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The Clickable Chamber Music Newsletter, published weekly as a free community service, covers chamber music offerings in Southern California and items of interest to music lovers. Visit this page for the current issue. If you would like to have the newsletter delivered to you via email, send a request to Jim Eninger. Your email address will never be disclosed, given out, or sold to anyone. THE CLICKABLE CHAMBER MUSIC NEWSLETTER FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANo.535: Thursday, May 10, 2012 - Sunday, May 20, 2012Next issue: Thursday, May 17, 2012 Note: Whenever the current issue doesn't arrive in your e-mail inbox, it may have been incorrectly diverted to a spam folder. Remember, you can always read it online here: http://sundayslive.org/newsletter.cfm I N T H I S I S S U E : *************************** A. Beverly Hills Auditions Winner and iPalpiti Artist FRANCISCO VILA cello with JENNIE JUNG piano Southern California Recital Tour THE PREVIEWS - Free Saturday, May 12, 2012 - 2:00PM Trinity Lutheran Church Saturday, May 12, 2012 - 7:00PM Center for the Visual and Performing Arts Sage-Granada Park's United Methodist Church - Alhambra CA MUSIC IN THE MANSION Sunday, May 13, 2012 - 2:00PM Greystone Mansion, Beverly Hills CA Saturday, May 19, 2012 - 7:00PM Brentwood Home of Dr. & Mrs. Saeed Hakim Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 2:00PM - Free Encinitas Library, Encinitas CA B. CRESCENT CITY a hyperopera May 10-27, 2012 - 8:00PM Thursdays, Fridays Saturdays, Sundays (except Friday, May 11) Atwater Crossing, Los Angeles CA C. Reviews of Recent Chamber Music Concerts and Recitals And Other Items of High Interest on the Southland Music Scene Selected by TARA BIARD D. Southern California Guitar Recitals GEORGE GUTMAN's Weekly Summary For the full calendar, click: http://ocgc.org/pages/SoCalEvents.htm E. Southern California Orchestra Concerts MICHAEL CLEARY's Summary For the full calendar, click: http://www.palosverdes.com/SoCalOrch/ F. Southern California Vocal Events LAURI D. GOLDENHERSH's Weekly Highlights For the full calendar, click: http://www.laurislist.net/index.php?option=com_events G. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ORGAN CONCERTS H. Clickable Chamber Music Newsletter Volunteers Needed I. LISTINGS OF UPCOMING CONCERTS through Sunday, May 20, 2012 :: SPEED BROWSE THE LISTINGS :: FINDING CONCERTS ON A SPECIFIC DATE :: 82 CONCERT LISTINGS Focusing Mostly on Chamber Music :: THE WEEKLY CONCERTS :: CALENDARS FOR OTHER CONCERTS of High Interest to Chamber Music Aficionados J. Subscribe/Unsubscribe and other information (at the end) Send Subscribe/Unsubscribe requests by replying to this e-mail or by sending an e-mail to JEninger@Yahoo.com N E W S L E T T E R B E G I N S ********************************* GREETINGS, MUSIC AFICIONADOS, A few select concerts are listed directly below so you won't overlook them among the full list at the bottom. A. Beverly Hills Auditions Winner and iPalpiti Artist FRANCISCO VILA cello with JENNIE JUNG piano Southern California Recital Tour THE PREVIEWS - Free Saturday, May 12, 2012 - 2:00PM Trinity Lutheran Church 1340 Eleventh Street, Manhattan Beach CA (3 blks east of Sepulveda, 1 blk south of Manhattan Beach Blvd.) For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/2eajrx Saturday, May 12, 2012 - 7:00PM Center for the Visual and Performing Arts Sage-Granada Park's United Methodist Church 1850 W. Hellman Ave., Alhambra CA For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/4cldg3 MUSIC IN THE MANSION Sunday, May 13, 2012 - 2:00PM Greystone Mansion 905 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills CA For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/ewqts Saturday, May 19, 2012 - 7:00PM Brentwood Home of Dr. & Mrs. Saeed Hakim Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 2:00PM - Free Encinitas Library 540 Cornish Drive, Encinitas CA For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/ykkkdyx "...an exceptionally talented young cellist and musician. He is heading for an important place in the world of music." - renowned cellist JANOS STARKER Ecuadorian-Spanish cellist FRANCISCO VILA has performed throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. Most notable recent performances included collaboration with Grammy-Award-winning composer OSVALDO GOLIJOV at Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall, recital with pianist LUIZA BORAC at Los Angeles County Museum of Art; and with iPalpiti orchestral ensemble of international laureates in Carnegie Zankel Hall, Philadelphia's Kimmel Center, Walt Disney Concert Hall, and Israel's Eilat International Music Festival. Upcoming projects include recording of the second Saint-Saëns concerto with the Liege Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and a series of concert appearances, including Schumann concerto this summer at a festival in Belgium. Prizewinner of the 22nd FLAME International Competition in Paris (2011) and a 2nd-place winner of the Sphinx Competition 2012, Vila has studied under JANOS STARKER and SHARON ROBINSON, and chamber music with MENAHEM PRESSLER at Indiana University, where he was the first-prize winner of the '09-'10 concerto competition. During this academic year, Francisco was a substitute teacher for Sharon Robinson at Indiana. He also took master courses of ALDO PARISOT at the Banff Centre and GARY HOFFMAN at Mozarteum Sommerakademie and currently, is in the Artist Diploma Program at the Chapelle Queen Elisabeth in Brussels. He plays a 1790 Vincenzo Panormo cello on generous loan from the Saul B. and Naomi R. Cohen Foundation. Read about Francisco Vila by clicking: http://www.ipalpiti.org/2011/05/francisco-vila/ Pianist JENNIE JUNG is a member of the Jung Trio, Grand Prize winner of the 2002 Yellow Springs Chamber Music Competition. She has been a collaborative pianist at the Aspen Summer Music Festival, the Gregor Piatigorsky Seminar for Cellists, the Banff Centre for the Arts, and the Mozarteum Summer Academy in Salzburg. Ms. Jung earned her Master of Music degree and Artist Diploma from Yale University and a Doctor of Musical Arts from Juilliard. Read about Jennie by clicking: http://www.jungtrio.com/BIOGRAPHY.html Program J.S. Bach: Suite III in C Major for solo cello, BWV1009 Prelude - Allemande - Courante - Sarabande - Bouree I, II - Gigue Gaspar Cassadó: Suite for solo cello Preludio e Fantasia - Sardana - Intermezzo e Danza Felix Mendelssohn: Cello Sonata No.2 in D Major, Op.58 David Popper: Tarantella, Op.33 Under the Artistic Direction of LAURA SCHMIEDER, talented rising artists from Southern California and around the world are selected at the Beverly Hills Auditions and presented monthly in the intimate and acoustically superb sanctuary of Trinity Lutheran Church, Manhattan Beach. From January through June, the concerts are repeated the next day on Beverly Hills' "Music In The Mansion" recital series in the Beverly Hills' historic Greystone Mansion. The artists are also recommended to the 45 members of the Consortium of Southern California Chamber Music Presenters. "The series is a much-sought opportunity for young performers...the talent level is extremely high." - Los Angeles Times Admission Saturday, May 12, 2012 - 2:00PM "Previews" in Manhattan Beach Free, donations appreciated. For information about "The Previews" at Trinity Lutheran, click: http://www.palosverdes.com/tlcmusic/tlcmbs2.htm Saturday, May 12, 2012 - 7:00PM "Center for the Visual and Performing Arts" Suggested donation: $15 / $5 seniors. For concert information, call (626) 230-5435 or click: http://www.cvpaministry.com/cvpa_2012_calendar Sunday, May 13, 2012 - 2:00PM "Music In The Mansion" in Beverly Hills Tickets: $20. Includes a post-concert reception of light refreshments and a guided tour of the historic Greystone Mansion. Advance reservations recommended as there is limited seating and these concerts typically sell out. To reserve tickets, call (310) 285-6850 Monday - Friday, 9:00AM-4:00PM and at the door on Sunday if tickets are available. For information, call (310) 285-6830 or click: http://www.beverlyhills.org/attractions/events/music.asp Saturday, May 19, 2012 - 2:00PM Brentwood Home of Dr. & Mrs. Saeed Hakim Donation: $75 includes buffet supper & performance. Direction supplied when tickets are ordered. For information and to RSVP and order tickets online, click: http://www.ipalpiti.org/see-hear/benefactor-series/ Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 2:00PM City of Encinitas Free admission. For information, click: http://www.cityofencinitas.org/index.aspx?recordid=178&page=30 B. CRESCENT CITY a hyperopera May 10-27, 2012 - 8:00PM Thursdays, Fridays Saturdays, Sundays (except Friday, May 11) Atwater Crossing 3245 Casitas Ave., Los Angeles CA For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/7qk4fox THE INDUSTRY, a new experimental opera company, brings together over 50 artists from every discipline to create and inhabit the landscape of CRESCENT CITY. ANNE LeBARON's raucous, electronica-infused hyperopera, featured twice in New York City Opera's VOX showcase of new American opera, springs to life in an industrial warehouse at Atwater Crossing. With a hurricane on the move, ghosts fleeing the city, and a marauding band of revelers celebrating the end of the world, Crescent City verges on the edge of destruction. Will the voodoo priestess find the one good soul who will save it? For full opera information including musical excerpts, click: http://theindustryla.org/projects/crescentcity/ Music by ANNE LeBARON Libretto by DOUGLAS KEARNEY Directed by YUVAL SHARON Produced by LAURA KAY SWANSON Conducted by MARC LOWENSTEIN Curated by BRIANNA GORTON Visual Artists: MASON COOLEY, BRIANNA GORTON, KATIE GRINNAN, ALICE KÖNITZ, JEFF KOPP and OLGA KOUMOUNDOUROS featuring GWENDOLYN BROWN as Marie Laveau, TIMUR BEKBOSUNOV as Deadly Belle, CEDRIC BERRY as The Good Man, JONATHAN MACK as The Cop, ASHLEY FAATOALIA as Jesse, MARIA ELENA ALTANY and JI YOUNG YANG as The Nurses, and LILLIAN SENGPIEHL as The Homesick Woman. See the Crescent City e-flyer by clicking: http://tinyurl.com/7pdvplc Tickets: $25 - $100. For information and tickets, click: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/222549 C. Reviews of Recent Chamber Music Concerts and Recitals And Other Items of High Interest on the Southland Music Scene Selected by TARA BIARD 1. Reviews of Recent Chamber Music Concerts and Recitals THEODORE BELL reviews CHAMBER MUSIC PALISADES Tuesday, May 1, 2012 in CultureSpotLA.com http://culturespotla.com/2012/05/review-chamber-music-palisades/ JIM RUGGIRELLO reviews Favorite Chamber Music Artist and LBSO Principal Cellist CÉCILIA TSAN's performance of Dvorák's Cello Concerto with Long Beach Symphony Orchestra Saturday, April 28, 2012 in the Gazettes.com http://tinyurl.com/83zktbd 2. Items of High Interest Free Lecture and Seminar by UCLA Professor ROBERT WINTER Lecture - Thursday, May 17, 2012 - 7:30PM Beethoven and the Heroic Ideal Seminar - Saturday, May 19, 2012 - 10:30AM Is Classical Music on Life Support? http://www.clafi.ucla.edu/events MUSIC+DANCE: L.A The Da Camera Society announces a new series in partnership with American Contemporary Ballet, pairing chamber music and original contemporary ballets, topped off with catered receptions. http://dacamera.org/music_dance_la.php Live Online Auction of the "Play Me, I'm Yours" Pianos Benefits the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Auction Closes Tuesday, May 15, 2012 http://tinyurl.com/7hbsbj9 $5,000 KickStarter Program To Support HEAR NOW...A Festival of New Music by LA Composers August 25 & 26, 2012 - Venice CA http://kck.st/IaJoPb Los Angeles Times Article by BARBARA ISENBERG About composer and L.A. Philharmonic timpanist JOSEPH PEREIRA http://tinyurl.com/87pn28t Los Angeles Times Article by DAVID NG GUSTAVO DUDAMEL to Perform at Olympics Festival in June http://tinyurl.com/7uv23vu D. Southern California Guitar Recitals GEORGE GUTMAN's Weekly Summary For the full calendar, click: http://ocgc.org/pages/SoCalEvents.htm We have one free events this week, RICHARD DAWSON appears at the Santa Monica Public Library on Saturday afternoon. That evening EVA BENEKE will perform her transcription of Bach's second violin partita with vocalists (including the famous Chaconne). It's in a small venue in Brentwood, but you can try for tickets, I heard her last weekend in her final DMA recital at USC in a performance that was very beautiful and highly enlightening. Also on Saturday evening, we have another opportunity to hear Rodrigo's Concerto de Aranjuez, this one in Oxnard with CARLOS GONZALES and the Ventura College Symphony Orchestra. Cheers, George Gutman gagutman@uci.edu For a comprehensive calendar of upcoming guitar events, where you will find information about these and other guitar events, see the Orange County Guitar Circle's web schedule by clicking: http://ocgc.org/pages/SoCalEvents.htm E. Southern California Orchestra Concerts MICHAEL CLEARY's Summary For the full calendar, click: http://www.palosverdes.com/SoCalOrch/ Thursday, May 10, 2012 - 8:00PM - Los Angeles - $12 UCLA Philharmonia, UCLA Schoenberg Hall Friday, May 11, 2012 - 8:00PM - Pasadena - Free Pasadena Community Orchestra, First Church of the Nazarene Saturday, May 12, 2012 - 3:00PM - La Mirada - Free La Mirada Symphony, La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts Saturday, May 12, 2012 - 4:00PM - Orange - $20-$15 Sholund Scholarship Concert, Chapman University Memorial Hall Saturday, May 12, 2012 - 8:00PM - Culver City - $15-$10 Culver City Symphony Orchestra, Veteran's Memorial Auditorium Saturday, May 12, 2012 - 8:00PM - La Mirada - Free La Mirada Symphony, La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts Saturday, May 12, 2012 - 8:00PM - Long Beach $149-$30 Long Beach Symphony Orchestra POPS!, Long Beach Arena Sunday, May 13, 2012 - 2:00PM - Pasadena- Free Crown City Symphony, First Baptist Church of Pasadena Sunday, May 13, 2012 - 3:00PM - San Gabriel - Free CSULA University Orchestra/Olympia Youth Orchestra, San Gabriel Mission Playhouse Sunday, May 13, 2012 - 4:00PM -Ventura - $20 Channel Islands Chamber Orchestra, First United Methodist Church LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA - 23rd annual silent film For details click: http://www.laco.org/schedule/ LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC - Dudamel conducts Mozart and Vasks - Free Neighborhood Chamber Music Concert at St. Thomas the Apostle Church - Mozart/da Ponte Trilogy: Don Giovanni - Elaine Stritch Singin' Sondheim…One Song at a Time For details click: http://www.laphil.com/tickets/calendar.cfm NEW WEST SYMPHONY - GRAND FINALE For details click: http://www.newwestsymphony.org PACIFIC SYMPHONY - Schubert's Ninth - Happily Ever After? - Czech Mate - Movie Music - Pines of Rome For details click: http://www.pacificsymphony.org/main.taf?p=1,1 PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY OF ORANGE COUNTY - Dark For details click: http://www.philharmonicsociety.org/Calendar THOUSAND OAKS PHILHARMONIC - Dark For details click: http://www.tophil.org/ Cheers, Michael Cleary michaeljosephcleary@yahoo.com For full orchestra concert information, including program, directions, ticket prices, parking fees, and a clicks to the orchestra websites, consult Michael's Southern California Orchestra Concerts website by clicking: http://www.palosverdes.com/SoCalOrch/ F. Southern California Vocal Events LAURI D. GOLDENHERSH's Weekly Highlights For the full calendar, click: http://www.laurislist.net/index.php?option=com_events Buzz-buzz. Those aren't bees. The buzz that's been flying all over Southern California of late seems to be connected with THE INDUSTRY, a new and very adventurous opera company whose first production, 'Crescent City' is causing quite a stir. The show premieres tonight (Thursday) in Atwater Village, billed as a 'hyperopera' and in collaboration with no fewer than six respected and challenging visual artists to create a world of their own. Even the seating is beyond imagination, designed to serve a variety of needs and create different experiences: You can sit around the perimeter of the "city", get a birds-eye view from the skybox, settle into a custom-made bean bag chair in the middle of the action (in intimate proximity of one of our Lauri's Listers, countertenor TIMUR BEKBOSUNOV's, as 'Deadly Belle'), or wander the perimeter on the Pedestrian Pathway, allowing you to see the show from a variety of angles. This delightfully ballsy company has already garnered praise and financial support from a diverse group of fans, and is making headlines as well as waves. Also featured are GWENDOLYN BROWN, CEDRIC BERRY, JONATHAN MACK, ASHLEY FAATOALIA, MARIA ELENA ALTANY, JI YOUNG YANG, and LILLIAN SENGPIEHL. Performances continue through May 27, but get your tickets early - many (and hopefully all) shows will sell out. Get information and tickets by clicking: http://tinyurl.com/7twlhbh More opera is taking over the Southland this week, too, with many productions bringing a fresh look to classic pieces: PACIFIC OPERA PROJECT's 'Cosi' ignites Civil War-era Georgia at the new Porticoes Theatre in Santa Monica. With only four performances from May 12-20, get your seats now by clicking: http://tinyurl.com/7twlhbh REPERTORY OPERA's 'Don Giovanni' opened Wednesday night in Pomona, and LA OPERA's 'La Boheme' starts Saturday. (Search Twitter.com with the hashtag #LAOBoheme for details on Wednesday's dress rehearsal!) VINEYARD TOURING OPERA continues their traveling run of 'Tosca' through Sunday, and PACIFIC LYRIC ASSOCIATION brings a steamy 'Carmen' to Oceanside. Finally, MAHMA combines operatic tales with its sister genres of theatre and silent film, with a very unique show in Malibu on Saturday and Sunday. Take a deep, "diaphragmatic" breath and check the calendar for details on all of these luscious options. We must also give sincere kudos to those celebrating big birthdays: St. JAMES' EPISCOPAL CHURCH marked the 100th anniversary of its iconic building and acclaimed organ this year, and this Sunday they offer their annual 'Concert of Remembrance', starting at 4:30PM. A concert from organist TODD WILSON will follow at 6:00PM. On Saturday, the TOWNE SINGERS celebrate '25 Years of Choral Excellence' at Glendale's Alex Theatre, and VOX FEMINA passes their 15th milestone. Thanks to all of these organizations and ensembles for providing us with beautiful music for so many years. Keep up the wonderful work! I hope to see you making the rounds through these fascinating events. But whatever you do this week, thank you for supporting live singing! Lauri D. Goldenhersh lauri@laurislist.com There's never enough room here, and we're always adding more there - for details about these and many other vocal events, see the Calendar at LaurisList.com, now the largest centralized resource for vocal events in the area. Visit the calendar by clicking: http://bit.ly/ListerCalendar and send a message to the email address above to learn how to register with us, so you can add your vocal events! Want weekly updates? Subscribe to 'Next 7', the free newsletter from LaurisList.com, to keep up with vocal-related events like these are more. All are welcome! Click here to sign up: http://tinyurl.com/ListerNews or click here to see the latest issue: http://www.laurislist.com/Next7 G. