Beauty in Tension

Barrett Hall at the Pasadena Conservatory of Music 100 North Hill Avenue, Pasadena

Sometimes, music soars. Sometimes, it aches. And sometimes, it refuses to resolve — until it finally does. This program explores the fragile, cathartic space between dissonance and harmony. From Mozart’s “Dissonance” Quartet and Janáček’s Intimate Letters to Prokofiev’s lyrical modernism, … Read More

$10 – $45

Les Délices Impressionistes

Barrett Hall at the Pasadena Conservatory of Music 100 North Hill Avenue, Pasadena

This program celebrates the evocative power of French music for strings, flute, and harp. At its heart is the rarely heard Jean Cras, a naval officer-composer whose music lends modern color to Romanticism. Alongside him: Saint-Saëns’ elegance, Ravel’s refined sensuality, … Read More

$10 – $45

Beethoven and Schubert

Barrett Hall at the Pasadena Conservatory of Music 100 North Hill Avenue, Pasadena

Before the concert hall, there was the salon. Before the grand piano, the fortepiano. This program invites you into the sound world of Beethoven and Schubert as they themselves might have heard it: with warm gut strings, responsive transitional bows, … Read More

$10 – $45

Familiar | Forgotten | Fresh

Barrett Hall at the Pasadena Conservatory of Music 100 North Hill Avenue, Pasadena

Three piano quintets bridge time and taste through music that’s beloved, overlooked, and brand-spanking new. On the program: Robert Schumann’s Piano Quintet in E Flat Major, Julius Rontgen’s Piano Quintet No. 2 in a minor, and a world premiere commission … Read More

$10 – $45