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SUMMARY:Empathy\, Compassion and Good Trouble - A Special Event!
DESCRIPTION:If you don’t see a place to RSVP below\, it means we have sold out.  If you would like to be put on a waiting list in case someone cancels\, please send an email to RSVP@pianospheres.org and we will get back to you. \n  \nWhat: A Piano Spheres Fundraising Event\nWho: Pianists Althea Waites\, Andres Jaramillo\, Vicki Ray\, Aron Kallay\, Mark Robson and Thomas Kotcheff\nWhen: Saturday\, May 10th at 1PM – 4PM\nWhere: A private home in Pasadena (location will be sent after RSVP)\nDonation: $200\n  \nMusic has always reflected the times we live in.  Troubled times produce music of Empathy\, Compassion\, and what the late civil rights leader John Lewis called “Good Trouble.”  On Saturday May 10th at 1PM\, Piano Spheres presents pianists Andres Jaramillo performing music from his program “A Journey of Immigrants\,”  Althea Waites playing “Troubled Water” by Margaret Bonds\, Thomas Kotcheff performing “Songs of Insurrection” by Frederick Rzewski\, and Vicki Ray\, Aron Kallay and Mark Robson playing contemporary arrangements of iconic American songs and anthems by Vicki Ray and Mark Robson. We promise to let the music do the talking!\n  \nThis special event will take place at a private home in Pasadena.  There will be delicious appetizers\, desserts and drinks\, and a special introduction to Piano Spheres’ next Executive Director!  90% of our $20\,000 fundraising goal will go toward offsetting the impending loss of government funds\, and the remainder will be donated to Musicares to support musicians who lost everything in the devastating fires.  Space is limited\, so please RSVP Today!  If you are a student\, artist\, on a fixed income or someone displaced by the fires\, please send an email to rsvp@pianospheres.org to request a discount code.\n\nIf you prefer you can send a check to: \nPiano Spheres\n4209 Via Arbolada #231 \nLos Angeles\, CA 90042-5095 \nTo RSVP\, enter the number of guests below and then click on the green button!
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LOCATION:A Private Home in Pasadena\, Address will be sent after registration
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SUMMARY:Celebrating Pierre Boulez 1925-2025\, Fri May 30\, 8PM CANCELLED
DESCRIPTION:We regret to inform you that Celebrating Pierre Boulez 1925-2025 at The Nimoy\, scheduled for Friday\, May 30th\, has been cancelled due to circumstances beyond our control.\n\nWe sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding. Refunds for all ticket holders will be processed automatically — please allow 7–10 business days for the funds to appear on your original payment method.\n\n\nWe hope to reschedule this performance in the 2025-26 season and will update you when possible.  If you are a season ticket holder we will be in touch with you to discuss options. \n\nPresented in association with CAP UCLA \n\n“It’s not just that Ms. Cheng plays these daunting pieces with such commanding technique\, color and imagination. She has brought together works that fascinatingly complement one another.” —New York Times \n“I enjoy Van Raat on recording\, but given the chance to hear him again live\, I would run\, not walk.” —Christian B. Carey\, Musical America \nCelebrate the centennial of Pierre Boulez\, the unparalleled French composer\, conductor\, and cultural visionary\, with a captivating duo piano recital. Born on March 26\, 1925\, Boulez transformed post-war contemporary music\, leaving an indelible mark on the 20th century. His extensive conducting career and foundational role in institutions like Paris’s Cité de la Musique and IRCAM highlight his monumental influence. \nPianists Gloria Cheng and Ralph van Raat pay homage to Boulez’s legacy\, performing not only his solo and duo compositions but also works by John Cage\, Morton Feldman\, Frank Zappa\, and Magnus Lindberg. Their selection celebrates Boulez’s broad musical connections\, from his well-documented mutual respect with Zappa to his complex relationships with Cage and Feldman\, offering a profound reflection on his impact and the cross-pollination of musical ideas across generations. \nThe program opens with a heartfelt tribute to the late composer/pianist Sarah Gibson of HOCKET and Piano Spheres. \nSarah Gibson: our eyes once watered (2018)\n\nPierre Boulez: Structures Livre 1\, 1a (1952)\nJohn Cage: Music for Piano 4\, 19 (1953)\nExperiences No. 1 (1945)\nPierre Boulez: Scherzo (1945)\nMorton Feldman: Two Pianos (1957)\nMagnus Lindberg: Play 1 (1979)\nBoulez: Structures Livre 2\, Chapitre 2 (1961)\nBoulez: Courtes dérives à partir d’Éclat (1996)\nFrank Zappa: Ruth Is Sleeping (1992)\nIgor Stravinsky: Sonata for Two Pianos (1943-44)
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