Friday, September 23, 2022

Streaming on FACEBOOK & YouTube: Glendale Noon Concerts 10/5/22

 

Streaming on FACEBOOK & YouTube

Glendale Noon Concerts  10/5/22

 

 

Ergo Musica

                               

 

Adriana Zoppo baroque violin

                                    

Alexa Haynes-Pilon  baroque ‘cello

 

During the Covid-19 "Safer at Home" period, 

Glendale Noon Concerts will bring our programs

to you via streaming on Facebook and YouTube:

 
The  OCTOBER 5, 2022 program can be viewed at this link beginning at 12:10 pm PT.

(VIDEO will be available ongoing)

 

LINK TO VIEW THE CONCERT:    

 On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adriana.zoppo/videos/1956494034559866

 On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZN54dcNg3M


The program will be archived on the 

Glendale City Church YouTube Channel: 

https://www.youtube.com/c/GlendaleCityChurch
 

Watch previous Glendale Noon Concerts streams:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oAfaPgGGMw&list=PLms1LJpnTpJzK7Yf6ryh2zyFMlkl7qC2z

Read about the previous programs:   

http://glendalenoonconcerts.blogspot.com

Facebook stream: GLENDALE NOON CONCERTS
Every FIRST & THIRD WEDNESDAY at 12:10 pm PT 
 

 

Ergo Musica

 Adriana Zoppo baroque violin

 Alexa Haynes-Pilon  baroque ‘cello

 

 

Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713)

Sonata for Violin op. 5, no.10

Preludio (Adagio), Allemanda (Allegro), Sarabanda (Largo), Gavotta (Allegro),  Giga (Allegro)

 

Domenico Gabrielli (1651 or 1659-1690)

Ricercar No. 7 in D Minor for unaccompanied cello

 

G.P.Telemann (1681-1767)

Fantasie for violin without bass no.7 TWV 40:20

Dolce, Allegro, Largo, Presto

 

François Bouvard (c. 1684-1760)

Sonata for Violin op. 1, no.4

Preludio (Grave), Allemanda (Allegro), Corrente (Allegro), Sarabanda   (Andante ma spiritoso), Giga (Presto)       

 

Scroll down to see artist bios.

 

Facebook  October 5 event page:

https://www.facebook.com/events/3420649554846063

 

Please check the site below for updates

http://glendalenoonconcerts.blogspot.com

 

Streaming next: Wednesday OCTOBER 19, 2022 at 12:10-12:40 pm PT

Composer-violinist Kirstin Fife

 

 

PLEASE HELP THESE CONCERTS TO CONTINUE WITH A DONATION:

 

https://adventistgiving.org/#/org/ANPPGL/envelope/start 

or by mailing it to 610 E California Ave, Glendale, CA 91206 to the Friends of Music.

The Glendale Noon Concerts series is presented by Glendale City Church every first & third Wednesday at 12:10-12:40 pm. www.glendalecitychurch.org

Concert schedule: www.glendalenoonconcerts.blogspot.com

Glendale City Church also presents the Second Saturday Concert Series,

http://glendalecitychurch.org/index.php/ministries/second-saturday-concert-series.html  and sponsors the Caesura Youth Orchestra http://www.mycyo.org

Much appreciation to the Hennings-Fischer Foundation for their mission to support art & education and their generous grant to GNC.
RELAX DURING YOUR LUNCH HOUR WITH LIVE MUSIC 

 

ARTIST BIOS:

A winner of the Beverly Hills Auditions of the Consortium of Southern California Chamber Music PresentersAdriana Zoppo performs on the violin, viola, baroque violin, baroque viola, and the rarely heard viola d’amore. She has played regularly with the Santa Barbara, Pacific, and Long Beach Symphonies, Pasadena Pops, Long Beach Opera, St. Matthew Chamber Orchestra and other ensembles in the area. Director/Curator of the Glendale Noon Concerts’ early music sub-series Adriana, with Ergo Musica, is heard there frequently. Previously a member of the Carmel Bach Festival and L.A. Baroque Orchestra, she plays with the original instrument ensembles Musica Angelica Baroque Orchestra, L.A. Baroque Players, Bach Collegium San Diego and the Corona del Mar Baroque Festival, where she has appeared as viola d'amore soloist.  Adriana has played for motion pictures, TV shows, video games, solo artist recordings, Broadway musicals, and live shows of all musical styles from classical to jazz, and was part of the band for the musical Hamilton during its recent run in Los Angeles. Adriana holds a Bachelors degree from U.S.C. and Masters from the University of Michigan, both in violin performance.

