Tuesday, July 30, 2024

GLENDALE NOON CONCERTS (Live in person free concerts) 8/7/24

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

On Wednesday AUGUST 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.  

 610 E. California Ave Glendale, CA 91206

 

PARKING INFO:

https://glendalecitychurch.org/location

 

 

Glendale Noon Concerts  8/7/24

at 12:10-12:40 pm PT

Jacqueline Suzuki - violin
Brendan White - piano

W. A. Mozart 

Violin Sonata No. 21, E minor, K.304

 George N. Gianopoulos

City Vignettes, for violin & piano, Op. 29d

Jules Massenet

Meditation from Thais

Sergei Rachmaninoff/Kreisler

Liebesleid

 

 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 8/7/24 event page: 

https://www.facebook.com/events/410020828188829

Preview of the NEXT CONCERT:

Wednesday AUGUST 21, 2024

at 12:10-12:40 pm PT

Jacqueline Suzuki -violin

Clement Chow - cello

Brendan White - piano

 

Beethoven - Kakadu Variations in G major, Op. 121a 

Haydn - Piano Trio No. 39 in G major, "Gypsy"

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.

 Performer Bios:

JACQUELINE SUZUKI, violin, is a longtime member of the Long Beach and Santa Barbara Symphonies.

A native of San Francisco, she began her earliest chamber music studies on scholarship at the San Francisco Conservatory. She has performance degrees from the Mannes College of Music (BM), where she studied with William Kroll, and the California Institute of the Arts (MFA).

As a Los Angeles freelancer, she has performed with many ensembles and in many genres, from rock, jazz, Latin and Arabic, to playing in the pit for the Bolshoi Ballet and onstage with the Three Tenors. She has recorded with diverse artists: Snoop Dogg, Neil Sedaka, Leonard Cohen, Whitney Houston, Bocelli, Lalo Schifrin, McCoy Tyner, Placido Domingo and many others, and appears on recordings by the Long Beach, Santa Barbara and Pacific Symphonies. She has spent summers at the Peter Britt, Oregon Coast, Carmel Bach and Cabrillo Festivals and has performed in a string quartet “in residence” on a raft trip down the Green River in Utah. Tours have taken her many times to Japan, Taiwan, Mexico, Canada, Europe, the Middle East and throughout the US.


Born in Jackson, Tennessee, but now based in Los Angeles, pianist Brendan White appears frequently in solo recitals and chamber ensembles and as a soloist with orchestra. As soloist, White has performed with Musica Nova (Eastman School of Music), Vicente Chamber Orchestra, Symphony of the Verdugos, Crown City Symphony, Global Harmony Symphony, Delta Symphony Orchestra, and Jackson Symphony Orchestra.
 

As a recording artist, White was featured on Danaë Vlasse’s Grammy Award-winning album Mythologies. White’s collaborations in Southern California have included the Mühlfeld Trio, which won the prestigious Beverly Hills Auditions, the Speakeasy Society, and Eighteen Squared. He is an original member of the Sunset ChamberFest in Los Angeles. White’s repertoire spans many centuries and genres and he has worked with well-known composers such as Thomas Adès, Stephen Cohn, Donald Crockett, and Danaë Vlasse.

 White is also a composer of original music. Local recital appearances include: Piano Spheres Emerging Artist Series, Soundwaves in Santa Monica, Silicon Beach CO Recital Series, Glendale Noon Concerts, Pasadena Presbyterian Music at Noon, LaCanada Presbyterian, Music@Mimoda, Alhambra Performing Arts Center, and Mason Concerts. He attended the Eastman School of Music and the Thornton School of Music, University of Southern California.

 

Thursday, July 4, 2024

GLENDALE NOON CONCERTS (Live in person free concerts) 7/17/24

 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

On Wednesday JULY 17, 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.  

 610 E. California Ave Glendale, CA 91206

 

PARKING INFO:

https://glendalecitychurch.org/location

 

 

Glendale Noon Concerts  7/17/24

at 12:10-12:40 pm PT

Noah Breneman- oboe
 

Miloš Veljković-piano

 

Grazyna Bacewicz: Oboe Sonatina 

Gustav Schreck: Oboe Sonata

 

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 7/17/24 event page: 

https://www.facebook.com/events/355279060931576

Preview of the NEXT CONCERT:

Wednesday AUGUST 7, 2024

at 12:10-12:40 pm PT

Jacqueline Suzuki -violin

Brendan White - piano

W. A. Mozart 

Violin Sonata No. 21, E minor, K.304

 George N. Gianopoulos

City Vignettes, for violin & piano, Op. 29d

Jules Massenet

Meditation from Thais

Sergei Rachmaninoff/Kreisler

Liebesleid

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.

 

Performer Bios:


Noah Breneman, oboe

Noah Breneman is a freelance oboist based in Los Angeles. He is currently Principal Oboe of the Reno Chamber Orchestra. Originally from Reading, Pennsylvania, Noah attended The Pennsylvania State University, graduating magna cum laude with a Bachelors degree in Oboe Performance. While at Penn State, Noah won the Symphonic Wind Ensemble’s Concerto Competition in 2014, performing Eric Ewazen’s “Hold Fast Your Dreams.” In 2018, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a Masters degree at the University of Southern California, which he completed in Spring 2020 amidst the beginnings of the COVID-19 pandemic. While at USC, Noah performed with The Santa Ana Winds, a woodwind quintet, which competed in the 2019 Plowman Chamber Music Competition. He was previously Principal Oboe of the American Youth Symphony. Recent engagements include The Britt Festival Orchestra (English Horn/Oboe III) as well as The Reno Philharmonic and Chamber Orchestra of the South Bay (Guest Principal Oboe). His teachers include Jill Haley, Tim Hurtz, Joel Timm, and Marion Kuszyk. In addition to his career as an oboist, Noah is also the Music Buyer for the LA Phil Store, where he curates the music selections for the retail stores at both Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Hollywood Bowl. 

 

Milos Veljkovic, piano

Miloš Veljković, a Serbian musician born in 1980, embarked on his musical journey at the age of five. He received formal training at the Faculty of Music in Belgrade and furthered his education with a scholarship in Kristiansand, Norway. Throughout his career, Miloš has achieved remarkable success in both national and international competitions, captivating audiences across Europe with his performances of works by eminent composers from Serbia, Britain, Germany, and the Netherlands.

After several years of teaching at the University of Kragujevac, Miloš relocated to Los Angeles in 2017, where he has since become a prominent figure in the classical music community. Collaborating with prestigious institutions such as the LA Phil, LA Opera, and the Angeles Chorale, Miloš has demonstrated his versatility as a musician and educator. His involvement with academic communities at UCLA, AMDA, and USC further underscores his commitment to nurturing the next generation of musical talent.

Among his notable achievements, Miloš has served as the rehearsal pianist for productions including the Mesopotamian Opera's rendition of Peter Hailey's “Italian Lesson", Jacaranda's performance of Peter Knell's and Stephanie Fleischman's opera "Arkhipov", and the UCLA Stavros Niarchos Foundation Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture's presentation of Theodosia Roussos' "Polymnia", produced by Plain Wood Productions. Additionally, Miloš is an integral member of BAGRA Production, where he contributes as a producer and music composer, showcasing his diverse talents and

unwavering dedication to the arts.