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Music at Pomona College - Spring 2009

The public is cordially invited to all performances. Admission is free and no tickets are required unless otherwise noted. For further information, contact the Pomona College Department of Music at (909) 607-2671. To receive email announcements on upcoming performances send your email address to: concerts@pomona.edu. Our list is strictly confidential, and we do not share with others.
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January
  30 - Friday Noon Concert
Friday, 12:15 p.m., Balch Auditorium
Iris Malkin, mezzo-soprano; Linda Zoolalian, piano
Music of our Lands: Classical and Folk Songs from America and Israel
 
February
  7 - Piano/Harpsichord/Toy Piano
Saturday, 8 p.m., Bridges Hall of Music
Genevieve Feiwen Lee, piano
Music by Couperin, Beethoven, Smith, Wolfe, Albéniz, and Debussy. Read more about Ms. Lee. Download recital flier (PDF).

14 - Bobby Bradford and the Mo'Tet
Saturday, 8 p.m., Bridges Hall of Music
Bobby Bradford, cornet/trumpet; Chuck Manning, saxophones; Ken Rosser, guitar; Michael Vlatkovich, trombone; Roberto Miranda, bass; William Jeffrey, drums; Don Preston, piano
An Evening of Jazz for Parents Weekend. Read a Santa Barbara Independent 2008 Review. Download concert flier (PDF). 

18 - Traditional Korean Music
Wednesday, 4:15 p.m., Lyman Hall, Thatcher Music Building
Hyun-Myung Trio
Korean folk tunes and court music performed on the kayagum (twelve-stringed zither), ajaeng (bowed zither) and haegum (two-stringed spike fiddle) For more information contact Kyoko Kurita 621-8933.
Co-sponsored by the Pacific Basin Institute, Public Events Committee, Asian Studies at Pomona and Claremont McKenna colleges, and the Scripps College Music Department.


21 - Ussachevsky Memorial Festival
Saturday, 8 p.m., Lyman Hall, Thatcher Music Building
Lucy Shelton (’65), soprano; Rachel Huang, violin; Jonathan Wright, violin; Cynthia Fogg, viola; Tom Flaherty, cello; Rachel Rudich, flute; Joti Rockwell, mandolin; Genevieve Lee, piano
Music by Bill Alves, Milton Babbitt, Eric Moe, Steve Reich, Tom Flaherty, Rob Smith, and Julia Wolfe.
Read more (PDF)  Download concert flier (PDF)

22 - Music of the 20th & 21st Centuries
Sunday, 3 p.m., Bridges Hall of Music
Lucy Shelton (’65), soprano; Rachel Huang, violin; Tom Flaherty, cello; Rachel Rudich, flute; Joshua Ranz, clarinet; Jack Sanders, guitar; Joti Rockwell, mandolin
Music by Toru Takemitsu, Tom Flaherty, Karl Kohn, and Stephen Funk Pearson
Read more (PDF)  Download concert flier (PDF)

25 - Student Recital
Wednesday, 8:15 p.m., Lyman Hall, Thatcher Music Building
Music from Bach to new compositions by student composers performed by music and non-music majors taking private instrumental and vocal lessons.

27 - Pomona College Orchestra
Friday, 8 p.m., Bridges Hall of Music
Raymond Burkhart, conductor; Elisha Nuchi ’09, piano, winner of the 2008 Pomona College Orchestra Concerto Competition
Dukas: Fanfare from "La Peri"
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 in A Major "Italian"
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor
Download concert flier (PDF)
 
March
  1 - Pomona College Orchestra
Sunday, 3 p.m., Bridges Hall of Music
Raymond Burkhart, conductor; Elisha Nuchi ’09, piano, winner of the 2008 Pomona College Orchestra Concerto Competition
Dukas: Fanfare from "La Peri"
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 in A Major "Italian"
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor
Download concert flier (PDF)

