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Trinity Lutheran Church

Manhattan Beach

Trinity Lutheran Church, Manhattan Beach

2009-2010 Concert Series

KARLA DEVINE Artistic Director

1340 Eleventh Street
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
3 blocks east of Sepulveda
1 block south of Manhattan Beach Blvd.

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Trinity Lutheran Church hosts three concert series:

  • The Main Concert Series, Sundays at 4:00 p.m.,


  • The noontime "Bach's Lunch Recitals" at 12:15 p.m. on first Fridays from September through June, and


  • "The Previews," at 2:00 p.m. on third or fourth Saturdays from September through June (except December). From January through June 2010, the concerts are repeated the next day on Beverly Hills' "Music In The Mansion" recital series in the the historic Beverly Hills Greystone Mansion.

See the Main Concert Series on this page, and find links to the other two series at the top and bottom of each page.

Trinity Lutheran Church welcomes you to all its events and warmly invites you to join in worship. For information at its main website, click here.

For concert-series information
call (310) 937-7275 or send e-mail by clicking here

[2009-2010 Season Brochure]
[About the TLC Concert Series from the Dobson Organ Newsletter]

past seasons: [2000-2001] [2001-2002] [2002-2003] [2003-2004] [2004-2005] [2005-2006] [2006-2007] [2007-2008] [2008-2009]

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Sunday, October 11, 2009 at 4:00 p.m.

Pogossian Performs Helga Thoene's Celebrated Arrangement of Bach's Chaconne for Violin and Choir

Movses Pogossian, violin

MOVSES POGOSSIAN
and Friends
with the
LARK CHORUS
VATSCHE BARSOUMIAN conductor

A 1986 Tchaikovsky Competition winner and youngest-ever First Prize winner of the 1985 USSR National Violin Competition, Movses Pogossian has since established a multi-faceted career as a soloist, avid chamber musician, champion of new music, and a sought-after teacher. He made his American debut performing the Tchaikovsky Concerto with the Boston Pops in 1990. Movses has recorded for Bridge, Summit, Melodia, and Albany labels. He is currently Professor of Violin at UCLA, and is also the Artistic Director of the acclaimed Dilijan Chamber Music Series at the Zipper Hall in downtown Los Angeles.

"But first some praise for Pogossian, who is a terrific violinist. He has the flair and the huge technique of a Romantic-era specialist, a virtuosity and magnetism that he applies to newer music." ... "one of the finest violinists in Los Angeles." - Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times

The concert will include masterworks of the chamber music repertoire followed by a reprise of Moses Pogossian's Dilijan Series performance of Helga Thoene's arrangement of Bach's Partita No. 2 for solo violin and choir.

Suggested concert donation $15 / $5 students
Hors d'oeuvre & dessert reception with the artists follows

[Movses Pogossian's website]

Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 4:00 p.m.

17th ANNIVERSARY OF THE ORGAN DEDICATION

Organist of Westwood Presbyterian Church

Namhee Han, organ

NAMHEE HAN organ

A native of South Korea, Namhee Han performs on the Southland's premier organs, including those at Saint James' in the City, First Congregational Church of Los Angeles, and Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. She was a featured artist at the National Convention of the American Guild of Organists in 2004. Namhee earned a Master's and Doctoral degree in organ performance at UCLA studying with Christoph Bull. Namhee is Organist of Westwood Presbyterian Church.

Suggested concert donation $12 / $5 students
Hors d'oeuvre & dessert reception with the artists follows

[Dobson Mechanical-Action Pipe Organ at Trinity Lutheran Church]

Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 7:30 p.m.

Long Beach Camerata Singers

presents

MUSIC OF THE SPIRIT

Suggested donation $20 in advance / $25 at the door

[Long Beach Camerata Singers]

Sunday, December 20, 2009 at 4:00 p.m.

Advent/Christmas Recital

Organist Karla Devine

KARLA DEVINE organ

Karla Devine is Director of Music, Organist, and Director of Children's Choirs at Trinity Lutheran Church in Manhattan Beach. Karla is also a soprano with Camerata Singers of Long Beach. She did her graduate work in Basel, Switzerland, and at the University of Minnesota. Karla is the Artistic Director of the Trinity Lutheran Church Concert Series.

Freewill donation

Sunday, February 28, 2010 at 4:00 p.m.

Hymn Festival
led by

Mark A. Mummert

MARK A. MUMMERT

Mark Mummert is Organist at Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church, Houston, Texas, and Organist for the Bach Society of Houston. Prior to his appointment in Texas, he served as Seminary Musician at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia (1990-2008).

Freewill donation
Hors d'oeuvre & dessert reception with the artist follows

Sunday, April 25, 2010 at 4:00 p.m.

THE BOB COLE CONSERVATORY
CHAMBER CHOIR
from California State University, Long Beach

Dr. JONATHAN TALBERG conductor
CHRISTOPHER LUTHI accompanist

CSULB Chamber Choir

California State University Long Beach's premier vocal ensemble, The Bob Cole Conservatory Chamber Choir is composed of the top 36 singers at the University selected by audition. The ensemble tours worldwide, offering performances of varied repertoire embracing all styles of choral composition. It performed at the World Symposium of Choral Music in the Netherlands in 1999 and in Carnegie Hall on Tuesday, April 24, 2007.

Suggested concert donation $15 / $5 students
Hors d'oeuvre & dessert reception with the artists follows

Sunday, June 6, 2010 at 4:00 p.m.

PANTOUM TRIO

Pantoum Trio

CÉCILIA TSAN cello                                            
ROBERT EDWARD THIES piano
                       TEREZA STANISLAV violin

Taking their enigmatic name Pantoum from the 2nd movement of the Ravel Trio, internationally acclaimed pianist and Gold Medal Winner of the International Prokofiev Competition Robert Edward Thies, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Assistant Concertmaster Tereza Stanislav, and Long Beach Symphony Orchestra Principal Cellist Cécilia Tsan, return to share their passion for chamber music with the audience.

Suggested concert donation $15 / $5 students
Hors d'oeuvre & dessert reception with the artists follows

[Robert Edward Thies's website]
[about Tereza Stanislav on the LACO website]
[Cécilia Tsan's website]

Click here for Bach's Lunch Recitals
Click here for "The Previews" Recitals