GLENDALE NOON CONCERTS (Live in person free concerts) 7/16/25

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 JULY 16, 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  7/16/25

Duo Recital:

Ellen Jung – violin

Hope Easton – cello

 

Program:

AntonioVivaldi (Italian, 1678-1741)

Concerto Grosso in D minor

Adagio

 

Ludwig van Beethoven (German, 1770-1827)  

Duet No. 1

Allegro Comodo

Larghetto Sostenuto

Rondo Allegretto Vivace

 

Jean- Baptiste Breval  (French, 1753-1823)

Duet in D Major

Allegro

Andante Poco Adagio

Presto

 

J. S. Bach (German, 1685-1750)

Suite #3 in D major

Gigue

 

Handel -Halvorsen

(arr. Johan Halvorsen, Norwegian, 1864-1935)

Passacaglia

 

Hope Easton

Text Messages

 

 

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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 7/16/25 event page:

https://www.facebook.com/events/10058241204264017

 

Preview of the next concert:

Wednesday AUGUST 6, 2025

Duo Recital:

DANIEL KESSNER - flute, composer

ERIC CHARNOFSKY  - piano

 

Artist bios:

Born in Toronto, violinist Ellen Jung has performed frequently as

soloist, chamber and orchestral musician on six continents. She

earned a Bachelor of Music in Performance from University of

Toronto, and a Master of Music and Artist Diploma from Yale

University. As a member of the award winning Jung Trio, Ellen has

performed recitals and concerto engagements internationally, and

recorded Dvorak’s Trio in F minor, Op. 65 for Groove Note records,

released on LP and SACD. They participated in many renowned

music festivals, and collaborated with numerous prominent

musicians including members of the Tokyo String Quartet, St.

Lawrence String Quartet, Claude Frank, Peter Frankl and Paul Katz.

A frequent performer of new music, Ms. Jung has performed a

number of world premiere chamber works over the years, and had a

solo violin piece “A” written for her by Canadian composer Lusiana

Lukman. Currently, she is living in Los Angeles, recording and

performing live concerts as a freelance musician.

 

Hope Easton graduated with distinction in performance from New

England Conservatory and followed that with a Fulbright

Scholarship studying in the UK, under the tutelage of Ralph

Kirschbaum. Hope has gone from strictly classical, to writing, 

improvising, and singing her own music. She has performed with

many stars: Adele, Al Stewart, Kenny Loggins, Don Henley,

Reba McEntire, Garth Brooks, and many more. She has performed

in numerous TV shows and recordings. She formed her own

chamber group,

Sonos Chamber Players, who perform all around LA and state wide.

                  You can also find Hope performing in many local groups, Hollywood Bowl 

           Orchestra, Culver City Orchestra, African American Orchestra, and 

           Westside Symphony, to name a few.

 

Hope has performed at some of the biggest Classical music

festivals including Banff, Aspen, Meadowmount, Taos, Yellow Barn,

along with Sandor Vegh in Cornwall, England.

 

Hope has recorded with many film composers as a soloist as well

as in the studios. You can find more about Hope and her group on

her websites: hopeeaston.com SonosChamberPlayers.com

and all social media sites, including her YouTube channel.

 

 

GLENDALE NOON CONCERTS (Live in person free concerts) 7/2/25

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 JULY 2, 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  7/2/25

CALICO WINDS

Patricia Cloud -flute (guest artist)

Kathy Oh -oboe (guest artist)

Kathryn Nevin – clarinet

Theresa Treuenfels -bassoon

Rachel Berry- horn

 

Program: 

 

Gwyneth Walker (American, b. 1947)

Woodland Wind Quintet (1997) 

 

 Radie Britain (American, 1899-1994) 

Four Sarabandes  

I. Moderato 

II. Adagio 

III. Moderato 

IV. Allegro  

  

Elsa Barraine (French, 1910-1999)

Ouvrage de Dame (1937) 

