Emerson String Quartet at Coleman Series Sunday, Nov. 1
The famed Emerson String Quartet visits Pasadena on Sunday, Nov. 1 at Beckman Auditorium to perform once again for the Coleman Chamber Concert series. The program, which begins at 3:30 p.m., will offer Felix Mendelssohn’s Quartet in E-flat major; Leos Janacek’s Quartet No. 1, known as the “Kreutzer Sonata”; and Dmitri Shostakovich’s Quartet No. 9 [...]
Los Angeles Chamber at Ambassador Auditorium, Nov 7
The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra will present a program “Discover Beethoven 5″ at 8:00 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7 at Pasadena’s Ambassador Auditorium. This is a new program for the chamber group, calling it the Discover Series.
The orchestra according to the group’s press release will perform only Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 in C-minor. [...]
Music at Noon at Pasadena Pres
For years, the Pasadena Presbyterian Church has presented outstanding musicians performing a brief noon-time concert in the sanctuary of their church. Each Wednesday classical music artists present a 40-minute recital-concert designed to lift the spirits at mid-day. This Wednesday, Oct. 28, Roger Lebow, cellist, will appear with pianist Louise King presenting the music of Oscar [...]
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Deepening Voices: Boys Sing a Different Tune
Recognizing the voice change in teen-aged boys, the Los Angeles Children’s Chorus has brought Dr. Steven Kronauer, a noted singer, on board to launch a program reaching young men whose voices are changing from a treble range to deepening maturity.
Kronauer is said to have a keen understanding of youth [...]
Sunday Concert in a Cemetery! Oct 25—Booooo!
Is this some kind of joke? Well, yes and no. The Los Angeles Contemporary Ensemble has scheduled a concert for 4:00 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25 at the Mountain View Mausoleum in Altadena.
In the 1950’s JPL scientist and artist Richard Davies, Altadena artist Jirayr Zorthyan and Nobel-prize winning physicist, Richard Feynman celebrated the era by often [...]
Late News: Pasadena Symphony two-fer package
In time for its opening night, Oct. 24, the Pasadena Symphony Association is offering an arts stimulus package for a limited time.
The symphony announced today that new subscribers, or those who have not subscribed in the last three seasons, are elibible to receive one free subscription for each subscription purchased.
The way we figure it, a [...]
‘Cabinet of Dr. Caligari’ Screening with Live Electronic Bass Score Oct 24
An unusual film event will take place at the Marjorie Branson Performance Space at Boston Court, Pasadena at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24.
At that time, “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” the 1919 German expressionist film classic will be shown in a newly restored digital version with a live electronic score conceived and performed by [...]
South Pasadena Restoration Concerts Presents Chamber Music Palisades Oct 25
The second in a series of eight concerts at the South Pasadena Public Librarywill present Chamber Music Palisades at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25 in a program of the music of Johann Joaquim Quantz, Madeline Dring, Andre Previn, Beethoven and Francis Poulenc.
Founded in 1997, the Chamber Music Palisades is headed by its co-artistic directors, [...]
Arcadia Public Library to Celebrate Chinese Music Oct 21
The fifth season of the Arcadia Public Library’s A Classical Kaleidoscope begins at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21 in Cay Mortenson Auditorium at the library when Zhiming Han and Cynthia Hsiang return for their second appearance at this series with the music of both contemporary and ancient China.
Cynthia Hsiang, an adjunct professor of Asian Music [...]
People Inside Electronics, New New Music Group Oct 17
Live electronic and electroacoustic music comes to the South Pasadena Public Library at 8:00 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17 presented by a brand new organization, People Inside Electronics (PIE) created by composer-performers Aron Kallay and Isacc Schankler to allow classic works of the 20th century and brand new music to be heard side-by-side.
The concert is the [...]
