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Archived Music Listings

2010

An Evening with Composer John Adams
Monday, February 1| 8:00 pm
Join Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Adams for an intimate evening of conversation and music from his opera Nixon in China. Adams will be discussing his acclaimed work with Long Beach Opera Music Director Andreas Mitisek, along with excerpts performed by singers of the Long Beach Opera.
Bing Theater | $18–25 | Tickets go on sale January 4th

2010

Colburn Conservatory
Sunday, March 7| 6:00 pm
Chamber ensembles from the Colburn Conservatory perform works to be announced.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations

Pianist Andrew Brownell
Sunday, February 28| 6:00 pm
Pianist Andrew Brownell performs Hummel: Sonata in F-sharp minor, Opus 81; works by Bach and Chopin.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations

Fortepianist Malcolm Bilson
Sunday, February 21| 6:00 pm
Fortepianist Malcolm Bilson performs Haydn: Sonata in C major, Hob. XVI: 50, Cramer: Variations on “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen” from Mozart's Magic Flute, Dussek: Fantasy and Fugue in F minor, and Mozart: Sonata in F major, K. 332.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations

No Concert. Sundays Live is on Holiday. 
Sunday, February 14| 6:00 pm
Join us next week for fortepianist, Malcolm Bilson
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations

Duo pianists Liam Viney and Anna Grinberg
Sunday, February 7| 6:00 pm
Duo pianists Liam Viney and Anna Grinberg perform Schubert: Fantasie in F minor, D. 940 for piano 4 hands, Carl Vine: Piano Sonata No. 1, Janáèek: Sonata I.X.1905, and Debussy: Selections from "Petite Suite" for piano 4 hands.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations

Angeli Duo
Sunday, January 31| 6:00 pm
Angeli Duo: Violinists Julie Gigante and Sara Parkins, with guests harpsichordist and pianist Lucinda Carver and cellist Trevor Handy, perform works by Bach, Handel, and Martinu.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations

Crossroads School
Sunday, January 17| 6:00 pm
Chamber ensembles from the Crossroads School perform selections including Schubert: Quintet in A major, "Trout," Kodaly: Duo, and Bacewicz: Quartet for Four Violins.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations

Pianist Inna Faliks
Sunday, January 10| 6:00 pm
Pianist Inna Faliks performs Beethoven: Eroica Variations, and Schumann: Fantasie, Opus 17.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations

2009

No broadcast.
Sunday, December 27| 6:00 pm
Sundays Live is on vacation. We wish you a warm, happy, and musical holiday season. Please join us back at LACMA for the live concert on January 3, 2010, when pianist Inna Faliks performs.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations

Pianist Daniel Schlossberg
Sunday, December 20| 6:00 pm
Pianist Daniel Schlossberg performs Jean-Henri d'Anglebert: Prelude from Suite III; Brahms: 16 Waltzes, Opus 39; and Enescu: Sonata No. 3, Opus 24.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations

The Lyris String Quartet
Sunday, December 13| 6:00 pm
The Lyris String Quartet-Alyssa Park (violin), Shalini Vijayan (violin), Luke Maurer (viola), and Timothy Loo (cello)-perform Janá?ek: String Quartet No. 2, "Intimate Letters"; Beethoven: String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Opus 95, "Serioso"; and Webern: Langsamer Satz.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations

The Danali String Quartet 
Sunday, December 6| 6:00 pm
The Danali String Quartet-Sarah Thornblade (violin), Joel Pargman  (violin), Alma Lisa Fernandez (viola), and Timothy Loo (cello)-perform Haydn: String Quartet in G major, Opus 76, No. 3, "Emperor."
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations

Program to be announced 
Sunday, November 29| 6:00 pm
Program to be announced
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations

The Mojave Trio 
Sunday, November 22| 6:00 pm
The Mojave Trio-Sara Parkins (violin), Margaret Parkins (cello), and Genevieve Feiwen Lee (piano)-perform Dvorak: Trio in F minor, Opus 65, and selections to be announced.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations

