Rose Chen piano Lars Hoefs cello
ROLLING HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday, February 14, 2010 – 2:00 p.m.
Second Sundays At Two
presents
BLUE ROSE DUO
performing
Music of Latin America
Rose Chen piano Lars Hoefs cello
As members of the Blue Rose Trio, pianist Rose Chen and cellist Lars Hoefs won the Strings Prize of the 2005 Coleman Chamber Ensemble Competition and have since toured worldwide.
Lars Hoefs earned a Bachelor of Music from Northwestern University, and a Master's from the USC Thornton School of Music, where he completed his D.M.A. Lars was recently appointed Assistant Principal Cellist of Orquestra Sinfonica Brasileira in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Rose Chen studied at the New England Conservatory and the San Francisco Conservatory and recently completed a D.M.A. with full scholarship at the USC Thornton School of Music.
Free Admission—Donations Appreciated
ROLLING HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Friday, February 5, 2010 – 7:30 p.m.
Main Concert Series
presents
CHRISTOPHER ATZINGER piano
and
BRENDA NICOLE ATZINGER soprano
American pianist Christopher Atzinger has performed in Austria, Italy, France, Spain, and Canada in addition to performances throughout the United States highlighted by concerts in New York at Carnegie Hall (Weill), New York University, St. Paul's Chapel, Liederkranz Hall; in Chicago at the Dame Myra Hess Series, and PianoForte Salon Series; and in Washington, D.C. at the Phillips Collection. He has performed at the Banff International Keyboard Festival, Brevard Music Festival, Bridge Chamber Music Festival, the Chautauqua Institution, and with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra.
A medalist of the New Orleans International Piano Competition, the World Piano Competition in Cincinnati, and the Nina Plant Wideman International Piano Competition, Atzinger has been praised by critics for his "personal interpretive vision" and "virtuoso aplomb." He was also winner of the National Federation of Music Clubs Artist Competition and the Premio Città di Ispica prize at the IBLA Grand Prize Competition in Ragusa-Ibla, Italy. Mr. Atzinger has recorded for MSR Classics and Centaur and will record works of Judith Lang Zaimont for Naxos in 2010.
Mr. Atzinger earned degrees from the University of Texas at Austin, the University of Michigan, and Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University. He currently lives in Minnesota where he teaches at St. Olaf College.
Christopher will be joined after intermission by his wife, soprano Brenda Nicole Atzinger,
Ms. Atzinger has concertized in Toulouse and Carcassonne, France, at New York's Carnegie Hall, and at
Monticello, sponsored by the La Gesse Foundation. Ms. Atzinger has also given guest recitals at
Salisbury University and Dickinson College, where she was a visiting faculty member. She has sung
with the Baltimore Opera Company and the Harrisburg Opera Association. A native Texan, Ms. Atzinger
earned degrees from the University of Texas at Austin and Michigan State University, and a Graduate
Performance Diploma from The Peabody Conservatory.
Donation: $20 / $10 children 12 and under
ROLLING HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday, January 10, 2010 – 2:00 p.m.
Second Sundays At Two
presents
JUNG TRIO
Jennie Jung piano
Ellen Jung violin
Julie Jung cello
The Jung Trio - sisters Jennie, Ellen, and Julie - has established itself as one of today's notable rising young ensembles. Born and raised in Toronto, the trio has appeared in concerts across North America and around the world. Selected by YAI as debut artists 2007, the trio performed during the 10th iPalpiti Laureates Festival at Beverly Hills' Greystone Mansion and as part of iPalpiti at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in 2007 and 2008.
The Jung Trio won the Grand Prize at the 2002 Yellow Springs Chamber Music Competition and the Bronze Medal at the 2002 Fischoff Competition. The Trio members hold degrees from the University of Toronto, New England Conservatory of Music, and Yale University School of Music, where all three received Artist Diplomas. Pianist Jennie Jung recently completed her Doctor of Musical Arts at the Juilliard School.
Watch a video of the Jung Trio performing Christos Hatzis's Old Photographs by clicking here.
Free Admission—Donations Appreciated
ROLLING HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday, December 20, 2009 – 7:30 p.m.
