Candlelit nights of spooky music... Of macabre themes creepy and devilish... Especially for Halloween... BOO!
Friday, October 29th, 2010 at 7:30 pm Saturday, October 30th, 2010 at 7:00 pm
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Featuring Renowned Musical Artists: Aimee Kreston, violin Limor Toren, violin Maria Newman, violin Andrew Picken, viola Scott Hosfeld, viola Paula Hochhalter, cello Kris Wildman, soprano Amy Shulman, harp Wendy Prober, piano Marco Beltrami, Guest Composer-in-Residence
PROGRAM
Bone-Chilling Spooky Music
and Musical Stories
"Jabberwocky"
Maria Newman/Lewis Carroll
(World Premiere)
"The Graceful Ghost Rag"
William Bolcom
"The Raven"
Maria Newman/Edgar Allan Poe
"String Quartet, Op. 95"
Ludwig van Beethoven
"Halloween Haunts"
Marco Beltrami
"De Profundis"
for String Quartet
Maria Newman
(World Premiere)
December 2010
Sixth Annual Holiday Tribute Celebrating the Life of Martha Montgomery Friday, December 10th, 2010 at 7:30 pm
This Special Event is for Founder's Circle and Friendship Circle Members Only (New Sponsors Welcome) Featuring Artists: Eric Lloyd Wright, speaker Kris Wildman, soprano Martha Jeannette Thatcher, mezzo soprano Isabella Thatcher, child soprano Terry Lieberstein, alto Wendy Prober, piano Scott Hosfeld, solo viola Malibu Coast String Quartet Malibu Coast Children's Choir & Hand Chime Choir Dale Cole, Culinary Artist
Program:
Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet Opus 135
Maria Newman Louise Moss Montgomery: "A Trail of Years"
Selected Holiday Music of the Season
"A Holiday Festival of Music and Light" Mystery and Mysticism
Saturday, December 18th, 2010 at 7:00 pm Sunday, December 19th, 2010 at 4:30 pm
St. Aidan's Episcopal Church 28211 Pacific Coast Highway Malibu, California 90265
Featuring Musical Artists: Duanna Ulyate, soprano George Sterne, tenor Rollin Lofdahl, baritone Malibu Coast Chamber Orchestra,
Scott Hosfeld, Conductor
Malibu Coast Children's Choir & Hand Chime Choir Maria Newman, Director
St. Aidan's Choir, Sara Banta, Director
Program:
Georg Frederich Handel's "Messiah"
Arcangelo Corelli's "Christmas Concerto" Maria Newman's "Shirat Hayam" (Song of the Sea)
Selected Holiday Music of the Season
January 2011
"The Immortal Beloved" Music of Love and Betrayal
...and a Mozart Birthday Celebration!
Friday, January 28th, 2011 at 7:30 pm Saturday, January 29th, 2011 at 7:00 pm
Featuring the Music of Beethoven, Mozart and Maria Newman
PROGRAM Beethoven String Quartet, Opus 135 "The Immortal Beloved"
Mozart String Quartet, K. 387
Maria Newman/Mary Pickford "What the Daisy Said"
FEATURING MUSICAL ARTISTS Maria Newman, violin Peter Kent, violin Scott Hosfeld, viola Dane Little, cello
with Elaina Archer and Scott Hosfeld, Distinguished Speakers
February 2011
"Champagne and Chocolate" Music and Art in Honor of Valentine's Day
Wednesday, February 9th, 2011 at 7:00 pm Thursday, February 10th, 2011 at 7:00 pm
Featuring Musical Artists: Michael Fitzpatrick, distinguished guest cellist Wendy Prober, piano
Joined by: Maria Newman, violin Scott Hosfeld, viola and Ann Krasner, visual artist CacaoLuxe Gourmet Chocolates, culinary artists
PROGRAM: Frederic Chopin's glorious: "Sonata for Cello and Piano"
Joaquin Turina's sublimely romantic: "Quartet for Piano and Strings"
Mary Pickford\Maria Newman's delightfully flirty: "Willful Peggy" for Silent Film, Piano and Strings
"SACRED VESPERS I" An Evening of Music and Mysticism
Sunday, February 20th, 2011 at 5:30 pm
St. Aidan's Episcopal Church 28211 Pacific Coast Highway Malibu, California 90265 The Rev. Joyce Stickney, Celebrant
Joined by MAHMA's own Malibu Coast String Quartet: Maria Newman, violin John Wittenberg, violin Scott Hosfeld, viola Dane Little, cello
Malibu Coast Children's Choir
SACRED VESPERS MUSIC: Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet in F Major, Opus 135
Maria Newman Liturgical Settings in Song and Chant of "The Book of Common Prayer"
March 2011
SPECIAL EVENT: "The Lost Art of the Recital" Vive la France!
