concert Guest Artist LYNN HARRELL cello CSS Founder & Artistic Director DANIELLE BELÉN violin with Center Stage Strings Students in a World Premiere of "Multiplicity" by LAWRENCE DILLON KUSC Radio Personality ALAN CHAPMAN Master of Ceremonies Sunday, February 5, 2012 - 3:00PM V.I.P. Wine & Cheese Reception - 2:00PM Thayer Hall of the Colburn School 200 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles CA For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/28a9f3k Program Selections for renowned cellist LYNN HARRELL Selections for award-winning violinist and New West Symphony soloist and concertmaster DANIELLE BELÉN World premiere of Lawrence Dillon's piece "Multiplicity" for six virtuoso violins DANIELLE BELÉN recorded Dillon's complete works for violin on her debut Naxos recording in 2009. This past summer, Dillon wrote "Multiplicity" for her and five of her gifted violin students. For information about the Naxos CD, click: http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.559644 Violinist DANIELLE BELÉN, First Prize winner of the 2008 Sphinx Competition, has appeared as a soloist with the Pittsburgh, Atlanta, Nashville, New West and San Francisco Symphonies, the Boston Pops, and the Florida and Cleveland Orchestras, and collaborated with conductors such as Franz Welser-Möst, Robert Spano, Keith Lockhart, Yehuda Gilad, and Carl St Clair. A graduate of the USC Thornton School of Music and the Colburn Conservatory in Los Angeles, she is now on faculty at the Colburn School and is the founder and Artistic Director of Center Stage Strings, a summer camp and performance festival for gifted young musicians in Three Rivers, California. Read about Danielle Belén by clicking: http://www.belenviolin.com/ Danielle is joined for this benefit concert by superstar cellist LYNN HARRELL, whose work throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia has placed him in the highest echelon of today's performing artists. Read about Mr. HARRELL by clicking: http://www.lynnharrell.com/about/ All proceeds to benefit the Scholarship Fund of Center Stage Strings Summer Music Camp: $40 General Admission $50 V.I.P. Admission - Includes Pre-Event Wine & Cheese Reception at 2:00PM and V.I.P. Seating at 3:00PM Concert. For full information about Center Stage Strings and the concert, click: http://www.centerstagestrings.com/ E. BEVERLY HILLS AUDITIONS - Friday, April 13, 2012 APPLICATION DEADLINE - Friday, March 30, 2012 The annual Beverly Hills Auditions, sponsored by the City of Beverly Hills, are scheduled for Friday, April 13, 2012 in the Roxbury Community Center Auditorium, 471 S. Roxbury Drive, Beverly Hills. The auditions select artists and ensembles for the "Music In The Mansion" recital series in Beverly Hills and for the "Previews" recital series in Manhattan Beach. Find information about these two series by clicking: http://www.beverlyhills.org/attractions/events/music.asp and http://www.palosverdes.com/tlcmusic/tlcmbs2.htm "A much-sought-after opportunity for young performers... the talent level is extremely high." - Los Angeles Times Past Beverly Hills Auditions winners have included the Denali, Hausman, and Aiana string quartets; the Concord Ensemble; Janaki String Trio, Jung Trio, and Blue Rose Trio; AlmaNova; Third Wheel, Quintessential Winds, Vientos Trio, Midnight Winds; Angeles Consort and Helios Guitar Quartet; and violinist Lindsay Deutsch, Catharina Chen, Sayako Kusaka, Timothy Fain, and Alexandru Tomescu; cellist László Mezo, Ruslan Biryukov, Lars Hoefs, Bronwyn Banerdt, Francisco Vila, and Timo-Veikko Valve; pianists Steven Vanhauwaert, Giorgi Latsabidze, Kariné Poghosyan, Maria Wietrzynska, Pauline Yang, Svetlana Smolina, and Makiko Hirata; sopranos Jacquelynne Fontaine, Xiaobo Su, and Angie Solomon; and mezzo sopranos Charlene Chi, Megan Gillespie, Iris Malkin, and Geeta Novotny; to name just some. See Beverly Hills Auditions winners back to 2001 by clicking "Past Seasons" links after clicking: http://www.palosverdes.com/tlcmusic/tlcmbs2.htm Download an application for the Beverly Hills Auditions by clicking: http://www.palosverdes.com/tlcmusic/2012-13BHAuditionApplication.pdf Beverly Hills Auditions winners are also recommended to the 43 members of the CONSORTIUM OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAMBER MUSIC PRESENTERS, which include LACMA's Sundays Live!, Laguna Beach Live!, Nixon Library Concert Series, Rolling Hills United Methodist Church's "Sundays At Two," Glendale Noon Concerts, Pasadena Presbyterian "Music at Noon," to name just some. The Consortium members are invited as guests to the Beverly Hills auditions, and those who can't attend in person are given the audition results to consider for their series. This allows the auditioning artists to be exposed to numerous performance opportunities. The Beverly Hills Auditions winners are given contact information for the Consortium members, and the winners are encouraged to propose concerts to the Consortium members. If your concert series would like to join the Consortium of Southern California Chamber Music Presenters and receive an invitation to the Beverly Hills Auditions, you'll find information here: http://www.beverlyhills.org/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=10026 F. Southern California Guitar Recitals GEORGE GUTMAN's Weekly Summary This Friday evening the USC Classical Guitar Department offer a free recital by their stellar alumni. Then on Sunday afternoon the Da Camera Society present the Brasil Guitar Duo as part of their recital series in historical sites; a third performance at 6:00 PM has just been announced, call soon if you're interested in attending. Cheers, George Gutman gagutman@uci.edu For a comprehensive calendar of upcoming guitar events, where you will find information about these and other guitar events, see the Orange County Guitar Circle's web schedule by clicking: http://ocgc.org/pages/SoCalEvents.htm G. Southern California Orchestra Concerts MICHAEL CLEARY's Summary For the full calendar, click: http://www.palosverdes.com/SoCalOrch/ Upcoming Southern California Orchestra Concerts Summary: Saturday, February 4, 2012 - 7:30PM - Pasadena - Free Colburn Orchestra, Ambassador Auditorium Sunday, February 5, 2012 - 3:00PM - Whittier - Free Rio Hondo Symphony, Whittier High School Vic Lopez Auditorium Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 7:30PM - Los Angeles - $18-$12 USC Thornton Symphony, USC Bovard Auditorium Friday, February 10, 2012 - 7:30PM - Dana Point - $12-$8 Dana Point Symphony (DPS), St. Edward's Church Friday, February 10, 2012 - 8:00PM - Pacific Palisades - $35 St. Matthew's Chamber Orchestra, St. Matthew's Church Saturday, February 11, 2012 - 8:00PM - San Pedro - $45-$15 Golden State Pops Orchestra (GSPO), Warner Grand Theatre Sunday, February 12, 2012 - 4:00PM - Los Angeles - $26-$7 Santa Cecilia Orchestra, Occidental College Thorne Hall LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA - the Crystal Ball For details click: http://www.laco.org/schedule/ LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC - The Mahler Project: Mahler 8 - The Mahler Project: Mahler 9 For details click: http://www.laphil.com/tickets/calendar.cfm PACIFIC SYMPHONY - Beethoven & Benedetti - Symphony in Space - Valentine's Day with Roberta Flack For details click: http://www.pacificsymphony.org/main.taf?p=3 Cheers, Michael Cleary michaeljosephcleary@yahoo.com For full concert information, including program, directions, ticket prices, parking fees, and a clicks to the orchestra websites, consult Michael's Southern California Orchestra Concerts website by clicking: http://www.palosverdes.com/SoCalOrch/ H. Southern California Vocal Events LAURI D. GOLDENHERSH's Weekly Highlights For the full calendar, click: http://www.laurislist.net/index.php?option=com_events This is one huge week: just about every singer in town is up to something special, starting with the 800+ voices at the Shrine for LA PHIL's 'Symphony of a Thousand'. Mahler's 8th Symphony is very rarely performed for sheer logistical reasons, and GUSTAVO DUDAMEL takes on the challenge, leading a beefy troupe combined from the ranks of two orchestras, eight soloists and no fewer than sixteen different choirs. If you're not scheduled to be there Saturday night, there's plenty more to hear... Operas abound, as LYRIC OPERA LA continues their run of the combined 'The Telephone' (Menotti) and 'The Human Voice' (Poulenc) in South Pasadena. But three other favorites also run multiple performances this week: CALIFORNIA BALLET OPERA performs 'La Traviata' in Indio, LOS ANGELES METROPOLITAN OPERA ("LA Met") starts Strauss's 'Die Fledermaus' in Santa Monica, and REPERTORY OPERA COMPANY starts a short run of 'Don Pasquale' performances in Pomona. Friday brings a glimpse of PACIFIC OPERA PROJECT's upcoming season, at the Miles Auditorium in Santa Monica. LONG BEACH OPERA performs the dramatic and well-received 'Maria de Buenos Aires' from tango king Ástor Piazzolla, telling a tale of Argentina's 'Dirty War', and the women who survived it, at San Pedro's historic Warner Grand Theatre. For lighter fare, don't miss SUSAN DIETZ with her lunchtime recital in Manhattan Beach on Friday, featuring a program of Leonard Bernstein's songs and arias. Or, a birthday concert celebrating Mozart's genius, from the folks at TUESDAY MUSICALES and PASADENA OPERA. There's definitely something for everyone. Choral music runs the gamut, with ALL SAINTS', BEVERLY HILLS offering an unusual Evensong service to celebrate Epiphany (a little belatedly) on Friday night. With works ranging from Elizabethan polyphony to the modern sounds of Tavener, the sounds will waft through the centuries. Further south, BACH COLLEGIUM OF SAN DIEGO performs a program of works by J.S. Bach at UCSD, and there are plenty more events on the calendar. (Take a moment to let your mouse do the walking, and don't forget the end of our "week": next Wednesday has some very juicy programs scheduled!) COMING UP: LA OPERA's 'Simon Boccanegra' opens soon, and I'll be one of their designated social media mavens, sending updates via Twitter as I occupy one of their "Tweet Seats" at next Wednesday's dress rehearsal. (That's the 8th!) Follow @artsinthemedia and @laurislist so you don't miss a thing. Or, if you don't tweet regularly, you can still check out the action on the night of, or anytime thereafter, by clicking: http://www.twitter.com/artsinthemedia As we head into the meatiest part of the season, don't forget to pace yourself, and use the buddy system to support the arts: take a friend, and send another one to the concerts you can't attend. Then, drop me a line when you find something you love. I always look forward to hearing from you. As always, thank you for supporting live singing! Lauri D. Goldenhersh lauri@laurislist.com There's never enough room here, and we're always adding more there -- for details about these and many other vocal events, see the Calendar at LaurisList.com, now the largest centralized resource for vocal events in the area. Visit the calendar by clicking: http://bit.ly/ListerCalendar and send a message to the email address above to learn how to register with us, so you can add your vocal events! Want weekly updates? Subscribe to 'Next 7', the free newsletter from LaurisList.com, to keep up with vocal-related events like these are more. All are welcome! Click here to sign up: http://tinyurl.com/ListerNews or click here to see the latest issue: http://www.laurislist.com/Next7 I. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ORGAN CONCERTS Select organ recitals are included in the Clickable Chamber Music Newsletter's list of concerts. For a comprehensive list of organ recitals, consult the Calendar for the Long Beach, Los Angeles, and Orange County chapters of the American Guild of Organists by clicking here: http://www.laago.org/calendar/calendar.pdf For a handy organ-concert finder for Southern California, consult GoOrgan.com, where you can both find and submit organ concerts, by clicking: http://www.churchkeyboard.com/ J. Clickable Chamber Music Newsletter Volunteers Needed Would you would like to join the team of volunteers who help put out the Clickable Chamber Music Newsletter? Please reply by clicking: mailto:jeninger@yahoo.com Best wishes, Jim Eninger Torrance, California The Clickable Chamber Music Newsletter is posted on the LACMA's Sundays Live website - click: http://sundayslive.org/newsletter.cfm Read CHRIS PASLES' May 2008 LA Times article about the Clickable Chamber Music Newsletter by clicking: http://tinyurl.com/6e2a4k Clickable Chamber Music Newsletter volunteer team: Diane Acosta, Eleanor Allen, Tara Biard, Jack Bowman, Sharon Chan, Michael Cleary, Katie Eninger, Mary Lynn Eninger, Bettina Gantsweg, Lauri D. Goldenhersh, Don Gross, George Gutman, Nina Haro, Gene Hoy, Antoinette Jaccard, Stephen Kanter, Annette Melikian, Jim Mueller, Andrew Paroczai, Jim Parkman, Linda Saberi, Amy Sinclair, Douglas Wilkie, and Michael Zarky I'd like to hear from you - reply to this e-mail (preferred) or send replies to jeninger@yahoo.com. K. LISTINGS OF UPCOMING CONCERTS through Sunday, February 12, 2012 :: SPEED BROWSE THE LISTINGS If you'd like to speed-browse the listings by region, or find just the free concerts or concerts especially for kids, each listing has a code you can search on. Highlight and copy the appropriate code below [include the square brackets but no spaces outside them] and paste it into the field of your Edit-Find command (shortcut: Ctrl-f in most software, F4 in Outlook). (The numbers in parentheses give the number of events in each category.) [Free] (58) [Kids] (1) [Cerritos] (3) [DowntownLA] (9) [EastLA] (2) [Hollywood/LosFeliz] (1) [LongBeach] (6) [midWilshireLA] (8) [OrangeCounty] (13) [Pasadena/Glendale] (9) [Pomona/Claremont] (6) [Redlands/Riverside] (3) [Oceanside/SanDiego] (6) [SanFernandoValley] (6) [SantaClarita] (3) [SimiValley] (1) [SouthBay] (6) [SouthLA] (3) [ThousandOaks] (2) [Ventura/SantaBarbara] (3) [WestSide] (11) :: FINDING CONCERTS ON A SPECIFIC DATE Concerts that are repeated or closely related are grouped and appear under the date of the first. If you're looking for a concert on a specific date, consider using your Edit-Find command to search on that date, for example, search on "April 26" (without the quotes). :: 90 CONCERT LISTINGS Focusing Mostly on Chamber Music (be sure to double-check times and dates with the contact information provided before setting out. Listings should not be taken as recommendations.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts SALZBURG CHAMBER SOLOISTS LAVARD SKOU-LARSEN violin and artistic director Thursday, February 2, 2012 - 8:00PM Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts 12700 Center Court Drive Cerritos CA [Cerritos] For directions and free parking, click: http://tinyurl.com/4xyxpz Program Janacek: Suite for Strings Britten: Les Illuminations for soprano and strings with KARINE POLVERELLI soprano Mozart: Adagio and Fuga, K546 Ravel: Quartet in arrangement for strings Founded in 1991 by celebrated violinist LAVARD SKOU-LARSEN, the SALZBURG CHAMBER SOLOISTS have performed in the world's most prestigious venues, including the Berlin Philharmonie, Geneva's Victoria Hall, Amsterdam's Concertgebouw, and San Francisco's Masonic Auditorium. Read about the ensemble by clicking: http://www.salcsol.com/site/en Tickets: $60, $48, $36. For information, click: http://tinyurl.com/79w3t6u ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Claremont Colleges Friday Noon Concert Series - Free TRIO LYKOS RACHEL V. HUANG (Scripps faculty) violin ROGER LEBOW (Pomona faculty) cello GAYLE BLANKENBURG (Pomona/Scripps faculty) piano Friday, February 3, 2012 - 12:15PM Balch Auditorium Scripps College 1030 Columbia Ave. (Corner of Tenth St. and Columbia) Claremont CA [Pomona/Claremont][Free] For directions, click: http://www.scrippscollege.edu/about/directions.php and for a campus map, click: http://www.scrippscollege.edu/about/campus-map.php Program Brahms: Piano Trio No.3 in C Minor, Op.101 Schubert: Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Op.148, D897, "Notturno" Free admission. For information, call (909) 607-3266, or click: http://tinyurl.com/7rnmel2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Trinity Lutheran Church, Manhattan Beach Bach's Lunch Recital - Free SUSAN DIETZ soprano, VICTORIA KIRSCH piano Friday, February 3, 2012 - 12:15-12:45PM Trinity Lutheran Church 1340 Eleventh Street Manhattan Beach CA (3 blocks east of Sepulveda 1 block south of Manhattan Beach Blvd.) [SouthBay][Free] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/2eajrx Program - Songs & Arias by Leonard Bernstein A Little Bit in Love (1953) from Wonderful Town Rabbit at Top Speed (1947) from La Bonne Cuisine Plum Pudding (1947) from La Bonne Cuisine So Pretty (1968) Incidental Music and Tonight (1957) from West Side Story My House (1950) from Peter Pan Glitter and Be Gay (1956) from Candide Soprano SUSAN DIETZ began winning classical vocal competitions at sixteen and singing professionally at 18. She has studied with MADY MESPLE of the Paris Opera, JEAN GIREAUDEAU of the Paris Opera Comique, JAMES MILLER from the University of Oregon as well as sopranos, JOSEPHINE LOTT and ANNETTE WARREN SMITH. She has sung with the San Francisco Opera, Orange County Opera, Long Beach Opera, Los Angeles Master Chorale, South Bay Master Chorale, and the Oregon Bach Festival. Susan keeps busy with opera and oratorio work on the West Coast and has been the resident soloist at historic Wayfarers Chapel for 25 years. Pianist VICTORIA KIRSCH curates and performs innovative programs combining music, spoken word, and the visual arts, including Trunk Show, an upcoming collaboration with soprano Suzan Hanson at El Camino College on Friday, March 2, 2012. Victoria continues her association with Julia Migenes, playing for the celebrated soprano's shows, Diva on the Verge, Franz Schubert, and Bernstein on Broadway, worldwide. She serves as music director/pianist of Palm Springs-based Opera Arts and performs on numerous music series, including Sundays Live at LACMA and the Annenberg Beach House series in Santa Monica. Read about Victoria by clicking: http://victoriakirsch.com/ "Lunch with the Artists" follows. Box lunches, with sandwiches made from special-order bakery bread and farmers-market-fresh produce, are available afterwards for $5 to enjoy at the Church with the artist or take back to the office. Free admission, donations appreciated. See all of Trinity Lutheran's noontime Bach's Lunch Recitals, on first Fridays from September through June, by clicking: http://www.palosverdes.com/tlcmusic/tlcmbbl.