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2015 Events
September 2015
MALIBU COAST MUSIC FESTIVAL 2015
SPECIAL EVENTS
SEPTEMBER SCHEDULE
AT A GLANCE:


FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 at 8:00 pm
IN REMEMBRANCE
Beethoven: String Quartet, Opus 135

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 at 8:00 pm
AT SUMMER'S END
Beethoven: Serenade, Opus 25
Shostakovich: Piano Trio in e minor
Mary Pickford: "As it is in Life" Silent Short Film
Georges Bizet: Selections from "Carmen"



August 2015
MALIBU COAST MUSIC FESTIVAL 2015
AUGUST SCHEDULE
AT A GLANCE:


FRIDAY, AUGUST 21 at 8:00 pm
CHAMPAGNE GALA OPENING CONCERT
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917)
For Silent Film, Flute, Piano Quintet and Percussion
Performed with Music Live to the Film

MONDAY, AUGUST 24 at 8:00 pm
AN EVENING OF WINE AND ROSES

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26 at 8:00 pm
POEMS and BALLADS for a
SHIMMERING SUMMER'S NIGHT


FRIDAY, AUGUST 28 at 8:00 pm
TANTALIZING TANGO and BODACIOUS BRAHMS

SUNDAY, AUGUST 30 at 8:00 pm
FANTASTIC FESTIVAL FINALE
Malibu Coast Chamber Orchestra and Soloists
Scott Hosfeld, Conductor

Kindly Click on "Aug 2015 Events" in the Table of Contents
to your left for more complete information on our Malibu Coast Music Festival Artists and Programming.

For Concert/Event Reservations, click on "Event Reservations"
also located in the Table of Contents to your left

See you August 21-30 at the Malibu Coast Music Festival!
Not Just Concerts: EXPERIENCES!


July 2015
JULY 2015 CONCERTS AT A GLANCE
CONCERT SERIES VII -  JULY 2015

FANTASTIC FESTIVAL FINALE
Wednesday, July 15th, 2015 at 8:00 pm

FANTASTIC FESTIVAL FINALE:
Celebrating the Sonorities & Sounds of Summer

Malibu Coast Chamber Orchestra Solisti
Scott Hosfeld, Music Director
Wendy Prober, Pianist
Scott Hosfeld, Music Director
Juan Tallo, Photographic Artist


PROGRAM:
Works of Antonin Dvorak, George Gershwin
and Maria Newman

(Concerts will take place in the MAHMA Music Room)



June 2015
JUNE 2015 CONCERTS AT A GLANCE
CONCERT SERIES VI -  JUNE 2015

AMERICAN CELEBRATION CONCERT I
Saturday, June 20th, 2015 at 8:00 pm

AMERICAN CELEBRATION CONCERT II
Sunday, June 21st, 2015 at 7:00 pm

AN AMERICAN CELEBRATION:
Music to Celebrate the History of Our Great Nation

Diana Tash, Mezzo Soprano
Maria Newman, Violin and Viola

Scott Hosfeld, Violin and Viola
Wendy Prober, Pianist
Juan Tallo, Photographic Artist

PROGRAM:
Works of William Grant Still, Aaron Copland, Mozart,
Dvorak, Maria Newman, Alfred Newman
...and Traditional American Spirituals

(Concerts will take place in the MAHMA Music Room)



May 2015
MAY 2015 CONCERTS AT A GLANCE
CONCERT SERIES V -  MAY 2015

SPRING SERENADE CONCERT I
Friday, May 22nd, 2015 at 8:00 pm

SPRING SERENADE CONCERT II
Saturday, May 23rd, 2015 at 8:00 pm

SPRING SERENADE:
Music to Celebrate an Awakening World

Maria Newman, Violin and Viola
Scott Hosfeld, Violin and Viola
Wendy Prober, Pianist

PROGRAM:
Works of Beethoven, Vaughan Williams,
Bartok, Maria Newman and Mary Pickford

(Concerts will take place in the MAHMA Music Room)



March 2015
MARCH 2015 CONCERTS AT A GLANCE
CONCERT SERIES IV -  MARCH 2015


Tuesday, March 17th, 2015 at 7:30

Concerts Dressed in St. Patrick's Day Green

Dr. Victoria Stevens, Ph.D, Distinguished Speaker
Nandani Maria Sinha, Mezzo soprano
Wendy Prober, Pianist
Joined by:
Maria Newman, Violinist
Scott Hosfeld, Violist
Introducing:
Isabella Thatcher, Spoken Voice

PROGRAM:
Ralph Vaughan Williams...Fantasia on "Greensleeves"
Benjamin Britten...English Folk Songs for Mezzo and Piano
Alfred Newman..."How Green Was My Valley"
Ludwig van Beethoven...Sonata for Piano and Violin, Op.12, No. 1
Oscar Wilde/Maria Newman..."The Selfish Giant"  - Concert Duo
for Violin and Spoken Voice
(Concert will take place in the MAHMA Music Room)



