Event : Governor's 2009 Historic Conservation Award
Date : 20 January 2010
Time : 2:00:00 PM
La Senora's January and February 2009 Geophysical/Archeological Student education program at the Pascual Marquez Family Cemetery won for La Senora and its Associates The Cotsen Institute of Archeology at UCLA and Dean Goodman's GAL, this highly coveted award. Look at the smiling faces accepting the award and look for more Cemetery programs in the Spring of 2010!!
Event : The Lost Art of the Recital
Date : 5 March 2010
Time : 7:30:00 PM
We are pleased to invite our members to this special event hosted by MAHMA. One of the five Collabortive Partners of La Senora in presenting concerts in a traditional 'chamber' setting. "The Lost Art of the Recital" event carries the tradition a step further by being followed by a discussion led by distinguished author, Annette Kaufman, -- who is known to add her witty and fascinating stories to discussions.
The Recitals take place on March 2nd at 7 p.m. (6:30 p.m. for refreshments) and again March 5th at 7:30 p.m. (7 p.m. for refreshments) at the Malibu estate of Maria Newman and Scott Hosfield, the Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture. The evening has been generously sponsored in part by the Hosfeld, Cohen and Kaufman families. Directions will be provided to those who make reservations with La Senora by e-mailing music@lasenora.org by noon March 1st for the 3/2 performance and by March 3rd for the 3/5 performance.
La Senora members have been warmly invited as their guests to experience great chamber music as it was heard in the era of Beethoven and Schumann:----- so close-up that you might feel you could "touch" it.
Venue: Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture
6307 Busch Drive
Malibu, CA. 90265
"The Lost Art of the Recital"
In the early and mid 20th Century, cello and piano teams traveled the globe performing recitals for a public that thirsted to hear and meet their favorite artists. Fans were able to recognize these superb musicians by the quality of their individual sounds and the uniqueness of their musical language. But this art has been lost. Only a few recital superstars remain in a world that now hungers instead for pop culture, immediate satisfaction and a noise level prohibiting discussion.
Montgomery House for the Arts, in Malibu is presenting two evenings in remembrance of a time lost, when music lovers would gather for friendship, refreshments, and to discuss their favorite music, and, just as heartily, declare their individual opinions. A time when discussion, as one of the few forms of entertainment, was wielded effortlessly.
These evenings will present a dynamic cellist: the award-winning Andrew Shulman, who joins esteemed pianist Wendy Prober for a recital of exquisite gems of the classical repertoire. As the years fall away, allowing simpler times to emerge, the two will become one in performances of masterworks by Beethoven and Robert Schumann, a world premiere by MAHMA's Composer-in-Residence, Maria Newman, and a brilliantly riveting work of Erwin Schulhoff, who sadly perished in a concentration camp in World War II.
You are already a part of La Senora's unique portal to Cultural History. (Don't forget to renew your membership for 2010. This can be done online at http://lasenora.org/donations.asp.)
We invite you to enjoy this rare opportunity to hear, discuss and focus upon a cello/piano team in MAHMA's incredibly inspiring architectural setting.
Event : LA Musical Salon Concert/Dinner Date : 6 March 2010
Time : 6:00 PM
LA Musical Salon's next dinner-concert is coming up, this Saturday, March 6, 2010.
The guest artists are the AURIA TRIO - Yolanda Mitchell West,
soprano; Andrea Thiele, harp; and Michael Morton, flute-who will be
joined for part of the program by LA Musical Salon's Artist in Residence pianist Rose Chen.
The AURIA TRIO is an extremely versatile and engaging group. They have put together a terrific program unlike anything we've had before, with both instrumental-only pieces and instrument-with-voice pieces, varying from Handel to Debussy to Bizet's beloved "Carmen," and from George Gershwin to John Williams to Negro spirituals.
You can learn more about the AURIA TRIO at:
www.LAMusicalSalon.org (look under Guest Artists for 2010).
If you've already signed up for this year's LAMS series, you don't need to do anything else. But if not, we'd love to have you join us! You can
download a reservation form at
http://www.lamusicalsalon.org/reservations.html
If you attended LAMS's first concert in February, and would like to convert
that single event price to a subscription for all three 2010 events, they
would be happy to credit part of your February ticket to the cost of the
series.
Reservations required. Menu choices will be sent out this week to those who sign up. Visit: www.lamusicalsalon.org/reservations.html
Event : Sundays Live concert at LACMA Date : 7 March 2010
Time : 6:00:00 PM
La Senora's partner organization, Sundays Live at LACMA presents:
Chamber Ensembles from the Colburn Conservatory, performing selections to be announced.
Patron Level Members of La Senora may request early seating at the Sundays Live concerts.
Visit www.sundayslive.org for additional details. Event : Green with Envy: Music for St. Patrick's Day
Date : 13 March 2010
Time : 6:30 pm
Event Description
La Senora's most prolific music collaborator has invited our members to "Green with Envy: Music for St. Patrick's Day."
A wonderful upbeat discussion with the artists will describe the admiration, as well as the jealous competition between great historic master composers and performers, highlighting this program as one that is: "GREEN WITH ENVY!"