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chamber Music at the Clark PARKER QUARTET DANIEL CHONG violin, KAREN KIM violin, JESSICA BODNER viola, and KEE-HYUN KIM cello Sunday, March 11, 2012 - 2:00PM Friday, February 3, 2012 - Reservation lottery deadline (see below) UCLA Clark Memorial Library 2520 Cimarron St. West Adams district of Los Angeles [midWilshireLA] For driving directions, click: http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/clarklib/loc.htm Program Mozart: String Quartet No.23 in F Major, K590 Janácek: String Quartet No.2, "Intimate Letters" Schumann: String Quartet No.3 in A Major, Op.41 The PARKER QUARTET, formed at the New England Conservatory in 2002, won the Concert Artists Guild International Competition in 2005 as well as the Grand Prix at the Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition. Read about the quartet, watch and listen, by clicking: http://www.parkerquartet.com/ Tickets: $25. A mail-in request for reservations is essential, and acceptance is by lottery. Requests for 1 or 2 tickets must be postmarked by Friday, February 3, 2012. Include a check payable to UC Regents and a stamped, self-addressed envelope, which will be returned with either tickets :-) or your check :-(. For a printable reservation-by-lottery form, click: http://www.c1718cs.ucla.edu/content/regs/hadelich-yang11-r.htm A wine, hors d'oeuvre, and dessert reception follows, where you can talk to the artists. For information, call (310) 206-8552 or select the Quick Link "11–12 Calendar of Events" after clicking: http://www.c1718cs.ucla.edu/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.5 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ All Saints Choral Evensong for Epiphany - Free All Saints' Choir Friday, February 3, 2012 - 7:30PM All Saints Episcopal Church 504 N. Camden Dr. Beverly Hills CA [WestSide][Free] For directions, click: http://www.allsaintsbh.org/maps.htm Program - Music Ancient and Modern: Byrd & Tavener William Byrd: Senex puerum portabat William Byrd: Preces and Responses John Tavener: Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis (Collegium Regale) John Tavener: Song for Athene Freewill offering. For information, call (310) 275-0123 or click: http://www.allsaintsbh.org/getinvolved/music/calendar.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.6 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Master's College Faculty Recital - Free RUTA BLOOMFIELD harpsichord Friday, February 3, 2012 - 7:30PM Recital Hall The Master's College 21726 Placerita Cyn. Rd. Santa Clarita CA [SantaClarita][Free] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/yftxe3q RUTA BLOOMFIELD taught at Muscatine Community College (Iowa) before joining the music faculty at Master's College in 1989. After earning a Bachelor of Music degree in Music History and Literature and Harpsichord Performance at Bowling Green State University (Ohio), she completed a M.M. degree in Musicology and Harpsichord Performance at Northwestern University. She earned a Doctor of Musical Arts in Historical Performance Practices at Claremont Graduate University in 2008, where she studied harpsichord with ROBERT ZAPPULLA. She performs on her William Dowd French Double (Boston) whenever possible. Read about Ruta Bloomfield by scrolling down after clicking: http://www.masters.edu/academics/undergraduate/music/faculty.aspx Free admission. For information, call (800) 568-6248, or click: http://tinyurl.com/7uuouk7 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.7 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mu Phi Epsilon Palos Verdes/South Bay Annual Fundraiser MUSICAL MOSIAC Friday, February 3, 2012 - 7:30PM Rolling Hills United Methodist Church 26438 Crenshaw Blvd. Rolling Hills Estates CA [SouthBay] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/cwvyc Featured Performers: ELLIE DUNBAR violin CHRISTOPHER GOODPASTURE piano QUINTESSENTIAL WINDS KATHERINE COX flute, MARALYNNE MANN oboe, MARK ALPIZAR clarinet, ELIZABETH GUTIERREZ bassoon, ADRIAN DUNKER horn http://www.quintessentialwinds.net/ PENINSULA HIGH SCHOOL CHOIRS Advanced Women's and Varsity Voices OHTAE KWON trombone http://www.trombone-usa.com/kwon_ohtae_bio.htm YILIN HSU-WENTLANDT soprano Several of the evening's artists are winners of the Beverly Hills Auditions (QUINTESSENTIAL WINDS and OHTAE KWON). This concert is a fundraiser to support music in our schools. Mu Phi Epsilon is an International Professional Music Fraternity whose purposes are the recognition of scholarship and musicianship and the advancement of music throughout the world. Read about the Palos Verdes/South Bay Chapter by clicking: http://www.muphiepsilon.org/palosverdes.html Tickets: $20 in advance / $25 at the door / $10 students. For information, call JAN BUNKER at (310) 833-3782 or click: http://muphiepsilon.org/palosverdesdocs/2012musicalmosaic.jpg ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.8 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tuesday Musicale of Pasadena and Opera Pasadena present HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOZART! Friday, February 3, 2012 - 7:30PM Altadena Baptist Church 791 E Calaveras St. (one-half block west of Lake Ave) Altadena CA [Pasadena/Glendale] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/5ujtce3 Program - Selections by Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K622 First movement Sonata No.4 in E Minor for violin and piano, K304 Quintet for clarinet and strings in A Major, K581 First movement Trio in C Major for violin, cello, and piano, K548 Excerpts from "Don Giovanni" and "The Magic Flute" Suggested donation: $10. For more information, contact BARBARA EBERT at (626) 398-0658, or by e-mail at he91001@aol.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.9 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CSULB Faculty Artist Series - Free AN EVENING OF TIBETAN SINGING BOWLS II DAVE GERHART, MATT POGUE, GEORGE WHEELER, CAROLYN BREMER Friday, February 3, 2012 - 8:00PM Daniel Recital Hall University Music Center (UMC) California State University, Long Beach Long Beach CA [LongBeach][Free] For directions, click: http://csulb.edu/maps/ If you've never heard TIBETAN SINGING BOWLS live, then you may not be able to imagine the complexity of sound in a single bowl - and each bowl is different. Everyone will be on stage with the performers. Chairs are provided, but you can bring a cushion, pillow, or mat and sit or lie on the floor. If you're on the floor, you'll feel the vibration of the larger bowls. The concert is free. For information, call the CSULB Music Department's Performance Coordinator KATE GILLON at (562) 985-5408 or click: http://www.csulb.edu/depts/music/main/calendar.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.10 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fireside at the Miles Opera Arias and Scenes with Highlights from the Pacific Opera Project's 2012 Season Friday, February 3, 2012 - 8:00PM Miles Memorial Playhouse Christine Reed Park 1130 Lincoln Blvd. (1/2 block N. of Wilshire) Santa Monica CA [WestSide] For a directions, click: http://www.milesplayhouse.org/?fa=directions Program From Mozart's Cosě fan tutte La mia Dorabella, Ah guarda sorella, Soave sia il vento, Laughing trio, Un'aura amorosa, Come scoglio, and Alla bella Despinetta From Bernstein's Trouble in Tahiti How could you say..., There's a law, and What a movie From Sondheim's From Sweeney Todd Johanna, My Friends and tag Selections from Mozart's Il barbiere di Sivilgia and Bizet's Carmen Singers DARIA SOMERS soprano JESSICA MAMEY mezzo-soprano ELIZABETH RIGBY JONES mezzo-soprano ROBERT NORMAN tenor KYLE PATTERSON tenor PHIL MEYER baritone LUVI AVENDANO baritone, ADAM MESA baritone CODY GILLETTE piano A night of popular opera arias and scenes. Artistic Director JOSHUA SHAW (Opera Fairbanks, Capitol Opera Sacramento, Opera Las Vegas) directs. Read about the Pacific Opera Project by clicking: http://www.pacificoperaproject.com/ Tickets: $10 / $5 for youth/seniors. For reservations call (310) 458-8634 or e-mail milesplayhouse@smgov.net. For information, click: http://www.smgov.net/milesfireside.aspx ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.11 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pomona College Music Department - Free The 20th ANNUAL USSACHEVSKY MEMORIAL FESTIVAL Friday, February 3, 2012 - 8:00PM Concert Lyman Hall, Thatcher Music Building Saturday, February 4, 2012 - 3:00PM Music, Technology, and Humans Lecture/Demonstration with Composer BENJAMIN BROENING Lyman Hall, Thatcher Music Building Saturday, February 4, 2012 - 8:00PM Concert Bridges Hall of Music Pomona College 340 N. College Ave. Claremont CA [Pomona/Claremont][Free] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/2wh3cp3 This year marks the 20th Annual Ussachevsky Festival, and Festival Director TOM FLAHERTY writes, "I've included music of several composers from the first concerts in the early 1990s, including the earliest piece ever programmed on the series – Messiaen's 1937 'Fetes des belles eaux,' to be joined by several new pieces hot off the toner." Artists Pianists GENEVIEVE FEIWEN LEE and ARON KALLAY pianos, CYNTHIA FOGG viola, WILLIAM PETERSON organ, GARY BOVYER clarinet, TOM FLAHERTY cello, CHAKISAPA AND ULLANTA THE ROBOT LEVIN robots, POMONA COLLEGE BAND, GRAYDON BEEKS conductor, and others Programs Friday, February 3, 2012 - Lyman Hall Frances White: A veil barely seen HyeKyung Lee: Marimbella Benjamin Broening: Dark Wood Benjamin Broening: Lamentation Alphabet: Aleph Tom Flaherty: Under the Weather* Barry Werger-Gottesman / Bill Alves: Tari Tidak Cepat* Nina Young: Kolokol Saturday, February 4, 2012 - Bridges Hall of Music Frank Stemper: Agua Benjamin Broening: Nocturne/Doubles Benjamin Broening: Arioso/Doubles Eric Moe: The Sun Beats the Mountain Like a Drum Barry Schrader: Mermaids* Frederick Lesemann: L'entreacte quotidian Olivier Messiaen: Fétes des Belles eaux * premieres Read about featured composer Benjamin Broening by clicking: https://facultystaff.richmond.edu/~bbroenin/ VLADIMIR USSACHEVSKY, a 1935 graduate of Pomona College, was one of the most significant pioneers in electronic music and one of its most ardent supporters. He was the first to combine traditional music sounds – musical instruments and voice – with taped sounds from a variety of sources – wind, footsteps, splashing water, a telephone, animal sounds or people crying or laughing, to name but a few. Ussachevsky electronically modulated these sounds through such devices and techniques as the electronic switch, echo chamber, feedback, ring modulation, tape loops, speed variation, volume control, complex mixing and detailed tape editing. Read about Vladimir Ussachevsky by clicking: http://www.seamusonline.org/vlad.html Listen to an audio excerpt of Ussachevsky's Rhapsodic Variations (1954) by clicking: http://www.music.pomona.edu/orchestra/audio.htm#l&u Free admission. For information, call (909) 607-2671 or click: http://tinyurl.com/7dfr2yj See the concert flyer by clicking: http://tinyurl.com/7nfnvxh ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.12 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ USC Thornton Classical Guitar Alumni Recital - Free Friday, February 3, 2012 - 8:00PM Jeanette MacDonald Recital Hall University of Southern California [SouthLA][Free] For driving directions and a campus map, click: http://visit.usc.edu/maps-directions/university-park-campus/ Alumni of the USC classical guitar program return to the Thornton School to perform new and old selections. Free admission. For information, click: http://web-app.usc.edu/ws/eo2/calendar/69/event/895921 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.13 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CSUF Music Department and Bones West present TROMBONE DAY 2012 Saturday, February 4, 2012 - 12:00 noon - 6:00PM Clayes Performing Arts Center California State University, Fullerton 800 N. State College Blvd. Fullerton CA [OrangeCounty] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/oaxdp For a campus map, click: http://www.fullerton.edu/campusmap/ TROMBONE DAY is back! The day will feature a High School Trombone Quartet Contest and a Quartet Master Class by BILL BOOTH. There will be an exhibit hall with trombones and trombone gear. The day will conclude with a concert including the two contest-winning quartets, the CSUF Trombones, and Bones West. Bill Booth will be the featured soloist with Bones West. See the Trombone Day flyer by clicking: http://www.tromboneday.com/images/TrbDay2012Flyer.pdf Fee: $20 / $10 students, seniors, and military. For full event information, click: http://www.tromboneday.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.14 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ALTHEA WAITES piano - Free Saturday, February 4, 2012 - 1:00PM Long Beach Main Library 101 Pacific Avenue Long Beach CA [LongBeach][Free] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/3ertmny ALTHEA WAITES writes, "The recital will feature works from my new CD, Celebration, which is scheduled for release in March of this year. The program includes John Work's Scuppernong Suite, Curt Cacioppo's Philadelphia Diary (2008),and selections from previous recordings: William Grant Still's Three Visions (1936),and Margaret Bonds Troubled Water (1967)" Pianist ALTHEA WAITES has been acclaimed as a brilliant soloist, chamber musician, and collaborative artist. In addition to performing on many of the world's prestigious concert stages, she has also appeared in recital at major festivals such as Aspen, Tanglewood, the Yale Summer Festival, and the Idyllwild Arts Festival. Ms. Waites is a graduate of Xavier University of Louisiana and the Yale University School of Music. In addition to maintaining her concert schedule, Ms. Waites is currently on the keyboard faculty at California State University, Long Beach and is in demand for residencies and masterclasses at colleges and arts institutions throughout the country. Read about Althea by clicking: http://www.AltheaWaites.com Free admission. For information, click: http://www.altheawaites.com/events/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.15 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PETER SPRAGUE STRING CONSORT and VOCAL QUARTET - Free Saturday, February 4, 2012 - 2:30PM Encinitas Library 540 Cornish Drive Encinitas CA [Oceanside/SanDiego][Free] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/ykkkdyx Artists PETER SPRAGUE guitar CALIFORNIA QUARTET BRIDGET DOLKAS violin, JEANNE SKROCKI violin, PAM JACOBSON viola, LARS HOEFS cello DUNCAN MOORE drums, BOB MAGNUSSON bass LEONARD PATTON, LISA HIGHTOWER, MATT FALKER, NINA FLOWERS vocals Program - Selections by Peter Sprague The Calling Me Home Suite Dr. Einstein's Spin Mudra and others Read about guitar and composer PETER SPRAGUE by clicking: http://www.petersprague.com/ Free admission. For information, call (760) 633-2746 or click: http://www.petersprague.com./eye/ear.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.16 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ St. Mark's Concert Series 2011-2012 presents - Free A Benefit Concert for Crescendo Young Musicians Guild CYMG HILL STREET QUARTET SARAH WALLIN HUFF and IRENE SHIAO violins, RACHEL FABULICH viola, ANNE SHERRILL cello Saturday, February 4, 2012 - 7:00PM St. Mark's Episcopal Church 1020 North Brand Boulevard Glendale CA [Pasadena/Glendale][Free] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/gpohf Program Dvorák: Quartet No.12 in F Major, Op.96, "American" Beethoven: String Quartet No.4 in A Major, Op.18 No.5 Read about the HILL STREET QUARTET, which takes its name from the street of the Pasadena Conservatory of Music where the Quartet rehearsed, by clicking: http://sarahwallinhuff.com/hill-street-quartet/ Also performing will be the CYMG Chamber Group, voice, and percussion students, and faculty. Free admission. All donations are much appreciated and will benefit Crescendo Young Musicians Guild. Mingle with the artists over wine, fruit, and baked goods at the reception immediately following the concert, hosted by the St. Mark's Music Guild. For information, click: http://cymg.org/ and http://www.stmarksglendale.org/music-event.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.17 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LACMA Art & Music ECLIPSE QUARTET SARA PARKINS violin, SARAH THORNBLADE violin, ALMA FERNANDEZ viola, MAGGIE PARKINS cello and Vocalist PERLA BATALLA with DAVID BATTEAU, JOHN BEASLEY, and PETE KORPELA Saturday, February 4, 2012 - 7:30PM Bing Theater 5905 Wilshire Blvd. (just east of Fairfax) Parking across the street at Wilshire & Spaulding Los Angeles CA [midWilshireLA] For directions, click: http://www.lacma.org/visit/plan-your-visit This concert celebrates LACMA's exhibition In Wonderland: The Surrealist Adventures of Women Artists in Mexico and the United States, on view from January 29 through May 6, 2012. Read about the exhibition by clicking: http://www.lacma.org/art/exhibition/in-wonderland The ECLIPSE QUARTET will be performing selections by Ruth Crawford Seeger and Meredith Monk. The Eclipse Quartet is an ensemble dedicated to the music of twentieth-century and present-day composers made up of four women with strong backgrounds in international chamber music performance, new music, and recording. Read about the Eclipse Quartet, listen, and watch, by clicking: http://www.eclipsequartet.com/ Vocalist PERLA BATALLA will perform in the second half, finishing with a newly commissioned song composed by Ms. Batalla for voice and the Eclipse Quartet. First known to music fans through her work with Leonard Cohen, Ms. Batalla has garnered an international following with her acclaimed recordings, world tours, and collaborations. Read about the PERLA BATALLA, listen, and watch, by clicking: http://www.perla.com/ Tickets: $25 / $18 Members and seniors / $5 students. For concert information and to order tickets, call (323) 857-6010 or click: http://www.lacma.org/event/eclipse-quartet ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.18 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MUSIC & CONVERSATIONS IDA LEVIN violin, ALEXANDER SULEIMAN cello, DELORES STEVENS piano and YUVAL RON oud with JAMIE PAPISH Middle Eastern percussion Saturday, February 4, 2012 Wine & hors d'oeuvres - 7:15PM Music - 8:00PM GAM Arts Center 4975 West Pico Blvd. (one block west of La Brea) Los Angeles CA [midWilshireLA] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/3h2xxn2 Program J.S. Bach: Violin Sonata in E Major, BWV 1005 Mozart: Piano Trio in C Major, K548 Jane Brockman: A New Work for Cello and Piano - Premiere Closing with Sacred Music of the Middle East You'll have the opportunity to hear world-class performers in the beautiful new venue for Music & Conversations. Winner of an AIA Award for Architecture, the GAM Arts Center was built as a rehearsal hall for the Los Angeles Opera. Over wine and hors d'oeuvres, audience members are invited to participate, ask questions, and mingle with the artists and like-minded guests. Read about Music & Conversations by clicking: http://www.musicandconversations.org/ Tickets In advance: $35 / $20 students At the door: $40 / $25 students (make e-mail reservation) Includes hors d'oeuvres and wine provided by Casa Torelli. For concert and artist information, and advance ticket purchase or e-mail reservation, click: http://www.musicandconversations.org/nextconcert2_12.