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FREE PUBLIC CONCERT: Wed. May 20th 6:45 p.m
Performance by Principal Artists of Camerata Pacifica & Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, 555 W Temple St LA, CA 90012 Boyce; Symphony Nº1 in B Flat Major, Opus 2; Bach; Concerto for Oboe & Violin in D Minor, BWV 1060 Vivaldi; Concerto for 4 Violins, Opus 10 Nº3; Bach; Brandenburg Concerto Nº4 in…
Read MoreCultural Events LA: May 9th and 10th
MOCA Fresh Silent Auction. The museum’s popular biennial fundraising event features over 250 artworks by established and emerging artists from all over the world. All proceeds support MOCA’s contemporary art programming. Sat. May 9th. 7–11pm Food, Drinks, and Music. DJ Rashida. The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. 152 North Central Ave. LA, CA 90013 For information about…
Read MoreCultural Events LA: May 1- May 3
Opening this weekend Pompeii and the Roman Villa: Art and Culture around the Bay of Naples May 3–October 4, 2009. LACMA. 5905 Wilshire Blvd. L.A., CA 90036 Pompeii and the Roman Villa is a specially ticketed exhibition. Purchase tickets online or by calling 877.522.6225. http://www.lacma.org/ Is He Dead? The West Coast unveiling of a newly discovered play by…
Read MoreReview: Immortality Through Art
Immortality through Art By Leticia Marie Sanchez Live Forever Mr. Electrico to Ray Bradbury Let baser things devise To die in dust, but you shall live by fame: My verse your virtues rare shall eternize, And in the heavens write your glorious name Edmund Spenser, Sonnet 75 Nor shall Death brag thou wander’st in his shade,…
Read MoreCultural Events LA April 24-26
Slumgum: April 24th: 8-10 p.m Café Metropol. 923 E. 3rd. Street, Los Angeles Slumgum weaves elements of jazz, free improvisation, world music, and contemporary classical music. Free www.slumgummusic.com Harmonia Baroque Players Sunday, April 26, 2009, 4:00 p.m. Oneonta Congregational Church. 1515 Garfield Avenue. South Pasadena, CA 91030 Sonata in B-flat Major, Johann Friedrich Fasch; Sheep May Safely…
Read MoreReview: A New World at the Pasadena Symphony
A New World at the Pasadena Symphony by Leticia Marie Sanchez Peter Adams’ painting, The Pools Above Sturtevant Falls, graced the entrance of the Pasadena Symphony on Saturday, April 18. Mr. Adams’ painting of the cataracts in Santa Anita Canyon beckons the viewer to take a dip in translucent aquamarine waters. The tempting pool, with its sunlight swirl, retains an…
Read MoreCultural Calendar of Events in Los Angeles: April 18-19
Pasadena Symphony: A New World Saturday April 18th, 7:30pm Milhaud: The Creation of the World; Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto; Linda Wang, Violin; Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 “From the New World.” Benefit Auction immediately to follow concert in the Gold Room on the Mezzanine Level. The Auction will include international villa vacations in New Zealand and Tuscany. Local Artist Peter Adams has…
Read MoreCultural Events LA: April 10-12
Salonen Conducts Beethoven and Salonen Fri. April 10th 11:00 AM. Sat. April 11, 8:00 PM LA Philharmonic; Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Women of the Los Angeles Master Choral;, Grant Gershon, music director BEETHOVEN Symphony No.5; LIGETI Clocks and Clouds;SALONEN New Work (LAPA commission) Walt Disney Concert Hall. 111 S. Grand Ave. LA, CA USA 90012 Phone: (323) 850-2000 http://www.laphil.com/…
Read MoreCultural Events LA- the weekend of March 27th
Fire and Spice: West LA Symphony Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez performed and conducted by Sir Angel Romero Featuring Singers Diego Torre and Jose Adan Perez, from the Los Angeles Opera Domingo-Thornton Young Artists Program* Sun. March 29; 7-9pm Royce Hall, UCLA Campus Free Admission. For more information, please call: (310) 873-7777 Visit: http://www.uclalive.org/event.asp?Event_ID=644 Folk Songs: Brahms and Copland. Los Angeles…
Read MoreReview: Rebirth at the Pasadena Symphony
Rebirth at the Pasadena Symphony by Leticia Marie Sanchez A few months ago, the Pasadena Symphony unfortunately reported the cancellation of several concerts due to the recession. Good news Pasadena- Spring is on the Horizon. On March 14, the Pasadena Symphony, led by the ever-vivacious Jorge Mester, performed an uplifting troika celebrating “Rebirth.” The reinvigorating…
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