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a Russian-born violinist, internationally renown as a
solo artist and chamber performer, La Camerata embodies
technical virtuoisty, artistry and imagination that explores
new musical and artistic dimensions. Also featuring the
mesmerizing voice of Marissa Steingold, the fiery guitar
of Kenton Youngstrom and Max Velichkin's deep sonorous
cello, this innovative quartet delights audiences with
its unusual adaptations of Bach; French, Spanish, Brazilian
and Italian art songs; Gershwin preludes; classical and
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All members of the dynamic
new baroque ensemble Jealous Nightingale are internationally
active and acclaimed performers of period instruments
and scholars of 17th and 18th century style and interpretation.
They are regularly found performing on stage, on tour,
as soloists and in the studio with Philharmonia Baroque
Orchestra, the American Bach Soloists, Musica Angelica
Baroque Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Los
Angeles Chamber Orchestra, and Southwest Chamber Music,
as well as on the faculties of Cal Arts, USC, and UC Irvine.
Playing the music of the high baroque, including Handel,
Vivaldi, and Telemann, this is a rare opportunity to hear
Bach played, as he would have heard it.
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| This ensemble, formed by faculty
members of the Ventura College Music department, includes
some of the best instrumentalists in Southern California:
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Carol Lockart
principal flute
New West Symphony |
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Fred Beerstein
principal oboe
New West Symphony |
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Dave Nicholson
principal clarinet
Santa Clarita Symphony and Santa Fe Music Festival |
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Stephanie O'Keefe
principal horn
Desert Symphony and the St. Matthew's Chamber Orchestra
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Andy Radford
principal bassoon
Santa Barbara Symphony |
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Hiromi Tilsner won first prize in
the piano and violin duet competition at the Pasadena
Fine Arts Club in 2005. As a soloist she perfomed for
the Mozart 250th celebration concerts with the Ventura
Master Chorale. She is also accompanist to Mr. Nuvi Mehta,
violinist and artistic director for the Ventura Music
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| Robert E. Lawson, chair of
the Ventura College Music Department and Director of the
Music Exposed Festival, is known for his innovative programming
and unique compositional style. He is also a member of
the music faculty at College of the Canyons, and Maestro
and Music Director of the Santa Clarita Symphony. |
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The Santa Clarita Valley Youth
Philharmonic is an advanced youth orchestra that was founded
by Robert Lawson in 1995 as part of a larger youth orchestra
foundation with three levels of expertise. Currently the
SCVYO has a partnership with California Arts Project,
which helps fund graduate students' participation in rehearsals
and performances.
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A master of improvisation,
Bryan Pezzone was principal pianist in the Hollywood Bowl
Orchestra from its inception in 1991 through 1999. He
was also founder and chair of the Multi-Focused Keyboard
Department at CalArts from 1987-2000. He performs with
composers and musicians as diverse as Pierre Boulez, John
Williams and John Adams, and has recorded countless film
and television soundtracks. Pezzone recently initiated
what he calls a "Freedom Series," which includes
musical improvisations and verbal musings on life.
Ms. Nakashima has collaborated and performed with artists
around the world. She began her violin studies at the
age of four and was later invited to study at Cal-Arts
and the Henry Mancini Institute. |
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| Popular Latin Jazz ensemble
(they performed to a sold out audience at Ventura College
in February 2007), consisting of guitarists Cesar Andres
Mateus and Brad Rabuchin; Brazilian and Afro-Caribbean
percussionists Sandro Feliciano and Robert Fernandez;
electric bassist Brent Fischer; and accordeonist Frank
Petrilli. The group performs original music influenced
by the traditions of Tango, Rumba, Bolero, Jazz, Samba,
Bossa Nova, Flamenco, Guaracha, and traditional Senegalese
and Mandingo music. In addition they feature compositions
by Catalan pianist Jean-Pierre Mas, French accordeonist
Richard Galliano, Jazz legends Miles Davis and John Coltrane,
French bassist Jean-Jacques Avenel, Agentinian composer
Astor Piazzola, and various African master musicians. |
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A pianist of "unerring,
warm-toned refinement, revealing judicious glimmers of
power." [Los Angeles Times], Robert Thies captured
worldwide attention in December 1995 when he won the Gold
Medal at the Second International Prokofiev Competition
in St. Petersburg, Russia. With this victory, Thies became
the first American pianist to win first prize in a Russian
piano competiton since Van Cliburn's triumph in the 1958
Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. Mr. Thies is known
for his genuine interpretations of intriguing and delicately
balanced programs and has performed with over forty orchestras
in the United States and abroad.
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