Fall 2024

Ensemble: Symphony of the Verdugos, Dr. Paul Sherman, Conductor

Date: Sunday, November 10, 2024 Time: 1:00 PM

Location: Glendale College, 1500 N Verdugo Rd, Glendale, CA 91208

My Instrument: Principal Viola

Repertoire: Soroptimist Society Scholarship Fundraiser - Orchestra plays:

Brahms: Academic Festival Overture

E. Bernstein arr. Wintory: To Kill a Mockingbird - Sarah Andon, Flute

Other Ensembles

Tickets: TBD

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Ensemble: Topanga Symphony Orchestra, Jerome Kessler, Conductor

Date: Sunday, November 3, 2024 Time: 3:00 PM

Location: Topanga Community House, 1440 N Topanga Canyon Blvd, Topanga, CA 90290

My Instrument: Viola

Repertoire:

Bizet: Symphony in C

Brahms: Double Concerto for Violin and Cello - Ken Aiso, Violin; Jerome Kessler, Cello [Conducted Mike Stanley]

Tickets: Free - Donation Suggested

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Ensemble: Scottish Fiddlers of Los Angeles @ Pasadena Senior Center

Date: Saturday, November 2, 2024 Time: 1:30 PM

Location: Pasadena Senior Center, 85 E Holly St, Pasadena, CA 91103

My Instrument: 5-String Fiddle, Tin Whistle

Repertoire: Highlights from our last two years of shows - high energy dance music of the Scottish diaspora (Scotland, Cape Breton, Shetland Islands)

Tickets: Available on-site

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Ensemble: San Fernando Valley Symphony Orchestra, James Domine, Conductor

Date: Sunday, October 27, 2024 Time: 2:00 PM

Location: El Portal Theater, 5269 Lankershim Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 91601

My Instrument: Viola

Repertoire: Halloween!

Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain

Dukas: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

Humperdinck: Witches Ride from Hansel and Gretel

Tuttle: Unreasonable Dreams (Premiere)

Domine: Frankenstein Fantasy - Ruth Bruegger, Violin

Bruch: Violin Concerto in G Minor - Eunice Lee, Violin

Tickets: see sfvsymphony.com - $35. $30 Seniors and Students

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Ensemble: CSUN Symphony Orchestra, Dr. John Roscigno, Conductor (plus two graduate student conductors)

Date: Saturday, October 26, 2024, Time: 3:00 PM

Location: Plaza del Sol Theater, CSUN, 18111 Nordhoff St, Northridge, CA 91325

My Instrument: Viola

Repertoire:

Beethoven: Overture to Coriolanus

Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1

Greig: Peer Gynt Suite No. 2

Sibelius: Valse Triste

Tickets: tickets.thesoraya.org, then choose CSUN Events and Rentals then CSUN Music - General $24, Discount for students, Free for CSUN music students

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Ensemble: Symphony of the Verdugos, Dr. Paul Sherman, Conductor

Date: Sunday, October 13, 2024 Time: 3:00 PM

Location: Glendale College, 1500 N Verdugo Rd, Glendale, CA 91208

My Instrument: Principal Viola

Repertoire:

Brahms: Academic Festival Overture

Reinecke: Flute Concerto in D Major - Dr. Marley Eder, Flute

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor

Tickets: At the Door

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Ensemble: CSUN Symphony Orchestra, Dr. John Roscigno, Conductor

Date: Sunday, October 6, 2024 Time: 3:00 PM

Location: The Soraya, CSUN, 18111 Nordhoff St, Northridge, CA 91325

My Instrument: Viola

Repertoire:

Humperdinck: Prelude to Hansel and Gretel

Augusta Holmes: “La Nuit et l’Amour” from Ludus Pro Patria

Elgar: Cello Concerto in E Minor, 1st Mvt - Benz Marston, Cello

Holst: The Planets (Complete) in collaboration with CSUN Visual Arts and members of CSUN Chorus

Tickets: tickets.thesoraya.org, then choose CSUN Events and Rentals then CSUN Music - General $24, Discount for students, Free for CSUN music students

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Ensemble: Scottish Fiddlers of Los Angeles @ LCPC Fall Carnival

Date: Saturday, September 28, 2024 Time: 11:20 AM

Location: La Crescenta Presbyterian Church, 2902 Montrose Ave, Glendale, CA 91214

My Instrument: 5-String Fiddle, maybe tin whistle

Repertoire: High energy dance music of the Scottish diaspora (Scotland, Cape Breton, Shetland Islands)

Tickets: Free

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Ensemble: Calabasas Chamber Orchestra (San Fernando Valley Symphony Orchestra), James Domine, Conductor

Date: Sunday, September 8, 2024 Time: 2:00 PM

Location: Founders Hall, 100 Civic Center Way, Calabasas, CA 91302

My Instrument: Principal Viola

Repertoire:

Belling: American Doodle

Vivaldi: Spring and Autumn from “The Four Seasons” - Carolyn Osborn and Ruth Bruegger, Violin

