Sunday Afternoon Concerts in the Dome (May 6, 2nd Performance at 5:00 p.m.)

05/06/2018 05:00 PM - 06:30 PM PT

Admission

  • $50.00

Location

Mount Wilson Observatory
Mount Wilson, CA 91023
United States of America

Summary

The May 6th program is for instruments rarely heard together. Marcia Dickstein on harp, Roger Wilkie on violin, and Cécilia Tsan on cello will perform Jacques Ibert’s Trio, Camille Saint-Saëns’ Fantaisie for Violin and Harp, Max Bruch’s Kol Nidrei for Cello and Harp and Bruce Broughton’s Trio Bi for Harp, violin and cello. Bruce Broughton is a highly acclaimed orchestral composer and dedicates his piece to Marcia Dickstein.

Description

Sunday Afternoon Concerts in the Dome (May 6, 2nd Performance at 5:00 p.m.)

Chamber music inside the 100-inch Telescope dome where astronomer Edwin Hubble discovered our place in an expanding Universe. This 20th century temple to science has acoustics rivaling the great cathedrals of Europe. Performances of the same program are scheduled for 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. on the first Sunday of every month, May to October. Cellist Cécilia Tsan is the Artistic Director.

The May 6th program is for instruments rarely heard together. Marcia Dickstein on harp, Roger Wilkie on violin, and Cécilia Tsan on cello will perform Jacques Ibert’s Trio, Camille Saint-Saëns’ Fantaisie for Violin and Harp, Max Bruch’s Kol Nidrei for Cello and Harp and Bruce Broughton’s Trio Bi for Harp, violin and cello.  Bruce Broughton is a highly acclaimed orchestral composer and dedicates his piece to Marcia Dickstein.

 

Musicians:

Marcia Dickstein, harp
Roger Wilkie, violin
Cécilia Tsan, cello

Program:


Jacques Ibert                Trio
Camille Saint-Saëns     Fantaisie for Violin & Harp
Max Bruch                     Kol Nidrei for Cello and Harp,
Bruce Broughton           Trio "Bi" (Broughton, one of Los Angeles's most aclaimed composers, dedicated this piece to Marcia Dickstein)