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.19 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Shannon Center for the Performing Arts presents FELICI PIANO TRIO STEVEN VANHAUWAERT piano, REBECCA HANG violin, BRIAN SCHULDT cello Saturday, February 4, 2012 - 8:00PM Ruth B. Shannon Center for the Performing Arts Whittier College 6760 Painter Avenue Whittier CA [Cerritos] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/am5cj Program Joseph Haydn (1732-1809): Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, Hob.XV:29 Paul Schoenfield (b.1947): Café Music (1985) Franz Schubert (1797-1828): Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Op.100 The FELICI TRIO is the musical home of Belgian pianist STEVEN VANHAUWAERT, German violinist REBECCA HANG, and American cellist BRIAN SCHULDT. Felici members are prize winners of the Los Angeles Liszt, Yellow Springs, and Osaka music competitions. The threesome has performed over 350 concerts in Europe, South America, and the U.S., and has distinguished itself as a unique presence on the national music scene since coming to Mammoth Lakes as grantee of Chamber Music America's Rural Residencies Program and as a California Arts Council's Touring Roster ensemble. The ensemble has concertized in Germany under the auspices of Rhineland-Palatinate's Kultursommer, and appeared on 3SAT and ZDF Television as well as recorded for German Southwest Radio. Read about the Trio by clicking: http://www.felicitrio.com/ Tickets: $20 / $15 seniors / $5 students. For information, call (562) 907-4835 or click: http://www.shannoncenter.org/TheFeliciTrio.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.20 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Da Camera Society Chamber Music in Historic Sites BRASIL GUITAR DUO JOĂO LUIZ and DOUGLAS LORA Sunday, February 5, 2012 - 2:00, 4:00PM, 6:00PM Schwimmer House Beverly Hills [WestSide] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/85nkjdo Program Piazzolla (1921-92): Zita Rameau (1683-1764), arr. Joăo Luiz: Gavotte and Variations Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968): Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp Major Douglas Lora Las Casas (b.1978): Posludio Edu Lobo (b. 1943), arr. Joăo Luiz: Casa Forte Villa-Lobos (1887-1959). arr. Joăo Luiz: Bachianas Brasilerias No.4 Prelude Jacob do Bandolim (1918-65), arr. Joăo Luiz: Doce de Coco Marco Pereira (b.1950): Bate Coxa BRASIL GUITAR DUO is a 2006 winner of the Concert Artists Guild International Competition. The Duo has appeared internationally on major concert series and at festivals worldwide. Duo members JOĂO LUIZ and DOUGLAS LORA met in Săo Paulo as teenage guitar students and have been performing together for fifteen years. Douglas earned his Master's degree at the University of Miami as a student of Dr. Rene Gonzalez. Joăo is pursuing his Master's degree at New York's Mannes College of Music, studying with Michael Newman. Read about the Brasil Guitar Duo and listen by clicking: http://www.brasilguitarduo.net/ The Da Camera Society's Lautner Festival culminates with a performance set in a contemporary castle of timber and stone. Perched dramatically above Benedict Canyon with spectacular vistas of the city beyond, Lautner masterfully integrates gently curving walls, a vaulted ceiling and a row of massive, round stone towers. Docents will be on hand throughout the afternoon to discuss John Lautner and Schwimmer House. Single tickets: $92, $82, includes a light reception. For information, call (213) 477-2929 or click: http://dacamera.org/concert_info.php?&products_id=185 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.21 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace Family Concert Series - Free USC Performance and Presentation Award Winner HAN BIN YOON cello with JIAYI SHI piano Sunday, February 5, 2012 - 2:00PM The Richard Nixon Library 18001 Yorba Linda Boulevard Yorba Linda CA [OrangeCounty][Free] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/exr7l Program J.S. Bach (1685-1750): Air from Orchestral Suite No.3 in D Major, BWV1068 Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959): Variations on a Theme of Rossini, H290 (1942) Tchaikovsky (1840-1893): Valse Sentimentale, Op.51 No.6 Benjamin Britten (1913-1976): Sonata for Cello and Piano in C Major, Op.65 David Popper (1843-1913): Elfentanz (Dance of the Elves), Op.39 The Strings Department at the USC Thornton School of Music has a new project this year, the Performance and Presentation Award. Students compete by first presenting a 15-minute oral introduction to the selection they will play, then the finalists compete by playing excerpts of their program. The winner this year is HAN BIN YOON, a second-year Master's student of RALPH KIRSHBAUM. Besides the Nixon Library recital, HAN BIN YOON will perform again at the Pasadena Conservatory on Saturday, February 18, 2012. In May 2011, the cellist HAN BIN YOON was awarded First Prize in the USC Thornton School of Music's Concerto Competition, and in December 2011 he won the school's Inaugural Performance and Presentation Award. Han Bin will build upon such honors with a March 2012 performance of the Dvorák Cello Concerto with the USC Thornton Symphony, under the baton of JAMES CONLON, and a series of recitals, talks and teaching assignments that he will be performing throughout Southern California in the early months of 2012. Born in 1988, Han Bin displayed signs of exceptional musical talent already in childhood. Within less than a year of picking up the cello, he won his first competition, and made solo appearances with the San Diego Youth Symphony. As the winner of the 2010 Hellam Competition, Han Bin performed with the Springfield (MO) Symphony last season. He has previously appeared as guest soloist with orchestras including the Torrance, Palisades, Brentwood, and Huntsville Symphonies. He has performed with the Los Angeles Violoncello Society, and he was also chosen as one of two classical instrumental finalists in the Los Angeles Music Center's Spotlight Awards competition, subsequently performing in the gala concert at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, a program that was broadcast nationally on PBS. In the coming year, he will take part in the inaugural Piatigorsky International Cello Festival. A devoted chamber musician, Han Bin has participated in such summer music festivals as the Sarasota Music Festival, the Yellow Barn Music School & Festival, and the Chamber Music Workshop at the Perlman Music Program. He has worked closely with prominent artists including Itzhak Perlman, Anthony Marwood, Donald Weilerstein, Paul Katz, Roger Tapping, Peter Frankl, Boris Berman, Susan Narucki, and members of the Cleveland, Juilliard, Orion and Tokyo String Quartets. In 2008, he garnered the Borromeo String Quartet Guest Artist Award, leading to his concertizing with the Borromeo Quartet in a performance of Tchaikovsky's Souvenir de Florence in Boston's Jordan Hall. Han Bin Yoon is the recipient of the 2010 Korean Honor Scholarship for exceptional musical talent. During his four years at the New England Conservatory of Music (Bachelor of Music, 2010), he was awarded the Presidential Scholarship, the most prestigious scholarship bestowed by the NEC. Han Bin Yoon has worked with such renowned cellists as BERNARD GREENHOUSE, ANNER BYLSMA, RONALD LEONARD, ELEONORE SCHOENFELD, and PAUL KATZ. He currently studies with RALPH KIRSHBAUM at the USC Thornton School of Music. Pianist JIAYI SHI works extensively with the internationally renowned violinist MIDORI, and made her New York recital debut with Midori in March 2004. Ms. Shi also performs regularly with distinguished artists including MARTIN CHALIFOUR and RYU GOTO. Having earned a Bachelor's degree in Piano at the University of Texas, Ms. Shi continued her education at the Eastman School. She completed her Doctorate in Musical Arts at the Manhattan School of Music. Ms. Shi is currently on the piano faculty at Biola University in Southern California. Read about Jiayi Shi by clicking: http://academics.biola.edu/music/faculty/jiayi-shi/ Free admission. For information, click: http://events.nixonfoundation.org/concerts/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.22 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bradford House Chamber Music Series - Free Two Rising Stars from the Colburn Music Academy 16-year-old violinist YOUJIN LEE 17-year-old cellist JUAN-SALVADOR CARRASCO Sunday, February 5, 2012 - 3:00PM The Bradford House 136 East Palm Circle Placentia CA [OrangeCounty][Free] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/dx3ymt Program Mozart: Violin Concerto No.4 in D Major YOUJIN LEE violin J.S. Bach: Prelude and Sarabande from Cello Suite No.3 Debussy: Cello Sonata in D Minor, first movement Villa-Lobos: O Canta Do Cisne Negro Boccherini: Cello Concerto No.9 in B-flat Major, first movement JUAN-SALVADOR CARRASCO cello Read about Korean-born violinist YOUJIN LEE, soloist with the Bellflower Symphony Orchestra and winner of the Downey Symphony Concerto competition, by clicking: http://tinyurl.com/8axcd4t Read about Mexican-born cellist JUAN-SALVADOR CARRASCO, First Place winner in the ASTA California State Solo Competition, the Parness Young Artists Competition, and the Los Angeles Violoncello Society Competition, by clicking: http://www.instantencore.com/contributor/bio.aspx?CId=5124152 Read about the historic Queen Anne Victorian-style Bradford House was built in 1902, by clicking: http://www.thebradfordhouse.info/ Free admission. Seating at concerts is limited and is on a first-come basis, with no reserved seating. Doors open at 2:30PM. For information, call (714) 993-2470. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.23 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Center Stage Strings Benefit Concert Guest Artist LYNN HARRELL cello CSS Founder & Artistic Director DANIELLE BELÉN violin with Center Stage Strings Students in a World Premiere of "Multiplicity" by LAWRENCE DILLON KUSC Radio Personality ALAN CHAPMAN Master of Ceremonies Sunday, February 5, 2012 - 3:00PM V.I.P. Wine & Cheese Reception - 2:00PM Thayer Hall Colburn School of Performing Arts 200 South Grand Avenue Los Angeles CA [DowntownLA] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/28a9f3k Program Selections for renowned cellist LYNN HARRELL Selections for award-winning violinist and New West Symphony soloist and concertmaster DANIELLE BELÉN World premiere of Lawrence Dillon's piece "Multiplicity" for six virtuoso violins DANIELLE BELEN recorded Dillon's complete works for violin on her debut Naxos recording in 2009. This past summer, Dillon wrote "Multiplicity" for her and five of her gifted violin students. For information about the Naxos CD, click: http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.559644 Violinist DANIELLE BELÉN, First Prize winner of the 2008 Sphinx Competition, has appeared as a soloist with the Pittsburgh, Atlanta, Nashville, New West and San Francisco Symphonies, the Boston Pops, and the Florida and Cleveland Orchestras, and collaborated with conductors such as Franz Welser-Möst, Robert Spano, Keith Lockhart, Yehuda Gilad, and Carl St Clair. A graduate of the USC Thornton School of Music and the Colburn Conservatory in Los Angeles, she is now on faculty at the Colburn School and is the founder and Artistic Director of Center Stage Strings, a summer camp and performance festival for gifted young musicians in Three Rivers, California. Read about Danielle Belén by clicking: http://www.belenviolin.com/ Danielle is joined for this benefit concert by superstar cellist LYNN HARRELL, whose work throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia has placed him in the highest echelon of today's performing artists. Read about Mr. HARRELL by clicking: http://www.lynnharrell.com/about/ All proceeds to benefit the Scholarship Fund of Center Stage Strings Summer Music Camp: $40 General Admission $50 V.I.P. Admission - Includes Pre-Event Wine & Cheese Reception at 2:00PM and V.I.P. Seating at 3:00PM Concert. For full information about Center Stage Strings and the concert, click: http://www.centerstagestrings.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.24 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sunday Classics at The Merc RITORNELLO TRIO ANTHONY SCARCELLA cello SANDIWA DEL ROSARIO violin CHRISTINE DEL ROSARIO piano Sunday, February 5, 2012 - 3:00PM The Merc at Old Town Temecula Theater 42051 Main St. Temecula CA [Oceanside/SanDiego] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/2eykgro Tickets: $11 / $5 students. Find the schedule of upcoming concerts by clicking: http://www.goldenvalleymusicsociety.org/concerts.asp ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.25 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Laguna Beach Live! - Free CALIDORE QUARTET JEFFREY MYERS and RYAN MEEHAN violins, JEREMY BERRY viola, ESTELLE CHOI cello Sunday, February 5, 2012 - 3:00PM Laguna College of Art and Design 2222 Laguna Canyon Road Laguna Beach CA [OrangeCounty][Free] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/jpn4g The CALIDORE STRING QUARTET are Grand Prize and Gold Medal winner of the 2011 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. Formed in 2010 at the Colburn School Conservatory of Music, the Calidore String Quartet made their debut with guitarist ANGEL ROMERO to a sold-out audience at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica. Read about the Quartet by clicking: http://www.calidorequartet.com/ Free admission. Come early to enjoy the exhibit in the College Art Gallery. Gallery opens at 2:00PM. For information, click: http://lagunabeachmusicfestival.com/concerts/free-events/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.26 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CSULB Faculty Artist Series MARK URANKER piano Sunday, February 5, 2012 - 4:00PM Daniel Recital Hall University Music Center (UMC) California State University, Long Beach Long Beach CA [LongBeach] For directions, click: http://csulb.edu/maps/ MARK URANKER enjoys a varied career as a pianist, harpsichordist, chamber musician, and composer. With pianist ALTHEA WAITES, he tours as the Orpheus Duo, a two-piano ensemble dedicated to performing standard works of the repertoire as well as championing new works. He gave his New York premiere as a harpsichordist at the prestigious "Midtown Concerts" Early Music Series. During the summer in New York City, Mark performs and rehearses with the American Ballet Theatre. He has composed for both theater and dance—his works include incidental music for Moliere's Bourgeois Gentleman, Peter Shaffer's Royal Hunt of the Sun and music for prominent choreographers. Mark composed and directed the music for the Gala Opening of the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach. Mark is a member of the Music Faculty of California State University, Long Beach. Read about Mark by clicking: http://www.csulb.edu/~music/keyboard/mark_uranker.html Tickets: $10 / $7 students and seniors. For information, call the CSULB Music Department's Performance Coordinator KATE GILLON at (562) 985-5408 or click: http://www.csulb.edu/depts/music/main/calendar.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.27 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SOUNDS & SPACES - Bringing Long Beach Landmarks to Life - Free Chamber Music in Unexpected Architectural Sites of Long Beach LONG BEACH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CHAMBER PLAYERS ROGER WILKE violin, GARY BOVYER clarinet, CÉCILIA TSAN cello, and GLORIA CHENG piano Sunday, February 5, 2012 - 4:00PM Belmont Heights United Methodist Church 317 Termino Ave. Long Beach CA [LongBeach][Free] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/7nbvvve Program Olivier Messiaen: The Quartet for the End of Time for violin, cello, clarinet, and piano The New Yorker music critic ALEX ROSS writes, "The most ethereally beautiful music of the twentieth century was first heard on a brutally cold January night in 1941, at the Stalag VIIIA prisoner-of-war camp, in Görlitz, Germany. The composer was Olivier Messiaen, the work 'Quartet for the End of Time'." Read the full article by clicking: http://www.therestisnoise.com/2004/04/quartet_for_the_2.html Speaking about the architecture and its relationship to the music will be noted architect, historian, and liturgical design consultant TIMOTHY KENT PARKER. The Long Beach Symphony Orchestra is venturing out from its home at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center to broaden its audience and expand its artistic services to the larger Long Beach community. Long Beach hosts a rich and varied environment of intriguing buildings, many of which contain surprising performance venues. SOUNDS & SPACES will explore some of these historic landmarks and gardens by matching them with chamber music performances that celebrate the beauty and character of Long Beach. Concerts are free and open to the public, however reservations must be made to ensure admission. Call (562) 436-3203 or e-mail rsvp@lbso.org to reserve your seat. For series information, click: http://www.lbso.org/special-events/view/id/7/-/sounds-and-spaces ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.28 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SUNDAYS LIVE Chamber Music Series - Free Pianist BRUCE BRUBAKER Sunday, February 5, 2012 - 6:00PM Los Angeles County Museum of Art - Leo S. Bing Theater 5905 Wilshire Blvd. (just east of Fairfax) Los Angeles CA [midWilshireLA][Free] For directions, click: http://sundayslive.org/directions.cfm Program Philip Glass: Etude Nos.4 and 5 Philip Glass: Mad Rush celebrating Glass's 75th birthday Missy Mozzoli: Orrizonte Nico Muhly: Drones & Piano - California Premiere Meredith Monk: Window in 7's Meredith Monk: Travel (Railroad) Song Schumann: Fantasy Pieces, Op.111, Nos.1&2 Read about noted Juilliard-trained pianist BRUCE BRUBAKER, who has premiered works by Philip Glass, Nico Muhly, Mark-Anthony Turnage, and John Cage, watch, and listen by clicking: http://brucebrubaker.com Begun in 1948, SUNDAYS LIVE is the longest-running music broadcast in Los Angeles. It presents weekly classical chamber music concerts and recitals by premier professional artists from Southern California and around the world. These one-hour concerts are presented free to the public at 6:00PM on Sundays in the Leo S. Bing Theater of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. No tickets or reservations are required, and all are welcome. Read about Sundays Live by clicking: http://www.sundayslive.org/ Sundays Live concerts are streamed live over the internet. Listen by clicking at concert time: http://more.lacma.org:8088/SundaysLive Listen to the previous Sunday's concert streamed on-demand or downloaded as a podcast from the KUSC website by clicking: http://www.kusc.org/Episodes.aspx?PID=2147 Note to iPad users: The live stream presently does not work for your device. To stream the KUSC concert re-broadcast, click the "Subscribe via RSS" button after clicking the link above. Free admission. For concert and artist information, call (323) 857-6234 or click: http://www.lacma.org/event/pianist-bruce-brubaker ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.29 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 10th ANNUAL LAGUNA BEACH MUSIC FESTIVAL Monday, February 6 - Sunday, February 12, 2012 Various Laguna Beach Venues [OrangeCounty] Presented by Laguna Beach Live! and the Philharmonic Society of Orange County, the LAGUNA BEACH MUSIC FESTIVAL is dedicated to artistic excellence and innovation. Each Festival stars prominent and promising artists in a variety of events to attract both the casual listener and the aficionado, who share space in the Festival's intimate, human-scale venues. A highlight of each Festival is the unique occasion for gifted young musicians to study with master musicians, while the public has the rare opportunity to observe these stars of tomorrow as they hone their technique and expression. Past Festival mentor musicians have included world-class pianists CLAUDE FRANK, BRUNO CANINO, and CHRISTOPHER O'RILEY, bassist-composer EDGAR MEYER, who returns this year, THE AHN TRIO, TURTLE ISLAND STRING QUARTET, cellist LYNN HARRELL and Composer PAUL CHIHARA with the CLAREMONT TRIO. At the inaugural Festival in 2003 the emerging artist ensemble was the CALDER QUARTET; now this well-established ensemble returns as master quartet-in-residence for the Tenth Anniversary Festival. Guest Artists EDGAR MEYER double bass CALDER QUARTET JOSHUA BELL violin CALIDORE QUARTET Read about all the artists by clicking: http://www.lagunabeachmusicfestival.com/musicians.html The LAGUNA BEACH CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL presents a week of concerts, masterclasses, and events, and many are free. See the full schedule of events by clicking: http://lagunabeachmusicfestival.com/concerts/ and http://lagunabeachmusicfestival.com/concerts/free-events/ For full Festival information, click: http://lagunabeachmusicfestival.