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ROLLING HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday, January 8, 2012 – 2:00 p.m.
Sundays At Two
from Montreal Canada
THE SCHUMANN DUO
ELIZABETH JEANNE and SONYA SCHUMANN
present
Piano Theatre
Four-hand Piano Performance of Saint-Saën's Carnival of the Animals with Narration
Individually Elizabeth and Sonya Schumann are winners of leading international piano
competitions. Champions of saving the Arts, they developed an innovative concert to introduce
newcomers to quality classical music. Last summer they toured Australia with their concert,
geared for children, families, and music lovers of all ages. They are nearing completion of a CD
and accompanying e-book, which initially will be distributed free in schools across Canada.
Elizabeth Schumann performs internationally as a recitalist, chamber musician, and concerto soloist. The Washington Post Magazine noted her playing as "deft, relentless, and devastatingly good--the sort of performance you experience not so much with your ears as your solar plexus."
The first prize winner of the Bösendorfer International Piano Competition and the Pacific International Piano Competition, she also won various prizes in numerous other major competitions, including the Cleveland International Piano Competition and the Hilton Head International Piano Competition. As a result of receiving a prestigious Irving S. Gilmore Award, Elizabeth was a featured artist in the PBS documentary about the Gilmore.
Sonya Schumann made her orchestral debut with the Williamsburg Symphonia League at thirteen, performing as the Young Soloist Competition winner. She has competed and won several competitions, including the Bartók-Kabelevsky-Prokofiev Competition, Williamsburg Symphony Concerto Competition, South Carolina Music Teachers Association Competition, and Southeastern Piano Festival. In 2005, Sonya performed Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto with the South Carolina Philharmonic. Also nationally recognized for prose and poetry interpretation and performance, Sonya recently competed and placed at the national level in poetry.
The Schumann sisters' latest project is "Let's Save the Arts" was recently funded by
KickStarter to distribute high-quality, fun, free classical music and stories to educational programs
and educators in areas where arts funding has been eliminated. Watch an amazing video about
this innovative project by clicking the image to the right.
The repertoire for Schumann Duo's recital will complement the program they will perform the previous Friday at 12:15 p.m. on Trinity Lutheran, Manhattan Beach's "Bach's Lunch" recital series. For information, click here.
Free Admission—Donations Appreciated
ROLLING HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Friday, December 30, 2011 – 7:30 p.m.
Hannah Chute Harp Recital
Hannah Chute
Hannah Chute is a second-year student at Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY, and has been studying the harp since the age of 8. She is the daughter of our Senior Pastor Jonathan Chute and his wife Thyra Endicott.
Free Admission
ROLLING HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Saturday, December 17, 2011 – 7:30 p.m.
Chancel Choir
of Rolling Hills United Methodist Church
and
Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles*
CHARLES DICKERSON music director & conductor
present
Camille Saint-Saëns' Christmas Oratorio
and
Lloyd Larson's Shout The Good News!
*The Lomita-based Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles, part of El Systems USA, exists to transform the lives and minds of young people in inner city Los Angeles through high-quality music education.
ROLLING HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday, November 6, 2011 – 2:00 p.m.
(Note this concert is on the first Sunday to accommodate the BPQ's Southern California residency at Azusa Pacific University)
Sundays At Two
presents the New York City-based
BRYANT PARK QUARTET
BEN RUSSELL and ANNA ELASHVILI violins
NATHAN SCHRAM viola
TOMOKO FUJITA cello
Formed in 2006 by graduates of The Juilliard School, New England Conservatory, Oberlin Conservatory, and Rice University, and based in New York City, the Bryant Park Quartet was the recipient of a Chamber Music America Residency Partnership Program grant and was a top prizewinner in the 2010 Hugo Kauder International Music Competition. As the Ensemble-in-Residence at Stony Brook University, the Bryant Park Quartet spearheads a new initiative to bring high-level chamber music to the community. The BPQ has been invited as teaching artists at Azusa Pacific, Biola, and Cornell Universities.
"They are an exciting quartet to hear and watch in performance, projecting warmth and charisma. ... This is clearly one of the most talented and interesting young string quartets I have heard." - Philip Setzer, Emerson String Quartet
Free Admission—Donations Appreciated
ROLLING HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Friday, November 4, 2011 – 7:30 p.m.
