On Wednesday, July 16 at 12:10 p.m., the free admission Glendale Noon Concerts program will be performed live in the sanctuary of Glendale City Church, 610 E. California Ave. in Glendale.

Violinist Ellen Jung and cellist Hope Easton will be performing a program of solos and duos by Vivaldi, Beethoven, Breval, J. S. Bach, Handel-Halvorsen and Hope Easton.

The program includes AntonioVivaldi (Italian, 1678-1741) “Concerto Grosso in D minor, Adagio;” Ludwig van Beethoven (German, 1770-1827) Duet No. 1:

“Allegro Comodo,” “Larghetto Sostenuto” and “Rondo Allegretto Vivace;” Jean-Baptiste Breval (French, 1753-1823) Duet in D Major: “Allegro,” “Andante Poco Adagio” and “Presto;” J. S. Bach (German, 1685-1750) Suite #3 in D major: “Gigue;”

Handel -Halvorsen (arr. Johan Halvorsen, Norwegian, 1864-1935) “Passacaglia;” and

Hope Easton “Text Messages”

Born in Toronto, violinist Ellen Jung has performed frequently as soloist, chamber and orchestral musician on six continents. She earned a Bachelor of Music in performance from University of Toronto, and a Master of Music and Artist diploma from Yale University. As a member of the award winning Jung Trio, Jung has performed recitals and concerto engagements internationally, and recorded Dvorak’s “Trio in F minor, Op. 65” for Groove Note records, released on LP and SACD. The group participated in many renowned music festivals, and collaborated with numerous prominent musicians including members of the Tokyo String Quartet, St. Lawrence String Quartet, Claude Frank, Peter Frankl and Paul Katz. A frequent performer of new music, Jung has performed a number of world premiere chamber works over the years, and had a solo violin piece “A” written for her by Canadian composer Lusiana Lukman. Currently she is living in Los Angeles, recording and performing live concerts as a freelance musician. 

Hope Easton graduated with distinction in performance from New England Conservatory and followed that with a Fulbright Scholarship studying in the UK under the tutelage of Ralph Kirschbaum. Easton has gone from strictly classical to writing, improvising and singing her own music. She has performed with many stars: Adele, Al Stewart, Kenny Loggins, Don Henley, Reba McEntire, Garth Brooks and many more. She has performed in numerous TV shows and recordings. She formed her own chamber group, Sonos Chamber Players, who perform all around LA and statewide. Easton has performed in many local groups, the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Culver City Orchestra, African American Orchestra and Westside Symphony, to name a few.

Easton has performed at some of the biggest classical music festivals as well 

including Banff, Aspen, Meadowmount, Taos and Yellow Barn, along with  Sandor Vegh in Cornwall, England.

Easton has recorded with many film composers as a soloist as well as in the studios. Learn more about Hope Easton at hopeeaston.com, SonosChamberPlayers.com, and all social media sites, including her YouTube channel.

The Glendale Noon Concerts is celebrating is 17th year of presenting free admission concerts every first and third Wednesday for Glendale and the Southland community.

Upcoming concerts will be updated at

http://glendalenoonconcerts.blogspot.com.