Sunday, December 28, 2025

GLENDALE NOON CONCERTS (Live in person free concerts) 1/7/26

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 JANUARY 7, 2026 

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 JANUARY 7, 2026 at 12:10-12:40 pm PT  

 

DUO BASSOON RECITAL
JULIE FEVES
JONATHAN STEHNEY 
 
Sofia Gubaidulina
Duo for two bassoons

Wolfgang A. Mozart
Sonata for bassoon and cello in Bb Major, K. 292

Francois Devienne
Petits airs varies for two bassoons
Nr. 7
Chacun avec moi l'avouera
Nr. 11
On m'a dit que dans le mariage
Nr. 12
Romance: Peut on gouter quelque repos
 

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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 event page:

 https://www.facebook.com/events/2880619365469933

Preview of the next concert:

Wednesday JANUARY 21, 2026 at 12:10-12:40 pm

Original music by KIRSTIN FIFE, 

for violin and piano, inspired by the TAROT

Kirstin Fife - violin

Brendan White - piano 

 

ARTIST BIOS:

Julie Feves is a graduate of the Juilliard School of Music. She performs extensively as a soloist, chamber music performer and orchestra principal in music ranging from the Baroque to the avant-garde.  The New York Times has praised her “virtuosic flair” and The San Francisco Examiner admired “the sureness of her pitch and the tenderness of her phrasing.”  Ms. Feves has appeared with numerous orchestras throughout the United States, including the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, the American Symphony, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Aspen Festival Orchestras.  Ms. Feves served as principal bassoonist with the Long Beach Symphony Orchestra.  She has performed contemporary music with the CalArts New Century Players, Speculum Musicae, and the Contemporary Chamber Ensemble.  Performing on early instruments, she has worked with the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, the Los Angeles Baroque Orchestra, the Mozartean Players, and the Pernucio Ensemble.  As a chamber music artist, Ms. Feves has appeared with Chamber Music Northwest, Music from Angel Fire and the Bravo Colorado Music Festival.  She has been a guest artist with the Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society.  She has recorded for Delos, Columbia Records, Nonesuch, Harmonia Mundi, Leonarda, Nine Winds and the AudioQuest labels

Jonathan Stehney’s expertise ranges from performing Renaissance music on period instruments to performing the most challenging contemporary and experimental music. He has traveled widely performing new works for bassoon and contrabassoon. Jonathan has worked with such notable composers as Sofia Gubaidulina, Pierre Boulez, Péter Eötvös, Olga Neuwirth, James Tenney, Mark Menzies, Karlheinz Stockhausen, and others. He has studied with Pascal Gallois, Paul Riveaux, and the Ensemble Intercontemporain, as well as Julie Feves, Stephen Paulson, and Frank Morelli. Dr. Stehney received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Bassoon Performance from CalArts, his Master of Music and Performance Certificate from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from SUNY Stonybrook. He is currently a free- lance musician in the greater Southern California region, and frequently is in recording sessions for John Williams, Jeff Russo, John Debney, Kris Bowers, and numerous others. Jonathan can be seen with numerous orchestras, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Diego Symphony, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Long Beach Symphony, Redlands Symphony, San Bernardino Symphony, assorted chamber ensembles and more. He is currently on faculty at Calarts, University of Redlands, and Cal State San Bernardino. In addition to performing, Jonathan also arranges and orchestrates for chamber ensembles and pit orchestras.

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

GLENDALE NOON CONCERTS (Live in person free concerts) 12/17/25

 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 DECEMBER 17, 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 DECEMBER 17, 2025 at 12:10-12:40 pm PT  

 

Nancy Roth -violin

Lorenzo Sánchez- piano

 

SERGEI PROKOFIEV (Russian, 1891-1953)
Sonata in D Major Op. 94bis  for violin and piano
I. Moderato
II. Scherzo
III. Andante
IV. Allegro con brio

MAURICE RAVEL (French, 1875-1937)
Sonate pour violon et piano
I. Allegretto
II. Blues ( Moderato)
III. Perpetuum mobile (Allegro) 

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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 event page:

 https://www.facebook.com/events/858308919943325

Preview of the next concert:

Wednesday JANUARY 7, 2025 at 12:10-12:40 pm

Bassoon duo recital
Julie Feves
Jonathan Stehney

Works by
Sofia Gubaidulina
François Devienne
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

ARTIST BIOS:

Nancy Roth, violinist (and violist), is currently the concertmaster of the Culver City Symphony and Marina del Rey Summer Symphony. She is also concertmaster of the Chamber Orchestra of the South Bay and a member of the Pasadena Symphony. She is a former member of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, was co-principal violist of the Graz Philharmonic in Austria and served many years as concertmaster of the San Fernando Valley Symphony Orchestra and the Carson-Dominguez Hills Symphony. Roth has been a featured soloist with numerous Southern California orchestras including the Culver City Symphony, Carson Symphony, Chamber Orchestra of the South Bay, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and Southland Symphony Orchestra. She has given recitals and radio broadcasts in the United States, Austria and Mexico, and is currently a member of the new music group TEMPO based at California State University Northridge. Roth is a member of the String Family Players (quintet), which performs educational programs for the Music Center On Tour, and she has been on the faculty of the Max Aronoff Viola Institute Summer Music Festival. She has played baroque violin and viola with James Tyler in the London Early Music Group and Los Angeles Musica Viva. Roth holds a Bachelor of Music from CSUN, a Master of Music from the Juilliard School and a Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of Southern California.

 Lorenzo Sánchez, pianist, has enjoyed interpreting music of a variety of styles and nationalities in the United States, Mexico and Europe. Sánchez 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. 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 heritage, Sánchez 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. Sánchez holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts degree from the University of Southern California.