4 - Wind and Water
Wednesday, 4:15 p.m., Lyman Hall, Thatcher Music Building
Kenny Endo
Lecture/demonstration of traditional Japanese works combining taiko with melodic percussive instruments: the odaiko (large drum), taiko set (various sized drums), kotsuzumi (hand drum), and fue (bamboo flute). For more information contact Kyoko Kurita 621-8933.
Co-sponsored by the Pacific Basin Institute, Office of the Dean of Students, Asian Studies, Theatre Department, and Asian Languages & Literatures


6 - Friday Noon Concert
Friday, 12:15 p.m., Balch Auditorium
Rachel Huang, violin; Roger Lebow, cello; Gayle Blankenburg, piano
Music by Dvorák

6 - Chamber Music Through the Ages
Friday, 8 p.m., Bridges Hall of Music
Joshua Ranz, clarinet and fellow Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra members - Tereza Stanislav and Sarah Thornblade, violins; Roland Kato, viola, and Trevor Handy, cello
Music by Brahms, Haydn, and Steiger
Download concert flier (PDF)

7 - Junior Recital
Saturday, 8 p.m., Lyman Hall, Thatcher Music Building
Leanne Welds ’10, soprano and Guitar Quartet
Music by Falla, Schumann, Walker, Bach, Brouwer, Bogdanovic and others

8 - Faculty Organ Recital
Sunday, 3 p.m., Bridges Hall of Music
William Peterson, organ
Music by J.S. Bach
Read more on the program (PDF). Download concert flier (PDF)

9 - Russian Popular Music

Monday, 1:15 p.m., Lyman Hall, Thatcher Music Building
Artemy Troitsky, Russian cultural critic
Lecture to address popular music issues from rock and roll to intellectual property
Download event flier (PDF)

28 - Guest Pianist

Saturday, 8 p.m., Bridges Hall of Music
Boris Berman, piano
Music by Chopin and Debussy
Download concert flier (PDF)

29 - Women's Voices

Sunday, 3 p.m., Bridges Hall of Music
Gwendolyn Lytle, soprano; Genevieve Feiwen Lee, piano
Music by Wallach, Laitman, and 20th Century Latin-American composers
Download concert flier (PDF)

31 - Senior Recital
Tuesday, 9:15 p.m., Lyman Hall, Thatcher Music Building
Noah Dietterich '09, composition
Music by Dietterich
 
April
  1 - Student Recital
Wednesday, 8:15 p.m., Lyman Hall, Thatcher Music Building
Music from Bach to new compositions by student composers performed by music and non-music majors taking private instrumental and vocal lessons.

3 - Friday Noon Concert
Friday, 12:15 p.m., Balch Auditorium
Pomona College Chamber Winds; Graydon Beeks, conductor
Music by Haydn

3 - Seven String Classical Guitarist
Friday, 4 p.m., Lyman Hall, Thatcher Music Building
Steve Gibbs presents a 4 p.m. master class, followed by a lecture performance
Music by J.S. Bach, Luys de Narvaez, Antonio Carlos Jobim, and others
Download announcement flier (PDF)

3 - Senior Recital
Friday, 8 p.m., Bridges Hall of Music
Garwen Chen ’09, piano
Music by Chopin, Crumb, Lutoslawski, and Ravel

4 - African and African-American Music
Saturday, 8 p.m., Bridges Hall of Music
Albert McNeil Jubilee Singers of Los Angeles
Music from the African tradition including folk songs, black gospel and spirituals, plus concert music by African-American composers, and post-concert reception at the Pomona College Museum of Art.
Co-sponsored by the Intercollegiate Department of Black Studies, the Pomona College Office of the Dean of Students, Public Events Committee, Museum of Art, and Office of the President.
Download concert flier (PDF)

5 - Mojave Trio Recital
Sunday, 3 p.m., Bridges Hall of Music
Mojave Trio: Sara Parkins, violin; Margaret Parkins, cello; Genevieve Feiwen Lee, piano
Music by Henry Cowell, Frank Martin, and Dvorák
Download concert flier (PDF)

