On Nov. 19 the free admission Glendale Noon Concerts will feature cellist Rachel Coosaia and pianist James Lent performing works by Georg Goltermann, Gabriel Faurė, J.C. Bach, Beethoven, William Henry Squire, Astor Piazzolla and Pablo Casals.

The program is from 12:10 p.m. to 12:40 p.m. It includes Georg Goltermann (1824-1898) “Etude Caprice Opus 54, No. 4,” for cello and piano, Gabriel Faurė (1845-1924) “Siciliene Op. 78,” Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782), “Concerto in C minor, III. Allegro molto energico,” Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), “Seven Variations for piano and cello, Wo0 46,” William Henry Squire (1871-1963) “Tarantella, Op. 23” Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) Arr. Patricio Villarejo “Oblivion for Cello and Piano” and Pablo Casals (1876-1973) “Song of the Birds” for cello and piano 

Michigan native Rachel Coosaia has enjoyed a dynamic career as a cellist for more than three decades. Coosaia is a graduate of Western Michigan University where she studied with Bruce Uchimura. She then continued her training in Los Angeles under Ronald Leonard.

She is a member of the St. Matthew’s Chamber Orchestra and the Riverside Philharmonic, and maintains an active freelance career spanning orchestral, musical theater, recording and popular music settings. Coosaia has collaborated with renowned artists including John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith and James Galway, among others, and her cello can be heard on numerous film and television soundtracks such as Glee, New Girl, Hotel Costiera and Homecoming.

Complementing her performing career, Coosaia is committed to music education, particularly the Suzuki Method. Since beginning her Suzuki training in 2009 with mentors Pam Devenport, Jean Dexter, Rick Mooney and Dr. Tanya Carey, she has developed a thriving private studio of 25 students. Her passion for teaching extends beyond individual instruction through volunteer work with organizations such as the Harmony Project and the Young Musicians Foundation advocating for accessible music education in underserved communities.

Pianist James Lent is a lecturer and coordinator of Collaborative Piano at UCLA. Lent completed his DMA at the Yale School of Music under teachers Boris Berman, Claude Frank and Peter Frankl. He made his Alabama Symphony debut to critical acclaim performing Rachmaninoff’s “Concerto No. 2” on 24 hours notice to replace Andre Watts and also performed with the Torrance Symphony, Vancouver Symphony and the Houston Symphony, among others, and as solo recitalist at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall, the Schleswig-Holstein Festival in Germany, for the National Chopin Foundation in Miami, at Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, and at the Cleveland Museum of Art, where he premiered a new work written for him by American composer Frederic Rzewski.

His numerous awards include prizes in the New York Concert Artists Guild International Competition, the National Chopin Competition, the Washington International Piano Competition at the Kennedy Center, among others. He was a fellowship recipient at the Aspen Music Festival, the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, the Sarasota Music Festival and the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, where he studied with Jerome Lowenthal. Lent also teaches at AMDA (American Musical and Dramatic Academy) as collaborative pianist, vocal coach and musical director.

The Glendale Noon Concerts is celebrating its 18th yearof presenting free admission concerts every first and third Wednesday  for Glendale and the Southland community.

Upcoming concerts will be updated at

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