Events – Page 22 – Bruce Anthony Kiesling

Are We There Yet? – Around the world with the Pasadena Symphony

Are We There Yet? – Around the world with the Pasadena Symphony “Are we there yet?!” – Around the World with the Pasadena Symphony! Join the Pasadena Symphony as they circle the globe for musical treasures that showcase a fusion of world cultures and assortment of instruments. The evening includes a chance to conduct the orchestra yourself! Program includes a complete performance of “Peter and the Wolf” and a selection of Disney songs with Ana Guigui. Jun 18, 2014

YOLA @ HOLA and YOLA @ LACHSA Orchestras at Walt Disney Concert Hall

YOLA @ HOLA and YOLA @ LACHSA Orchestras at Walt Disney Concert Hall The second of two performances featuring six of the orchestras in the YOLA program. The 2:30pm performance features ensembles from YOLA @ HOLA and our newest YOLA program, at the Los Angeles High School for the Arts (LACHSA). Conducted by Bruce Anthony Kiesling, repertoire for this concert includes “Night on Bald Mountain” with our advanced wind ensemble sitting side-by-side with the EXPO Symphony Orchestra. And the HOLA Youth Orchestra performs music from “Harry Potter” and Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9. …

YOLA Orchestras at Walt Disney Concert Hall The first of two performances featuring six of the orchestras in the YOLA program. Gustavo Dudamel leads the YOLA @ EXPO Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Marquez’ playful and fun “Danzon #2” followed by performances of “Night on Bald Mountain” and other works led by YOLA Conductor Bruce Kiesling.Other selection include “Marche Slave,” “Capriccio Espanol” and Brahms’ “Academic Festival Overture. May 10, 2014

MATCO Performs The Beatles, Earth Wind and Fire, The Beach Boys, others

MATCO Performs The Beatles, Earth Wind and Fire, The Beach Boys, others In a dramatic and fun turn away from our diet of Stravinsky, Piston, and Bartok, the graduate student ensemble of the Bard/Longy MAT program (MATCO) performs for the YOLA @ HOLA community in a program featuring original arrangements of Pop Songs of the 1960s. Anchored by several arrangements of Beatles songs, we also include songs from “The Moody Blues, Three Dog Night and others. Great songs, great arrangements by our own students and two of the musicians step up to …

Long Beach Symphony Orchestra

Long Beach Symphony Orchestra Jan 31, 2015

Colossal Collage

Colossal Collage Everyone know’s Beethoven’s great Fifth, but our season closes with what is arguably the “other” great Symphony No. 5. Mahler’s symphony runs the gamut, from the tender and intimate to a massive orchestral closing. Apr 18, 2015

Eroica

Eroica Old and new meet in January, with Beethoven’s “Eroica” combined with two short works inspired by that symphony composed by two of today’s hottest composer names in classical music. Mar 7, 2015

Great Movies/Great Music–Cloak and Dagger!

Great Movies/Great Music–Cloak and Dagger! Our film series continues with music from the spy films. Something for everything with hit songs from the “James Bond” series to classic themes from great espionage cinema. Feb 21, 2015

The Russia House

The Russia House What did you give your son or daughter for graduation? Shostakovich wrote this cheerful and bright concerto for his son to perform. Audience favorite Steven Lin returns and the concert closes with audience favorite Mussorgsky’s “Pictures.” This is the concert everyone will be talking about. Jan 10, 2015

Final Chords

Final Chords Elgar ended his composing career with this stunning and moving concerto. Tchaikovsky ended his own career with his final orchestral opus, full of triumph and resignation. With these two contrasting works, two musical titans knew how to “make an exit.” Nov 22, 2014