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ORGAN CONCERTS Select organ recitals are included in the Clickable Chamber Music Newsletter's list of concerts. For a comprehensive list of organ recitals, consult the Calendar for the Long Beach, Los Angeles, and Orange County chapters of the American Guild of Organists by clicking here: http://www.laago.org/calendar/calendar.pdf For a handy organ-concert finder for Southern California, where you can both find and submit organ concerts, click: http://www.churchkeyboard.com/organ-and-digital-piano-events.aspx H. Clickable Chamber Music Newsletter Volunteers Needed Would you would like to join the team of volunteers who help put out the Clickable Chamber Music Newsletter? Please reply by clicking: mailto:jeninger@yahoo.com Best wishes, Jim Eninger Torrance, California The Clickable Chamber Music Newsletter is posted on the LACMA's Sundays Live website - click: http://sundayslive.org/newsletter.cfm Read CHRIS PASLES' May 2008 LA Times article about the Clickable Chamber Music Newsletter by clicking: http://tinyurl.com/6e2a4k Clickable Chamber Music Newsletter volunteer team: Diane Acosta, Eleanor Allen, Tara Biard, Jack Bowman, Sharon Chan, Michael Cleary, Mary Lynn Eninger, Bettina Gantsweg, Lauri D. Goldenhersh, Don Gross, George Gutman, Nina Haro, Toni Hertz, Gene Hoy, Antoinette Jaccard, Stephen Kanter, Annette Melikian, Jim Mueller, Andrew Paroczai, Jim Parkman, Linda Saberi, Amy Sinclair, Douglas Wilkie, and Michael Zarky I'd like to hear from you - reply to this e-mail (preferred) or send replies to jeninger@yahoo.com. I. LISTINGS OF UPCOMING CONCERTS through Sunday, May 20, 2012 :: SPEED BROWSE THE LISTINGS If you'd like to speed-browse the listings by region, or find just the free concerts or concerts especially for kids, each listing has a code you can search on. Highlight and copy the appropriate code below [include the square brackets but no spaces outside them] and paste it into the field of your Edit-Find command (shortcut: Ctrl-f in most software, F4 in Outlook). (The numbers in parentheses give the number of events in each category.) [Free] (37) [Kids] (3) [DowntownLA] (7) [EastLA] (1) [Hollywood/LosFeliz] (4) [LongBeach] (2) [midWilshireLA] (7) [OrangeCounty] (10) [Pasadena/Glendale] (12) [Redlands/Riverside] (1) [Oceanside/SanDiego] (5) [SanFernandoValley] (5) [SouthBay] (8) [ThousandOaks] (1) [Ventura/SantaBarbara] (3) [WestSide] (23) :: FINDING CONCERTS ON A SPECIFIC DATE Concerts that are repeated or closely related are grouped and appear under the date of the first. If you're looking for a concert on a specific date, consider using your Edit-Find command to search on that date, for example, search on "April 26" (without the quotes). :: 82 CONCERT LISTINGS Focusing Mostly on Chamber Music (be sure to double-check times and dates with the contact information provided before setting out. Listings should not be taken as recommendations.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ VENTURA MUSIC FESTIVAL NUVI MEHTA artistic director Thursday, May 3 - Saturday, May 12, 2012 Various Ventura Venues [Ventura/SantaBarbara] The VENTURA MUSIC FESTIVAL marks its 18th season and includes notable artists as the EMERSON QUARTET. Performances are held in intimate and historic venues throughout Ventura. Read about the Festival by clicking: http://www.venturamusicfestival.org Find full information on the artists, programs, times, venues, and ticket prices on the VENTURA CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL website by clicking: http://venturamusicfestival.org/season.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pierce College Music Department Afternoon Concerts - Free DANNY HOLT piano Thursday, May 10, 2012 - 12:45PM Performing Arts Building Mainstage Pierce College Performing Arts Center 6201 Winnetka Ave. Woodland Hills CA [SanFernandoValley][Free] For directions, click: http://www.piercecollege.edu/pierce_map.asp A frequent performer on the Jacaranda series, pianist DANNY HOLT is one of a new generation of innovative young musicians ushering classical music into the 21st century. He specializes in performing contemporary works, 20th century music, and obscure and neglected repertoire from past centuries. Read about Danny by clicking: http://dannyholt.net/ Free admission. For information, click: http://www.piercecollege.edu/departments/music/concerts.asp ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CAMERATA PACIFICA Thursday, May 10, 2012 - 8:00PM Zipper Concert Hall The Colburn School 200 South Grand Avenue Los Angeles CA [DowntownLA] Sunday, May 13, 2012 - 3:00PM Meister Hall Temple Beth Torah 7620 Foothill Road Ventura CA [Ventura/SantaBarbara] Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - 8:00PM Huntington Library 1151 Oxford Road San Marino CA [Pasadena/Glendale] Friday, May 18, 2012 - 1:00* & 7:30PM Hahn Hall 1070 Fairway Road Santa Barbara CA [Ventura/SantaBarbara] For directions to the venues, click the venue names after clicking: http://www.cameratapacifica.org/tickets/2011_2012/may.htm Program Duruflé: Prélude, Récitatif et Variations, Op.3* for flute, viola, and piano Beethoven: Variations in F Major, Op.66, for cello and piano* Jake Heggie: Soliloquy - World Premiere Mozart: Sonata in B Major for violin and piano, K454 Franck: Piano Quintet in F Minor, M7* * denotes Lunchtime Concert repertoire Artists ADRIAN SPENCE flute CATHERINE LEONARD violin ARA GREGORIAN violin RICHARD YONGJAE O'NEILL viola ANI AZNAVOORIAN cello WARREN JONES piano CAMERATA PACIFICA is a chamber music ensemble based in Santa Barbara that performs a monthly series of concerts in Santa Barbara, Ventura, San Marino, and Zipper Hall in Downtown Los Angeles. Read about Camerata Pacifica by clicking: http://www.cameratapacifica.org/ Tickets Santa Barbara: $45 / $22 lunchtime concert Ventura: $40 Huntington Library: $45 Zipper Concert Hall: $45 For concert and artist information, click: http://www.cameratapacifica.org/tickets/2011_2012/may.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CRESCENT CITY a hyperopera May 10-27, 2012 - 8:00PM Thursdays, Fridays Saturdays, Sundays (except Friday, May 11) Atwater Crossing 3245 Casitas Ave. Los Angeles CA [Hollywood/LosFeliz] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/7qk4fox THE INDUSTRY, a new experimental opera company, brings together over 50 artists from every discipline to create and inhabit the landscape of CRESCENT CITY. ANNE LeBARON's raucous, electronica-infused hyperopera, featured twice in New York City Opera's VOX showcase of new American opera, springs to life in an industrial warehouse at Atwater Crossing. With a hurricane on the move, ghosts fleeing the city, and a marauding band of revelers celebrating the end of the world, Crescent City verges on the edge of destruction. Will the voodoo priestess find the one good soul who will save it? For full opera information including musical excerpts, click: http://theindustryla.org/projects/crescentcity/ Music by ANNE LeBARON Libretto by DOUGLAS KEARNEY Directed by YUVAL SHARON Produced by LAURA KAY SWANSON Conducted by MARC LOWENSTEIN Curated by BRIANNA GORTON Visual Artists: MASON COOLEY, BRIANNA GORTON, KATIE GRINNAN, ALICE KÖNITZ, JEFF KOPP and OLGA KOUMOUNDOUROS featuring GWENDOLYN BROWN as Marie Laveau, TIMUR BEKBOSUNOV as Deadly Belle, CEDRIC BERRY as The Good Man, JONATHAN MACK as The Cop, ASHLEY FAATOALIA as Jesse, MARIA ELENA ALTANY and JI YOUNG YANG as The Nurses, and LILLIAN SENGPIEHL as The Homesick Woman. See the Crescent City e-flyer by clicking: http://tinyurl.com/7pdvplc Tickets: $25 - $100. For information and tickets, click: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/222549 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.5 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Keys & Clouds Recital MACIEJ GRZYBOWSKI piano Friday, May 11, 2012 - 7:00PM First Presbyterian Church of Santa Monica 1220 Second Street Santa Monica CA [WestSide] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/bt5os Program Selections by Polish composers Pawel Mykietyn, Witold Lutoslawski, Pawel Szymanski, and Fryderyk Chopin Selections by Western composers Johannes Brahms, Claude Debussy, and Maurice Ravel Born and educated in Warsaw, MACIEJ GRZYBOWSKI is the winner of the First Prize and the Special Prize at the 20th Century Music Competition for Young Performers in Warsaw (1992). He collaborated with Sinfonia Varsovia conducted by such noted maestros as Jan Krenz, Witold Lutoslawski, and Krzysztof Penderecki. After Grzybowski's U.S. debut in New York in August 2006, EMI Classics released his second solo CD with works by Pawel Szymanski. He also appeared in three concerts at the critically acclaimed Festival of Pawel Szymanski's Music in Warsaw. In February 2008 he premiered a Piano Concerto by an unjustly forgotten composer, Andrzej Czajkowski. Read about Maciej Grzybowski by clicking: http://www.washington.polemb.net/index.php?document=806 Tickets: $15. Reception to follow. For information, click: http://www.modjeskaclub.org/eventsframe.html and http://tinyurl.com/7u9qbns ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.6 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Young Musicians Foundation ANNUAL CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT - Free DELORES STEVENS artistic director Friday, May 11, 2012 - 7:00PM The Edye Second Space SMC Performing Arts Center 1310 11th St. (on Santa Monica Boulevard between 10th and 11th) Santa Monica CA [WestSide][Free] For directions and parking, click: http://thebroadstage.com/directions-parking.php Since 1989, the YMF Chamber Music Series has been led by DELORES STEVENS, Artistic Director of both the Martha's Vineyard Chamber Music Society and Chamber Music Palisades. From just four ensembles, the program has grown to support eight ensembles, two professional performances, and a competition for young composers. Each year, 30 young musicians (ages 11-18) are selected through auditions to receive a grant for a series of coaching sessions with leading professionals from the Los Angeles area. Read about YMF CMS by clicking: http://www.ymf.org/programs/chamber-music-series/ Free admission. For information, click: http://tinyurl.com/7qonh4y ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.7 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Urban Arts Atelier and the G2 Gallery cordially invite you to BEL CANTO AT THE BEACH Featuring JAMES KOENIG baritone, CRAIG RANDAL JOHNSON piano with singers GREGORY SLISKOVICH and GIANNA HORAK Friday, May 11, 2012 - 7:30PM The G2 Gallery 1503 Abbot Kinney Blvd. Venice CA [WestSide] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/6ql6hy This event is a fundraiser for Urban Arts Atelier's "Atelier Apulia" an intensive summer program for singers in the beautiful Apulia region of Southeastern Italy. Enjoy tasty grazing with an Italian flair and musical nourishment to put you in an Italian mood. Help give a singer "the boot!" that is, the boot of Italy - the culturally rich Puglia region in Southeastern Italy bordering the Adriatic and Ionian Seas. For information, click: http://urbanatelier.org/ Read about baritone JAMES KOENIG by clicking: http://www.belcantoinst.org/koenig.html The G2 Gallery in Venice CA is devoted to union between environmental causes and the power of photographic art to change the world. See spectacular photographs in its current exhibit by clicking: http://www.theg2gallery.com/exhibits/current.html Donation: $25. RSVP: info@urbanatelier.org. For full information, click: http://tinyurl.com/775t4wz ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.8 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Riviera United Methodist 2011-2012 Concert Series - Free CORY JOHNSON piano, organ, composer Friday, May 11, 2012 - 7:30PM Riviera United Methodist Church 375 Palos Verdes Blvd. Redondo Beach CA [SouthBay][Free] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/2cfo63 Program Selections by Riviera's organist/accompanist and composer-in-residence Cory Johnson Freewill offering. Reception hosted by the United Methodist Women follows. For concert information, call (310) 378-9273 or click: http://www.rivieraumc.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.9 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HUTCHINS CONSORT - Free Saturday, May 12, 2012 - 10:00AM Encinitas Library 540 Cornish Drive Encinitas CA [Oceanside/SanDiego][Kids][Free] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/ykkkdyx The Southern California-based HUTCHINS CONSORT consists of professional musicians performing on eight acoustically matched violins designed and built by the late Dr. CARLEEN HUTCHINS. The violins range in size from a tiny treble violin to a large contrabass violin. Read about HUTCHINS CONSORT and watch an informative background piece with performance excerpts by clicking: http://www.hutchinsconsort.com/ Free admission. For information, click: http://www.hutchinsconsort.org/calendar.php ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.10 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beverly Hills Auditions Winner and iPalpiti Artist FRANCISCO VILA cello, JENNIE JUNG piano THE PREVIEWS - Free Saturday, May 12, 2012 - 2:00PM Trinity Lutheran Church 1340 Eleventh Street (3 blks east of Sepulveda, 1 blk south of Manhattan Beach Blvd.) Manhattan Beach CA [SouthBay][Free] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/2eajrx MUSIC IN THE MANSION Sunday, May 13, 2012 - 2:00PM Greystone Mansion 905 Loma Vista Drive Beverly Hills CA [WestSide] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/ewqts Program J.S. Bach: Suite III in C Major for solo cello, BWV1009 Prelude - Allemande - Courante - Sarabande - Bouree I, II - Gigue Gaspar Cassadó: Suite for solo cello Preludio e Fantasia - Sardana - Intermezzo e Danza Felix Mendelssohn: Cello Sonata No.2 in D Major, Op.58 David Popper: Tarantella, Op.33 "...an exceptionally talented young cellist and musician. He is heading for an important place in the world of music." - renowned cellist JANOS STARKER Ecuadorian-Spanish cellist FRANCISCO VILA has performed throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. Most notable recent performances included collaboration with Grammy-Award-winning composer OSVALDO GOLIJOV at Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall, recital with pianist LUIZA BORAC at Los Angeles County Museum of Art; and with iPalpiti orchestral ensemble of international laureates in Carnegie Zankel Hall, Philadelphia's Kimmel Center, Walt Disney Concert Hall, and Israel's Eilat International Music Festival. Upcoming projects include recording of the second Saint-Saëns concerto with the Liege Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and a series of concert appearances, including Schumann concerto this summer at a festival in Belgium. Prizewinner of the 22nd FLAME International Competition in Paris (2011) and a 2nd-place winner of the Sphinx Competition 2012, Vila has studied under JANOS STARKER and SHARON ROBINSON, and chamber music with MENAHEM PRESSLER at Indiana University, where he was the first-prize winner of the '09-'10 concerto competition. During this academic year, Francisco was a substitute teacher for Sharon Robinson at Indiana. He also took master courses of ALDO PARISOT at the Banff Centre and GARY HOFFMAN at Mozarteum Sommerakademie and currently, is in the Artist Diploma Program at the Chapelle Queen Elisabeth in Brussels. He plays a 1790 Vincenzo Panormo cello on generous loan from the Saul B. and Naomi R. Cohen Foundation. Read about Francisco Vila by clicking: http://www.ipalpiti.org/2011/05/francisco-vila/ Pianist JENNIE JUNG is a member of the Jung Trio, Grand Prize winner of the 2002 Yellow Springs Chamber Music Competition. She has been a collaborative pianist at the Aspen Summer Music Festival, the