I. Angelique (semplice) 

II. Berthe (Allegro) 

III. Irene (Sinuous) 

IV. Barbe (Fugato Burlesque) 

V. Sarah (Vivaccisimo) 

VI. Isabeau 

VII. Leocadie (Sentimental, old maid of olden times) 

VIII. Finale (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 7/2/25 event page:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1467106751393538

 

Preview of the next concert:

Wednesday JULY 16, 2025

Duo Recital:

ELLEN JUNG - violin

HOPE EASTON - cello

Beethoven

Handel-Halvorsen 

J. S.Bach

Vivaldi  

 

Group bio:  Website: https://calicowinds.com

With style and grace, Calico Winds is taking wind music to the forefront of the chamber music world by artfully reinventing the conventional wind quintet. They chose the name “Calico” to reflect the many colors and textures offered by the instruments of their ensemble. The group blends top-notch playing, great music and an appealing atmosphere, their repertoire incorporating a wide variety of classical music.

“

Calico Winds have delighted audiences across the country, touring to more than half the fifty states, including numerous cities throughout their home state of California. They are currently ensemble-in-residence at Glendale Noon Concerts. Said of their program,

In 2009 Calico Winds were concerto soloists with Frank Fetta conducting the Culver City Symphony, premiering Sinfonia Concertante for wind quintet and orchestra, a work they commissioned from Los Angeles composer Damian Montano. The ensemble performed at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall both as part of the “Classical Connections” Young Performers Career Advancement program sponsored by the Association of Performing Arts Presenters and in recital with pianist Vivian Liu in a performance of Ludwig Thuille’s Romantic Sextet.

In 1998 Calico Winds released their first CD, All in One [Bach, Nielsen, E. Carter, L. Schifrin, Zappa] to critical acclaim. It has been rereleased by Albany Records in 2025. Their second CD, released on Albany Records (2004), Vintage America: A Musical Meritage, features a diverse collection of original and arranged works reflecting the music and life of early Americans.

Calico Winds have held residencies at La Sierra University, the Idyllwild Arts Academy and with the Claremont Youth Symphony Music Retreat in California as well as at the Birch Creek Music Festival in Door County, Wisconsin. They have been the featured ensemble for the Coleman Chamber Music Association’s Meet the Musicians concerts. As winners of the 1998 National Flute Association (NFA) Chamber Music Competition the ensemble was featured in recital at the NFA convention in Phoenix, Arizona. They have received a grant from the City of Pasadena for The Weekend Muse Inter- Generational Concerts, a series they self-produced in Los Angeles and Pasadena.

The members of Calico Winds think of themselves as a team whose sum is greater than its parts. Despite their resisting the publishing of individual bios, presenters and audience members continue to be interested in each person on stage. To satisfy this curiosity, they have developed “Calico Stats” (vital statistics of each member). Their combined musical travels have brought them from Europe to Israel to Mexico and all-over North America. They are all active free-lance players in Los Angeles, together having a diverse array of musical experiences from ensembles such as the Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Diego Symphony and Los Angeles Opera, to working with performers like Yanni, Michael Crawford, Cheap Trick, Elton John and Andrea Bocelli.

GLENDALE NOON CONCERTS (Live in person free concerts) 6/18/25

 

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 JUNE 18, 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  6/18/25

ERGO MUSICA: 

ADRIANA ZOPPO - solo viola d'amore recital

Improvisation for solo viola d'amore (1957) by Karl Stumpf

Adagio and Giga from Piéce pour la viole d'amour (1777) by Louis Toussaint Milandre

Prelude No. 4 (1931) by Henri Casadesus

Mixed Up Prelude (2024) by Thomas Georgi

Studio-Capriccio No. 8 (1949/ed. Jennie Hansen 1990)  by Aurelio Arcidiacono

Aglaea from Charites (2021) by Kirstin Fife

Studio Modale (1982)  by Aurelio Arcidiacono

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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 6/18/25 event page:

 https://www.facebook.com/events/1380438989832470

 

Preview of the next concert:

Wednesday JULY 2, 2025

CALICO WINDS

http://calicowinds.com

 

  Performer bio:

