Edendale Library Up Close Concerts

  (All Edendale concerts information before 2021  is archived at  http://edendaleupclose.blogspot.com  ) On Thursday, May 26th at 6:00 p.m . PST on Zoom Edendale Up Close presented a zoom concert by harpsichordist Arthur Omura . We are very excited to be able to continue our Edendale Up Close series (which we used to present live at the library) online. Thanks so much to Fulcrum Arts Emerge / Kewa Civic Concerts for making this and future performances possible.  The next program in the series is scheduled for Monday, JULY 18, 2022 at 6:00 pm PT: CALICO WINDS (woodwind quintet) http://calicowinds.com Arthur Omura's performances are archived here: Louis Marchand https://youtu.be/JTpdprm2fPc J.S. Bach https://youtu.be/gGtlQTkDbA8 PROGRAM NOTES:   A  “Musical Duel” between J. S. Bach and Louis Marchand (Le Grand) In 1717 Louis Marchand was on the skids. He was one of the King’s organists, an  organiste du Roi , and a prodigious talent on th...

  (All Edendale concerts information before 2021  is archived at  http://edendaleupclose.blogspot.com  ) On Monday, MARCH   21th, 2022 at 6:00-7:00 p.m. PT: Join us on Zoom for a concert by Adriana Zoppo who will perform pieces for the viola d’amore, and also tell us a bit about the design and history of this instrument, which is mainly heard in baroque music.  PLEASE NOTE: Our next zoom on Thursday MAY 26 at 6pm PT  will feature baroque keyboard specialist Arthur Omura. Scroll down for more info. We are very excited to be able to continue our Edendale Up Close series (which we used to present live at the library) online,  and we hope you can attend. Thanks so much to Fulcrum Arts Emerge / Kewa Civic Concerts for making this and future performances possible.  VIDEOS of the works performed on the MARCH 21st zoom are archived in the links below: Program:   Duetto for Two Violas d’Amore   attributed to Anton Huberty (1722-1791) ...

(All Edendale concerts information before 2021  is archived at  http://edendaleupclose.blogspot.com  ) On Monday, JANUARY 24th, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. PT: The series featured a zoom discussion with composer, multi-disciplinary artist, and tuba player WILLIAM ROPER . Please click on this link to view a fascinating excerpt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMoYCrne1j8 Watch the archived zoom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVyUKhitFs4 We are very excited to be able to continue our Edendale Up Close series (which we used to present live at the library) online, and we hope you can attend. Thanks so much to Fulcrum Arts Emerge / Kewa Civic Concerts for making this and future performances possible.  Artist website :  William Roper - Tuba and other things Artist bio :  roper.bio1

(All Edendale concerts information before 2021  is archived at  http://edendaleupclose.blogspot.com  ) Join us on Friday, October 29th at 4:00 p.m. PT on Zoom for a concert of works by Kirstin Fife. We are very excited to be able to continue our Edendale Up Close series (which we used to present live at the library) online, and we hope you can attend. Thanks so much to Fulcrum Arts Emerge / Kewa Civic Concerts for making this and future performances possible.  View the archived performance video: https://youtu.be/vmrf9Kp5skU More concert videos and compositions by Kirstin Fife on her YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/adreamfife/videos The Major Arcana is a series of 22 short violin and piano pieces composed by Kirstin Fife. Each composition is based on the character of each of the fate cards in the tarot deck.The deck is shuffled and the compositions are chosen randomly at the performance, to simulate a card reading. No two performances are the same! -Ki...

(All Edendale concerts information before 2021 is archived at  http://edendaleupclose.blogspot.com  ) Join us on Monday, July 26th at 3:00 p.m. PST on Zoom for a concert by the Calico Winds! Kathryn and Peter Nevin and Rachel Berry will perform music for clarinet and French horn. We are very excited to be able to continue our Edendale Up Close series (which we used to present live at the library) online, and we hope you can attend. Thanks so much to Fulcrum Arts Emerge / Kewa Civic Concerts for making this and future performances possible.  Please enjoy the archived video of the JULY 26th concert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNZL0jKYg1k Program: CALICO WINDS    http://calicowinds.com Kathryn Nevin – clarinet Peter N evin – clarinet Rachel Berry – horn Charles Koechlin  (1867-1950)     Quatre Petites Pièces, Op. 173             pour Clarinette et Cor (1938)   I. Pastoral...

(All Edendale concerts information before 2021 is archived at  http://edendaleupclose.blogspot.com  ) VIEW the archived performance by pianist Brendan White on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B2okc_W_RI This recital was originally presented on Friday, June 18th at 2:30 p.m. PDT on Zoom. We are very excited to be able to continue our Edendale Up Close series (which we used to present live at the library) online, and we hope you can attend.  Thanks so much to Jacqueline Suzuki and Fulcrum Arts Emerge / Kewa Civic Concerts for making this and future performances possible.  Program: Alexander Scriabin  - Prelude Op. 37, No. 1 George Gershwin  - Three Preludes   Brendan White  - Prelude   Chad Latta  - War Fantasy   Johann Sebastian Bach  - Prelude and Fugue in C Major from WTC Book I     Alexander Scriabin  - Sonata No. 10, Op. 70 *****************************************************...