Main Concert Series
presents
An Art Song Recital of 19th-Century American Music, Conceived and Produced by Karen Benjamin
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KAREN BENJAMIN soprano
CEDRIC BERRY bass baritone
ALAN CHAPMAN bass and vocals
VICKI KIRSCH piano
Soprano Karen Benjamin performs in musical theatre, opera, and cabaret. An original cast member of
the Los Angeles production of Phantom of the Opera starring Michael Crawford. With her husband, KUSC
classical radio celebrity Alan Chapman, they produced cabaret evenings of Mr. Chapman's original songs
and have performed across the United States from Carnegie Hall to the Los Angeles Music Center.
Renowned baritone Cedric Berry earned his music diploma from Interlochen Arts Academy
and both his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the University of Southern California. A first-place winner
in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions - Western Region, he has sung numerous lead operatic
roles in Europe and America.
Pianist Victoria Kirsch curates and performs a wide variety of vocal and chamber music
programs throughout Southern California. Her professional schedule includes international performing, work
with Los Angeles Opera, and extensive audition playing (Plácido Domingo's Operalia in 2000 and 2004 and,
until 2003, the Metropolitan Opera's National Council Auditions), among numerous ongoing projects.
throughout the country.
Donation: $20 / $10 children 12 and under
ROLLING HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday, October 9, 2011 – 2:00 p.m.
Sundays At Two
presents
LOS ANGELES FLUTE ORCHESTRA
Founded in 1999, the Los Angeles Flute Orchestra is a professional ensemble with a unique collection of flutes ranging from piccolo to the extremely rare double contra-bass flute. Its unprecedented sound capabilities, coupled with the group's exceptional musicianship, have attracted the interest of many composers and orchestrators from around the world, who have contributed to the LAFO's exclusive repertoire.
Free Admission—Donations Appreciated
ROLLING HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Friday, September 23, 2011 – 7:30 p.m.
Main Concert Series
presents
Violinist SOLOMON LIANG
and
Pianist DAVID FUNG
Taiwanese-born violinist Solomon Liang is a recent graduate of the Cole Conservatory of Music at California State University, Long Beach, studying under Professor Linda Rose. He is currently pursuing his Master of Music degree at the Yale University School of Music. Mr. Liang was the Grand Prize Winner of the Music Teachers' Association of California Statewide VOCE Competition. He also won First Place in Southwest Youth Music Festival and the California Concert Artists Competition, and Second Place in the Taiwan National Violin Competition.
Austrialian-born, Steinway Artist David Fung has holds a Bachelor of Music and Artist's Diploma from
the Colburn Conservatory, where he studied under John Perry, and a Master of Music at the Yale
University under Peter Frankl. Mr. Fung was a top prizewinner at the 12th Arthur Rubinstein
International Piano Masters Competition in Tel Aviv, 2nd prizewinner in the 3rd Lev Vlassenko Piano
Competition, and grand prizewinner of the 2002 ABC Symphony Australia Young Performer of the Year
Award. He has has recorded albums with NAXOS, Yarlung Records, Linn Records, and ABC
Classics/Symphony Australia.
Donation: $20 / $10 children 12 and under
ROLLING HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday, September 11, 2011 – 2:00 p.m.
Sundays At Two
presents
New York-based Pianist
KARINÉ POGHOSYAN
"Ms. Poghosyan is a relaxed and natural musician, very obviously at home in the Tchaikovsky concerto. Her technique is big and secure, with blazing octaves, clean articulation, and a beautifully weighted touch. More importantly, her virtuosity was not a shallow display of party tricks, but a tool for musical expression." The New York Concert Review, February 13, 2011
South Bay music aficionados warmly remember Kariné Poghosyan's inspired and heartfelt recital ten years ago -- less than two weeks after the 9/11 attacks -- that included Rachmaninoff's Elégie and Beethoven's hope-filled Waldstein sonata. Kariné returns to the South Bay from New York to perform a recital with a new program that she again dedicates to the victims. Her recital will include Stravinsky's masterwork Trois mouvements de Petrouchka, among the most challenging in the piano repertoire.