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.30 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Music Guild presents CARPE DIEM STRING QUARTET CHARLES WETHERBEE and JOHN EWING violins KORINE FUJIWARA viola, KRISTIN OSTLING cello Monday, February 6, 2012 - 8:00PM Gerald R. Daniel Recital Hall University Music Center (UMC) Cal State University, Long Beach Long Beach CA [LongBeach] For directions, click: http://csulb.edu/maps/ Tuesday, February 7, 2012 - 8:00PM University Synagogue 11960 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles CA (one mile west of the San Diego Fwy) [WestSide] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/95u66 Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 8:00PM Valley Performing Arts Center Cal State University, Northridge 18111 Nordhoff Street Northridge CA [SanFernandoValley] For directions to CSUN and a campus map, click: http://www.valleyperformingartscenter.org/visit/directions/ Program Korine Fujiwara: Entangled Banks Debussy: String Quartet in G Minor, Op.10 Mendelssohn: String Quartet No.6 in F Minor, Op.80 Hugo Wolf: Italian Serenade Read about the Columbus, Ohio-based CARPE DIEM STRING QUARTET, whose members trained at the Curtis Institute of Music (Charles and Kristin), Indiana University School of Music (John), The Juilliard School and Northwestern University (Korine), and Mannes College of Music (Kristin), by clicking: http://www.carpediemstringquartet.com Tickets: $45 / $41 seniors / $5 Cal State students / $12 other students For information, call (310) 558-3500 or click: http://www.themusicguild.org/regular.html#Carpe ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.31 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Department of Music at Claremont Graduate University CGU and Claremont School of Theology CST present - Free Lecture-Recital: Decisions Performers Must Face in Studying Beethoven's Piano Sonatas Guest Artist USC Professor STEWART GORDON piano Tuesday, February 7, 2012 - 4:15PM Kresge Chapel Claremont School of Theology 1325 North College Avenue Claremont CA [Pomona/Claremont][Free] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/5bp9pt Read about STEWART GORDON by clicking: http://stewartgordon.com/ Free admission. For information, call (909) 607-3289 click: http://www.cgu.edu/pages/1362.asp ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.32 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ American Guild of Organists, Long Beach Chapter presents - Free New Music for Organ and Piano PETER BATES organ and PRISCILLA SILVER piano Tuesday, February 7, 2012 Dinner* $15 by reservation - 6:30PM Program - 7:30PM Covenant Presbyterian Church 607 E. 3rd Street Long Beach CA [LongBeach][Free] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/93k7w Free admission. For information, click: http://www.laago.org/calendar/calendar.pdf ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.33 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ M3 CLASSICAL and CLASSICAL REVOLUTION MAKSIM VELICHKIN founder of M3 Classical CHARITH PREMAWARDHANA founder of Classical Revolution Tuesday, February 7, 2012 - 8:00-10:30PM Atwater Crossing 3245 Casitas Ave. Los Angeles CA [Hollywood/LosFeliz] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/7qk4fox The new chamber music series M3 CLASSICAL and the San Francisco-based CLASSICAL REVOLUTION team up to bring you a night of chamber music at Atwater Crossing. "The exponential growth of Classical Revolution ... points to a broader trend in classical music ... of making it more approachable." - New York Times CLASSICAL REVOLUTION - Chamber Music For The People - was founded on November 12, 2006 at Revolution Cafe in the Mission District of San Francisco. In the past 5 years, it has presented over 700 chamber music events in more than 90 Bay Area venues, with the goal of bringing live chamber music to neighborhoods, making it an open, accessible, and fun musical experience for the community. The Classical Revolution model has spread around the world, with nearly 30 active chapters in cities around the U.S., Canada, and Europe. Read about Classical Revolution by clicking: http://classicalrevolution.org/ Artists MATTHEW SZEMELA violin VICTOR De ALMEIDA viola CHARITH PREMAWARDHANA viola FREDERICK CHARLTON bass IRENE GREGORIO piano ALEX RUSSELL violin JOO LEE cello Arpa y Aulos ANDREA PUENTE harp, SALPI KERKONIAN flute ROKSANA ZEINAPUR soprano RICHARD VALITUTTO piano MAKSIM VELICHKIN piano Program Frederick Charlton: Japanese Suite, "The Four Seasons" FREDERICK CHARLTON bass, MAKSIM VELICHKIN piano Damjan Rakonjac: Ręveur: Three Rimbaud Settings I. Sensation, II. Ręvé pour l'hiver, III. Au Cabaret-Vert ROKSANA ZEINAPUR soprano, RICHARD VALITUTTO piano Daniel Catán: Encantamiento for harp and flute Arpa y Aulos - SALPI KERKONIAN flute and ANDREA PUENTE harp Joseph Haydn: Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Hob:XV:30 IRENE GREGORIO piano, ALEX RUSSELL violin, JOO LEE cello Mozart: Quintet Free improvisation Read about the new concert venue Atwater Crossing by clicking: http://www.atwatercrossing.com/about.html Suggested donation $10. Food and drinks are available for purchase. The site has an excellent pizzeria. For information, click: http://events.atwatercrossing.com/event/m3-classical-3/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.34 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Los Angeles Philharmonic Colburn Celebrity Recital Series JOSHUA BELL violin, SAM HAYWOOD piano Tuesday, February 7, 2012 - 8:00PM Walt Disney Concert Hall 111 S. Grand Avenue Los Angeles CA [DowntownLA] For directions, click: http://www.laphil.com/visit/visit_getting.cfm Program Mendelssohn: Violin Sonata in F Major Brahms: Violin Sonata No.3 in D Minor, Op.108 Ravel: Sonata for violin and piano Ysa˙e: Violin Sonata in D Minor, Op.27 No.3, "Ballade" Gershwin: Three Preludes Read about superstar violinist JOSHUA BELL who studied with the renowned violinist and pedagogue JOSEF GINGOLD at Indiana University, by clicking: http://www.joshuabell.com/ Tickets: $110, $85, $75, $55, $50. For full concert information, click: http://www.laphil.com/tickets/performance-detail.cfm?id=4686 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.35 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wednesdays@Noon - Free DIAGENESIS HEATHER BARNES soprano, JENNIFER BEWERSE cello Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 12:00 noon Encinitas Library 540 Cornish Drive Encinitas CA [Oceanside/SanDiego][Free] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/ykkkdyx DIAGENESIS was formed when soprano HEATHER BARNES and cello JENNIFER BEWERSE met in July 2010, during the soundSCAPE performance and composition exchange in Maccagno, Italy. While walking between rehearsal locations and working together in a chamber ensemble, they formed a mutual artistic admiration and became fast friends. They decided to form a duo that would specialize in performing new music for voice and cello — a relatively rare combination. Read about the duo by clicking: http://www.diagenesisduo.com Bring lunch or buy something from the coffee cart in the lobby. Free admission. For information, call (760) 633-2746 or click: http://tinyurl.com/86x57tl and http://www.diagenesisduo.com/p/performances.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.36 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ First United Methodist Church of Santa Monica Midweek Recital Series - Free CHRISTOPH BULL organ with I-CHIN FEINBLATT mezzo soprano Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 12:10-12:40PM First United Methodist Church 1008 11th St. Santa Monica CA [WestSide][Free] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/4blnkab Born in Mannheim, Germany CHRISTOPH BULL, famed for his multi-media ORGANICA concerts, won first prizes in organ and songwriting competitions, including Jugend Musiziert, Bad Dürkheim Chamber Music Competition, and the Michael-Masser Competition (UCLA). He studied at University of Church Music Heidelberg, Freiburg Conservatory, Berklee College Of Music, USC (Full Scholarship), and American Conservatory of Music (Doctorate). In the fall of 2002, Christoph Bull became the fifth university organist at UCLA, where he also teaches. He is organist of First United Methodist Church in Santa Monica. Read about Christoph by clicking: http://www.christophbull.com I-CHIN "Betty" FEINBLATT is a graduate of California State University, Fullerton in Vocal Performance and Music Education. She currently sings professionally as chorister and soloist with the Pacific Chorale, the John Alexander Singers, and First Presbyterian Church in Orange CA. Feinblatt's recent solo work includes Beethoven's Chorale Fantasy with Pacific Symphony and Rachmaninoff Vespers with the Pacific Chorale. Feinblatt is a frequent guest of "Organica" at UCLA with organist CHRISTOPH BULL. She was a featured soloist in the world premiere of The Passion of Ramakrishna by Phillip Glass at the Orange County Performing Arts Center. Read about Betty Feinblatt by clicking: http://tinyurl.com/7eb4q68 The First United Methodist Church of Santa Monica's Midweek Recital Series recitals take place on the second Wednesday of the month, January through May. A complimentary light buffet-lunch reception follows each recital. Free admission. For information, call (310) 393-8258 or click: http://tinyurl.com/769zdx3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.37 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pasadena Presbyterian "Music at Noon" Series - Free MARGARET THORNHILL clarinet TWYLA MEYER piano Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 12:10PM Pasadena Presbyterian Church 585 E. Colorado Blvd. (NW corner of Colorado & Madison) Pasadena CA [Pasadena/Glendale][Free] For directions, click: http://www.ppc.net/map.html Program Selections by Bohuslav Martinu, Sonatine, and others Clarinetist MARGARET THORNHILL has performed throughout Europe and the United States. She is the founder/director of the Claremont Clarinet Festival and conducts the Los Angeles Clarinet Choir. Read about Margaret by clicking: http://www.margaretthornhill.com/ TWYLA MEYER is staff accompanist for the music department at California State University, Los Angeles and a frequent collaborative artist in art-song recitals and chamber music. Free admission. Lunch is available following the concert for a $6 donation, or bring your own lunch to enjoy in the church's courtyard. See the Pasadena Presbyterian "Music at Noon" series by clicking: http://www.ppc.net/music/noonconcerts.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.38 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Wednesday Organ Recital - Free Guest Organist JAMES VAIL Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 12:45PM Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels 555 W. Temple Street Los Angeles CA [DowntownLA][Free] For directions and parking information, click: http://www.olacathedral.org/gettinghere/ J.S. Bach: Fugue in E-flat Major, "St. Anne" J.S. Bach: Schmücke dich, O liebe Seele Louis Vierne: Scherzetto from 24 Pieces Louis Vierne: Final from Symphonie II A native of Los Angeles, JAMES VAIL earned his Bachelor of Music in Organ Performance at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, and his Master's degree and doctorate in Sacred Music at USC. During that time he was Organist and Choirmaster at St. John's Episcopal Church, Los Angeles, and later at the La Jolla Presbyterian Church. In 1961 he joined the faculty at USC, where he taught choral and sacred music and conducted the USC Concert Choir until retiring in 1999. During his years teaching at USC, Jim moved from St. John's to St. Alban's Episcopal Church, Westwood, where he served from 1969 to 2009. St. Alban's Choir under his direction presented 125 major choral works. After less than one year, Jim decided retirement was not for him, and he became Choirmaster and Organist at Palisades Presbyterian in May, 2010. Read about James by clicking: http://www.palipres.org/about-us/our-staff Read about the Dobson organ at Our Lady of the Angels by clicking: http://www.dobsonorgan.com/html/instruments/op75_losangeles.html Free admission. Free parking - be sure to bring your parking ticket with you and get it validated. See the musical offerings at Our Lady of the Angels by selecting "Music at Cathedral Events" from the drop-down menu under "Music" after clicking: http://www.olacathedral.org/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.39 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ASIA AMERICA SYMPHONY presents An Evening with Ukulele Artist JAKE SHIMABUKURO with THE DAVID BENOIT TRIO DAVID BENOIT piano, DAVID HUGHES bass, JEFF OLSON drums Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 7:30PM Zipper Concert Hall at The Colburn School 200 South Grand Avenue Los Angeles CA [DowntownLA] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/3xnb39 World-renowned ukulele star JAKE SHIMABUKURO joins the DAVID BENOIT TRIO and members of the Asia America Symphony Orchestra. Tickets: $50 Preferred Seating / $35 General Seating For information, call (310) 377-8977, click: http://asiaamericasymphony.org/season.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.40 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cal Poly Pomona Shpachenko & Friends Chamber Music Festival NADIA SHPACHENKO piano MARTIN CHALIFOUR Los Angeles Philharmonic Concertmaster Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 8:00PM Music Recital Hall Cal Poly Pomona 3801 W. Temple Ave. Pomona CA [Pomona/Claremont] For directions and a map, click: http://www.csupomona.edu/map/ Program Dave Kopplin: Variations on a Ukrainian Lullaby (2012) - World Premiere for voice, toy piano, and toy percussion, Peter Yates: Story Time (2011) - World Premiere for voice, toy piano and percussion Robert Schumann: Kreisleriana for solo piano, Op.16 César Franck: Sonata for violin and piano with distinguished guest artist MARTIN CHALIFOUR violin NADIA SHPACHENKO writes, "We will perform the reflective and passionate Sonata for Violin and Piano by romantic composer César Franck. The first half of the program will present music inspired by literature, performed on a variety of unexpected instruments. It will feature two world premieres of pieces for voice, toy piano, percussion and toy percussion by my Cal Poly Pomona colleagues, wonderful composers DAVE KOPPLIN and PETER YATES, written specifically for the occasion. These two pieces will undoubtedly provoke excitement, wonder, fantasy and maybe a return to the childlike innocent state of mind in the audience, as they watch me sit on the little bench, singing, reciting poetry, and taking my toys very seriously! The first half will also feature the imaginative and powerful Kreisleriana for solo piano by romantic composer Robert Schumann (inspired by the writings of E. T. A Hoffman)." Read about Cal Poly Pomona faculty pianist NADIA SHPACHENKO by clicking: http://www.ullanta.com/personal/nadia/bio.html Read about MARTIN CHALIFOUR, Principal Concertmaster of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Professor at the USC Thornton School of Music, by clicking: http://www.laphil.com/philpedia/artist-detail.cfm?id=64 Tickets: $15 / $10 students. For information, click: http://tinyurl.com/7qe43tp ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.41 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Los Angeles Philharmonic Colburn Celebrity Recital Series LEIF OVE ANDSNES piano Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 8:00PM Walt Disney Concert Hall 111 S. Grand Avenue Los Angeles CA [DowntownLA] For directions, click: http://www.laphil.com/visit/visit_getting.cfm Program Haydn: Sonata in C Minor, Hob.XVI:20 Bartók: Suite, Op.14 Debussy: Images, Book 1 Chopin: Three Waltzes from Op.70 Chopin: Ballade No.3 in A-flat Major, Op.47 Chopin: Nocturne in B Major, Op.62 No.1 Chopin: Ballade No.1 in G Minor, Op.23 Read about acclaimed Norwegian pianist LEIF OVE ANDSNES by clicking: http://www.andsnes.com/biography.php Tickets: $111, $105, $85, $55. For full concert information, click: http://www.laphil.com/tickets/performance-detail.cfm?id=4687 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.42 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SALASTINA MUSIC