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Music Events in Pasadena
Saturday, April 27, 2024
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Celebrate Poetry Month Notes Letters from Chuck Corbisiero and Bill Cushing click for more information »
Celebrate 2024's National Poetry Month with Notes & Letters, a collaboration of music and poetry from Chuck Corbisiero and Bill Cushing. Notes & Letters is an afternoon of poetry and music with Chuck and Bill interspersed with an open mic for attendees. Come early to sign up and set your own words ...
Event Location: Lamanda Park Branch Library
Cost: Free
Saturday, April 27, 2024
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Caltechs Annual Jazz Festival click for more information »
Caltech’s Hameetman Center Patio will come alive on Saturday, April 27 — and not the 13th, as originally planned — with the soulful melodies of jazz as the annual Caltech Jazz Festival returns. Under the direction of Barb Catlin, the Caltech Jazz Band promises an afternoon of musical magic against the backdrop of Pasadena’s iconic academic hub. This year’s festival celebrates jazz’s rich diversity by featuring acclaimed artists Kirsten Edkins and Eva Scow and high...
Event Location: Caltech's Hameetman Center Patio
Cost: Free
Saturday, April 27, 2024
Time: 3:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Eclectic Music Festival Arts Crawl 2024 click for more information »
The 14th Eclectic Music Festival and Arts Crawl is scheduled for Saturday, April 27, 2024 from 3:00pm - 10:00pm. The Eclectic is a community music and art festival that is family-friendly and free to attend. This year’s festival is currently being organized – details will be available soon. Last...
Event Location: Mission St.
Cost: Free
Saturday, April 27, 2024
Time: 7:00 p.m.
OcTechs Earth from Earth Concert click for more information »
Join OcTech, Caltech's choral octet, for an evening performance of nature-themed choral music! OcTech is a group of eight graduate students and postdocs who sing challenging, beautiful music together. This performance will feature music from the 16th century to the 21st, including greats like Arvo ...
Event Location: Parson's Nose Theater
Cost: $10.00 - $25.00
Sunday, April 28, 2024
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Nathaniel Rosen Plays Baroque and Romantic Cello Recital click for more information »
Pasadena Conservatory of Music presents Nathaniel Rosen Plays Baroque and Romantic Cello Recital. A Concert in Memory of Priscilla Moorman. This concert is generously underwritten by the Moorman family. Donations to PCM in memory of Priscilla Moorman gratefully accepted. Featuring Nathaniel Rosen (c...
Event Location: USC Pacific Asia Museum
Cost: Free
Sunday, April 28, 2024
Time: 6:00 p.m.
The Universe Sounds Delicious click for more information »
The Music of the Spheres has never tasted so good! Travel through the cosmos with space-themed musical selections in the otherworldly, intimate Revery LA. Enjoy Master Chef-alum Becky Brown's gourmet 5-course meal between pieces. Stellar is the only way to describe the company Salastina Music Socie...
Event Location: The Revery
Cost: $295.00
Monday, April 29, 2024
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Music in the Rose Garden click for more information »
Immerse yourself in the serene beauty of The Huntington’s Rose Garden and enjoy enchanting classical music. In collaboration with the Pasadena Conservatory of Music, The Huntington presents Music in the Rose Garden performances that will feature a rotating set of solo and duo performers on various...
Event Location: The Huntington's Rose Garden
Cost: Free with admission
Monday, April 29, 2024
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Cello Master Class Nathaniel Rosen click for more information »
Pasadena Conservatory of Music presents Cello Master Class with Nathaniel Rosen. Nathaniel Rosen coaches PCM cell students. Nathaniel Rosen achieved international stardom as the first American cellist to win a gold medal at the Tchaikovsky Competition, shortly after winning the coveted Naumburg Comp...
Event Location: Pasadena Conservatory of Music
Cost: Free
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Time: 7:30 p.m.
REALLY BIG SHOW How Ed Sullivan Changed America Every Sunday Night click for more information »
Sunday night after Sunday night, in front of a live studio audience, Ed Sullivan promised millions of Americans gathered around televisions in their living rooms a “really big show.” Beginning in the late 1940s and enduring for another 21 years, The Ed Sullivan Show was the ultimate primetime, m...
Event Location: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Cost: Call for details
Wednesday, May 01, 2024
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Music in the Chinese Garden click for more information »
Enjoy traditional Chinese music every Wednesday afternoon in the Garden of Flowing Fragrance. A different solo musician performs each week, playing unamplified melodies on classical instruments including the dizi, pipa, and erhu. Let the music transport you to another time and place as you stroll th...
Event Location: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Cost: Free with admission
Wednesday, May 01, 2024
Time: 7:30 p.m.
REALLY BIG SHOW How Ed Sullivan Changed America Every Sunday Night click for more information »
Sunday night after Sunday night, in front of a live studio audience, Ed Sullivan promised millions of Americans gathered around televisions in their living rooms a “really big show.” Beginning in the late 1940s and enduring for another 21 years, The Ed Sullivan Show was the ultimate primetime, m...
Event Location: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Cost: Call for details
Thursday, May 02, 2024
Time: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Master Class Warmup Routines Tuning the Body click for more information »
Join Moni Simeonov for a discussion on warm-up routines and etude work. This event is geared towards string musicians, but all are welcome to attend!...
Event Location: Pasadena Conservatory of Music
Cost: Call for details
Friday, May 03, 2024
Time: 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
The Courtyard Series Live Music click for more information »
One Colorado introduces The Courtyard Series, a curated lineup of live music, invigorating fitness and soothing wellness activities. Beginning this April, join One Colorado for an unforgettable journey of music, fitness, and wellness taking place all year long! Every first Friday of the month from 5...
