Will Ryan and The Cactus County Boys ride to Altadena Dec. 8 with Songs and Fun
A big round-up is planned at the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena as voice-over specialist and comedy personality Will Ryan ties up his pony. Will Ryan and the Cactus Cowboys, “the band that won the West” brings their award winning ways as America’s hardest working easy-going cowboy band to Altadena at 8:00 p.m. Dec. 8. [...]
Pasadena Symphony is the first in a Month-long celebration of Holiday Music—on Dec. 3
THIS CONCERT IS SOLD OUT!!! We have a list of 13 concerts of Holiday and Christmas music to share with you throughout December. The first, among the best of the lot, is Pasadena Symphony’s Holiday Candlelight Concert in All-Saints Church, Pasadena at 7:00 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3. The sanctuary of the old church, [...]
People in the News… 12 Win Cash Awards in Showcase House Instrumental Competition
For the last 26 years the Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts has given cash awards to exceptionally music talented young people. This year continues that tradition as the Showcase House’s Instrumental Competition garnered $25,000 for 12 ages 16 to 24 who demonstrated their high caliber of artistry and mastery of their instruments in the [...]
Holiday and Christmas Concert Calendar Now Being Prepared
Peters Music News will begin listing Holiday and Christmas Concerts on Nov. 23. Let us know about your concert, what music will be performed and by whom. The date(s) of the concert, time and place, and ticket price. Information about your organization would be nice. An information telephone number, and/or website, please. Be sure to [...]
Chamber Music in Historic Sites Presents Zivian-Tomkins Duo at Thorne House, Pasadena, Nov. 13
The Da Camera Society of Mount St. Mary’s College in presenting its notable Chamber Music in Historic Sites concerts has found the San Gabriel Valley to their liking—enough to offer three concerts in our area—on Nov. 13 at the Thorne House, Pasadena; the Pratt House in Sierra Madre on March 4, 2010; and Le Petit [...]
Bryant Park Quartet Brings Youthful Enthusiam to Music – Alhambra, Nov. 5
There are string ensembles that talk a good game, but the Bryant Park Quartet is currently on tour around the country to bring their youthful enthusiasm for music directly to communities like Alhambra. The quartet will be at Alhambra’s Granada Park United Methodist Church on Saturday, Nov. 11 with the concert beginning at 7:00 p.m. [...]
Sara Andon’s $30,000 Flute Stolen
UPDATE ISSUED 4:15 P.M. Nov. 2: Ms. Andon has provided additional information: Stolen item is described as Silver handmade Powell flute #228 and Berrington 14K gold head joint #205 – with the letter B and 14K engraved on the front of the head joint. The number “205″ is engraved on the 14K gold head joint. [...]
People in the News… Rose Walker Wins Music Center’s Bravo Award
Rose Walker, a first-grade teacher at Pasadena Unified School District’s McKinley School, has received the Music Center’s 2011 Bravo Award in the Generalist Teacher category. The Bravo Award honors educators and schools for their efforts in visual and performing arts education. Winners are selected by their peers whom they believe exemplify excellence in arts education. [...]
Doric String Quartet set to play Peter Knell Composition
Mus/ique, Rachael Worby’s new music group, has set the Doric String Quartet to present its first concert ever in Los Angeles, on Monday, Nov. 7 at Pasadena’s Castle Press printing headquarters during which the internationally recognized quartet will perform a new work by Pasadena composer Peter Knell. Knell, whose works have been heard locally in concerts [...]
Big Band Era Music in Sierra Madre Oct. 22
Music from space, you might call it. The Big Band Theory, a group of assorted assembled folks from JPL, play the music of the big-band era at a dinner-concert event at 6:00 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22 at the Sierra Madre United Methodist Church to benefit Family Promise. The music by Big Band Theory tilts to [...]