A Program of French Masterworks
Friday, March 4th, 2011 at 7:30 pm Delores Stevens, pianist Maria Newman, violinist
Joined by Scott Hosfeld, violist Dr. Victoria Stevens, distinguished speaker Elaina Archer, film historian Ann Krasner, visual artist
PROGRAM
Gabriel Faure Sonata for Piano and Violin
Cesar Franck Sonata for Piano and Violin
Claude Debussy Sonata for Piano and Violin
...and a little taste of MAHMA: Gibson Girl/Maria Newman 1909 Silent Film Short Imagine yourself on a sunny beach at a flirty French resort!
"Green with Envy" St. Patrick's Day Tales and Other Stories
Thursday, March 17th, 2011 at 7:00 pm Friday, March 18th, 2011 at 7:30 pm
Featuring Distinguished Guest Artists Michael Fitzpatrick, cellist Allison Allport, harpist Delores Stevens, pianist Dr. Victoria Stevens, distinguished speaker Ann Krasner, visual artist
Joined by Resident Artists Wendy Prober, pianist Maria Newman, violinist Scott Hosfeld, violist
Program
Alfred Newman "How Green Was My Valley" for Violin and Piano
Ralph Vaughan Williams "Greensleeves Fantasy" for Viola and Piano
Gabriel Faure (March 17 only) "Sonata for Piano and Violin"
Cesar Franck (March 18 only)
"Sonata for Piano and Violin"
Johannes Brahms "Trio in C Major, Op. 87" for Piano, Violin and Cello
...and a taste of MAHMA: Maria Newman "The Pied Piper of Hamelin" for Harp, Violin and Viola ...Imagine the story of a hamlet overrun by rats, a strange and magical piper dressed in green, and the children he enticed away forever...
April 2011
"A SERENADE TO SPRING" Music to Celebrate an Awakening World
Thursday, April 14th, 2011 at 7:00 pm Friday, April 15th, 2011 at 7:30 pm
Featuring Renowned Guest Artists: George Sterne, tenor Limor Toren, violinist Michael Fitzpatrick, cellist Bevan Manson, composer
with Wendy Prober, pianist Scott Hosfeld, violist Maria Newman, violinist
Program Franz Schubert: "Quartettsatz" for String Quartet
Ralph Vaughan Williams: "On Wenlock Edge" for Tenor, String Quartet and Piano
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quartet in d minor, K. 421
Maria Newman/Lewis Carroll "Jabberwocky" for Tenor and Piano
Bevan Manson: "The Race for the Apple Pie" Miniatures for Violin and Viola (WORLD PREMIERE)
...and a taste of MAHMA: Maria Newman "Song of the Sea" for Tenor, Strings and Piano ...imagine running in absolute fear, from the only home you have ever known, and crossing a sea, to the awakening of freedom!
