Cal Phil Fights Back
The California Philharmonic Orchestra and its CalPhil Foundation intend to fight the announcement made late Wednesday that the Arboretum has selected the Pasadena Pops Orchestra to entertain the thousands who have attended Cal Phil concerts since 1996. The County says it will work with the Pasadena Symphony Association to install the Pasadena Pops as the [...]
Pasadena POPS Announces Move to Arboretum in 2012
The Pasadena Symphony Association released an announcement last night that the Pasadena POPS Orchestra will move its summer concert series to the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, Arcadia, beginning the summer of 2012. In its announcement, CEO Paul Jan Zdunek, indicated that there will be more than just a classical concert series, but [...]
Moorish Spain Celebrated in David Russell Classical Guitar CD
CD REVIEW… The fascinating and epic history of North Africans who emigrated to Spain to be called Moors, or Blacks, and their architectural and musical heritage is still with us today: architecturally in our Mediterranean style homes, and musically from opera to Mariachi and “Norteño”. David Russell, in his latest Telarc CD (released just last [...]
It’s Very Clear – Our Love for Gershwin is Here to Stay
REVIEW… Hershey Felder wears a wig to make him look more like George Gershwin, whom he recreates in his one-man acting-singing-piano-playwright role in the current production at the Pasadena Playhouse, “George Gershwin Alone”. To me Felder appears closer in looks to Danny Thomas, but the looks are not important here. The music and the tale [...]
In Preparation for Easter
Good Friday The Pasadena Presbyterian Church will present a Good Friday Devotional Service at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 22 with a performance of Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem and Francis Poulenc’s “Quatre motets pour un temps de penitence”. The Fauré Requiem is described by Ryan Murphy, Mormon Tabernacle Choir Associate Music Director as “a beautiful meditation on [...]
L A Master Chorale High School Choir Afternoon Concert April 15
Student Choirs from all over the Los Angeles area will come together at 1:00 p.m. Friday, April 15 at Walt Disney Concert Hall to be directed by Los Angeles Master Chorale Music Director, Grant Gershon, in a program of the music of Alexandra Pascanu, Samuel Barber, Pedro Gutierrez, Ola Gjeilo, Francis Poulenc, David Dickau and [...]
Musica Angelica Presents French Cantatas April 17
An unusual offering of French cantatas will be presented by Musica Angelica with soprano Ellen Hargis at 8:00 p.m. Saturday, April 16 at Neighborhood Church, Pasadena. Ellen Hargis is a noted soprano who has utilized her clear soprano voice to build a following for her specialization: 17th and 18th century music. Hargis will sing “Pan [...]
Continuing Organ Dedication Recital Series with tenor Robert Hoyt– Church of the Good Shepherd, April 17
Dr. Robert Tall returns to the sanctuary of the Church of the Good Shepherd to perform on the new five-manual Rogers Digital Organ in a continuation of the church’s celebration of the newly installed organ. The music series, Music in Sacred Spaces, is under the direction of Timothy Durkovic. Tenor Robert Hoyt will also perform [...]
Robert Edward Thies, Pianist – So Pasadena Restoration Concert April 17
Pianist Robert Edward Thies returns to the South Pasadena Restoration Concert series to perform works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Claude Debussy and Sergei Prokofiev at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, April 17. Thies, a regular performer in this series, is heard at the South Pasadena Library’s Community Room features nice acoustics and a beautiful sounding piano—Thies is [...]
Pasadena Pro Musica in Passion Season Music April 17
“Great Music and Great Art” is promised by the Pasadena Pro Musica chorus for its 4:00 p.m. Sunday, April 17 concert at Neighborhood Church, Pasadena. Pasadena Pro Musica is conducted by Stephen Grimm. Music of the Lenten season is to be performed with accompanying art interpreting Holy Week as seen by some of the world’s [...]
