SoCal music & dance, June 10-17: Hollywood Bowl Jazz Festival, Renée Fleming, PARTCH, Adrianne Lenker and more
Classical, opera, jazz, folk, pop, rock, ballet, tap, flamenco, contemporary dance and more for LA & OC
Welcome to the latest TV or Not TV newsletter spotlighting live music and dance performances all around Southern California this coming week. I’m Matt Cooper, former listings coordinator for the LA Times’ Calendar section.
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Classical & opera
‘Schubert and the Pummel of Hummel’ Salastina recreates an 1819 concert that featured works by Austrian composer Franz Schubert and his lesser known contemporary Johann Nepomuk Hummel. Edye Second Space at the Broad Stage, 1310 11th St., Santa Monica. 8 p.m. Friday, June 14. Also at Pasadena Conservatory of Music’s Barrett Hall, 100 N. Hill Ave., Pasadena. 8 p.m. Saturday, June 15; and Chamber Music OC’s Weinstein Performance Space, 23666 Birtcher Drive, Lake Forest. 3 p.m. Sunday, June 16. $10, $40; livestream (Saturday only), $10. salastina.org
‘Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street’ Pacific Symphony is joined by guest artists for a concert version of Stephen Sondheim’s Tony-winning musical thriller set in Victorian-era London. Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, June 14-15. $66-$225. (714) 755-5799. pacificsymphony.org
‘Organ-ic Soundtracks’ with Aaron Shows The organist performs favorite movie themes and improvises a live score to a classic silent film in the Third@First concert series’ season finale. First United Methodist Church, 500. E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena. 4 p.m. Saturday, June 15. Free; donations accepted. thirdatfirst.org
‘Renée Fleming in Recital’ The superstar soprano, accompanied by pianist Inon Barnatan, graces the stage in an eclectic program featuring music by Handel, Strauss, Massenet, Björk, Hazel Dickens, et al. Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 N. Grand Ave., downtown L.A. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 15. $29 and up. (213) 972-8001. laopera.org
Sunday Afternoon Concerts in the Dome Trio Eclectrica, featuring singer-violinist Leah Zeger, accordionist Cory Pesaturo and percussionist Jorge Villanueva, performs in a new entry in the monthly summer concert series. Mount Wilson Observatory, L.A. 3 and 5 p.m. Sunday, June 16. $60; advanced purchase recommended. mtwilson.edu
‘Symphony on the Go’ Members of Pacific Symphony perform a family friendly outdoor pop-up chamber music concert. Cordova Park, 26931 El Retiro, Mission Viejo. 6:30 p.m. Sunday, June 16. Free. pacificsymphony.org
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