Renowned violinist, Belinda Broughton, will be joined by cellists, Maurice Grants and Paula Hochhalter, in the glorious music of Franz Schubert (his sublime Cello Quintet, which has been noted as one of the most loved works of the classical repertoire), and Antonin Dvorak.
Concerts at MAHMA are warm,inviting musical moments reliving old world style, elegance and charm .
The etchings and pencils of Chrissy O'Grady Martin will be on display before and after the concerts each evening
Dates and Times: Saturday, March 13th at 7:00 pm (6:30 refreshments) and Sunday, March 14th at 7:o0 pm (6:30 refreshments).
Sponsors: "Green with Envy" has been generously sponsored in part by the Allport and Hosfeld families
Location: Malibu: Exact address will be provided to those with reservations.
RSVP: events@lasenora.org
Event : Sundays Live concert at LACMA Date : 14 March 2010
Time : 6:00:00 PM
Event Description
La Senora's partner organization, Sundays Live at LACMA presents:
The UCLA Philharmonia
conducted by Neal Stulberg
performs Dvork: Symphony No. 6 in D Major, Opus 60.
Patron Level Members of La Senora may request early seating at the Sundays Live concerts.
Visit www.sundayslive.org for additional details. Event : Green with Envy: Music for St. Patrick's Day
Date : 14 March 2010
Time : 6:30 pm
La Senora's most prolific music collaborator has invited our members to "Green with Envy: Music for St. Patrick's Day."
A wonderful upbeat discussion with the artists will describe the admiration, as well as the jealous competition between great historic master composers and performers, highlighting this program as one that is: "GREEN WITH ENVY!"
Renowned violinist, Belinda Broughton, will be joined by cellists, Maurice Grants and Paula Hochhalter, in the glorious music of Franz Schubert (his sublime Cello Quintet, which has been noted as one of the most loved works of the classical repertoire), and Antonin Dvorak.
Concerts at MAHMA are warm,inviting musical moments reliving old world style, elegance and charm .
The etchings and pencils of Chrissy O'Grady Martin will be on display before and after the concerts each evening
Dates and Times: Saturday, March 13th at 7:00 pm (6:30 refreshments) and Sunday, March 14th at 7:o0 pm (6:30 refreshments).
Sponsors: "Green with Envy" has been generously sponsored in part by the Allport and Hosfeld families
Location: Malibu: Exact address will be provided to those with reservations.
RSVP: events@lasenora.org
Event : Sundays Live concert at LACMA Date : 21 March 2010
Time : 6:00 PM
La Senora's partner organization, Sundays Live at LACMA presents:
Pianist Abbey Simon
performing selections by Chopin
Patron Level Members of La Senora may request early seating at the Sundays Live concerts.
Visit www.sundayslive.org for additional details. Event : Sundays Live concert at LACMA
Date : 28 March 2010
Time : 6:00 PM
La Senora's partner organization, Sundays Live at LACMA presents:
"Sundays Live celebrates 20 years at LACMA" with
The Capitol Ensemble and
The Los Angeles Chamber Singers' Cappella
Peter Rutenberg Music Director and conductor. Performing selections by Purcell, Handel, and J.S. Bach
Patron Level Members of La Senora may request early seating at the Sundays Live concerts.
Visit www.sundayslive.org for additional details. Event : Music Of The People, By The People, For The People
Date : 9 April 2010
Time : 7:30 PM
La Senora would like to share with you some information on Karen Benjamin's latest project, MUSIC OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE. Ms. Benjamin stated that, around the time the economy tanked, she found a book of art song arrangements of American folksongs and was struck by not only the beauty of the music but how poignant the lyrics were with
respect to the current situation in this country (and the world for that
matter). This is Ms. Benjamin's latest project, which brings her back to singing with "classical chops." Ms. Benjamin's husband, Alan Champan, has written some brilliant arrangements, in addition to various other composer's arrangements of these timeless folksongs, spirituals and Hutchinson family songs of the 19th century.
The concert is a sophisticated and fun art song program that features not only Ms. Benjamin, singing soprano, but also the wonderful tenor, Charles Lane (LA Master Choral and Opera), the incredible Yulia Kozlova (Santa Monica College faculty member) on piano, and of course, the ubiquitous Alan Chapman (KUSC) providing some insightful commentary.
This "happening" will be taking place at the Madison campus of Santa Monica
College, corner of Santa Monica and 11th, on
FRIDAY, APRIL 9th, at 7:30 p.m.
We will be in the 130 seat EDYE SECOND SPACE (attached to the
Broad Stage).
This is a FREE concert with no reserved seating, so come early
and grab a seat. Free parking, in the big parking lot.
Event : Art of Empire - Aztec Culture and Concert Date : 10 April 2010
Time : 3:00 p.m. at La Senora
Organized to celebrate the bicentennial of Mexican independence, this exhibition reveals a defining moment of cultural encounter. In the sixteenth century, European exploration and colonization in the Americas coincided with the Renaissance rediscovery of classical antiquity, and parallels were routinely drawn between two great empires�the Aztec and the Roman. Masterworks of Aztec sculpture, largely from the collections of the National Museum of Anthropology and the Museo del Templo Mayor in Mexico City, are the point of departure for a comparative approach to the monumental art of empire.
