Archives of the Classical Concerts - Spring 2002 Season




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2002
Spring Review

February 1
LA Opera Artists
Shana Blake Hill
Cynthia Jansen
Jonathan Mack
James Creswell

February 10
Howlett Smith
Jazz Pianist

February 23
CalicoWinds
Wind Quintet

March 15
Kevin Kenner
Pianist

March 17
Dane Teter
flute, clarinet, bassoon

April 21
Carolyn Brown
Piano

April 26
Robin an
Soprano
Henri Venanzi
Piano

April 28
Chamber Orchestra of the
South Bay
Frances Steiner, Conductor
Robert Thies,
Piano

 

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Friday, February 1 at 8 pm
IN LOVE WITH OPERA: LOS ANGELES
OPERA ARTISTS IN CONCERT
Shana Blake Hill, soprano
Cynthia Jansen, mezzo-soprano
Jonathan Mack, tenor
James Creswell, bass-baritone

Experience a romantic evening of operatic scenes and art songs ensembles with some of Los Angeles Opera's most exciting singers. Led by stage director Christopher Harlan and music director/pianist Victoria Kirsch, the ensemble will present gripping scenes from Jules Massenet's Werther, Carlisle Floyd's Susannah and Charles Gounod's Faust, as well as delightful ensembles from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Cosi fan tutte and Die Zauberflöte. In celebration of Valentine's Day, the concert will also include songs, duets and quartets by Gioacchino Rossini, Gabriel Fauré and Johannes Brahms. Join us for this powerful evening of singing theater!

Marsee Auditorium $24 / $21

Saturday, February 23 at 8 pm
CALICO WINDS
Rachel Berry, horn
Eileen Holt, flute
Rong-Huey Lin, oboe
Kathryn Nevin, clarinet
Theresa Trenenfels, bassoon
A wind quintet that scintillates and lives up to its "calico" name, bursting with colors and textures. As the Los Angeles Times observed, the quintet "has crossed all the style lines and gotten away with it." Their musical cocktail of a program mixes a Bach fugue with Luciano Berio's wry Opus Number Zoo, the melancholy of Mahler with the tropical rhythms of Paquito D'Rivera.


Marsee Auditorium $22 / $19


Friday, March 15 at 8 pm
KEVIN KENNER
Pianist
Fifteen Scenes from the Life of Chopin
The Romantic era of Chopin is realized in image and sound! The places, words and effortlessly expressive music of Frederic Chopin's tragically brief life blend seamlessly in this multimedia journey. International Chopin Competition winner "Kevin Kenner" interprets the composer's mazurkas, polonaises, preludes and nocturnes with true mastery. The critic of London's The Independent proclaimed after a Kenner recital," I never felt as close to the truth of Chopin's ballades."

Marsee Auditorium $22 / $19


Friday, April 26 at 8 pm
ROBIN FOLLMAN, soprano
HENRI VENANZI, piano

With a voice that has been described as "free and pure" and "rich and gorgeous," Orange County native Robin Follman is making waves in the opera world. Familiar to audiences of Opera Pacific, she's sung lead roles at New York City Opera, Houston Grand Opera and Washington Opera and crisscrossed the nation winning acclaim. Puccini, Handel and arias of verismo heroines from her soon-to-be-released CD are on the El Camino bill.

Marsee Auditorium $24 / $21

Sunday, April 28 at 7 pm
CHAMBER ORCHESTRA OF THE SOUTH BAY
FRANCES STEINER, conductor
ROBERT THIES, piano
Agreat opportunity to hear this orchestra, which has been subscribed out the past few seasons at their home theatre. Frances Steiner and her ensemble—consistently praised for their high standards of performance—teams with Robert Thies, the first American since Van Cliburn to win a Russian piano competition, to reprise their season closing concert at Marsee. Thies is a "gifted and insightful interpreter" (L.A. Weekly) who has brought U.S. and European audiences to their feet.
Prokofiev Overture on Jewish Themes, Op. 34
Beethoven Fourth Piano Concerto, Op. 58
Haydn symphony No. 103 "Drum Roll"

Marsee Auditorium $22 / $19

ARTISTS–IN–RESIDENCE SERIES



Sunday, February 10 at 3 pm
HOWLETT SMITH, jazz pianist
Campus Theatre $12


Sunday, March 17 at 3 pm
DANE TETER, flute, clarinet, bassoon
Folk Songs and Music of the People.
Haag Recital Hall $12

Sunday, April 21 at 7 pm
CAROLYN BROWN, piano
 World premiere work by Maria Newman.
Campus Theatre $12
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