Upcoming Performances
Some details to be confirmed, more concerts may be added
Ensemble: Scottish Fiddlers Quartet @ The Scotman’s Ball
Date: Saturday, March 7, 2026 Time: 5:00 PM
Location: The Grand, 4101 E. Willow St, Long Beach, CA 90815
My Instrument: 5-String Fiddle and Tin Whistles
Repertoire:
A 45 minute set for this fundraiser for Clan Donnachaidh in Long Beach. Selections from the upcoming Scottish Fiddlers of Los Angeles concert in April, along with some older sets from previous shows. The ensemble is a quartet (2 fiddles, cello, piano) of members of SFLA, contracted specially for this event.
Tickets: $85 (plus fees), discounts for multiple people, available here.
Ensemble: Topanga Symphony Orchestra, Jerry Kessler, Conductor
Date: Sunday, March 8, 2026 Time: 3:00 PM
Location: Topanga Community Center, 1440 N Topanga Canyon Blvd, Topanga, CA 90290
My Instrument: Viola
Repertoire:
Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C Major
Debussy: Petite Suite
Kessler: Burlesca for Cello and Orchestra - Yibing Chu, Cello
Copland: A Lincoln Portrait - Zev Yaroslavsky, Narrator
Tickets: Free (Donation Suggested)
Ensemble: Crown City Symphony, Arman Keyvanian, Conductor
Date: Sunday, March 15, 2026 Time: 2:00 PM
Location: First Baptist Church of Pasadena, 75 N Marengo Ave, Pasadena, CA 91101
My Instrument: 1st Violin
Repertoire:
Brahms: Tragic Overture
Sibelius: Violin Concerto - David Park, Violin
Tickets: Free (Donation Suggested)
Ensemble: Scottish Fiddlers of Los Angeles Feature Show
Date: Saturday, April 11, 2026 Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Hermosa Beach Community Theater, 710 Pier Ave, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
My Instrument: 5-string Fiddle and Tin Whistles
Repertoire: Our usual blend of high energy dance tunes and airs from the Scottish diaspora (Scotland, Cape Breton, Shetland Island), this time with a few Irish tunes thrown in! Featuring the old and the new. Special guests this year include fiddler Michael Kelly and folk band Susie Glaze and the New Folk Ensemble. I have an original set in the show again too!
Tickets: Available here
Ensemble: Symphony of the Verdugos, Dr. Paul Sherman, Conductor
Date: Sunday, April 12, 2026 Time: 3:00 PM
Location: Glendale College Auditorium, 1500 N Verdugo Rd, Glendale, CA 91208
My Instrument: Principal Viola
Repertoire:
Sean Heim: Order / Disorder
Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D Major
Tickets: TBD
Ensemble: San Fernando Valley Symphony Orchestra, James Domine, Conductor
Date: Sunday, May 3, 2026 Time: TBD
Further details TBD
Ensemble: Crown City Symphony, Arman Keyvanian, Conductor
Date: Sunday, May 10, 2026 Time: 2:00 PM
Location: First Baptist Church of Pasadena, 75 N Marengo Ave, Pasadena, CA 91101
My Instrument: 1st Violin
Repertoire: TBD
Tickets: Free (Donation Suggested)
Ensemble: Symphony of the Verdugos, Dr. Paul Sherman, Conductor
Date: Sunday, June 7, 2026 Time: 3:00 PM
Location: Glendale College Auditorium, 1500 N Verdugo Rd, Glendale, CA 91208
My Instrument: Principal Viola
Repertoire:
Bruner: Overture TBD (!) [Codename: Meditations on the Great A of Life]
Gabrieli: Canzon por Sonare No. 2
Beethoven: Choral Fantasy - Brendan White, Piano; feat. College Choir, Dr. Tobin Sparfield, Conductor
Elaine Hagenberg: Illuminare feat. Concert Singers Choir
Haydn: Te Deum in C Major feat. Concert Singers Choir, Dr. Peter Green, Conductor
Tickets: TBD