Domine: Concerto for 2 Violins - Ruth Bruegger and Carolyn Osborn, Violin

Kibbe: Symphony for Strings

Tickets: See sfvsymphony.com - $35. $30 Seniors and Students

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Spring / Summer 2024

Ensemble: Topanga Symphony Orchestra, Jerome Kessler, Conductor

Date: Sunday, June 23, 2024 Time: 3:00 PM

Location: Topanga Community House, 1440 N Topanga Canyon Blvd, Topanga, CA 90290

My Instrument: Viola

Repertoire:

Barry Brisk: Concerto Grosso After Handel

Schumann: Concertstuke for 4 Horns and Orchestra

Brahms: Serenade No. 2 in A Major

Tickets: Free (Donation Suggested)

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Ensemble: Symphony of the Verdugos, [Glendale College Concert Singers], Dr. Paul Sherman, Conductor

Date: Sunday, June 9, 2024 Time: 3:00 PM

Location: Glendale College, 1500 N Verdugo Rd, Glendale, CA 91208

My Instrument: Principal Viola

Repertoire: Symphony of the Verdugos concert -

Morton Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna (with Glendale College Concert Singers, Dr. Peter Green, Conductor)

Ralph Vaughan-Williams: Lark Ascending - David Park, Violin

Brahms: Double Concerto for Violin and Cello - David Park, Violin; Cathy Biagini - Cello

Tickets: At the Door $15, Student/Senior Discount $10

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Ensemble: Symphony of the Verdugos [Glendale College Concert Singers), Dr. Peter Green, Conductor

Date: Sunday, June 2, 2024 Time: 4:00 PM

Location: San Marino Community Church, 1750 Virginia Rd, San Marino, CA 91108

My Instrument: Principal Viola

Repertoire: Glendale College Concert Singers Concert -

Orchestra playing

Morton Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna

Dan Forrest: Ubi Caritas

Additional Choir Pieces

Tickets: At the Door $15, Student/Senior Discount $10

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Ensemble: West Valley Chamber Orchestra with Pierce College Encore Singers Chorale, James Domine, Music Director

Date: Thursday, May 30, 2024 Time: 7:00 PM

Location: Pierce College Performing Arts Center, 6201 Winnetka Ave, Woodland Hills, CA 91367

My Instrument: Viola

Repertoire:

Summer of Love: Pops arrangements with full chorus and strings for 1960s era pop hits!

Tickets: At the Door

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Ensemble: Scottish Fiddlers of Los Angeles OC ScottishFest 2024

Date: Saturday, May 25, 2024, and Sunday, May 26, 2024

Our shows 11:30 AM, 2:30 PM, location TBD, jamming at our booth all day both days

Location: OC Fair & Event Center, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Repertoire: Our usual blend of high energy dance sets from the Scottish diaspora - Scotland, Cape Breton, Shetland Islands!

Tickets: see scottishfest.com

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Ensemble: Symphony of the Verdugos, Dr. Paul Sherman, Conductor

Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2024 Time: 8:00 PM

Location: Alex Theater, 216 N Brand Ave, Glendale, CA 91203

My Instrument: Principal Viola

Repertoire: Glendale College Arts Showcase -

All performing arts ensembles (also includes theater and dance depts)

Orchestra performing Verdi: La Forza del Destino Overture

Tickets: At the Door

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Ensemble: Crown City Symphony, Arman Keyvanian, Conductor

Date: Sunday, May 12, 2024 Time: 2:00 PM

Location: First Baptist Church of Pasadena, 75 N Marengo Ave, Pasadena, CA 91101

My Instrument: 1st Violin

Repertoire:

J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3

Mozart: Flute Concerto K. 314 - David Miller, Flute

Haydn: Symphony No. 104

Tickets: Free (donation suggested)

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Ensemble: San Fernando Valley Symphony Orchestra, James Domine, Conductor

Date: Saturday, May 11, 2024 Time: 7:30 PM

Location: El Portal Theater, 5269 Lankershim Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 91601

My Instrument: Principal Viola

Repertoire:

Domine: Summer Solstice Concert Overture

Domine: Piano Concerto No. 4 - Joanna Ezrin, Deborah How, Nara Petrosyan, Piano

Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D Minor - Ezra Skolnick, Violin

Tickets: See sfvsymphony.com

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Ensemble: CSUN Symphony Orchestra, Dr. Tomasz Golka, Conductor

Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2024 Time: 7:30 PM

Location: Plaza del Sol Theater, CSUN, 18111 Nordhoff St, Northridge, CA 91325

My Instrument: Viola

Repertoire:

Prokofiev: Symphony No. 4 [First Version]

Mussorgsky Orch. Golka: Pictures at an Exhibition

Tickets: tickets.thesoraya.com

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Ensemble: Scottish Fiddlers of Los Angeles Feature Show 2024

Date: Saturday, April 13, 2024 Time: 7:30 PM

Location: Hermosa Beach Community Theater, 710 Pier Ave, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254

My Instrument: Fiddle / Tin Whistle

Repertoire:

40th Anniversary Special - Dance Music and Airs from the Scottish Diaspora (Scotland, Cape Breton, Shetland Islands and more). Music from this ensemble’s past, and a spectacular guest artist with the internationally renowned duo of Alasdair Fraser (fiddle) and Natalie Haas (cello)!

