Chamber Music Palisades Concludes Season April 28, 2009

CHAMBER MUSIC PALISADES SEASON CONCLUDES SEASON WITH MUSIC OF MOZART, VILLA-LOBOS, HINDEMITH AND FRANCK

Tuesday, April 28, 2009, 8:00 PM, at St. Matthews Parish in Pacific Palisades

Featured Artists Include Violinists Robert Wilkie and Nina Evtuhov;
Carrie Dennis, Viola; John Walz, Cello; Susan Greenberg, flute; Delores Stevens, piano

Chamber Music Palisades, acclaimed for its roster of stellar guest artists and diverse programming, concludes its 12th Season with music by Mozart, Villa-Lobos, Hindemith and Franck on Tuesday, April 28, 2009, at 8:00 p.m., at St. Matthew's Parish in Pacific Palisades. Series Co-Founders and Co-Artistic Directors Delores Stevens, piano, and Susan Greenberg, flute, are joined by violinists Robert Wilkie and Nina Evtuhov as well as Carrie Dennis, principal viola with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and John Walz, principal cello with LA Opera.

The program features Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's (1756-1791) sunny Quartet in D Major for flute, violin, viola and cello as well as the more contemporary Jet Whistle, an elegant and intriguing piece for flute and cello by Brazilian composer Villa Lobos (1887-1959), which was written in 1950 and boasts three perfectly balanced short movements. The concert continues with Paul Hindemith's (1895-1963) highly regarded Sonata for Viola and Piano. A renowned violist himself, Hindemith wrote sonatas for every major instrument in the orchestra, but his Sonata for Viola and Piano is a particularly personal work. Rounding out the evening - and the season - is the noted Quintet for piano and strings by late Romantic composer César Franck (1822-1890), known for his graceful musical modulations and reverential compositions.

Chamber Music Palisades was founded in 1997 by Pacific Palisades residents Greenberg and Stevens. They draw guest artists from their vast pool of talented colleagues in the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra plus other leading instrumentalists from the U.S. and Europe. In addition to presenting established chamber works, Chamber Music Palisades has commissioned nearly a dozen new pieces by such renowned composers as Paul Chihara, Jane Brockman, Henri Lazarof, Adrienne Albert, Maria Newman, Gernot Wolfgang and Joel McNeely.

Tickets are $25; students with ID are free. St. Matthew's Parish is located at 1031 Bienveneda in Pacific Palisades, CA 90272. For tickets and information, please call (310) 459-2070 or visit www.cmpalisades.org.


Event:
Chamber Music Palisades Presents Music of Mozart, Villa-Lobos, Hindemith and Franck
Robert Wilkie, violin
Nina Evtuhov, violin
Carrie Dennis, viola
John Walz, cello
Susan Greenberg, flute
Delores Stevens, piano.
Date/Time:
Tuesday, April 28, 2009, 8 p.m.

Program:
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Quartet in D Major for flute, violin, viola and cello
HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS Jet Whistle for flute and cello
PAUL HINDEMITH Sonata for viola and piano
CÉSAR FRANCK Quintet for piano and strings
Venue:
St. Matthew's Parish
1031 Bienveneda
Pacific Palisades, CA 90272

Admission:
$25; students with ID are free
Information:
(310) 459-2070 or www.cmpalisades.org
PROGRAM AND ARTISTS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Official Website: http://www.cmpalisades.org