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 APRIL 3, 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 4/3/24
at 12:10-12:40 pm PT
Daniel Kessner - flute/bass flute
Suzanne Julian - piano
The performance is archived here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qg4SoQB7HRA
Philippe Gaubert (1879-1941)
Madrigal for Flute and Piano
Daniel Kessner (b. 1946)
Imaginary Temple, for Bass Flute and Bell Sounds (pre-recorded)
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Two Songs Without Words:
Elegy, Andante sostenuto, Op. 85, No. 4
Allegro leggiero, Op. 67, No. 2
Joachim Andersen (1847-1909)
Deuxième Impromptu
pour la Flûte et Piano, Op. 54 –
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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 4/3/24 event page:
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Preview of the NEXT CONCERT:
Wednesday APRIL 17, 2024
at 12:10-12:40 pm PT
PIANIST BRENDAN WHITE
Franz Liszt. Les jeux d'eaux à la Villa d'Este
Maurice Ravel. La Vallée des cloches
George Gershwin. Rhapsody in Blue
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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:
https://www.universaledition.com/en/Contacts/Daniel-Kessner/
Born in Los Angeles in 1946, composer-conductor-flutist Daniel Kessner received his Ph.D. with Distinction at UCLA in 1971, studying with Henri Lazarof. His more than 180 compositions have received over 1000 performances, and are published by Universal Edition in Vienna. Most important awards include the 1972 Queen Marie-José International Composition Prize in Geneva, a 2003 Fulbright Senior Scholar Award in Trossingen, Germany, a Fulbright Senior Specialist Grant in Trondheim, Norway in 2007, a residency at the Universidade do Minho in Portugal in 2011, and most recently one at Paradise AIR (Artist-in-Residence) in Matsudo, Japan. He is Professor Emeritus at California State University, Northridge, retired in 2006 after a career of 36 years teaching composition, music theory, and directing various ensembles.
Suzanne Julian was born in Los Angeles and grew up in Sherman Oaks, California, where she began private piano study with Erma Bassett and Louise Meacham, and later, as a student at CSUN, with Adrian Ruiz and Jakob Gimpel. She received both her B.A. in Music and her M.A. in Piano Performance from CSUN, during which time she was the recipient of various awards in piano performance, chamber music, music composition, and student teaching. She has taught applied and class piano, music theory and appreciation, and served as an accompanist at CSUN, Moorpark College, East Los Angeles College, Pasadena City College, and Los Angeles Valley College. Suzanne maintained a private piano studio for many years and has performed chamber music, solo piano recitals, and with orchestra at numerous colleges and privates homes in southern California. She is currently retired and refocusing on piano performance.
Program Notes
Both Philippe Gaubert and Joachim Andersen were flutists as well as composers, writing largely for their own instrument. While their works are known mainly by flutists, both were very accomplished musicians in general, and commanded great respect during their lifetimes. Gaubert’s music most clearly resembles that of his contemporary, Ravel, while Andersen’s style bears some kinship to the music of Wagner. Madrigal is a brief “mood piece,” while the Impromptu has large, more dramatic form and materials.
Daniel Kessner’s Imaginary Temple was composed last September during his stay at Paradise AIR (Artist-in-Residence) in Matsudo, Japan. The accompanying electronic sounds, while completely digitally created, were inspired by the various bells and gongs in ancient Japanese temples.
Among the piano pieces composed by Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) are his volume of 48 Lieder ohne Worte (Songs without Words), written from 1830-1835. They are short, lovely gems, so named for possessing such lyricism that they appear as songs for the piano’s “voice.” Most begin with an introductory accompaniment that continues throughout the piece and concludes it. Of the two performed today, the first, Elegy, is one of his most beloved, expressing an exquisite, heartfelt melody and a passionate middle section. The second, Lost Illusions, follows a similar form with a staccato accompaniment throughout and a lyrical, legato melody.
Program notes by Daniel Kessner and Suzanne Julian
