IntimateMusical Soireeswith Old WorldHospitality andCharm PresentingExtraordinary Concert Artists andDistinguished Speakers
June 2012
SPECTACULAR SEASON FINALE! The Malibu Coast Chamber Orchestra Scott Hosfeld, Music Director and Conductor Sunday, June 17th, 2012 at 5:00 pm
Featuring Soloists: Hal Ott, solo flute Michael Fitzpatrick, solo cello Paula Hochhalter, solo cello Scott Hosfeld, violinist Wendy Prober, pianist with Elaina Archer, Film Historian
PROGRAM
Antonio Vivaldi "Double Cello Concerto" in g minor For Two Solo Cellos and String Orchestra Samuel Barber "Adagio for Strings"
Maria Newman "Duumviri Chamber Concerto" For Solo Flute, String Orchestra and Harp Jay Ungar "Ashokan Farewell" ...and a taste of MAHMA: Mary Pickford/Maria Newman Silent Comedy Short Film "They Would Elope" with original music performed live to the film. ...while desperately trying to elope, a young couple befalls many hilarious brick walls, temporarily thwarting their romantic plans for marriage! All Programs, Artists and Dates Subject to Change and/or Cancellation
MALIBU COAST MUSIC FESTIVAL
August and September 2012
Malibu Coast Music Festival and Silent Film Celebration! August 17th - September 26th, 2012 Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture
Featuring World-Class Musicians and Speakers From Across the Nation and Around the Globe performing masterworks of the classical repertoire and vintage classic silent films with live music.
Scheduled Silent Films for the 2012 Summer Season: Heart of the Hills (1919) Mary Pickford Daddy Long Legs (1919) Mary Pickford Rebecca of Sunny Brook Farm (1917) Mary Pickford ...and a number of rare vintage silent shorts All Programs, Artists and Dates Subject to Change and/or Cancellation
September 2012
Malibu Coast Music Festival Special Event Sunday, September 9th, 2012 Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture
"Rebecca of Sunny Brook Farm" Featuring the Malibu Coast Silent Film Orchestra
All Programs, Artists and Dates Subject to Change and/or Cancellation
Malibu Coast Music Festival Special Event Tuesday, September 11th, 2012 Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture
"In Remembrance"
Featuring Ludwig van Beethoven's String Quartet, Opus 132
All Programs, Artists and Dates Subject to Change and/or Cancellation
Candlelit nights of spooky music... Of macabre themes creepy and devilish... Especially for Halloween... BOO!
Saturday, October 29th, 2011 at 7:o0 pm Sunday, October 30th, 2011 at 7:00 pm
SPOOKY SONORITIES and "Mr. Wu" 1927 Silent Feature Film
Saturday, October 29th, 2011 at 7:00 pm Sunday, October 30th, 2011 at 7:00 pm THE MALIBU COAST STRING QUARTET Maria Newman, violinist John Wittenberg, violinist Scott Hosfeld, violist Paula Hochhalter, cellist
AND FEATURING Wendy Prober, Pianist Marco Beltrami, Academy Award-Nominated Film Composer Elaina Archer, Film Historian Jimmy Hall, as the "Ghost of Mr. Wu" Maureen McKee, Chocolatier
PROGRAM
Franz Schubert: "Death and the Maiden" String Quartet No. 14 in d minor
Marco Beltrami: "A Halloween Depiction" for String Quartet
INTERMISSION During Intermission you are invited to visit MAHMA's rustic yet "terrifying" Haunted House ...and a taste of MAHMA: SILENT MOVIE SCREENING WITH LIVE MUSICAL SCORE Maria Newman/Lon Chaney: "Mr. Wu" 1927 Silent Feature Film with Live Music (91 min.) Starring Lon Chaney ("The Man of a Thousand Faces") Music by Maria Newman performed live to the picture Commissioned by Turner Classic Movies
All Programs, Artists and Dates Subject to Change and/or Cancellation
December 2011
Carols by Candlelight A Winter Holiday Celebration Honoring the Life of Martha Montgomery
Monday, December 5th, 2011 at 7:00 pm
Featuring Artists: Diana Tash, mezzo soprano Duanna Ulyate, soprano
With Resident Artists: Wendy Prober, pianist Maria Newman, violinist Scott Hosfeld, violist
Program:
Johannes Brahms "Two Songs" for mezzo-soprano and piano Diana Tash, mezzo-soprano
Ralph Vaughn Williams "Fantasy on Greensleeves" for viola and piano
Bohuslav Martinu "Five Madrigal Stanzas" for Violin and Piano
Maria Newman/
Louise Moss Montgomery:
"Songs on Motherhood" Diana Tash, mezzo-soprano
Ernest Bloch "Vidui" (Contrition) for Violin and Piano
All Programs, Artists and Dates Subject to Change and/or Cancellation
December 2011
Come Home to MAHMA for the Holidays! "Quality Street" Starring Marion Davies The 1927 Silent Film Classic Original Music by Maria Newman Commissioned by the Annenberg Foundation
Saturday, December 17th, 2011 at 7:00 pm Sunday, December 18th, 2011 at 7:00 pm
Music performed live to the film by the Malibu Coast Silent Film Orchestra
Featuring Distinguished Speaker: Elaina Archer, Film Historian
The Evenings will open with: "A Little Book of Southern Carols" Maria Newman/Louise Moss Montgomery
Featuring Artists: Duanna Ulyate, soprano Martha Jeannette Thatcher, cantor Isabella Thatcher, soloist Malibu Coast Children's Choir & Hand Chime Choir Malibu Coast Chamber Players Hal Ott, flute Amy Shulman, harp Wendy Prober, piano MAHMA Percussion Ensemble
All Programs, Artists and Dates Subject to Change and/or Cancellation
January 2012
"Love and Dissonance" A Mozart Birthday Celebration!
