Musical Short Stories at Colorado College Summer Music Festival
REVIEW… A series of seven relatively brief numbers made a distinct impression on a crowded house at Packard Hall on the campus of Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Co., as the college’s Summer Music Festival wound down for the fifth of seven Festival Artists Concerts that are presented by faculty members of the college’s Festival. The [...]
Gold Crown Awards Go to Distinguished Arts Advocates
Back on June 10, a Friday night, a group of over 100 San Gabriel Valley artists and their supporters met at the home of David and Cheryl Scheidemantle in Pasadena on their spacious lawn to celebrate the support of the arts that four local residents have provided over the years. The four, William Deverell, Sid [...]
A Trip to Colorado Springs to Hear Colorado College Music Festival
Peters Music News will not post until July as a trip to Colorado Springs, Co. takes the stage. We will visit the Colorado College Music Festival and attempt to see the Aspen-Salida Festival in Buena Vista, Co. as well.
Clarinetists Gather at Pomona College, Claremont for Performances June 17 and 18
The Claremont Clarinet Festival is a five-day affair for advanced clarinetists for study and coaching in mid-June. While the summer conference is a tuition-based study, the public will have an opportunity to hear clarinetists perform on the Pomona College campus, Claremont, in several free concerts, one on Friday evening, June 17 and two on Saturday, [...]
Cal State LA Symphony and Olympia Youth Orchestra, June 11
Fung Ho, Director of the Cal State University, Los Angeles, Symphony Orchestra and the Olympia Youth Symphony Orchestra will finish its 2011 season with a concert at 8:00 p.m. Saturday, June 11 at the San Gabriel Mission Playhouse, San Gabriel. Music on the program will include works by J. S. Bach, Antonin Dvorak, Giacomo Rossini, [...]
Peruvian Heritage Musically Explored by Pacific Serenades
Review… Pacific Serenades has presented 102 new compositions over its 25 year history but none could be as memorable as Gabriela Lena Frank’s “Rapsodia Andina” (Andean Rhapsody) heard in its West Coast premiere Saturday and Sunday in Pasadena. Pacific Serenades makes its concert series available at the UCLA Faculty Center, a private home and at [...]
A Little Traveling Music: Summer Music Festivals in the West
From Beethoven to Bartok, from composer Aaron Copland to cellist Zuill Bailey, finding classical music along the highways and byways of America can be a stultifying affair. Still, some of our most scenic areas are hosting fabulous professional musicians willing to put up with the difficulties of performing in outdoor venues or small-town high school [...]
Celtic Harpists Patrick Ball, Lisa Lynn, Aryeh Frankfurter, June 6
Coffee Gallery Backstage has booked “Legends of the Celtic Harp” to the Altadena stage at 8:00 p.m. Monday, June 6. Three outstanding musicians, Patrick Ball, Lisa Lynn and Aryeh Frankfurter, are as comfortable on the Celtic harp as they are on a variety of folk instruments. In addition, Ball is a master storyteller as well. [...]
Arroyo Singers Celebrate by…Singing…June 5
Arroyo Singers celebrate their 50th year Jubilee at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, June 5 at the Oneonta Congregational Church, South Pasadena. Under the capable direction of James Reitzell, the approximately 30-member choral group has been charming San Gabriel Valley audiences for a half-century. The Arroyo Singers Jubilee Concert will offer the wide variety of types and [...]
Guitarist Claude Bourbon, Two Performances June 8
Swiss-born guitarist Claude Bourbon will perform at noon, Wednesday June 8 at the Pasadena Presbyterian Church’s Music at Noon, and that evening offer a full concert at 8:00 p.m. at Altadena’s Coffee Gallery Backstage. Bourbon will be heard in a concert fusing the musical styles of classical and jazz. A finger-picking guitarist, Bourbon incorporates all five [...]