Kariné graduated from California State University, Northridge and went on to earn her Master's degree and Doctorate in record time at the Manhattan School of Music, where she is now on its distinguished faculty. Along the way, Kariné won the New West Symphony Discovery Artists Competition, the Thousand Islands International Piano Competition, CSUN Symphony Concerto Competition, the Artists International Auditions, and she was a top-prize winner in the Los Angeles International Liszt Piano Competition, Five Towns Music and Arts Competition, and the Arno Babajanian Piano Competition. Kariné Poghosyan has been described as "extraordinary" and "larger than life" pianist, whose playing goes "to the heart of the music." New York Concert Review called her a pianist who "has that spark." She made her orchestral debut at 14 playing Beethoven's Piano Concerto No.1, and her solo Carnegie Hall debut at 23. She has appeared as a soloist with numerous orchestras including the New West Symphony, Park Avenue Chamber Symphony Orchestra, Musica Bella Symphony Orchestra, and the CSUN Symphony.
SPECIAL NOTE: Kariné Poghosyan will perform an entirely different program on the previous day at 2:00 p.m. to open "The Previews" concert series at Trinity Lutheran Church, Manhattan Beach. The recital, which includes Liszt's masterwork Années de pèlerinage - Book 2: Deuxième année: Italie, is a dual celebration of "The Previews" 10-year anniversary and Liszt's 200th birthday. For information about that recital, click here.
Free Admission—Donations Appreciated
iPalpiti ORCHESTRA & SOLOISTS
EDUARD SCHMIEDER Music Director & Conductor
14th Annual
iPalpiti Festival of International Laureates
Festival Preview Concert
ROLLING HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Saturday, July 16, 2011 — 7:30 p.m.
Performing Selections from the Festival Programs
Maestro Edward Schmieder with iPalpiti alumna Luiza Borac and iPalpiti in Walt Disney Concert Hall, August 2010 - photo by Dana Ross
"... Eduard Schmieder, the founder of the admirable iPalpiti, believes that music remains a functional universal language. Schmieder is an authoritative conductor. A tall and serious Russian of the old school, he goes in for intense expression and dug-in string sonorities..."
Mark Swed, Chief Music Critic, Los Angeles Times (2010)
The orchestra iPalpiti (ee-PAHL-pit-ee, Italian for "heartbeats") is unique in the world in that it draws its members
from top prize-winning laureates of international competitions. iPalpiti has played to great acclaim in leading concert
halls around the world. Twenty-nine select artists will arrive in Los Angeles from over 20 countries for the
annual iPalpiti Festival of International Laureates. Concerts take place at various venues throughout the
Southland and culminate in an evening concert by the full orchestra in the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Read about the
remarkable assemblage of talented artists by clicking here.
The iPalpiti Orchestra & Soloists perform a preview of 14th Annual iPalpiti Festival of International Laureates
with chamber music selections that will be performed around town during the following week and orchestral selections
by the full Ipalpiti Orchestra that will be performed at Walt Disney Concert Hall the following Saturday evening.
Tickets: $10 / $5 for students
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ROLLING HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday, June 12, 2011 – 2:00 p.m.
Sundays At Two
presents
RYAN REITHMEIER baritone
HEATHER REITHMEIER soprano
and
JANELLE TAG piano
Heather and Ryan Reithmeier made their Renee & Henry Segerstrom Hall debut as soloists for Fauré's Requiem with the Pacific Symphony. Heather was named the 2010 Gwendolyn Roberts Young Artist of the Year by the Los Angeles Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing. Ryan made his national tour debut with Opera A La Carte as Giuseppe in The Gondoliers. Both are graduates of Concordia College, Moorhead MN, OperaWorks, and SongFest, hold Master's degrees from CSUF, and are on the vocal faculty of Vanguard University in Costa Mesa. Their program will be From Footlights to Film -- Gems from the Musical Theatre and the Silver Screen with a surprise encore.
South Korean-born Janelle Tag earned her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in piano performance
from California State University, Fullerton under the renowned Argentinean-born pianist and teacher
Eduardo Delgado. She currently is staff accompanist at Orange Coast College and Our Lady of Peace Korean Catholic
Center. Last April, she performed Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto with the Corona Symphony Orchestra.