Our group will meet at La Senora at 3:00 pm and carpool to the Getty Villa. After the guided tour of the Exhibition we will go to dinner, then return to the Getty Villa at 7:30 for the concert.
Songs from the Fifth Age: Sones de M�xico in Concert: - 8 pm
As both a source of political pride and a muse for cultural expression, Aztec civilization has captivated and inspired for more than five centuries. Turning fresh eyes to this rich legacy, Grammy-nominated Sones de M�xico presents their signature mix of traditional instruments and original compositions as well as folk songs and dance. Complements the exhibition The Aztec Pantheon and the Art of Empire. Patron Membership Renewal. Tickets $30 includes exhibit and concert. Dinner is user pay. If you do not carpool, Getty Parking reservation is required at $15 charge by Getty Villa
Event : Offsite: Effects of Inductive Biases on Culture Date : 12 April 2010
Time : 12:00-1;30 pm
UCLA Campus, Haines Hall 352 $6 donation to UCLA. As part of La Senora's collaborative research and educational dissemination with UCLA's Cotsen Institute of Archeology, we are pleased to invite you to attend the Monday 12:00 Noon-1:30 lecture series held on the UCLA campus at Haines Hall 352. There is a $6 donation request from UCLA.
Guest lecturer Tom Griffiths of UC Berkeley's Cognitive Science Department will present his findings on how our preconceptions influence our interpretations of what we learn. This inductive bias has played a major role in the interpretations of the settlement of Los Angeles and its movement from predominately Latino/Mexican to Anglo elite societies. Note that this lecture may be best suited to the serious student of cognitive transference in cultural settings. For more information on this topic here is a link to Professor Griffith's complete paper. The conclusions are contained in Paragraph 6. http://cocosci.berkeley.edu/tom/papers/ilreview.pdf
Event : Offsite; Angkhor Wat - Impacts of Climate Change Date : 12 April 2010
Time : 7:00 PM
Climate Change and man's impact on our planet are of concern to La Senora's heritage at our 'sea level' location. La Senora members & guests are invited to a lecture at UCLA's Lennert Library by PROFESSOR ROLAND FLETCHER
Professor of Theoretical and World Archaeology, Director: Greater Angkor Project, Director: Living With Heritage Project, Department of Archaeology, University of Sydney, Australia
Self Parking is available in Lot 4 (Sunset and Westwood) for $10.
Event : Santa Barbara's Founding Day Date : 17 April 2010
Time : 11:00 AM
Celebrate Santa Barbara's 228th birthday with "Founding Day" at El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park. Bring the entire family and watch the Presidio come to life with Early California music and dance, food, pottery and adobe brick making, Chumash storytelling, archaeology, and Presidio birthday cake!
Saturday, April 17 from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park
123 East Canon Perdido Street, Santa Barbara
FREE community celebration
For more information (805) 965-0093 or visit www.sbthp.org/events2.htm. Event : How Women Made the West
Date : 18 April 2010
Time : 11:00 am
SORRY - GROUP IS FULL This is a small group Tour for which an RSVP will be required. 11:30-12:30 Tour; the Autrey has a restaurant with outdoor courtyard tables for those who wish to lunch together. The event resumes at 2:00 with Lisa See's lecture.
Event : Sacred Vespers III: An Evening of Music and Mysticism
Date : 18 April 2010
Time : 7:00 PM
Our concert program includes collaborations with Montgomery Arts Music and Architecture foundation presenting this program at St. Aiden's Church. Please follow link for additional information.
http://lasenora.org/MusicandMysticism.asp
Event : Serenade to Spring
Date : 19 April 2010
Time : 7:00 PM
“A Serenade to Spring”
Featuring Renowned Guest Artists:
Josefina Vergara, violin
; Nico Abondolo, double bass and composer
with
Scott Hosfeld, violist;
Maria Newman, violinist and composer.
Two Performances:
Monday, April 19, 2010 7:00 pm
Tuesday, april 20, 2010 7:00 pm
Venue: Montgomery Arts Music and Architecture Foundation (MaMa), Malibu, CA
Reservations Required: Please RSVP to events@lasenora.org –
Directions will be provided with reservation confirmation.
Tickets: Complimentary
Donations to Montgomery Art Music and Architecture gratefully accepted
Event : Serenade to Spring
Date : 20 April 2010
Time : 7::00 PM
“A Serenade to Spring”
Featuring Renowned Guest Artists:
Josefina Vergara, violin
; Nico Abondolo, double bass and composer
with
Scott Hosfeld, violist
; Maria Newman, violinist and composer
Two Performances:
Monday, April 19, 2010 7:00 pm
Tuesday, april 20, 2010 7:00 pm
Venue: Montgomery Arts Music and Architecture Foundation (MaMa), Malibu, CA
Reservations Required: Please RSVP to events@lasenora.org –
Directions will be provided with reservation confirmation.
