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 21, 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 21, 2026 at 12:10-12:40 pm PT
Kirstin Fife– violin, composer
Brendan White– piano
The theme of the January 21 concert is "Queens and Kings". "The Tarot Project" is a cycle of 78 pieces of music for violin and piano composed by Kirstin Fife. Every piece is a musical representation of each card in the Tarot Deck. While the ultimate performance is a musical tarot reading achieved by pulling random cards from the deck, for this performance we have curated a series of pieces by pre-selecting the Queens and Kings cards.
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
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Preview of the next concert:
Wednesday FEBRUARY 4, 2026 at 12:10-12:40 pm
ARTIST BIOS:
Kirstin Fife is a violinist, performer, composer and teacher. As a composer/arranger/orchestrator, she has had several of her chamber works performed in Southern California, including “Dali Pieces” at the Newport Beach Library Concert Series, “Cornicopia” at the Glendale Noon Concerts, “Hair Pieces” at South Pasadena Presbyterian Church Concerts, and “The Major Arcana” at Sun Space. In April 2019, she was invited by Doug Tornquist to speak at USC about her “Tuba Sonatina.” Also, several tuba players worldwide, have performed her work for tuba and piano, “Basso Bossa”. In the fall of 2020, Santa Barbara Symphony presented a movement from her duo for flute and viola, “Indoor Games”. Most recently “Quintet for Flute and Strings” was premiered at the Glendale Noon Concerts in August of 2023. Other notable performances of Ms. Fife’s music at Glendale Noon Concerts include the “Sonata for Violin and Piano”, “Tango Johana” for violin and piano and “Charites” for solo Viola D’Amore. She was thrilled to have “Quintet for Clarinet and Strings” premiered by the Avanti Ensemble. Also, she and pianist Albert Wood Potts premiered her fourteen movement suite “Cups” last October at a private home recital. The Glendale Noon Concert on September 18, 2024 is the first time that six of the movements will be performed, publicly.
As a freelance violinist, she has released two solo CD’s “Pieces of My Heart” and “Czechmate”. As a session violinist, she has recorded extensively for movies, TV and records. She has performed on several award shows, including the Grammy Awards, Academy Awards and Emmy Awards. Most recently , (2023) she served as concertmaster for the Pasadena Playhouse’s production of ”A Little Night Music.” In addition, Kirstin has always maintained a private violin/viola teaching studio.
Kirstin Fife holds degrees from Yale University (MM) and USC (BM).
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.
