Alan Geier, soloist, vocal coach and rehearsal pianist for Pasadena Pro Musica, will be performing calming seasonal music to soothe the soul on Saturday, Dec. 10, at the Sierra Madre Public Library’s Music and Mindfulness series, from 1 to 3 p.m.
“Pull up a chair, browse the stacks, stay for a minute or an hour and soak in the soothing sounds,” the Sierra Madre Public Library posted on Facebook Thursday.
Alan Geier is active as a freelance pianist and singer in Southern California, working with the Donald Brinegar Singers, the California Philharmonic Chorale, Pasadena Pro Musica under Stephen Grimm, the Wagner Ensemble under Jeannine Wagner, and the Caltech Women’s Glee Club under Desiree La Vertu.
He graduated in 1975 from Pomona College, where he studied piano with John Steele Ritter, played chamber music with Giora Bernstein, accompanied the Glee Clubs, under William F. Russell, and sang in the Blue & White Barbershop Quartet.
In 1978, Geier received his Master’s Degree in Human Development from Pacific Oaks College, and for more than 25 years worked as a full-time music teacher for middle and upper school students at Polytechnic School in Pasadena. The classes he teaches include music appreciation, chamber music, musical theater, choral singing, and music history.
A recipient of the Dudley Wright Grant, he spent a year making music and studying German in Vienna, Austria in 1986-1987. Among other activities there, he performed with the Wiener Jeunesse Chor under Gunther Theuring, and hosted international chamber music sessions in his apartment.
Geier was the piano coach for the adult chamber music workshops at Humboldt State University, where he is a Faculty Associate.
Attendance at the concert is free.
For more information, call (626) 355-7186 or visit www.cityofsierramadre.com/services/library/events/library_calendar.
Sierra Madre Public Library is at 440 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. in Sierra Madre.
