By Ted AYALA The flap over a diagonal crosswalk along Honolulu Avenue and Ocean View Boulevard reached its culmination Tuesday night. Glendale City Council voted unanimously to scrap the controversial crosswalk, though it expressed openness to reconsidering the issue at a future date pending the review of data gathered by city staff. Though a number […]
By Ted AYALA For many musicians, a stellar partnership on stage doesn’t necessarily guarantee an equally stellar relationship off stage. One only has to recall the enmity between the Vienna Philharmonic and Gustav Mahler or, in more recent times, that of the Audubon Quartet, which was disbanded in 2011 following bitter legal entanglements between its […]
By Ted AYALA Trumpeter Arturo Sandoval is used to fans raving over him at his sold-out shows. But it was something else to see the Glendale City Council and local dignitaries alike geeking out over the sight of Sandoval at the council dais on Tuesday night. The trumpeter accepted a proclamation from the city designating […]
By Ted AYALA The specter of death haunts the pages of Dmitri Shostakovich’s “Piano Trio No. 2.” Thoughts about his best friend Ivan Sollertinsky – who died from a heart attack at age 41 during the work’s composition – mingle with ruminations over the horror of the Nazi concentration camps, the news of which had […]
By Ted AYALA Local music lovers on a budget this weekend need look no further than neighboring Echo Park. The Fiato Quartet will perform selections by Mozart and Schubert on Saturday, April 4 from noon until 1 p.m. at the Edendale Library. The concert is part of the Edendale Up Close series held at the […]
By Ted AYALA Plans to renovate the nearly century-old Chevy Chase Country Club were looked upon approvingly by the Glendale City Council during its meeting on Tuesday night, though concerns from some of the course’s neighbors remained. In a meeting that ran over four hours, supporters and opponents of the proposed expansion of the country […]
By Ted AYALA Is there a conductor alive whose art exudes more charm, more elegance than that of Nicholas McGegan? If his guest conductor spots with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Pasadena Symphony are any indication, the answer is a clear, resounding “no.” And local music lovers are especially fortunate – the British conductor […]
By Ted AYALA Where can a lover of the great outdoors find a single place that 1) has a challenging track to run, 2) happens to be surrounded by gorgeous panoramic views of the Los Angeles skyline and the Pacific Ocean, and 3) is preceded by a free pancake breakfast to boot? If you answered […]
By Ted AYALA The City of Glendale’s Finance Dept. received a coveted distinction earlier this week. The California Society of Municipal Finance Officers (CSMFO) conferred upon the city its Operating Budget Excellence Award. The award was presented to the city for its fiscal year 2014 –15 budget. According to Justin Lewis, representative of the CSMFO, […]
By Ted AYALA “How has something this wonderful been forgotten for this long?” Chances are that’s the number one question on your mind after a Le Salon de Musiques concert. The path of musical history is a wide and sometimes widely traveled one, winding and twisting more so as the centuries progress, splitting and forking […]