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FEB 25, 2025 at 6pm on ZOOM!Free Edendale Library Up Close Concerts presents pianist Nancy Fierro

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Edendale Up Close Concert, Tuesday February 25th at 6:00 p.m. on Zoom – Pianist Nancy Fierro presents From Salon to Saloon Join us Tuesday February 25th at 6:00 p.m. PST on Zoom for a delightful concert of classical and ragtime piano music – From Salon to Saloon, presented by Los Angeles pianist Nancy Fierro. Her program includes Romantic works by Chopin’s most famous predecessor Maria Agata Szymanowska, as well as a beautiful musical impression of Lake Wallenstadt by Franz Liszt and Claude Debussy’s dream-like “Clair de Lune” and 1890’s Ballad. To conclude the program, we will hear funky rags by two of America’s best ragtime composers, May Aufderheide and George L. Cobb. Enjoy the interactive discussion of the music following the concert. Nancy has played concerts both nationally and internationally. Famed pedagogue Nadia Boulanger described her as “a real pianistic talent with deep musical understanding.” Here’s the Zoom link to attend. Feel free to share it with family and friends,...
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JAN 4, 2025, Saturday at NOON/Free Edendale Library Up Close Concerts presents Maksim Velichkin: Solo Cello

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  PLEASE NOTE: this concert begins at NOON.   Saturday January 4, 2025  at 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.   PT: Looking forward to our next Edendale Up Close concert – Saturday January 4th from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. We are excited to present Maksim Velichkin performing music for solo cello, including pieces by J.S. Bach, Max Reger, G.N. Gianopoulos and more. Composer website:  https://www.georgengianopoulos.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:  https://www.youtube.com/user/MaksimVelichkin/videos 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,...
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NOV 23, 2024 at Noon/Free Edendale Library Up Close Concerts presents Judicanti Responsura: William Roper, Joseph Mitchell, Cassia Streb

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Edendale Up Close presents Judicanti Responsura , Saturday November 23, 2024 at 12:00 noon in the Edendale Library community room Join us Saturday November 23rd at noon-1 pm for our next Edendale Up Close performance – Judicanti Responsura , featuring tubaist William Roper and percussionist Joseph Mitchell. The ensemble was formed in 1984 and is focused on music of our time, with a special emphasis on compositions that incorporate African American improvisational traditions. The ensemble's repertoire includes works by its members, commissioned works, jazz standards and contemporary classical compositions.  Judicanti Responsura 's members were raised in Los Angeles' African American neighborhoods and were politicized by the experience. Much of their music reflects that politicalization in its inspiration, titles, content, wardrobe and performance venues. The ensemble welcomes special guest violist Cassia Streb. They will present premieres and repertoire works by Mitchell, ...
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NOVEMBER 12, 2024 ZOOM at 6pm PT/EDENDALE LIBRARY UP CLOSE CONCERTS

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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...
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FIATO QUARTET at the Edendale Up Close Concerts 9/7/24

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    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 Ange...
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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). Do...
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  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 st...
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