Free Admission—Donations Appreciated
ROLLING HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Saturday, May 14, 2011 – 4:30 p.m.
Temecula Valley Master Chorale
JOHN BYUN conductor
Completing its 11th concert season, the 65-member Temecula Valley Master Chorale performs an extensive repertoire and in the upcoming 2011-2012 season will perform with the Golden Valley Symphony and Inland Valley Symphony. The Chorale has toured Italy, singing in the Vatican, St. Mark's Basilica in Venice, and in Naples, Sorrento, and Florence. The afternoon's program includes selections by Byron J. Smith, David Dickau, René Clausen, Eric Whitacre, James Mulholland, Eric William Barnum, Rosephanye Powell, Morten Lauridsen , and Z. Randall Stroope, as well as a set of Spanish Andalusian folk songs.
Free Admission
ROLLING HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday, May 8, 2011 – 2:00 p.m.
Sundays At Two
presents
Linda Wang violin
Concerto soloist with leading orchestras worldwide since her New York Philharmonic debut at age 9.
Since her solo debut with the New York Philharmonic under Zubin Mehta at the age of nine,
Juilliard- and USC-trained violinist Linda Wang has performed concertos with leading orchestras
worldwide. In Europe, she has been the guest soloist with Sir Georg Solti and the
Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival Orchestra, Salzburg Chamber Orchestra, Paris Sinfonietta,
Germany's Sächsische Kammerphilharmonie Dresden and Philharmonisches Orchester des
Vogtland, and The Czech Republic's Southern Bohemian Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, with
whom she toured. In Asia, her appearances have included an enthusiastically received debut in
Taipei and performances in China and with the Philippines Philharmonic Orchestra. Linda's solo
concerts have taken her to New York City's Carnegie Hall, Amsterdam's Beurs van Berlage and the
Berlin Schauspielhaus. Locally Linda has been the featured concerto soloist with the Pasadena
Symphony with Jorge Mester, the Torrance Symphony with Frank Fetta, and the Peninsula
Symphony with Joseph Valenti. Ms. Wang is Associate Professor of Violin at University of Denver's
Lamont School of Music.
Pianist Bryan Pezzone is well known to aficionados as a consummate artist in classical, contemporary,
and improvisational styles. Bryan performs with composers as diverse as Pierre Boulez, John Williams,
and John Adams and can be heard on countless film and television soundtracks. He is the pianist in the
group Free Flight, a crossover classical/jazz quartet, which feature many of his own compositions. In
addition, Bryan has initiated a performing series that he calls Freedom Series, which involves
improvisations and verbal musings on life.
The repertoire for Linda's recital will complement the program she will perform the previous Friday in Manhattan Beach on Trinity Lutheran Church's Bach's Lunch series. For information, click here.
Free Admission—Donations Appreciated
ROLLING HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Friday, April 22, 2011 – 7:30 p.m.
Rolling Hills United Methodist Church
Chancel Choir with Orchestra
CHARLES DICKERSON music director & conductor
present
Easter Season Concert
Franz Schubert's Mass in G Major
with soloists
Soprano Jessica Tisdale
Tenor DeForest Kirkwood
Baritone Thomas Hung
and
Who Do You Say That I Am?
by Lloyd Larson
Free Admission
ROLLING HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday, April 10, 2011 – 2:00 p.m.
Sundays At Two
presents
Maria Wietrzynska piano
Winner of the 58th Annual Young Artists Redlands Bowl Auditions, Azusa Pacific University's Concerto Competition, and the 2009 Beverly Hills Auditions
Fast-rising young Polish-born pianist Maria Wietrzynska is a top-prize winner in Southland piano competitions including Third Prize in the 2006 Los Angeles International Liszt Competition. She recently performed at the Redlands Bowl as winner of its 58th Annual Young Artists Auditions. As a winner of Beverly Hills Auditions, she performed a brilliant recital on the Manhattan Beach "Previews" series, which she subsequently recorded. Maria is pursuing an Artist Certificate at Azusa Pacific University under Roza Kostrzewska Yoder. She won the Azusa Pacific University's 2009 Concerto Competition and performed Chopin's Piano Concerto No.2 with the APU Chamber Orchestra. In early May 2010, she traveled to Uruguay and performed the concerto with the SODRE Symphony Orchestra in Montevideo.
