On Nov. 20 from 12:10 p.m. to 12:40 p.m., the free admission Glendale Noon Concerts will feature the Fiato Quartet performing Beethoven’s “Harp” String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 74. Members of the Fiato Quartet are Carrie Kennedy – violin, Joel Pargman – violin, Aaron Oltman – viola and Ryan Sweeney – cello. The Glendale Noon Concerts are performed at the sanctuary of Glendale City Church, 610 E. California Ave. in Glendale.

The Fiato Quartet, winner of the 2022 Beverly Hills National Auditions, was formed in 2008. The members of Fiato hold degrees in music performance from the University of Southern California, Rice University, Northwestern University and the Stony Brook University in New York.

The musicians of Fiato currently have active concert careers throughout Southern California. They are members of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Pasadena Symphony, Long Beach Symphony, New West Symphony, and Musica Angelica Baroque Orchestra. As studio musicians in Los Angeles, they also record music for motion pictures, television and records.

Fiato has performed on many chamber music series in the Los Angeles area including The Music Guild, South Bay Chamber Music Society and South Pasadena Library’s Restoration Concert Series. In August 2012, Fiato toured Costa Rica as part of the Festival De Musica Credomatic with performances in Guanacaste, San Jose, Hacienda Pinilla, and Villa Caletas. As of 2012, Fiato Quartet is an official ensemble of the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.

In addition to the standard quartet repertoire, Fiato has a passion for new music. Over the years it has premiered 10 new string quartets by local composers, including works by Julia Adolphe and Adam Schoenberg. Each member of Fiato brings a unique set of experiences and training to the ensemble having studied with the Tokyo, Takacs, Guarneri, American, Miami and Emerson Quartets. The Fiato Quartet has come together out of a love for chamber music and a common goal to share this passion with others through both formal and outreach concerts. https://www.fiatoquartet.com/

     The Glendale Noon Concerts is celebrating 17 years of presenting free admission concerts every first and third Wednesday for Glendale and the Southland community.

     Upcoming concerts will be updated at http://glendalenoonconcerts.blogspot.com.