Sponsor: Crowell Public LibraryFor more information call: 626-300-0777Or click here: www.CrowellPublicLibrary.orgLong-time meditator Doug Frankel will discuss the extraordinary effect of meditation in reducing stress when he comes to Crowell Library on Saturday, April 4th at 11:00 a.m. Participants will learn how to improve concentration and enhance clarity of thought and mental equilibrium. Doug will present a simple, time-tested and effective meditation technique. There will be a short meditation sitting as well. Meditation can bring about a sense of calm and balance that benefits both emotional and physical well-being, which in turn will impact overall health and reduce stress. It is easy to learn and can have many lasting and beneficial effects. And the benefits don’t end when the session ends. According to the Mayo Clinic* spending even a few minutes in meditation can restore calm and inner peace. Anyone can practice meditation. It’s simple and inexpensive, and it doesn’t require any special equipment. One can practice meditation anywhere… Douglas Frankel is the founder and president of an innovative marketing and media company and has been in the broadcast business for over 25 years. He became interested in meditation while attending UCLA, and began studying meditation over 30 years ago. He has given a plethora of workshops on this topic all over the country.
Sponsor: Pasadena Ronald McDonald HouseFor more information call: 626-204-0410Or click here: www.walkforkids.org/pasadena Pasadena Ronald McDonald House presents Walk for Kids 2020 – An (almost) 5k fun, family friendly walk at Central Park, Pasadena. Join Pasadena Ronald McDonald House in its efforts to keep families close during the most difficult of life challenges: the illness of a child. For more information, contact Hilary Manners at hmanners@rmhcsc.org or call the above number. Click here to view flyer.
Tang Qingnian, the 2019 Cheng Family Visiting Artist at The Huntington, screens the video artwork that has been the focus of his yearlong residency. A new composition by internationally acclaimed musician Wu Man, commissioned by The Huntington, accompanies the video in a live performance by Wu on the pipa (lute) with Kojiro Umezaki on the shakuhachi (bamboo flute). A conversation with the artists follow. Rothenberg Hall
Sponsor: Coleman Chamber Music Association, CaltechFor more information call: 626-793-4191Or click here: www.colemanchambermusic.org/ Camerata RCO is a unique ensemble. All the players are members of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam, and agree that “we enjoy playing in the orchestra tremendously. However, we like to expand this joy by playing together in a small ensemble as well. Not only is the repertoire of a small ensemble different, we also feel that chamber music is more personal and intimate. It is refreshing to get to know our colleagues in the orchestra better while working together in Camerata RCO….The energy that results from these concerts is what inspires us most.” Audiences are also inspired by “sophisticated, expressive music making, with a precision as snug as the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle.” (Washington Post)… Program include: Zemlinsky Trio for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano in D minor, Op. 3; Brahms Trio for Horn, Violin, and Piano in E-flat Major, Op. 40; Dohnanyi Sextet for Clarinet, Horn, Violin, Viola, Cello, and Piano in C Major, Op. 37. To purchase tickets, call the above number.
Sponsor: Nancy Evans Dance Theatre (NEDT)For more information call: Or click here: www.nancyevansdancetheatre.com/eventsNancy Evans Dance Theater (NEDT) will share new dance works inspired by literature in Figures of Speech at the ARC (A Room to Create) in Pasadena. This is the company’s third annual evening of world premiere solo work featuring choreography from company members Katrina Amerine, Ashleigh Doede, Noel Dilworth, Jen Hunter, Karina Jones, Jenn Logan, and artistic director Nancy Evans Doede. Figures of Speech was born of a prompt from artistic director Nancy Evans Doede designed to challenge company members to create new material that would mix text and dance without speaking out loud. Each member was asked to choose a line from a book or play, or a stanza from a poem and use it as an inspiration for any or all aspects of their work. This year, in honor of the 1920 ratification of the nineteenth amendment, all literary inspiration will be from works by women. Q & A to immediately follow. To get tickets, go to the above link. For more information, email nancyevansdancetheatre@gmail.com
Sponsor: Pittance Chamber MusicFor more information call: 805-884-8410Or click here: www.pittancechambermusic.org/Pittance Chamber Music presents “Modern Beauty” featuring GRAMMY and EMMY-winning pianist Gloria Cheng at Pasadena Conservatory of Music. Experience the beauty of modern music via the artistry of GRAMMY and EMMY-winning pianist Gloria Cheng. One of today’s most respected and revered interpreters of contemporary repertoire, Gloria Cheng has been lauded in the Washington Post, the New York Times and the LA Weekly for her “breathtaking”, “exhilarating” and “broadly expressive” performances. For this concert Cheng teams up with members of the LA Opera Orchestra for a program of favorite chamber music pieces by composers with whom she has collaborated, including Billy Childs, women composers Fang Man and Kay Rhie, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Steven Stucky and Gernot Wolfgang, whose work Decisions for Oboe and Piano will receive its world premiere performance. Program includes: Witold LutosLawki (Trio for Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon); Fang Man (That raindrops have hastened the falling flowers (in memory of Steven Stucky); Kay Rhie (Interlude); Esa-Pekka Salonen (Iscrizione); Billy Childs (Sonata for Bassoon and Piano); Gernot Wolfgang (Decisions for Oboe and Piano (World premiere)); Steven Stucky (Meditation and Dance for Clarinet and Piano). Artists: Gloria Cheng (Piano), Jennifer Cullinan (Oboe), Donald Foster (Clarinet), and Judith Farmer (Bassoon).
PITTANCE CHAMBER MUSIC 2019-20 SEASON Pittance continues the tradition of showcasing the extraordinary musicians of the Los Angeles Opera Orchestra and LA Opera resident vocalists in chamber music concerts. ________________________________________________________________ MODERN BEAUTY Sunday, April 5, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. Gloria Cheng, Piano Members of the LA Opera Orchestra Experience the beauty of modern music via the artistry of Grammy-winning pianist Gloria Cheng. One of today’s most respected and revered interpreters of contemporary repertoire, Gloria Cheng has been lauded in the press for her “breathtaking”, exhilarating” and “broadly expressive” performances. For this concert, Gloria teams up with members of the LA Opera Orchestra to perform a selection of favorite chamber music pieces by composers with whom she has collaborated. Please join us for what promises to be a transcendent evening of music. ______________________________________________________________ VENUE Barrett Hall, Pasadena Conservatory of Music 100 N. Hill Avenue Pasadena, CA Free parking in adjacent lot Overflow parking at 50 and 75 N. Hill Avenue Please note: ticket purchases are non-refundable
Sponsor: Southern California Children’s MuseumFor more information call: 626-657-0357Or click here: socalkids.org/musical-mondays/New at SCCM! Did you know that there are strong connections between rhythm skills and pre-reading abilities in toddlers? Join Southern California Children’s Museum (SCCM) for Musical Mondays to explore various musical instruments! From shakers to drums… “we are ready to make some noise!” All ages.