Free Admission—Donations Appreciated
ROLLING HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday, March 13, 2011 – 2:00 p.m.
Sundays At Two
presents
Classical Music Meets the Electric Guitar
Los Angeles Electric 8
LOS ANGELES ELECTRIC 8 is a chamber octet in which eight classically trained guitarists reclaim classical music for the electric guitar. It's award-winning members hold advanced degrees and doctorates in classical guitar performance from some of the nation's leading music schools. They explore a greater potential for the electric guitar with both intentional and accidental nods to the rock characteristics of the instrument. The group has performed in a variety of festivals including REDCAT's 2010 Summer Studio, the 2009 Santa Barbara Guitar Festival, the 2008 World Festival of Sacred Music, and 2008 MicroFest. Most recently, they were approved for the Los Angeles County Arts Commission's Musicians Roster for 2011-2013. Next month, Electric 8 will embark on an East Coast tour with concerts in Washington D.C., Maryland, and New York City.
Watch an arrangement of the scherzo from Dmitri Shostakovich's double string quartet:
Free Admission—Donations Appreciated
ROLLING HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Friday, March 4, 2011 – 7:30 p.m.
Main Concert Series
presents
Jazz Vocalist
BRENNA WHITAKER
and Her Little Big Band
Aclaimed vocalist Brenna Whitaker sings selections from classic musical theater interpretations, 50's and 60's soul with full horn sounds to big band show-stoppers to the soulful timeless standards she holds so dear.
Donation: $20 / $10 children 12 and under
ROLLING HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday, February 13, 2011 – 2:00 p.m.
Sundays At Two
presents
Mayumi Kanagawa violin
Phillip Golub piano
Young prize-winning violinist Mayumi Kanagawa has performed as concerto soloist with the Palisades Symphony, New West Symphony, and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Japanese-born violinist Mayumi Kanagawa came to Los Angeles in 2007 to study with Robert Lipsett of the Colburn School. She is an EMMI music major at the Crossroads School in Santa Monica. Previously, she was a student in the Juilliard School's Pre-College Division. She won top prizes in the Connecticut International String Competition and Corpus Christi International Competition. Mayumi has appeared as a soloist with the Palisades Symphony, New West Symphony, and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra.
Young pianist and composer Phillip Golub studies both jazz and classical piano as an EMMI music
major of the Crossroads School. At the age of twelve, he won the Palisades Symphony Young Artists
Award and performed the Haydn Piano Concerto in D Major with the Palisades Symphony Orchestra. He
has performed chamber music with the Young Musician's Foundation (2007) and his fellow Crossroads
students (2008-10), both broadcast live on radio in the Sundays Live Series at Los Angeles County
Museum of Art. In April of 2008, Phillip won the prestigious Spotlight Award presented by The Music
Center at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. More recently, he won the 2009 & 2010 ASCAP Young Jazz
Composers Award and the 2010 ASCAP Morton Gould Young Classical Composers Award, to mention a few of his
numerous awards. His commissioned compositions have been performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic in Walt
Disney Concert Hall and by Chamber Music Palisades.
Free Admission—Donations Appreciated
ROLLING HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday, January 16, 2011 – 2:00 p.m.
Sundays At Two
presents
TIM FAIN violin
"Tim Fain has everything he needs for a spectacular career. What brought the audience to its feet demanding three encores was his sheer youthful exuberance and dazzling technical skill." - Washington Post
A native of Santa Monica, New York-based violinist Tim Fain is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, where he studied with Victor Danchenko, and The Juilliard School, where he studied with Robert Mann. He electrified audiences at his New York concerto debut at Alice Tully Hall with Gerard Schwarz and the New York Chamber Symphony, and at Lincoln Center's Mostly Mozart Festival with the Orchestra of St. Luke's. Performing works from Beethoven and Tchaikovsky to Richard Danielpour and Philip Glass, he has been soloist with the Mexico City and Oxford (UK) Symphonies, recently made his debut with the Baltimore Symphony with conductor Marin Alsop and with the Brooklyn Philharmonic, appeared as soloist with the Philip Glass Ensemble at Carnegie Hall in a concert version of Einstein on the Beach, made his Ravinia recital debut, and gave a special performance of the Beethoven Concerto at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia with the Curtis Symphony Orchestra. Last summer, Tim made his Walt Disney Concert Hall debut with the iPalpiti Chamber Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Eduard Schmieder.
