Out East…Events in the Claremont-Pomona Area
February concerts are getting off to a rapid start in the Claremont-Pomona area with several concerts in March, as well. Repertory Opera Company presents “Don Pasquale” This weekend the Repertory Opera Company begins a four-performance schedule for Gaetano Donizetti’s fabulously funny opera, “Don Pasquale” at its regular venue, the First Christian Church, Pomona. “Don Pasquale” [...]
Cal Phil Season Finale Aug. 20 at Arboretum; Aug. 21 at Walt Disney Concert Hall
The California Philharmonic Orchestra concludes its 2011 Festival on the Green at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden Saturday, Aug. 20, and its Sunday afternoon repeat concert at Walt Disney Concert Hall on Aug. 21. Maestro Victor Vener will lead the orchestra in an eclectic program of Broadway tunes, movie soundtracks, and classical [...]
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 [...]
Calico Winds Perform at Boston Court June 4
” ‘Calico Winds’ personnel mirror its name: five distinctly differing personalities who blend musically together with an ease that is awesome.” Who wrote that? Well, I did in a music review that appeared in Beacon Media publications in 2004. It is still true. Calico Winds can be heard this coming week-end, June 4, at 8:00 [...]
I Like a Gershwin Tune—How about you?
Is there anyone around who cannot identify a tune by George Gershwin? I doubt it. One of the reasons is Gershwin’s unique way with a tune—at once simple and hummable, but likely to take a jagged twist into a corps of diminished chords that add color and variety. These songs, along with comments by [...]
A Holiday Essential: Vivaldi’s Christmas Piece
Works by Antonio Vivaldi will be performed by Enlightenment Chamber Music that will include a Christmas concerto and the Italian master’s music composed for violin, guitar and cello at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 23 at Neighborhood Church, Pasadena. The concert, “Essential Vivaldi for the Holidays!” is free. “Il Riposo – per il Santissimo Natale” (Rest – [...]
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 [...]
Music Revue at Sierra Madre Playhouse July 25
A musical revue is booked into the Sierra Madre Playhouse for a one-night performance by a group called Standard Men. The Standard Men will appear with The Singing Ladies to reprise some of Broadway’s biggest hits. The music begins at 7:00 p.m. Sunday, July 25. Standard Men has been around awhile presenting its revues of [...]
Pasadena Violinist to Coach Kids, then Perform with Symphony
Cultural Exchange Between Vietnam and US Yields Challenging Music
REVIEW… Artistic Director of Southwest Chamber Music, Jeff von der Schmidt knows a challenge when he sees it. “I’ve guided Southwest Chamber Music for 23 years toward just this type of project,” von der Schmidt says when discussing the first-of-a-kind exchange in the fractious relationship between Vietnam and the United States. ” ‘Ascending Dragon Music [...]