Tickets: Complimentary
Donations to
Montgomery Art Music and Architecture gratefully accepted Event : Culver City Chamber Orchestra en Chambre
Date : 25 April 2010
Time : 2:00-5:00 PM
Join one of La Senora's collaborative organizations for an afternoon of Music, Wine and Hors d'oeuvres as members of the Culver City Chamber Orchestra perform for your enjoyment in a private home
When: Sunday, April 25, 2:00pm to 5:00pm
Location: The home of Annie and Danny Wetherbee
For this event, please do not e-mail La Senora as the Culver City Chamber Orchestra will be handling all RSVPs The address in Sherman Oaks will be provided to those who RSVP to Phone: 310-397-2490
VIP Admission $ 50.00 per person
General Admission $ 25.00 per person
Payment method: Cash or Check only; no credit cards
Event : ExploringSMCanyon.asp Date : 26 April 2010
Time : 10:00 am
The two-day Seminar plus workshops will identify areas of archeological, anthropological and ethnographic exploration in the unique SM Canyon. Among the presentations we will discuss our 2009 collaborative project that won the Governor's Award for Historic Conservation, and also provide more thorough analysis of the data obtained in the Pasqual Marquez Family Cemetery.
Sessions are open to La Senora Members and guests as well as academicians, graduate students and archivists. If you are interested, please sign up via e-mail to events@lasenora.org. If you wish to participate in Monday's box lunch in the gardens, please click that item to buy your lunch. A more complete agenda for Monday morning may be found on this link. Event : ExploreSMCanyonCulHtTues.asp
Date : 27 April 2010
Time : 10:00 am
Professor and La Senora Fellow, Teresa Brewer's presentation will address the cultural heritage of the Canyon, setting into context the importance of the 'narrative' of its historic roots. Brewer is especially knowledgeable about SM Canyon as she grew up next door to la Senora and her lifelong commitment to a career in archeology and anthropology began when she was a small child listening to the stories of the Marquez Family Cemetery. Event : Festival of Music and Dance Date : 6 May 2010
Time : 7:00 PM
“The Art of the Ballet: A Festival of Music and Dance”
"The Pied Piper of Hamelin"
Choreographed and Directed by Adrianna Fiori
Music by Maria Newman
Performed Interactively by the
Malibu Coast Chamber Ballet
and theMalibu Chamber Players
Wendy Prober, piano
Three performances: Thursday, May 6th Friday, May 7 at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 9th (Mother’s Day Weekend) 5:30 p.m. Venue: Montgomery Arts Music and Architecture Foundation (MaMa) Malibu, CA
Reservations Required: Please RSVP to events@lasenora.org – Directions will be provided with reservation confirmation. Tickets: Complimentary - Donations to Montgomery Art Music & Architecture gratefully accepted.
Event : Festival of Music and Dance Date : 7 May 2010
Time : 7:00 PM
See above. Event : Festival of Music and Dance
Date : 9 May 2010
Time : 5:30PM
See above. Event : A Night at the Not So Silent Movies
Date : 14 May 2010
Time : 7:00 PM
La Senora's Film Program collaborates with that of MaMA presenting Classic Silent Films for which composer Maria Newman has written scores to accompany the action. Please follow link for additional information.
"A Night at the Not-So-Silent Movies"
Two Performances:
Friday, May 14th, 2010 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, May 15th, 2010 at 7:00 pm
Venue: Montgomery Arts Music and Architecture Foundation (MaMa) Malibu, CA
Reservations Required: Please RSVP to events@lasenora.org –
Directions will be provided with reservation confirmation.
Featuring Four (4) Classic Silent Film Shorts of
Mary Pickford with live music scored for the film.
"The Dream" (world premiere)
"What the Daisy Said"
"The Gibson Girl Finds Her Man!"
"As it is in Life" (world premiere)
Andy Stern, distinguished guest speaker
Hugh Munro Neely, distinguished guest speaker
Scott Tallal, distinguished guest speaker
Elaina Archer, resident film historian
Malibu Chamber Players
"A Night at the Not-So-Silent Movies" has been sponsored
in part by A&F Productions, the Mary Pickford Library,
and the Malibu Coast Youth Symphony
Tickets are Complimentary but MaMa urges you to send in whatever you can for your tax deductible donation to keep world-class concerts being produced at Montgomery Arts Music and Architecture House. These concerts do make a difference to your community!
Event : A Night at the Not so Silent Movies Date : 15 May 2010
Time : 7:00 PM
La Senora's Classic Film Program collaborates with that of MaMA presenting Classic Silent Films for which composer Maria Newman has written scores to accompany the action. If you are joining us today in Santa Barbara for todays 'Heritage Tour', this event is on the way back home and will delightfully 'cap' a perfectly enjoyable day. Please follow link for additional information. And make reservations EARLY AS THIS WILL SELL OUT.
Event : Presidio Santa Barbara
Date : 15 May 2010
Time : 9:30 AM
Members of La Senora have been invited by the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation to see the ruins of the late 1700s Presidio Burial Sites and learn how to make the adobe bricks that will form part of the preservation.
Event : Rita Hayworth
Date : 22 May 2010
Time : 4:30 PM
Save the Date for this screening of Elaina Archer's fascinating documentary produced for Turner Classic Movies. Elaina will introduce . Rita Hayworth, ubiquitous 'pin-up girl' for the GIs, sultry screen star and seductive enough to capture the Aga Kahn. Refreshments following the Q&A. $15 pp
Event : LACMA Luncheon
Date : 24 May 2010
Time : 12:00:00 PM
La Senora's Collaboration with LACMA includes both Sunday's Live at which our Patron Level Members have the same reserved seating privileges, and the Art Guild which will be holding it's annual luncheon in La Senora's gardens. Details will be added to the Patrons page for our members.