Personal Note: Alasdair and Natalie are two of my personal heroes in the fiddle world - Alasdair Fraser was the first Scottish fiddler I ever learned about when I was in Jr. High School (20 years ago!), before I even knew the difference between Irish and Scottish fiddle; and Natalie Haas was a professor at Berklee College of Music while I was a student there (not my professor though.) She is a spectacular cellist, with an extremely high energy approach to this music. I’ve learned many tunes from their duo recordings, and we are all very excited to get to play with the two of them! This one is not to be missed :-).

I will have an arrangement in the show as well featuring the winds of the SFLA (tin whistles and flutes).

Tickets: scottishfiddlers2024.eventbrite.com while they last - we are expecting to sell out, so they probably will not be available at the door

(Update after the fact: We had a pretty much full house! They said we had about 20 out of 500 seats left the afternoon before the show.

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Ensemble: Symphony of the Verdugos, Dr. Paul Sherman, Conductor

Date: Sunday, April 7, 2024 Time 3:00 PM

Location: Glendale College, 1500 N Verdugo Rd, Glendale, CA 91208

My Instrument: Principal Viola

Repertoire: Opera Overtures and Arias [mostly]

Verdi: La Forza del Destino Overture

Mascagni: Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana

Rotolo: Illuminare [Faculty Premiere]

Rozzo: Enchanted Forest [Student Premiere]

Arias performed by Mariné Ter-Kazaryan, Mezzo Soprano -

Bizet: Habanera & Seguidilla from Carmen

Dvorak: Song to the Moon from Rusalka

Cilea: Io son l’umile ancella from Adriana Lecouvreuer

Mascagni: Voi lo Sapete, mi mama from Cavalleria Rusticana

Tickets: https://gccmusic.ludus.com/200451416

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Ensemble: Crown City Symphony, Arman Keyvanian, Conductor

Date: Sunday, March 17, 2024 Time: 2:00 PM

Location: First Baptist Church of Pasadena, 75 N Marengo Ave, Pasadena, CA 91101

My Instrument: 1st Violin

Repertoire:

Schubert: Music from Rosamunde (Ballet 1+2, Entr’acte 2)

Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major Op. 35 - David Park, Violin

Tickets: Free (Donation Suggested)

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Ensemble: CSUN Symphony Orchestra, Mercedes Juan Musotto, Conductor

Date: Friday, March 8, 2024 Time: 7:30 PM

Location: The Soraya, CSUN, 18111 Nordhoff St, Northridge, CA 91325

My Instrument: Viola

Repertoire:

Andre Messager: Le jour sous le soleil béni from Madame Chrysantheme - Fantasia Guerra-Rivera, Soprano

Jianfen Gu: That would be Me - Genghon Cai, Tenor

Schubert: Der Doppelgänger - David Ingram, Baritone

Lili Boulanger: D’Un Soire Triste, D’Un Matin de Printemps

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor Op. 17

Tickets: https://tickets.thesoraya.org/

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Ensemble: Topanga Symphony Orchestra, Jerome Kessler, Conductor

Date: Sunday, February 25, 2024 Time: 3:00 PM

Location: Topanga Community House, 1440 N Topanga Canyon Blvd, Topanga, CA 90290

My Instrument: Viola

Repertoire:

Haydn: Symphony No. 85 in Bb Major

Jones: Momentum Suite

Dvorak: Cello Concerto in B Minor - Shengyu Meng, Cello

Tickets: Free (Donation suggested)

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Ensemble: San Fernando Valley Symphony Orchestra, James Domine, Conductor

Date: Saturday, January 27, 2024 Time: 8:00 PM

Location: El Portal Theater, 5269 Lankershim Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 91601

My Instrument: Viola

Repertoire:

Belling: Acrobatic Overture

Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole - James Birch, Violin

Shostakovitch: Symphony No. 5

Tickets: see sfvsymphony.com

Summer / Fall 2023

Ensemble: West Valley Chamber Orchestra and Pierce College Encore Chorale, James Domine, Conductor

Date: Wednesday, December 13, 2023 Time 7:00 PM

Location: Pierce College Performing Arts Center, 6201 Winnetka Ave, Woodland Hills, CA 91367

My Instrument: Viola

Repertoire:

J.S. Bach [Disputed): Christmas Cantata - For Unto Us a Child is Born

Domine: Motet on Good King Wenceslas

Vivaldi: Gloria RB 589 - I. Gloria

Other Choir only pieces

Tickets: Free

Ensemble: Scottish Fiddlers of Los Angeles

Date: Tuesday, December 12, 2023 Time: 1:00 PM

Location: La Crescenta Presbyterian Church, 2902 Montrose Ave, Glendale, CA 91214