The Capitol Ensemble
Sunday, November 15| 6:00 pm
The Capitol Ensemble-Phillip Levy (violin), Julie Gigante (violin), Victoria Miskolczy (viola), and David Low (cello), with guest artist Stuart Clark (clarinet)-performs Britten: Concertino for String Quartet and Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Opus 115.
Generously supported by The Robert Gore Rifkind Foundati
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations

Ruslan Biryukov (cello) and Mary Au (piano)
Sunday, November 8| 6:00 pm
Ruslan Biryukov (cello) and Mary Au (piano) perform Brahms: Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Opus 38, and Sonata No. 2 in F major, Opus 99.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations

Sara Andon (flute), Sarah Jackson (flute), and Barry Gold (cello)
Sunday, November 1| 6:00 pm
Sara Andon (flute), Sarah Jackson (flute), and Barry Gold (cello) perform Haydn: "London" Trios, Hob. IV:1-4, and Divertimenti, Hob. IV:7 and 11.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations

Haydn Celebration Concert No. 10
Sunday, October 25| 6:00 pm
Haydn Celebration Concert No. 10. New England Conservatory pianist Charlie Albright performs Haydn: Sonata No. 62 in E-flat major, Hob. XVI: 52, and Chopin: Études, Opus 25. Generously supported by The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations

UCLA Camarades
Sunday, October 18| 6:00 pm
UCLA Camarades perform Mozart: String Quintet in C major, K. 515; Casals: Les Rois Mages for cello ensemble; Shostakovich: Octet ,Opus 11.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations

Michele Zukovsky, Judith Farmer, Brian Head, Bernadene Blaha
Sunday, October 11| 6:00 pm
Michele Zukovsky (clarinet), Judith Farmer (bassoon), Brian Head (guitar), Bernadene Blaha (piano) perform Jean-Baptiste Loeillet: Sonata in B minor; Gernot Wolfgang: Three Short Stories for Clarinet and Bassoon; Mendelssohn: Concertpiece No. 2 in D minor, Opus 114. Generously supported by the Friends of Sundays Live in honor of Robert Margulies.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations

Capitol Ensemble
Sunday, October 4| 6:00 pm
Capitol Ensemble-Phillip Levy (violin), Julie Gigante (violin), Simon Oswell (viola), Victoria Miskolczy (viola), David Low (cello) perform Dvorak: String Quintet in D flat major, Opus 97, and 2 waltzes for String Quartet, Opus 54. Generously supported by The Robert Gore Rifkind Foundation.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations

Cellist Marek Szpakiewicz and pianist Jiayi Shi
Sunday, September 27| 6:00 pm
Cellist Marek Szpakiewicz and pianist Jiayi Shi perform Music for Yom Kippur by Max Bruch: Kol Nidrei, Ernest Bloch: Baal Shem, Bernstein: Clarinet Sonata transcribed for cello and piano.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations

Celebration Concert No. 9
Sunday, September 20| 6:00 pm
Haydn Celebration Concert No. 9. New England Conservatory pianist to be announced.
Generously sponsored by the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations

Pianists Maria Demina and Anna von Urbans
Sunday, September 13| 6:00 pm
Pianists Maria Demina and Anna von Urbans perform music for the Mendelssohn anniversary year, including Mendelssohn's own 4-hand arrangement of the Midsummer Night's Dream incidental music.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations

Violinist Endre Balogh and guests
Sunday, September 6| 6:00 pm
Violinist Endre Balogh and colleagues Kevin Connoly (violin), Steven Gordon (viola), Dennis Karmazyn (cello), and Genevieve Feiwen Lee (piano) perform Schubert: String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat major, and Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Opus 44.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations

Hayden Celebration Concert No. 8
Sunday, August 30| 6:00 pm
New England Conservatory pianist Igor Lovchinsky performs Haydn: Sonata in F major, Hob. XVI:23, and Sonata in B minor, Hob. XVI:32, J.S. Bach: Capriccio for the Departure of a Beloved Brother, and Shostakovich: Sonata No. 1 Opus 12.
Generously supported by the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations

iPalpiti Artists International
Sunday, August 23| 6:00 pm
iPalpiti Artists International return to celebrate Mendelssohn with the Violin Sonata in F minor featuring violinist Timothy Fain and the Octet, Opus 20.
Generously supported by the Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations

iPalpiti Artists International
Sunday, August 16| 6:00 pm
iPalpiti Artists International celebrate the Mendelssohn anniversary (1809-1847), performing Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor and Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor.
Bing Theater | Free, no reservations

Monktet
Friday, November 6| 6:00 pm
The 2009 Friday Night Jazz series closes with the nine-piece Monktet.  Originally founded by arranger/composer/saxophonist John Magruder in the early eighties, and reenergized by his wife and collaborator Joy Magruder, the Monktet plays the music of Thelonius Monk, as arranged by John Magruder and others, as well as Magruder's original compositions. The Monktet has played in leading Southern California jazz clubs including the Jazz Bakery and Spazio, along with performances and clinics for universities and music programs.
LATCC | Free, no reservations

Inga Swearingen celebrates Johnny Mercer
Friday, October 30| 6:00 pm
Vocalist Inga Swearingen presents a special evening celebrating Johnny Mercer's 100th anniversary. Swearingen is best known from her work with Garrison Keillor's Prairie Home Companion broadcasts and concerts. She has performed around the world at such prestigious venues as the Montreux Jazz Festival, Tanglewood, and Carnegie Hall. "She has the knack for making even complicated musical trajectories sound natural and flowing," writes jazz critic Joe Woodard.
LATCC | Free, no reservations

Larry Karush Quartet
Friday, October 23| 6:00 pm
Larry Karush is an improvising pianist/composer with roots in jazz, twentieth-century western music, African-based percussion, and the music of North India, and has performed with John Abercrombie, Jane Ira Bloom, Eddie Gomez, and Bennie Wallace and Oregon. "Karush draws together such disparate elements as bluegrass banjo, stride, tinges of Erik Satie, country and the blues. But his own vision-one of the most fascinating in current jazz-remains constant."-Don Heckman, Los Angeles Times.
LATCC | Free, no reservations

John B. Williams
Friday, October 16| 6:00 pm
Bassist John B. Williams may be best known as the bass player on the Arsenio Hall Show and prior to that on Doc Severinson's Tonight Show Band, but this multi-talented musician has spent his distinguished career working with a who's who of jazz legends including Nancy Wilson (for over twenty-five years), Bennie Maupin, The Manhattan Transfer, Billy Cobham, and Michael Wolff.
LATCC | Free, no reservations

Lesa Terry & Friends
Friday, October 9| 6:00 pm
Music director of the Women's Jazz Orchestra and Women's Jazz Quartet, violinist Lesa Terry returns to LACMA with an all-star group. A veteran of the Uptown String Quartet and the Max Roach Double Quartet, Terry has performed the world over at such esteemed venues as the Hollywood Bowl, United Nations, Duke Ellington Conference, and Playboy Jazz Festival.
LATCC | Free, no reservations

Johnnie Valentino
Friday, October 2| 6:00 pm
Guitarist and composer Johnnie Valentino has worked with some of today's leading contemporary improvisers including Alex Acuña, Oscar Brashear, Luis Conte, Vinny Golia, Mike Pedicin, and Wadada Leo Smith. "His work reminds me of the ethereal playing you often hear from guitarists like Abercrombie or Frisell, but with a style that is definitely all his own."-Jazz Improv (Scott Hockenberry).
LATCC | Free, no reservations

Please note that Friday Night Jazz moves back to LACMA's LA Times Central Court.  