Gregor Piatigorsky Seminar for Cellists, the Banff Centre for the Arts, and the Mozarteum Summer Academy in Salzburg. Ms. Jung earned her Master of Music degree and Artist Diploma from Yale University and a Doctor of Musical Arts from Juilliard. Read about Jennie by clicking: http://www.jungtrio.com/BIOGRAPHY.html Under the Artistic Direction of LAURA SCHMIEDER, talented rising artists from Southern California and around the world are selected at the Beverly Hills Auditions and presented monthly in the intimate and acoustically superb sanctuary of Trinity Lutheran Church, Manhattan Beach. From January through June, the concerts are repeated the next day on Beverly Hills' "Music In The Mansion" recital series in the Beverly Hills' historic Greystone Mansion. "The series is a much-sought opportunity for young performers...the talent level is extremely high." - Los Angeles Times Admission Saturday "Previews" in Manhattan Beach: Free, donations appreciated Sunday "Music In The Mansion" in Beverly Hills: Tickets: $20. Includes a post-concert reception of light refreshments and a guided tour of the historic Greystone Mansion. Advance reservations recommended as there is limited seating and these concerts typically sell out. To reserve tickets, call (310) 285-6850 Monday - Friday, 9:00AM-4:00PM and at the door on Sunday if tickets are available. For information about "The Previews" at Trinity Lutheran, click: http://www.palosverdes.com/tlcmusic/tlcmbs2.htm For information about "Music In The Mansion" in Beverly Hills, call (310) 285-6830 or click: http://www.beverlyhills.org/attractions/events/music.asp ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.11 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RICHARD DAWSON classical guitar - Free Saturday, May 12, 2012 - 3:00PM Martin Luther King Jr. Auditorium Santa Monica Public Library 601 Santa Monica Blvd. Santa Monica CA (convenient parking garage, enter from 7th Street just north of Santa Monica Blvd.) [WestSide][Free] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/3d92z3 RICHARD DAWSON performs selections by Heitor Villa Lobos, J.S. Bach, Francisco Tarrega, Mangore Barrios, and Isaac Albéniz from his debut album "Make Every Day a Masterpiece" RICHARD DAWSON holds a Master of Fine Arts in Guitar Performance and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Arts Performance from the California Institute of the Arts. He studied with guitarists STUART FOX, MIROSLAV TADIC, and JOHN SCHNEIDER. Read about Richard Dawson by clicking: http://www.classicalguitarguru.com Free admission. Space is limited and on a first-arrival basis. For information, click: http://calendar.smgov.net/library/eventsignup.asp?ID=6828 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.12 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Glendale City Church Second Saturday Series - Free Organ Recital by NAMHEE HAN Saturday, May 12, 2012 - 4:00PM Glendale City Adventist Church 610 E. California Ave. (corner of Isabel St. & California Ave.) Glendale CA [Pasadena/Glendale][Free] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/yj6j9dw Program Selections by J.S. Bach, Brahms, Franck, Bovet, Mozart and Duruflé Organist at Westwood Presbyterian Church in Los Angeles since 1999, NAMHEE HAN has performed throughout Southern California including Saint James Episcopal Church of Los Angeles, the First Congregational Church of Los Angeles, and Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. She was a featured artist at the National Convention of the American Guild of Organists (AGO) in 2004. A native of South Korea, Namhee Han began organ study with THOMAS HARMON, and has since completed her Master's and Doctoral degrees in organ performance at UCLA, studying with Dr. CHRISTOPH BULL. Prior to attending UCLA, she earned a Bachelor of Arts from Seoul National University in Korea. Freewill offering. A reception in the courtyard follows the concert allowing everyone to meet the artist. For information, click: http://tinyurl.com/6lnq6g4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.13 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Malibu Friends of Music presents TALES OF THE OPERA AND THE BALLET A Festival of Music, Song and Dance Saturday, May 12, 2012 - 7:00PM Sunday, May 13, 2012 - 5:00PM Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture (MAHMA) 6307 Busch Drive Malibu CA [WestSide] For directions, click: http://malibufriendsofmusic.org/directionstomahma.html Featuring Esteemed Soloists DIANA TASH mezzo soprano KRIS WILDMAN soprano CHRISTOPHER M. ALLPORT theatrical vocalist and the Members of the MALIBU COAST CHAMBER BALLET NATASHA ROTHENBUCHER soloist Joined by Resident Artists WENDY PROBER piano SCOTT HOSFELD viola MARIA NEWMAN violin with ELAINA ARCHER film historian Program Mozart: Papageno and Papagena from The Magic Flute Puccini: O Mio Babbino Caro from Gianni Schicchi Rodgers and Hammerstein: Climb Every Mountain from The Sound of Music Maria Newman: Songs on Motherhood for soprano, violin, viola, and piano William Grant Still: Suite for violin and piano Mary Pickford/Maria Newman Silent Short Film (1912) "The One She Loved" for voice, violin, viola, and piano ...the beautiful love story of a young married couple and their darling baby, nearly ruined by a romantic misunderstanding... ...a taste of MAHMA Malibu Coast Chamber Ballet "Celebraciones de la Tierra" ...picture yourself on Olvera Street in 1890, in the heart of old Los Angeles! Read about MAHMA, MARIA NEWMAN, and resident and guest artists by clicking: http://malibufriendsofmusic.org/ MOTHER'S DAY TEA: Mother's Day Tea in the MAHMA Great Room (3:30PM prior to the 5:00PM concert): $15 adults/$10 children 12 and under. Reservations close for Mother's Day Tea by 6:00PM Friday, May 11, 2012, though we will make every effort to seat latecomers. Call (310) 589-0295. Make a concert reservation and a generous donation by calling (310) 589-0295 or clicking: http://malibufriendsofmusic.org/eventreservations.html For concert information, click: http://malibufriendsofmusic.org/20112012seasonconcerts.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.14 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Villa Aurora presents ERNST KRENEK ENSEMBLE DAVID FRÜHWIRT and FLORIAN SCHÖNWIESE violins, TATJANA MASURENKO viola, DOROTHEA SCHÖNWIESE cello, MATTHIAS SCHORN clarinet, STEFAN STROISSNIG piano, SONJA LEUTWYLER mezzo soprano Saturday, May 12, 2012 - 7:00PM Villa Aurora 520 Paseo Miramar Pacific Palisades CA [WestSide] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/9brs9 Program Ernst Krenek: Serenade, Op.4 (from Ernst Krenek's tonal phase) Ernst Krenek: Zeitlieder, Op.215 (composed using aleatory methods) Ernst Krenek: Verhaeren Lieder, Op.30a (originated during the phase when Krenek was grappling with twelve-tone music) Ernst Krenek: Sonate für Viola Ernst Krenek: Trio, Op.108 Additionally, two selections by Franz Schubert will be performed Throughout his life, composer Ernst Krenek (1900-1991) remained connected to his home country Austria as well as to his country of emigration, the U.S. For its first tour in the US, the Austrian Ernst Krenek Ensemble is presenting a program that showcases a broad stylistic spectrum and assembles connections to works by Franz Schubert, for whom Krenek had the utmost respect. Read about Ernst Krenek by clicking: http://www.krenek.at/index.php?id=156&L=1 Villa Aurora in cooperation with the Austrian Consulate General in Los Angeles and Gladys Krenek, presents the Ernst Krenek Ensemble on their first US-Tour. Based in Krems/Lower Austria at the Ernst Krenek Institute, it's members are from Europe's top ensembles, including the Vienna Philharmonic, Concentus Wien, and Zurich Opera Orchestra. Read about Villa Aurora by clicking: http://www.villa-aurora.org Suggested donation: $20. For reservations, call (310) 454-4231 or send an e-mail to infola@villa-aurora.org. Park on Los Liones Drive. Shuttle service begins at 6:00PM and will start from street parking on Los Liones Drive, off Sunset Boulevard, two blocks North-East of Pacific Coast Highway. For information, click: http://www.villa-aurora.org/index.php?page=event-calendar ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.15 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Center for the Visual and Performing Arts presents FRANCISCO VILA cello, JENNIE JUNG piano Saturday, May 12, 2012 - 7:00PM Sage-Granada Park's United Methodist Church's Center for the Visual and Performing Arts 1850 W. Hellman Ave. Alhambra CA [EastLA] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/4cldg3 Program J.S. Bach: Suite III in C Major for solo cello, BWV1009 Prelude - Allemande - Courante - Sarabande - Bouree I, II - Gigue Gaspar Cassadó: Suite for solo cello Preludio e Fantasia - Sardana - Intermezzo e Danza Felix Mendelssohn: Cello Sonata No.2 in D Major, Op.58 David Popper: Tarantella, Op.33 "...an exceptionally talented young cellist and musician. He is heading for an important place in the world of music." - renowned cellist JANOS STARKER Ecuadorian-Spanish cellist FRANCISCO VILA has performed throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. Most notable recent performances included collaboration with Grammy-Award-winning composer OSVALDO GOLIJOV at Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall, recital with pianist LUIZA BORAC at Los Angeles County Museum of Art; and with iPalpiti orchestral ensemble of international laureates in Carnegie Zankel Hall, Philadelphia's Kimmel Center, Walt Disney Concert Hall, and Israel's Eilat International Music Festival. Upcoming projects include recording of the second Saint-Saëns concerto with the Liege Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and a series of concert appearances, including Schumann concerto this summer at a festival in Belgium. Prizewinner of the 22nd FLAME International Competition in Paris (2011) and a 2nd-place winner of the Sphinx Competition 2012, Vila has studied under JANOS STARKER and SHARON ROBINSON, and chamber music with MENAHEM PRESSLER at Indiana University, where he was the first-prize winner of the '09-'10 concerto competition. During this academic year, Francisco was a substitute teacher for Sharon Robinson at Indiana. He also took master courses of ALDO PARISOT at the Banff Centre and GARY HOFFMAN at Mozarteum Sommerakademie and currently, is in the Artist Diploma Program at the Chapelle Queen Elisabeth in Brussels. He plays a 1790 Vincenzo Panormo cello on generous loan from the Saul B. and Naomi R. Cohen Foundation. Read about Francisco Vila by clicking: http://www.ipalpiti.org/2011/05/francisco-vila/ Pianist JENNIE JUNG is a member of the Jung Trio, Grand Prize winner of the 2002 Yellow Springs Chamber Music Competition. She has been a collaborative pianist at the Aspen Summer Music Festival, the Gregor Piatigorsky Seminar for Cellists, the Banff Centre for the Arts, and the Mozarteum Summer Academy in Salzburg. Ms. Jung earned her Master of Music degree and Artist Diploma from Yale University and a Doctor of Musical Arts from Juilliard. Read about Jennie by clicking: http://www.jungtrio.com/BIOGRAPHY.html Suggested donation: $15 / $5 seniors. For concert information, call the series' executive director BILL YEE at (626) 230-5435 or click: http://www.cvpaministry.com/cvpa_2012_calendar ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.16 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ EVA BENEKE guitar with BIANCA HALL soprano, STACEY HELLEY alto, BRANDON HYNUM tenor, JOEL NESVADBA bass Saturday, May 12, 2012 Doors open - 6:30PM Concert begin - 7:00PM sharp Contrapuntal Performances Recital Hall* 655 N. Bundy Dr. Brentwood CA [WestSide] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/7f7y78j * "a thoroughly pleasant, high-ceilinged studio space in a private residence ... proved sonically warm and clear, ideal for this kind of intimate music making." - JOHN HENKEN LA Times Program J.S. Bach: D-Minor Partita (with vocalists) "Eva Beneke's transcriptions and performances of Bach's magnificent music are presented as if Bach had written them for the guitar." - Pepe Romero Bach's famous 2nd Partita in D Minor will be performed in its entirety by EVA BENEKE in an ambitious transcription for solo guitar. The juxtaposition of Bach's a cappella chorals with all movements of the D-minor Partita reveals an unbroken connection between Bach's secular and spiritual work. It exposes the listener to the personal tragedy of the death of Bach's first wife Maria Barbara and the subsequent consolation Bach must have found in his faith and in his work. As the final movement, the "Chaconne" is presented in an arrangement for guitar and two voices highlighting the wordless chorale quotations hidden within the piece. German guitarist EVA BENEKE studied at the Berlin University of Arts. She graduated with a Masters in Music Education and completed her studies at the Franz Liszt Hochschule in Weimar, where she received the prestigious solo-artist diploma in 2007. Eva was awarded first prizes at guitar-competitions in Italy, the Netherlands, and Los Angeles. She currently teaches at Whittier College and holds a teaching assistantship at the USC Thornton School of Music, where she is pursuing a Doctorate. Read about EVA BENEKE by clicking: http://evabeneke.com/ Admission: $20. Reservations in advance are a MUST. To RSVP, e-mail trishdickey@gmail.com. For information, click: http://evabeneke.com/dr/news ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.17 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CELEBRATION OF SUPPORT Chamber Music by Members of the Santa Cecilia Orchestra Saturday, May 12, 2012 - 7:30PM Eagle Rock Center for the Arts 2225 E. Colorado Blvd. Los Angeles CA [Pasadena/Glendale] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/fzyjm The evening begins with a wine-and-cheese reception followed by chamber music performed by the orchestra's musicians. It concludes with desserts and a silent auction. Maestra DE LEÓN De VEGA will be the speaker at the event. SANTA CECILIA ORCHESTRA is the only orchestra in the nation with a specific mission to take classical music to the Latino Community. Its vision is to open avenues of communication, artistic expression, self-actualization, and community understanding and harmony. Read about the Santa Cecilia Orchestra and watch a short video by clicking: http://www.scorchestra.org/ Tickets: $75. For information and to purchase tickets, click: http://www.scorchestra.org/concerts.html#celebration_of_support ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.18 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Southwest Chamber Music LA INTERNATIONAL NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL Wednesday, May 9 - Saturday, May 26, 2012 - 8:00PM Pre-Concert Talk - 7:00PM The Colburn School 200 South Grand Avenue Los Angeles CA [DowntownLA] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/3xnb39 The inaugural LA INTERNATIONAL NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL brings together composers and their works from all over the globe to rest in the heart of LA: the Grand Avenue Arts Corridor downtown. Southwest Chamber Music presents this celebration of its 25th anniversary season with premieres and commissions from fifteen composers representing Asia, Europe, Latin America and the US. Continuing... CONCERT 2 Saturday, May 12, 2012 - 8:00PM Program Lou Harrison: Varied Trio Hyo-shin Na: Morning Study - World Premiere Unsuk Chin: cosmigimmicks - U.S. Premiere Milton Babbitt: Homily Vu Nhat Tân: Rain Flower - L.A. Premiere Arnold Schoenberg: Serenade CONCERT 3 Monday, May 21, 2012 - 8:00PM Program Anne LeBaron: Solar Music Gabriela Ortiz: Aroma Foliado Igor Stravinsky: Elegy for JFK Elliott Carter: Three Explorations - West Coast Premiere Homage to Milton Babbitt Beaten Paths Homage to Daniel Catán Encantamiento Homage to Peter Lieberson Forgiveness - L.A Premiere Gabriela Ortiz: Atlas Pumas Vu Nhat Tân: Cracking Bamboo - World Premiere CONCERT 4 Saturday, May 26, 2012 - 8:00PM Gabriela Ortiz: Rio Bravo - U.S. Premiere Tôn Thât Tiêt: Miroir, mémoire - World Premiere Alexandra du Bois: Night Songs - LA Premiere Vu Nhat Tân: The Song of Napalm - World Premiere Read about the Southwest Chamber Music artists by clicking: http://www.swmusic.org/about_us/musicians.html Festival Package Four Concerts – 30% off regular ticket price $105 / $75 senior / $25 student Single Tickets $38 / $28 seniors over 65 / $10 students with full-time ID For tickets and concert information call (800) 726-7147 or click: http://www.swmusic.org/performances/calendar.html Free Tickets Offer Southwest Chamber Music would like to offer readers of the Clickable Chamber Music Newsletter complimentary tickets to one performance of their choice to attend the Los Angeles International New Music Festival. A limited number of tickets will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis. To request tickets, send an e-mail to mail@swmusic.org with the following information: * Name * Daytime Phone Number * Full Address * Mention: Clickable Chamber Music Newsletter * Number of tickets - maximum 2 per person to only one of the performances All tickets will be held at the Box Office Will Call. A return e-mail will confirm the reservation. Children under the age of 8 will not be admitted. Programs and artists are subject to change without notification. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.19 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Concerts in the Rotunda - Free An Evening of Duos ALISON SPIETH viola with guest violinists ERIKO TSUJI, LEILA NASSAR-FREDELL, JI YOUNG AN, and UCLA Professor GUILLAUME SUTRE Saturday, May 12, 2012 - 8:00PM UCLA Powell Library - 2nd Floor Rotunda [WestSide][Free] For directions and maps, click: http://www.ucla.edu/map/ Program Duos by Joseph Haydn, his younger brother Michael Haydn, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Violist ALISON SPIETH will present a selection of late eighteenth-century duos for violin and viola. This recital is presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the doctor of musical arts degree. The UCLA Powell Library Rotunda, one of the jewels of Southern California chamber music venues, has been used by the Da Camera Society for presenting ANONYMOUS 4 on the Chamber Music in Historic Sites series. It's located across the Dickson Plaza from Royce Hall. Free concert - no reservations or tickets required. For information, contact the series' director CATHERINE BROWN at (310) 206-4608 or click: http://www2.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college/10644.cfm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.20 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sacred Music of the Abrahamic Faiths Lecture demonstration with YUVAL RON TRIO MAYA HADDI vocals JAMIE PAPISH percussion YUVAL RON oud and artistic director Saturday, May 12, 2012 - 8:00PM Temple Beth El 2A Liberty Aliso Viejo CA [OrangeCounty] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/yjwancm International composer, world music artist, educator, and oud player YUVAL RON has been actively involved in creating musical bridges between people of the Jewish, Muslim, and Christian faiths. His ensemble, THE YUVAL RON ENSEMBLE includes Arabic, Israeli, and Jewish musicians as well as Christian Armenian artists, who unite the sacred musical traditions of Judaism, Sufism (Islamic mystical tradition), and the Armenian Church into an unusual mystical, spiritual and inspiring musical celebration. Read about YUVAL RON by clicking: http://yuvalronmusic.com Admission: $10. For information, call (949) 682-4040 or click: http://yuvalronmusic.com/home.html?text/calendar.html and http://www.templebethelsoc.org/upcomingevents.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.21 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WildUp LA CHRISTOPHER ROUNTREE artistic director/conductor Saturday, May 12, 2012 - 8:00PM Armory Center for the Arts 145 N. Raymond Avenue Pasadena CA [Pasadena/Glendale] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/3u84jj Program Pieces inspired by Palestrina, Slayer, Meshuggah, and others Andrew Tholl: still not a place to build monuments or cathedrals World premieres from Nick Deyoe, Andrew McIntosh, Joshua Bornfield, and Chris Kallmyer Stravinsky: staged performance of A Soldier's Tale WildUp's Mission: "We make music. New music. Old music. We'll play it, as long as we love it. wild Up is a modern music collective - a group of Los Angeles-based musicians committed to creating visceral, thought-provoking happenings. Our programs are eclectic studies of people, places, and ideas that we find interesting. The group believes that music is a catalyst for shared experiences, and that the concert venue is a place for challenging, exciting, and igniting the community around us." Read about WildUp and watch a video about it by clicking: http://wildup.la/ See the event poster by clicking: http://tinyurl.com/6qxaxgc For concert information, click: http://wildup.la/events.html and http://tinyurl.com/7x4wfxc Tickets: $20 at the door / $15 online at Eventbrite, to order, click: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2472976740?ref=ebtnebtckt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.22 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace Family Concert Series - Free NEW ORANGE COUNTY CHILDREN'S CHOIR Sunday, May 13, 2012 - 2:00PM The Richard Nixon Library 18001 Yorba Linda Boulevard Yorba Linda CA [OrangeCounty][Free] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/exr7l Read about the NEW ORANGE COUNTY CHILDREN'S CHOIR by clicking: http://www.noccc.com/ Free admission. For information, click: http://events.nixonfoundation.org/concerts/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.23 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ South Coast Botanic Mother's Day Concert - Free PALOS VERDES SYMPHONIC BAND DAVID STANTON music director Sunday, May 13, 2012 - 2:00PM Frances Young Hall (indoors) South Coast Botanic Garden 26300 Crenshaw Blvd. Palos Verdes Peninsula CA [SouthBay][Free] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/294tse The PALOS VERDES SYMPHONIC BAND plays concerts at a number of different venues in the South Bay and neighboring communities. Its repertoire includes classical, Big Band jazz, show tunes, and marches. Read about the PALOS VERDES SYMPHONIC BAND and listen by clicking: http://www.palosverdes.com/pvsb/ Free with Botanic Garden admission: $8 / $6 seniors and students / $3 children 5-12 / free under 4. For information, click: http://www.palosverdes.com/pvsb/concerts.html and http://www.southcoastbotanicgarden.org/evt/concerts ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.24 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PENINSULA SYMPHONIC WINDS JOEL FIERBERG associate conductor Sunday, May 13, 2012 - 3:00PM Harlyne J. Norris Pavilion 501 Indian Peak Road Rolling Hills Estates CA [SouthBay] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/3oy2v45 Program - A Playlist For The Ages From Bach to Gershwin and other favorites including Palestrina, Vivaldi, Chopin, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Wagner, and Dvorák Established in 1996, the PENINSULA SYMPHONIC WINDS has grown in size and popularity among concert band audiences in Palos Verdes and neighboring cities. The ensemble is composed of community members who are semi-professional or seasoned amateur musicians. Read about the Peninsula Symphonic Winds by clicking: http://www.palosverdes.com/peninsulawinds/ Tickets: $15 / free admission for children 12 and under. Local artists DON CROCKER and GHISLAINE GARGARO will be exhibiting in the lobby, where a catered post-concert reception will also provide an opportunity for you to meet the musicians. For information, click: http://www.palosverdes.com/peninsulawinds/season.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.25 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pacific Symphony Orchestra Chamber Music ORLI SHAHAM piano and host RAYMOND KOBLER and BRIDGET DOLKAS violins, ROBERT BECKER viola, TIMOTHY LANDAUER cello Sunday, May 13, 2012 - 3:00PM Samueli Theater Orange County Performing Arts Center 615 Town Center Drive Costa Mesa CA [OrangeCounty] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/7xcc7dp Program - Czech Mate Janácek: Pohádka (Fairy Tale) Martinu: Three Madrigals Dvorák: Piano Quintet in A Major Read about pianist host for the afternoon ORLI SHAHAM by clicking: http://www.orlishaham.com/ Read about the PSO artists by clicking: http://www.pacificsymphony.org/main.taf?p=5,2 The Samueli Theater is transformed into a café where you can enjoy coffee/tea and pastries, included with the ticket price. Tickets $75, $59. For information and tickets, call (714) 755-5799 or click: http://www.pacificsymphony.org/main.taf?p=9,5,6,6&ProductionID=8559 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.26 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sunday Classics at The Merc ERIN McADAMS soprano, SIOBAHN SUNG mezzo-soprano, HYUEEUN HAM piano Sunday, May 13, 2012 - 3:00PM The Merc at Old Town Temecula Theater 42051 Main St. Temecula CA [Oceanside/SanDiego] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/2eykgro Tickets: $11 / $5 students. Find the schedule of upcoming concerts by clicking: http://www.goldenvalleymusicsociety.org/concerts.asp ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.27 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Restoration Concert Series NEW HOLLYWOOD STRING QUARTET ROBERTO CANI violin, RAFAEL RISHIK violin, ROBERT BROPHY viola, ANDREW SHULMAN cello Sunday, May 13, 2012 - 4:00PM Community Room South Pasadena Library 1115 El Centro Street South Pasadena CA [Pasadena/Glendale] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/3c42gk Program Mozart: Quartet in D Major, K575 Schubert: String Quartet No.14 in D Minor, D810, "Death and the Maiden" Read about the NEW HOLLYWOOD STRING QUARTET, ensemble-in-residence of the Restoration Concert Series, by clicking: http://www.newhollywoodstringquartet.com Tickets: $18. Light refreshments will be served by The Friends of South Pasadena Public Library. For information, call (626) 799-6333 or click: http://www.friendsofsopaslibrary.org/concerts.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.28 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Great Music at St. James' - Free Concert of Remembrance TODD WILSON organ with the CHOIR and ORCHESTRA OF SAINT JAMES' Sunday, May 13, 2012 - 4:30PM Solemn Evensong with Choir of St. James' - 4:30PM Organ recital - 6:00PM St. James Episcopal Church 3903 Wilshire Blvd. (near Western) Los Angeles CA [midWilshireLA][Free] Free church parking on the west side of Gramercy, one block north of Wilshire. By metro: Red Line to Wilshire/Western Station (then walk two blocks west) For directions and a map, click: http://www.saintjamesla.org/default.aspx?id=49&subId=151 St. James' celebrates the 100th Anniversary of our organ and parish with a Concert of Remembrance For Those Who Have Entered The Larger Life. Organist TODD WILSON, Head of the Organ Department at the Cleveland Institute of Music, joins us in the Concerto for Strings, Organ and Timpani by Francis Poulenc and the towering Requiem of Maurice Duruflé. Other works for solo organ and chorus will also be included. Co-sponsored by the LA Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. Read about Todd Wilson by clicking: http://www.concertorganists.com/htdocs/artistdocs/wilson.html TODD WILSON leads a master class at St. James' on the music of Maurice Duruflé on Monday, May 14, 2012 at 6:00PM. Free and open to the public. Free admission. For information, call the St. James' Concert Office at (213) 388-3417 or click: http://www.saintjamesla.org/default.aspx?Id=50&subId=66 and http://www.laago.org/programs/#next ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.29 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sunday Afternoon Concert Series - Free GOLDEN STATE BRITISH BRASS BAND BETH MITCHELL guest tuba soloist Sunday, May 13, 2012 - 4:30PM Sanctuary St. Andrew's Episcopal Church 1231 East Chapman Avenue Fullerton CA [OrangeCounty][Free] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/2oxmul Program Featuring noted British composer RODNEY NEWTON conducting some of his own works The GOLDEN STATE BRITISH BRASS BAND was organized in 1995 by a group of local musicians, drawn together by the elegant sounds and broad repertoire of the brass ensemble, popular in Great Britain but relatively unknown in the United States. The band has performed in concerts throughout Southern California and for the California Music Educators Association. Read about the GOLDEN STATE BRITISH BRASS BAND by clicking: http://www.goldenstatebritishbrassband.org/ Before settling in Los Angeles, BETH MITCHELL was principal tubist with the Women's Philharmonic Orchestra in San Francisco and the Orquesta Sinfónica de Monterrey in Nueva Leon, Mexico. Beth received her Bachelor's degree in Tuba Performance from the Peabody Conservatory of Music and her Master's degree in Tuba Performance from USC. She is currently on the brass faculties of Biola University, Pasadena City College, and Cypress College. Read about Beth Mitchell by clicking: http://www.bethmitchelltubastudio.com Free admission. For information, call (714) 870-4350 or click: http://www.saintandrewsfullerton.org/music ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.30 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Opera on Tap Los Angeles invites you to join MAMMA, TI AMO! Sunday, May 13, 2012 - 6:00PM Room 5 Lounge 143 N. La Brea Ave., 2nd Floor Los Angeles CA [Hollywood/LosFeliz] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/7cef7z9 Like mothers the world over Opera mothers nurture, cajole, encourage, and scold their children with relentless conviction. Join OPERA ON TAP LOS ANGELES on Mother's Day it teams up with OPERA ON TAP LATINO to celebrate matriarchal love and vitriol with equal passion. Opera on Tap and Room 5 Lounge. Great Drinks. Great Food. Great Audience! Come party with Opera on Tap now in its second season in Southern California! Read about the Opera on Tap Los Angeles artists by clicking: http://www.operaontap.org/artists-losangeles/ Admission: $8 cover, 21+. For information, click: http://www.operaontap.org/losangeles/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.31 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SUNDAYS LIVE Chamber Music Series - Free CROSSROADS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA ALEXANDER TREGER conductor Sunday, May 13, 2012 - 6:00PM Los Angeles County Museum of Art - Leo S. Bing Theater 5905 Wilshire Blvd. (just east of Fairfax) Parking across the street at Wilshire & Spaulding Los Angeles CA [midWilshireLA][Free] For directions, click: http://sundayslive.org/directions.cfm Program Shostakovich: String Quartet No.10 in A-flat Major, Op.118, chamber version Schubert: Rondo in A Major, D438 Crossroads School is considered one of the leading college preparatory schools in the nation. In addition to its highly acclaimed academic studies, Crossroads offers a notable arts program. Crossroads School has developed a reputation for academic excellence with virtually 100 percent of its students graduating to distinguished colleges. Read about the Crossroads School by clicking: http://www.xrds.org The classical music program at the Crossroads School is offered through the Elizabeth Mandell Music Institute (EMMI) and is designed for the student who is seriously committed to music study and/or performance and has been accepted into the program through audition. Read about EMMI and listen by clicking: http://www.xrds.org/emmi Begun in 1948, SUNDAYS LIVE! is the longest-running music broadcast in Los Angeles. It presents weekly classical chamber music concerts and recitals by premier professional artists from Southern California and around the world. These one-hour concerts are presented free to the public at 6:00PM on Sundays in the Leo S. Bing Theater of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. No tickets or reservations are required, and all are welcome. Read about Sundays Live! by clicking: http://www.sundayslive.org/ Sundays Live! concerts are streamed live over the internet. Listen by clicking at concert time: http://more.lacma.org:8088/SundaysLive Listen to the previous Sunday's concert streamed on-demand or downloaded as a podcast from the KUSC website by clicking: http://www.kusc.org/Episodes.aspx?PID=2147 Note to iPad users: The live stream presently does not work for your device. To stream the KUSC concert re-broadcast, click the "Subscribe via RSS" button after clicking the link above. Free admission. For concert and artist information, call (323) 857-6234 or click: http://www.lacma.org/event/crossroads-chamber-orchestra-1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.32 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ECLIPSE QUARTET SARA PARKINS violin, SARAH THORNBLADE violin, ALMA FERNANDEZ viola, MAGGIE PARKINS cello Monday, May 14, 2012 - 7:30PM LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions) 6522 Hollywood Blvd. Hollywood CA [Hollywood/LosFeliz] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/76nv2je Program Ruth Crawford Seeger: String Quartet (1931) Sean Heim: No Quarter Roscoe Mitchell: 9/9/99 Ben Johnston: String Quartet #4"Amazing Grace" Violinist SARAH THORNBLADE writes, "Eclipse is playing a concert at the LACE Gallery in Hollywood as a warm up for our shows in NYC the following week. I hope you can come!" The ECLIPSE QUARTET is dedicated to the music of twentieth-century and present-day composers. The scope of their repertoire spans works from John Cage and Morton Subotnick to collaborations with the singers Beck and Caetano Veloso. Eclipse has the versatility to cross genres from works that include electronics and computer processing to the jazz compositions of Grammy-award-winning pianist Billy Childs. The Quartet has performed frequently on both coasts and has participated in festivals such as the Look and Listen Festival in NYC, the Scarlatti Festival in Naples, Italy, the Martha's Vineyard Chamber Music Festival, and the Angel City Jazz Festival in Los Angeles. The Eclipse Quartet are Artists in Residence at Mills College in Oakland, California and at the historic artists' retreat Villa Aurora in Los Angeles. Read about the Eclipse Quartet by clicking: http://www.eclipsequartet.com/ Admission: $10 / $5 seniors, and students. For ticket information, click: http://www.welcometolace.org/events/view/eclipse-quartet-concert/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.33 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Los Angeles Philharmonic Neighborhood Chamber Concert - Free St. Thomas Church the Apostle Members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic MITCHELL NEWMAN and ROBERT VIJAY GUPTA violins, BENJAMIN ULLERY and LETICIA OAKS STRONG violas, DANIEL ROTHMULLER cello and Members of Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA) Monday, May 14, 2012 - 8:00PM St. Thomas the Apostle Church 2760 W. Pico Blvd. Los Angeles CA [DowntownLA]/[midWilshireLA][Kids][Free] For