By Brandon HENSLEY On Sunday, the California Women’s Chorus will hold its 42nd annual public concert at 2 p.m. And, for the first time, it will be held in Glendale, which is exciting to Arlene Massimino. “This is amazing to have it held in Glendale,” said Massimino, the Verdugo Hills Women’s Chorus performance chair. “It’s […]
By Ted AYALA John Cage, for all the controversy this towering figure of 20th Century music left in his wake, was at heart a quiet man. In his still audacious reinterpretation of what music is and can be, one will search in vain for the self conscious pose of the enfant terrible. With self effacing […]
By Ted AYALA The atrocities of the Armenian Genocide perpetuated by the Ottoman Turks continue to resonate powerfully nearly a century after the fact. Systematically targeted for annihilation by the Ottoman Empire, the Genocide was the single keystone event in modern Armenian history, triggering the Armenian diaspora that led the community to flee to various […]
U.S. premiere of ‘Confessing With Music’ at Brand Library Recital Hall screened for SRO crowd. By Ted AYALA The sound of an ethereal choral lament can be heard in the background. The camera zooms in on the face of a man lost in contemplation, his face lined with experience and sorrow. As this grey haired […]
By Ted AYALA Daniel Catán, whose outstanding career as a composer for the operatic stage was crowned with the triumphant performances of his L.A. Opera commission “Il Postino” last year, unexpectedly passed away at the age of 62 last Sunday night according to his agent Peggy Monastra. At the time of his death, Catán was […]
By Ted AYALA Tonight, Thursday, April 7, the Brand Library (1601 W. Mountain St.) will be a screening the American premiere of a documentary film that explores the life of feted composer Tigran Mansurian. Mansurian (born 1939) has long been lauded in Central Europe and his native Armenia, though his work is still not as […]
By Ted AYALA Ensconced just a minute’s walk away from Downtown Glendale is one of the city’s best kept musical secrets. The 1st Baptist Church of Glendale (209 N. Louise St.) plays host to the Glendale Noon Concerts, a free series of noon-time musical concerts that are free to the public. Every first and third […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Media City Ballet is celebrating its 10th anniversary season with “A Crazy Spring Mad Hatter Party” on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the Media City Dance Centre, 237 E. Palm Ave. in Burbank. The fundraiser/celebration will feature music and Media City Ballet dancers roaming among the crowd dressed as special characters. “The […]
By Ted AYALA Just in time for the opening of its first concert of the season on May 13, Glendale Arts, the managing organization of the Glendale Pops Orchestra (GPO), announced that it has named Matt Catingub as the new artistic director and conductor of the GPO. Matt Catingub, who conducted the GPO last year […]
By Charly SHELTON Its Easter time again, and that means candy, chicks, colored eggs, and, of course, Bunnies. Russel Brand lends his voice to E.B., the next in a long line of proud Easter Bunnies who make the holiday happen every year, in backyards all over the world. Except China. Something about a talking bunny […]