My Instrument: Fiddle / Whistles

Repertoire: Christmas concert with traditional fiddle Christmas tunes and some standard Christmas carols

Tickets: Free

Ensemble: CSUN Symphony Orchestra, Dr. John Roscigno, Conductor

Date: Wednesday, December 6, 2023 Time: 7:30 PM

Location: Plaza del Sol Theater, CSUN, 18111 Nordhoff St, Northridge, CA 91325

My Instrument: Viola

Repertoire:

Glinka: Overture to ‘Ruslan and Ludmilla’ (conducted by Junhao Wu, Student Conductor)

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor K. 466 - Anna Kovaleva, Piano

Elgar: Enigma Variations

Tickets: Available on site. $22 General, Student and Senior discounts available.

Ensemble: Symphony of the Verdugos, Dr. Paul Sherman, Conductor

Date: Sunday, December 3, 2023 Time: 3:00 PM

Location: Glendale College, 1500 N Verdugo Rd, Glendale, CA 91208

My Instrument: Principal viola

Repertoire:

Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man (Brass / Percussion only)

Barber: First Essay for Orchestra

Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 - Brendan White, Piano

Tickets: $15 at the door

Ensemble: Crown City Symphony, Arman Keyvanian, Conductor

Date: Saturday, November 18, 2023 Time: 2:00 PM

Location: First Baptist Church of Pasadena, 75 N Marengo Ave, Pasadena, CA 91101

My Instrument: 1st Violin

Repertoire:

Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C Major

Dvorak: Slavonic Dances Op. 46 Nos. 1, 3, 6, 8

Tickets: Free (Donation Suggested)

Ensemble: CSUN Symphony Orchestra [Opera), Mercedes Juan Musotto, Music Director

Date: Thursday, November 16, 2023 & Saturday, November 18, 2023 Time: 7:30 PM

Location: Campus Theater [Nordhoff Hall], CSUN, 18111 Nordhoff St, Northridge, CA 91325

My Instrument: Viola

Repertoire:

Mozart: The Magic Flute [Die Zauberflote], complete

Tickets: Available on-site

Note: Also performed on Friday, November 17 (7:30 PM), and Sunday, November 19 (2:00 PM), but I won’t playing those days. Same location.

Ensemble: San Fernando Valley Symphony Orchestra, James Domine, Conductor

Date: Saturday, November 11, 2023 Time: 8:00 PM

Location: El Portal Theater, 5269 Lankershim Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 91601

My Instrument: Viola

Repertoire: Concerto Night:

Gershwin: Cuban Overture - Joanna Ezrin & Nara Petrosyan, Piano

Wieniawski - Violin Concerto No. 2 in D Minor Op. 22 - 1. Allegro Moderato - Sky Wen, Violin

Vieuxtemps: Violin Concerto in A Minor - Rachel Won, Violin

Deems Taylor: Through the Looking Glass Suite - Nancy Porter, Narrator

Domine: Symphony No. 1 in E Minor ‘Made in America’ - 4. Call to Arms

Tickets: see sfvsymphony.com ($20)

Ensemble: Topanga Symphony Orchestra, Jerome Kessler, Conductor

Date: Sunday, October 29, 2023 Time: 3:00 PM

Location: Topanga Community House, 1440 N Topanga Canyon Blvd, Topanga, CA 90290

My Instrument: Viola

Repertoire:

William Foster McDaniel: Jericho Overture

Schumann: Overture, Scherzo and Finale for Orchestra

Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major - Ken Aiso, Violin

Tickets: Free (Donation suggested)

Ensemble: Symphony of the Verdugos, Dr. Paul Sherman, Conductor

Date: Sunday, October 15, 2023 Time: 3:00 PM

Location: Glendale College, 1500 N Verdugo Rd, Glendale, CA 91208

My Instrument: Principal Viola

Repertoire:

Handel: Concerto Grosso in Bb Major

Terry Riley: In C

Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D Major

Tickets: $15 at the door

Ensemble: CSUN Symphony Orchestra, Dr. John Roscigno, Conductor

Date: Wednesday, October 11, 2023 Time: 7:30 PM

Location: The Soraya, CSUN, 18111 Nordhoff St, Northridge, CA 91325

My Instrument: Viola

Repertoire:

Weber: Overture to “Der Freischutz”

Faure: Pelleas and Melisande Suite

Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante

Copland: Appalachian Spring

Tickets: TBD

Ensemble: San Fernando Valley Symphony Orchestra, James Domine, Conductor

Date: Saturday, August 5, 2023 Time: 6:00 PM

Location: Serenity Garden @ Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 8520 Winnetka Ave, Winnetka, CA 91306

My Instrument: Viola

Repertoire:

Summer Sunset Serenade:

Our standard (usually) annual summer pops concert, featuring light classical and orchestral pops arrangements.

