SoCal music & dance, March 11-18: ‘Adobe Punk,’ Fiato String Quartet, Voices of Destiny Gospel Choir 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
Camerata Pacifica The chamber music ensemble performs works by Brahms, Schoenberg and Arvo Pärt. The Huntington’s Rothenberg Hall, 1151 Oxford Rd., San Marino. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 12; also at Zipper Hall, the Colburn School, 200 S. Grand Ave., downtown L.A., 8 p.m. Thursday, March 14; and the Music Academy’s Hahn Hall, 1070 Fairway Rd., Santa Barbara. 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 15. $75, $80. (805) 884-8410. cameratapacifica.org
Chamber Music Palisades Harpsichordist Kristian Nyquist joins the ensemble for pieces by Bach, Vivaldi, Scarlatti, Haydn, et al. Saint Matthew’s Parish, 1031 Bienveneda Ave., Pacific Palisades. 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 13. $35; full-time students, free. cmpalisades.org
‘Highway 1, USA’ and ‘The Dwarf’ Los Angeles Opera pairs William Grant Still’s 1940s-era musical drama about a Black couple trying to make a better life for themselves (sung in English with English subtitles) with Alexander Zemlinsky’s tragic 1922 fable about a dwarf who is given as a birthday gift to a spoiled Spanish princess (in German with English subtitles); James Conlon conducts. Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 N. Grand Ave., downtown L.A. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 14; 2 p.m. Sunday, March 17. $29 and up. (213) 972-8001. LAOpera.org
Mahler’s Fifth Guest conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto leads Pacific Symphony in Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 and Haydn’s Cello Concerto featuring cellist Sterling Elliott. Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, 600 Town Center Drive., Costa Mesa. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, March 14-16. $25-$299. (714) 755-5799. pacificsymphony.org
‘Magic Hour in Los Angeles: America’s Cultural Renaissance of 1974’ Rachael Worby and the Muse/Ique orchestra are joined by the DC6 Singers Collective and others for classic tracks by Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan, Joni Mitchell, et al. plus a selection of movie themes from some of that year’s biggest films. Mark Taper Forum, 135 N. Grand Ave., downtown L.A. 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 15; 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 16; 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Included with a Muse/Ique subscription package ($100 and up). muse-ique.com
‘Superman’ in Concert Conductor Thomas Wilkins and the Los Angeles Philharmonic perform John Williams’ classic score live-to-picture to accompany a screening of Richard Donner’s blockbuster 1978 superhero drama starring Christopher Reeve as the Man of Steel. Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., downtown L.A. 8 p.m. Friday, March 15. $50-$268. (323) 850-2000. laphil.com
‘Carnival of the Animals’ Saint-Saëns’ beloved children’s classic is brought to life through the magic of puppetry in this Pacific Symphony presentation. Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. 10 and 11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 16. $15-$79. (714) 755-5799. pacificsymphony.org
‘Bernstein and Wooten’ Thomas Wilkins leads the LA Phil in Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from “West Side Story” and Coleridge-Taylor’s Ballade in A minor, then veteran jazz-funk bassist Victor Wooten joins the orchestra for his own composition “La Lección Tres.” Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., downtown L.A. 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, March 16-17. $50-$190. (323) 850-2000. laphil.com
‘Spring Choral Celebration: The Magic of Music’ With the Orange Community Master Chorale, the Southern California Children’s Chorus and Symphony Irvine. Musco Center, 415 N. Glassell St., Orange. 3 p.m. Sunday, March 17. $27. (714) 997-6812. muscocenter.org
Mt. Lowe Chamber Players Members of the ensemble play music for woodwinds and brass by Mozart and Beethoven. Altadena Main Library, 600 E. Mariposa St., Altadena. 3 p.m. Sunday, March 17. Free. mtlowechamberplayers.com
‘Music of 18th-century London’ The Da Camera Society presents early music ensemble Tesserae Baroque in a program of works by Johann Christian Bach, Carl Friedrich Abel, et al. Villa del Sol d’Oro, 675 W. Highland Ave., Sierra Madre. 2 and 4 p.m. Sunday, March 17. $35, $75. dacamerasociety.org
Restoration Concerts Pianist Robert Thies and violinist Kerenza Peacock play pieces by Debussy, Prokofiev and Fauré. South Pasadena Public Library, 1115 El Centro St., South Pasadena. 4 p.m. Sunday, March 17. $25 at the door. friendsofsopaslibrary.org
Isabelle Demers The acclaimed organist performs works by Bach, Wagner, Stravinsky, et al. Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. 3 p.m. Sunday, March 17. $15-$79. (714) 755-5799. pacificsymphony.org
The Fiato String Quartet The ensemble plays pieces by Beethoven, Webern, Mendelssohn and Schostakovich in this Music Guild presentation. St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 580 Hilgard Ave., Westwood. 8 p.m. Monday, March 18. $12.50-$57.55 (310) 558-3500. themusicguild.org
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