Free Admission—Donations Appreciated
ROLLING HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Wednesday, December 29, 2010 – 7:30 p.m.
Hannah Chute Harp Recital
Hannah Chute
Hannah Chute is a first-year student at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. She has performed in the RHUMC sanctuary previously and is looking forward to sharing her growth as an artist.
Free Admission
ROLLING HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Saturday, December 18, 2010 – 7:30 p.m.
Southeast Symphony
and the
Chancel Choir
of Rolling Hills United Methodist Church
CHARLES DICKERSON music director & conductor
present
Johannes Sebastian Bach's Magnificat
and
John W. Peterson's Night of Miracles
This is a ticketed event, and ticket information may be obtained by calling the church at (310) 377-6771
ROLLING HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday, November 14, 2010 – 2:00 p.m.
Sundays At Two
presents
JACQUELYNNE FONTAINE soprano
Loren Zachary Grand National and Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Western Regional Finalist
with pianist JORDAN RASHKOV
In a recent review, soprano Jacquelynne Fontaine was hailed "elegantissima, piena di passione [full of passion]" for her portrayal of Donna Anna in Don Giovanni, in Viterbo, Italy. Miss Fontaine has recently performed with orchestras ranging from the Orchestra di Roma del Lazio to numerous symphony orchestras in Southern California. In August, she performsd Kathie in The Student Prince with the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera. Among her operatic lead roles Miss Fontaine is found most performing Mozart heroines: Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro with the Rogue Opera in Oregon; Pamina in The Magic Flute, Donna Anna in Don Giovanni, both with the Tuscia Opera Festival in Viterbo, Italy; and Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni and Ilia in Idomeneo, with the USC Opera at the Thornton School of Music.
Recent awards include: Loren Zachary Grand National Finals (placing fifth with a prize of $6,000, she was the only Western representative to be in the top six), semi-finalist in the International Competitzione del' Opera in Dresden; Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Western Regional Finalist; Rio Hondo Symphony "Young Artist of the Year"; and the National Association of Teachers of Singing, Los Angeles, "Singer of the Year."
In 2006, Miss Fontaine was crowned Miss California, and placed in the top ten at Miss America 2007, also winning the talent award for her performance of Puccini's Vissi d'Arte. She recently competed her second year of doctoral studies at the USC Thornton School of Music.
A native of Bulgaria, Jordan Rashkov is currently pursuing a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Piano Performance at the USC Thornton School of Music. He has performed as featured recital soloist and chamber-ensemble artist in several international music festivals including the Salzburg Festival and Florence International Chamber Music Festival and as concerto soloists with European orchestras.
Free Admission—Donations Appreciated
ROLLING HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Friday, November 5, 2010 – 7:30 p.m.
Main Concert Series
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.
Donation: $20 / $10 children 12 and under
ROLLING HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday, October 10, 2010 – 2:00 p.m.
Sundays At Two
presents
HELIOS GUITAR QUARTET
ADAM PETTIT seven-string guitar
ALBERT DIAZ guitar
MICHAEL KUDIRKA soprano guitar
JACK CIMO guitar
In a monumental concert in USC's Alfred Newman Recital Hall, Helios Guitar Quartet performed Michael Kudirka's complete arrangements of Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier
The Helios Guitar Quartet takes a new look at the potential for this now well-established instrumental ensemble. Grand Prize winners at the 2010 Pacific Guitar Competition, all four members are current or former students at the USC Thornton School of renowned guitarist William Kanengiser, founding member of the famed Los Angeles Guitar Guitar Quartet. The Helios Guitar Quartet extends the range of the ensemble by including two unusual guitars: one, a seven-string guitar allowing for extremely low bass notes, and also a soprano guitar, restrung so as to give notes in a higher register than guitars are usually capable of. This expanded range of pitch allows the Helios Guitar Quartet to embark on their current project, a performance of Johann Sebastian Bach's monumental work, "The Well-Tempered Clavier," originally for keyboard, but here arranged for Helios by quartet member Michael Kudirka. The ensemble is preparing this work for several concerts commemorating Bach's 325th birthday in the coming year. Read Michael Kudirka's program notes by clicking here.
