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Pasadena Symphony Plays Schickele

By Joseph N. Feinstein

For their first concert of the new year, Jorge Mester and The Pasadena Symphony offered three romantic pieces: Schubert's Symphony No. 6 in C major (The "Little" Symphony as distinguished from No. 7, The "Great"); Tchaikovsky's Serenade For Strings; and the world premiere of Peter Schickele's Concerto for Viola and Orchestra - a piece he wrote for Danielle Farina to play in her debut with the symphony.

There is no doubt that Rossini influenced Schubert greatly. Certain melodies.. FULL STORY
. Pasadena Symphony Comes of Age

Joseph N. Feinstein
Wind up a Dvorak doll, give plenty of breathing room to Stravinsky; put Howard Shelley on the piano bench for Rachmaninoff's Third Piano Concerto, set Jorge Mester on the podium to lead the Pasadena Symphony in the works of these three classical giants, and you have one fantastic adventure, one auditory orgasm, and one impressive musical experience.

On Saturday, November 13, the Pasadena Civic Auditorium was the setting ... FULL STORY

Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles Debuts in Walt Disney Symphony Hall

Melinda Schupmann
In a concert entitled "The Best of Times," the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles brought its impressive musical skills to WDCH as the final performance of their 25th Anniversary season. Making their debut concert which was held on Monday, November 8, 2004, at this time gives special meaning to this anniversary. Though some of their more theatrical shenanigans were saved for their upcoming Christmas show, nevertheless, they treated the audience to amusing, in-place choreography of some of their lighter numbers.

Starting off with "I Love L.A.," Randy Newman's close-to-a-theme song of the city... FULL STORY

Greg Marx at the Cinegrill

Debbi K. Swanson
What a delight to walk into the Hollywood Roosevelt to see the extensive remodeling that has brought the hotel out of its doldrums with fresh style, though the main floor isn’t finished yet. It took a few minutes to find the new location of the Cinegrill – downstairs now – but it was worth the hunt.