In addition to the viola d’amore, Adriana Zoppo performs on violin, viola, baroque violin and baroque viola. Director/Curator of the Glendale Noon Concerts’ early music sub-series Adriana, with Ergo Musica, is heard there frequently. Previously a member of the Carmel Bach Festival, she plays with the original instrument ensembles Musica Angelica Baroque Orchestra, Los Angeles Baroque Players, Bach Collegium San Diego and the Corona del Mar Baroque Festival, where she has appeared as viola d'amore soloist. She has also played regularly with the Santa Barbara, New West, Pacific, Long Beach and Pasadena Symphonies, the St. Matthew Chamber Orchestra and other local ensembles. Adriana plays for film, TV, solo artist recordings and live shows of all musical styles and genres.

 Program notes:

Karl Stumpf (1907-1988)was a violist in the Vienna Philharmonic and the Vienna State Opera, as well as a professor of viola d'amore at the Vienna Akademie für Musik, now the Hochschule. He edited and composed pieces for viola d'amore,  and his performances and recordings brought many unknown viola d’amore works to the general public. The “Improvisation” is part of his method book for viola d'amore.

 

Louis-Toussaint Milandre (fl. ca. 1756 – ca. 1776) was a French composer, violinist, viol and viola d'amore player in the court of Louis XV of France, and editor of a Parisian musical journal.

These two movements are from a longer piece included in his Méthode facile pour la viole d'amour (Easy Method for the Viola d'amore), published in 1771 which has remained an important pedagogical work for the instrument.

 

Kirstin Fife is a Los Angeles based composer and friend of mine who kindly wrote a three-movement solo piece for me called Charites, which is another name for The Three Graces of mythology. The Aglaea movement imagines a conversation between the grace Aglaea and her husband Hephaestus, the crippled god of blacksmiths and carpenters. After his notorious and difficult marriage to Aphrodite, Hephaestus settled down to a harmonious relationship with Aglaea.

 

Aurelio Arcidiacono (1915—2000) An Italian professor of violin and a violist and violist d'amore, he also composed for television. The Studio Modale is one of two Studies (Études) for unaccompanied viola d'amore that were composed for and premiered at the First International Viola d'amore Congress of the Viola d'amore Society of America in 1982  by Arcidiacono.

The Studio-Capriccio No. 8 is from a book of 16 studies and caprices for viola d'amore.

 

Henri-Gustave Casadesus (1879 – 1947) was a French violist, viola d'amore player, composer and music publisher. Along with his two brothers and composer Camille Saint-Saëns, he founded the Society for Ancient Instruments in 1901. The Society was notable  for premiering supposedly rediscovered works by long-dead composers that were later discovered to have been composed by Casadesus and one of his brothers. This prelude is from a collection of 24 preludes written also to develop viola d'amore technique.

 

Thomas Georgi is a violinist, violist, viola d'amore player and retired member of the early music ensemble Tafelmusik of Canada. An avid promoter of the viola d'amore and its repertoire, he has edited and made available to the public compositions from the 17^th, 18^th and 19^th centuries, many of which he has also recorded. On a whim, he composed this Prelude based on the Casadesus Etude No. 4.

 

The history of the viola d'amore is somewhat shadowed in the mists of time, but references to it start in the mid to late-1600s. Though held on the shoulder as is the violin or viola, instead of 4, it has 6-7 strings and an equal number of sympathetic strings that are strung under the playing ones. It is tuned in thirds, fourths and fifths. Most of these instruments feature a carved head at the top of the neck, usually a woman with a blindfold, most likely referring to the name, the viol of love, and the phrase, “love is blind”. Another feature is the distinctive shape of  the sound holes on the top of the viola d'amore. Many of the historical comments about the instrument mention its unique tone quality. Leopold Mozart poetically said it “sounds especially charming in the stillness of the evening”. Though there is chamber music and concerto repertoire for it by well-known composers of  the baroque and classical eras, it was also used as a color for specific moments in pieces, especially as time went on and it became less popular to play. It appears to have always been a specialized instrument, which may explain why most of the composers who wrote for it were accomplished viola d'amore players themselves.

For more info visit www.violadamore.com and www.violadamoresociety.org