Violinist JOHANA KREJCI
Pianist BRENDAN WHITE
Please scroll down to read artist bios. Program:
Leoš Janáček Violin
Sonata (1914)
1.
Con moto
2.
Ballada
3.
Allegretto
4.
Adagio
Kirstin Fife
Tango Johana
Astor Piazzolla, arr.
Osvaldo Calo
Adios Nonino
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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
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is not accepting artists to the program.)
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(office)
or email
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Loading zone near California Ave. entrance.
Accessible for wheelchairs. Seating available next to wheelchairs.
Loading zone near California Ave. entrance.
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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.
Pianist Brendan
White has appeared as soloist with the Jackson Symphony Orchestra,
Musica Nova (Eastman School of Music), and the Delta Symphony Orchestra.
White’s collaborations in Southern California have included the Mühlfeld Trio,
which won the prestigious Beverly Hills Auditions, the Kaleidoscope Chamber
Orchestra, the Speakeasy Society, and Eighteen Squared. He is also a founding
member of the Sunset ChamberFest in Los Angeles:www.sunsetchamberfest.com Local recital appearances include: Glendale
Noon Concerts, Pasadena Presbyterian Music at Noon, Music@Mimoda, Mason
Concerts, Emerging Artist Series Recital at Boston Court.
White was born and raised in Tennessee before attending Eastman to study with Thomas Schumacher, and then, the University of Southern California, with Kevin Fitz-Gerald, where he was awarded Outstanding Master’s Graduate of the Thornton School of Music. 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 was born and raised in Tennessee before attending Eastman to study with Thomas Schumacher, and then, the University of Southern California, with Kevin Fitz-Gerald, where he was awarded Outstanding Master’s Graduate of the Thornton School of Music. 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.
Kirstin Fife holds a Master of Music
Degree in violin performance from Yale University and a Bachelor of
Music Degree, also in violin performance from the University of Southern
California. As a freelance musician, Ms. Fife has had a very eclectic
career, including performances as recording artist, chamber musician, soloist,
and orchestral musician. For many years she recorded for records, movie and
television soundtracks, including projects for Michael Jackson, Natalie Cole,
and Madonna, movies including “Meet Joe Black,” “Nemo", “Mission
Impossible”, several seasons of Jag and many incarnations of the StarTrek
series. She has appeared backing many prominent artists on the Tonight Show,
Grammy Awards, Country Music Awards, American Music Awards,
and the MTV Movie Awards. Also, Ms. Fife has performed for the Emmy
Awards and the Academy Awards. !
As soloist, she has released two
solo CD’s, “Czechmate” and “Pieces Of My Heart”.! Ms. Fife has
been a recitalist for fundraising causes, including Alzheimer’s Foundation, The
Red Shirt Project, and Hope Gardens (Union Rescue Mission).
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Besides
performing, her other activities include composer, adjudicator, teacher, and
coach. She is a frequent adjudicator for various competitions including Voce,
Certificate of Merit, Southwest Youth Music Festival, ASTA, and the Bach
Festival. In November of 2009, she was awarded the prestigious Alumni
Ventures Grant from Yale University, for her work helping homeless children
to learn violin. In 2013, Ms. Fife had her composition Cornicopia performed
by the Los Angeles Horn Trio. Currently, Kirstin Fife is dividing her time
between teaching, performing, and composing.
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