directions, click: http://tinyurl.com/2aemgs Program Brahms: Hungarian Dance No.5 Holst: Jupiter from The Planets Brahms: Selections from String Quintet in G Major, Op.111 Piazzolla, arr. Thomas Mifune: Three Argentinean Tangos Read about the Los Angeles Philharmonic artists by clicking: http://www.laphil.com/music/musicians.cfm Read about the Youth Orchestra Los Angeles by clicking: http://www.laphil.com/yola/ The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association's Neighborhood Concert series, created in 1991, encourages involvement in the classical arts within the increasingly diverse communities of greater Los Angeles. The events take place in churches, schools, and other venues throughout Los Angeles. Free admission. For information call (323) 737-3325 (Español or English), or click: http://www.laphil.com/tickets/performance-detail.cfm?id=5082 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.34 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ chambermusic@ucla Mozart à Deux: The Sonatas for Violin and Piano, Part III GUILLAUME SUTRE violin, NEAL STULBERG piano Monday, May 14, 2012 - 8:00PM Schoenberg Hall Schoenberg Music Building UCLA [WestSide] Park in P2 ($11). For directions and a map, click: http://www.ucla.edu/map/ Program Mozart: Sonatas for Violin and Piano, K301, K302, K296, K377, K526 This is the third of a three-part series of recitals comprising the complete sonatas of Mozart for violin and piano. This is your last opportunity to hear a concert in the Mozart violin sonata cycle before Guillaume and Neal take the recital series to Europe this summer. UCLA Professor of Violin GUILLAUME SUTRE is the renowned first violinist of the acclaimed Ysaÿe Quartet. He entered the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris at age 14 and was awarded first prize in both violin and in chamber music. After finishing his studies in France, he attended Indiana University at Bloomington to study with legendary artists JOSEF GINGOLD, FRANCO GULLI, MENAHEM PRESSLER, and JANOS STARKER. He then studied in Cologne with the Amadeus Quartet. Guillaume was only 18 years old when he won first prize in the Alberto Curci International Violin Competition in Napoli, the ARD International Piano-Trio Competition in Munich, and the International Chamber Music Competition in South Bend, Indiana. Read about Guillaume Sutre by clicking: http://tinyurl.com/8xe5wen Conductor and pianist NEAL STULBERG is UCLA Professor and Director of Orchestral Studies. A graduate of Harvard College, the University of Michigan, and the Juilliard School, he served as assistant conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic under CARLO MARIA GIULINI and music director of the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra. Read about Neal Stulberg by clicking: http://tinyurl.com/3w6v7vj Admission $12 / $5 students, faculty, and staff. For information, call the UCLA Department of Music at (310) 825-4761, or click: http://tinyurl.com/6vlq657 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.35 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ M3@ATX SARA ANDON flute, BRYAN PEZZONE piano, HAROUT SENEKEREMIAN piano, JOHANA KREJCI violin, MAKSIM VELICHKIN cello and piano, SOO LEE cello, JACQUELINE SUZUKI violin, FRANK BASILE piano Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - 8:00-10:30PM Atwater Crossing 3245 Casitas Ave. Los Angeles CA [Hollywood/LosFeliz] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/7qk4fox Program Adrienne Albert: Sunswept for Flute and Piano (2006) Ástor Piazzolla (1921-1992): III. Cafe 1930 from Histoire du Tango (1991) Bryan Pezzone: Lament for Alto Flute and Piano (2002) Skeeball (1994) Libido (1996) by Bryan Pezzone Maurice Ravel (1875-1937): Piece en forma de Habanera (1904) Mike Mower: From Sonata Latino (1994) II. Rumbango - tempo rubato - tempo moderato III. Bossa Merengova - presto SARA ANDON flute and alto flute, BRYAN PEZZONE piano ~intermission~ Improvisations HAROUT SENEKEREMIAN piano J.S. Bach: Invention JOHANA KREJCI violin, MAKSIM VELICHKIN cello G.N. Gianopoulos: Three Choral Preludes MAKSIM VELICHKIN piano Debussy Preludes SOO LEE piano James MacMillan: After the Tryst Ravel: Berceuse sur le nom Faure Olivier Messiaen: Theme and Variations JACQUELINE SUZUKI violin, FRANK BASILE piano Food and drinks are available for purchase. The site has an excellent pizzeria. Ample free parking. Read about the venue Atwater Crossing by clicking: http://www.atwatercrossing.com/about.html Suggested donation: $10 / $5 students / Free for musicians who've performed previously For information, click: https://www.facebook.com/events/261680830591396/ and http://events.atwatercrossing.com/event/m3-2/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.36 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wednesdays@Noon Concert BETH FOLSOM violin, FONTAINE LAING piano Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - 12:00 noon Encinitas Library 540 Cornish Drive Encinitas CA [Oceanside/SanDiego][Free] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/ykkkdyx Program Selections by Brahms, Kreisler, and Vivaldi BETH FOLSOM has played in numerous orchestras, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Opera, the San Diego Symphony, the San Diego Opera, the San Diego Chamber Orchestra, the Mainly Mozart Festival Orchestra, and the Santa Clarita Symphony Orchestra as the concertmaster. Beth is currently the soprano violinist for the Hutchins Consort. Read about Beth Folsom and watch by clicking: http://www.bethfolsom.com/ Pianist FONTAINE LAING earned the Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Texas and the Master of Music degree from the University of Michigan. She has toured Germany, Japan, and Canada as an accompanist and chamber musician. Her recordings include performances with the International Chamber Orchestra and four albums with ERVIN MONROE, first flute with the Detroit Symphony. Bring lunch or buy something from the coffee cart in the lobby. Free admission. For information, call (760) 633-2746 or click: http://www.cityofencinitas.org/index.aspx?recordid=178&page=30 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.37 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Glendale Noon Concerts - Free ERGO MUSICA ADRIANA ZOPPO viola d'amore with ANTHONY BRAZIER and ASUNCION OJEDA Baroque flutes Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - 12:10-12:40PM First Baptist Church of Glendale 209 N. Louise Street Glendale CA [Pasadena/Glendale][Free] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/5ead4p Program Selections by Aurelio Arcidiacono (1915-2000) and Friedrich Wilhelm Rust (1739-1796) ERGO MUSICA was conceived by ADRIANA ZOPPO in 2008 as a series of concerts featuring the viola d'amore, but now includes concerts using other period instruments. Adriana plays violin, viola, baroque violin and viola, and viola d'amore professionally in California. She is a 2010 winner of the Beverly Hills Auditions of the Consortium of Southern California Chamber Music Presenters, auditioning on viola d'amore, and the Director of a Glendale Noon Concerts sub-series featuring Ergo Musica. Read about ERGO MUSICA and the viola d'amore by clicking: http://www.ergomusica.com/ First Baptist Church cordially invites you to free half-hour concerts during the lunch-break hour. Glendale Noon Concerts are presented on the first and third Wednesdays of each month in the Sanctuary. The church is also partnering with Angela's Bistro to prepare a sandwich, chips, and drinks for $6.00 for concert attendees. You may order from the menu when you arrive and pick it up to take with you as you go...or you are invited to stroll down to Angela's a block from the church to retrieve your prepared meal and eat in the bistro. Free admission - a donation basket for the artists will be present. For information, call (818) 242-2113 or click: http://glendalenoonconcerts.blogspot.com/ and http://www.fbcglendale.net/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.38 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pasadena Presbyterian "Music at Noon" Series - Free FIATO QUARTET CARRIE KENNEDY and INA VELI violins, CHARLES HEBENSTREIT viola, RYAN SWEENEY cello Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - 12:10PM Pasadena Presbyterian Church 585 E. Colorado Blvd. (NW corner of Colorado & Madison) Pasadena CA [Pasadena/Glendale][Free] For directions, click: http://www.ppc.net/map.html The FIATO QUARTET was formed in 2008. Its members hold degrees in music performance from The Colburn School, USC, Rice University, Northwestern University, the State University of New York at Stony Brook, and the University of Oklahoma. The musicians of Fiato currently have active concert careers throughout Southern California, and their talents can be heard in the Musica Angelica Baroque, Los Angeles Opera, and Santa Barbara Chamber orchestras, and the Pasadena, New West, Santa Barbara, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Redlands symphonies. Read about Fiato and listen by clicking: http://fiatoquartet.com/ Free admission. Lunch is available following the concert for a $6 donation, or bring your own lunch to enjoy in the church's courtyard. See the Pasadena Presbyterian "Music at Noon" series by clicking: http://www.ppc.net/music/noonconcerts.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.39 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels - Free Organ Recital by SU-RYEON JI Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - 12:45PM Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels 555 W. Temple Street Los Angeles CA [DowntownLA][Free] For directions and parking information, click: http://www.olacathedral.org/gettinghere/ A native of Korea, SU-RYEON JI was winner of the American Guild of Organists Competition for Young Organists and was asked to perform at the AGO National Convention, a performance which was broadcast nationwide. She has presented numerous recitals throughout the U.S., Europe and South Korea. Su-Ryeon Ji earned her Bachelor's Degree in Organ Performance from the University of Texas at Austin and her Master's Degree in Organ Performance and graduate certificate at the USC Flora L. Thornton School of Music as a student of Cherry Rhodes. Upon her Master's graduation, she became a pupil of Jacques van Oortmerssen at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Currently, she is completing her doctoral studies in organ performance on a full scholarship at USC with Cherry Rhodes. Read about the Dobson organ at Our Lady of the Angels by clicking: http://www.dobsonorgan.com/html/instruments/op75_losangeles.html Free admission. Free parking - be sure to bring your parking ticket with you and get it validated. See the musical offerings at Our Lady of the Angels by selecting "Music at Cathedral Events" from the drop-down menu under "Music" after clicking: http://www.olacathedral.org/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.40 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Crossroads School - Free EMMI Solo Recital Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - 7:00PM Roth Hall Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences 21st Street Campus 1714 Twenty-First Street Santa Monica CA [WestSide][Free] For directions, click: http://www.xrds.org/podium/default.aspx?t=111632 The classical music program at the Crossroads School is offered through the Elizabeth Mandell Music Institute (EMMI) and is designed for the student who is seriously committed to music study and/or performance and has been accepted into the program through audition. Read about EMMI and listen by clicking: http://www.xrds.org/emmi Free admission. For information, click: https://www.xrds.org/podium/default.aspx?t=38963 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.41 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UCLA Music at the Med - Free WESTWOOD WINDS JULIA BARNETT flute, ALEX CURTIS oboe, SARA MARSH clarinet, DANIEL ZIMARDI bassoon, ALICIA MASTROMONACO horn Thursday, May 17, 2012 - 12:00 noon Tamkin Auditorium, B-level Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center [WestSide][Free] For directions and parking, click: http://www.uclahealth.org/body_med.cfm?id=572 Read about the WESTWOOD WINDS on Westwood.Patch.com and watch by clicking: http://tinyurl.com/6wxeegk UCLA Health System and the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music present MUSIC AT THE MED, a series of five noontime concerts performed by outstanding UCLA student artists and chamber music groups. Free admission. For information, click: http://tinyurl.com/7zr2dap and http://www.uclahealth.org/body_med.cfm?id=1545 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.42 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Missa Mystica on Ascension Day - Free Choral Eucharist sung by All Saints' Choir Schola Thursday, May 17, 2012 - 7:30PM All Saints Episcopal Church 504 N. Camden Dr. Beverly Hills CA [WestSide][Free] For directions, click: http://www.allsaintsbh.org/maps.htm Program Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli Peter Philips: Ascendit Deus Freewill offering. For information, call (310) 275-0123 or click: http://www.allsaintsbh.org/getinvolved/music/calendar.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.43 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CSUN Visiting Artist Recital - Free ROBERT SPRING clarinet Thursday, May 17, 2012 - 7:30PM Music Recital Hall Cypress Hall (Music Building) Cal State University Northridge [SanFernandoValley][Free] For directions, click: http://www.csun.edu/aboutCSUN/directions.html and for a campus map, click: http://studentaffairs.csun.edu/map/location/RH ROBERT SPRING attended the University of Michigan, where he was awarded three degrees, including the Doctor of Musical Arts. He is Professor of Clarinet at Arizona State University. Read about Robert Spring by clicking: http://iwwf.org/spring.php Watch ROBERT SPRING playing two clarinets at once by clicking: https://asunews.asu.edu/video_20090827_spring ROBERT SPRING will give a masterclass the next day at 2:00PM. Free admission. For information, call (818) 677-3184 or click: http://www.csun.edu/calendar/music/ViewEvent.php?EVENTID=3755 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.44 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MUSIC@ARTSHARE ASHOKA THIAGARAJAN violin SERGE OSKOTSKY cello MAKSIM VELICHKIN cello, artistic director FREDERICK CHARLTON bass HAROUT SENEKEREMIAN piano Thursday, May 17, 2012 - 8:00PM Art Share LA 801 East 4th Place (entrance on Hewitt) Los Angeles CA 90013 [DowntownLA] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/7g2mjv9 This concert of the new concert series MUSIC@ARTSHARE is located in the heart of the Arts District at Art Share LA and will feature artwork by DANIELLA BATSHEVA. For venue information, click: http://artsharela.org/ Suggested donation: $10 / $5 students. Ample free parking in the structure across from the entrance to the venue. For information, click: https://www.facebook.com/events/211178342330933/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.45 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UCI Opera presents Gian-Carlo Menotti's The Old Maid and the Thief ROBIN BUCK director with the UCI SYMPHONY STEPHEN TUCKER conductor Thursday, May 17, 2012 - 8:00PM Friday, May 18, 2012 - 8:00PM Saturday, May 19, 2012 - 2:00 & 8:00PM Claire Trevor Theater UC Irvine Irvine CA [OrangeCounty] For directions, click: http://www.uci.edu/campus_maps.php Gian-Carlo Menotti's comic opera The Old Maid and the Thief, A Comedy in English pokes fun at small-town gossip and the consequences of believing stereotypes. Admission: $20 / $18 Seniors / $11 Children & UCI Students. For information, click: http://music.arts.uci.edu/content/old-maid-and-thief-comedy-english ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.46 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UCLA Camarades Chamber Music Marathon - Free Friday, May 18, 2012 - 7:00PM Popper Theatre Schoenberg Music Building UCLA [WestSide][Free] Park in P2 ($11). For directions and a map, click: http://www.ucla.edu/map/ Featuring distinguished cellist FRED SHERRY collaborating with the UCLA String Faculty and students in a program of music by Los Angeles composers, including selections by Schoenberg, Toch, Lazarof, Stravinsky, Cage, and others. Read about Fred Sherry by clicking: http://fredsherry.com/ Free admission. For information, call the UCLA Department of Music at (310) 825-4761 or click: http://tinyurl.com/7vqpb3v ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.47 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Piano Spheres At Boston Court MARK ROBSON piano Friday, May 18, 2012 - 8:00PM Boston Court 70 North Mentor Avenue Pasadena CA [Pasadena/Glendale] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/5mm3ry Program - Playing to the Left Mark Robson: 24 Preludes for the Left Hand "Twenty-four Preludes for the Left Hand" honors a venerable tradition created by composers that included J.S. Bach, Chopin, Scriabin, and Shostakovich, who each wrote suites of short pieces in each of the major and minor keys. This collection is unique in that the preludes are composed for one hand only, which situates it as well within the specialized repertoire devoted to the left hand. Read about the composer and performer MARK ROBSON by clicking: http://pianospheres.org/?page_id=57 Tickets: $25 / $20 students and seniors. For information and tickets, call (626) 683-6883 or click: http://tinyurl.com/6v6xbe2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.48 