New Music Group Rolls Out Its First Concert in So Pasadena June 20
Clear evidence that the San Gabriel Valley is coming alive with new sounds of music is now apparent given the newly formed group IN FREQUENCY that carries the sub-title “Music, Now and Then”. Co founded by violinist Tereza Stanislav and percussionist Andrea Moore, seven members will perform new, exciting compositions that generally were introduced after [...]
Southwest Chamber Recordings Now Available Through NAXOS
An exciting development has taken place at Southwest Chamber Music. The Pasadena-based, two-time GRAMMY winning ensemble will now be offered through Naxos records. Its Cambria Master Recordings are of the finest quality and their recordings—like those of the Carlos Chavez Chamber music that won the Grammys–can be downloaded as tracks at 99 cents each (how [...]
Christine Dow at Music at Noon June 17
Christine Azzoni Dow graces the organ at Mission Basilica San Juan Capistrano. As a keyboard artist, she is a fine pianist as well. She will bring her artistry to the Music at Noon program at the Pasadena Presbyterian Church on Colorado Blvd. this Wednesday, June 17. This free series presents the finest artists in Southern [...]
Talented Bishop to Perform on Church Organ
The Rt. Rev’d Daren K. Williams, Bishop of the Anglican Church in America’s Diocese of the West is an accomplished organist, a professional prior to his seminary ordination. He will demonstrate his talent and skill on the organ at 4:15 p.m. Sunday, June 21 at St. Mary’s of the Angels Anglican Church, 4510 Finley Ave., [...]
Pasadena Pops Opens at Descanso June 19
Everything is popping at the Pops. Conductor Rachael Worby is ready to present four exciting concerts on two nights each at Descanso Gardens, La Cañada Flintridge. The fun begins Friday, June 19 with a repeat on Saturday, June 20. “A Night in the Tropics” is the theme. Music of Astor Piazzola, Heitor Villa Lobos, Rimsky-Korsakov [...]
Symphony Unveils Plan to Overcome Obstacles
“We have supported the Pasadena Symphony for years,” I was told by a woman at an opening recently. “But,” she continued, “no more after the mismanagement there.”
That is exactly the perception that CEO, Paul Jan Zdunek, must overcome in order to keep his organization, The Pasadena Symphony Association, from getting stalled in a morass.
To accomplish [...]
Czardas Trio at Bella Sera, Monrovia, June 5
A Czarda is a pub, and Czardas is both the dance and the music of the national dance of Hungary that was popularized in many countries of the region in the 19th-century.
A local group that specializes in this music is the Czardas Trio. They will be performing this Friday, June 5 at 7:00 p.m. at [...]
Free Community Night at Pasadena City Hall June 7th
Pasadena Pops Orchestra, Rachael Worby, conductor, vocalist Valerie Pettiford, the All-City Band from the Pasadena Unified School District and the Community Concert Choir join to celebrate music and summer in Pasadena at 5:30 p.m. (pre-concert activities) and 7:30 p.m. (concert) on Sunday, June 7 at the steps of the Pasadena City Hall. The entire [...]
Los Angeles Chamber Singers Celebrate Henry VIII’s Coronation
Grammy Award winners, Los Angeles Chamber Singers’ Cappella , promise an evening of rich, intimate and varied collection of Tudor music from the 16th century in celebration of the 500th anniversary of the coronation of Henry VIII which took place on June 24, 1509 in a program entitled, “The Musical Legacy of Henry VIII. Their [...]
Camaraderie Top Priority with Masters of Harmony
Barbershop singing was a staple in some southern cities at black barbershops in the mid-1800’s and the barbershop chord, that piercing sound made when a male quartet attains that wonderful, if peculiar, harmony, was stylish. The sweet and sentimental songs, and sometimes comic ditties, sung by these groups were picked up by minstrel shows, then [...]