Southeast Symphony
and the
Chancel Choir
of Rolling Hills United Methodist Church
CHARLES DICKERSON music director & conductor
present
Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite
Duke Ellington's Variation on the Nutcracker
Handel's Messiah – Part I
with soloists
Roberto Gomez baritone
Tracy Erin Cox mezzo-soprano
Xiaobo Su soprano
Kalil Wilson tenor
Free Admission
ROLLING HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday, November 8, 2009 – 2:00 p.m.
Second Sundays At Two
presents
Violinist CHAN HO YUN
and
Pianist ALTHEA WAITES
Violinist Chan Ho Yun currently serves on the faculty of the California State University, Long Beach
and The Colburn School of Performing Arts. He has been awarded the DSCM, Sydney Conservatiorium of
Music, MM, Southern Methodist University, and DMA, University of Southern California. His violin studies
have been with Harry Curby, Alice Schoenfeld, Eduard Schmieder, and Abram Shtern.
Pianist Althea Waites has been acclaimed as a brilliant soloist, chamber musician, and
collaborative artist. In addition to performing on many of the world's prestigious concert stages, she has
also appeared in recital at major festivals such as Aspen, Tanglewood, the Yale Summer Festival, and
the Idyllwild Arts Festival. In 2008, Ms. Waites was the featured artist performing Gershwin's Rhapsody
in Blue in the Walt Disney Concert Hall with the Southeast Symphony on the occasion of its 60th
Anniversary Gala Celebration Concert.
Ms. Waites is a graduate of Xavier University of Louisiana and the Yale University School of Music. In addition to maintaining her concert schedule, Ms. Waites is currently on the keyboard faculty at California State University, Long Beach and is in demand for residencies and masterclasses at colleges and arts institutions throughout the country. Read about Althea by clicking www.AltheaWaites.com
PROGRAM
W.A. Mozart
Violin Sonata in B-Flat Major, K454
Richard Strauss
Violin Sonata in E-flat Major, Opus 18
Free Admission—Donations Appreciated
ROLLING HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Friday, November 6, 2009 – 7:30 p.m.
Main Concert Series
presents
Prima Divas
CHERYL GRAUE piano
GAIL MELLERT violin
SARAH RAMSEY-DUKE vocals
JAN BUNKER piano/vocals
The Prima Divas, an all female Broadway/Classical quartet based in the South Bay, are selling out the box office with an energetic and tightly-woven live show, full of humor, expert musicianship, and show-stopping song choices, blending Broadway, Classical, and Cabaret with gorgeous piano and glittering violin.
Donation: $20 / $10 children 12 and under
ROLLING HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday, October 11, 2009 – 2:00 p.m.
Second Sundays At Two
presents
BRASS PACIFICA
photo by Chris Emerick
Chuck Koontz tuba, Jason Foltz trumpet, Steven Suminski trombone,
Liesl Perkins horn, David Costello trumpet
Founded in 1995, Brass Pacifica has captivated diverse audiences across the United States. Brass Pacifica won Grand Prize in the 2001 Georgia International Brass Quintet competition and participated in a nine-month residency in Bar Harbor, Maine sponsored by Chamber Music America and The National Endowment of the Arts. Dedicated to educational outreach, Brass Pacifica is currently on the artist roster for the Educational Division of the Los Angeles Music Center and the Orange County Center for the Performing Arts, among other educational organizations. Through these partnerships, Brass Pacifica annually performs inspiring concerts for thousands of youths in Southern California. Read about Brass Pacifica by clicking www.BrassPacifica.com and listen to the quintet's artistry at its MySpace site by clicking www.MySpace.com/BrassPacifica.
Free Admission—Donations Appreciated
ROLLING HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday, September 13, 2009 – 2:00 p.m.
Second Sundays At Two
presents
Pianist ROBERT EDWARD THIES
Internationally renowned concert pianist, Los Angeles-based Robert Edward Thies is Gold-Medal winner of the Second International Prokofiev Competition in St. Petersburg, Russia. Robert has performed worldwide with over forty orchestras including the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Mexico City Philharmonic, Auckland Philharmonia, Fort Worth Symphony, Pasadena Symphony, and the National Symphony of Mexico. A graduate of USC, his teachers have included Robert Turner and Daniel Pollack, both protégés of the legendary Russian pedagogue and pianist Madame Rosina Lhevinne and the great pianist Josef Lhevinne. Read about Robert by clicking www.robertthies.org
Free Admission—Donations Appreciated
THE SOUTHEAST SYMPHONY
and
CHARLES DICKERSON
Music Director and Conductor
present
NICHOLAS KING
Piano Student at
The Royal Conservatory of Music
Toronto, Canada
Performing
Impromptu, Opus 90 by Franz Schubert
The Waldstein Sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven
Rigoletto Paraphrase by Franz Liszt
Andante Spinato and Grande Polonaise by Frédéric Chopin
Nocturne, Opus 48 by Frédéric Chopin
Mephisto Valse by Franz Liszt
IN A CONCERT TO RAISE TUITION
SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 2009 AT 4:00 P.M.