Event : Celebrate American Musical Heritage
Date : 11 June 2010
Time : 7:00 PM
Enjoy La Senora's Collaborative partnership with MALIBU FRIENDS OF MUSIC
Our Members have been invited to the rejuvenating delights of great music
at THE MONTGOMERY ARTS HOUSE FOR MUSIC AND ARCHITECTURE
Come and experience the artistry of the internationally renowned FELICI PIANO TRIO,
Rebecca Hang, violin and Brian Schuldt, cello
with guest artist Wendy Prober, piano
Joined by MAHMA's own Maria Newman, violin and Scott Hosfeld, viola PROGRAM
AN AMERICAN CELEBRATION: THE LAND OF THE FREE!
CELEBRATING OUR GREAT MUSICAL HERITAGE!
"American Songs Without Words"......Alfred Newman
for violin and piano
"Love and Marriage".....Nico Abondolo (comp. 2010)
for violin, cello and piano
"Solemn Songs and Spirituals"...........Traditional
for viola and piano
"String Quartet No. 8"...........Dmitri Shostakovich
for two violins, viola and cello
"Chilmark Trio".........Maria Newman (comp. 1999)
for violin, cello and piano Friday, June 11,2010 at 7:30 pm (Gathering at 7:00 pm) and Sunday, June 13, 2010 at 7:00 pm (Gathering at 6:30 pm) Please RSVP using the link below directly to MAHMA
http://www.malibufriendsofmusic.org/reservations.html
Event : Celebrate American Musical Heritage Date : 13 June 2010
Time : 6:30 PM
Enjoy La Senora's Collaborative partnership with MALIBU FRIENDS OF MUSIC
Our Members have been invited to the rejuvenating delights of great music
at THE MONTGOMERY ARTS HOUSE FOR MUSIC AND ARCHITECTURE
Come and experience the artistry of the internationally renowned FELICI PIANO TRIO
Rebecca Hang, violin and Brian Schuldt, cello
with guest artist Wendy Prober, piano
Joined by MAHMA's own Maria Newman, violin and Scott Hosfeld, viola
PROGRAM
AN AMERICAN CELEBRATION: THE LAND OF THE FREE!
CELEBRATING OUR GREAT MUSICAL HERITAGE!
"American Songs Without Words"......Alfred Newman
for violin and piano
"Love and Marriage".....Nico Abondolo (comp. 2010)
for violin, cello and piano
"Solemn Songs and Spirituals"...........Traditional
for viola and piano
"String Quartet No. 8"...........Dmitri Shostakovich
for two violins, viola and cello
"Chilmark Trio".........Maria Newman (comp. 1999)
for violin, cello and piano
Friday, June 11,2010 at 7:30 pm (Gathering at 7:00 pm) and Sunday, June 13, 2010 at 7:00 pm (Gathering at 6:30 pm)
Please RSVP using the link below directly to MAHMA
http://www.malibufriendsofmusic.org/reservations.html
Event : New Ivy Chamber Ensemble
Date : 26 June 2010
Time : 3:30 pm
June brings our annual New Ivy Chamber Ensemble to help us enjoy
the 200th birthday of both Schumann and Chopin .
The Ensemble's guest soloist this year is 27 year old pianist Berenika, a pianist lauded by reviewers for bringing passion and phenomenal technique to the works of two of the most Romantic composers for piano, Chopin and Schumann. The program includes the Schumann Piano Quartet, Chopin Cello Sonata, and the Brahms Clarinet Trio."
At age 9 Berenika soloed with the Sault Orchestra and by age 13 she was at Julliard; (after which she graduated magna cum laude from Harvard, went on to Oxford and then the Royal Academy of Music in London).
Her credits include being the Leonard Bernstein Fellow at Tanglewood and the New Horizon's Fellow at the Aspen Music Festival. When Phillip Glass received the Fulbright Lifetime Achievement Award in the Mellon Auditorium in Washington, DC, Berenika was chosen to play "Philip Glass" for Phillip Glass.
Berenika's performances have been on NPR Bravo!, CBC, CityTV, YTV, MDR Germany, WCQS, BBC, WQXR NY & Classic FM London. She's soloed with the Pittsburgh, Asheville, Toronto and Boston Symphonies, the New York Symphonic Ensemble , the Aspen Sinfonia and has appeared at the Allen Room, Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Wigmore Hall, London and at the City of London Festival.
The legacy of La Senora's Hacienda is always a celebration of the link forged between European composers and Hollywood; Mexican Opera Star and Edison Three Tenors Jose Mojica sang his way into Hollywood starring roles in fourteen 1930s Fox Films;
Schumann's stormy life of love and music was captured in film most notably in the 1947 Song of Love (with the Artur Rubenstein piano soundtrack). Chopin's life was portrayed in the 1948 A Song to Remember.
Tickets for this June 26th Concert may be purchased at http://lasenora.org/onlinestore.asp
On Sunday, June 27th La Senora guests may hear the music of Schumann at our afternoon screening of the 1947 film
Song of Love
starring Katherine Hepburn. .