SOCIETY MAIA JASPER and KEVIN KUMAR co-artistic directors and violinists, with guest artists BORN LAU viola, AMY SUE BARSTON and KAREN OUZOUNIAN cellos Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 8:00PM Chapel Mount St. Mary College 12001 Chalon Rd. Brentwood CA [WestSide] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/3adh9cc Program - Masterpiece Discovery Schubert: String Quintet in C Major, Op.163 Read about SALASTINA MUSIC SOCIETY's co-artistic directors and violinists MAIA JASPER and KEVIN KUMAR by clicking: http://salastinasociety.com/index.php/salastina/artisticdirectors/ Read about the guest artists by clicking: http://salastinasociety.com/index.php/salastina/guests/ The Salastina Music Society is a new non-profit organization dedicated to presenting world-class performances of chamber music incorporating the goals of broad audience appeal and innovative programming purposefully designed to be slightly shorter than the average classical music concert. Read about the SALASTINA MUSIC SOCIETY by clicking: http://salastinasociety.com/ Tickets: $20 in advance / $30 at the door / $15 students & children. Free admission: Mount Saint Mary's Faculty, Staff, and Students. Mingle with the artists at the reception on the grounds immediately after the performance. For information, click: http://salastinasociety.com/index.php/salastina/concerts/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.43 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TOKYO STRING QUARTET MARTIN BEAVER violin, KIKUEI IKEDA violin, KAZUHIDE ISOMURA viola, CLIVE GREENSMITH cello Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 7:30PM Soka Performing Arts Center 1 University Drive Aliso Viejo CA [OrangeCounty] For directions, click: http://www.soka.edu/about_soka/directions.aspx Program Haydn: Quartet in G Major, Op.64 No.4 Bartók: Quartet No.1, Op. 7 (1908) Debussy: Quartet in G minor, Op.10 Soon after its formation in 1969 at the Juilliard School, the TOKYO STRING QUARTET won First Prizes at the Coleman Competition, the Munich Competition, and the Young Concert Artists International Auditions. An exclusive contract with Deutsche Grammophon firmly established it as one of the world's leading quartets. In 1995 the ensemble began performing with the "Paganini Quartet," a group of renowned Stradivarius instruments named for legendary virtuoso Niccolň Paganini, who acquired and played them during the 19th century. Read about the Tokyo String Quartet by clicking: http://www.tokyoquartet.com/ Tickets: $33 / $23 students and seniors. For information, click: http://tinyurl.com/7suqccp ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.44 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CAMERATA PACIFICA Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 8:00PM Zipper Concert Hall The Colburn School 200 South Grand Avenue Los Angeles CA [DowntownLA] Friday, February 10, 2012 - *1:00 & 7:30PM Hahn Hall 1070 Fairway Road Santa Barbara CA [Ventura/SantaBarbara] Sunday, February 12, 2012 - 3:00PM Meister Hall Temple Beth Torah 7620 Foothill Road Ventura CA [Ventura/SantaBarbara] Tuesday, February 14, 2012 - 8:00PM Huntington Library 1151 Oxford Road San Marino CA [Pasadena/Glendale] For directions to the venues, click the venue names after clicking: http://www.cameratapacifica.org/tickets/2011_2012/feb.htm Program Harbison: Variations for clarinet, violin, and piano* Sheng: Seven Tunes Heard in China for cello Schumann: Märchenbilder (Fairy Tale Pictures) for viola and piano, Op.113 Beethoven: Trio No.4 in B-flat Major for clarinet, cello and piano, Op.11 "Gassenhauer"* * denotes Lunchtime Concert repertoire. Artists JOSÉ FRANCH-BALLESTER clarinet CATHERINE LEONARD violin RICHARD YONGJAE O'NEILL viola ANI AZNAVOORIAN cello WARREN JONES piano CAMERATA PACIFICA is a chamber music ensemble based in Santa Barbara that performs a monthly series of concerts in Santa Barbara, Ventura, San Marino, and Zipper Hall in Downtown Los Angeles. Read about Camerata Pacifica by clicking: http://www.cameratapacifica.org/ Tickets Santa Barbara: $45 / $22 lunchtime concert Ventura: $40 Huntington Library: $45 Zipper Concert Hall: $45 For concert and artist information, click: http://www.cameratapacifica.org/tickets/2011_2012/feb.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.45 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLASSICAL UNDERGROUND Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 8:00PM "Grand Atelier" Studio of Artist ALEXEY STEELE 20795 S. Main St. at Torrance Blvd (enter gate from Torrance Blvd, 100 yards west of Main St.) Carson CA [SouthBay] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/y8ffm9e Artists ALEXANDER KOBRIN piano 2005 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Winner BORIS ANDRIANOV cello BORIS MARTINOVICH bass-baritone KANAE MATSUMOTO piano EVGENY TONKHA cello ANNA DRUBICH piano and composer Program Beethoven: 32 Variations on an Original Theme in C minor, WoO. 80 ALEXANDER KOBRIN piano Beethoven: Cello Sonata No.4 in C Major, Op.102, No.1 BORIS ANDRIANOV cello, ALEXANDER KOBRIN piano Benjamin Britten: Cello Sonata in C Major, Op.65 (1961) BORIS ANDRIANOV cello, ALEXANDER KOBRIN piano Arias by Rossini BORIS MARTINOVICH bass-baritone, KANAE MATSUMOTO piano Anna Drubich: Intro Version Selections for cello and piano by Stravinsky and Rodion Shchedrin EVGENY TONKHA cello, ANNA DRUBICH piano Read about CLASSICAL UNDERGROUND, find photos and information about the artists, and sign up for its concert reminders, and order tickets, by clicking: http://www.classicalunderground.com/ Read the Los Angeles Times article about Classical Underground by clicking: http://tinyurl.com/nlhwca Admission: $12, required. PRE-PAID RSVP IS A MUST. Potluck after-party - bring quality food and drink to share. For full concert information, see the concert e-flyer by clicking: http://tinyurl.com/7ogw8wl ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.46 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Noonday Organ Recital - Free PETER RYAN organ Friday, February 10, 2012 - 12:30-1:00PM Free lunch - 11:30PM St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church 600 St. Andrews Road Newport Beach CA [OrangeCounty][Free] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/8dky7 PETER RYAN is a UCLA graduate student. He will be performing Walter Piston's Prelude and Allegro for organ and strings with the UCLA Symphony on Wednesday, March 7, 2012. For information, click: http://www.performingartslive.com/Events%5CUCLA-Symphony-119201218111 Thirty-minute recitals are presented on the second Friday of each month at 12:30PM. Freewill offering. A free lunch is given prior to the recital at 11:30AM. For information, click: http://www.sapres.org/noonday-organ-recital-series/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.47 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chamber Music at the Clark YING QUARTET AYANO NINOMIYA violin, JANET YING violin, PHILLIP YING viola, DAVID YING cello Sunday, March 11, 2012 - 2:00PM Friday, February 10, 2012 - Reservation lottery deadline (see below) UCLA Clark Memorial Library 2520 Cimarron St. West Adams district of Los Angeles [midWilshireLA] For driving directions, click: http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/clarklib/loc.htm Program Anton Arensky (1861-1906): String Quartet No.2 in A Minor, Op.35a Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975): Quartet No.12 in D-flat Major, Op.133 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827): String Quartet No.8 in E Minor, Op.59 No.2 Natives of Chicago, JANET, PHILLIP, and DAVID YING, two brothers and a sister, formed the YING QUARTET in 1988 with their brother TIMOTHY while they were students at the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester. Within five years they won the Naumburg Chamber Music Award. Beginning with the 2010-2011 season, violinist AYANO NINOMIYA joins the Ying Quartet as first violinist and Associate Professor of Violin and Chamber Music at the Eastman School. She is a top prizewinner in the 2003 Naumburg Competition. As quartet-in-residence at the Eastman School of Music, the Ying Quartet maintains full-time faculty positions in the String and Chamber Music Departments. Read more about the YING QUARTET by clicking: http://www.ying4.com/ Tickets: $25. A mail-in request for reservations is essential, and acceptance is by lottery. Requests for 1 or 2 tickets must be postmarked by Friday, February 10, 2012. Include a check payable to UC Regents and a stamped, self-addressed envelope, which will be returned with either tickets :-) or your check :-(. For a printable reservation-by-lottery form, click: http://www.c1718cs.ucla.edu/content/regs/ying11-r.htm A wine, hors d'oeuvre, and dessert reception follows, where you can talk to the artists. For information, call (310) 206-8552 or select the Quick Link "11–12 Calendar of Events" after clicking: http://www.c1718cs.ucla.edu/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.48 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Biola Opera Theater presents Francis Poulenc's DIALOGUES OF THE CARMELITES JEANNE ROBISON director MARLIN OWEN conductor Friday, February 10, 2012 - 7:30PM Saturday, February 11, 2012 - 7:30PM Sunday, February 12, 2012 - 3:00PM Friday, February 17, 2012 - 7:30PM Saturday, February 18, 2012 - 7:30PM Sunday, February 19, 2012 - 3:00PM Crowell/Lansing Recital Hall Biola University 13800 Biola Ave. La Mirada CA [Cerritos] For directions, click: http://www.biola.edu/about/location/maps/ Poulenc's Dialogues of the Carmelites brings to the stage the poignant story of 16 Carmelite nuns martyred at the end of the Reign of Terror. This story is told through the experiences of the story's one fictional character, Blanch de la Force, a member of the threatened aristocracy, who enters a Carmelite convent to find escape from the world and learns what it truly means to take up one's cross. The famous final scene is one of the most riveting and chilling in all operatic repertoire as the nuns sing their way to the guillotine. Admission: $18 / $13 students, seniors, faculty, staff, alum. Lectures one hour before the opera. For information, call the Biola Conservatory of Music at (562) 903-4892 or click: http://tinyurl.com/7q24ppj ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.49 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Master's College Faculty Recital - Free TIM DOLINAR saxophone Friday, February 10, 2012 - 7:30PM Recital Hall The Master's College 21726 Placerita Cyn. Rd. Santa Clarita CA [SantaClarita][Free] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/yftxe3q TIM DOLINAR is equally at home in both the classical and jazz styles. He has toured Germany and Italy as both an ensemble member and featured soloist with the Cleveland Youth Wind Symphony. Tim was a founding member of the Northcoast Saxophone Quartet, the Cleveland Saxophone Quartet, and the Common Ground Saxophone Quartet. Mr. Dolinar has also performed with the Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra, the Baldwin Wallace Symphony Orchestra and the Fresno Philharmonic. His most recent solo performances include a 2008 summer tour in Japan performing the music of John Williams, Phil Woods, and others. Tim earned a Bachelor of Music from the Baldwin Wallace College Conservatory of Music and a Master of Arts from California State University, Fresno. He is currently on the faculty at the Master's College and is the Instructor of Woodwinds at the Santa Monica Academy of Music and Canyon Charter Elementary School. Read about Tim Dolinar by scrolling down after clicking: http://www.masters.edu/academics/undergraduate/music/faculty.aspx Free admission. For information, click: http://tinyurl.com/473l7ex ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.50 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THOUSAND OAKS PHILHARMONIC - Opus 32 RICHARD RINTOUL conductor with young piano concerto soloists Friday, February 10, 2012 - 7:30PM Camarillo United Methodist Church 291 Anacapa Drive Camarillo CA [Ventura/SantaBarbara] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/gh68f Sunday, February 12, 2012 - 2:30PM Scherr Forum Theatre Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza 2100 E Thousand Oaks Blvd Thousand Oaks CA [ThousandOaks] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/8dugol Program - (selected movements from concertos) Haydn: Piano Concerto in G Major GRACE CHEN, 9, 3rd grade at Beacon Hill Classical Academy Henry Beal: Jazz Concerto for Electric Bass HENRY BEAL, 17, 11th grade, Agoura High School Kabalevsky: Piano Concerto No.3, Op.50 KHAI BERRY, 11, 6th grade at A.E. Wright Middle School Saint-Saëns: Cello Concert No.1, Op.33 DREW DAHMS, 17, senior at Westlake High School Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto, Op.64 CAMERON DALY, 15, 10th grade, Oaks Christian High School Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1, Op.23 DAVID FRALEY, 15, 10th grade, Rio Mesa High School Vivaldi: Double Violin Concerto in A Minor Op.3 No.8, RV522 SHANNON and SEBASTIAN SAW, 15, 10th grade, Westlake High School Overture and one of the featured concertos VLAD VIZIREANU, Doctoral Candidate in Conducting, University of Arizona, from Westlake Village The THOUSAND OAKS PHILHARMONIC was founded by EDWARD FRANCIS in 2000 to provide exceptional music students in the area an opportunity to be featured as soloists with a professional orchestra. Read about the Thousand Oaks Philharmonic by clicking: http://www.tophil.org/ Admission Friday, February 10, 2012 - 7:30PM Suggested donation:$20 / $10 senior / $6 student however additional donations are strongly encouraged to help perpetuate this program each year Sunday, February 12, 2012 Tickets: $30 / $10 students For information, click: http://www.tophil.org/opus32.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.51 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ USC Thornton School Faculty Recital - Free PETER MARSH violin, KEVIN FITZ-GERALD piano and Guest Artists Friday, February 10, 2012 - 7:30PM Alfred Newman Recital Hall University of Southern California [SouthLA][Free] For driving directions and a campus map, click: http://visit.usc.edu/maps-directions/university-park-campus/ Program Selections by J.S. Bach and more An esteemed artist and beloved pedagogue, PETER MARSH presents an intimate recital with colleagues. Peter Marsh was for many years the Director of String Chamber Music at the USC Thornton School. He played for 23 years (1957-81) as first violin of the famed Lenox Quartet. Read about Peter by clicking: http://www.usc.edu/schools/music/private/faculty/pmarsh.php Free admission. For concert information, click: http://web-app.usc.edu/ws/eo2/calendar/69/event/895923 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.52 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Azusa Pacific University Artist Concert Series - Free JASON VIEAUX guitar Friday, February 10, 2012 - 8:00PM Munson Chapel, East Campus Azusa Pacific University 901 E. Alosta Ave. Azusa CA [Pomona/Claremont][Free] For directions and maps, click: http://www.apu.edu/azusa/visit/directions/ For a campus map, click: http://www.apu.edu/maps/popup/?id=0:51 One of the "youngest stars of the guitar world" (New York Times, 2010), last year JASON VIEAUX co-founded The Curtis Institute of Music Guitar Department with guitarist DAVID STAROBIN. He has been Head of the Guitar Department of the Cleveland Institute of Music since 2001. Mr. Vieaux was the youngest First Prize winner in the history of the prestigious Guitar Foundation of America International Competition. He is a Naumburg Foundation Competition top prizewinner, a Cleveland Institute of Music Alumni Achievement Award recipient, a Salon di Virtuosi Career Grant winner, and a former NPR Young-Artist-in-Residence. Read about Jason Vieaux by clicking: http://www.jasonvieaux.com/ Admission is free, and no tickets are required to attend. Free admission. For information, call (800) 219-9920 or click: http://www.apu.edu/calendar/eventdetails/index.php?evt_id=30104 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.53 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Irvine Valley College Guest Artists Recital LORNA GRIFFITT piano Friday, February 10, 2012 - 8:00PM Performing Arts Center Irvine Valley College 5500 Irvine Center Drive Irvine CA [OrangeCounty] For directions, click: http://www.ivc.edu/maps/pages/default.aspx Read about UCI faculty pianists LORNA GRIFFITT by clicking: http://music.arts.uci.edu/content/lorna-griffitt Recital ticket: $15 / $10 seniors, students, military, youth. For information, call (949) 451-5333 or click: http://www.ivcarts.org/details.asp?id=201 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.54 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Silent Movies & Organ - Free Projectionist JOE RINAUDO, Organist DEAN MORA Friday, February 10, 2012 - 8:00PM Saturday, February 11, 2012 - 2:00PM & 8:00PM The Nethercutt Museum 15151 Bledsoe Street Sylmar CA [SimiValley][SantaClarita][SanFernandoValley][Free] For directions, click: http://www.nethercuttcollection.org/DrivingDirections.aspx DEAN MORA has enjoyed a rich and varied career as a pianist/organist, conductor, bandleader, music director, composer, arranger, and producer. A native of Los Angeles, Dean graduated from CSU Northridge with a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance. Shortly after college, Dean became involved with musical theatre (as an accompanist), and soon began to get work as a musical director. Read about Dean Mora by clicking: http://www.morasmodern.com This is a good opportunity to visit the renowned Nethercutt Museum with its collections of rare and exotic automobiles and mechanical musical instruments. Read about the Museum and see a photographic display of the collection by clicking: http://www.nethercuttcollection.org/ Free admission. Call (818) 364-6464 for ticket availability and reservations (essential). For information, click: http://www.nethercuttcollection.org/Calendar.aspx ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.55 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Music at St. Matthew's Pianist ANDREW Von OEYEN Friday, February 10, 2012 - 8:00PM The Parish of Saint Matthew 1031 Bienveneda Pacific Palisades CA [WestSide] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/d3dph Program Selections by Scarlatti, Liszt, and Debussy New York- and Paris-based pianist ANDREW Von OEYEN first performed at St. Matthew's at the age of 15. Since then he has established a formidable reputation as a soloist and chamber musician. An alumnus of Columbia University and graduate of The Juilliard School, where his principal teachers were HERBERT STESSIN and JEROME LOWENTHAL, he has also worked with ALFRED BRENDEL and LEON FLEISHER. Read about Andrew, watch, and listen, by