Nineteen-year-old pianist Nicholas King from Marina Del Rey has been called "The Next Andre Watts!" by Southeast Symphony Maestro Charles Dickerson. Nicholas' Interpretations of Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto and Beethoven's First Piano Concerto with the Southeast Symphony reveal a musician beyond his age. In the Symphony's upcoming season, Nicholas will perform Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini.
Listen to NPR's From The Top featuring Nicholas King, recipient of the Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award, by clicking here
iPalpiti Orchestra & Soloists
EDUARD SCHMIEDER Music Director & Conductor
12th Annual International Laureates Music Festival
Open Rehearsal & "Preview" Concert
ROLLING HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Open Rehearsal: 2:30-4:30 p.m. - Free Admission
Concert: 7:30 p.m. - Donations: $10
$5 for children 12 & under
iPalpiti and violin soloist Sayako Kusaka receive standing ovation
in Walt Disney Concert Hall, July 2007. Photo by Bruce Malone.
"…a fitting name for the vibrant string orchestra...the ensemble was particularly noteworthy for its unity of purpose and blend. It was as if the musicians' hearts were beating to the same buoyant rhythm…lustrous, polished tone and graceful phrasing." — New York Times (2007)
The orchestra iPalpiti (ee-PAHL-pit-ee, Italian for "heartbeat") draws its members from
prize-winning musicians of international competitions. The annual International Laureates Festival
-- in Los Angeles/Beverly Hills each summer since 1998 -- takes place at various venues
throughout the City and culminates in an evening concert by the full orchestra in the Walt Disney
Concert Hall, this summer on Saturday, August 22, 2009.
As it did last year, Rolling Hills United Methodist Church hosts an all-day rehearsal, free and open to the public from 2:30-4:30 p.m. Then in an evening concert, iPalpiti Orchestra & Soloists perform a Festival "Preview" -- chamber-music and recital selections by the soloists, and a selection from its Walt Disney Concert Hall concert by the full iPalpiti Orchestra.
Click for full Festival Information:
www.iPalpiti.org
ROLLING HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Saturday, July 25, 2009 – 4:00 p.m.
Chancel-Choir Soprano Soloist &
Juilliard Doctoral-Candidate Pianist
Pianist BETH NAM
Soprano JESSIE TISDALE
Jessie will sing a selection of art songs and arias, and Beth will perform piano selections by Beethoven and Chopin. Beth is a doctoral candidate in piano performance at the Juilliard School in New York City, and Jessie just graduated from Pepperdine University, where she studied voice. Read about Jessie and listen by clicking www.JessieTisdale.com.
Free Admission
ROLLING HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday, June 14, 2009 – 2:00 p.m.
Second Sundays At Two
presents
AlmaNova
Flutist JESSICA PIERCE
and
Guitarist ALMER IMAMOVIC
The AlmaNova Duo began their career in France while studying at the famed École Normale de Musique de Paris. Flutist Jessica Pierce and guitarist Almer Imamovic both continued their studies at the USC Thornton School, where Jessica earned her doctorate under Jim Walker and Almer earned his Master's under Scott Tennant. They've performed throughout Europe and the North America. Read about AlmaNova Duo and listen to their artistry by clicking by clicking www.AlmaNova.us
Free Admission—Donations Appreciated
ROLLING HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday, May 10, 2009 – 2:00 p.m.
