Marvin Hamlisch to Take Reins of Pasadena Pops Next Season
The Pasadena Symphony Association announced today the appointment of musical legend Marvin Hamlisch as Principal pops conductor of the Pasadena POPS, taking the podium next year for three of the four season concerts that will be presented at the POPS new venue, the area adjacent to the Rose Bowl.
In welcoming Hamlisch, CEO of the Symphony [...]
Singer Jane Fuller Featured Artist at Sierra Madre’s Friday Night Live, Aug. 27
Singer Jane Fuller has been solidly booked into clubs and restaurants all year as her popularity grown. She completed one successfully at Corfu Restaurant on Aug. 21 and now will be the finale act Friday, Aug. 27 as the featured guest artist during Sierra Madre Village’s Friday Night Live.
At Friday Night Live, show-time for Jane [...]
Central4 Chamber Ensemble to Debut Aug. 29 in Arcadia
Pianist Timothy Durkovic, cellist Paula Fehernbach, violinist Elizabeth Hedman and violist Michael Lieberman travelled to Guatemala City recently to perform. While there, they visited the Central Market. They were so taken by Mercado Central and the artistic handcrafts that they have taken the name Central4 – meaning the group’s mission is to perform both traditional [...]
Mission Basilica Organist at Music at Noon, Aug 18
Christine Azzoni Dow, Principal Organist at Mission Basilica San Juan Capistrano, will perform at noon Wednesday, Aug. 18 at the Pasadena Presbyterian Church for its one-hour recital-concert called “Music at Noon”.
Dow is a noted keyboard artist and educator. As organ soloist, she has performed in recitals at the Old First Church of San Francisco, San [...]
Final Southwest Chamber Summer Season Concert at The Huntington
One of the most unique ensembles in Southern California performs at one of the area’s truly beautiful sites: Southwest Chamber Music at The Huntington Library, Art Galleries and Botanical Gardens in San Marino.
This weekend, Saturday, Aug. 21 and Sunday, Aug. 22 is the last opportunity to enjoy the spectacular summer setting of the Loggia of [...]
Pasadena Pops Orchestra Has a Jazzy Idea
It can’t be anything but fun. That is the assessment being given the Pasadena Pops Orchestra concerts at the area adjacent to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena that draws thousands to hear the musicians of the Pasadena Symphony led by Pops conductor Rachael Worby present their summer series.
Worby brings ‘em in because of the lively [...]
Worby Quits Pasadena Pops
Another startling announcement has come out of the offices of the Pasadena Symphony and Pops. Rachael Worby, 10 year Music Director of the Pasadena Pops, three of them under the jurisdiction of the Pasadena Symphony Association, announced that she will leave the orchestra immediately following the close of the final concert on Sept. 25.
In a [...]
Pacific Serenades Extends Special Discount Offer to Aug. 17
Like the Wizard of Oz, Mark Carlson, founder and Artistic Director of Pacific Serenades, is furiously working behind the screen with plans for their 25th season that will include composers, guest artists and new compositions.
For our website fans, Pacific Serenades is extending its discount offer for purchasers of season subscription tickets to Aug. 17.
“Subscribers to [...]
Music for the Ages at Cal Phil
REVIEW…..
The California Philharmonic Orchestra’s next-to-last concert for the 2010 summer series was held last week-end presenting a program more focused on musical dates than any particular mode or style. These concerts are presented at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Gardens and Walt Disney Concert Hall. For this review, I attended Disney Hall.
Conductor Victor [...]
Cocktails to Classics: Cal Phil’s Next at Arboretum, Disney Hall
A line-up of top performers has been set by the California Philharmonic Orchestra for its back-to-back concerts, the first at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, Arcadia, on Aug. 7; and the second at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles on Aug. 8.
Michael B. Levin will bring his comedy and his vocal impressions [...]
