By Ted AYALA
Pacific Serenades, one of Southern California’s finest chamber music ensembles, opened its 26th season last week with four concerts devoted to the music of Ravel, Beethoven and local composer Laura Karpman. One of the most appealing facets of Pacific Serenades’ concerts – something that has surely ensured this organization’s continued good health – [...]
February 2, 2012 | Posted in
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By Ted AYALA
Above the main streets of Hollywood, where cars driven by Friday night club and bar hoppers crowded the streets, stereo systems thumping top 40 radio, music of another sort lured music lovers up the wending streets looming over the Hollywood skyline. A program of new music from local composers was held last Friday [...]
February 2, 2012 | Posted in
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By Charly SHELTON
Our little town has that quaint, hometown feel of Anytown, U.S.A. And because we are conveniently located only 15 minutes from the film and TV capital of the world, it is a lot easier to bring a production up to Montrose than to fly them out to the Midwest or Washington or, in [...]
January 26, 2012 | Posted in
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By Charly SHELTON
Thats right folks, its Oscar time again. The Academy Awards will be held on Sunday, Feb. 26 at 4 p.m., and before the red carpet is unfurled or the Kodak Theatre is decked out in all its regalia, you get to choose who you think will win. For the past few years, since [...]
January 26, 2012 | Posted in
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By Ted AYALA
There is a tendency among many young musicians – especially today – to make a needless show of their musical prowess. Or, worse, to mimic the outward manifestations of what they think “soulful” music-making looks like, turning what could have been a pleasant concert into a saccharine display of pretension and egoism. There’s [...]
January 26, 2012 | Posted in
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By Charly SHELTON
It’s a tale as old as time, and a movie as old as me. The classic Disney film, “Beauty and the Beast” has just been released in stunning 3D. This adds a whole new dimension to the classic love story about a beautiful girl who falls in love with a hideous monster who [...]
January 19, 2012 | Posted in
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Casa 0101 Theater and American Latino Theatre Company, in association with CoActive Content, present a new co-production of the Ovation Award Recommended and critically acclaimed play, “The King of the Desert.”
“The King of the Desert” explores the way our cultural identity often informs our personal view of ourselves and in turn affects our children. The [...]
January 19, 2012 | Posted in
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By Ted AYALA
No doubt it’s been a rocky path for the Glendale Philharmonic (GPO) until now. Economic woes and injuries to some of its musicians have plagued this ensemble. But like the tough fighter it is, the orchestra has emerged stronger and better, and celebrated its second birthday in grand style on Sunday at Glendale’s [...]
January 12, 2012 | Posted in
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