Pipe Organs That Truly Inspire, 3 Concerts: Mar. 17, Mar. 31 and April 14
The First United Methodist Church, First Church of Christ, Scientist, and the Pasadena Presbyterian Church, all three in Pasadena, are presenting concerts to highlight the extraordinary sonic beauty of the historic pipe organs installed in the sanctuary of these three churches. While the spotlight is on the instruments, each organist is the current organist at [...]
Piatigorsky International Cello Festival Underway through March 18
Cellist Gregor Piatigorsky taught at USC’s Thornton School of Music and the school has the Endowed Chair in Violincello named to honor him. The University of Southern California, the Thornton School of Music, The Colburn School, the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra will present a festival, the Piatigorsky International Cello Festival (that [...]
New Season at Boston Court in Branson Performing Space Announced
The Marjorie Branson Performance Space at Boston Court Performing Arts Center in Pasadena continues to be the place to stay current with the Southern California music scene. The small recital hall at Boston Court is an acoustically pristine space that allows individual performers and small groups to spread their musical wings into new areas. It [...]
Technique and Style a Winning Combination at Camerata Pacifica
REVIEW… Camerata Pacifica’s ensemble added British oboist Nicholas Daniel and Korean percussionist Ji Hye Jung and pianist Adam Neiman for a program that contained equal parts of stunning technique with broad-brush style in their Tuesday night concert (March 6) at The Huntington Library in San Marino. The program, heavy on contemporary compositions, offered three [...]
John Cage at 100, Still Too New for Many-But not Southwest Chamber
Last weekend Southwest Chamber Music began a month-long tribute to celebrate the centennial of composer John Cage’s birthday. They continue the festival, “Cage 2012″ with a retrospective of the controversial composer’s works throughout the month of March. The schedule includes Saturday, March 10 at the Art Center College of Design; Sunday, March 11 at the [...]
Sunday Concert at Sierra Madre’s Pratt House
Chamber Music in Historic Sites of The Da Camera Society of Mount St. Mary’s College is presenting a concert of Medieval and Renaissance music at the historic Pratt House in Sierra Madre with concerts at 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Sunday, March 4. The two afternoon concert programs will be presented by Ensemble La Morra, [...]
Tonight: A Cabaret Performance at Arcadia Public Library (Feb 29)
The Arcadia Public Library’s Classical Kaleidoscope Concert Series lightens up tonight with the presentation of Alan Chapman and his wife, Karen Benjamin, in a program of Broadway songs tonight, Wednesday, Feb. 29. The program, which starts at 67:00 p.m., is free and open to the public, but be warned: this is a well-attended series and [...]
Lenten Season Offering: Bach’s “Magnificat” by L A Chamber Orchestra at Ambassador
Johann Sebastian Bach’s enduring work that explores the life of Mary, his Magnificat in D-major, will be given an exceptional performance by Southern California’s premiere chamber orchestra, the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra at 8:00 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25 at Ambassador Auditorium, Pasadena. The orchestra is conducted by Jeffrey Kahane. The work, often referred to as [...]
A Glittering Night of Passionate Music in Store for Pasadena Symphony Feb 18
Pasadena Symphony will pull out all the emotional stops as it presents its second of four classical concerts at Ambassador Auditorium, Pasadena, in two performances, 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 18. The Symphony Association has selected the title “Seductive Scheherazade” which may have a certain plebian attraction, but honestly, it overlooks the balance [...]
Cellist David Finckel of Emerson String Quartet to Retire
PEOPLE IN THE NEWS… A press released today by the Emerson String Quartet announced that cellist David Finckel, a member of the quartet since 1979, will retire at the end of the 2012-2013 concert season. In announcing his retirement, Finckel noted, “During the past year, after much soul-searching, I came to the realization that it [...]
