GLENDALE NOON CONCERTS (Live in person free concerts) 11/5/25

 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 NOVEMBER 5, 2025 

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

Wednesday NOVEMBER 5, 2025 at 12:10-12:40 pm PT

BRENDAN WHITE Piano Recital

FRANZ SCHUBERT (Austrian, 1797-1828)

Impromptu in G-flat, Op.90, No.3

 

FREDERIC CHOPIN (Polish, 1810-1849)

“Heroic” Polonaise in A-flat, Op.53

Nocturne in E-flat, Op.9, No.2

 

PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY (Russian, 1840-1893)

The pianist and conductor Mikhail Pletnev adapted some of the music into a virtuosic concert suite for piano solo:

a.   March

b.   Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

c.    Tarantella

d.   Intermezzo (Journey through the Snow)

e.   Russian Trepak

f.     Chinese Dance

g.   Andante maestoso (Pas de Deux)

 

SCROLL DOWN TO SEE ARTIST BI0:

 

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 event page:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1498025318033610 

Preview of the next concert:

Wednesday NOVEMBER 19, 2025 at 12:10-12:40 pm

 RACHEL COOSAIA -cello

JAMES LENT -piano

Tarantella, Op. 23 - William Henry Squire (1871-1963) 

Seven Variations for piano and cello, Wo0 46 - Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Siciliene Op. 78 - Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)

Etude Caprice Opus 54, No. 4, for Cello and Piano - Georg Golterman (1824-1898) 

Oblivion for Cello and Piano -  Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) Arr. Patricio Villarejo

Concerto in C minor, III. Allegro molto energico - Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782) 

Song of the Birds, for cello and piano - Pablo Casals (1876-1973)

 

 ARTIST BIO:

 

Brendan White is a Grammy-award-winning artist whose performances feature a wide range of classical and contemporary piano repertoire. Brendan is based in the L.A. area, where he collaborates with orchestras, chamber ensembles, and solo artists. He is a featured musician on Danaë Vlasse’s Grammy Award-winning album, 'Mythologies'. Brendan performs solo recitals celebrating new composers and historically overlooked masterpieces. His collaborations include performances with with the Eastman School’s Musica Nova, Vicente Chamber Orchestra, Global Harmony Symphony, Jackson Symphony, Symphony of the Verdugos, and more.  As one of Piano Sphere's Emerging Artists, he has worked with notable composers and conductors including Thomas Adès, Alma Deutscher, Alan Pierson, Donald Crockett, and Steven Stucky.

   A Tennessee native, Brendan studied at the Eastman School of Music and University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music. In addition to his performance career, Brendan is passionate about music education and teaches students of all ages. He is an original member of the annual Sunset Chamberfest in Los Angeles, which features the work of young composers in Southern California.

GLENDALE NOON CONCERTS (Live in person free concerts) 10/15/25

 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 OCTOBER 15, 2025 

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

Wednesday OCTOBER 15, 2025 at 12:10-12:40 pm PT

CAMILLI TRIO

Ken Aiso – violin

Jerome Kessler – cello

Valeria Morgovskaya – piano

 

W.A. Mozart (Austrian,1756-1791)

Piano Trio KV 502 in B-flat Major
1-Allegro
2-Larghetto
3-Allegretto

Josef Suk (Czech, 1874-1935)

Piano Trio op.2 in E-flat Major
1-Allegro
2-Andante
3-Vivace

 

SCROLL DOWN TO SEE ARTIST BI0s:

 

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 event page:

 https://www.facebook.com/events/1428730251550729

 

Preview of the next concert:

Wednesday NOVEMBER 5, 2025 at 12:10-12:40 pm

BRENDAN WHITE Piano Recital

FRANZ SCHUBERT (Austrian, 1797-1828)

Impromptu in G-flat, Op.90, No.3

 

FREDERIC CHOPIN (Polish, 1810-1849)

“Heroic” Polonaise in A-flat, Op.53

Nocturne in E-flat, Op.9, No.2

 

PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY (Russian, 1840-1893)

The pianist and conductor Mikhail Pletnev adapted some of the music into a virtuosic concert suite for piano solo:

a.   March

b.   Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

c.    Tarantella

d.   Intermezzo (Journey through the Snow)

e.   Russian Trepak

f.     Chinese Dance

g.   Andante maestoso (Pas de Deux)

 

ARTIST BIOS: 

Internationally acclaimed violinist/violist Ken Aiso has performed worldwide as soloist, chamber and orchestral musician. Ken graduated form the Royal Academy of Music in London studying with Erich Gruenberg. His other teachers include Eduard Schmieder and Chikashi Tanaka. Equally at home with modern and period instruments, Ken has appeared as principal violin with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, the London Philharmonic, the Hallé and the Scottish Chamber Orchestras.

He has been invited to renowned music festivals in UK, France, Sweden, Switzerland, India, Georgia, Bolivia and Kazakhstan, and has taught at Montecito Summer Music Festival since 2008. Ken is a laureate of Long-Thibaud International Competition in Paris and International Music Competition of Japan, and was elected Associate of Royal Academy of Music in London. He received Shimousa Kan-ichi Music Award in his native Japan in 2018. Since moving to Los Angeles in 2015, Ken has been serving as faculty at Loyola Marymount and La Sierra Universities, and performs with Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra.

 

For over half a century, Jerome Kessler has been an active in the music world of Southern California. He was a founding member of the Beverly Hills Trio and the Los Angeles Cello Quartet. Since 1981 he has served as Music Director/Conductor of the Topanga Symphony.
He is a member of the Camilli Trio.

An original member of Stokowski’s  American Symphony Orchestra, he was former Principal Cellist of the Pasadena Symphony. He has played in Hollywood’s recording, motion picture and television orchestras since 1964.
 

A proponent of contemporary music, he has commissioned and/or premiered works for cello, multiple cello and orchestra by such composers as Barry Brisk, Frank Campo,  Ron Jones, Fred Katz, Robert Linn, Thomas Pasatieri, JAC Redford, Nelson Riddle, Willard Roosevelt and Eugene Zador.
    
 As cellist, conductor and composer, he has appeared in all four corners of the US, and in between. He played with Pierre Boulez and Frank Zappa and recorded with John Denver, Neil Diamond, Richard Harris and Nicolas Slonimsky.

 

 

Valeria Morgovskaya, pianist, graduated from the Kiev State Conservatory. Since her immigration to the US in 1990, Ms Morgovskaya has been in high demand as accompanist for singers and all orchestral instrumentalists. She has been an official accompanist to festivals and courses such as Piatigorsky Cello Seminar and Beverly Hills Music Festival, and has performed throughout the US, Germany and Japan, as well as on numerous radio broadcast. She has provided accompaniment for many national and international competitions, and was an official accompanist at Schoenfeld International String Competition in Hong Kong (2013) and Harbin (2014). Ms. Morgovskaya is currently staff accompanist at Loyola Marymount University and UCLA, and is often engaged in that capacity at USC, Cal State Long Beach, Colburn School, Montecito International Music Festival, Academy of the West and Idyllwild School of Music and the Arts.