Prelude Lecture: La Jolla Music Society presents Lucas & Arthur Jussen
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center 7600 Fay Avenue, La Jolla, CA, United StatesChampioning repertoire for two pianists, brothers Lucas and Arthur Jussen offer a challenging program showcasing the range of possibilities: Mozart's Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major, K. 448, Schubert's Find out more »
Opera for Educators: Zemlinsky’s “The Dwarf” and Still’s “Highway 1, USA”
ZoomLos Angeles Opera presents a double feature of neglected one-act operas : Alexander Zemlinsky's Der Zwerg (The Dwarf, 1922) and William Grant Still's Highway 1, USA, which was first completed in Find out more »
Le Salon de Musiques: Concert Intro and postconcert Q&A
La Jolla Women's Club 7791 Draper Avenue, La Jolla, CA, United StatesVive la France! The February Salon spotlights two French composers of the later Romantic era: Camille Saint-Saëns and Gabriel Fauré. My preconcert introduction will explore the importance of chamber music Find out more »
Mason Concert
Mar Vista, CAWhat's better than ONE fabulous pianist? Why, TWO fabulous pianists, of course! Mason Home Concerts welcomes the exuberant Vieness Piano Duo—wife and husband, Eva Schaumkell and Vijay Venkatesh—in a "beast" Find out more »
Lecture Presentation: Committee of Professional Women/LA Phil Association
St. Bede's Episcopal Church 3590 Grand View Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesI'm honored to be the invited speaker at this gathering of the Committee of Professional Women, affiliated with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association. This Affiliate group has member from across Find out more »
Le Salon de Musiques: Concert Intro and postconcert Q&A
La Jolla Women's Club 7791 Draper Avenue, La Jolla, CA, United StatesThe March concert of the Salon de Musiques concert series features two celebrated works by Edvard Grieg: the impassioned String Quartet in G Minor and the Concerto in A Minor Find out more »
Narrating “Concerts for Fifth Grade” / Philharmonic Society of Orange County
Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, United StatesThe Philharmonic Society of Orange County presents their Concerts for Fifth Grade, starring the Orange County Youth Symphony led by Music Director Johannes Müller Stosch. And I have the honor Find out more »
Book presentation: “Understanding the Women of Mozart’s Operas”
ZoomThe Barrington Area Library invited me to speak about my book, Understanding the Women of Mozart's Operas (Univ. of Calif. Press, 2007, 2021), a critical re-evaluating source materials as well as Find out more »
Opera for Educators: Verdi’s “La traviata”
ZoomIn this "Opera for Educators" seminar—offered by LA Opera Connects—I'll be talking about the role of production in creating new meanings of older works such as La traviata, Verdi's most enduringly Find out more »
Preconcert Lecture: Esa-Pekka Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony
McCallum Theatre 73000 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, CA, United StatesMusic Director Esa-Pekka Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony come to the desert! I will be introducing their all-Sibelius program, part of the wonderful concert series presented by the Palm Find out more »