Arnold Schoenberg, 20th-Century Austrian composer and known for inventing the Twelve-tone technique (Zwölftontechnik) wrote some wonderful pieces in his early years that follow the tonal structure of late romantic works, reminiscent of Richard Strauss’ and Richard Wagner’s music . One of these early pieces and in fact one of Schoenberg’s earliest important work is “Verklärte Nacht” (Transfigured Night), Op.4 . It is a string sextet in one movement and was inspired by Richard Dehmel‘s poem of the same name. Arnold Schoenberg is very much connected to Los Angeles, the city he eventually moved to after his emigration from Nazi Germany. In L.A. he held teaching positions at USC as well as UCLA.
Experience Schoenberg’s “Verklaerte Nacht” in Los Angeles this May 2013
This May, Angelinos will have the chance to experience Schoenberg’s early work “Verklaerte Nacht” together with J.S. Bach’s St. Anne Prelude on two different concert days in Los Angeles. The Salastina Music Society is bringing this concert to stage in Los Angeles:
- May 10th at 8 pm at the Edye Second Space at the Broad Stage (Santa Monica),
- May 11th at 8 pm at Zipper Hall at the Colburn School (Downtown LA).
KUSC 91.5 FM DJ Brian Lauritzen will host an in-depth exploration of Austrian composer Arnold Schoenberg’s Verklärte Nacht, based on German poet Richard Dehmel’s poem of the same name. Performers include Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Principal Cellist Andrew Shulman, Pacific Symphony violists Meredith Crawford and Luke Maurer, and celebrated young chamber cellist Rebecca Merblum, as well as Kevin Kumar and Maia Jasper, Salastina’s co-artistic directors and violinists.
Special $10 Tickets available for the CaliforniaGermans Community
Salastina Music Society has set up an exclusive event code for our CaliforniaGermans community (code “GERMAN“) to receive tickets for only $10! The regular ticket price is $28. Please purchase your $10 tickets at the Salastina Society Website and enter Exclusive Event Code “GERMAN” at check out to receive your special ticket discount!
Take a Chance & Win Tickets to this Exciting Evening
In connection with these two Chamber Music Events, CaliforniaGermans will raffle off 2 tickets for each concert day. Two winners will be chosen at random to experience this chamber music evenings with a friend. We will announce our Give-Away this week (April 21 – 27) on Facebook as well as on our website. Please keep posted by checking our Facebook Page and website to get a chance at winning your Concert Tickets!
Salastina Music Society in Los Angeles
Salastina Music Society founded by violinists and chamber musicians Maia Jasper and Kevin Kumar, is dedicated to bringing a fresh approach to chamber music to Los Angeles. Now in its third year Salastina Music Society has became a distinctive new element in the LA chamber music scene with a contemporary approach to programming.