Art of the Baroque Flute in the Spotlight at Musica Angelica
Musica Angelica will present a concert dedicated to “The Art of the Baroque Flute” this Saturday, Jan. 30 at 8 p.m. at the Neighborhood Church, Pasadena. Principal flutist of Musica Angelica, Stephen Schultz will be heard with ensemble members: principal 2nd violinist Janet Strauss; principal violist, Suzanna Giordano-Gignac; co-principal cellist Joanna Blendulf and guest harpsichordist, [...]
John Cage with Southwest Chamber Jan 23, Feb 6
Double bassist Tom Peters explains,( if you can), John Cage An exciting concert of ultra-contemporary music at the Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena. An adventure in music with premier performers Lorenz Gamma (recently at Arcadia Library concert), Shalini Vijayan, violins; Jan Karlin, viola; Peter Jacobson, cello; Lynn Vartan, percussion; Alison Bjorkedal, Andrea Puente, [...]
People in the News – Funderburk Resigns APU
Duane Funderburk, Dean of the School of Music at Azusa Pacific University, suddenly resigned his post at the school on December 21, according to Allison Oster, spokeswoman for the university. “We do not comment on personnel matters,” she said. Adding to the mysterious circumstances of his abrupt departure, Funderburk has also left his post as [...]
Arcadia Public Library concert combines history and music
REVIEW Paul Stein, the director of the Classical Kaleidoscope concert series at the Arcadia Public Library, explained to the full house in the Cay Mortensen Auditorium, that the music to be performed by the quintet would be Dmitri Shostakovich’s Piano Quintet for Piano and Strings in G-minor. He explained that the music would be [...]
Arcadia Public Library – A Classical Kaleidoscope Jan 20
Arcadia Public Library concerts, called “A Classical Kaleidoscope” are an unusually brilliant piece of programming by coordinator Paul Stein. On Wednesday, Jan. 20, Stein, a violinist has invited violinist Lorenz Gamma, Aaron Oltman, viola, Maksim Velichkin, cello and Ming Tsu, piano to join him to perform Shostakovich’s Piano Quintet for Piano and Strings in G-minor. [...]
Pacific Serenades Begins 24th Season
Pacific Serenades begins its 24th season at Neighborhood Church, Pasadena, on Sunday, Jan. 31. This group, under the leadership of Mark Carlson, brings true artistry of the chamber ensemble in unpretentious programming. The first concert, typical of Carlson’s style, presents Brahms String Quintet in F-major; Bartok’s “from 44 Duos for two violins”; and a new [...]
New Composition Gets Premiere at Azusa Pacific Jan. 22
Azusa Pacific University has a music department that is growing in stature. Its concerts throughout the year are combinations of students and faculty. At 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 22, Don Neufeld at the piano, with Alex Russell, violin, the Alumni Orchestra, and the Men’s Chorale and Chamber Singers, present a new composition, “The Lord’s [...]
Don’t Miss Jorge Mester, Pasadena Symphony, Howard Shelley Jan 16
Pasadena Symphony, our top regional orchestra presents its second concert of the 2009-2010 season at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 16 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium with long-time friend of the Symphony, pianist Howard Shelley, playing Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 (yeah, that’s Rocky-two). Jorge Mester, now in his 25th year with Pasadena Symphony, conducts. [...]
Armadillo String Quartet, Margaret Thornhill–Tonight, Jan 11
LATE NEWS: The Armadillo String Quartet in its 30th season, begins tonight at 8:00 p.m. at the Neighborhood Church, Pasadena. Appearing with the quartet is clarinetist Margaret Thornhill. The program includes clarinet quintets by Mozart and Hindemith (with Thornhill) and Ives’ First Quartet. Thornhill serves as Adjunct Professor of Clarinet at Concordia University in Irvine [...]