Second Sundays At Two
presents
IRIS MALKIN mezzo-soprano
and
EDWARD TRYBEK guitar
Program
Songs by John Dowland (1563-1626), Sephardic songs, and Spanish songs by Joaquín Rodrigo (1901-1999) and Federico García Lorca (1898-1936)
Iris Malkin graduated from the Jerusalem Academy of Music with Master's Degrees in Vocal Performance and Piano, and was awarded the highly coveted America-Israel Cultural Foundation Study Scholarship. She performed under the baton of Pierre Boulez during the 2006 Lucerne Festival, including collaboration with Boulez' celebrated Ensemble Intercontemporain. Read about Iris and listen to her artistry by clicking www.IrisMalkin.com
Classical guitarist and composer Edward Trybek won the Silver Medal of the 49th Tokyo International Guitar Competition. In 2005 Edward won three Gold Medals in competitions including the 5th Thailand International Guitar Competition, the Portland Guitar Competition (USA), and the University of Southern California Concerto Competition (USA). Edward is a protégé of renowned guitarist Scott Tennant at USC. Read about Edward and listen to his artistry by clicking www.edwardtrybek.com.
Free Admission—Donations Appreciated
ROLLING HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday, April 5, 2009 – 7:30 p.m.
Palm Sunday Concert
CHANCEL CHOIR
OF ROLLING HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
and
SOUTHEAST SYMPHONY
CHARLES DICKERSON music director & conductor
present
John Rutter's
REQUIEM
LAUREN CRIDDLE soprano soloist
Free Admission
ROLLING HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday, March 8, 2009 – 2:00 p.m.
Second Sundays At Two
presents the
BELROSE DUO
Los Angeles Philharmonic Cellist
DAVID GARRETT
Occidental College Faculty Pianist
JUNKO UENO GARRETT
Program
Cello Sonatas by Felix Mendelssohn (1809 -1847)
in Celebration of the Bicentennial of the Great Composer's Birth
David Garrett joined the cello section of the Los Angeles Philharmonic in February of 2000.
Previously he was a member of the Houston Symphony, Assistant Principal of the San Antonio
Symphony, and a member of the New Orleans Philharmonic. David also appears frequently as
recitalist, chamber musician, and soloist, and is a frequent performer on the Los Angeles
Philharmonic's Chamber Music Society and Green Umbrella concerts. Read about David by clicking
here.
Junko Ueno Garrett has captivated audiences around the world with her colorful
tone, poetry, expressiveness, dynamic technique, and wide range of repertoire. She began playing
piano at the age of three, trained at Toho Gakuen School of Music in Tokyo, and received a Doctor of
Musical Arts Degree from Rice University with John Perry. Junko is a faculty member of Occidental
College and Kawai artist. Read about Junko at www.JunkoPiano.com
Free Admission—Donations Appreciated
ROLLING HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Friday, February 20, 2009 – 7:30 p.m.
THE PAE BROTHERS
Rising Stars Studying Together at the Juilliard School
ALBERT WONJAE PAE flute
ANDREW WONJUN PAE piano
Studying together at the Juilliard School, the Pae Brothers from Orange County — third-year piano major Andrew and first-year flute and voice major Albert — individually have been featured at the Peninsula Music Festival, the Aspen Music Festival, and both have performed with the Asia America Symphony, to name a few of their activities. Albert is a student of renowned flutist of Sir James Galway. Read about the Pae Brothers by clicking: www.paebrothersmusic.com
Donation: $10 / $5 children 12 and under.
ROLLING HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday, February 8, 2009 – 2:00 p.m.
Second Sundays At Two
presents the
STRADA TRIO
HANA KIM violin
YOUNG YOO piano
ERIN BREENE guest cellist
Program
Johannes Brahms
Trio in B Major for piano, violin, and cello, Op.8
Hailing from different backgrounds, Strada Trio members violinist Hana Kim, pianist Young Yoo, and guest cellist Erin Breene, earned Master's degrees from the Juilliard School. Individually they have participated in the Salzburg Festival, the Aspen Music Festival, Tanglewood, the Mozarteum Festival, Music Academy of the West, Taos Chamber Music Festival, New York's Alice Tully Hall and Merkin Hall, and on Brooklyn's BargeMusic, and have given performances in New York City, Boston, London, Salzburg, Berlin, Seoul, and Los Angeles. Guest cellist Erin Breene won Grand Prize at the 1999 Coleman Chamber Music Competition and Second Prize at the 1999 Fischoff Chamber Music Competition.
Free Admission—Donations Appreciated
ROLLING HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday, January 11, 2009 – 2:00 p.m.