Tickets: Pay what you can, see sfvsymphony.com for details

Winter / Spring 2023

Ensemble: Topanga Symphony Orchestra, Jerome Kessler, Conductor

Date: Sunday June 25, 2023 Time: 7:30 PM

Location: Topanga Community House, 1440 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd, Topanga, CA 90290

My Instrument: Viola

Repertoire:

Dvorak: Czech Suite

Vivaldi: Concerto for Viola d’Amore and strings RV 394 - Pamela Goldsmith, Viola d’Amore

Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 in A Major ‘Italian’

Tickets: Free

Ensemble: Symphony of the Verdugos, Dr. Paul Sherman, Conductor

Date: Sunday, June 11, 2023 Time: 3:00 PM

Location: Glendale College Auditorium, 1500 N Verdugo Rd, Glendale, CA 91208

My Instrument: Principal Viola

Repertoire:

Chausson: Poeme for Violin and Orchestra - David Park, Violin

J.S. Bach: Concerto for Oboe and Violin - David Park, Violin and Dr. Paul Sherman, Oboe (conducted by David Miller)

R. Schumann: Symphony No. 3 in Eb Major ‘Rhenish’ (Complete)

Tickets: $15 at the door

Ensemble: Glendale College Applied Music Recital

Date: Friday, June 2, 2023 Time: 7:30 PM

Location: Glendale College Auditorium, 1500 N Verdugo Rd, Glendale, CA 91208

My Instrument: Solo piano

Repertoire: The end of semester Applied Music recital, featuring soloists on a variety of instruments. I’m playing Amy Beach: Eskimos Op. 64, I. Arctic Night and III. Exiles

Tickets: Free

Ensemble: West Valley Chamber Orchestra with Pierce College Encore Chorale, James Domine, Conductor

Date: Thursday, June 1, 2023 Time: 7:00 PM

Location: Pierce College Performing Arts Center, Woodland Hills, CA

My Instrument: Viola

Repertoire: Surf’s Up! A Tribute to the Beach Boys - arrangements of Beach Boys songs for orchestra and choir!

Tickets: Free

Ensemble: Scottish Fiddlers of Los Angeles at OC Scottish Fest 2023

Date: Saturday, May 27, 2023 Time: All day fair, our show times 11:30 AM and 2:00 PM

Location: Orange County Fair & Event Center, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92626

My Instrument: 5-string Fiddle

Repertoire: Our usual blend of high-energy dance tunes from Celtic influenced cultures around the world (Scottish, Cape Breton, Shetland, and French Canadian for starters!)

Tickets: see www.scottishfest.com

Ensemble: Symphony of the Verdugos, Dr. Paul Sherman, Conductor (and others)

Date: Wednesday, May 24, 2023 Time: 8:00 PM

Location: Alex Theater, 216 N Brand Ave, Glendale, CA 91203

My Instrument: Principal Viola

Repertoire: Glendale College Arts Showcase - Orchestra playing:

R. Schumann: Symphony No. 3 Mvt. 1+2. Come hear the whole piece in June!

Tickets: alextheater.org (choose Glendale Community College - Arts at the Alex)

Ensemble: San Fernando Valley Symphony Orchestra, James Domine, Conductor

Date: Saturday, May 20, 2023 Time: 8:00 PM

Location: El Portal Theater, 5269 Lankershim Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 91601

My Instrument: Viola

Repertoire:

Borodin: On the Steppes of Central Asia

Elgar: Cello Concerto - Emma Lee, Cello

Saint-Saens: Cello Concerto No. 1 - Daniel Grab, Cello

Howard Hanson: Symphony No. 2 “Romantic”

Tickets: see sfvsymphony.com

Ensemble: Crown City Symphony, Arman Keyvanian, Conductor

Date: Saturday, May 20, 2023 Time: 2:00 PM

Location: First Baptist Church of Pasadena, 75 N Marengo Ave, Pasadena, CA 91101

My Instrument: 1st Violin

Repertoire:

Faure: Suite from Pelleas et Melissande

Chaminade: Flute Concertino

Bizet: L’Arlesienne Suite No. 2

Tickets: Free, Donation suggested

Ensemble: Scottish Fiddlers of Los Angeles Feature Show

Date: Saturday, April 15, 2023 Time: 7:30 PM

Location: Hermosa Beach Community Theater, 710 Pier Ave, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254

My Instrument: Fiddle and Tin Whistles

Repertoire:

Our big feature show with high energy dance tunes and songs from a variety of Celtic diaspora cultures (Scotland, Cape Breton, French Canadian and others!). I have an arrangement (traditional tunes, not my tunes) in the show, and I’ll be playing a tin whistle solo. Featured guest artist: Stepwise

Tickets: Available now!

$15 General, $25 Preferred seating (first 5 rows). Children under 18 free. See scottishfiddlers.org for more info.