April 2011
"SACRED VESPERS II"
An Evening of
Music and Mysticism
Palm Sunday
April 17th, 2011 at 7:o0 pm
St. Aidan's Episcopal Church 28211 Pacific Coast Highway Malibu, California 90265 (310) 457-7966
Featuring the Distinguished American Cellist: Michael Fitzpatrick performing "Compassion Rising"
Joined by: Maria Newman, violin Scott Hosfeld, viola
Duanna Ulyate, cantor Kris Wildman, cantor
Martha Jeannette Thatcher, solo chorister
The Rev. Joyce Stickney, Celebrant
Program:
G. F. Handel Arias from "Messiah"
J.S. Bach "Cello Suite in G Major"
Traditional (arr. Fitzpatrick) "Invocation for World Peace" from "Compassion Rising"
May 2011
"Tales of the Opera and the Ballet" A Festival of Music, Song and Dance
Saturday, May 7th, 2011 at 7:00 pm Sunday, May 8th, 2011 at 5:30 pm
Featuring Esteemed Soloists: Dominika Zamara, soprano Christopher M. Allport, tenor
Special Guest Soloists: Martha Jeannette Thatcher, soprano Isabella Thatcher, soprano Samuel Thatcher, boy soprano
Joined by Scott Hosfeld, violist Maria Newman violinist/composer
PROGRAM
Georges Bizet "Habanera" from the Opera, "Carmen" for Soprano, Violin and Piano
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart "La ci darem la mano," from the Opera, "Don Giovanni"
for Soprano, Tenor, Violin, Viola and Piano
Giacomo Puccini "Vissi d'arte" from the Opera, "Tosca" for Soprano and Piano
Vincenzo Bellini "Casta Diva," from the Opera, "Norma" For Soprano and Piano
Giacomo Puccini "O Mio Babbino Caro" from the Opera, "Gianni Schicchi" for Soprano, Violin and Piano
...a taste of MAHMA: Malibu Coast Chamber Ballet "Un Pequeno Baile" ...picture yourself on Olvera Street in 1890, in the heart of old Los Angeles!
Robert Schumann "Fairy Tales" for Piano, Violin and Viola
Ernest Bloch "Ba'al Shem Suite" for Violin and Piano
Edith Cooke "Two Marionettes" for Soprano, Violin and Piano
Randy Newman "Friends on the Other Side" "Almost There" From "The Princess and the Frog"
for Three Voices, Violin, Viola and Piano
Maria Newman "The Ninth Hour of Divine Office" for Piano and Viola
May 2011
"A Night at the Not-So-Silent Movies" Silent Film, Jazz and Jitterbug! (Mary Pickford, Bevan Manson and More)!
Presenting Joplin Rags, Jazz, Jitterbug, and the Classic Silent Films of Mary Pickford with music live to the film.
Friday, May 20th, 2011 at 7:30 pm Sunday, May 22nd, 2011 at 7:00 pm
Featuring Renowned Guest Artist: Bevan Manson, composer and pianist
Joined by Resident Artists: Scott Hosfeld, viola Maria Newman, violin Elaina Archer, Film Historian
With Distinguished Speakers: Hugh Munro Neely Elaina Archer
PROGRAM Scott Joplin "Rags" for Solo Piano
Bela Bartok Four Duets for Two Violins
Bevan Manson: "Jazz Duo" for Violin and Piano (WORLD PREMIERE)
...and a taste of MAHMA... 2011 annual recognition of an important part of our Malibu history: Mary Pickford/Maria Newman "Ramona" (1912) Tragic Silent Film Short ...will the heiress Ramona fulfill her forbidden love? ...will Alessandro survive the devastation of his village?
June 2011
"An American Celebration" Music Celebrating Our Nation's Great Heritage
Friday, June 10th, 2011 at 7:30 pm Saturday, June 11th, 2011 at 7:00 pm
Featuring The Malibu Coast String Quartet: Maria Newman, violinist John Wittenberg, violinist Scott Hosfeld, violist Paula Hochhalter, cellist
PROGRAM:
Antonin Dvorak: "American Quartet"
Felix Mendelssohn: "String Quartet in a minor, Op. 13"
Maria Newman: "Quemadmodum" for Two Violas and Piano Four Hands
Antonin Dvorak: a visitor's view of rural America, Felix Mendelssohn: was he who he claimed to be? Maria Newman: a woman in a man's world
America the Beautiful, ...Let Freedom Ring!