Event : Song of Love Date : 27 June 2010
Time : 3:30 pm
Continuing with a weekend of music in celebration the 200th Birthday of both Chopin and Schumann this film finds Katherine Hepburn in the role of Clara Schumann, gifted pianist, married to composer Robert Schumann. This film is all about the music -- In addition to the Schumann's we see their relationships with his his student Brahms , who lives with them and helps care for the 8 children. We also meet Liszt and hear pianist Artur Rubenstein's performances throughout the film..
Donation $15 -
For Tickets please go to our Events Registration Tab - Then scroll down to this event.
Due to limited seating Reservation Required
Event : 81st Annual Neighborhood Swim Party Date : 4 July 2010
Time : 3:30 PM after the softball game
Neighbors throughout Upper Santa Monica Canyon are invited to La Senora to swim immediately after the annual East Channel/Dryad Road Softball Championship.
Please bring your own towels
Event : Vintage Tango: Sultry Summer Evening Date : 17 July 2010
Time : 6:30:00 PM
One of the most lauded groups playing in Santa Monica Canyon from the 2008 Season was the Vintage Tango Ensemble.
The performance will begin at 7 p.m. but come at 6:30 Due to wonderful response from several meet-ups we have added a reception BEFORE the concert with wine & h'ors d'oeuvres in the botanical gardens. People have requested that this concert provide them a 'reason to dress up'. Not Black Tie! But fun, sophisticated dressing up. Yes, you can wear Tango shoes -- this started as a concert, not a dance party. However, the musicians knew that people would want to dance in the gardens during and after the concert. We even found a volunteer to give a Tango lesson, entirely optional! We'll add sweets and coffee service then too. You will have the opportunity to get better acquainted with each other and mingle after the concert with the musicians. Did I mention that these are all fun guys?
Please get tickets on our Events Registration page. Both Member and non member tickets are sold there.
The Ensemble's Leader and Violinist -ALAN BUSTEED - as Concert Master for the Orquesta de Baja California -(OBC ) toured NYC's Lincoln Center; his work as Lead Violinist for new works by prominent composers from Mexico City was a highlight of his association with the OBC. Alan's had the privilege of recording the music of Oscar winning film composer Jan Ksczmarek, and Alan's film scoring covers a broad spectrum including Star Trek movies, and recent work on the Michael Giaccino score for the animated film "Up! Land of the Lost". With orchestras In Brazil this past Season he appeared as guest solo violinist and has recorded with outstanding tango musicians in Buenos Aires. He also joined up with harpist Andea Puente to perform a program featuring the composer and Mexican popular music legend, Augustin Lara, at the Mexican Embassy in Los Angeles. Alan's rich musical background includes studying under the eminent Raphael Bronstein, performing on both violin and voila and when in concert with the fusion Odyssey Tango, Alan performs as the pianist bringing the unique twist of his rich history of pianistry in Gospel music in Dallas, Texas.
Guitarist MARCELO CASERES, a native of Cordoba, Argentina, began playing guitar as a child; by age fifteen he was performing to professional acclaim. In the U.S. Marcelo continued the Argentine tradition of gifted students studying with master musicians--Marcelo had the privilege of studying with noted artists Ted Greene, Ron Eschette, Mike Miller, and Sid Jacobs. As a tango musician he has toured the world with Bandoneon specialist Coco Trivissono and with the Tango Dreams theater production. Marcelo's appearances as a guest artist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic for their production of Tango Argentina, and in concert as a featured musician with the Santa Barbara Symphony for an evening of vintage tango have been among his high profile performances in Southern California. He also has extensive recording credits and has performed, collaborated on new repertoire, and toured nationally with noted musicians based in Los Angeles.
Pianist ARMANDO PATRONO was immersed in the study of classical orchestration and piano technique at a time when the education of many of the most gifted musicians in Argentina was private study with an established musician. From age 14 -28 he studied classical piano repertoire and devoured orchestral scores with Maestro Cayetano Marcoli in Buenos Aires. Armando's affinity for regional folkloric music of Latin America infuses his over 400 works with the infectious rhythms and melodies of indigenous people and is representive of the best popular Latin music of the late 20th Century. Armando became the Artistic Director and Music Producer of an Argentine major label, Odeon, with a long list of credits of "musica popular de Argentina" and he conducted his arrangements and original compositions with symphony orchestras in Chile, Venezuela, Peru, Uruguay and Mexico. He recorded frequently for RCA Victor. Close work with celebrated arranger Bebu Silvetti and his role as Music Director for Escala Musical in Buenos Aires brought him national attention. In the U.S. he produced the Romance of the Tango Soundtrack CD and led his "Armando Patrono y su Orquesta" recording for CBS. For a Miami hotel, his "Armando Patrono and the Golden Tango Orchestra" had a weekly seven year engagement.