Ensemble: Symphony of the Verdugos, Dr. Paul Sherman, Conductor

Date: Sunday, April 2, 2023 Time: 3:00 PM

Location: Glendale College Auditorium, 1500 N Verdugo Rd, Glendale, CA 91208

My Instrument: Principal viola

Repertoire:

Copland:

Down a Country Lane,

Letter from Home,

Variations on a Shaker Melody,

A Lincoln Portrait - J.P. Wammack, Narrator

Elgar: Cello Concerto - Cathy Biagini, Cello

Tickets: $15 at the door

Ensemble: San Fernando Valley Symphony Orchestra, James Domine, Conductor

Date: Saturday, April 1, 2023 Time: 8:00 PM (Pre-concert lecture 7:30 pm)

Location: El Portal Theater, 5269 Lankershim Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 91601

My Instrument: Viola

Repertoire:

Domine: On the Wonderful White Walls Waltzes

Beethoven: Egmont Overture

Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major - Wenlan Jackson, Violin

Schumann: Symphony No. 4

Tickets: See sfvsymphony.com

Ensemble: Crown City Symphony, Arman Keyvanian, Conductor

Date: Sunday, March 19, 2023 Time: 2:00 PM

Location: First Baptist Church of Pasadena, 75 N Marengo Ave, Pasadena, CA 91101

My Instrument: 1st Violin

Repertoire:

Schubert: Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, “Unfinished”

Saint-Saens: Violin Concerto No. 3 - David Park, Violin

Tickets: Free (Donation suggested)

Ensemble: Pasadena Community Orchestra, Bethany Pflueger, Conductor

Date: Friday, March 17, 2023 Time: 8:00 PM

Location: Pasadena First Church of the Nazarene, 3700 E Sierra Madre Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91107

My Instrument: Viola

Repertoire:

Louise Farrenc: Overture No. 2 in Eb Major, Op. 24

Samuel Barber: First Essay for Orchestra

Saint-Saens: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso for Violin and Orchestra - Boxianzi Ling, Violin

Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21

Tickets: Free (Donation suggested)

Ensemble: San Fernando Valley Symphony Orchestra, James Domine, Conductor

Date: Saturday, January 28, 2023, 8:00 PM (Pre-concert lecture 7:30 PM)

Location: El Portal Theater, 5269 Lankershim Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 91601

My Instrument: Viola

Repertoire:

Wagner: Overture to ‘Der Fliegende Hollander’

Korngold: Violin Concerto - Alena Hove, Violin

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 1 in G Minor

Tickets: see sfvsymphony.com

Fall 2022

Ensemble: Pierce College Encore Singers with West Valley Chamber Orchestra, James Domine, Conductor

Date: December 18, 2022 12:00 PM

Location: Pierce College Performing Arts Center, Woodland Hills, CA

My Instrument: Principal Viola

Repertoire: Holiday themed concert

Mozart: Ave Verum Corpus

Vivaldi: Gloria (RV 589)

Domine: Good King Wenceslaus Arrangement

Vitali: Chaconne - Zoe Barton, Violin (orchestra only)

Other choir only pieces

Tickets: Free

Ensemble: Symphony of the Verdugos, Dr. Paul Sherman, Conductor

Date: December 4, 2022 3:00 PM

Location: Glendale College, 1500 N Verdugo Rd, Glendale, CA 91208

My Instrument: Principal viola

Repertoire:

Bartok: 2 Images

J. Adams: Eros Piano for Piano and Orchestra - Vicki Ray, Piano

Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E Minor

Tickets: $15 at the door

Ensemble: Topanga Symphony Orchestra, Jerome Kessler, Conductor

Date: November 20, 2022, 3:00 PM

Location: Topanga Community House, 1440 N Topanga Canyon Blvd, Topanga, CA 90290

My Instrument: Viola

Repertoire:

B. Marx: Celebration Suite for String Orchestra

B. Brisk: Concerto for Flute and Alto Flute - Rhondda Dayton, Flute & Alto Flute

Mozart: Symphony No. 39 in Eb Major

Tickets: Free, donation suggested

Ensemble: San Fernando Valley Symphony Orchestra, James Domine, Conductor

Date: November 19, 2022, 8:00 PM

Location: El Portal Theater, 5269 Lankershim Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 90601

My Instrument: Viola

Repertoire:

Domine: El Portal Overture

Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen - Sky Wen, Violin

Vitali: Chaconne - Zoe Barton, Violin

Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A Major

Tickets: see sfvsymphony.com

Ensemble: Crown City Symphony, Arman Keyvanian, Conductor

Date: November 13, 2022, 1:30 PM

Location: First Baptist Church of Pasadena, 75 N Marengo Dr, Pasadena, CA 91101

My Instrument: 1st Violin (Concertmaster)

Repertoire:

Brahms: Serenade No. 1 in D Major Op. 11

Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 1

Tickets: Free, donation suggested

Ensemble: Symphony of the Verdugos, Dr. Paul Sherman, Conductor

Date: October 9, 2022, 3:00 PM

Location: Glendale College Auditorium, 1500 N Verdugo Rd, Glendale, CA 91208

My Instrument: Principal Viola

Repertoire: Orchestral Dance -

Dvorak: Slavonic Dances Op. 46 No. 8 and Op. 72 No. 2

Janacek: Lachian Dances Nos. 1 and 2

R. Strauss: Waltzes from Der Rosenkavalier

Mozart: Flute Concerto K. 313 - Chase Rizkalla, Flute

E. Goldkind: Serenade for Strings

Tickets: $15 at the door

Ensemble: Scottish Fiddlers of Los Angeles at Ventura Seaside Games

Date: October 8, 2022 - SFLA show at 11am, jam session all day

Location: Ventura Co. Fairgrounds, 10 W Harbor Blvd, Ventura, CA 93001, show at the Celtic Spring Stage

My instrument: 5-string Fiddle

Repertoire: Rousing dance sets from Scottish Fiddle and related traditions!

