The free admission Glendale Noon Concerts series performs live at the sanctuary of Glendale City Church, 610 E. California Ave. in Glendale.

On Wednesday April 1 from 12:10-12:40 p.m. a flute recital will be performed by Ellen Burr, flute and Lorenzo Sánchez, piano.

They will perform selections from Erwin Schulhoff’s (Austro-Czech, 1894-1942) “Sonata for Flute and Piano” (1927), Paul Hindemith’s (German, 1895-1963) “Sonate for Flute and Piano” (1936) and Charles Widor (French, 1844-1937).

Ellen Burr’s multifaceted musical career has won her praise in performance, improvisation and composition. Jim Santella of Cadence Magazine said, “… creative artists such as Burr, who turn the flute into a tool for exploration, give their audience a wide range of aural experiences.” Burr has been improvising almost as long as she’s been playing and began teaching only two years after starting private lessons. She appears on over 30 CDs and has received worldwide performances of over 50 of her compositions. Her improvisational card game Ink Bops is included in the graphic score anthology Notations 21, ed. by Theresa Sauer (2009.) 

Burr has led several multi-disciplinary improvisation based ensembles combining engineering with dance and music. She currently performs in Andrea Centazzo’s West Coast Chamber Jazz Trio as well as the Present Quartet (with Anne LeBaron, Jeff Schwartz and Charles Sharp) and the Los Angeles Flute Orchestra. 

Burr has as performed as a soloist and clinician at new music festivals and universities across the U.S. as well as in Canada, England and Portugal. She held a year-long position as guest professor of theory and music composition at Wichita State University. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree in flute performance from Wichita State University, a Master of Fine Arts degree in music composition from California Institute of the Arts, and the Certificat de Stage at the Academie Internationale D’Ete in France (with Jean Pierre Rampal). She was the subject of a feature article, “Teaching Self-Awareness,” (Flute Talk, vol.17, no.2, 1997), and has since contributed articles on teaching to several music magazines. 

Burr is a Los Angeles based Yamaha artist and represented by Price Attractions. www.ellenburr.com

Lorenzo Sánchez, pianist, has enjoyed interpreting music of a variety of styles and nationalities in the United States, Mexico and Europe. Sánchez premiered Robert Guillory’s “Concertino for Piano and Orchestra.” His interest in Polish music led to him giving several lecture performances at the Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles. He has performed for African American composer George Walker and Japanese composer Mitsuru Asaka in Hawaii. He has played for several choirs touring Italy, The Vatican and several Filipino community celebration masses at Our Lady – Queen of Angels in Los Angeles. 

Looking toward his heritage, Sánchez has edited and helped publish piano works by Mexican composer Domingo Lobato. He has recorded two CDs of Lobato’s solo piano works and recently released a CD with clarinetist Virginia Figueiredo. 

Sánchez holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts degree from the University of Southern California.