Our Cellist DIEGO MIRALLES started his cello studies at age 4. With his Argentine parents the rhythms and intonations of Latin America were never distant, but while earning his BA in Music Performance at USC he focused on concert quality performance in not just Latin music but styles from classical to pop. Diego has performed, toured, or recorded with Yo-Yo Ma, Sting, Andrea Bocelli, Frank Sinatra Jr., Alexis Gershwin, Rod Stewart, Barry Manilow, Tony Bennett, Stevie Wonder, Christina Aguilera, composer/arranger David Foster, and many others. He is the music director of the West Coast Chamber Orchestra in Santa Barbara as well as its principal cellist. Diego recently collaborated with Yo-Yo Ma and neuroscientist Antonio Damasio on a multimedia production in New York called "Self Comes to Mind," composed by Bruce Aldoph. He also co-founded the Los Angeles Contemporary Ensemble to encourage the creation and popularization of new compositions. Diego formed the highly praised Hermes Piano Trio in 2009 and toured Europe, appearing on many radio and TV stations. His performances always include compositions from his Latin American heritage. He has extensive classical credits and recently performed the Beethoven Triple Concerto with members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and has performed with the New West Symphony, California Philharmonic, San Bernardino Symphony, Los Angeles Symphony, and Asia America Symphony. He has an extraordinarily broad range of talent. And he's not his only family member to be musically noteworthy. You will hear Diego play on a Montagnana model cello made by his brother, renowned luthier Mario Miralles.
Thomas Harte completed both his undergraduate and Master's degrees at Julliard as a student of legendary bassist, Homer Mensch. While at Juilliard, Tom was chosen to perform in many "guest artist" master classes, including those given by Chris Hanulik, Peter Lloyd and Edgar Meyer. As a member of the Juilliard Orchestra, he performed under conductors with international reputations, such as David Robertson, Leonard Slatkin, and Kurt Masur. Tom then joined the Juilliard Orchestra for a tour of Asia and they recorded "Concertos of My Childhood" with violinist Itzhak Perlman. Ever refining his art, Tom relocated to Houston where he studied with Paul Ellison then moved to California where, as a student of David Moore, he received his Artist's Diploma from USC. His extensive studies under master bassists have enriched Tom's natural ability to perform in a broad range of styles. A studio recording artist in high demand, Tom's also performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Pacific Symphony, the San Diego Symphony, the New West and Long Beach Symphony Orchestras, the Los Angeles Opera Orchestra, and the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music.
Event : Music Festival: Gershwin
Date : 24 August 2010
Time : 7:30 p.m.
This is the second concert during the Montgomary Arts House 5th annual Music Festival to which Afficionado and higher level members of La Senora have been invited to be the guests of Composer Maria Newman and Conductor Scott Hosfeld . A reception follows the concert. Additional details may be found by logging onto the Patron Members web page.
Event : Music of Dvorak, Chopin, Beethoven Date : 24 August 2010
Time : 7:30 pm
In collaboration with the Montgomery Arts House 5th Annual Music Festival, La Senora Afficionado level members have been invited to two evening concerts. as of as the guests of Maria Newman and Scott Hosfeld. Additional details may be found by logging onto the webpage for Patrol Level Members
Event : Siqueiros in Los Angeles Date : 23 September 2010
Time : 6:00-9:00 p.m.
La Senora Patron Level Members are invited to the Opening Reception of this "Censorship Defied" exhibition at the Autry National Center. Siqueiros, was a contemporary of Jose Mojica, Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. While all four were caught up in the turmoil of multiple Mexican Revolutions, Siqueiros 'lived' the Revolution for the rest of his artistic career. For additional details and to make reservations for this event please log onto the La Senora Patron Level Membership page.
Event : America Tropical Date : 24 October 2010
Time : 7:00 PM
Early California Opera at the Autry
America Tropical follows David Alfaro Siqueiros as he paints, and tells the tumultuous tale of the history of Los Angeles from its founding in 1781 to the 1992 insurrection.
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Event : Oaxacan Bazaar Date : 20 November 2010
Time : 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
This event is at the Autry Museum; LSRI Members are encouraged to attend
Appropriate For:
Everyone
Admission:
Free
This show and sale of Oaxacan folk art, Zapotec rugs and textiles, and fine handmade embroidery from Oaxaca, Mexico, includes continuous demonstrations in carving and painting by master carver Jacobo Angeles Ojeda.
In the plaza by the Autry Store, shop from hundreds of Zapotec rugs in many sizes, priced for every buyer. Also enjoy the colorful variety of folk art and a wide selection of contemporary handmade embroidery.
Dry and mountainous, Oaxaca is one of Mexico's largest and poorest states, yet its folk art tradition is among the richest. Forms and designs are transmitted from one generation to another within a community. Among the folk art traditions of Oaxaca, weaving, woodcarving, and embroidery are some of the most colorful and collectible.
Event : Colburn School Chamber Music Date : 23 November 2010
Time : 7:00 PM
Thanksgiving Week is a time for gathering with family and friends. This performance, the first in our 2010-11 winter series in collaboration with the distinguished Colburn School of Music, presents international award winning young artists (Erin Dennis, Kazumi Kanagawa and You-Jin Lee) in works for piano and violin. Family members age 9 and up are encouraged to attend ...the young performers are aged 13, 15 and 18! See them for inspiration!
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The distinguished Colburn School of Music at USC has long been seeking a Westside venue for its performances. November 23rd marks the first of a series of Colburn performances scheduled in the accoustically perfect Music Salon of the historic Mojica Hacienda at La Senora.
