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The following reflects listings on the Lister Calendar as of press time, but we're always adding more.
Due to extreme time constraints this week, we are able to offer only an unlinked list of offerings on our calendar as of press time. This will serve as reference, but you can access all of these events and more on the calendar. Click here to see what's new! |
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Thu 9/29
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6:45pm -- Claremont
Benjamin Bagby
Beowulf: The Epic in Performance
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Fri 9/30
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8pm -- Santa Monica Pacific Opera Project
Don Giovanni
8pm -- Westchester Kentwood Players Bernstein's Candide 8pm -- Fullerton Bianca Hall and Friends |
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Sat 10/1
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Thru 10/15 -- Various locations
World Festival of Sacred Music
10am -- Valley Village
OperaWorks
Performance Techniques Intensive
11am -- Newport Beach
Southland Opera
Adventures in Song and Story
2pm -- Pomona
Repertory Opera Company
Il Trovatore
3pm -- Santa Monica
Pacific Opera Project Don Giovanni 3pm -- Santa Monica Beach World Festival of Sacred Music Honoring the Sea (Opening Ceremony) 4pm -- Venice Kitka Women's Ensemble 7pm -- West LA The Baroque Project 7:30pm -- Downtown LA Los Angeles Opera Eugene Onegin 7:30pm -- Fullerton Cantate Domino of Southern California 8pm -- Orange Faculty Recital: Tony Cho, piano with guest vocalists 8pm -- Westchester Kentwood Players Bernstein's Candide |
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Sun 10/2
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1:30pm -- Long Beach
NATUR Early Music Ensemble
2pm -- Westchester
Kentwood Players
Bernstein's Candide
2pm -- Downtown LA
Los Angeles Opera
Cosi fan tutte
2pm -- Yorba Linda
Family Concert at the Nixon Library
3pm -- Santa Monica
Pacific Opera Project
Don Giovanni
3pm -- Laguna Beach
Laguna Beach Live!
4pm -- Santa Monica
Yuval Ron Ensemble
The Soul of Spain
4pm -- Pasadena
Pasadena Pro Musica
Water Music / Fire Song
6pm -- LACMA
Los Angeles Electric 8
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Wed 10/5
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7pm -- Pomona
Repertory Opera Company
Il Trovatore
7:30pm -- Downtown LA Los Angeles Opera
Cosi fan tutte
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Family ties, two ways
It's true that talent frequently runs in families. But sometimes talent can help build a creative family unit of its own, bringing performers together who complement one another and open up repertoire and opportunities that might not have been considered otherwise. The Baroque Project is, by coincidence or fate, starting out under the steam of both types of familial energy.
Brian Asawa, the countertenor who graduated USC to blitz the competition circuit and become a blazing success in the field of Baroque interpretation, is working with mezzo-soprano Diana Tash, cellist Josephine van Lier and harsichordist Gilbert Martinez to explore lesser-known works of Handel, Monteverdi, Purcell and more. These four instinctive performers bring fire and flair to centuries-old works, qualities often missing from the music left to less inspired, if "period", hands. Tash, the relative newcomer to this era, admits that "the Baroque is sometimes considered a 'no mezzo zone'" in terms of tessitura, vocal writing and expectations of timbre. But judicious selection and careful preparation have resulted in joyful communion with previously unfamiliar music.
With the group spread across three cities (LA, San Francisco and Edmonton), getting together is a challenge, but after several days of intense final rehearsal, the ensemble's debut took place in San Francisco this week, as part of a momentous honor to another type of family: their performance and a master class are two events at the Ruth Asawa San Francisco School for the Arts, named for Brian's aunt in 2010. The elder Asawa is a noted sculptor and educator whose unique and memorable fountains and other works have helped to shape the cultural landscape of the bayside city. With a mixed program of solos, duets and ensemble works, The Baroque Project's auspicious beginning will be repeated in Southern California on Saturday, presented in the surprisingly light and airy space at West LA UMC. The group plans to continue their work together beyond this initial project, with a recording coming soon, and possibilities cropping up across North America and beyond. We wish them all the best, and look forward to a true resurgence of the fiery side of the Baroque!
The Baroque Project
Brian Asawa, countertenor
Diana Tash, mezzo-soprano
Josephine van Lier, cello
Gilbert Martinez, harpsichord
Saturday, October 1, 7pm
West LA United Methodist Church
1913 Purdue Avenue, Los Angeles, CA
Map & Directions
Tickets $45
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Opening Saturday
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ROC's Il Trovatore
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Brian Farrell, Music Director
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Vocal Focus from CCMN
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Southern California Vocal Events LAURI D GOLDENHERSH's Weekly Highlights In filmmaking, the very sound of someone saying 'take 47' can be exhausting. In classical musicmaking, a 47th (or 347th) "take" on a familiar theme or beloved piece can be inspiring beyond words. This is the wondrous power of live music: the opportunity to reinterpret, recast, even seemingly reinvent a work, a story or a style in a way that challenges the performer and the audience, yet again. This week seems to be connected by this theme, with more examples than we can examine fully here. But let's look at a few:
Tonight (Thursday), vocalist and harpist BENJAMIN BAGBY tells the story of Beowulf in Claremont. The tale dates back to the 11th century, when oral histories and medieval harps were more common fare. Bagby's ferocious telling of this ancient epic is as unique and compelling as it is difficult to describe, for it must be experienced. To get a better sense of what that experience might be, check out the excerpts and information on his website by clicking here.
Of course, with changes of cast, costume, staging and even time period, every operatic production is unique, and offers at least an opportunity to bring something new to the table. The new operatic season is in full swing, with continuing runs of Bernstein's Candide in Westchester, Don Giovanni in Santa Monica, and Cosi and Eugene Onegin from LA Opera. This Saturday, REPERTORY OPERA COMPANY opens their new production of 'Il Trovatore' in Pomona. Learn more by clicking
The WORLD FESTIVAL OF SACRED MUSIC starts Saturday, as well, bringing broad-spectrum perspective on what it means to express faith through music. We've listed several of the festival's widely varied programs on our calendar, and as the festival only comes to Los Angeles every three years, you'll want to take in at least a couple of concerts. For information about the festival in general, click here.
For a new approach to early music, catch NATUR EARLY MUSIC ENSEMBLE in Long Beach on Sunday. Their evocative arrangements and engaging style are building buzz for this relatively new group of multitalented performers. More information is available by clicking here.
Finally, PASADENA PRO MUSICA brings works from the established choral repertoire together with revolutionary works of contemporary composers with 'Water Music / Fire Song' in Pasadena on Sunday. Learn more by clicking here.
Find a new way to approach the 'same old' this week, for who knows what's around the bend?
Thank you for supporting live singing! Lauri D. Goldenhersh lauri@laurislist.com There's never enough room here, and we're always adding more there -- For details about these and many other vocal events, see the Calendar at LaurisList.com, now the largest centralized resource for vocal events in the area. Visit the calendar by clicking http://bit.ly/ListerCalendar and send a message to the email address above to learn how to register with us, so you can add your vocal events! Want weekly updates? Subscribe to 'Next 7', the free newsletter from LaurisList.com, to keep up with vocal-related events like these are more. All are welcome! Click here to sign up: http://tinyurl.com/ListerNews or click here to see the latest issue: http://www.laurislist.com/Next7 |
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