 

 

Canadian-born Alexa Haynes-Pilon (DMA, USC) is the principal cellist of Musica Angelica Baroque Orchestra and Opera NEO, as well as co-director and cellist/gambist of Musica Pacifica. She has performed with the American Bach Soloists, Bach Collegium San Diego, Burning River Baroque, and more. She loves working with musicians in the community and has been on faculty at the Baroque and Recorder workshops held by the San Francisco Early Music Society (SFEMS), and the Port Townsend Early Music and Road Scholar Hidden Valley Workshops. She has been a guest conductor for the Orange County Recorder Society, the Southern California Recorder Society, the Sacramento Recorder Society, the San Francisco Recorder Society and the Pacifica Viola da Gamba Society. She also co-founded Los Angeles Baroque (LAB), a community-based baroque orchestra in South Pasadena. Recent recordings include American Bach Soloists, Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen Sings Gluck, Handel, & Vivaldi, as well as Agostino Steffani duets on the Musica Omnia label titled Agostino Steffani: A son trés-humble service, Duets for Sophie Charlotte of Hanover under the direction of harpsichordist, Jory Vinikour. The most recent album, François Couperin’s Concert Royeaux with flautists, Stephen Schultz and Mindy Rosenfeld, and harpsichordist, Jory Vinikour was released in August 2021.    https://www.alexahaynespilon.com

 

Program Notes Oct 5, 2022

Born into a wealthy family, Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713) had much success throughout Europe as a well respected violinist and popular composer. Called “The founder of modern violin technique”, his violin sonatas are credited with developing violin style and they and his Concerti Grossi greatly influenced composers of subsequent generations, most notably Handel, Bach and also Vivaldi, who was one of his violin students.  His musical achievements and international reputation gained him the support of a number of influential patrons, among them Queen Christina of Sweden who had moved to Rome and established an academy of literati after her abdication of the throne.

 

Domenico Gabrielli (1651 or 1659-1690) was one of Italy’s first touring cello virtuosos and wrote some of the earliest known pieces for unaccompanied cello. Though he was known in his time for his operas and other vocal and instrumental music, he was influential in developing  the cello as a solo instrument. Employed by Duke Francesco II d’Este and the San Petronio Orchestra in Bologna, he also served as president of the Accademia Filharmonica, one of the leading  music academies in Europe. Sadly, he died at age 30.

 

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) whose family did not condone his interest in music and disapproved of his choice to switch from law to music as a profession, is in the Guinness Book of World Records as the most prolific composer in history, and he set a precedent in pursuing exclusive publication rights for his works by self-publishing. He enjoyed much acclaim during his life though was unfortunate in his marriages. His first wife died in the second year of marriage and though she and the nine children they produced were initially a source of happiness, the second wife not only had multiple affairs but, before leaving him, accumulated a large gambling debt which would have bankrupted Telemann had not his friends helped him. He found solace in his hobbies of gardening and the cultivation of rare plants.

 

Employed by the Paris Opera as a singer at age 16,  François Bouvard (c. 1684-1760)  moved to Rome to study violin and composition after the tone quality of his voice deteriorated. Though not as well known as other composers of the Baroque era, he produced several operas as well as oratorios and cantatas that were performed in Italy and France, but only one instrumental work, the violin sonatas
Op. 1.

 

Thursday, September 8, 2022

Streaming on FACEBOOK & YouTube: Glendale Noon Concerts 9/21/22

 

Streaming on FACEBOOK & YouTube

Glendale Noon Concerts  9/21/22

Flutist Ellen Burr

Pianist Lorenzo Sánchez 

 

During the Covid-19 "Safer at Home" period, 

Glendale Noon Concerts will bring our programs

to you via streaming on Facebook and YouTube:

 
The  SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 program can be viewed at this link beginning at 12:10 pm PT.

(VIDEO will be available ongoing)

 

LINK TO VIEW THE CONCERT:    


On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jacquelinesuzuki/videos/791035795279736
On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zfo3hPZC_H4

The program will be archived on the 

Glendale City Church YouTube Channel: 

https://www.youtube.com/c/GlendaleCityChurch
 

Watch previous Glendale Noon Concerts streams:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oAfaPgGGMw&list=PLms1LJpnTpJzK7Yf6ryh2zyFMlkl7qC2z

Read about the previous programs:   

http://glendalenoonconcerts.blogspot.com

Facebook stream: GLENDALE NOON CONCERTS
Every FIRST & THIRD WEDNESDAY at 12:10 pm PT 
 

Flute Recital:

Ellen Burr -flute

Lorenzo Sánchez -piano

 


G.F. Händel  (1685-1759)

Sonata in C Major HWV 365

Larghetto

Allegro

Larghetto

A tempo di Gavotta

Allegro

 

Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)

Le Merle Noir

 

Joaquín Gutiérrez (1927-2012)

Heras Sonata Simple (1965)

Allegro non troppo

Andante

Allegro

 

Georges Enescu (1881-1955)

Cantabile et Presto

 

Mike Mower (b. 1958)  

Opus di Jazz (Sonata for Flute and Piano)

III. Bluebop

 

Scroll down to see artist bios.