Listen to Bach's Prelude & Fuge in C Major
Free Admission—Donations Appreciated
ROLLING HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday, September 12, 2010 – 2:00 p.m.
Sundays At Two
presents
PANTOUM TRIO
TEREZA STANISLAV violin
CÉCILIA TSAN cello
LUCINDA CARVER piano
For the opening of the season at RHUMC's Sundays At Two, Pantoum Trio founding members, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Assistant Concertmaster Tereza Stanislav and Long Beach Symphony Orchestra Principal Cellist Cécilia Tsan welcome renowned conductor, pianist, and USC Professor Lucinda Carver as their guest pianist to share their passion for chamber music with the audience. They will perform Dvorák's beloved Dumky Trio as well as a surprise encore.
Free Admission—Donations Appreciated
iPalpiti Orchestra & Soloists
EDUARD SCHMIEDER Music Director & Conductor
13th Annual International Laureates Music Festival
Open Rehearsal & "Preview" Concert
ROLLING HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Open Rehearsal: 4:30 p.m. – Free Admission
Concert: 7:30 p.m. - Donations: $10
$5 for children 12 & under
Maestro Edward Schmieder with concerto soloists Mariangela Vacatello and Timothy Fain and iPalpiti in Walt Disney Concert Hall, August 2009
"…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, July 24, 2010.
As it did for the past two summers, Rolling Hills United Methodist Church hosts a rehearsal, free and open to the public at 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
Sunday, June 13, 2010 – 2:00 p.m.
Sundays At Two
presents
DANNY HOLT
Pianist, Composer, Percussionist, Scholar
"As a pianist, Holt is the classical music equivalent of an extreme sports athlete." – The Record (Waterloo, Ontario)
Pianist Danny Holt is one of a new generation of innovative young musicians ushering classical music into the 21st century. Called "phenomenal" by music critic Alan Rich, and hailed as one of the "local heroes" of the Los Angeles music scene (LAcitybeat.com), Holt brings his boundless energy and wit to unique interpretations of new music, 20th-century music, and obscure, unusual, and neglected repertoire. He is equally at home whether performing on the concert stage, in an intimate house concert, or in one of his elaborate multimedia performances where classical music meets rock concert aesthetics and a performance art sensibility.
Holt holds degrees from California Institute of the Arts, Hampshire College, Smith College, and Interlochen Arts Academy. He is also a percussionist, composer, teacher, and scholar. He resides in Los Angeles, where he serves on the faculty of the Herb Alpert School of Music at California Institute of the Arts. Read about Danny by clicking www.DannyHolt.net.
Free Admission—Donations Appreciated
ROLLING HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday, May 9, 2010 – 2:00 p.m.
Sundays At Two
presents
A Special Mothers' Day Concert
A TRIBUTE TO MARIO LANZA
CHRISTOPHER CAMPBELL tenor
Dramatic tenor Christopher Campbell is remembered at Rolling Hills United Methodist Church for his appearance last season as Don José opposite Geeta Novotny as Carmen in a recital version of Bizet's opera that's still glowingly talked about today. Christopher and Geeta also appeared in Carmen Recitals with the Roswell Symphony, the Bakersfield Symphony, and the Santa Maria Philharmonic, and in a fully staged version last season with Intimate Opera. He made his Walt Disney Concert Hall debut as soloist with the Los Angeles Master Chorale in the premiere of excerpts from the upcoming opera Rio De Sangre by Don Davis, the acclaimed composer for such films as the Matrix Trilogy. Christopher has sung leading roles with numerous opera companies, including Glimmerglass Opera, Opera Pacific, Opera San José, and Long Beach Opera, to name some. Besides Don José in Carmen, his signature roles include Canio in Pagliacci, ("He delivered the famed aria Vesti la giubba with heart breaking emotion" – Theater Notes). Rodolfo in La Bohème, Don José in Carmen, Alfredo in La Traviata, Hoffman in the Tales of Hoffman, Manrico in Il Trovatore, and Cavaradossi in Tosca.
