Sunday, September 22, 2:00 p.m
Paul Stein and David Garrett, members
of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, will present masterpieces for the violin and
cello on Sunday, September 22 at Crowell Public Library. The program is
designed for adults and children, ages 12 and older. The works of Ravel,
Beethoven, and Bach will be included, followed by the virtuosic Passacaglia by
Handel-Halverson. The performers will speak about the composers and about life
in a symphony orchestra.
A member of the Los Angeles
Philharmonic for 36 years, Paul Stein
has brought his musical experience into many educational and chamber music
venues. He created the Chamber Music Express ensemble in 1985 to
introduce classical music to audiences at schools and libraries. His
stories for those programs include Galileo’s Metronome, The Magical, Musical
Mini-Mall, and The Voyage of the Viola. Mr. Stein is the
Artistic Director of the Classical Kaleidoscope chamber music series at
the Arcadia Library, which is now in its 15th season. His articles about
the relationship between music and the mind have been featured in Strings
Magazine, the American String Teacher and the California Music
Journal. He regularly blogs on Violinist.com
and some of his performances can be found on youTube, at Paul Stein, violin.
David Garrett joined the Los Angeles Philharmonic in 2000 after 10
years with the Houston Symphony, and tenures with the orchestras of San
Antonio, Shreveport, New Orleans and Grand Rapids. He also appears frequently
as recitalist, chamber musician, and soloist, including performances on the
Philharmonic’s Chamber Music Society and Green Umbrella concerts. Garrett has
recorded modern cello works for the Albany and Opus One labels. Along with his
wife, Occidental College faculty pianist Junko Ueno Garrett, he performs cello
and piano recitals as the Belrose Duo, and has toured several times in the U.S.
and Japan. Away from the cello Garrett enjoys playing the viola da gamba,
musical arranging and publishing.
Don’t miss this special, free afternoon of
music at San Marino sponsored by the San Marino Public Library Foundation.