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A Family Concert - Free ONDINE ENSEMBLE JACQUELINE SUZUKI violin ADRIANA ZOPPO violin and viola d'amore KATHLEEN HOOD cello Saturday, May 19, 2012 - 12:00 noon Community Room Edendale Branch of the Los Angeles Public Library 2011 W. Sunset Blvd Los Angeles CA [Hollywood/LosFeliz][Kids][Free] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/2z8y3z The Edendale Library Friends Society will provide refreshments following the concert. Free admission. Free Parking in the library lot. For information, click: http://www.kewacivicconcerts.blogspot.com/ and http://www.lapl.org/branches/Branch.php?bID=69 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.49 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Classical Music Series 2012 - Free QUINTESSENTIAL WINDS KATHERINE COX flute, MARALYNNE MANN oboe, MARK ALPIZAR clarinet, ELIZABETH GUTIERREZ bassoon, ADRIAN DUNKER horn Saturday, May 19, 2012 - 2:00PM Community Room Peninsula Center Library 701 Silver Spur Road Rolling Hills Estates CA [SouthBay][Free] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/ahvjlq The QUINTESSENTIAL WINDS were formed as the University Wind Quintet at the Bob Cole Conservatory of California State University, Long Beach. Currently recording their first album, Quintessential Winds are featured on the Musician's Roster of the Los Angeles Arts Commission. QUINTESSENTIAL WINDS are a winner of the Beverly Hills Auditions, and performed on the Manhattan Beach "Previews" series in November 2011. Read about the ensemble and listen by clicking: http://www.quintessentialwinds.net/ Palos Verdes Library District's Classical Music Series features young and emerging musicians from all over the world. Free admission. For information, click: http://host5.evanced.info/pvld/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=30695 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.50 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Concerts in the Library - Free SENIOR MOMENTS - BARBERSHOP QUARTET Saturday, May 19, 2012 - 2:00PM Friends of the Library Room El Segundo Public Library 111 W. Mariposa Avenue at Main Street El Segundo CA [SouthBay][Free] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/yl5h44 The distinctive four-part harmony that is unmistakable Barbershop, is combined with comedy and authentic costuming. They will entertain with nostalgic classics such as "My Wild Irish Rose," "Swanee," and "Sweet Adeline." Concerts-in-the-Library take place on the third Saturday each month. All concerts are free and light refreshments are provided by the Friends of the Library. Concerts feature classical and Jazz programs, as well as music from different traditions. Free admission. For information, call (310) 524-2728, or click: http://www.elsegundo.org/library/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.51 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Loren L. Zachary Society - Free Finals of the 40th Annual NATIONAL VOCAL COMPETITION FOR YOUNG OPERA SINGERS Saturday, May 19, 2012 - 2:00PM Wilshire Ebell 4401 West 8th Street (Lucerne & Wilshire, between La Brea & Crenshaw) Los Angeles CA [midWilshireLA][Free] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/8u442 2012 Finalists selected by audition in Los Angeles and New York: VIKTOR ANTIPENKO tenor ANUSH AVETISYAN soprano BENJAMIN BLISS tenor EUGENE BRANCOVEANU baritone BRANDON CEDEL bass-baritone SCOTT CONNER bass ANNA-LISA HACKETT soprano WES MASON baritone CHLOE MOORE soprano OLIVIA VOTE mezzo-soprano Five singers are selected from the New York Regional Auditions and five singers are chosen at the Los Angeles Regional Auditions. Ten finalists compete at the Grand Finals Concert in Los Angeles with orchestral accompaniment. The New York winners receive transportation and accommodations in Los Angeles. The Top Award is $10,000 and approximately $50,000 will be distributed amongst the finalists, each receiving a minimum of $1,000-$2,000. Past finalists of the Loren L. Zachary Society National Vocal Competition for Young Opera Singers have included such famed singers as THOMAS HAMPSON and EDUARDO VILLA in 1980. See past winners and finalists, with clicks to their website where available, by clicking: http://www.zacharysociety.org/finalists.htm Free Admission - Tickets Required - Seating is Assigned For information, call (310) 276-2731 or click: http://www.zacharysociety.org/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.52 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PACIFIC SERENADES MARK CARLSON artistic director Saturday, May 19, 2012 - 4:00PM The La Cañada Home of Kimberly Rose & Michael Shannon (The Culbertson Sisters House) [Pasadena/Glendale] Single ticket: $59 Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 4:00PM The Neighborhood Church 301 North Orange Grove Boulevard Pasadena CA [Pasadena/Glendale] Single ticket: $34 / $5 full-time students For directions, click: http://pacser.org/v1/venues/ Tuesday, May 29, 2012 - 8:00PM UCLA Faculty Center [WestSide] Single ticket: $34 / $5 full-time students For directions, click: http://pacser.org/v1/venues/ Program - Grafts & Hybrids Schubert: String Quartet No.14 in D Minor, D810, "Death and the Maiden" Hugo Wolf: Selected Songs for baritone and string quartet Justin Morell: Four Songs for baritone and string quartet World Premiere Artists MICHAEL DEAN bass-baritone ROGER WILKIE violin MIWAKO WATANABE violin DAVID WALTHER viola DAVID SPELTZ cello American bass-baritone MICHAEL DEAN is Chair of Vocal Studies at UCLA. Mr. Dean has made frequent appearances at New York City Opera, where he has performed the title role in Le nozze di Figaro, Leporello in Don Giovanni, George in Of Mice and Men, Don Alvaro in Il Viaggio a Reims, and Papageno in The Magic Flute. Read about Michael Dean by clicking: http://www.music.ucla.edu/Performance/Opera/faculty/dean.html Read about the evening's string players by clicking: http://pacser.org/v2/performers/ Founded in 1982 by UCLA faculty composer MARK CARLSON, the mission of PACIFIC SERENADES is to generate new chamber music by commissioning and presenting works alongside standard repertoire in intimate concert settings, emphasizing the talents of Southern California artists. Read about Pacific Serenades by clicking: http://pacser.org At the UCLA Faculty Center, Continental/California cuisine is available to Pacific Serenades patrons before each UCLA concert. Reservations are required: (310) 825-0877. Order tickets online or by calling (213) 534-3434. For complete concert, composer, and artist information, click: http://pacser.org/v2/concerts/2012/4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.53 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ L.A. MUSICAL SALON Dinner/Concert Series presents UPSTREAM ENSEMBLE MAREK ZEBROWSKI piano JOEL PARGMAN violin, THOMAS LEA viola, SIMONE VITUCCI cello, STEVE DRESS double bass Saturday, May 19, 2012 - 6:30PM Italian Cultural Institute 1023 Hilgard Ave. Westwood CA [WestSide][Free] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/bfuxj Program Brahms: Triumphlied - World Premiere transcribed for piano quintet by Marek Zebrowski This is the culmination of a 3-year composition project commissioned by the L.A. Musical Salon. Read about MAREK ZEBROWSKI and members of the UPSTREAM ENSEMBLE by clicking: http://www.lamusicalsalon.org/upstreamensemble.html L.A. MUSICAL SALON Dinner/Concert Series is an elegant way to enjoy chamber music while supporting the town's vibrant classical music scene. This series creates an opportunity for audience and performing artists to develop a personal relationship in a relaxed, gracious setting that includes gourmet dinners. Read about L.A. Musical Salon by clicking: http://www.lamusicalsalon.org/ Tickets for each dinner/concert are $175 per person ($375 for the three-concert series) Includes 3-course gourmet dinner (wine, tax, and tip included; parking). Become a member of the LA Musical Salon and enjoy discounted ticket prices, and other benefits. Attire: business (or nicer). Reservations are essential. For reservations, click: http://www.lamusicalsalon.org/reservations.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.54 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beverly Hills Musicale FRANCISCO VILA cello, JENNIE JUNG piano Saturday, May 19, 2012 - 7:00PM Brentwood Home of Dr. & Mrs. Saeed Hakim [Westside] Program Selections by J.S. Bach, Mendelssohn, Popper, and Cassado "...an exceptionally talented young cellist and musician. He is heading for an important place in the world of music." - renowned cellist JANOS STARKER Ecuadorian-Spanish cellist FRANCISCO VILA has performed throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. Most notable recent performances included collaboration with Grammy-Award-winning composer OSVALDO GOLIJOV at Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall, recital with pianist LUIZA BORAC at Los Angeles County Museum of Art; and with iPalpiti orchestral ensemble of international laureates in Carnegie Zankel Hall, Philadelphia's Kimmel Center, Walt Disney Concert Hall, and Israel's Eilat International Music Festival. Upcoming projects include recording of the second Saint-Saëns concerto with the Liege Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and a series of concert appearances, including Schumann concerto this summer at a festival in Belgium. Prizewinner of the 22nd FLAME International Competition in Paris (2011) and a 2nd-place winner of the Sphinx Competition 2012, Vila has studied under JANOS STARKER and SHARON ROBINSON, and chamber music with MENAHEM PRESSLER at Indiana University, where he was the first-prize winner of the '09-'10 concerto competition. During this academic year, Francisco was a substitute teacher for Sharon Robinson at Indiana. He also took master courses of ALDO PARISOT at the Banff Centre and GARY HOFFMAN at Mozarteum Sommerakademie and currently, is in the Artist Diploma Program at the Chapelle Queen Elisabeth in Brussels. He plays a 1790 Vincenzo Panormo cello on generous loan from the Saul B. and Naomi R. Cohen Foundation. Read about Francisco Vila by clicking: http://www.ipalpiti.org/2011/05/francisco-vila/ Pianist JENNIE JUNG is a member of the Jung Trio, Grand Prize winner of the 2002 Yellow Springs Chamber Music Competition. She has been a collaborative pianist at the Aspen Summer Music Festival, the Gregor Piatigorsky Seminar for Cellists, the Banff Centre for the Arts, and the Mozarteum Summer Academy in Salzburg. Ms. Jung earned her Master of Music degree and Artist Diploma from Yale University and a Doctor of Musical Arts from Juilliard. Read about Jennie by clicking: http://www.jungtrio.com/BIOGRAPHY.html Donation: $75 includes buffet supper & performance. Direction supplied when tickets are ordered. For information and to RSVP and order tickets online, click: http://www.ipalpiti.org/see-hear/benefactor-series/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.55 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Orange County Guitar Circle MARTHA MASTERS guitar Saturday, May 19, 2012 - 8:00PM Irvine Hall Chapman University One University Drive Orange CA [OrangeCounty] http://www.ocgc.org/pages/maps/map.htm In October of 2000 MARTHA MASTERS won First Prize in the Guitar Foundation of America International Solo Competition. In November of 2000, she also won the Andrés Segovia International Guitar Competition in Linares, Spain and was a finalist in the Alexandre Tansman International Competition of Musical Personalities in Lodz, Poland. Martha leads the guitar program and the LMU Guitar Festival at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. Martha earned both the Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the Peabody Conservatory and completed the Doctor of Musical Arts degree at USC as a student of SCOTT TENNANT. Read about Martha and listen by clicking: http://www.marthamasters.com/ Concert admission: $10 for non-members Concerts are free with OCGC membership: $25 / $35 family / $20 full-time students and seniors. For information, click: http://www.ocgc.org/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.56 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Music At Boston Court MAKOTO NAKURA marimba Saturday, May 19, 2012 - 8:00PM Boston Court 70 North Mentor Avenue Pasadena CA [Pasadena/Glendale] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/5mm3ry Program - The Virtuoso Marimba Read about marimba virtuoso MAKOTO NAKURA by clicking: http://www.makotonakura.com/ Tickets: $25 / $20 students and seniors. For information and tickets, call (626) 683-6883 or click: http://www.bostoncourt.com/events/132/the-virtuoso-marimba ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.57 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BackHouseConcert - Free ALEXANDER SULEIMAN cello and YMF PIANO TRIO ASANA ONISHI piano, ALEXIS HATCH violin, MOSES KIM cello Saturday, May 19, 2012 - 8:00PM Drinks and cookies - 7:30PM Hollywood Riviera Music Room 111 Calle de Andalucia Redondo Beach CA [SouthBay][Free] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/y758o6s Program Selections by Schubert, Beethoven, Rachmaninoff, and others ALEXANDER SULEIMAN cello Selections by Beethoven, Liszt, and others YMF PIANO TRIO ALEXANDER SULEIMAN began his musical career as an award-winning pianist before falling in love with the cello at age 17. He was awarded First Prize in the International Johannes Brahms Competition and has since concretized worldwide. Alexander studied under ELEONORE SCHOENFELD at the USC Thornton School and now serves on its faculty as Adjunct Assistant Professor of Cello. Read about Alexander by clicking: http://www.alexander-suleiman.com/ The YMF PIANO TRIO coached by ALEXANDER SULEIMAN is part of the Young Musicians Foundation chamber music program. For information, click: http://www.ymf.org/programs/chamber-music-series/ Free admission. Donations are welcome. RSVP by e-email to info@HYPERIUMmusic.com or by phone at (310) 378-1078. For information, click: http://www.hyperiummusic.com/events.php ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.58 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Annual Spring Chamber Music Concerts EVE BANUELOS flute and KIM HOJOON piano Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 1:00PM Westwood Kehilla 3rd Annual Spring Chamber Music Concert Private Home 948 Thayer Avenue Westwood CA 90024 [WestSide] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/c49j56f Sunday, June 3, 2012 - 1:00PM Shaarey Zedek 1st Annual Spring Chamber Music Concert Private Home 5407 Alcove Avenue Valley Village CA [SanFernandoValley] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/774yvb9 Program C.P.E. Bach: Sonata in A Minor for unaccompanied flute Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (piano solo version) Doppler: Hungarian Pastoral Fantasy Poulenc: Flute Sonata Born and raised in San Francisco EVE BAÑUELOS obtained her Bachelor's degree from UCLA. She is a member of the UCLA Flute Quartet, which performs at schools, retirement homes, and libraries throughout Los Angeles as part of the Gluck Music Fellowship. She studied flute performance under SHERIDON STOKES, and continues to study under him while pursuing her Master's degree at UCLA. Read about Eve Bañuelos by clicking: http://www.socalfinemusiccenter.com/eve-bantildeuelos-bio.html HOJOON KIM began studying piano at the Conservatorio Nacional de Musica Carlos Buchardo in Buenos Aires, Argentina at the age of 10. In 2000, he and his family moved to Los Angeles, where he attended Alexander Hamilton Academy of Music and Colburn School of Performing Arts. He was awarded "Performer of the Year" award in 2001, "United States President's Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement." From 2002 to 2004, he participated in the Grammy Foundation's mentoring program. He moved to New York City in 2004 to attend Manhattan School of Music studying under MARC SILVERMAN. As an active solo and chamber concert artist in New York City, he earned his Bachelor of Music degree in 2008 and Master of Music degree in 2010. Mr. Kim is currently pursuing his Doctor of Musical Arts degree at UCLA. Admission: $10. For information for Sunday, May 20, 2012, call (310) 441-5288. For information for Sunday, June 3, 2012, call (818) 763-0560. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.59 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace Family Concert Series - Free PLACENTIA / YORBA LINDA CHAMBER MUSIC Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 2:00PM The Richard Nixon Library 18001 Yorba Linda Boulevard Yorba Linda CA [OrangeCounty][Free] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/exr7l Free admission. For information, click: http://events.nixonfoundation.org/concerts/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.60 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sunday Concert - Free FRANCISCO VILA cello, JENNIE JUNG piano Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 2:00PM Encinitas Library 540 Cornish Drive Encinitas CA [Oceanside/SanDiego][Free] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/ykkkdyx Program Selections by J.S. Bach, Mendelssohn, Popper, and Cassado "...an exceptionally talented young cellist and musician. He is heading for an important place in the world of music." - renowned cellist JANOS STARKER Ecuadorian-Spanish cellist FRANCISCO VILA has performed throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. Most notable recent performances included collaboration with Grammy-Award-winning composer OSVALDO GOLIJOV at Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall, recital with pianist LUIZA BORAC at Los Angeles County Museum of Art; and with iPalpiti orchestral ensemble of international laureates in Carnegie Zankel Hall, Philadelphia's Kimmel Center, Walt Disney Concert Hall, and Israel's Eilat International Music Festival. Upcoming projects include recording of the second Saint-Saëns concerto with the Liege Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and a series of concert appearances, including Schumann concerto this summer at a festival in Belgium. Prizewinner of the 22nd FLAME International Competition in Paris (2011) and a 2nd-place winner of the Sphinx Competition 2012, Vila has studied under JANOS STARKER and SHARON ROBINSON, and chamber music with MENAHEM PRESSLER at Indiana University, where he was the first-prize winner of the '09-'10 concerto competition. During this academic year, Francisco was a substitute teacher for Sharon Robinson at Indiana. He also took master courses of ALDO PARISOT at the Banff Centre and GARY HOFFMAN at Mozarteum Sommerakademie and currently, is in the Artist Diploma Program at the Chapelle Queen Elisabeth in Brussels. He plays a 1790 Vincenzo Panormo cello on generous loan from the Saul B. and Naomi R. Cohen Foundation. Read about Francisco Vila by clicking: http://www.ipalpiti.org/2011/05/francisco-vila/ Pianist JENNIE JUNG is a member of the Jung Trio, Grand Prize winner of the 2002 Yellow Springs Chamber Music Competition. She has been a collaborative pianist at the Aspen Summer Music Festival, the Gregor Piatigorsky Seminar for Cellists, the Banff Centre for the Arts, and the Mozarteum Summer Academy in Salzburg. Ms. Jung earned her Master of Music degree and Artist Diploma from Yale University and a Doctor of Musical Arts from Juilliard. Read about Jennie by clicking: http://www.jungtrio.com/BIOGRAPHY.html Free admission. For information, click: http://www.cityofencinitas.org/index.aspx?recordid=178&page=30 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.61 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Irvine Classical Music Series - Gala Benefit Concert VICTOR De ALMEIDA viola CHRISTINE AZZONI DOW piano DEAN ERICK piano HA KIM piano JANICE PARK piano DANIEL RAMON flute ADRIAN RANGEL-SANCHEZ piano SANDRA AZZONI WOOD violin Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 2:00PM Irvine Presbyterian Church 4445 Alton Parkway Irvine CA [OrangeCounty] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/3wo62h Program Music of Casadesus, Bach, Poulenc, Mozart, Saint Saëns, and others Admission: $15 / $10 seniors and students / free under 12 with adult. For information, click: http://www.irvineclassical.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.62 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sunday Classics at The Merc GORDEN CHENG piano Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 3:00PM The Merc at Old Town Temecula Theater 42051 Main St. Temecula CA [Oceanside/SanDiego] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/2eykgro GORDEN CHENG is a classical concert pianist and computer systems engineer, currently living in San Diego. Born in 1981 in Chongqing, China, Cheng emigrated with his family to the United States at age 5 and began piano lessons three years later. He studied chamber music and music theory with composer-conductor ROBERT XAVIER RODRIGUEZ at the University of Texas at Dallas, where he graduated with a B.S. in Computer Science. In San Diego he met his current teacher and mentor, RINNA LIVSHIN. He has received numerous awards and claimed top prizes at the International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs in Paris, France, and Colorado Springs. Gordon frequently performs in concerts and recitals in San Diego and Los Angeles to critical acclaim. He is the recent winner of the Beverly Hills Auditions, and is a recommend artist for the Consortium of Southern California Chamber Music Presenters. Read about Gorden Cheng at his stellar website and watch a selection of five videos by clicking: http://gordencheng.com Tickets: $11 / $5 students. Find the schedule of upcoming concerts by clicking: http://www.goldenvalleymusicsociety.org/concerts.asp ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.63 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Orange County AGO Member's Recital Organist Phil Riddick, Phil Chap, Randy Woltz, Ted Storm Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 4:00PM First United Methodist Church of Costa Mesa 420 W. 19th St. Costa Mesa CA [OrangeCounty][Free] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/7atr7bb Visual aids will allow us all to watch the performers hands as they play great music. Admission to the concert is free, and all are welcome. For information, click: https://sites.google.com/site/orangecountyago/home ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.64 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Classical Music Encounters of Orange County presents Masters of Chamber Music - Part 3 BLUE ROSE DUO ROSE CHEN piano, Lars Hoefs cello Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 4:00PM Private residence Irvine CA [OrangeCounty] Program Samuel Barber: Sonata in C Minor for cello and piano Carlos Chavez: Madrigal Silvestre Revueltas: Tres piezas Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No.2 Ástor Piazzolla: Le Grand Tango and more... As members of the BLUE ROSE TRIO, pianist ROSE CHEN and cellist LARS HOEFS won the Strings Prize of the 2005 Coleman Chamber Ensemble and top prizes at the Music Teachers National Association Chamber Music Competition (MTNA), the Peninsula International Chamber Music Competition, and the Beverly Hills Auditions and have toured worldwide. ROSE CHEN studied at the New England Conservatory and the San Francisco Conservatory and recently completed a D.M.A. with full scholarship at the USC Thornton School of Music. Read about Rose by clicking: http://www.rosechen.com/ LARS HOEFS earned a Bachelor's Degree from North Carolina School of the Arts, Northwestern University, and his Master's and DMA at USC under RON LEONARD. Lars is well-known to Southland aficionados as a member of the California Quartet, Blue Rose Trio, and iPalpiti, among others. Read about Lars and listen by clicking: http://larshoefs.com/ Classical Music Encounters of Orange County (CMEOC) is dedicated to bringing classical music to local audiences. Founded and managed by music lovers, CMEOC has been promoting and organizing small-scale concerts in Orange County since 2001. Tickets: $30 / $25 seniors / $20 students, includes wine and refreshments. To reserve your tickets and receive address and directions, call Inessa Khurgel at (949) 509-7766 or (949) 374-0811 (mobile) or order tickets online by clicking: http://inessakhurgelmusic.org/classical-concerts-orange-county ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.65 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLASSICAL ENCOUNTERS presents Pianist JURA MARGULIS In a Tribute to His Illustrious Father Renowned Pianist and UCLA Professor VITALY MARGULIS (1928-2011) Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 4:00PM The Hamburg Room Home of Ronna Binn-Hersh 19365 Lemmer Drive Tarzana CA [SanFernandoValley] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/7qlyv Program Franz Schubert: Six Piano Pieces Sergei Rachmaninoff - Eight Preludes from Opus 23 and Opus 32 Born in St. Petersburg, Russia, pianist JURA MARGULIS' orchestral appearances include performances with the Russian National Orchestra at the Hollywood Bowl, the Montreal Symphony Orchestra under Charles Dutoit, the Südwestrundfunk Orchestra, the National Orchestra of Venezuela, and the Prague Symphony Orchestra. Jura studied with his father, Dr. VITALY MARGULIS, at the Musikhochschule in Freiburg, Germany, and with LEON FLEISHER at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore. He was also a student at the prestigious Fondazione per il Pianoforte in Cadenabbia at Lake Como in Italy. In 1999 he was appointed Professor of Music at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. Read about JURA MARGULIS by clicking: http://www.juramargulis.com Pianist RONNA BINN-HERSH is the founder of Classical Encounters Foundation, which provides performance opportunities for exceptionally talented artists, in her Tarzana home. Donations go primarily to the artists. Ronna cordially extends an invitation to subscribers of this newsletter and their guests. Read about Classical Encounters Foundation by clicking: http://www.classicalencounters.org/ After the program, a light supper is served, where the audience can socialize and meet the performers. See photos by clicking: http://www.classicalencounters.org/Main/food.html Tickets: $40 premium - keyboard view / $30 general / $20 students. For information and reservations, call (818) 343-3095. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.66 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Da Camera Society Chamber Music in Historic Sites JACKY TERRASSON JAZZ TRIO JACKY TERRASSON piano BEN WILLIAMS bass JAMIRE WILLIAMS drums Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 4:00PM Queen's Salon RMS Queen Mary 1126 Queen's Highway Long Beach CA [LongBeach] For Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/7r93wrt A celebrated artist in both the U.S. and France, JACKY TERRASSON won the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition in 1993, and more recently in 2003, Best Jazz Artist of the Year (Prix Jazz) and two Django d'Or awards for Best Jazz Album and Best Artist. Read and listen to an NPR interview with JACKY TERRASSON and listen to performances [JE: highly recommended] by clicking: http://www.jackyterrasson.com/ Read about the Queen Mary by clicking: http://www.queenmary.com/ Single tickets: $43, $39, $35. For information, call (213) 477-2929 or click: http://dacamera.org/concert_info.php?&products_id=200 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.67 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Grace First Concert Series L.A. BRONZE Handbell Choir KEMP SMEAL director Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 4:00PM Grace First Presbyterian Church 3955 Studebaker Road Long Beach CA [LongBeach] For directions, click: http://www.gracefirst.org/265395.ihtml L.A. BRONZE formed in 2010 as a collective of some of the best handbell ringers in Southern California. This will be their premiere performance in Long Beach. See by L.A. Bronze by clicking: http://www.facebook.com/pages/LA-Bronze/103234319738878 suggested donation: $10. For information, click: http://www.gracefirstevents.org/The_Grace_First_Concert_Series/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.68 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Le Salon de Musiques JOHN WALZ cello, FRANÇOIS CHOUCHAN piano Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 4:00PM Impresario Room (5th floor) Dorothy Chandler Pavilion 135 North Grand Avenue Los Angeles CA [DowntownLA] For driving directions, click: http://musiccenter.org/about/directions.html Program Brahms: Cello Sonata in E Minor, Op.38 Nikolai Myaskovsky (1881-1950): Cello Sonata No.2 in A Major, Op.81 Le Salon de Musiques features the Southland's finest ensemble artists, who are often found performing with the town's leading orchestras and film studios. The venue is the 5th-floor Impresario Room in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion with a beautiful view of the Hollywood Hills. After the performance, audience members mingle around a gourmet buffet with French Champagne. Read about Le Salon de Musiques by clicking: http://www.lesalondemusiques.com Tickets: $65 / $45 students. For full concert and artist information, click: http://www.lesalondemusiques.com/concert-los-angeles-brahms2.asp ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.69 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ St. James Presbyterian Sunday Concert Series - Free ROGER WRIGHT piano Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 4:00PM St. James Presbyterian Church 19414 Ventura Blvd. Tarzana CA [SanFernandoValley][Free] (101 Exit: Tampa, proceed west 1-1/2 blocks) For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/36o2og Program - At the Ball Selections by Schumann, Debussy, Griffes, McClain and Muczynski A native Texan, young pianist ROGER WRIGHT has impressive credentials: * Winner of the 24th Frinna Awerbuch International Piano Competition at Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall * Winner of the 2003 Gold Medal San Antonio International Piano Competition * Winner of multiple awards Australian Performing Arts Association * Audience Favorite at the 2001 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition The Houston-born artist received his Bachelor's degree from the University of Houston and his Master's degree from Rice University. Read about Roger and listen by clicking: http://www.wright-sounds.com/ Free, a freewill offering will be taken. For information, call (818) 345-2057 or click: http://stjamespres.org/2012springconcertseries.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.70 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Trinity Lutheran Church, Manhattan Beach presents THIES CONSORT ROBERT EDWARD THIES piano GARY BOVYER clarinet, ELIZABETH HEDMAN violin, BRIAN O'CONNOR horn Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 4:00PM Trinity Lutheran Church 1340 Eleventh Street (3 blocks east of Sepulveda 1 block south of Manhattan Beach Blvd.) Manhattan Beach CA [SouthBay] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/aow8h Program - The Reflective Side of Brahms Sonata in A Major for piano and violin, Op.100 Intermezzo in A Major for solo piano, Op.118 No.2 Sonata in F Minor for piano and clarinet, Op.120 Trio in E-flat Major for horn, violin, and piano, Op.40 The THIES CONSORT draws on Southern California's premier ensemble artists to perform innovative and unique programming with musical continuity based on a style, composer, or other concept. When the Consort made its debut centered around the great French composers for the South Bay Chamber Music Society, its late founder and pianist SIDNEY STAFFORD remarked afterwards, "I think this is the best concert our organization has ever presented in the past 46 years." The Thies Consort returns to Trinity Lutheran after its monumental all-Shostakovich program there in April 2006. Read about the Thies Consort by clicking: http://www.robertthies.org/rthies_main/thethiesconsort.htm A favorite of Southland aficionados, Los Angeles-based ROBERT EDWARD THIES is Gold-Medal winner of the Second International Prokofiev Competition in St. Petersburg, Russia. Robert has performed worldwide with over forty orchestras including the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Mexico City Philharmonic, Auckland Philharmonia, Fort Worth Symphony, Pasadena Symphony, and the National Symphony of Mexico. Read about the Robert Edward Thies by clicking: http://www.robertthies.org Read about Robert's fellow artists for the afternoon by clicking: ELIZABETH HEDMAN violin http://www.central4.org/Central4.org/Elizabeth_Hedman.html GARY BOVYER clarinet http://tinyurl.com/6uuxboy BRIAN O'CONNOR horn http://tinyurl.com/87rv9z2 Suggested concert donation $15 / $5 students. A complimentary hors d'oeuvre and dessert reception with the artists follows. For information, click: http://www.palosverdes.com/tlcmusic/#20120520 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.71 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Inaugural Concerts of ensemble FRET - Free Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 4:00PM UCLA Organ Studio Schoenberg Music Building UCLA [WestSide][Free] Park in P2 ($11). For directions and a map, click: http://www.ucla.edu/map/ ensemble FRET is a performance collective founded in 2012 by BUZZ GRAVELLE, WALTER MARSH, and PETER YATES. Its programs and events feature music for guitar, mandolin, and arpeggione (bowed guitar), whether solo, in duos and trios, or in expandable combination with guest vocalists and instrumentalists. Results range from intimate art-song to massed guitars. In every event is music unheard-of, written or premiered within the past year. Program Hugo Wolf (1860-1903): Two Songs Gesang Weyla and Das Ständchen Josef Haydn (1732-1809) Baryton Trio Peter Yates (b.1953): Fortune My Foe: 62 variations on the Hanging Tune (2011) with NADIA SHPACHENKO piano Josef Matthias Hauer (1883-1959): Vier Stücke Buzz Gravelle (b.1970): Work for Fretless Guitar J.S. Bach (1685-1750): Three Sinfonias: No.2, No.9, No.7 Theodore Norman (1912-1997): Dance Suite WALTER MARSH performs solo character-pieces by Josef Hauer, the mysterious and cantankerous co-inventor of 12-tone music. PETER YATES, with special guest NADIA SHPACHENKO, plays all 62 of his variations on "The Hanging Tune," for piano and guitar. BUZZ GRAVELLE takes it all off and goes fretless. Trios by Haydn (a seldom-heard work for Baryton), Bach (3 sad Sinfonias), and 20th-century guitar innovator Theodore Norman (a bent dance suite presented in celebration of the centenary of his birth). Free admission. For information, click: http://www.ensemblefret.