Mario Lanza was an inspiration to the young Christopher Campbell while he was
growing up, and Christopher pays tribute to the much-loved Hollywood film actor and
singer in this recital. In all, Mario Lanza starred in eight films and made numerous
recordings that are prized today.
Free Admission—Donations Appreciated
ROLLING HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Friday, April 16, 2010 – 7:30 p.m.
Main Concert Series
presents
LINDSAY DEUTSCH violin
Young American violinist Lindsay Deutsch has performed as soloist with the Colorado Symphony and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, both conducted by Jeffrey Kahane, and with numerous other symphonies and orchestras across North America. As a recitalist, she has appeared on the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert Series in Chicago, the Da Camera Society at the historic Doheny Mansion in Los Angeles, and the Leonard Nimoy Concert Series, to name a few. She made her Walt Disney Concert Hall debut performing John Corigliano's Red Violin Chaconne with the California Philharmonic. Lindsay Deutsch currently studies with Robert Lipsett at the Colburn Conservatory. She plays on a 1742 Sanctus Seraphin on generous loan from the Mandell Collection of Southern California. Read about Lindsay Deutsch by clicking www.LindsayDeutsch.com
Donation: $20 / $10 children 12 and under
ROLLING HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday, April 11, 2010 – 2:00 p.m.
Sundays At Two
presents
AURIA TRIO
Michael Morton flute
Yolanda Mitchell West soprano
Andrea Thiele harp
AURIA, "gentle music," made its debut as an ensemble with the Southeast Symphony in February 2009. In July, Auria was presented in concert by the Mid-City Music Center, held at the Lucy Florence Cultural Center in the heart of historic Leimert Park Village in Los Angeles.
Flutist Michael Morton has performed throughout the U.S., China, Germany and France. Currently, Michael is principal flutist for the Southeast Symphony of Los Angeles and is a session player in L.A. and Nashville. He recently released his latest CD, "Peace and Quiet."
Soprano Yolanda Mitchell West performs frequently as a soloist throughout the United States and Europe. Past engagements include appearances with the Southeast Symphony, the Ventura County Symphony, the Torrance Symphony, the Marina Del Rey-Westchester Symphony, the Carson-Dominguez Hills Symphony, the South Coast Symphony Orchestra, Albert J. McNeil Jubilee Singers, The Angeles Chorale, The Camerata Singers (Monterey, CA) and the DLW Community Chorale.
A native of Germany, Andrea Thiele was principal harpist of the Phoenix Symphony from 1998 to 2001, the Staatskapelle Schwerin from 1994 to 1998, and played with the orchestras of the Hamburgische Staatsoper, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Münchner Philharmoniker, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and numerous local orchestras. As a soloist, she performed with the Polish Chamber Orchestra, the Polish Chamber Orchestra, Warsaw Symphony, Yale Philharmonia, Phoenix Symphony, Orquestra Sinfonia Nacional of Mexico City, and the Southeast Symphony in Los Angeles.
Free Admission—Donations Appreciated
ROLLING HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday, March 28, 2010 – 7:30 p.m.
Southeast Symphony
and the
Chancel Choir
of Rolling Hills United Methodist Church
CHARLES DICKERSON music director & conductor
present
Handel's Messiah – Parts II & III
with soloists
Roberto Gomez baritone
Tracy Erin Cox mezzo-soprano
Xiaobo Su soprano
Kalil Wilson tenor
Free Admission
ROLLING HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday, March 14, 2010 – 2:00 p.m.
Sundays At Two
presents
MEGAN GILLESPIE mezzo soprano
Megan Gillespie in Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall
Los Angeles native, Megan Gillespie recently earned her Bachelor of Music degree at the Manhattan School of Music, where she currently is pursuing a Master's degree. Megan has received high critical praise in numerous opera roles. She was a mid-Atlantic-regional finalist in the Metropolitan National Council Auditions and a finalist in the Violetta DuPont Opera Florham Competition. Last April, Megan was a favorite in the Beverly Hills Auditions.
Free Admission—Donations Appreciated
ROLLING HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday, February 14, 2010 – 2:00 p.m.
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.
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. 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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