Gary LeMel
Friday, September 25| 6:00 pm
A singer who instantly "touches your heart" (allaboutjazz.com), Gary LeMel has a rich baritone voice, a respect for melodies and lyrics, and a sincere, uncluttered delivery that result in timeless music tailor-made "for lovers of vocals" (Radio & Records Magazine). LeMel has recorded for Concord and Atlantic Records and has worked with such musicians as Elvin Jones, the Brecker Brothers, and Grady Tate. BP Grand Entrance | Free, no reservations

BoneSoir
Friday, September 18| 6:00 pm
BoneSoir's straight-ahead jazz features five trombones and a rhythm section. Each member has an extensive background in a broad scope of musical performances and genres: festivals, theaters, clubs, and concert halls, motion picture, video, television and recordings. This concert is sponsored by Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky.
BP Grand Entrance | Free, no reservations

"L.A. Jazz Treasure Award" - Snooky Young
Friday, September 11| 6:00 pm
LACMA and the Los Angeles Jazz Society proudly present the inaugural L.A. Jazz Treasure Award to jazz trumpet legend Snooky Young. The evening features a special tribute band comprised of Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra and Tonight Show band members. Mr. Young recently turned ninety and is a recent NEA Jazz Master awardee. Young was lead trumpeter of the Jimmie Lunceford band from 1939 to 1942 and has played with Count Basie, Lionel Hampton, and the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band. His longest engagement was with the Tonight Show Band from 1967 through 1992. Young is still playing and recording with the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra.
BP Grand Entrance | Free, no reservations

Michael Session Sextet
Friday, September 4| 6:00 pm
Michael Session returns to LACMA with his all-star sextet. "Session remains a dominant soloist, blessed with vivid musical imagination, A-Line technique, and an apparent passion to construct heart stopping thrill rides on the saxophone," writes Rex Butters, All About Jazz. Firmly rooted in classic Blue Note, the sextet's front line plays crisp harmonized arrangements based in blues and uptown bebop.
BP Grand Entrance | Free, no reservations

The Kathleen Grace Band
Friday, August 28| 6:00 pm
Based in Los Angeles, the Kathleen Grace Band (KGB) was born out of a desire to fuse the musical language of jazz with the storytelling of the American folk tradition.  Grace in her capacity as singer, songwriter and producer draws the listener in with vocal harmonies, grooves and textures. She has performed at festivals in Europe, the U.S., and South America and was a finalist in the 2004 Montreux International Jazz Vocal Competition.
BP Grand Entrance | Free, no reservations

Ben Wendel Group 
Friday, August 21| 6:00 pm
Founding member of the genre-bending group, Kneebody, saxophonist and composer Ben Wendel has toured the world with such diverse artists as Cuban drumming legend Ignacio Berroa, Thelonius Monk Piano Competition Winner Tigran Hamasyan, and hip hop artist Snoop Dogg. His first solo album Simple Song was recently released on Sunnyside Records in March 2009. Wendel also serves as Adjunct Professor of Jazz Studies at USC.
BP Grand Entrance | Free, no reservations

Cross Hart Jazz Experience
Friday, August 14| 6:00 pm
Led by bassist/composer Ryan Cross and drummer Lorca Hart, the Cross Hart Jazz Experience takes a fresh approach to jazz standards with high-energy arrangements. The group’s acclaimed self-titled debut album has received airplay nationally and the group has performed across Southern California at jazz clubs and festivals including the Playboy Jazz Festival at the Rose Bowl.
BP Grand Entrance | Free, no reservations

Johnny Polanco y Su Conjunto Amistad
Saturday, August 22| 5:00 pm
Johnny Polanco is one of the most sought-after band leaders in the U.S. He has gained the distinction for making the type of contagious Latin music that is truly appreciated by salsa dancers worldwide. Mr. Polanco has been performing concerts the world over for nearly 35 years and has worked with such artists as Cachao, Tito Puente, Jr., Charlie Zaa, Ray De La Paz, Tito Nieves and many others.
Hancock Park | Free, no reservations

Esther Segovia
Saturday, August 15| 5:00 pm
Tango singer Esther Segovia began her career as the lead vocalist for the folklore group Romantico Sur. She has recorded a number of albums, including a dream recording project with El Maestro, Jose Luis "Pepe" Motta, in her homeland of Buenos Aires. This production is a collection of unforgettable songs within the Tango genre like "Sus Ojos Se Cerraron," "Garufa," and "Soy La Segovia, Soy El Gotan," written by Argentinean composer Lito Solanas.
Hancock Park | Free, no reservations