Current Concerts
Westminster Presbyterian Church
1757 N. Lake Avenue, Pasadena, CA

Date to be announced
BRASS MUSIC THROUGH THE AGES
Works from Italian, German, Russian, Uraguayan, and Altadenan composers. Music of Gabrieli, Bach, Crespo, Ewald and three local composers—Jim McMillen, Steve Huffsteter and Aaron Smith. Chris Price & Cathy Ryan (trumpets), John Mason (horn), Jim McMillen (trombone), P. Blake Cooper (tuba)
Date to be announced
MOZART PIANO QUINTET & POULENC SEXTET
After its premiere in 1784, Mozart wrote to his father "I myself consider it to be the best thing I have written in my life” and Poulenc’s rollicking sextet. Michele Zukovsky (clarinet), Larry Kaplan (flute) John Mason (horn), Jonathan Davis (oboe), Phoebe Ray (bassoon), Antoinette Perry (piano)
Date to be announced
ANTONIN DVORAK AND HARRY BURLEIGH
The Czech professor and his African American student Burleigh—a gifted young student of Dvorak—singer, composer, and the first composer to create arrangements of spirituals for the concert stage. Music includes Dvorak’s “Dumky” trio and works by Burleigh for violin, piano, and voice. Agnes Gottschewski (violin), Maggie Edmondson (cello), Kevin Fitz-Gerald (piano), Caroline McKenzie (soprano). Curated by Delores Bing
Altadena Main Library
Sunday, November 16, 2025 at 3:00 pm
CHUCK MANNING & FRIENDS
Straight-head Jazz
Chuck Manning (tenor sax), Theo Saunders (piano), Mike Gurrola (bass), and Roy McCurdy (drums)
Straight-ahead jazz is the point of departure these long-time veterans of the Los Angeles jazz scene but creating a temporal art form through improvisation and ensemble interaction is what this program is all about.