Sunday, February 25, 2018

FREE ADMISSION GLENDALE NOON CONCERTS 3/7/18

FREE ADMISSION GLENDALE NOON CONCERTS
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.)
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
http://www.edendaleupclose.blogspot.com/


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.

Monday, February 12, 2018

Free Admission Glendale Noon Concerts 2/21/18

FREE ADMISSION GLENDALE NOON CONCERTS
Every FIRST & THIRD WEDNESDAY at 12:10-12:40 pm 
On Wednesday, FEBRUARY 21, 2018 at 12:10-12:40 pm:
 

PROGRAM:

J. S. Bach: Sonata No. 1 in G minor for Violin Solo, BWV 1001
Adagio
Presto

Johana Krejci, Violin


Johannes Brahms: Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 78
Vivace ma non troppo
Adagio
Allegro molto moderato

Brendan White, Piano
Johana Krejci, Violin 

About Brahms:

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.)
Call Victoria Lucero (818-244-7241 office)
or email glendalesda@gmail.com
General info & parking:
*************************************
UPCOMING CONCERTS in the same series:
(every FIRST & THIRD WEDNESDAY at 12:10-12:40 pm; 
programs subject to change)
http://www.glendalenoonconcerts.blogspot.com/

MORE FREE CONCERTS:
At the Edendale Branch Library in ECHO PARK
http://www.edendaleupclose.blogspot.com/


Artist bios:
 

Johana Krejci was born in Prague, Czech Republic.   She earned her Bachelor’s Degree from the Prague Conservatory, where she studied violin performance with Professor Nora Grumlikova.  She then furthered her musical studies at the Royal Academy of Music in London and continued her advanced studies at USC.  In the summers of 1989 and 1990 she was a member of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Institute.  Ms. Krejci has toured Europe with the Prague Chamber Opera and has done extensive concert work with numerous orchestra and chamber ensembles throughout the world.  She has since made her home in Southern California where she teaches violin and freelances with many local orchestras, chamber groups and recording studios.  She has just recently founded the Brendan Trio with Brendan White and Kevan Torfeh.


Originally from Tennessee, Brendan White enjoys the diverse life of a pianist in Los Angeles, where he combines his love of the traditional classical piano repertoire with an avid interest in genre-bending modern and experimental music. White studied with Alice Jackson in Tennessee before attending the Eastman School of Music to study with Thomas Schumacher and then University of Southern California with Kevin Fitz-Gerald, where he was awarded Outstanding Master’s Graduate of the Thornton School of Music. He has performed as soloist with the Jackson Symphony Orchestra, Eastman’s Musica Nova, and the Delta Symphony Orchestra. As a devoted performer of new music, he has worked with notable composers and conductors including Thomas Adès, Donald Crockett, Alan Pierson, Steven Stucky and Jeffrey Milarsky. White is a member of the Mühlfeld Clarinet Trio, winners of the Beverly Hills Auditions, which performs traditional chamber music alongside brand new works for clarinet, cello and piano. He collaborates regularly with the immersive theater group the Speakeasy Society, whose shows often feature largely improvised music that evolves with the narrative. In addition to playing piano, White can occasionally be spotted as a secret organist, percussionist, or tenor.