Free Admission
GLENDALE NOON CONCERTS
Every First & Third Wednesday at 12:10-12:40 pm,
has returned to live performances
in the Sanctuary of Glendale City Church!
RELAX DURING YOUR LUNCH HOUR WITH LIVE MUSIC
On Wednesday AUGUST 20, 2025
at 12:10 -12:40 pm PT
the Free Admission Glendale Noon Concerts program
will be performed live in the Sanctuary of Glendale City Church.
610 E. California Ave Glendale, CA 91206
PARKING INFO:
https://glendalecitychurch.org/location
Glendale Noon Concerts
Wednesday AUGUST 20, 2025 at 12:10-12:40 pm PT
Patrick Marsh – viola
Katherine Marsh- flute
Brendan White – piano
Works by JAMES DOMINE
Flute Concerto
1.Prelude
2.Pastorale
Viola Concerto
1. Introduzione
2. Minuetto
3. Finale
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STILL AVAILABLE! Watch
previous Glendale Noon Concerts streamed concerts
(April 2020-February 1, 2023):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oAfaPgGGMw&list=PLms1LJpnTpJzK7Yf6ryh2zyFMlkl7qC2z
Read about the previous programs:
http://glendalenoonconcerts.blogspot.com
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Preview of the next concert:
Wednesday SEPTEMBER 3, 2025 at 12:10-12:40 pm
Seven Memorials
Music
Director and Conductor James Domine founded
the San Fernando Valley Symphony Orchestra (SFVSO) in 1979. The group was
originally conceived as the Van Nuys Civic Orchestra. That same year Domine
entered the University of Southern California on a full scholarship to earn a
Master’s Degree in Music Composition and Theory. The community-based group
eventually evolved into the SFVSO.
Domine’s passion for symphonic music began as a child when his 3rd-grade class
attended a performance of Mozart’s The Magic Flute at the Shrine Auditorium.
That life-changing experience was to be forever imprinted upon his
consciousness. It also speaks to the importance of exposing children to the
arts at a young age.
Maestro Domine continues to compose and perform music in a wide range of styles and genres. He performs regularly with several rock and blues bands, a jazz ensemble, and a classical quartet known as the Symphomaniax. In addition, he teaches music at several colleges and universities and is an active author and director of theatrical productions. More details on this virtuoso can be found on his website, jamesdomine.com.
Patrick Marsh received his bachelor’s degree in viola performance from the University of Michigan and a master’s degree from The Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins.
As a violist, Patrick was one of the founding members of “Clemens Quartet,” a string quartet performing and competing throughout the United States. As a violinist, Patrick is a former concertmaster of The Los Angeles County High School for the Arts. His performance opportunities have taken him across the United States, Europe, and St. Petersburg Russia.
Though classical music is the foundation of his technique, he can be found branching out into the jazz and rock genres. Patrick plays a blue Fourness Fuse 5-string electric violin and runs it through a Line6 Helix for effects, and two Gallien Krueger bass amps in stereo.
Patrick can also be heard as a featured soloist in such feature films as “Kids vs. Monsters” and “Pali Road” as well as such video games as “Relics of Gods” and Disney’s “Cartooniverse.” https://www.patrickmarshmusic.com/
Flutist Katherine Marsh is an active professional musician and teacher. She is currently the solo piccolo player of the Santa Barbara Symphony and has performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Santa Barbara Grand Opera and Master Chorale, the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Pasadena Symphony and Long Beach Symphony, as well as other symphony and chamber ensembles throughout Southern California.
Originally from Bowling Green, Ohio, Marsh received a Bachelor of Music degree from the Eastman School of Music and a Master of Music degree from the University of Southern California. Her principal teachers include Bonita Boyd, Samuel Baron, Roger Stevens and Louise DiTullio. She was a member of the LA Philharmonic Orchestral Training Program and was selected to perform in The Round Top Music Festival and the Orchestral Institute in Graz, Austria. In addition Marsh has performed in master classes with James Galway, Jean Pierre Rampal, Sarah Jackson and Catherine Karoly.
Marsh premiered James Domine’s “Flute Concerto” with the San Fernando Valley Symphony. Her piccolo and flute playing can be heard in many Star Wars video games performing with the Skywalker Orchestra. In addition to orchestral work, Marsh is a member of the California Music Teachers Association and is a coach for Junior Chamber Music. She recently served as a board member for the Arts High Foundation. https://www.kathymarshflute.net/bio
Born in Jackson, TN, but now based in Los Angeles, pianist Brendan White appears frequently in solo recitals, chamber ensembles, and as soloist with orchestra. As soloist, White has performed with Musica Nova (Eastman School of Music), Vicente Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra of the Verdugos, Crown City Symphony, Delta Symphony Orchestra, and Jackson Symphony Orchestra. As a recording artist, White was featured on Danaë Vlasse’s Grammy Award-winning album Mythologies. White’s collaborations in Southern California have included the Mühlfeld Trio, which won the prestigious Beverly Hills Auditions, the Speakeasy Society, and Eighteen Squared. He is an original member of the Sunset ChamberFest in Los Angeles. White’s repertoire spans many centuries and genres and he has worked with well-known composers such as Thomas Adès, Stephen Cohn, Donald Crockett, and Danaë Vlasse. White is also a composer of original music. Local recital appearances include: Piano Spheres Emerging Artist Series, Soundwaves in Santa Monica, Silicon Beach CO Recital Series, Glendale Noon Concerts, Pasadena Presbyterian Music at Noon, Music@Mimoda, Alhambra Performing Arts Center Series, Edendale Up Close Concerts, and Mason Concerts. He attended the Eastman School of Music and the Thornton School of Music, University of Southern California.
PROGRAM NOTES:
James Domine: Concerto in A minor for Viola and String Orchestra
The Viola Concerto by James Domine was composed at the request of Dr. Maurice Riley of East Michigan State University for performance at the International Viola Congress held at the University of Michigan in 1987. Domine subsequently revised the concerto for Nancy Roth, who gave the first performance of the final version in September of 2000 at a subscription concert of the San Fernando Valley Symphony Orchestra with the composer conducting. The work is cast in the traditional fast-slow-fast three-movement format associated with Baroque concerti, and is scored for viola solo with string orchestra accompaniment. The first movement, Introduzione, marked Allegro, is based on an Aeolian motive which shifts metrically between 4/4 and ¾ time, and features not one, but two solo cadenzas for the solo viola. The second movement, Menuetto, is marked Moderato, and is a graceful Renaissance dance with some rather unusual harmonic variations set in contrary motion. The third movement Finale is an expository juxtaposition of two main themes which are intertwined in a dialogue incorporating rhythms commonly associated with classic Rock music of the late 1960’s. The tempo for the final movement is indicated as Allegro assai. The overall harmonic language of the Viola Concerto has an Aeolian modal rather than minor-mode tonal feel and gives the piece a curiously modern sounding character within the context of the antique formal structure.
Domine: Flute Concerto Program Notes
The Flute Concerto by James Domine, composed in 2012, is cast in three contrasting movements: I. Prelude: Animato, II. Pastorale: Andante con moto and III.Theme and Variations. The second movement entitled Pastorale: Andante con moto is based on the song: When I’m With You, first recorded on Domine’s album Through Your Window. In this concerto, the song appears in the form of a da capo aria set for flute solo and orchestra. An introspective opening section frames a tranquil statement of the theme in the melodic character of a simple country folk song. This theme is carried out in solo and tutti alternation and after a sequential episode in the relative minor key, wends its way back home. The Pastorale concludes with a solo cadenza treated as an accompanied recitative that concludes the second movement and provides an harmonic transition to the final movement.
