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Trinity Lutheran Church

Manhattan Beach

Trinity Lutheran Church, Manhattan Beach

2007-2008 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.

[Google Map]

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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Sunday, September 23, 2007 at 4:00 p.m.

Opening Concert of the
Southern California Brahms Festival
September 2007 - May 2008

DISCOVERING BRAHMS

Mark Robson, piano  Patricia Prunty, soprano  Antoinio Lysy, cello
MARK ROBSON piano                                                
PATRICIA PRUNTY soprano
                                          ANTONIO LYSY cello

Three of Los Angeles' premier artists perform an all-Brahms recital illuminating the great master's life with selections for solo piano, two groups of songs, and Brahms' Cello Sonata in F Major, Op.99.

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

[about Mark Robson on the Los Angeles Philharmonic's website]
[about Patricia Prunty on CSUF's website]
[Antonio Lysy's website]

Sunday, November 18, 2007 at 4:00 p.m.

15th ANNIVERSARY OF THE ORGAN DEDICATION

William D.UsherII, organist

WILLIAM D. USHER II organ

William Usher is Director of Music and Organist of St. Gregory the Great Church in Whittier, California. Prior to returning to Southern California in 2006, he was Director of Music of Holy Trinity Church, Georgetown, the oldest place of Catholic worship in the District of Columbia. William earned the Master of Music degree in Organ Performance from USC, where he studied with renowned concert organist, Cherry Rhodes.

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

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

Sunday, December 16, 2007 - 9:45-10:15 a.m.

ADVENT/CHRISTMAS RECITAL

Karla Devine, organ

KARLA DEVINE organ

For the past twenty-two years, Karla Devine has been Director of Music, Organist, and Director of Children's Choirs at Trinity Lutheran Church in Manhattan Beach. Karla is 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

Saturday, February 23, 2008 at 5:45 p.m.
in the home of Jean Galanos

ANNUAL CONCERT SERIES BENEFIT RECITAL
and Reception

Althea Waites

ALTHEA WAITES piano

In an Argentinean-themed evening, acclaimed pianist Althea Waites, graduate of the Yale University School of Music and Professor of Piano at California State University, Long Beach, will perform tangos by Astor Piazzolla and selections by Alberto Ginastera in the intimate music room of Jean Galanos' home on her Bösendorfer grand piano. The evening's reception is being expertly designed by Argentine native Eleanor Allen and professional chef Sara Digre and will include a selection of Argentinean wines, empanadas, and hors d'oeuvres before the concert and coffee & desserts by following.

Requested minimum donation -- $50
(includes gourmet hors d'oeuvres and desserts)
R.S.V.P. - (310) 937-9722

[Althea Waites' website]

Sunday, March 2, 2008

Beth Sussman's Family & Kids' Program
& Gershwin Piano Recital

Beth Sussman, piano

BETH SUSSMAN

"Who's Afraid of Classical Music?"
Interactive Educational Program for Kids 6-12
Parents and the Public Welcome
[ watch an excerpt from Beth's website ]

followed after a dessert reception by a piano recital of

Gershwin Song Transcriptions
for Music Lovers of All Ages

Complimentary lunch - 12:00 noon
Kid's Program - 1:00 p.m.
Dessert Reception - 1:30 p.m.
Gershwin Piano Recital - 2:00 p.m.

Since receiving her Bachelor's and Master's Degree from the Juilliard School, pianist Beth Sussman has performed throughout the United States and Europe. Beth is celebrated across the Southland for her imaginative and educational children's programs. A Gershwin specialist, Beth is renowned and much loved as a recital pianist and chamber music ensemble artist.

Free, donations appreciated.

[Beth Sussman's website]

Sunday, April 6, 2008 at 4:00 p.m.

DE ANGELIS VOCAL ENSEMBLE
Matthew Gray
Artistic Director

de Angelis Vocal Ensemble

Founded in 2005 by Matthew Gray, Director of Music Ministries at Mission Basilica San Juan Capistrano, de Angelis Vocal Ensemble is dedicated to preserving the great classical choral music tradition. The ensemble of eighteen leading professional singers based in Southern California is passionate about achieving the highest standards of performance. Listen.

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

[de Angelis Vocal Ensemble's website]

Sunday, June 1, 2008 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.

Program - "Die Nacht"

Ernest Bloch: Three Nocturnes
Ludwig van Beethoven:
    Trio in D Major. Op.70 No.1, "Ghost"
Arnold Schoenberg arr. Eduard Steuerman:
    Verklärte Nacht
(Transfigured Night) Op.4
    for piano, violin and cello

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]

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