Debut Recital of the New Series
Second Sundays At Two
MARK URANKER piano
Program
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sonata in D Major, K311
Frédéric Chopin
Fantasy in F Minor, Opus 49
Mark Uranker enjoys a varied career as a pianist, harpsichordist, chamber musician, and composer. With pianist Althea Waites, he tours as the Orpheus Duo, a two-piano ensemble dedicated to performing standard works of the repertoire as well as championing new works. He gave his New York premiere as a harpsichordist at the prestigious "Midtown Concerts" Early Music Series. During the summer in New York City, Mark performs and rehearses with the American Ballet Theatre. He has composed for both theater and dance—his works include incidental music for Moliere's Bourgeois Gentleman, Peter Shaffer's Royal Hunt of the Sun and music for prominent choreographers. Mark composed and directed the music for the Gala Opening of the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach. Mark is a member of the Music Faculty of California State University, Long Beach.
Free Admission—Donations Appreciated
ROLLING HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday, December 21, 2008 – 7:30 p.m.
Annual Christmas Season Concert
CHANCEL CHOIR
OF ROLLING HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
and
SOUTHEAST SYMPHONY
CHARLES DICKERSON music director & conductor
present
John Rutter's
MAGNIFICAT
Hanna Chute and Jessie Tisdale
soprano soloists
and
Victor Hely-Hutchinson's
A CHRISTMAS SYMPHONY
Free Admission
ROLLING HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Friday, November 7, 2008 — 7:30 p.m.
Mezzo-soprano GEETA NOVOTNY as Carmen
Grand Prize Winner of the
International Young Artist
Peninsula Music Festival
Tenor CHRISTOPHER CAMPBELL as Don José
Baritone ROBERTO GOMEZ as Escamillo
PAMELA VLIEK MARTCHEV flute
VICTORIA KIRSCH music director and piano
Fast-rising young Los Angeles Opera mezzo-soprano and actress Geeta Novotny was Grand Prize Winner of the 2003 International Young Artist Peninsula Music Festival in Palos Verdes. In 2007, Geeta and tenor Christopher Campbell performed the leads in a concert version of Bizet's Carmen with the Roswell Symphony Orchestra, the Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra, and the Santa Maria Philharmonic. Geeta and Christopher will be joined by baritone Roberto Gomez. Jacaranda and Mládí Chamber Orchestra flutist Pamela Vliek Martchev will perform the Seguidilla, the Act III interlude, and the Carmen Fantasy interspersed with dramatic settings of the Carmen arias. Los Angeles Opera collaborative pianist Victoria Kirsch will accompany the artists and provide the narrative.
Tickets: $15 advance sale / $20 at the door / $10 for students.
iPalpiti Orchestra & Soloists
EDUARD SCHMIEDER Music Director & Conductor
11th Annual International Laureates Music Festival
Open Rehearsal & "Preview" Concert
ROLLING HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Open Rehearsal: 2:30-4:30 p.m. - Free Admission
Concert: 7:30 p.m. - Donations: $10
$5 for children 12 & under
iPalpiti and violin soloist Sayako Kusaka receive standing ovation
in Walt Disney Concert Hall, July 2007. Photo by Bruce Malone.
"…a fitting name for the vibrant string orchestra...the ensemble was particularly noteworthy for its unity of purpose and blend. It was as if the musicians' hearts were beating to the same buoyant rhythm…lustrous, polished tone and graceful phrasing." — New York Times (2007)
The orchestra iPalpiti (ee-PAHL-pit-ee, Italian for "heartbeat") draws its members from
prize-winning musicians of international competitions. The annual International Laureates Festival
-- in Los Angeles/Beverly Hills each July since 1998 -- takes place at various venues throughout
the City and culminates in an evening concert by the full orchestra in the Walt Disney Concert
Hall, this summer on Saturday, July 26, 2008.
New this year, Rolling Hills United Methodist Church hosts an all-day rehearsal, free and open to the public from 2:30-4:30 p.m. Then in an evening concert, iPalpiti Orchestra & Soloists perform a Festival "Preview" -- chamber-music and recital selections by the soloists, and a selection from its Walt Disney Concert Hall concert by the full iPalpiti Orchestra.
For more information, click www.iPalpiti.org