Tickets: seasidehighlandgames.org

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Spring / Summer 2022

Ensemble: Topanga Symphony Orchestra, Jerome Kessler, Conductor

Date: June 19, 2022, 7:30 PM

Location: Topanga Community House, 1440 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd, Topanga, CA 90290

My Instrument: Viola

Repertoire:

Britten: Simple Symphony;

Kessler: Petit Suite;

Bach: Violin Concerto in A Minor - Ruth Bruegger, Violin;

Dvorak: Serenade for Winds, Cello and Bass

Tickets: Free

Ensemble: Symphony of the Verdugos, Dr. Paul Sherman, Conductor

Date: June 5, 2022, 3:00 PM

Location: Glendale College, 1500 N Verdugo Rd, Glendale, CA 91208

My Instrument: Principal Viola

Repertoire: Orchestral Jazz feat. The Charged Particles (also with Glendale College Jazz Band)

Tickets: $15 at the door

Ensemble: Pasadena Community Orchestra, Bethany Pflueger, Conductor

Date: June 4, 2022, 6:30 PM

Location: Memorial Park, 222 Sierra Madre Blvd, Sierra Madre, CA 91024

My Instrument: Viola

Repertoire: Pops medleys and arrangements, and the world premiere of my new march / medley “Flags in the Park”!

Tickets: Free

Ensemble: Scottish Fiddlers of Los Angeles at OC Scottish Fest 2022

Date: Memorial Day Weekend: May 28, 2022 (show - 1:30 PM, jam session throughout the day) - May 29, 2022 (jam session throughout the day)

Location: Orange County Fair & Event Center, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 - Scottish Fiddlers will be on the Heritage Stage (pending)

My Instrument: 5-string Fiddle

Repertoire: Scottish fiddle and related traditions - rousing dance sets and maybe some slower tunes now and then

Tickets: Available for the festival on site or online at www.scottishfest.com

Ensemble: Crown City Symphony, Dr. Paul Sherman, Conductor

Date: May 15, 2022 2:00 PM

Location: First Baptist Church of Pasadena, 75 N Marengo Ave, Pasadena, CA 91101

My Instrument: 1st Violin

Repertoire:

Faure: Pavane;

Delius arr. Beecham: The Walk to the Paradise Garden;

Devienne: Flute Concerto No. 7 in E Minor;

Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 1

Tickets: Free, donation suggested

Ensemble: Symphony of the Verdugos (strings), Dr. Paul Sherman, Conductor

Date: May 8, 2022 12:30 PM

Location: Glendale College, 1500 N Verdugo Rd, Glendale, CA 91208

My Instrument: Principal Viola

Repertoire:

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons (complete) - David Park, Violin

Tickets: $30 at the door

Ensemble: Symphony of the Verdugos, Dr. Paul Sherman, Conductor

Date: April 16, 2022 3:00 PM

Location: Glendale College Auditorium Patio (outdoors), 1500 N Verdugo Rd, Glendale, CA 91208

My Instrument: Principal Viola

Repertoire:

Mussorgsky orch. Reibold: Grand Gate of Kiev from “Pictures at an Exhibition”;

Mascagni: Intermezzo from “Cavalleria Rusticana”;

Bernstein arr. Mason: Selections from West Side Story;

Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1;

Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A Major, 1st Movement;

Williams arr. Smith: Star Wars Epic Pt. 2 (with Glendale Youth Orchestra members)

Tickets: $15 at the door

Ensemble: San Fernando Valley Symphony Orchestra, James Domine, Conductor

Date: March 26, 2022 8:00 PM

Location: Tutor Performing Arts Center at Chaminade High School, 7500 Chaminade Ave, West Hills, CA 91304

My Instrument: Viola

Repertoire:

Domine: Violin Concerto No. 3 in A Minor - Yoo Min, Violin;

O. Marckx: Carmen Fantasy and Magic Flute Fantasy for Violin, Cello and Orchestra - Charlotte Marckx, Violin, Olivia Marckx, Cello;

Schubert: Symphony No. 8 in B Minor ‘Unfinished’

Tickets: See sfvsymphony.com - $35 in advance, $30 each two or more, $40 at the door

