Edendale Library Up Close Concerts

Edendale Up Close presents Nancy and Charles Fierro, music for piano, Tuesday November 12th at 6:00 p.m. PST on ZOOM Here’s the Zoom link to attend. Feel free to share it with family and friends, but please don’t post it publicly online – Join Zoom Meeting Edendale Up Close – Nancy & Charles Fierro Meeting ID: 875 3887 4600 Passcode: 602701 Join us Tuesday November 12, at 6:00 p.m. PST on ZOOM for a concert of piano music featuring pianists Nancy Fierro and her brother Charles Fierro, each distinguished soloists. The program includes works by Mendelssohn and Clara Wieck Schumann. Nancy has been recognized for championing works by women in her programs and has recorded four commercial albums. For many years, she was a pre-concert lecturer for the Los Angeles Philharmonic and was on the music faculty of Mount St. Mary’s University. Charles Fierro was a leading California pianist and recording artist who gave numerous premiere performances of contemporary works at the prominent Ojai F

    Edendale Up Close presents Fiato Quartet,  Saturday Sept. 7th at 12:00 noon-1:00 pm in the Edendale Library community room For our next Edendale Up Close concert, Saturday Sept. 7th at 12:00 noon, we are excited to welcome the Fiato Quartet – violinists Carrie Kennedy and Joel Pargman, violist Aaron Oltman, and cellist Ryan Sweeney . They will perform a program entitled “American Harmonies: A Journey through Time and Tradition”,  including Florence Price’s arrangements of gospel folk songs in counterpoint, Coleridge Taylor Perkinson’s “Calvary” String Quartet No. 1, and pieces by George Walker and Jessie Montgomery. Fiato Quartet, winner of the 2022 Beverly Hills National Auditions, was formed in 2008. In addition to their acclaimed work as Fiato, they are also members of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Pasadena Symphony, Long Beach Symphony, New West Symphony, and Musica Angelica Baroque Orchestra. As studio musicians in Los Angeles, they also reco

Please note: THIS CONCERT BEGINS at 2:00 p.m.   Edendale Up Close Concert, Saturday July 13th at 2:00 p.m.  Ranchera ‘22 performs synthesizer interpretations of the songs of José Alfredo Jiménez For our next Edendale Up Close concert, we are excited to present Ranchera ‘22 (Aaron MF Olson and ensemble), performing synthesizer interpretations of the songs of legendary singer-songwriter José Alfredo Jiménez, whose work starting in the 1940s helped create the ranchera style of Mexican music. This is the space-age bachelor pad version, and I promise you it is delightful! Ranchera ‘22 is the brainchild of my friend Aaron MF Olson, who in addition to working at the Silverlake Branch Library, is a multi-instrumentalist who leads many forward-thinking musical projects including L.A. Takedown, Richard Pictures, and the Musical Tracing Ensemble just to name a few. You can listen to them online at his  Ranchera ‘22 Bandcamp page  (and buy the digital album too if you like). Don’t miss this total

  PLEASE NOTE: this concert begins at NOON.   Saturday June 1st at 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.   PT   Looking forward to our next Edendale Up Close concert – We are excited to present Maksim Velichkin performing music for solo cello,  including pieces by Los Angeles composers  George N. Gianopoulos, Christian Dubeau, Christine Lee, and Kyle Peter Rotolo.   Composer websites: https://www.georgengianopoulos.com https://www.christiandubeau.com https://www.christineleemeeyong.com https://www.kylepetermusic.com The Edendale library address is 2011 W. Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90026 but enter from the Alvarado St. side through the library parking lot.  Email  eden@lapl.org  for more information. ARTIST BIO: Maksim Velichkin is an accomplished cellist, pianist, and harpsichordist who has been active as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestra artist among an international circle featuring venerable conductors and headlining classical stars. He has worked with James Levine, Kurt Masur, Char

PLEASE NOTE: this concert begins at NOON. Saturday May 4th 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.   PT   We are excited to present Calico Winds for our next Edendale Up Close Concert. Eileen Holt (flute)  Catherine Del Russo (oboe)  Kathryn Nevin (clarinet)  Theresa Treuenfels (bassoon)  and Rachel Berry (horn)  will perform  the joyful single movement Wind Quintet by Manny Mendelson ,  followed by Robert Muczynski ’s edgy and animated Quintet for Winds.  The program will culminate with a world premiere performance  of Jeremy Gilien ’s Woodwind Quintet;  its three movements are descriptively entitled Melodica, Meditation and Merrymaking.: Playing around with a melodica (a small keyboard played by blowing air through a mouthpiece) provided the initial inspiration for this piece, although for years I had wanted to write something for this versatile combination of instruments which is so capable of producing the most kaleidoscopic colors.   The first movement,  Melodica,  begins with a jaunty the

  PLEASE NOTE that this concert begins at 11:00 am!  Free admission Edendale Up Close Concerts:   Saturday March 23th from 11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon   Kewa Ensemble: Jacqueline Suzuki, Patrick Marsh and Clement Chow Join us Saturday March 23th from 11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon in the Edendale meeting room for a concert by Kewa Ensemble! Jacqueline Suzuki, Patrick Marsh and Clement Chow will perform string trios by Beethoven, and Dohnányi. Beethoven String trio Op. 9, No. 3 Allegro con spirito Adagio con espressione Scherzo – Allegro molto e vivace Finale – Presto Erno Dohnanyi Serenade in C major, Op.10 Marcia.Allegro Romanza.Adagio non troppo Scherzo-Vivace Tema con variazioni. Andante con moto Rondo   The library address is 2011 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90026,  but enter from the Alvarado St. side through the library parking lot.  Email  eden@lapl.org  for more information. JACQUELINE SUZUKI, violin, is a longtime member of the Long Beach and Santa Barbara Symphonies. She initiated and cura