clicking: http://www.vonoeyen.com/ Read about Music at St. Matthew's by clicking: http://musicguildonline.org/ Tickets: $35. Complimentary coffee and light dessert at intermission. For information, call (310) 573-7422 or click: http://musicguildonline.org/program.shtml ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.56 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater REDCAT and Center for Experiments in Art, Information and Technology presents CEAIT Festival Friday, February 10, 2012 - 8:30PM Saturday, February 11, 2012 - 8:30PM Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater REDCAT at the Walt Disney Concert Hall 631 W. Second Street Los Angeles CA [DowntownLA] For directions and parking, click: http://www.redcat.org/visit/directions-and-parking Vintage electronics share a stage with the newest sonic technology when acclaimed Dutch composer THOMAS ANKERSMIT highlights a two-night festival celebrating the CalArts Center for Experiments in Art, Information and Technology (CEAIT). Friday is "Noise Night" featuring L.A.'s own DAMION ROMERO and the pairing of noise pioneers ZBIGNIEW KARKOWSKI and XOPHER DAVIDSON. "Ambient Night" on Saturday features the debut of a new work by Ankersmit created expressly for the historic Serge analogue modular synthesizer, originally developed by Serge Tcherepnin at CalArts in the 1970s. Ankersmit, known for abstract, intensely focused electroacoustic work using hyper-kinetic synth and computer improvisation, kicks off a program that also features work by zerfall_gebiete, the duo of electronic ambient soundscape veterans THOMAS KÖNER and ULRICH KRIEGER. Tickets: $20 / $16 students / $10 CalArts students, faculty, staff. For full program information, call (213) 237-2800 or click: http://www.redcat.org/event/ceait-festival-2012-0 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.57 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HUTCHINS CONSORT - Free Saturday, February 11, 2012 - 10:00AM Encinitas Library 540 Cornish Drive Encinitas CA [Oceanside/SanDiego][Kids][Free] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/ykkkdyx The Southern California-based HUTCHINS CONSORT consists of professional musicians performing on eight acoustically matched violins designed and built by the late Dr. CARLEEN HUTCHINS. The violins range in size from a tiny treble violin to a large contrabass violin. Read about HUTCHINS CONSORT and watch an informative background piece with performance excerpts by clicking: http://www.hutchinsconsort.com/ Free admission. For information, click: http://www.hutchinsconsort.org/calendar.php ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.58 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dominant Music Club Recital & Tea - Free FRANKIE NOBERT organ, SALLY MOSHER harpsichord, LYNDA SUE MARKS GUARNIERI percussion. Saturday, February 11, 2012 - 2:00PM Mount Washington Home of Dr. William Rutherford [Pasadena/Glendale][Free] Program Historical and contemporary selections for solo organ, solo harpsichord, organ with harpsichord, and organ with racked bells On the tenth of September 1906, a group of Los Angeles women met in the studio of Miss Mary O'Donoghue to discuss the organization of a club for women musicians. Their objective was the promotion of social fellowship and the advancement of musical culture in Los Angeles. Read about the venerable Dominant Music Club and see historic photos by clicking: http://www.dominantclub.org As part of its musical outreach, the Dominant Music Club has Recitals & Teas which are open to the public. While there is no charge for these events, any donation would be gratefully accepted. Call the Social Chair at (310) 339-2488 or e-mail her at wagner.jeannine8@gmail.com for the address. For information, click: http://tinyurl.com/3bnaob5 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.59 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Classical Music Series 2012 - Free CHRISTOPHER GOODPASTURE piano Saturday, February 11, 2012 - 2:00PM Community Room Peninsula Center Library 701 Silver Spur Road Rolling Hills Estates CA [SouthBay][Free] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/ahvjlq A native of Los Angeles, pianist CHRISTOPHER GOODPASTURE has presented concerts at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., the Sarasota Opera House in Florida, Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall, and the Richard M. Nixon Library and the LACMA's Bing Theatre in Los Angeles. He won 1st Prize and Public Prize in the 2011 International Klaviersommer Competition in Germany and the 2008 American Fine Arts Festival Competition, 3rd Prize in the highest division of the 2010 Los Angeles International Bicentennial Liszt Competition, and other top prizes in competitions. Mr. Goodpasture was recently named the 2011 Most Outstanding Graduate from the USC Thornton School of Music. His former teachers and mentors have included STEWART GORDON, NORMAN KRIEGER, and YOSHIKAZU NAGAI. Currently Christopher studies under JOHN PERRY as a full scholarship student at the Thornton School of Music. Palos Verdes Library District's Classical Music Series features young and emerging musicians from all over the world. Free admission. For information, click: http://host5.evanced.info/pvld/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=30693 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.60 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Glendale City Church Second Saturday Series - Free REDLANDS CHORAL ARTISTS JEAN-SEBASTIEN VALLEE director Saturday, February 11, 2012 - 4:00PM Glendale City Adventist Church 610 E. California Ave. (corner of Isabel St. & California Ave.) Glendale CA [Pasadena/Glendale][Free] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/yj6j9dw Program Selections by J.S. Bach, Mozart, Brahms, and Mendelssohn Dedicated to the highest quality of musical performance, REDLANDS CHORAL ARTISTS seeks to enrich the Inland Empire with exceptional interpretations of traditional and innovative chamber choral works. Director JEAN-SÉBASTIEN VALLÉE has assembled a group of 16 auditioned professional singers from across California marked by virtuosity, versatility, and a commitment to excellence. It is their mission to educate and delight audiences through music spanning nearly six centuries, and to cultivate an intimate appreciation of chamber music. Redlands Choral Artists seeks to ensure, through concerts and educational programs, that world-class choral music remains a vibrant and thriving art form in Southern California. Read REDLANDS CHORAL ARTISTS and its 16 members, by clicking: http://www.redlandschoralartists.org Freewill offering. A reception in the courtyard follows the concert allowing everyone to meet the artist. For concert and artist information, click: http://tinyurl.com/6qvvlfa ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.61 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Second Annual ASTA-Los Angeles Chamber Music Festival - Free Saturday, February 11, 2012 - 4:00PM Frederick Loewe Performance Hall University of Redlands 1200 E. Colton Ave. Redlands CA [Redlands/Riverside][Free] For directions, click: http://www.redlands.edu/5291.asp Program Beethoven: Trio in C Major, Op.87 SUE CAMPBELL, JAYNE DAVIS, AND BARBARA PELHAM cellos Beethoven: Six Ländler Dances for two violins and bass SAM ZORN and CYNTHIA MORRIS violins, OWEN ZORN bass Mozart: Divertimento in D Major, K487 Bartok: New Year's Greeting No.4 BERNARD KOH violin, LAWRENCE KOH viola Caputo: Blues for Dee MATT CHRISTIANSON and PHOENIX FRYMAN violins ROBERT CARCANO viola, SUE CAMPBELL cello, KRYSTIN COWAN bass Schumann: Piano Trio in G Minor, Op.17 ANTOINETTE MAHONEY violin, MICHAEL S. WALTERS cello JULIA PRUITT piano J.S. Bach: Chorale No.9 Klengel: Theme and Variations, Op.28 MARGARET EDMONDSON, MIREYA GONZALEZ, DRAKE MacDONALD, NEIL STANNARD, LEON STEINMETZ AND GEOFFREY SUTTON cellos Telemann: The Gulliver Suite in D Major for 2 violins IRENE SHIAO, ANNABELLE WANG, CHARLENE HSU, and RYAN LIU violins Falconieri: Duo KENDRA BASE violin, DESTINY STEIN viola Hudson: String Quartet movements BERNARD KOH and MATTHEW CHONG violin LAWRENCE KOH viola, KAY PECH cello Wallin-Huff: Counterpoint Invariable SARAH WALLIN-HUFF, DANIELLE CUMMINS, IRENE SHIAO violins Mozart: String Quartet in D Minor, K421 Debussy: String Quartet, Op.10 SARAH YIN and SIHYUN AHN violin KAY PECH viola, JULIANNE LIN cello Wallin-Huff: Anima Mechanicae, Soul of the Machine SARAH WALLIN-HUFF and DANIELLE CUMMINS violin MIGUEL CUNANAN viola, BENJAMIN COYTE cello RAUL ORTIZ, KENDRA BASE, ELIZABETH CIRIVELLO, Kalista Base, guitars Corazon: Song from Ecuador Folk Songs: Scarborough Fair, Londonderry Air, Guantanamera RAUL ORTIZ, HALEY FARBER, KENDRA BASE, ANTHONY CASTAGNA, CHLOE CLARK, KALISTA BASE, ALICIA SWANSON, KIAN SADJADI, ELIZABETH CIRIVELLO, LAUREN KELLY, WILLIAM COLE FREDRICK, CHANELLE ROMERO, TAKODA BARRAZA, WILLIAM CUELLAR, MICHAEL GANGONE, HAYDEN LYSOSKI, ELSA DOHERTY guitars Free admission - the public is invited. For information, click: http://www.chambermusicinstitute.com/events.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.62 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 10th Annual Concert Gala! Celebrate Jeffrey's 15th Season with the Orchestra JEFFREY KAHANE piano MARGARET BATJER violin CHRIS THILE mandolin JON KIMURA PARKER piano Saturday, February 11, 2012 - 5:00PM The California Club 538 South Flower Street Los Angeles CA [DowntownLA] For directions and a map, click: http://tinyurl.com/767ewbv Program Chamber music selections * silent & live auctions * dinner & dancing * festive cocktail attire To purchase tables for ten or individual tickets, call Maya Kalinowski at (213) 622-7001 x204. Proceeds benefit the Orchestra's one-of-a-kind concerts, radio broadcasts, and community engagement programs. Premium table and ticket buyers are invited for an exclusive dinner and intimate performance by Jeffrey Kahane in a program of his favorite works on Friday, February 10, 2012. For event and artist information, click: http://www.laco.org/events/202/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.63 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Center for the Visual and Performing Arts presents BLUE ROSE DUO ROSE CHEN piano, LARS HOEFS cello Saturday, February 11, 2012 - 7:00PM Sage-Granada Park's United Methodist Church's Center for the Visual and Performing Arts 1850 W. Hellman Ave. Alhambra CA [EastLA] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/4cldg3 Program Music of the Americas As members of the BLUE ROSE TRIO, pianist ROSE CHEN and cellist LARS HOEFS won the Strings Prize of the 2005 Coleman Chamber Ensemble and top prizes at the Music Teachers National Association Chamber Music Competition (MTNA), the Peninsula International Chamber Music Competition, and the Beverly Hills Auditions and have toured worldwide. LARS HOEFS earned a Bachelor's Degree from North Carolina School of the Arts, Northwestern University, and his Master's and DMA at USC under RON LEONARD. Lars is well-known to Southland aficionados as a member of the California Quartet, Blue Rose Trio, and iPalpiti, among others. Read about Lars and listen by clicking: http://larshoefs.com/ ROSE CHEN studied at the New England Conservatory and the San Francisco Conservatory and recently completed a D.M.A. with full scholarship at the USC Thornton School of Music. Read about Rose by clicking: http://www.classicalencounters.org/artist/rose_chen.html See the concert flyer by clicking: http://tinyurl.com/83e2mha The Center for the Visual & Performing Arts is a not-for-profit community outreach ministry in association with Sage Granada Park United Methodist Church headquartered in Alhambra, California. It was established in 2006 with a block grant provided by the California-Pacific Conference of Methodist Churches. It is supported by donations and contributions from volunteers and supporters of the arts. Suggested donation: $15 / $5 for seniors (55+) & students (with current ID). For concert information and tickets, call the series' executive director BILL YEE at (626) 230 5435 or click: http://www.cvpaministry.com/cvpa_2012_calendar ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.64 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ La Sierra University Chamber Music Series JASON UYEYAMA and SEARMI PARK violins TOBY APPEL viola, MADELEINE KABAT cello Saturday, February 11, 2012 - 7:00PM Hole Memorial Auditorium La Sierra University 4500 Riverwalk Parkway Riverside CA [Redlands/Riverside] For directions and maps, click: http://www.lasierra.edu/index.php?id=2576 Program Shostakovich: String Quartet No.13 in B-flat Minor, Op.138 Ravel: String Quartet Mendelssohn: String Quartet in F Minor, Op.80 Read about the evening's distinguished artists by clicking: http://www.lasierra.edu/index.php?id=8196 Tickets: $10 / $5 for seniors, LSU faculty, staff & students / $20 for families / children age 12 and under are free For information, call the La Sierra University Department of Music at (951) 785-2036 or click: http://www.lasierra.edu/index.php?id=8196 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.65 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Golden Valley Music Society presents LINCOLN TRIO DESIRÉE RUHSTRAT violin, DAVID CUNLIFFE cello, MARTA AZNAVOORIAN piano, Saturday, February 11, 2012 - 7:30PM Old Town Temecula Theater 42051 Main St. Temecula CA [Oceanside/SanDiego] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/2eykgro Formed in 2003, the LINCOLN TRIO takes its name from their home, the heartland of the United States, the land of Lincoln. The Trio has performed throughout the United States, including appearances at Carnegie Hall's Weil Recital Hall, the Ravinia Festival, the Indianapolis Beethoven Chamber Music Series, Lane Concert Series, University of Chicago, Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert Series, Music in the Loft, Poisson Rouge, and in Springfield, Illinois, where the Trio was chosen to celebrate the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial celebration with President Barack Obama. It is ensemble-in-residence at the Music Institute of Chicago. Read about the Lincoln Trio by clicking: http://www.lincolntrio.com/ Tickets: $30 / $25 senior / $12.50 student over age 12 / $2.50 child 12 and under, accompanied by an adult For information, click: http://www.goldenvalleymusicsociety.org/concertDetail.asp?crtID=190 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.66 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ American Guitar Society International Guitar Concert Series BRIAN HEAD guitar Saturday, February 11, 2012 - 8:00PM Music Recital Hall - M106 Music Building Los Angeles Valley College 5800 Fulton Ave. Valley Glen CA [SanFernandoValley] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/2c9sbe For a campus map, click: http://www.lavc.cc.ca.us/map/ A Southern California favorite BRIAN HEAD performs frequently as a soloist and collaborator with groups such as Jacaranda and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. He is the Chair of the Classical Guitar Department for the USC Thornton School of Music, and the Artistic Director of the Guitar Foundation of America. Read about http://www.usc.edu/schools/music/private/faculty/head.php Tickets: $20 / $15 AGS members / $10 students and seniors. For information, click: http://tinyurl.com/3ven4uu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.67 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Philharmonic Society of Orange County Laguna Chamber Music Series BRENTANO STRING QUARTET MARK STEINBERG and SERENA CANIN violins, MISHA AMORY viola, NINA LEE cello Saturday, February 11, 2012 - 8:00PM Irvine Barclay Theatre 4242 Campus Drive Irvine CA [OrangeCounty] For directions, click: http://tinyurl.com/yzbgra6 Program Busoni: String Quartet No.2 Beethoven: String Quartet No.13 in B-flat Major, Op.130 Beethoven: Grosse Fuge in B-flat Major, Op.133 Named for Antonie Brentano, whom many scholars consider to be Beethoven's "Immortal Beloved," the BRENTANO STRING QUARTET began in 1992 and within a few years won the Naumburg Chamber Music Award and the inaugural Cleveland Quartet Award. The Quartet has been privileged to collaborate with such artists as soprano JESSYE NORMAN, pianist RICHARD GOODE, and pianist MITSUKO UCHIDA. The Quartet enjoys an especially close relationship with Ms. Uchida, appearing with her on stages in the United States, Europe, and Japan. The Brentano is the Resident String Quartet at Princeton University. Read about the Quartet by clicking: http://www.brentanoquartet.com/ Tickets: $45, $40. For information on the Barclay website, click: http://tinyurl.com/6nbncxy and on the Philharmonic Society of Orange County website, click: http://www.philharmonicsociety.org/Events/?i=482 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.68 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ People Inside Electronics PIE Pianists ARON KALLAY, VATCHÉ MANKERIAN, VICKI RAY, RAFAEL LIEBICH, GENEVIEVE LEE, LOUISE THOMAS Saturday, February 11, 2012 - 8:00PM Pierre's Fine Pianos 11039 W Pico Blvd. Los Angeles CA [WestSide] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/m8yo88 Program - Nothing Is Real: psychedelia for piano and electronics Shaun Naidoo: Voices of Time - World Premiere ARON KALLAY piano Pierre Jodlowski: Série Noire VATCHÉ MANKERIAN piano Linda Bouchard: Gassho VICKI RAY piano Charles Dodge: Any Resemblance Is Purely Coincidental RAFAEL LIEBICH piano Alvin Lucier: Nothing Is Real (Strawberry Fields Forever) GENEVIEVE LEE piano Mike McFerron: Torrid Mix LOUISE THOMAS piano What do you hear when the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries collide? For the PIE folks, it's a kaleidoscopic concert of fleeting sonic images, epic journeys, and eerie doppelgangers. Performed on a rare 9-foot Fazioli piano renowned for its beautiful tone, these works promise to be astonishing, strange, and a little bit trippy. Founded by pianist ARON KALLAY and composer ISAAC SCHANKLER, People Inside Electronics has been putting on concerts since 2009, with programs including world premieres, ambitious mega-works by both young and established composers, and human-machine hybrid improvisations, just to name a few things. They've worked with visual artists, dancers, writers, actors, scientists, and engineers too, and in 2010 teamed up with fellow concert series In Frequency to bring visionary composer ANNIE GOSFIELD from New York to LA for a full week of events. KPFK's Global Village called PIE "The Wizards of 'Ahs'!" (they're pretty sure that's a compliment). Want to help make great music? You can support the concert through a IndieGoGo! For information, click: http://ftp.indiegogo.com/People-Inside-Electronics Tickets: $20 / $10 students, Online or at the door. For concert information, to read about the artists, and to order tickets, click: http://tinyurl.com/7e39kym ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.69 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Concerts in the Rotunda - Free UCLA Professors MOVSES POGOSSIAN and GUILLAUME SUTRE joined by fellow strings faculty ANTONIO LYSY and RICHARD O'NEILL with first-year students from the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music Saturday, February 11, 2012 - 8:00PM UCLA Powell Library - 2nd Floor Rotunda [WestSide][Free] For directions and maps, click: http://www.ucla.edu/map/ Program Vivaldi: "Le quattro stagioni" (The Four Seasons) Other Baroque selections UCLA Strings Studios faculty MOVSES POGOSSIAN, GUILLAUME SUTRE, ANTONIO LYSY, and RICHARD O'NEILL return with their first-year students for this annual celebration featuring Vivaldi's perennial favorite along with other Baroque selections, performed within the wonderful acoustics of the Powell Library Building Rotunda. The Rotunda, one of the jewels of Southern California chamber music venues, has been used by the Da Camera Society for presenting ANONYMOUS 4 on the Chamber Music in Historic Sites series. It's located across the Dickson Plaza from Royce Hall. Free concert - no reservations or tickets required. For information, contact the series' director CATHERINE BROWN at (310) 206-5020 or click: http://www2.