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.72 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Crossroads School - Free EMMI Chamber Music Concert Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 5:00PM Roth Hall Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences 21st Street Campus 1714 Twenty-First Street Santa Monica CA [WestSide][Free] For directions, click: http://www.xrds.org/podium/default.aspx?t=111632 The classical music program at the Crossroads School is offered through the Elizabeth Mandell Music Institute (EMMI) and is designed for the student who is seriously committed to music study and/or performance and has been accepted into the program through audition. Read about EMMI and listen by clicking: http://www.xrds.org/emmi Free admission. For information, click: https://www.xrds.org/podium/default.aspx?t=38963 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.73 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Opera UCLA presents A theatrical staging of Monteverdi's operatic scena Monteverdi's IL COMBATTIMENTO DI TANCREDI E CLORINDA STEPHEN STUBBS conductor ALAN PATRICK KENNY stage director Vocal soloists from Opera UCLA, the UCLA Department of Music Members of the UCLA Early Music Ensemble Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 5:00PM UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library 2520 Cimarron St. West Adams district of Los Angeles [midWilshireLA] For driving directions, click: http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/clarklib/loc.htm Torquato Tasso's epic poem, La Gerusalemme liberata, published in 1581 tells mythologized tales of the first crusade. Amongst those tales is the tragic love story of Clorinda and Tancredi. Clorinda, a warrior maiden, joins the Muslim defense of besieged Jerusalem. Christian knight Tancredi falls in love with Clorinda, but during a night battle he slays her not realizing her true identity until it is too late. As she dies she forgives him and accepts Christian baptism. Monteverdi's dramatic cantata, Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda, is set to Tasso's text of the tragic tale. Composed as entertainment for an aristocratic wedding in 1624, Combattimento was not published until 1638. Monteverdi's introductory text to the piece directs both the theatrical action and the musical performance in specific detail. With this in mind, it is a great treat to see a live staging of selections from this work at the Clark. Tickets: $10 / $5 students. Listed as sold out. For information, call (310) 206-8552 or select the Quick Link "11–12 Calendar of Events" after clicking: http://www.c1718cs.ucla.edu/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.74 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Con Gioia presents E. SCOTT LEVIN baritone JANET WORSLEY STRAUSS violin SUZANNA GIORDANO-GIGNAC viola PREETHI DE SILVA director, viennese-style fortepiano Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 5:00PM Shatto Chapel First Congregational Church of Los Angeles 540 S. Commonwealth Ave. (at Sixth St.) Los Angeles CA [midWilshireLA] For a map, click: http://www.fccla.org/_extra/map-directions.html Program - A Taste of Classical Vienna Mozart: Sonata in G Major for violin and fortepiano, K379 Marianna von Auenbrugger: Sonata in E-flat major for fortepiano Mozart: Duo in G Major for violin and viola, K423 Beethoven: Songs for baritone and fortepiano with texts by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Op.52, Op75, Op.83) and Friedrich von Matthisson (Adelaide, Op.46) Baritone E. SCOTT LEVIN resides in Glendale. Since moving to Los Angeles, he has sung with many companies including Los Angeles Opera, Intimate Opera, Center Stage Opera, UCLA Opera, OperaWorks, Celestial Opera, Opera Santa Barbara, Long Beach Opera, and Pacific Opera Project. Read bout Scott Levin by clicking: http://www.escottlevin.com/ Read about internationally acclaimed harpsichordist, Emerita Professor of Music of Scripps College, and Con Gioia founder PREETHI De SILVA by clicking: http://www.congioia.org/director.htm Read about the Claremont-based, period-instrument ensemble CON GIOIA, founded in 1982 by Scripps faculty member PREETHI De SILVA, by clicking: http://www.congioia.org/ Tickets: $25 / $20 seniors, Friends of Con Gioia, EMA, SCEMS*, and Scripps / $15 students and children: For information and to buy tickets online, click: http://www.congioia.org/concerts.htm *Southern California Early Music Society - join by clicking: http://www.earlymusicla.org/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.75 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Church of the Epiphany CORNER POCKET VOCAL JAZZ QUARTET DAWN BROOKS, ELIZABETH LADIZINSKY, SARAH PARGA, MARK WATERS Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 5:00PM Church of the Epiphany 5450 Churchwood Drive Oak Park CA [ThousandOaks] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/ap2qz CORNER POCKET consists of four professional singers who have toured internationally and performed locally at the Hollywood Bowl, the Orange County Performing Arts Center, the John Anson Ford Amphitheater, the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, and Disney Hall. As Corner Pocket they have performed at charity events, private parties, cultural arts centers, master classes, and in a series of self-produced concerts. They are currently working on the completion of their debut CD. Read about Corner Pocket by clicking: http://cornerpocketvocaljazz.com Suggested concert admission donation at the door: $35 family / $15 adult / $5 students, children, and seniors Free for Music Guild Members The event begins with a wine reception and introduction at 5:00PM. For information, call (818) 991-4797. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.76 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An Intimate Evening of Chamber Music and Fine Dining SALASTINA MUSIC SOCIETY MAIA JASPER and KEVIN KUMAR violins and co-artistic directors, with guest artists MEREDITH CRAWFORD viola, TAO NI cello Sunday, May 20, 2012 Cocktails - 5:30PM Concert/Dinner - 6:30PM Former Ballroom of Downtown LA's Jonathan Club [DowntownLA] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/c49j56f Program Ravel: String Quartet in F Major SALASTINA MUSIC SOCIETY launches a contemporary take on the salon tradition - a new partnership with Twitter-centric "underground supper club" Foodloveswine. For information, click: http://twitter.com/#!/foodloveswine Spend an evening in the former ballroom of downtown LA's iconic Jonathan Club among an intimate gathering of 30. Courses and wines inspired by the flavors of the music being performed will be served between movements over illuminating conversation about the piece itself - all as the sun goes down over a 360-degree city and mountain view. Dinner menu, prepared by SARA VAN DER VOORT of FoodLovesWine 1st movement / Field greens with stone fruit, crushed pistachio, goat cheese, fennel pollen 2nd movement / Pissaladiere Espagnol, onions, anchovy, artichoke, asparagus 3rd movement / Herb roasted chicken au jus, soft polenta, roast fennel, market vegetables 4th movement / Ginger float, homemade ice cream Wine Pairings Will Be Served Alongside Each Course The Salastina Music Society is a new non-profit organization dedicated to presenting world-class performances of chamber music incorporating the goals of broad audience appeal and innovative programming purposefully designed to be slightly shorter than the average classical music concert. Read about the SALASTINA MUSIC SOCIETY by clicking: http://salastinasociety.com/ Admission: $130. The exact address will be provided exclusively to ticket buyers in the days leading up to the event. On-site valet parking is available for $7; ample street parking is also available. The location is walking distance from the Red Line Metro. For information, click: http://anaudiblefeast.eventbrite.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.77 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SUNDAYS LIVE Chamber Music Series - Free YOUNG MUSICIANS FOUNDATION CHAMBER ENSEMBLES DELORES STEVENS coach and artistic director Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 6:00PM Los Angeles County Museum of Art - Leo S. Bing Theater 5905 Wilshire Blvd. (just east of Fairfax) Los Angeles CA [midWilshireLA][Free] For directions, click: http://sundayslive.org/directions.cfm YMF Chamber Music Series ensembles consists of talented young musicians from the greater Los Angeles area. Read about the Young Musicians Foundation chamber music program by clicking: http://www.ymf.org/programs/chamber-music-series/ Begun in 1948, SUNDAYS LIVE! is the longest-running music broadcast in Los Angeles. It presents weekly classical chamber music concerts and recitals by premier professional artists from Southern California and around the world. These one-hour concerts are presented free to the public at 6:00PM on Sundays in the Leo S. Bing Theater of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. No tickets or reservations are required, and all are welcome. Read about Sundays Live! by clicking: http://www.sundayslive.org/ Sundays Live! concerts are streamed live over the internet. Listen by clicking at concert time: http://more.lacma.org:8088/SundaysLive Listen to the previous Sunday's concert streamed on-demand or downloaded as a podcast from the KUSC website by clicking: http://www.kusc.org/Episodes.aspx?PID=2147 Note to iPad users: The live stream presently does not work for your device. To stream the KUSC concert re-broadcast, click the "Subscribe via RSS" button after clicking the link above. Free admission. For concert and artist information, call (323) 857-6234 or click: http://www.lacma.org/event/chamber-ensembles-2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.78 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SYNCHROMY hosts MIDNIGHT WINDS AMY TATUM flute, JENNIFER JOHNSON oboe, ANDREW LEONARD clarinet, MACIEJ FLIS bassoon, ALLEN FOGLE horn and ANN NORIEL soprano, CHRISTOPHER AHN cello Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 6:00PM Lineage Performing Arts Center 89 S. Fair Oaks Avenue Pasadena CA [Pasadena/Glendale] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/7yr3s4w Program Selections by Synchromy composers Jason Barabba, Jenni Brandon, John Frantzen, and Vera Ivanova and by Guest composers Adrienne Albert and Dwayne Milburn Guest Choreographer: Hilary Thomas MIDNIGHT WINDS began their late-night gatherings at USC in 2000 as students of the USC Thornton School of Music. They won the Beverly Hills Auditions and performed on the Greystone Mansion's "Music In The Mansion" series and the "Previews" series at Trinity Lutheran, Manhattan Beach. In California, they maintain a strong relationship with the Polish Consulate of Los Angeles and the Polish Music Center, where they frequently collaborate with international artists and composers. They have been featured by the Paderewski Festival, Young Concert Artists, the California Institute of the Arts, LACMA's Sundays Live!, the Orchestras of Pasadena outreach program, and Chamber Music Sedona, and they have toured in Poland. Read about the Midnight Winds by clicking: http://www.flismac.com/Midnight-Winds.html SYNCHROMY is a new music collective, bringing together composers and performers who are passionate about new music to present concerts of locally grown music to audiences across Los Angeles. Read about Synchromy and its composers by clicking: http://www.synchromymusic.org Lineage Performing Arts Center is convenient to the Metro Gold Line's Del Mar Station. For dining and parking suggestions, click: http://www.oldpasadena.org/ Tickets: $15 available online via Lineage Dance or at the door. For information and tickets, click: http://www.synchromymusic.org/Synchromy_Music/schedule.html and http://www.lineagedance.org/center/events-and-concerts/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.79 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ JACARANDA - music at the edge ALYSSA PARK violin JACARANDA STRINGS JACARANDA FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA & CHORUS MARK ALAN HILT conductor Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 6:00PM First Presbyterian Church of Santa Monica 1220 Second Street Santa Monica CA [WestSide] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/bt5os Program - Rosary Mantra Lou Harrison: Suite for Violin with String Orchestra (1996) Terry Riley: Olson III (1967) - U.S. Premiere When California maverick composer Lou Harrison found the bulkiness of the American gamelan was limiting performances of his ravishingly persuasive Suite for Violin, he trimmed a few sections and made an all-strings version. This immanently portable adaptation should enter the standard concerto repertory of 21st-century orchestras. The seductive siren call of Terry Riley's music gained him a major commission in Sweden, but like the mythic Greek sailors lured to shipwreck, the premiere - broadcast live on Swedish radio - was as calamitous as any in music history. Overshadowed by his landmark phenomenon In C, Riley's astonishing conductorless Olsen III asks a large ensemble of instrumentalists and singers to listen as they have never listened before. With its motto "music at the edge," JACARANDA is a series of adventures offering the cornerstones of music from centuries past next to new and modern music. Each concert program has a point of view. Artists are drawn from the Southland's finest and premier international guests. Read about Jacaranda by clicking: http://www.jacarandamusic.org/ Concert tickets: $40 / $20 students - at the door $35 / $15 students - advance sale For full concert information and to order tickets, click: http://www.jacarandamusic.org/0520.php ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.80 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 23rd Anniversary Annual Silent Film Gala LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA CARL DAVIS, C.B.E. (Hon.), composer and conductor DUSTIN HOFFMAN honorary chairman HANNA M. KENNEDY and ROGER L. MAYER co-chairmen Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 6:30PM Royce Hall UCLA [WestSide] For directions and a map, click: http://www.ucla.edu/map/ Program Harold Lloyd in The Kid Brother (1927) Harold Lloyd in High and Dizzy (1920) In THE KID BROTHER, Harold is a country boy who is the "Cinderella" of the respected Hickory family. When beautiful Mary arrives with the traveling road show, Harold needs all his quick wits and courage to defeat the villains, win the girl of his dreams, and finally gain his father's approval and admiration. Original score composed and conducted by Carl Davis, performed live by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. Music commissioned by Thames Television for Channel 4. In HIGH AND DIZZY, the second of Lloyd's five famous "thrill" comedies, tells the story of Harold as a medical doctor who, after enjoying a few too many alcohol samples, encounters his patient sleepwalking on a skyscraper ledge. World premiere of a new score by Carl Davis, performed live by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. Tickets: $35 / $80 priority seating / $350 Gala tickets (includes post-film supper). For tickets, call (213) 622-7001, ext.215. For information, click: http://www.laco.org/events/194/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.81 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gateway Performance Series GATEWAY JAZZ ORCHESTRA with ALAN CHAN conductor and composer Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 7:00PM Gateway Christian Church 11760 Gateway Blvd Los Angeles CA [WestSide] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/6e4rq3 Program All selections composed and orchestrated by Alan Chan After a successful debut in May 2011, the 17-piece GATEWAY JAZZ ORCHESTRA is returning this season. With contemporary style of big band music of Thad Jones, Jim McNeely, and Maria Schneider, this band consists of some of the best jazz musicians in Hollywood and Los Angeles. The program features an eclectic mix of compositions by Dr. ALAN CHAN, the sole winner of the ArtEZ Jazz Composition Contest at the International Jazz Festival Enschede, Netherlands in 2011. Read about Alan Chan by clicking: http://www.alanchanmusic.com/ GATEWAY PERFORMANCE SERIES (GPS) is hosted by the Gateway Christian Church of Los Angeles and curated by noted pianist and composer ALAN CHAN, who holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the USC Thornton School of Music. Read about the Gateway Performance Series by clicking: http://www.gatewayperformanceseries.org/ Tickets: $10 in advance / $15 at the door. There will be a reception following. For information, call (310) 473-3191 or, where you can order tickets online, click: http://www.gatewayperformanceseries.org/GPS3-4.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No.82 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Resound! Concert Series presents - Free SYLVIA LEE MANN and Friends Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 7:30PM Bethel Congregational Church 536 N Euclid Ontario CA [Redlands/Riverside][Free] For a Google map, click: http://tinyurl.com/3cfupao Program Sylvia Lee Mann's original music for various ensembles, including Celtic harp, viola, piano, percussion, and more Violist, conductor, and composer SYLVIA LEE MANN is a signed artist for DMX and Screenmusic International. Her music is heard on the concert stage, in film, television, and media outlets. Recent works were commissioned for the Culver City Chamber Orchestra, and for the Culver City Symphony's historic concert, "The American Beat - Women Composers." Her current projects include creating music for a documentary film and a large mixed-format (live and film) production, both set for December 2012 releases. Read about violist and conductor SYLVIA LEE MANN by clicking: http://sylvialeemann.com/ Free admission. 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