10 - Javanese Artists

Friday, 2 p.m., Allen Theatre, Seaver Theater Complex
300 E. Bonita Ave. Ph: 909-621-8186
Demonstration of traditional Javanese dance, music, theater and shadow puppetry- by seven Javanese performing art school faculty members from Indonesia.
Sponsored by the Pomona College departments of Theatre and Music.
Download concert flier (PDF)

11 - Senior Recital
Saturday, 3 p.m., Bridges Hall of Music
Christian Heath ’09, piano
Music by Chopin, Debussy, Prokofiev, and Schumann

12 - Senior Recital
Sunday, 3 p.m., Bridges Hall of Music
Elisha Nuchi ’09, piano
Music by Albéniz, Chopin, and Mendelssohn

17 - Junior Recital
Friday, 8 p.m., Lyman Hall, Thatcher Music Building
Yoon-Chan Kim ’10, flute
Music by Astor Piazzolla, Eugene Bozza, and Mozart

18 - Senior Recital
Saturday, 8 p.m., Lyman Hall, Thatcher Music Building
Brendon Randall-Myers ’09, guitar/composition
Music by Reich, Bach, Mario Davidovsky, and Randall-Myers

24 - Friday Noon Concert
Friday, 12:15 p.m., Balch Auditorium
Quartet Euphoria: Rachel Huang, violin; Jonathan Wright, violin; Cynthia Fogg, viola; Tom Flaherty, cello
Music by Bartók

24 & 26 - Pomona College Choir and Orchestra
Friday, 8 p.m., & Sunday, 3 p.m., Bridges Hall of Music
Gwendolyn Lytle, soprano soloist
Scott Graff, baritone soloist
Donna M. Di Grazia and Raymond Burkhart, conductors
Brahms: Schicksalslied
Vaughan Williams: Dona nobis pacem
Download concert flier (PDF)

25 - Senior Recital
Saturday, 8 p.m., Lyman Hall, Thatcher Music Building
Raphael Silva ’09, guitar
Music by Bach, Brouwer, Giuliani, Rodrigo, and others

27 - Pomona College Afro-Cuban Ensemble
Monday, 8 p.m., Lyman Hall, Thatcher Music Building
Joe Addington, director
An evening of Afro-Cuban Music
Download concert flier (PDF)

30 - Pomona College Glee Club
Thursday, 8 p.m., Bridges Hall of Music
Donna M. Di Grazia, conductor
Music for chamber choir by Bach, Byrd, Messiaen, Hindemith and others
Download concert flier (PDF)
 
May
  1 - Friday Noon Concert
Friday, 12:15 p.m., Balch Auditorium
Ursula Kleinecke, soprano; Gayle Blankenburg, piano; Todor Pelev, violin
Music by Hovhaness and Gonzales-Medina

2 - Pomona College Glee Club
Saturday, 1:30 p.m., Bridges Hall of Music
Donna M. Di Grazia, conductor
Music for chamber choir by Bach, Byrd, Messiaen, Hindemith and others
Download concert flier (PDF)

2 & 3 - Pomona College Band
Saturday, 11:15 a.m. & Sunday, 8 p.m. Bridges Hall of Music
Graydon Beeks, conductor; Stephen Klein, associate conductor
Music by Dickow, Kohn, Klein, Sousa, and others
Download concert flier (PDF)

4 - Giri Kusuma
Monday, 8 p.m., Bridges Hall of Music
Pomona College Balinese Gamelan; Nyoman Wenten, music director; Nanik Wenten, dance director
Contemporary and traditional music and dance of Bali.
Download concert flier (PDF)

5 & 6 - Student Recitals
Tuesday and Wednesday, 7 p.m., Lyman Hall, Thatcher Music Building
Music spanning the ages performed by music and non-music majors taking private instrumental and vocal lessons.

19 - Pomona College Glee Club - Westside Concert
Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church of Santa Monica
1220 2nd Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Donna M. Di Grazia, conductor
The 24-voice, highly selective chamber ensemble opens their annual Spring tour performing music by Bach, Byrd, Messiaen, Schütz, Hindemith, Whitacre and Morley. They are joined by cellist Tom Flaherty and keyboardist Linda Zoolalian.
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