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college/10644.cfm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.70 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ California Lutheran University - Free Orvil and Gloria Franzen 2011-2012 Organ Program Series Organist JOHN DITTO Sunday, February 12, 2012 - 2:00PM Samuelson Chapel California Lutheran University 60 West Olsen Road Thousand Oaks CA [ThousandOaks][Free] For directions, click: http://www.callutheran.edu/neighbors/guide/directions_to.php JOHN DITTO, Associate Professor Emeritus of the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance, is Music Director and Organist at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Kansas City. John Ditto earned his Bachelor of Music from Drake University, his Master's degree from the University of Michigan, and his Doctor of Musical Arts from the Eastman School of Music, where he was awarded the prestigious Performer's Certificate. He has served as organist/choirmaster for churches in Iowa, Michigan, Indiana, Missouri and New York. Free admission. Donations accepted. For information, click: http://ww2.clunet.edu/calendar/event/2662 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.71 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LOS ANGELES RECORDER ORCHESTRA - Free TOM AXWORTHY conductor Sunday, February 12, 2012 - 2:00PM St. Bede's Episcopal Church 3590 Grand View Blvd. Los Angeles CA [WestSide][Free] For directions, click: http://www1.stbedesla.org/directions.htm Saturday, February 25, 2012 - 4:00PM Riviera United Methodist Church 375 Palos Verdes Blvd. Redondo Beach CA [SouthBay] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/2cfo63 Program Telemann (1681-1767): Ouverture Wassermusik J.S. Bach: Cantata 106 - opening section Vivaldi: Concerto in G Minor Freddie Mercury: Bohemian Rhapsody (1975) Ralph Vaughan Williams: Concerto Grosso (1950) Andrew Challinger: Buskin Founded in 2004, the 35-member LOS ANGELES RECORDER ORCHESTRA is one of a growing number of recorder orchestras performing music of all periods on a full range of Early Music recorders, from sopranino to sub great bass. Read about LARO by clicking: http://www.larohome.org/ Listen to the unique sound of LARO in a full-length selection by clicking: http://www.larohome.org/media/BritishEighth.mp3 Free admission. For information, click: http://www.larohome.org/concerts.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.72 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace Family Concert Series - Free Annual Valentine's Day Concert with Baritone HERSHEL GREEN and Pianist ANN PATRICK GREEN Sunday, February 12, 2012 - 2:00PM The Richard Nixon Library 18001 Yorba Linda Boulevard Yorba Linda CA [OrangeCounty][Free] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/exr7l Free admission. For information, click: http://events.nixonfoundation.org/concerts/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.73 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ EMIL ILIEV organ Sunday, February 12, 2012 - 2:00PM St. Michael & All Angels Church 3646 Coldwater Canyon Blvd Studio City CA [SanFernandoValley] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/252rhd3 Program Selections for organ J.S. Bach, Mendelssohn, and Langlais A native of Bulgaria, EMIL ILIEV graduated from the School of Music in Russe and continued his instruction at the Academy of Music in Sofia. He won the National Competition for Bulgarian Piano Music in Provadia, Bulgaria; the Dimitar Nenov National Competition; and the International Competition for young pianists in Salerno, Italy. After winning the IBLA International Competition in Ragusa, Italy, he received a scholarship for study at the North Carolina School of the Arts, where he completed his Master of Music Degree in piano performance. Currently Mr. Iliev is the organist at St. Michael and All Angels Church in Studio City. St. Michael & All Angels Church is a 1961 modern architectural gem designed by A. Quincy Jones. For information, call (818) 763-9193 or click: http://www.laago.org/calendar/calendar.pdf ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.74 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sundays at Two - Free Where Elegance meets Passion... SONICATION LAUREN SMITH soprano, CHRIS WOODS violin, ADRIENNE WOODS cello Sunday, February 12, 2012 - 2:00PM Rolling Hills United Methodist Church 26438 Crenshaw Blvd. Rolling Hills Estates CA [SouthBay][Free] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/cwvyc Program - Selections from Sonication's Newly Released CD "Classical Collection" Handel/Halvorsen: Passacaglia for violin and cello Puccini: Quando M'en Vo from La Bohčme Puccini: O Mio Babbino Caro from Gianni Schicchi Massenet: Meditation from Thaďs Gershwin: Summertime from Porgy and Bess Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No.5 And more Listen to samples and purchase by clicking: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/sonication These three rising stars cover all styles from opera and musical theater to jazz, pop, rock, and R&B. Individually they've performed as members of the Quartetto Fantastico and the Hutchins Consort, with L.A. Opera, on the Tonight Show, for the Grammys, American Idol, Glee, and America's Got Talent, with Southeast Symphony and Center Stage Opera, and alongside of Stevie Wonder at the Nokia L.A. Theater. Their classical roots come from training at the Manhattan School of Music and University of South Carolina. Explore Sonication's website and listen by clicking: http://sonicationmusic.com/ The acoustics of Rolling Hills United Methodist Church's sanctuary are among the finest in Southern California, and the venue's idyllic sylvan setting next to the South Coast Botanic Garden on the north-east corner of Crenshaw Blvd and Palos Verdes Drive North makes the concert experience especially pleasant. Rolling Hills United Methodist Church's "Sundays At Two" presents free concerts without intermission typically on the second Sundays of the month September through June, except December and the month of Easter. Generous at-the-door contributions (100% are for the artists) will ensure the success of the series. Contribute what you can. Free admission. Donations appreciated. For concert information and to see a photo of the artists, click: http://www.rhumc.org/musicconcerts.asp#20120212 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.75 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pacific Symphony Orchestra Chamber Music ORLI SHAHAM piano and host SUSANA PORETSKY mezzo-soprano, RAYMOND KOBLER violin, ROBERT BECKER viola, TIMOTHY LANDAUER cello, BENJAMIN SMOLEN flute, BENJAMIN LULICH clarinet Sunday, February 12, 2012 - 3:00PM Samueli Theater Orange County Performing Arts Center 615 Town Center Drive Costa Mesa CA [OrangeCounty] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/6yyzw3 Program Debussy: Syrinx Debussy: Premier Rhapsody Ravel: Chanson de Madecasses Fauré: Piano Quartet Read about pianist host for the afternoon ORLI SHAHAM by clicking: http://www.orlishaham.com/ Read about the PSO artists by clicking: http://www.pacificsymphony.org/main.taf?p=5,2 The Samueli Theater is transformed into a café where you can enjoy coffee/tea and pastries, included with the ticket price. Tickets $75, $59. For information and tickets, call (714) 755-5799 or click: http://www.pacificsymphony.org/main.taf?p=9,5,6,6&productionID=8557 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.76 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Colburn Faculty Recital - Free ANDREW PICKEN viola Sunday, February 12, 2012 - 3:00PM Thayer Hall The Colburn School 200 South Grand Avenue Los Angeles CA [DowntownLA][Free] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/28a9f3k Read about violist ANDREW PICKEN by scrolling down after clicking: http://www.rockyridge.org/faculty11/F_strings.htm Free admission. For information, click: http://www.colburnschool.edu/page.cfm?id=1133&verbose=1043 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.77 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sunday Classics at The Merc NANCY ROTH violin, LORENZO SANCHES piano Sunday, February 12, 2012 - 3:00PM The Merc at Old Town Temecula Theater 42051 Main St. Temecula CA [Oceanside/SanDiego] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/2eykgro Tickets: $11 / $5 students. Find the schedule of upcoming concerts by clicking: http://www.goldenvalleymusicsociety.org/concerts.asp ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.78 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Newport Beach Public Library Sunday Musicale - Free ELIXIR PIANO TRIO LUCY NARGIZYAN piano, SAMVEL CHILINGARIAN violin, GARIK TERZIAN cello Sunday, February 12, 2012 - 3:00PM Central Library 1000 Avocado Ave. Newport Beach CA [OrangeCounty][Free] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/28sbcq Founded in 2004, the ELIXIR PIANO TRIO, winner of the "Most Distinguished Musician Award" at the 2005 IBLA International Competition in Italy, performs both traditional and modern repertoire with classical, folk, and jazz influences. The Elixir Piano Trio has become instrumental in promoting works by Armenian and Russian composers. Read about the Trio by clicking: http://elixirpianotrio.com/ Free admission. For information, call (949) 717-3800 or click: http://tinyurl.com/6qysln3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.79 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CHRISTOPH BULL: FIRST & GRAND - Free CHRISTOPH BULL organ Sunday, February 12, 2012 - 3:00PM Bridges Hall of Music Pomona College 150 E. 4th St. Claremont CA [Pomona/Claremont][Free] For directions, click: http://tinyurl.com/yew8cax Program Selections by J.S. Bach, Bruhns, and Bull from Christoph's recent recording "First & Grand: Music from Disney Concert Hall Organ" Purchase First & Grand, the premiere recording on the Disney Concert Hall Organ, by clicking: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/christophbull5 Born in Mannheim, Germany CHRISTOPH BULL improvised his first tunes on the piano at age five and started playing church service and organ concerts as well as rock-band shows at age twelve. He has won first prize in many organ and songwriting competitions. In 2002, he became the fifth university organist at UCLA, where he also teaches. As a solo artist, Christoph has performed extensively in Europe and the United States, including the Glatter-Götz/Rosales organ at the Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Lynn Dobson organ at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. Read about Christoph and watch by clicking: http://www.christophbull.com/ See the concert e-flyer by clicking: http://tinyurl.com/7mzcghg Free admission. For information, call (909) 607-2671, or click: http://tinyurl.com/7dfr2yj ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.80 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LAMusArt Benefit Concert SHAWN WEIL violinist of the St. Louis Symphony GIDEON RUBIN piano and Music Director of LAMusArt Sunday, February 12, 2012 - 3:00PM Los Angeles Music and Art School (LAMusArt) 3630 E. Third Street Los Angeles CA [EastLA] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/89nwc2m Program Selections by Mozart, Brahms, and Franck Read about violinist SHAWN WEIL by clicking: http://www.stlsymphony.org/bios/second-violins/shawn-weil.aspx Read about pianist GIDEON RUBIN by clicking: http://gideonrubinpianist.com/ The Los Angeles Music and Art School (LAMusArt), established in 1945, is a non-profit organization providing quality and affordable arts education to East Los Angeles and the surrounding communities. Classes are offered year-round in music, dance, drama, and art. It is a multi-arts organization whose doors are open to anyone with a desire to explore their artistic talent regardless of age, talent, ability to pay, or ethnic origin. Read about LAMusArt by clicking: http://lamusart.org Tickets: $25 / $10 students. For information, call (323) 262-7734. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.81 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CSUF Guest Artists Recital GABRIELA MONTERO piano Sunday, February 12, 2012 - 4:00PM Meng Concert Hall CSUF Clayes Performing Arts Center California State University, Fullerton 800 N. State College Blvd. Fullerton CA [OrangeCounty] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/oaxdp For a campus map, click: http://www.fullerton.edu/campusmap/ Program Brahms: Three Intermezzos, Op.117 Liszt: Sonata in B Minor, S178 Improvisations based on melodies suggested by audience members Venezuelan-born pianist GABRIELA MONTERO's visionary interpretations and unique improvisational gifts have won her a quickly expanding audience and devoted worldwide following. Read about Gabriela Montero, watch, and listen by clicking: http://www.gabrielamontero.com/ Tickets: $15. For information, click: http://www.fullerton.edu/arts/music/2011-2012events/Montero.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.82 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ENLIGHTENMENT CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES - Free Sunday, February 12, 2012 - 4:00PM Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church of Pasadena 301 North Orange Grove Boulevard Pasadena CA [Pasadena/Glendale][Free] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/nu357 Program Tchaikovsky: Meditation, Melodie, Lensky's Aria from Eugene Onegin Mendelssohn: Piano Trio in D Minor, Op.49 Borodin: Nocturne from String Quartet No.2 Rachmaninoff: Daisies Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K581 and more... Performed by STUART CLARK clarinet MARINA MANUKIAN, NEIL SAMPLES violins ANDREW DUCKLES viola JOHN WALZ cello SVETLANA TRANSKY piano GEORGE KOMSKY tenor Aficionados will immediately recognize the artists as among the town's finest ensemble players. ENLIGHTENMENT CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES is dedicated to bringing audiences the finest performances of chamber music repertoire, dating as far back as the Renaissance and continuing through the centuries to our time. Free admission. Reception following the concert. For information, call (818) 566-1056 or e-mail info@enlchambermusic.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.83 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pasadena Conservatory of Music Mansions and Music Concert CEORA WINDS MICHELLE MATSUMUNE flute, HEATHER MILLETTE clarinet, CHRISTIN WEBB bassoon Sunday, February 12, 2012 - 4:00PM The Blacker House [Pasadena/Glendale] Program Selections by Vivaldi, Ibert, Shostakovich, Piazzolla, and Pizzi The members of CEORA WINDS have played chamber music together for ten years, performing throughout Southern California and across the country. Its members hold advanced degrees from leading schools including Oberlin and Peabody Conservatories, Cleveland Institute of Music, Indiana University, and California Institute of the Arts. Read about the ensemble and listen by clicking: http://www.ceorawinds.com Read about the historic Green & Green Blacker House in Pasadena by clicking: http://www.gamblehouse.org/nnb/blacker/blacker.html Tickets: $75. A reception follows the performance. For reservations and information, call (626) 683-3355. For information click: http://www.pasadenaconservatory.org/mansions-music.php ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.84 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ St. James Presbyterian Sunday Concert Series - Free AlmaNova Flutist JESSICA PIERCE and guitarist ALMER IMAMOVIC Sunday, February 12, 2012 - 4:00PM St. James Presbyterian Church 19414 Ventura Blvd. Tarzana CA [SanFernandoValley][Free] (101 Exit: Tampa, proceed west 1-1/2 blocks) For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/36o2og Program Selections by J.S. Bach, da Falla, Ibert, Piazzolla, and Ravel, as well as guitarist Almer Imamovic's own compositions The innovative AlmaNova duo has been trained in the classical tradition while exploring other types of music. AlmaNova's great love of all musical genres shines through to their audience by way of dynamic performances and engaging stage presence. AlmaNova has traveled worldwide playing their unique blend of classical repertoire infused with music from the Balkans, Spain, Latin America, and the British Isles. Read about AlmaNova by clicking: http://www.almanova.us/ Flutist JESSICA PIERCE and guitarist ALMER IMAMOVIC began their careers in France while studying at the famed École Normale de Musique de Paris. They both continued their studies at the USC Thornton School, where Jessica earned her doctorate under JIM WALKER and Almer earned his Master's under SCOTT TENNANT. AlmaNova performed throughout Europe and the North America including Paris's Theatre de Naples, the Tijuana International Guitar Festival, the Juan Serrano International Guitar Festival, and the Dom Armije in Sarajevo, Bosnia. Read about Jessica and Almer by clicking: http://www.almanova.us/biographies/ Free, a freewill offering will be taken. For information, call (818) 345-2057 or click: http://stjamespres.org/2012springconcertseries.