SOUNDS OF THE SEASON SYMPHONY OFFERS CHRISTMAS GALA.Byline: Alex Dobuzinskis Staff Writer GLENDALE - As he teaches his two talented daughters the violin, Glendale Symphony Orchestra viola player Peter Hatch has found that they each have their own gifts. Heidi, 12, can play 26 orchestral pieces and soloed at the symphony's Christmas concert last year. Then there's her 10-year-old sister, Alexis. ``She's actually the most talented member of the family,'' Hatch said. ``She can sing anything, literally ... She can imitate with her voice a telephone ringing or a commercial that she hears on the radio.'' Hatch will perform without either of his daughters when he takes the stage Friday at the Alex Theatre The Alex Theatre is a historic landmark located at 216 North Brand Boulevard in Glendale, California of the United States of America. It is currently owned by the City of Glendale and operated by the Alex Regional Theatre Board. for the symphony's Christmas Celebration Gala. But he will be with his other family that evening - fellow musicians with a love for classical music. ``A lot of the guys would make a point to play with the Glendale Orchestra just to stay with that side of music,'' Hatch said. The orchestra was started in 1924. Ten years ago, it began performing at the Alex Theatre after 30 years at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion is one of the halls in the Los Angeles Music Center (which is one of the three largest performing arts centers in the United States). The Music Center's other halls include the Mark Taper Forum, Ahmanson Theatre, and Walt Disney Concert Hall. in downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or . The orchestra, conducted by Norman Henry Mamey, will bring nearly 60 musicians to the stage for Friday's show. In years past, Henry Mancini, Elmer Bernstein and John Williams This biographical article or section needs additional references for verification. Please help [ to improve this article] by adding additional sources. Unverifiable material about living persons must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. each conducted the orchestra. Fans still remember the ``pops'' musical style that the late Carmen Carmen throws over lover for another. [Fr. Lit.: Carmen; Fr. Opera: Bizet, Carmen, Westerman, 189–190] See : Faithlessness Carmen the cards repeatedly spell her death. [Fr. Dragon brought in his 20 years conducting the group. ``We have the finest musicians in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, ,'' said Diane Hedrick, executive director of the orchestra. ``You can't get better musicians.'' In the symphony's last performance in September, conservative talk show host and classical music aficionado A Spanish word that means fan, devotee, enthusiast, etc. There are loyal aficionados of every subject in the computer field. Dennis Prager conducted the orchestra and gave the audience an A-to-Z lesson in classical music. The Christmas show will include classical, pops and jazz, and Broadway star Dale Kristien will sing in the show a day after performing at the White House. The orchestra plans to perform an outdoor concert on the Glendale Community College Glendale Community College can refer to one of two colleges in the United States.
``Once you introduce yourself to people who will come to hear you outdoors, the next time we're indoors in a theater maybe they'll follow us and buy a ticket,'' Hedrick said. Alex Dobuzinskis, (818) 546-3304 alex.dobuzinskis(at)dailynews.com IF YOU GO The Glendale Symphony Orchestra will perform its Christmas Celebration Gala, 8 p.m. Friday at the Alex Theatre, 216 N. Brand Blvd. Tickets are $20-$100. Call the theater box office at (818) 243-ALEX. CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: Viola player Peter Hatch, who will perform in the upcoming Christmas Gala by the Glendale Symphony, is teaching both his daughters, Heidi, 12, and Alexis, 10, how to play violin. John McCoy/Staff Photographer Box: IF YOU GO (see text) |
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