Event Location: One Colorado Courtyard
Cost: Free
Saturday, May 04, 2024
Time: 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
FAUXCHELLA Live Music Arts Festival click for more information »
The community is invited to join FAUXCHELLA Live Music & Arts Festival at Eliot Arts Magnet in Altadena! Come, picnic, and... "Enjoy a day of music and festivities to celebrate our artistic community." Click here to view flyer....
Event Location: Eliot Arts Magnet
Cost: Free admission
Saturday, May 04, 2024
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Pedagogues and Proteges Boulanger click for more information »
This season, Musical Interludes explores the work and legacies of three influential music educators: Antonio Salieri, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, and Nadia Boulanger. PCM conclude the season with Nadia Boulanger, a revolutionary educator who made a profound impact on the development of classical and co...
Event Location: Pasadena Conservatory of Music
Cost: $100.00
Saturday, May 04, 2024
Time: 8:00 p.m.
Quartet Integra click for more information »
Playing a program of avant-garde compositions including pieces by John Zorn and Anton Weber, don’t miss the internationally renowned Quartet Integra, whose thrilling sound displays “an enormous wealth of colors… and sparkling rhythms.” (All News Press)... About the Artists: Described as havi...
Event Location: Boston Court Pasadena
Cost: $25.00 - $53.90
Sunday, May 05, 2024
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Jazz The Playhouse Los Angeles Jazz Quartet click for more information »
Sierra Madre Playhouse is hosting a jazz event featuring Larry Koonse and the Los Anegles Jazz Quartet on Sunday at 7:30 PM. This evening promises an immersive musical experience with one of the renowned figures in jazz guitar. Larry Koonse, who started his guitar journey at age seven, comes from a ...
Event Location: Sierra Madre Playhouse
Cost: $12.00 - $35.00
Sunday, May 05, 2024
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Showcases Italian Baroque Masterworks Featuring Guitarist JIJI click for more information »
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra’s popular Baroque Series concludes with a selection of masterworks from the Italian Baroque by Vivaldi, Scarlatti and others led by Concertmaster and Director of Chamber Music Margaret Batjer and featuring virtuosic South Korean-born guitarist JIJI at The Huntington’s Rothenberg Hall in San Marino. JIJI, praised for her “mesmerizing” and “stirring” perfor...
Event Location: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Cost: $46.00 - $58.00
Sunday, May 05, 2024
Time: 7:30 p.m.
REALLY BIG SHOW How Ed Sullivan Changed America Every Sunday Night click for more information »
Sunday night after Sunday night, in front of a live studio audience, Ed Sullivan promised millions of Americans gathered around televisions in their living rooms a “really big show.” Beginning in the late 1940s and enduring for another 21 years, The Ed Sullivan Show was the ultimate primetime, m...
Event Location: Skirball Cultural Center
Cost: Call for details
Monday, May 06, 2024
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Music in the Rose Garden click for more information »
Immerse yourself in the serene beauty of The Huntington’s Rose Garden and enjoy enchanting classical music. In collaboration with the Pasadena Conservatory of Music, The Huntington presents Music in the Rose Garden performances that will feature a rotating set of solo and duo performers on various...
Event Location: The Huntington's Rose Garden
Cost: Free with admission
Tuesday, May 07, 2024
Time: 12:30 p.m.
Tuesday Musicale in Concert click for more information »
The Tuesday Musicale of Pasadena will present a Free concert at the Altadena Baptist Church. Program is as follows: 1. Brahms Sonata, and Theme from Schindler's List, Nancy Friedmann, cellist, Agatha Hou, Pianist 2. Grand Rondo in A by Schubert , Sharon Chan and Louise Earhart duo-pianists 3. ...
Event Location: Altadena Baptist Church
Cost: Free
Tuesday, May 07, 2024
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Japanese Koto Music with Kozue Matsumoto CalArts Japanese Ensemble click for more information »
In celebration of Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month, join the Altadena Library District for a special performance. Born and raised in the Tohoku region of Japan and a former resident of Tokyo, Kozue is a koto musician based in the Los Angeles area. She has played the koto since she wa...
Event Location: Altadena Library Community Room
Cost: Free
Wednesday, May 08, 2024
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Music in the Chinese Garden click for more information »
Enjoy traditional Chinese music every Wednesday afternoon in the Garden of Flowing Fragrance. A different solo musician performs each week, playing unamplified melodies on classical instruments including the dizi, pipa, and erhu. Let the music transport you to another time and place as you stroll th...
Event Location: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Cost: Free with admission
Thursday, May 09, 2024
Time: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Vocal Arts Master Class Reid Bruton click for more information »
Renowned vocalist, Reid Bruton, coaches Pasadena Conservatory of Music (PCM) vocal art students. Reid Bruton’s low bass voice can be heard on more than 250 major motion picture soundtracks, including all of the recent Star Wars movies, Us, Warcraft, Frozen, Jungle Book, Jumanji, Nope, Lion King (2...
Event Location: Pasadena Conservatory of Music
Cost: Free
Friday, May 10, 2024
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Jazz on Hill Rickey Woodard click for more information »
Pasadena Conservatory of Music (PCM)'s 9th annual Jazz on Hill event includes a history class, master class, and concert all with this year’s guest artist, Rickey Woodard. Rickey Woodard was born in Nashville where he played in a family band with his brothers and sisters, playing Blues and R’n?...
Event Location: Pasadena Conservatory of Music
Cost: Free