NEWS
Auditions are open for 2024-2025 Season
August 1, 2024
Any students age 12 and up playing any orchestral instruments are welcome to apply. Scholarships available pending audition results.
Dates of Audition: by appointment, phone or email
Audition Venue: Live or via video submission
Access application form here
Talents of Southern California
June 2, 2024
Featuring Pheobe Wu, Winner of Hong Kong International Music Competition, Edelweiss Pak, Grand Prize Winner of the ASTA-LA Competition, and Trio Génomique from Los Angeles County Highh School for the Arts
Program:
Vitali: Ciaccona for Violin and Orchestra
Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major - I. Moderato
Hubay: Carmen Fantaisie Brillante
Ravel: Piano Trio - I. Modéré
Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C Major
Sunday, June 2, 2024 at 3PM
San Gabriel Mission Playhouse
Admission FREE
East West Tango
January 7, 2024
Featuring Dr. Alejandro Drago, Violinist and Composer with special guest performer Celia Liu, Pipa Soloist
Program:
Mozart: Symphony No. 21 in A Major
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in D minor
Drago: Qixi Rhapsody for Violin, Pipa and Orchestra (World Premiere)
Piazzolla: Adios Nonino (performed by Estrellas Trio)
Piazzolla: Decarisimo
Piazzolla: Oblivion
Piazzolla: Escualo
Sunday, January 7, 2024 at 3PM
San Gabriel Mission Playhouse
Admission FREE
American Harp Society - Celebrating California Composers
June 3, 2023
Saturday, June 3, 2023 at 7:30PM
Zipper Hall, Colburn School
200 S Grand Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90012
A kaleidoscope of works for harp and friends by California composers, presented by harpists Ellie Choate, Linda-Rose Hembreiker, Elizabeth Huston, Catherine Litaker, Alfredo Rolando Ortiz, and Amelia Romano. The evening culminates with the Olympia Youth Orchestra and conductor Fung Ho, accompanying Alison Bjorkedal in a new harp concerto by Masatoshi Mitsumoto.
Tickets available here
Program available here
Mitsumoto and Newman
May 28, 2023
World Premiere Performance of "Concerto Classico for Harp and Chamber Orchestra" by Masatoshi Mitsumoto, featuring Dr. Alison Bjorkedal on the harp
Other works include:
Maria Newman: Trinitas for Three Violins and String Orchestra
Sibelius: Suite Mignonne
Shostakovich: Cello Sonata
Sunday, May 28, 2023 at 3PM
San Gabriel Mission Playhouse
Admission FREE
Ray Chen Violin Masterclass
February 1, 2023
Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at 4-6PM
Zipper Hall, Colburn School
200 S Grand Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Margaret Chen, Pianist
Emily Wang, age 8, Kreisler Sicilienne & Rigaudon
Nicole Lin, age 13, Wieniawski Concerto No.2, 3rd mvnt
Chloe Joowon Yoon, age 14, Mendelssohn Concerto, 3rd mvnt
Sophie Bell, age 16, Dvorak Concerto, 1st mvnt
From Bach to Bartok
January 8, 2023
Featuring ASTA-LA Competition Grand Prize Winner, Ethan Yang, playing Mozart Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major
Other works include:
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5
Bartok: Romanian Folk Dances
Dohnanyi: Serenade
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor
Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Violins in A minor
Sunday, January 8, 2023 at 3PM
San Gabriel Mission Playhouse
Admission FREE