By Ted AYALA “There only exists two kinds of music: good and bad.” This oft-quoted phrase – attributed to everyone from Duke Ellington to Dmitri Shostakovich – never rings more true than with the art of local tenor Timur Bekbosunov. His fusion of classical and pop sensibilities explored through his Dime Museum project – which […]
By Ted AYALA Synchromy – a collective of Los Angeles area composers – presented their second concert of the season at Occidental College’s Bird Studio on Saturday night, Feb. 12. Joining Synchromy composers Daniel Gall and Jenni Brandon were the works of their fellow Synchromy members Eric Guinivan, Jason Barabba, Vera Ivanova and Yalil Guerra. […]
By Susan JAMES Scottish scenery dominates director Kevin Macdonald’s Roman adventure film “The Eagle,” and this, as it turns out, is a good thing. Based on a book by Rosemary Sutcliffe, the story follows the legend of the 9th Roman Legion that vanished into the wilds of northern Britain about 120 AD. The film was […]
By Ted AYALA One of the conventions of classical music concerts that I’ll never understand is certain orchestras’ reliance on “star” soloists to bring feet tramping into their concert venues. This isn’t to say that certain musicians of renown aren’t deserving of their fame–but so are very many rank-and-file musicians in many orchestras. Though they […]
By Misty DUPLESSIS Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mocking Bird has been a classic read in American literature since its debut in 1960. Over the years many theaters have celebrated the story by making the play a part of its stage and Glendale Centre Theatre is no exception. Christopher Sergel stage adaptation made its […]
The Oscars are almost here again and that means it’s time to make your predictions as to who will win the coveted statuette. Scan the QR code to get a ballot with all the nominees. One box is “Charly’s Pick,” our Entertainment reporter’s personal picks as to who will win. The other box is for […]
The Oscars are here again and that means its time to make your predictions as to who will win. Here is a ballot with all the nominees. One box is “Charly’s Pick,” our Entertainment reporter’s personal picks as to who will win. The other box is for you to check your selection. There will be […]
Award-winning cinematographer/writer/editor/director Rick Ray will present an exciting travel adventure “The Soul of India” on Saturday evening, Feb. 26 in a Kiwanis Club of La Cañada Travel Adventure to be presented at Flintridge Prep Auditorium. Ray has traveled the world to capture images of its peoples and cultures. In this Kiwanis program attendees will learn […]
Verdugo Hills Hospital (VHH) received a $21,000 donation from the VHH Foundation’s Women’s Council during a recent luncheon celebration at the hospital. The funds raised will help support the hospital’s Computers on Wheels project, which is part of VHH’s Electronic Medical Record system, as well as assist with the purchase of infant warmers for the […]
By Ted AYALA An expert in such arcane mathematical fields as stochastic processes, statistical mechanics, and game theory and a notable figure in 20th century architecture: this doesn’t sound like a very likely pedigree for a composer. That this particular composer was able to marry all these and other diverse elements into a challenging, but […]