June 2011
"SPECTACULAR SEASON FINALE!" The Malibu Coast Chamber Orchestra Scott Hosfeld, Music Director and Conductor
Featuring Renowned Guest Artists: Rebecca Hang, violinist Peter Kent, violinist John Wittenberg, violinist Pamela Goldsmith, violist Lynn Lusher Grants, violist Brian Schuldt, cellist Paula Hochhalter, cellist Wesley Hawks, clarinet and Juan Tallo, Photographic Artist
Joined by Resident Artists: Wendy Prober, pianist Maria Newman, violinist Scott Hosfeld, violist
Sunday, June 19th, 2011 at 7:00 pm
PROGRAM
Sergei Prokofiev "Overture on Hebrew Themes" For Clarinet, String Quartet and Piano
Felix Mendelssohn "Octet for Strings"
...and a taste of MAHMA: Maria Newman "Octet for Strings" World Premiere
June 2011
"SACRED VESPERS"
An Evening of
Music and Mysticism
Summer Solstice
June 23rd, 2011 at 7:30 pm
St. Aidan's Episcopal Church 28211 Pacific Coast Highway Malibu, California 90265 (310) 457-7966
Featuring the Malibu Coast String Quartet performing String Quartet in F Major "The American" Antonin Dvorak
Song for the Sacred Service
"An American Mass for the Ordinary" Antonin Dvorak
Maria Newman, violin John Wittenberg, violin Scott Hosfeld, viola Maurice Grants, cello
Duanna Ulyate, cantor Kris Wildman, cantor
Martha Jeannette Thatcher, solo chorister
The Rev. Joyce Stickney, Celebrant Paul Elder, Lay Officiant
MALIBU COAST MUSIC FESTIVAL
Malibu Coast Music Festival and Silent Film Celebration! August 20th - 27th, 2011 September 10th - 11th, 2011 Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture
Featuring World-Class Musicians From Across the Nation and Around the Globe Hal Ott, flute (Washington) Eric Kutz, cello (Chicago) Miko Kominami, piano (Japan)
Wendy Prober, piano (Los Angeles) Gay Ott, guest pianist (Washington) Maria Newman, violin (Malibu) Scott Hosfeld, viola (Malibu) Chris Allport, theatre arts (Los Angeles) Martha Jeannette Thatcher, guest vocalist (Malibu) Peter Kent, violin (Los Angeles) John Wittenberg, violin (Malibu) Paula Hochhalter, cello (Los Angeles) Scott Hosfeld, Music Director and Conductor Maria Newman, Composer-in-Residence Elaina Archer, Film Historian Hugh Munro Neely, Film Historian Juan Tallo, Visual Artist (Photography) Cynthia Privoznik, Visual Artist (Acrylics) Mary Wright, Visual Artist (Watercolors) Carla Marlenee Bates, Visual Artist-in-Residence Chef Norma Coronado, Culinary Artist Maureen McKee, Chocolatier Eric Lloyd Wright, Esteemed Architect
The Malibu Coast Chamber Orchestra Scott Hosfeld, Music Director and Conductor
GALA OPENING CONCERT
Saturday, August 20th, 2011 at 7:30 pm
PROGRAM
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Quartet in g minor
Johannes Brahms: Adagio from the Sonata for Viola and Piano in f minor
Robert Muczynski: Sonata for Flute and Piano
INTERMISSION
Franz Liszt: Sonetto 104 for Solo Piano
Maria Newman/Jack Pickford: "Tom Sawyer" 1917 Silent Film with Live Music
A TWILIGHT SEASIDE SOIREE
Sunday, August 21st, 2011 at 7:30 pm
PROGRAM Serge Prokofiev: Diabolical Suggestion for Solo Piano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Flute Quartet in D Major
Maria Newman: Trifollis for Cello and Piano
INTERMISSION Rebecca Clarke: Morpheus for Viola and Piano Bohuslav Martinu: Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano
Maria Newman\Mary Pickford: "Willful Peggy" 1910 Silent Film Short with Live Music
AN OLD FASHIONED FISH FRY
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011 at 7:30 pm
PROGRAM
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Flute Quartet in D Major Rebecca Clarke: Morpheus for Viola and Piano Maria Newman: "Southern Town Duos" for Flute and Violin
INTERMISSION Robert Schumann: Piano Quartet
Maria Newman\Mary Pickford: "Willful Peggy" 1910 Silent Film Short with Live Music
OUR GREAT AMERICAN HERITAGE A Private Event for Malibu Friends of Music Founder's and Friendship Circle Members Wednesday, August 24th, 2011 at 6:30 pm
PROGRAM