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.85 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Great Music at St. James' - Free International Laureates Organ Series EDWARD TIPTON organ Sunday, February 12, 2012 Solemn Evensong with Choir of St. James' - 4:30PM Organ recital - 6:00PM St. James Episcopal Church 3903 Wilshire Blvd. (near Western) Los Angeles CA [midWilshireLA][Free] Free church parking on the west side of Gramercy, one block north of Wilshire. By metro: Red Line to Wilshire/Western Station (then walk two blocks west) For directions and a map, click: http://www.saintjamesla.org/default.aspx?id=49&subId=151 From 1989 until 2010 EDWARD TIPTON served as Canon for Music at the American Cathedral in Paris. During this time he was Artistic Director of Les Arts George V, the American Cathedral's arts association which organized over 70 events each year. In 1994 he founded the Paris Choral Society, which regularly performed major works for symphonic chorus and orchestra. Appointed in 2010 as Minister of Music for St. John's Pro-Cathedral, Los Angeles, Tipton concurrently maintains an active international career as an organist having performed at such notable venues as Notre Dame de Paris, London's Westminster Cathedral, and Charleston's Piccolo Spoleto Festival USA. Free admission. For information, call the St. James' Concert Office at (213) 388-3417 or click: http://www.saintjamesla.org/default.aspx?Id=50&subId=66 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.86 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Giovanni Gabrieli - A 400th Year Anniversary Celebration TESSERAE String-and-Brass Early Music Ensemble ALEX OPSAHL cornetto, IAN PRITCHARD harpsichord, NICHOLAS DALEY, KEN KUGLER, NOAH GLADSTONE sackbuts, SUSAN FELDMAN, AMY WANG Baroque violins, LEIF WOODWARD Baroque cello, GABRIEL GOLDEN violone, with Early Brass specialists BRUCE DICKEY, KIRI TOLLAKSEN, STEPHEN ESCHER, GREG INGLES, and others Sunday, February 12, 2012 - 5:00PM All Saints Episcopal Church 504 N. Camden Dr. Beverly Hills CA [WestSide][Free] For directions, click: http://www.allsaintsbh.org/maps.htm Join TESSERAE in celebrating Giovanni Gabrieli with a spectacular performance of three-choir vocal and instrumental music. The concert will feature some of the Venetian master's most famous vocal motets and instrumental canzoni, taking advantage of the acoustical possibilities in All Saints' Episcopal Church, Beverly Hills. After the performance, all those who enjoy playing and singing this music are invited to join forces with performers in a short, informal jam session. If you are interested in taking part in this post-concert event, simply e-mail tesseraemusic@gmail.com about your instrument/voice, and you will be sent your part. This post-concert event is supported by SCEMS and is completely free. TESSERAE is a Los Angeles-based period-instrument ensemble specializing in music from the early 17th century. Formed in 2010, Tesserae combines instruments from various Renaissance consort families (violin, viol, violone, and brass) and explores some of the most beautiful repertoire of the time, from the intimate chamber music of the early 17th century to the splendor of large-scale Venetian polychoral music. Read about Tesserae and its artists and listen by clicking: http://tesserae-la.com Tickets: $15 - $50. For information and to order tickets, click: http://tesserae-la.com/when/?id=8 and http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/219109 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.87 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SUNDAYS LIVE Chamber Music Series - Free LINCOLN TRIO DESIRÉE RUHSTRAT violin, DAVID CUNLIFFE cello, MARTA AZNAVOORIAN piano, Sunday, February 12, 2012 - 6:00PM Los Angeles County Museum of Art - Leo S. Bing Theater 5905 Wilshire Blvd. (just east of Fairfax) Los Angeles CA [midWilshireLA][Free] For directions, click: http://sundayslive.org/directions.cfm Program Beethoven: Trio in B-flat Major, Op.11 Lera Auerbach: Prelude, from Piano Trio Stacy Garrop: Silver Dagger Jennifer Higdon: Piano Trio Ástor Piazzolla: Otońo Porteńo from Cuatro estaciónes porteńas (The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires) Formed in 2003, the LINCOLN TRIO takes its name from their home, the heartland of the United States, the land of Lincoln. The Trio has performed throughout the United States, including appearances at Carnegie Hall's Weil Recital Hall, the Ravinia Festival, the Indianapolis Beethoven Chamber Music Series, Lane Concert Series, University of Chicago, Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert Series, Music in the Loft, Poisson Rouge, and in Springfield, Illinois, where the Trio was chosen to celebrate the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial celebration with President Barack Obama. It is ensemble-in-residence at the Music Institute of Chicago. Read about the Lincoln Trio by clicking: http://www.lincolntrio.com/ Begun in 1948, SUNDAYS LIVE is the longest-running music broadcast in Los Angeles. It presents weekly classical chamber music concerts and recitals by premier professional artists from Southern California and around the world. These one-hour concerts are presented free to the public at 6:00PM on Sundays in the Leo S. Bing Theater of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. No tickets or reservations are required, and all are welcome. Read about Sundays Live by clicking: http://www.sundayslive.org/ Sundays Live concerts are streamed live over the internet. Listen by clicking at concert time: http://more.lacma.org:8088/SundaysLive Listen to the previous Sunday's concert streamed on-demand or downloaded as a podcast from the KUSC website by clicking: http://www.kusc.org/Episodes.aspx?PID=2147 Note to iPad users: The live stream presently does not work for your device. To stream the KUSC concert re-broadcast, click the "Subscribe via RSS" button after clicking the link above. Free admission. For concert and artist information, call (323) 857-6234 or click: http://www.lacma.org/event/lincoln-trio ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.88 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cal State University Northridge Music Department Memorial Recital for RON PURCELL, CSUN Emeritus Professor of Music performed by his former students Sunday, February 12, 2012 - 7:30PM Cypress Recital Hall Cal State University Northridge 18111 Nordhoff Street Northridge CA [SanFernandoValley] For directions, click: http://www.csun.edu/aboutCSUN/directions.html and for a campus map, click: http://www.csun.edu/maps/ CSUN Emeritus Professor of Music RON PURCELL passed away September 7, 2011. Ron joined the music faculty in 1971, was awarded Emeritus Status in 2001, and continued to teach guitar until 2006. Ron established a preeminent guitar program at California State University, Northridge, one of the first in the United States, which continues to be highly respected. In the early 1980's, Ron was able to persuade his teacher, ANDRES SEGOVIA, to perform a benefit recital at CSUN, which established the endowed Segovia Guitar Scholarship. In his role as President of the American Guitar Society for decades, Ron brought many international guitarists to perform at CSUN. Ron established and provided the leadership for the International Guitar Research Archives. Now housed in the Oviatt Library, IGRA represents one of the finest and most complete historical collections of guitar repertoire in the world today. After his retirement from the faculty in 2006, Ron continued to work in the Oviatt Library to catalog and digitize this collection to ensure it was available to scholars worldwide. - Robert Bucker Free admission, no tickets required. For information, click: http://www.csun.edu/calendar/music/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.89 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Society for the Activation of Social Space through Art and Sound AD HOC #4: FRED FRITH Sunday, February 12, 2012 - 7:30PM Eagle Rock Center for the Arts 2225 E. Colorado Blvd. Los Angeles CA [Pasadena/Glendale] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/fzyjm SASSAS and Center for the Arts Eagle Rock have the honor of presenting an evening with FRED FRITH. As a songwriter, composer, improviser, and multi-instrumentalist best known for the reinvention of the electric guitar, "Frith makes music that must count amongst the most powerful and original of the present time" - Liberation (France). Read about Fred Frith by clicking: http://www.fredfrith.com/ The Society for the Activation of Social Space through Art and Sound (SASSAS) is supported in part through grants from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, the Foundation for Contemporary Arts, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, the West Hollywood Arts and Cultural Affairs Commission and the support of its members. Since its founding over ten years ago SASSAS has presented experimental music to Los Angeles audiences through the sound. series of concerts. Ad Hoc is designed to accommodate short-term requests by national and international touring musicians wanting to perform in Los Angeles. Read about SASSAS by clicking: http://www.sassas.org Tickets: $12 advance / $15 at the door / $10 for SASSAS and CFAER members For full information including parking suggestions, click: http://sassas.org/adhoc/ and http://www.centerartseaglerock.org/index.php/calendar/event/id/776 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.90 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Compline - Free University of Redlands CHAPEL SINGERS NICHOLLE ANDREWS conductor Sunday, February 12, 2012 - 7:30PM Memorial Chapel University of Redlands 1200 E. Colton Ave. Redlands CA [Redlands/Riverside][Free] For directions, click: http://www.redlands.edu/5291.asp CHAPEL SINGERS are a select 24-voice auditioned ensemble founded in 1955. Listen to beautiful live full performances by the University of Redlands Chapel Singers and watch by clicking: http://www.redlands.edu/academics/school-of-music/chapel-singers.aspx Free admission. For information contact the School of Music at (909) 748-8700 or click: http://tinyurl.com/6n6eget ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.91 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ :: THE WEEKLY CONCERTS (check schedules - some may be on hiatus) a. Colburn Conservatory Student Performances - Free Performance Forums Most Thursdays - 11:00AM - Thayer Hall Friday Night Recitals Most Fridays - 7:00PM - Mayman Hall The Colburn School 200 South Grand Avenue Los Angeles CA [DownTownLA][Free] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/3xnb39 Join the Colburn School mailing list and receive "This Week At The Colburn School" e-mails by clicking: http://www.colburnschool.edu/page.cfm?p=1136 Free admission. Subject to cancellation - call (213) 621-2200 to confirm. For scheduled dates and times, click: http://www.colburnschool.edu/page.cfm?p=1133 b. Los Angeles City College Daytime Concert Series - Free Tuesdays and Thursdays - 12:00 noon Music Building, Clausen Hall, Room 247 Los Angeles City College 855 North Vermont Ave. Los Angeles CA [Hollywood/LosFeliz][Free] For maps and parking directions, click: http://www.lacitycollege.edu/citymain/aboutlacc.html Free admission. For information, call (323) 953-4000, ext.2880 or click: http://tinyurl.com/6dmoqb5 c. First Congregational Church of Los Angeles - Free THURSDAY NOONTIME ORGAN RECITALS S. WAYNE FOSTER Organist-in-Residence or guest organist Thursdays - 12:10PM First Congregational Church of Los Angeles 540 S. Commonwealth Ave. (at Sixth St.) Los Angeles CA [midWilshireLA][Free] For a map, click: http://www.fccla.org/_extra/map-directions.html Organist in Residence S. Wayne Foster and his guests offer free concerts every Thursday at 12:10P throughout the year. Los Angeles Magazine has chosen the free Thursday organ recitals at First Church as one of their "152 Favorite Things About LA!" Read about S. WAYNE FOSTER, where you can listen to Air by Gerre Hancock, by clicking: http://www.concertartists.com/SWF.html Free admission with a light lunch following. For information, call (213) 385-1345 or click: http://www.fccla.org/music.html d. Pierce College Music Department Afternoon Concerts - Free Thursdays - 12:45PM Performing Arts Building Mainstage Pierce College 6201 Winnetka Ave. Woodland Hills CA [SanFernandoValley][Free] For directions, click: http://www.lapc.cc.ca.us/directions.asp For directions, click: http://www.piercecollege.edu/pierce_map.asp Free admission. For information, click: http://www.piercecollege.edu/departments/music/concerts.asp e. Claremont Colleges - Free FRIDAY NOON CONCERT SERIES Fridays - 12:15PM Balch Auditorium Scripps College Corner of Tenth St. and Columbia Claremont CA [Pomona/Claremont][Free] For directions, click: http://www.scrippscollege.edu/about/directions.php and for a campus map, click: http://www.scrippscollege.edu/about/campus-map.php Free admission. See the schedule of upcoming concerts by clicking: http://tinyurl.com/3xg7nuv f. The Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace - Free FAMILY CONCERT SERIES Sundays - 2:00PM The Richard Nixon Library 18001 Yorba Linda Boulevard Yorba Linda CA [OrangeCounty][Free] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/exr7l Free admission. See the schedule of upcoming concerts by clicking: http://events.nixonfoundation.org/concerts/ g. SUNDAY CLASSICS AT THE MERC Sundays - 3:00PM Old Town Temecula Theater 42051 Main St. Temecula CA [Oceanside/SanDiego] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/2eykgro In fall of 2008, the Golden Valley Music Society began presenting Classics at The Merc, an almost-every-Sunday series of concerts at the Old Town Temecula Theater's "Merc" lobby area that features small ensembles offering an array of classical styles and instruments. The Merc's informal setting brings fine music to the audience close-up and intimately. Tickets: $11 / $5 students. Find the schedule of upcoming concerts by clicking: http://www.goldenvalleymusicsociety.org/concerts.asp h. Sundays Live - Free CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES Sundays - 6:00PM Los Angeles County Museum of Art - Leo S. Bing Theater 5905 Wilshire Blvd. (just east of Fairfax) Parking across the street at Wilshire & Spaulding Los Angeles CA [midWilshireLA][Free] For directions, click: http://sundayslive.org/directions.cfm Begun in 1948, SUNDAYS LIVE is the longest-running music broadcast in Los Angeles. It presents weekly classical chamber music concerts and recitals by premier professional artists from Southern California and around the world. These one-hour concerts are presented free to the public at 6:00PM on Sundays in the Leo S. Bing Theater of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. No tickets or reservations are required, and all are welcome. Read about Sundays Live by clicking: http://www.sundayslive.org/ Sundays Live concerts are streamed live over the internet. Listen by clicking at concert time: http://sundayslive.org/SundaysLive.asx Listen to the previous Sunday's concert streamed on-demand or downloaded as a podcast from the KUSC website by clicking: http://www.kusc.org/Episodes.aspx?PID=2147 Note to iPad users: The live stream presently does not work for your device. To stream the KUSC concert re-broadcast, click the "Subscribe via RSS" button after clicking the link above. Free admission. For concert information, click: http://sundayslive.org/ i. CGU Concerts at CST Sponsored by the Department of Music at Claremont Graduate University CGU and by Claremont School of Theology CST Tuesdays - 4:00PM Mudd Theater at the Claremont School of Theology 1325 N. College Claremont CA [Pomona/Claremont][Free] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/ycqs4ho Free admission. For information, click: http://www.cgu.edu/pages/1362.asp j. USC Thornton School MUSIC AT NOON - Free Wednesdays - 12:00 noon United University Church University of Southern California [SouthLA][Free] For a campus map and directions, click: http://www.usc.edu/info/maps/ The USC Thornton School of Music also presents a free weekly recital series, "Music at Noon," on Wednesdays at the United University church. The series showcases some of the school's finest soloists and ensembles performing varied programs. Free admission. For information, click: http://www.usc.edu/schools/music/performance/ensembles/ k. Pasadena Presbyterian - Free MUSIC AT NOON Concert Series Wednesdays - 12:10PM Pasadena Presbyterian Church 585 E. Colorado Blvd. (NW corner of Colorado & Madison) Pasadena CA [Pasadena/Glendale][Free] For directions, click: http://www.ppc.net/map.html Free admission. All concerts are followed by an optional $6 sandwich lunch. See the Pasadena Presbyterian "Music at Noon" series by clicking: http://www.ppc.net/music/noonconcerts.html l. Biola University - Free MUSIC AT NOON Wednesdays - 12:30PM Crowell Hall Biola University [Cerritos][Free] For directions, click: http://www.biola.edu/about/map.cfm Free admission. For concert information click: http://academics.biola.edu/music/events/category/music-noon/ m. Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels - Free ORGAN RECITAL or DEMONSTRATION Cathedral organist SAMUEL S. SORIA or guest artist Wednesdays - 12:45PM Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels 555 W. Temple Street Los Angeles CA [DownTownLA][Free] For parking information, click: http://www.olacathedral.org/gettinghere/ Free admission. See the musical offerings at Our Lady of the Angels by clicking: http://www.olacathedral.org/ n. LAVC Wednesday Concerts - Free Wednesdays - 1:00PM Music Recital Hall - M106 Music Building Los Angeles Valley College 5800 Fulton Ave. Valley Glen CA [SanFernandoValley][Free] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/2c9sbe For a campus map, click: http://www.lavc.cc.ca.us/map.pdf Free admission. For information, call (818) 778-5633 or click: http://www.lavc.edu/music/lavc-music-calendar.htm :: Websites of High Interest to Southland Chamber Music Aficionados (Concert Presenters - Send/Upload Concert Announcements) Performing Arts Live The most comprehensive online listing of Music, Theater, and Dance events in Southern California http://www.performingartslive.com/ KUSC Concert Calendar Concerts on the KUSC Calendar are provided through the classical music announcements uploaded to Performing Arts Live http://www.kusc.org/concerts/ experienceLA Official Cultural Calendar of Los Angeles County http://www.experiencela.com/calendar Robert Cauer Violins Los Angeles' Longest-Running Classical Music Calendar http://cauer.com/index.php?option=com_jevents CultureSpotLA A Selective Guide to Arts in Los Angeles including Reviews http://culturespotla.com/ Orange County Guitar Circle's Comprehensive Classical Guitar Events in Southern California http://ocgc.org/pages/SoCalEvents.htm Southern California Orchestra Concerts http://www.palosverdes.com/SoCalOrch/ Southern California Vocal Concerts http://www.laurislist.net/index.php?option=com_events Southern California Organ Concerts http://www.laago.org/calendar/calendar.pdf L. 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