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Trinity Lutheran Church

Manhattan Beach

2002-2003 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 or October 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, 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

[Watch a Video about the TLC Concerts on Manhattan Beach Patch]
[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] [2009‑2010] [2010‑2011] [2011‑2012]

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Saturday, October 26, 2002 at 7:30 p.m.

THIES PIANO QUARTET

left to right:, violinist Roger Wilkie, cellist Cécilia Tsan,
violist Brian Dembow, pianist Robert Thies

Pianist Robert Thies, gold-medal winner of the International Prokofiev Competition, violinist Roger Wilkie, concertmaster of the Long Beach Symphony, violist Brian Dembow, Grammy winner with the Angeles Quartet for best chamber music recording of 2001, and cellist Cécilia Tsan, principal of the Long Beach symphony, appear in the debut of their new ensemble.

Suggested concert donation $15 / $10 students
A complimentary reception follows in a nearby home.

This concert was repeated at the
Pacific Palisades Presbyterian Church
Sunday, October 27, 2002 at 7:30 p.m.

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Sunday, November 17, 2002 at 4:00 p.m.

10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ORGAN DEDICATION

GREGORY PETERSON organ

Gregory Peterson is organist and Director of Music at the Old South Church in Boston, where he presides over the 124-rank Skinner organ (1921). Dr. Peterson studied at St. Olaf College, earned the Bachelor of Arts degree in Music at Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, holds the Master's degree from Yale and the DMA degree from the University of Iowa, where he studied with Delores Bruch.

Suggested concert donation $12 / $8 students
A complimentary hors d'oeuvre & dessert reception follows.

[more about Gregory Peterson]
[Dobson Mechanical-Action Pipe Organ at Trinity Lutheran Church]

Sunday, December 22, 2002 at 10:00 a.m.

ADVENT/CHRISTMAS RECITAL

KARLA DEVINE organ

For the past sixteen years, Karla Devine has been Organist and Director of Children's Choirs at Trinity Lutheran Church in Manhattan Beach. She did her graduate work in Basel, Switzerland, and at the University of Minnesota.

Freewill donation

Saturday, January 25, 2003 at 5:45 p.m.
in the home of Jean Galanos

ANNUAL CONCERT SERIES BENEFIT RECITAL

STEVE OLSEN cello
and TED GILLEN piano

STEVE OLSEN, a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, studied with Margaret Rowell in Berkeley, George Neikrug at Boston University, and Gabor Rejto at USC. He studied two summers at the Berkshire Music Festival at Tanglewood, Massachusetts, performing under the batons of Leonard Bernstein, Seiji Ozawa, and Michael Tilson Thomas. He was principal cellist of the California Youth Symphony, participating in its Australian and European tours, and also performed with the American Youth Symphony, the symphony orchestras of UCLA and UC Berkeley, and the Sacramento Symphony Orchestra. Steve's professional career is Vice Chancellor of Finance for UCLA.

Requested minimum donation --$35 (includes dinner)
For reservations, call Karla Devine at (310) 937-9722

Sunday, February 23, 2003 at 4:00 p.m.

JONATHAN MACK tenor VICKI RAY piano

LA Opera's Jonathan Mack, Southern California's premier tenor, is joined by pianist Vicki Ray, member of the California E.A.R. Unit, Xtet, Piano Spheres, and the Cal Arts Faculty, in a recital of songs and arias.

Suggested concert donation $15 / $10 students
A complimentary hors d'oeuvre & dessert reception follows.

Sunday, March 9, 2003 at 4:00 p.m.

ANNUAL HYMN FESTIVAL
led by

ROBERT HOBBY

Director of Music, organist, choirmaster, and resident composer at Trinity English Lutheran Church, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Robert Hobby received a Master's Degree in Organ Performance from the University of Notre Dame.

Freewill donation.
A complimentary hors d'oeuvre & dessert reception follows.

Sunday, May 18, 2003 at 4:00 p.m.

Los Angeles Chamber Singers'
CAPPELLA

PETER RUTENBERG Conductor

Under the direction of Peter Rutenberg, Cappella, one of Southern California's finest professional choral ensembles, celebrates Memorial Day with a Renaissance program called A Soldier's Tale, featuring Janequin's famed program-chanson La bataille de Marignan, Guerrero's Missa de la batalla escoutez, three "victory" choruses from Carissimi's Jephte, and a selection of madrigals.

Suggested concert donation $15 / $10 students
A complimentary hors d'oeuvre & dessert reception follows.

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