Ensemble: Crown City Symphony, Dr. Paul Sherman, Conductor

Date: March 20, 2022, 1:00 PM

Location: First Baptist Church of Pasadena, 75 N Marengo Ave, Pasadena, CA 91101

My Instrument: 1st Violin

Repertoire:

Beethoven: Coriolan Overture;

Sibelius: Finlandia;

Bruch: Scottish Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra - David Park, Violin

Tickets: Free

Ensemble: West Valley Chamber Orchestra, James Domine, Conductor

Date: February 27, 2022 3:00 PM

Location: River of the Valley Church, 22103 Vanowen St, Canoga Park, CA 91303

My Instrument: Viola

Repertoire:

Rotary Scholarship Awards Concert, various pieces with student piano soloists and orchestra

Ensemble: San Fernando Valley Symphony Orchestra, James Domine, Conductor

Date: Saturday, December 11, 2021 8:00 PM, Pre-concert Lecture 7:30 PM

Location: Scherr Theater, Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd, Thousand Oaks, CA 91362

My Instrument: Viola

Repertoire:

Domine: Sonata No. 3 in A Minor for Piano and Orchestra “Wind of Time” - Michelle Bi, Piano;

Tchaikovsky: “Waltz of the Flowers” and “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” from “The Nutcracker”;

Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor - David Pinto, Piano;

Domine: Symphony No. 2 in D Minor “Ancient Scenes” [Inaugural Performance)

Tickets / Additional Notes: See sfvsymphony.com for details. Standard COVID Protocols in effect: masks required for audience.

Ensemble: Symphony of the Verdugos, Dr. Paul Sherman, Conductor

Date: Sunday, December 5, 2021 3:00 PM, Pre-concert Lecture 2:15 PM

Location: Glendale College, 1500 N Verdugo Rd, Glendale, CA 91208

My Instrument: Viola (Principal)

Repertoire:

Bruner: Overture for the Planet Earth [Premiere - my piece!];

Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 5 in D Minor “Reformation”;

Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor - Brendan White, Piano

Tickets / Additional Notes: Outdoors on the courtyard in front of the auditorium. There will be limited chair seating, so bring your own chair or blanket if you wish. Tickets free, suggested donation of $10. This concert will also feature the Glendale Youth Symphony.

Ensemble: San Fernando Valley Symphony Orchestra, James Domine, Conductor

Date: Saturday, October 16, 2021 8:00 PM, Pre-concert lecture 7:30 PM

Location: Scherr Theater, 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd, Thousand Oaks, CA 91362

My Instrument: Viola

Repertoire:

Suppe: Light Cavalry Overture;

Liszt: Les Preludes;

Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor - Fiona Shea, Violin;

Domine: Violin Concerto No. 2 - Fiona Shea, Violin

Tickets / Additional Notes: See sfvsymphony.com for more information. Tickets available at the door, $40. Also available online via ticketmaster.com for $48. Standard COVID protocols in effect (masks required).

Ensemble: West Valley Chamber Orchestra, James Domine, Conductor

Date: Sunday, September 26, 2021 3:00 PM

Location: Canoga Park Presbyterian Church, 22103 Vanowen St, Canoga Park, CA 91303

My Instrument: Viola

Repertoire: Domine Festival Awards Concert - Youth soloists playing pieces by James Domine with the orchestra

Tickets / Additional Notes: Tickets are free, donation suggested. See sfvsymphony.com for more information. No additional requirements known other than standard LA County COVID measures.

Ensemble: San Fernando Valley Symphony Orchestra, James Domine, Conductor

Date: Wednesday, August 11, 2021 8:00 PM

Venue: Outside at the IAC Shepher Community Center, 6530 Winnetka Ave, Woodland Hills, CA 91367

My Instrument: Viola

Repertoire: Pops:

Offenbach: Overture to ‘Orpheus in the Underworld’; Saint-Saens: Bacchanale from ‘Samson and Dalila’; Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 1; J. Strauss: The Blue Danube Waltzes; Verdi: Overture to ‘Nabucco’; Porter arr. Belling / Marino: Cole Porter Medley; Gershwin arr. Domine: Summertime; arr. Domine: Summer Solstice Medley; arr. Domine: America the Beautiful

Tickets / additional notes: No known capacity restrictions, outdoors on a field. Ticket information available at sfvsymphony.com

Ensemble: Topanga Symphony Orchestra (String Section), Jerome Kessler, Conductor

Date: Sunday, August 8, 2021 4:30 PM

Venue: The 1909, 1909 N Topanga Canyon Blvd, Topanga, CA 90290

My Instrument: Viola

Repertoire:

Mozart: Divertimento in D K. 136;

Turina: La Oracion del Torero;

Wolf-Ferarri: Serenade for Strings;

Bach “Violin Concerto in A Minor BWV 1041, 1st Mvt.” - Ruth Bruegger, Violin

Tickets / additional notes: Tickets are free, donation suggested. Email topangasymphony@gmail.com for reservations - note that due to venue size, only 50 seats are available for audience and therefore advance reservations are required. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, this concert will now be strings only. Update: This concert is sold out