...and a Silent Short Film of Love and Betrayal
Friday, January 27th, 2012 at 7:30 pm Saturday, January 28th, 2012 at 7:00 pm Featuring the Music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
PROGRAM Mozart String Quartet, K. 465 "Dissonance"
Mozart Divertimento, K. 136 Divertimento for String Quartet "The Salzburg"
...and a taste of MAHMA Maria Newman/Mary Pickford "What the Daisy Said" 1910 Silent Short Film Starring Mary Pickford Music by Maria Newman performed live to the film
FEATURING MUSICAL ARTISTS Maria Newman, violin Clayton Haslop, violin Scott Hosfeld, viola Paula Hochhalter, cello
with Elaina Archer and Scott Hosfeld, Distinguished Speakers
All Programs, Artists and Dates Subject to Change and/or Cancellation
February 2012
"Champagne and Chocolate" Music and Art in Honor of Valentine's Day
Monday, February 13th, 2012 at 7:00 pm Tuesday, February 14th, 2012 at 7:00 pm
Featuring Distinguished Guest Artists Hal Ott, flutist Kris Wildman, soprano
Joined by Resident Artists Wendy Prober, piano Maria Newman, violin and viola with Elaina Archer and Hugh Munro Neely, Film Historians
A Program of Romance Aaron Copland's breathtaking: "Duo for Flute and Piano"
Maria Newman's romantic: "Duumviri Chamber Sonata" (World Premiere) For Flute and Piano
Rodgers/Hammerstein Great Love Songs From their Broadway Hits for Soprano, Violin, Flute and Piano
...and a taste of MAHMA Mary Pickford/Maria Newman: The poignant story of the love between a father and daughter: "As it is in Life" (1910) for Silent Short Film, Voice, Flute, Viola and Piano Music by Maria Newman performed live to the film. ...imagine a father who gives up all to raise his young daughter. Will the daughter return his devotion as she grows into womanhood?
Film Commissioned and Restored In Loving Memory By the Family of Mary Lofdahl (WORLD PREMIERE)
All Programs, Artists and Dates Subject to Change and/or Cancellation
March 2012
"Green with Envy" St. Patrick's Day Tales and Other Stories
Saturday, March 24th, 2012 at 7:00 pm Sunday, March 25th, 2012 at 7:00 pm Featuring Distinguished Guest Artist George Sterne, tenor
Joined by Resident Artists Wendy Prober, pianist Maria Newman, violinist Scott Hosfeld, violist with Elaina Archer, Film Historian Program
Alfred Newman "How Green Was My Valley" for Violin and Piano
Ralph Vaughan Williams "Greensleeves Fantasy" for Viola and Piano Ralph Vaughan Williams "Along the Field" for Tenor and Violin
Mary Pickford/Maria Newman "Tender Hearts" 1909 Silent Classic Short Film starring Mary Pickford ...will the care of a little bird swell the tender heart of this Irish country girl?
Schumann's passionate: "Sonata in a minor" for Violin and Piano ...and a taste of MAHMA: Maria Newman "Kestrel and Leonardo" for Tenor Voice and Viola ...Imagine a story of two star children, painting the universe, in all the glorious shades of green...