 

Facebook  September 21 event page:

https://www.facebook.com/events/403664678627036

 

Please check the site below for updates

http://glendalenoonconcerts.blogspot.com

 

Streaming next: Wednesday OCTOBER 5, 2022 at 12:10-12:40 pm PT

Ergo Musica:

Adriana Zoppo- baroque violin

Alexa Pilon – baroque cello

 

PLEASE HELP THESE CONCERTS TO CONTINUE WITH A DONATION:

 

https://adventistgiving.org/#/org/ANPPGL/envelope/start 

or by mailing it to 610 E California Ave, Glendale, CA 91206 to the Friends of Music.

The Glendale Noon Concerts series is presented by Glendale City Church every first & third Wednesday at 12:10-12:40 pm. www.glendalecitychurch.org

Concert schedule: www.glendalenoonconcerts.blogspot.com

Glendale City Church also presents the Second Saturday Concert Series,

http://glendalecitychurch.org/index.php/ministries/second-saturday-concert-series.html  and sponsors the Caesura Youth Orchestra http://www.mycyo.org

Much appreciation to the Hennings-Fischer Foundation for their mission to support art & education and their generous grant to GNC.
RELAX DURING YOUR LUNCH HOUR WITH LIVE MUSIC 

 

ARTIST BIOS:

Ellen Burr’s multifaceted musical career has won her praise in performance, improvisation and composition.  She had her solo debut with the Topeka Civic Symphony at age sixteen, and this past October played Michael Kibbe’s Verdugo with the Carson City Symphony.   

 

Ellen has been improvising almost as long as she's been playing, and began teaching only two years after she began taking private lessons. Ellen appears on more than twenty-five CD's and has received worldwide performances of over fifty of her compositions. Her improvisational card game Ink Bops is included in the graphic score anthology Notations 21, ed. by Theresa Sauer, pub. 2009.

            She has been a featured performer/clinician for high schools, universities, and festivals across the U.S., Canada, UK, and EU. Ms. Burr held a year-long position as visiting assistant professor of theory and music composition at Wichita State University, and was guest flute instructor for a semester at California Institute of the Arts.

            Ms. Burr holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Flute Performance from Wichita State University, a Master of Fine Arts degree in Music Composition from California Institute of the Arts, and the Certificat de Stage at the Academie Internationale D’Ete in France.  Her flute teachers have been Jean-Pierre Rampal, Jim Walker, and Dr. Frances Shelly.

            Ms. Burr was the subject of a feature article, “Teaching Self-Awareness,” (Flute Talk, vol.17, no.2), and has since contributed articles on the business of teaching.  Most recently her article about teaching, “Obstacle or Opportunity,” was published in the MTAC magazine. Ellen is a Yamaha Artist.

 

 Lorenzo Sánchez, pianist, has enjoyed interpreting music of a variety of styles and nationalities in the United States, Mexico, and Europe. Lorenzo premiered Robert Guillory’s Concertino for Piano and Orchestra. His interest in Polish music led to him giving several lecture-performances at the Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles, California. He has performed for African-American composer George Walker and Japanese composer Mitsuru Asaka in Hawaii. He has played for several choirs touring Italy, The Vatican, and several Filipino community celebration masses at Our Lady Queen of Angels in Los Angeles. Looking toward his own heritage, Lorenzo has edited and helped publish piano works by Mexican composer Domingo Lobato. He has recorded two CDs of Lobato’s solo piano works , and recently released a CD with clarinetist Virginia Figueiredo. All of his recordings are available on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, and others. Unfortunately, the global pandemic caused the cancellation of concert appearances in Brazil and Mexico this year. Lorenzo holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts degree from the University of Southern California.

 

PROGRAM NOTES:

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) received his training in Germany and worked as a composer in Germany and Italy before settling in London where he spent the bulk of his career. He wrote many flute sonatas, though the exact number is uncertain because of authenticity or the fact that it may have been originally written for another instrument. Sonata in C Major (HWV365) was originally written for recorder.

 

Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) wrote “The Blackbird” in 1951. It is his shortest work with no time or key signature. It was a commission for the Concours de flute for the Paris Conservatoire where Messiaen taught at the time. It was the earliest of his pieces to be based mainly on birdsong.

 

Joaquin Gutiérrez Heras (1927-2012) a Tehuacan composer wrote Sonata Simple for a couple of amateurs. His vast knowledge of early music is reflected in a harmonic language that is often modal in its conception. This is one of his best-known pieces.

 

George Enescu (1881-1955) a Rumanian violin virtuoso changed the spelling of his name to Enesco after his left his home country, at age 14, to study in Paris. “Cantabile et Presto” was composed for the Concours de flute for the Paris Conservatoire in 1904. Enesco favors the interplay of lines over the complexity of harmony. Pablo Casals described Enesco as “the greatest musical phenomenon since Mozart.”

 

Mower, Mike (b.1958) was born the same year as Ellen in Bath, UK. He studied flute at the Royal Academy of Music in London. Known as both a composer and flutist, Mower is also a self-taught saxophonist. He has his own publishing company, “Itchy Fingers.” “Bluebop” from Opus di Jazz is a blues which he treated with various be-bop and hard-bop chord changes.