Every FIRST & THIRD WEDNESDAY at 12:10-12:40 pm
On Wednesday, MARCH 7, 2018 at 12:10-12:40 pm:
PROGRAM:
Roksana Zeinapur - soprano
Mishkar Núñez-Fredell - baroque violin, percussion
Selections from
The Cantigas de
Santa María
These cantigas are a collection of 427 songs dedicated to the
Virgin Mary. As legend goes, all of these tunes were written by “the Wise” King
Alfonso X of the Kingdom of Castile in Spain towards the end of the 13th
century. These songs recount the many miracles of the Virgin with every tenth
song being a Cantiga de Loor or Song of Praise. This Marian manuscript has been
the subject of debate for nearly a century due to its unusual notation.
Scholars today are still trying to figure out how to most accurately perform
these songs.
Please scroll down for artist bios.
RELAX DURING YOUR LUNCH HOUR WITH LIVE MUSIC
PLEASE NOTE:
The Glendale Noon Concerts series now takes place
in the Sanctuary at
GLENDALE CITY CHURCH
610 E. California Ave (at Isabel St)
Glendale, CA 91206
INFO:
(NO SOLICITATIONS, PLEASE: Glendale Noon Concerts
is not accepting artists to the program.)
(NO SOLICITATIONS, PLEASE: Glendale Noon Concerts
is not accepting artists to the program.)
Call 818-244-7241 (office)
or email glendalesda@gmail.com
General info & parking:
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UPCOMING CONCERTS in the same series:
(every FIRST & THIRD WEDNESDAY at 12:10-12:40 pm;
programs subject to change)
MORE FREE CONCERTS:
At the Edendale Branch Library in ECHO PARK
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Artist bios:
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Artist bios:
Roksana Zeinapur is a Russian-American lyric
soprano, actress and improviser. Her improvised opera works have been performed
at The Blue Whale, La Bibliotheque Fantastique, Highways Performance Space, The
Electric Lodge, and Mimoda Studio in Los Angeles. Highlights of her work as a
lyric soprano include the roles of Mimi in La Boheme, Fiordiligi in Cosi Fan
Tutte, Countess Almaviva in The Marriage of Figaro, Pamina and The First
Lady in Die Zauberflote and Blanche in Dialogues des Carmelites. Roksana
has performed with Long Beach Opera, Repertory Opera, Classical Revolution,
Symbiosis Chamber Orchestra, and OperaWorks, among others. Upcoming
engagements include Fiordiligi in Cosi Fan Tutte with Vineyard Touring
Opera. This summer she will be joining Teatro Nuovo at Bel Canto at Caramoor as
an apprentice artist.
Her recent performances on the theater stage
include Food for Thought with The Walking Theater Group and Kharmful Charms of
Daniil Kharms with Artel.
She has appeared in films Ghost Watch, winner
of the Audience Award at the Inland Empire 48 hour Film Project, Sunset Empire,
Oscar's Truth and Recovery.
Roksana holds an MFA in Collaborative Piano
from California Institute of the Arts and a BA in Piano Performance from
Pepperdine University. Born and raised on the Baltic Coast in Riga, Latvia, she
now makes her home in Los Angeles.
Mishkar Núñez-Fredell
was born in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic;
he holds both Doctorate and Masters degrees from the University of Southern
California and a Bachelors degree from Luther College. In 2012 he was presented
with the Cultural Personality of the Year award from the Ministry of Culture of
the Dominican Republic. Dr. Núñez-Fredell's
specialty is in Baroque Violin and early musical notation. His latest venture
is Delirium Musicum, a 10-piece string ensemble that breathes new life into
contemporary and old music alike.