All Programs, Artists and Dates Subject to Change and/or Cancellation
April 2012
"A SERENADE TO SPRING" Music to Celebrate an Awakening World
Saturday, April 28th, 2012 at 7:00 pm Sunday, April 29th, 2012 at 7:00 pm
Featuring Renowned Guest Artist: Michael Fitzpatrick, cellist and composer Joined by Resident Artists: Wendy Prober, pianist Maria Newman, violinist and composer Scott Hosfeld, violist with Elaina Archer, Film Historian Program Samuel Barber: "Sonata" for Cello and Piano
Joaquin Turina: "Quartet" for Violin, Viola, Cello and Piano
Michael Fitzpatrick: "Invocation for World Peace" for Solo Cello
Johann Sebastian Bach "Suite in G Major" for Solo Viola
...and a taste of MAHMA: Mary Pickford/Maria Newman Silent Comedy Short Film "They Would Elope" with original music performed live to the film (World Premiere) ...while desperately trying to elope, a young couple befalls many hilarious brick walls, temporarily thwarting their romantic plans for marriage!
All Programs, Artists and Dates Subject to Change and/or Cancellation
May 2012
"Tales of the Opera, Theatre, Silent Film and the Ballet" A Festival of Music, Song, Film and Dance
Saturday, May 12th, 2012 at 7:00 pm Sunday, May 13th, 2012 at 5:00 pm
Featuring Esteemed Soloists: Kris Wildman, soprano Diana Tash, mezzo-soprano Christopher M. Allport, theatrical vocalist and Members of the Malibu Coast Chamber Ballet in association with the Karz Ballet Romy Karz, Director Presenting: Natasha Rothenbucher and Martha Jeannette Thatcher, Dance Soloists Also Featuring Award-Winning Youth Performers: Isabella Thatcher, Soprano Sofia Cohen, Soprano Samuel Thatcher, Actor
Joined by Resident Artists: Wendy Prober, pianist Scott Hosfeld, violist Maria Newman violinist with Elaina Archer, Film Historian
PROGRAM Giacomo Puccini "O Mio Babbino Caro" from the Opera, "Gianni Schicchi" Ms. Wildman, Soprano
Johann Sebastian Bach "Suite in C Major, BWV 1009" For Viola Solo Mr. Hosfeld, Viola
Selected Repertoire from American Musical Theatre Ms. Wildman, Soprano Mr. Allport, Theatrical Vocalist Isabella Thatcher and Sofia Cohen, Soloists Samuel Thatcher, Actor
Maria Newman "Songs on Motherhood" for Mezzo-Soprano, Violin, Viola and Piano Ms. Tash, Mezzo-Soprano
William Grant Still "Suite" for Violin and Piano Ms. Newman, Violin Ms. Prober, Piano
...and a taste of MAHMA: Members of the Malibu Coast Chamber Ballet "Celebraciones de la Tierra" ...in the warm star-kissed desert, on a moonlit night, the coyote howls her weeping song to the heavens.
Mary Pickford/Maria Newman: The poignant story of the love between a father and daughter: "As it is in Life" (1910) Silent Dramatic Short Film, For Voice, Violin, Viola and Piano Music performed live to the film. ...imagine a father who gives up all to raise his young daughter. Will the daughter return his devotion as she grows into womanhood?
All Programs, Artists and Dates Subject to Change and/or Cancellation
June 2012
"An American Celebration" Music Celebrating Our Nation's Great Heritage
Friday, June 8th, 2012 at 7:o0 pm Sunday, June 10th, 2012 at 7:00 pm
Featuring: Allison Allport, Harp Wendy Prober, Piano Maria Newman, Violin Scott Hosfeld, Viola Elaina Archer, Film Historian with MHS Girls Select Honor Choir Amy Loch, Director Joellen (Cha Cha) McNaughton, Accompanist Matthew Lewis, Jazz Vocals Bevan Manson Guest Composer and Pianist
PROGRAM:
Robert Russell Bennett: "Hexapoda: Four Studies in Jitteroptera" for Violin and Piano
William Bolcom: "Graceful Ghost Rag" for Solo Piano
Bevan Manson: "Violin Sonata"
Maria Newman: "Dances for Deliverance"
Works for Solo Harp by: Glinka, Andres, J.S. Bach, Nadermann and Benjamin Britten
Works for Treble Choir and Soloists by: Kodaly, Certon, Durante, Schubert, Menotti ...and a taste of MAHMA: Mary Pickford/Maria Newman "Tender Hearts" (Friday Evening) Vintage Silent Film Short ...will the care of an injured bird bring these tender hearts together? Starring Mary Pickford "The Gibson Goddess" (Sunday Evening) Vintage Silent Film Short ...is beauty more than skin deep?, Starring Marion Leonard With Mary Pickford Music performed live to the film. Scott Joplin:an exceptional composer from the roots of America, Robert Russell Bennett:obsessed by American Musical Form, Maria Newman:a female composer in a highly charged male world, Mary Pickford:who changed the face for women in America.
America theBeautiful, ...LetFreedom Ring!
All Programs, Artists and Dates Subject to Change and/or Cancellation