This concert takes place during Thanksgiving Week when many of you will have family in town. In addition to the discounted ticket for Meetup members, we also have student rate and children ages 9-16 tickets. This concert should be inspirational for youth as these international award winning performers are aged 13,15 and 18! Come be astonished!
Tickets for meetup members may be purchased on this site by using the Amazon link. Or if you prefer to use PayPal you may buy tickets on the La Senora website at http://lasenora.org/onlinestore.asp Tickets for students and children must be purchased on the La Senora site as I couldn't figure out how to make this Meetup site offer multiple priced tickets! Concerto in e minor. Julius Conus (1869-1942) Our program begins with the music of a Russian composer of French extraction who was much better known for his own virtuoso violin performances than for his compositions; his extraordinary talent inspired Rachmaninoff to dedicate his Two Pieces for Violin and Piano Op 6 to Conus. The extensive working relationship between Conus and Rachmaninoff brought their families together and Conus' son later married Rachmaninoff's daughter. The piece to be presented by our two Colburn Academy performers was premiered in 1898 in Moscow, performed by Conus himself.
You jin Lee, violin, Soo Lee, piano
Colburn Academy Suite for Violin and Piano II. "Mother and Child" - William Grant Still (1895-1978)
The history of Still and his Native American/Black/Hispanic/Anglo genetics, mirrors the profile of today's Los Angeles complexity; it also mirrors that of La Senora's 1839 Rancho Boca de Santa Monica heritage. William Grant Still is known as the Dean of Black Classical Composers. Of the same Los Angeles era as La Senora's Jose Mojica, Stills' contribution to that musical community was, and remains, noteworthy. In 1936 he was the first Black conductor of a major U.S. Symphony ---the Los Angeles Philharmonic. It is very important to understand that Still was not a great Black composer; he was a great composer, period. He simply lived in a time when his race was noted and was an obstacle to be overcome. Still proved himself eminently capable of overcoming such obstacles as his list of first achievements fills an entire page.
Performers:
Erin Dennis, violin; Susan Dennis, piano
Colburn School of Performing Arts
Scherzo no 1 in b minor Op 20 - Frederic Chopin(1810-1849) This year the world is celebrating Chopin's 200th birthday. Virtually all of Chopin's works are for the piano (or its earlier counterpart the Harpsichord). While Chopin's music is noted for its nuance and expressive depth, it's also deceivingly technically demanding. At age 7 he composed his Polonaises in G Major and B Flat Minor and was being widely compared with Mozart and Beethoven at the same age. At age 16 Chopin undertook formal studies with Elsner whose notes say he observed rather than directed the developing talents of Chopin because he did not want to constrain Chopin with narrow, academic, outdated rules; Chopin was inventing musical forms and made major innovations to existing musical structures. An important point to consider in listening to today's selected piece is George Sand's remark that Chopin is more Polish than Poland itself; this work was written when Chopin, while in Paris, learned of Russia's crushing of the Polish Uprising of 1830. His dismay and the outcries of his tormented heart found expression in this very dark, dramatic and fiery Scherzo No 1 in B minor.
Kazumi Kanagawa, piano
Colburn Academy
Carmen Fantasy -Op 25 - Pablo Sarasate (1844-1908)
We close the program with Spanish composer Pablo Sarasate's fantasy based on Bizet's opera, Carmen. Sarasate, another child prodigy who at age 8 was a sensation at the Court of Queen Isabella and who won the Paris Conservatory First Prize at age 17, often played this piece to demonstrate his own virtuoso skill in mastering its intricacies. It is considered to be one of his most challenging works for the violin due to the combination of its delicate techniques and "sanquineous passion" ; critics also note that this work demonstrates Sarasate's role in transmitting Spanish idioms to a greater Europe.
Erin Dennis, Violin
Colburn School of Performing Arts
Event : Archeological Examination of Lot 30 Date : 4 December 2010
Time : 8:30 am
Today GPR and test holes will be conducted on the land surrounding the Marquez Family Cemetery to the East and South. Exploration of the West 12' is scheduled for May 2011. Due to the nature of the scientific activities visitors will be restricted to one person at a time accompanied by one of the consultants to this project. A report of the findings will be presented at the January LA Cultural Heritage Commission proceedings.
Event : Cowboy Christmas Concert at the Autry Date : 5 December 2010
Time : 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
This event is at the Autry Museum; LSRI Members are encouraged to attend
Location:
Wells Fargo Theater, Griffith Park
Appropriate For:
Everyone
Our Cowboy Christmas Concert features the Sons of the San Joaquin.
Tickets are available on the day of the concert or in advance by contacting Marilyn Tuttle at 818.365.8709 or Lindalee Green at 661.279.5955 or lindaleegreen@earthlink.net.
Event : Silent Film Classic: Tom Sawyer with Maria Newman
Date : 5 December 2010
Time : 7:00 pm
Event Description
Malibu Film Society and Malibu Friends of Music welcome us into the Holiday Season. Admission is $20.
Any event at which Maria Newman is playing is a special treat. She loves composing to these old silent films and the fun she's having is contagious. A wonderful way to begin our Holidays.
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