Upcoming Performances
Concert details forthcoming, but dates should be set. Additional concerts may be added later.
Ensemble: Richard Bruner CSUN Master’s Composition Recital!
Date: Wednesday, April 9, 2025 Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Shigemi Matsumoto Recital Hall, CSUN (Cypress Hall), 18111 Nordhoff St, Northridge, CA 91325
My Instrument: Viola / Tin Whistle / Hammered Dulcimer, Composer (!!)
Repertoire:
My recital for the MM Music Composition degree at California State University, Northridge! “Between Worlds”, several of my pieces mixing art music and fiddle music, featuring a midsized chamber ensemble with 2 violins, 3 violas, 1 cello, and piano (or subsets thereof). I will be playing in most or all of the pieces as well. Hope to see you there!
Tickets: free onsite, or live streamed (link will be provided here once it is set up).
Ensemble: Scottish Fiddlers of Los Angeles Feature Show 2025
Date: Saturday, April 12, 2025 Time: 7:30 PM (TBC)
Location: Hermosa Beach Community Theater, 710 Pier Ave, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
My Instrument: 5-string fiddle / tin whistles
Repertoire: Our usual blend of high energy dance music of the Scottish diaspora! Featuring guest artist Katie McNally for 2025. Also will feature an original set that I wrote, which will also be performed by a smaller group in my recital a few days earlier :-)
Tickets: details to follow (see scottishfiddlers.org for up-to-date info)
Ensemble: Symphony of the Verdugos, Dr. Paul Sherman, Conductor
Date: Sunday, April 13, 2025 Time: 3:00 PM
Location: Glendale College Auditorium, 1500 N Verdugo Rd, Glendale, CA 91208
My Instrument: Principal Viola
Repertoire: Armenian Special
Zartman: Back to the Past, Believers, and The Love and Peace
Babajanyan: Nocturn for Piano and Orchestra
Hovhannes: Symphony No. 2 “Mysterious Mountain”
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue - Dr. Ovanes Arakelyan, Piano
Tickets: $15 at the door
Ensemble: CSUN Symphony Orchestra, Dr. John Roscigno, Conductor
Date: Wednesday, May 7, 2025 Time: 7:30 PM
Location: The Soraya, CSUN, 18111 Nordhoff St, Northridge, CA 91325
My Instrument: Viola
Repertoire:
Liu: Great Wall Concerto - Junhao Wu, Erhu
Lin: Marimba Concerto No. 5 Mvt. 3
Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D Major
Tickets: tickets.thesoraya.org, then CSUN Events and Rentals, CSUN Music. Or onsite at the Box Office. Also live streamed at matadormusicvideos.com (paywalled)
Ensemble: San Fernando Valley Symphony Orchestra, James Domine, Conductor
Date: Saturday, May 24, 2025 Time: 8:00 PM (To be Confirmed)
Location: El Portal Theater, 5269 Lankershim Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 91601
My Instrument: Viola
Repertoire:
Domine: Violin Concerto No. 4
Kibbe: Symphony No. 1 “Four Moons”
More TBD?
Tickets: see sfvsymphony.com
Ensemble: Symphony of the Verdugos, Dr. Paul Sherman, Conductor
Date: Sunday, June 1, 2025 Time: 3:00 PM
Location: Glendale College Auditorium, 1500 N Verdugo Rd, Glendale, CA 91208
My Instrument: Principal Viola
Repertoire:
Poulenc: Gloria feat. Glendale Concert Singers and Dr. Peter Green
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 “Classical”
Tickets: $15 at the door
Ensemble: Topanga Symphony Orchestra, Jerome Kessler, Conductor
Date: Sunday, June 22, 2025 Time: 3:00 PM (TBC)
Location: Topanga Community Center, 1440 N Topanga Canyon Blvd, Topanga, CA 90290
My Instrument: Viola
Repertoire:
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor
More TBD
Tickets: Free (Donation Suggested)