Sing! Sing! Sing! – Oratorio Rehearsals Begin, and You’re Invited
The First Presbyterian Church Concert Choir of the First Presbyterian Church of Monrovia is extending an invitation to singers who would enjoy singing Handel’s “Messiah” and other Christmas works under the direction of Dr. Peter Green, the church’s Director of Music. Rehearsals begin Thursday, Oct. 7 from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the church’s [...]
Top Music Hits of 1500 AD on Tap for Pasadena Master Chorale
Okay. The headline is pretty sassy, but Jeffrey Bernstein, conductor of the Pasadena Master Chorale, has selected top music favorites from the Renaissance era and put them together in what promises to be an engaging program for the first concert of the 2010-2011 season which will be held at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2 and [...]
Pasadena Symphony Pianist to Perform Gernot Wolfgang, other Premieres, Sept 28
Gloria Cheng will premiere Gernot Wolfgang’s “STILL WATERS” for solo piano, at 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 28, at Zipper Hall at the Colburn School in the latest Piano Spheres presentation. The Grammy-winning pianist will also perform new compositions by Daniel Strong Godfrey and James Newton and selections from works by Thomas Ades, Pierre Boulez, [...]
L A Phil in Two Free Concerts Oct. 1 and 2
The Los Angeles Philharmonic continues its traditional gift to the community’s children with two free performances at 7:30 p.m. Oct 1 and at 1:30 p.m. Oct 2 at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles. The concert celebrates the piano—that is the piano maker, tuner, composer and finally, the artist who performs at the keyboard. [...]
Rachael Worby in Final Concert with Pops
Rachael Worby winds up her more than decade-long service to the Pasadena Pops at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25 when she will conduct her final concert with the Pops in the venue she inaugurated this season, the lawn adjacent to the Rose Bowl. The program is a tribute to Hollywood musicals with guest artists [...]
Camerata Pacifica Begins Fall Concerts in San Marino, Sept 14
Santa Barbara’s Camerata Pacifica will open its 2010-2011 season at 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 14 in Fellow Hall at The Huntington Library, San Marino with a wonderfully diverse program. Ensemble members Warren Jones, piano; Adrian Spence, flute; Ji Hy Jung, percussion; Catherine Leonard, violin; and Ani Aznavoorian, cello perform music by Bach, Schwanter, Golijov, Bright [...]
Sampling Modern and Electronic Music Set for Sept. 17
No one has done more for implementing modern works for the double bass than Sierra Madre resident Tom Peters. Tom has performed solo bass works of just about every modern exponent of the avant-garde music world. His upcoming concert at Cal State Long Beach at 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17 is a sampling of [...]
Bridges Hall of Music, Pomona College Faculty Recitals Sept 13, Sept 19
The official opening of the fall season for the Faculty Recital series at Pomona College will begin at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 19 at Bridges Hall. Performing the music of Yates, Flaherty and others will be Celliola, a viola and cello ensemble augmented by sopranos Gwendolyn Lytle and Anne Harley, pianist Genevieve Feiwen Lee, and [...]
The Classical Music Fall Season – Listings Below
The Peters Music News webpage will be quiesscent until late in September while its editor takes a vacation break. But the Fall season for classical music in the San Gabriel Valley has never looked so strong. Consider subscription tickets, plan to attend benefits, and by all means, financially support our local groups of musicians.
