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 »
Le Salon de Musiques: Concert Intro and postconcert Q&A
La Jolla Women's Club 7791 Draper Avenue, La Jolla, CA, United StatesThe first Salon de Musiques of the spring season offers two of my favorites works: Mozart's String Quartet in C Major ("Dissonance") and Beethoven's Emperor Concerto (in an arrangement for Find out more »
Los Angeles Philharmonic: Invited Rehearsal Lecturer
BP Hall at Walt Disney Concert HallThe Los Angeles Philharmonic's free Invited Rehearsal program for music students is BACK! I had so much fun being a part of these special events before COVID hit, and now Find out more »
LA Phil’s Upbeat Live Lecture: Holland, Ravel, and Saint-Saëns
BP Hall at Walt Disney Concert HallWhat a great weekend! I will be the Upbeat Live speaker for a terrific program: a new work by American composer Jonathan Bailey Holland, Ravel's Tzigane (spotlighting concertmaster Martin Chalifour) and Mother Find out more »
LA Opera: Opera in the Classroom Seminar
ZoomPart of the LAO's “Opera for Educators” seminars, this particular event aims to educate—and inspire—K-12 teachers about ways to incorporate opera into their lesson plans. My presentation, "Fairy Tales, Opera, Find out more »
LA Phil’s Upbeat Live Lecture: Holland, Ravel, and Saint-Saëns
BP Hall at Walt Disney Concert HallWhat a great weekend! I will be the Upbeat Live speaker for a terrific program: a new work by American composer Jonathan Bailey Holland, Ravel’s Tzigane (spotlighting concertmaster Martin Chalifour) and Mother Goose Suite, and Find out more »
LA Phil’s Upbeat Live Lecture: Holland, Ravel, and Saint-Saëns
BP Hall at Walt Disney Concert HallWhat a great weekend! I will be the Upbeat Live speaker for a terrific program: a new work by American composer Jonathan Bailey Holland, Ravel's Tzigane (spotlighting concertmaster Martin Chalifour) and Mother Find out more »
Pre-performance Lecture: LA Opera’s “La Traviata”
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion 135 North Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, United StatesI will be giving the pre-performance lecture on one of the most popular opera in the canonic repertoire, Verdi's La traviata! This new production by Shawna Lucey (General Director and Find out more »
Mason Concert
Mar Vista, CAThis concert is going to be FUN! The Mason Concert series presents the Los Angeles Wind Sextet in a wonderfully variegated program featuring works by Blümer, Ligeti, Poulenc, Falla, Chabrier, Find out more »
Los Angeles Philharmonic: Invited Rehearsal Lecturer
BP Hall at Walt Disney Concert HallAnother adventure with the Los Angeles Philharmonic's free Invited Rehearsal program! For this event, I will be introducing LA–area music students to the history and aesthetics of the concert overture Find out more »