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
Please wear a mask in the Sanctuary.
610 E. California Ave Glendale, CA 91206
On Wednesday, FEBRUARY 7, 2024 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.
PARKING INFO:
https://glendalecitychurch.org/location
Glendale Noon Concerts 2/7/24
at 12:10-12:40 pm PT
DUO RECITAL
SAKURA TSAI – violin
STELLA CHO- cello
Maurice Ravel
Sonata for Violin and Cello
Reinhold Glière
Selected movements from
8 Pieces for Violin and Cello, Op. 39
Mvt III - "Berceuse" Mvt VII - "Scherzo"
SCROLL DOWN TO SEE ARTIST BIOS:
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
Facebook 2/7/24 event page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/799985012126363
Preview of the NEXT CONCERT:
Wednesday February 21, 2024
at 12:10-12:40 pm PT
DUO RECITAL
KATHERINE MARSH – piccolo
BRENDAN WHITE – piano
Works for piccolo by Herman Beeftink & Gary Schocker
Please check the link below for updates
http://glendalenoonconcerts.blogspot.com
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
Much appreciation to the Hennings-Fischer Foundation for their mission to support art and education and their generous grant to GNC.
ARTIST BIOS:
Violinist and educator Sakura Tsai enjoys a multifaceted career having performed nationally and internationally as a soloist, chamber, and orchestral musician.
A native of Southern California, Dr. Tsai earned degrees (B.M., M.M., and D.M.A.) in Violin Performance from the University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music where she was honored the prestigious Order of Areté and became a member of Pi Kappa Lambda. Her mentors and teachers included Midori Goto, Kathleen Winkler, Hagai Shaham, and Alice Schoenfeld. Additional fields of study while pursuing the Doctor of Musical Arts degree included Music Theory and Analysis, Violin Pedagogy with Endre Granat, and Kinesiology.
A dedicated educator, Dr. Tsai is Artist Teacher of Violin at the University of Redlands. She is also on faculty at California School of the Arts-San Gabriel Valley, California State Summer School for the Arts, Junior Chamber Music (Inland Empire), and most recently, Montecito International Music Festival. Dr. Tsai makes frequent appearances as an adjudicator and serves as a clinician in schools around Southern California where she mentors aspiring young musicians. In 2018, Dr. Tsai was selected to be the guest conductor of the San Bernardino County High School Honor Orchestra. She coaches instrumentalists in the Walnut Valley Unified School District at both Diamond Bar and Walnut High Schools while being actively involved with the Diamond Bar High School Performing Arts Academy Advanced Music Program. In addition, Dr. Tsai has a robust private studio and has previously held faculty positions at Marymount California University and Idyllwild Arts Academy.
As a performer, Dr. Tsai is currently a member of the Redlands Symphony Orchestra and the Long Beach Symphony. She performs in several regional orchestras and has spent summers at the Lucerne Festival (Switzerland) and Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival (Germany) academies, and Music Masters Course Japan (Japan). Dr. Tsai maintains an active career as a chamber musician winning honors at international competitions such as the International Young Artists Peninsula Music Festival and the Coleman Chamber Ensemble Competition. As a violinist with chamber ensembles Definiens, DuselForty58, and the What’s Next? Ensemble, Dr. Tsai has championed works of numerous living composers. An avid performer of contemporary music, extensive collaboration with young composers with these ensembles included residencies and performance projects at institutions such as Idyllwild Arts Academy, California State University, Northridge and Long Beach, University of California, Riverside, and University of Southern California. Dr. Tsai’s solo and ensemble performances have been featured live on world-wide television and radio broadcasts such as classical KUSC, KRTU-FM, Norddeutscher Rundfunk (Germany), and Japan Broadcasting Corporation – NHK (Japan).
South Korean cellist Stella Cho made her London solo debut at the Royal Albert Hall at
fifteen years old. Since then, she has concertized in South Korea, Spain, the
Netherlands, Poland, Germany, Austria, Croatia, and the U.S.A. She has been
featured on national television and radio on numerous occasions. Stella was
also selected as one of the Holland Music Sessions’ “New Masters on Tour” and
gave solo recitals across Europe, including prestigious venues Royal
Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and the Slovak Philharmonic Hall in Bratislava.
Stella has been invited to numerous renowned
music festivals around the world, including Yellow Barn, Ravinia Steans
Institute, Aspen Music Festival, Casals Festival, La Jolla SummerFest, Banff
Chamber Music Festival, the Perlman Music Program, and IMS Prussia Cove Open
Chamber Music. She has also collaborated with eminent musicians such as Ralph
Kirshbaum, Jaime Laredo, Sharon Robinson, Joseph Kalichstein, Joseph
Silverstein, and Borromeo Quartet.
Stella earned her Bachelor of Music and Master
of Music degrees with honors at the respected Gregor Piatigorsky Studio at
USC’s Thornton School of Music under Ralph Kirshbaum and furthered her studies
at the New England Conservatory with Laurence Lesser. She completed her
Doctorate of Musical Arts degree at University of Southern California and was
honored as the Outstanding DMA Graduate.
Stella is a dedicated teacher and she holds
positions as cello faculty at Loyola Marymount University and Colburn Community
School of Performing Arts. As an active performer, she regularly performs in the
SAKURA Cello Quintet and the self-conducted chamber ensemble Delirium
Musicum, with whom she recently recorded their debut album with Warner
Classics.