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Allegro from the Piano Quartet in g minor
Robert Muczynski: Scherzo from the Sonata for Flute and Piano
Johannes Brahms: Adagio from the Sonata for Viola and Piano in f minor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Allegro from the Flute Quartet in D Major
Maria Newman: Trifollis for Cello and Piano (Complete) Robert Schumann: Andante Cantabile and Finale from the Piano Quartet
A FEAST FOR THE EARS AND EYES
Thursday, August 25th, 2011 at 7:30 pm
PROGRAM Franz Liszt: Sonetto 104 for Solo Piano Maria Newman: "Emma McChesney" for Two Pianos and Percussion
INTERMISSION
Robert Muczynski: Sonata for Flute and PIano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Quartet in g minor
A NIGHT AT THE NOT-SO-SILENT MOVIES
Friday, August 26th, 2011 at 7:30 pm
PROGRAM Maria Newman: Granpap's Fiddle (from Appalachian Duets) Serge Prokofiev: Diabolical Suggestion for Solo Piano Bohuslav Martinu: Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano
INTERMISSION
Maria Newman/Mary Pickford: "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" 1917 Silent Film with Live Music Commissioned by the Mary Pickford Institute for Film & Grand Performances Los Angeles
FANTASTIC FESTIVAL FINALE The Splendid Strength of Sound Saturday, August 27th, 2011 at 7:30 pm
PROGRAM Peter I. Tchaikovsky: Melodie
Maria Newman: "Emma McChesney" for Two Pianos and Percussion
INTERMISSION Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Flute and Strings (The Goldfinch) Robert Schumann: Piano Quartet Scott Joplin: "A Mexican Serenade" for Solo Piano
September 2011
SEPTEMBER SPECIAL EVENTS Malibu Coast Music Festival and Silent Film Celebration September 10th - 11th, 2011 Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture
Featuring World-Class Musicians, Artists and Speakers From Across the Nation and Around the Globe
Sara Andon, flute (Los Angeles) Denise Dillenbeck, violin (Philadelphia) Maria Newman, violin (Malibu) Peter Kent, violin (Los Angeles) John Wittenberg, violin (Malibu)
Marcy Vaj, violin (Los Angeles) Scott Hosfeld, viola (Malibu) Pamela Goldsmith, viola (Los Angeles)
Erik Rynearson, viola (Los Angeles)
Paula Hochhalter, cello (Los Angeles)
Patricia Garvey Rynearson, cello (Los Angeles) Wendy Prober, piano (Los Angeles) Kris Wildman, soprano (Oregon) Juan Tallo, Photography (Buenos Aires) Chef Norma Coronado, Culinary Artist (Guatemala City) Carla Marlenee Bates, Visual Artist-in-Residence Maureen McKee, Chocolatier (Malibu)
Scott Hosfeld, Music Director and Conductor Maria Newman, Composer-in-Residence Elaina Archer, Film Historian Hugh Munro Neely, Film Historian Eric Lloyd Wright, Esteemed Architect
The Malibu Coast Chamber Orchestra Scott Hosfeld, Music Director and Conductor
THE ART OF THE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA and "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm"
Saturday, September 10th, 2011 at 7:00 pm Featuring the Malibu Coast Chamber Orchestra Denise Dillenbeck, Violin Soloist Hugh Munro Neely, Speaker Scott Hosfeld, Conductor
PROGRAM
Felix Mendelssohn: String Symphony No. 2 in D Major
Gustav Mahler: Adagietto from the Symphony No. 5 Peter I. Tchaikovsky: Melodie for Violin and Piano Antonio Vivaldi: "Autumn" from "The Four Seasons"
INTERMISSION Maria Newman/Mary Pickford: "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" 1917 Silent Film with Live Music Commissioned by the Mary Pickford Foundation and Institute for Film & Grand Performances Los Angeles
IN REMEMBRANCE
Sunday, September 11th, 2011 at 7:00 pm Featuring the Malibu Coast String Quartet Kris Wildman, Soprano Wendy Prober, Pianist
PROGRAM Ludwig van Beethoven:
String Quartet, Op. 132
INTERMISSION Maria Newman/Louise Moss Montgomery: "A Trail of Years" Songs and Anecdotes of Experience, Maturation, Humor and Death for Soprano and Piano
All Programs, Artists and Dates Subject to Change and/or Cancellation