The 70s were my formative years. I’m no longer ashamed to admit it. From shag carpet to avocado and harvest gold appliances, I’m actually getting kind of nostalgic for the things I grew up with. Music wasn’t downloaded – you played it on a record player. Or better yet, an 8-track player. My radio was [...]
When I was younger, I played in a string quartet, so I’ve been familiar with chamber music for many years. But mostly, we performed at school concerts in large auditoriums. Indeed, much of the live chamber music I’ve heard has been played in less-than-intimate venues. Pacific Serenades is a Southern California organization that not only [...]
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Sunday afternoon featured a great double feature in Pasadena. First, K and I attended a Pacific Serenades concert at the Neighborhood Church. Friend P is active in the organization and I had been wanting to hear one of the performances. This one, entitled “Ode to Imagination”, featured a variety of works for string quartet. My [...]
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Last night I attended the LA A Cappella Festival. The seeds were sown last Thanksgiving, when friend J played a recording by LA a cappella group Sonos on a road trip. Actually, they must have been planted many years before, when I learned to love a cappella singing in high school chorus. I continued loving [...]
I am rather ashamed to admit that I hadn’t seen the interior of the Walt Disney Concert Hall until now – after all, it’s been open since 2003. However, today provided a great opportunity for my first experience. L received tickets to the California Philharmonic Summer Series. The program was a selection of pieces from various [...]