CONCERT SERIES IV (continued) -  MARCH 2015

Friday, March 20th, 2015 at 8:00

Friday Folklore: Death & the Maiden and Other Tales

Nandani Maria Sinha, Mezzo soprano
Isabella Thatcher, Spoken Voice
Joined by:
The Malibu Coast String Quartet
Maria Newman, Violinist
Rafael Rishik, Violinist
Scott Hosfeld, Violist
Paula Hochhalter, Cellist

PROGRAM:
Traditional Irish...Toora Loora Loora (arr. Wendy Prober)
Franz Schubert...Death and the Maiden String Quartet
Maria Newman/Kim Stafford..."OnePrayer From Eden"
Franz Schubert..."Tod und das Madchen" for Voice & Piano
Oscar Wilde/Maria Newman..."The Selfish Giant"  - Concert Duo
for Violin and Spoken Voice
(Concert will take place in the MAHMA Music Room)




February 2015
FEBRUARY 2015 EVENTS AT A GLANCE

ROMANCE CONCERT I
Saturday Evening, February 14th at 8:00 pm
"Champagne & Chocolate"
Malibu Coast String Quartet
Nandani Maria Sinha, Mezzo-soprano
Wendy Prober, Piano
PROGRAM
Music of Brahms, Borodin, Alfred Newman and Maria Newman
...and a 1909 Silent Short Film Starring Mary Pickford
~With Music Performed Live to the Picture~
(Concert will take place in the MAHMA Music Room)

ROMANCE CONCERT II
Sunday Afternoon, February 15th at 3:00 pm
"Music of Romance"
Malibu Coast String Quartet
Nandani Maria Sinha, Mezzo-soprano
PROGRAM
Music of Brahms, Borodin, Beethoven,
and Maria Newman

(Concert will take place at the Tarzana Cultural Center)



 
2014 Events
 
December 2014
DECEMBER 2014 EVENTS AT A GLANCE

HOLIDAY CONCERT I
Friday Evening, December 19th at 8:00 pm
"Carols by Candlelight"
Duanna Ulyate, Soprano
Diana Tash, Mezzo-soprano
Wendy Prober, Piano
Malibu Coast Madrigals
Malibu Coast String Quartet
Viklarbo Chamber Ensemble

HOLIDAY CONCERT II
Saturday Morning, December 20th at 10:45 am
"Come Home to MAHMA for the Holidays"
Duanna Ulyate, Soprano
Diana Tash, Mezzo-soprano
Malibu Coast Madrigals
Wendy Prober, Piano
Malibu Coast String Quartet
Viklarbo Chamber Ensemble

HOLIDAY CONCERT III
CINDERELLA THEATRICAL RELEASE
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION!
Sunday, December 28th at 8:00 pm
"Cinderella" (1914)
The Mary Pickford Silent Classic Film
Malibu Coast Silent Film Orchestra
Scott Hosfeld, Director
"Cinderella" was originally released December 28th, 1914



October 2014
OCTOBER 2014 EVENTS AT A GLANCE

AUTUMN ALLEGORIES CONCERT I
Saturday, October 18th at 10:45 pm
A Founder's Concert Brunch
Emilio and Cara Colon, Cellists

PROGRAM
Barbier: Cello Duets
Maria Newman: Chilmark Trio

Mary Pickford: "They Would Elope"  Silent Film Short
Schubert: Cello Quintet

AUTUMN ALLEGORIES CONCERT II
Saturday, October 18th at 8:00 pm
SCHUBERT & MORE!
Emilio and Cara Colon, Cellists

PROGRAM
Barbier: Cello Duets
Maria Newman: Chilmark Trio

Mary Pickford: "They Would Elope"  Silent Film Short
Schubert: Cello Quintet

All Concerts, Artists and Dates Subject to change
and/or cancellation without prior notice.




2014 September Special Events at a Glance
SEPTEMBER SPECIAL EVENTS 2014
AT A GLANCE:


THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 at 7:30 pm
IN REMEMBRANCE
Beethoven String Quartet Opus 135
Mozart Flute Quartet in D Major
Maria Newman "Parting Words"
for Voice, Violin and Piano
This Special Event will take place in the
MAHMA Music Room

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 at 7:30 pm
A NIGHT AT THE NOT SO SILENT MOVIES
"Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917)"
Silent Film with Musical Score Performed Live
Music by Maria Newman
This Special Event will take place at:
SPaCE SALON
5427 Wilbur Avenue
Tarzana, CA 91356

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 at 7:00 pm
AT SUMMER'S END
Malibu Coast Chamber Players
Music of Gershwin, Joplin, Rachmaninoff,
Maria Newman and more~
...and a taste of MAHMA:
Jack Pickford Stars in
TOM SAWYER (1917)
Silent FIlm with Live Music
This Special Event will take place in the
MAHMA Music Room

Click on "2014 September Events" in the Table of Contents
to your left for more complete information on our Malibu Coast Music Festival Artists and Programming.

For Concert/Event Reservations, click on "Event Reservations"
also located in the Table of Contents to your left

See you September 11, 13 and 14
Malibu Coast Music Festival
SEPTEMBER SPECIAL EVENTS
Not Just Concerts: EXPERIENCES!


August Music Festival at a Glance
AUGUST FESTIVAL  2014
AT A GLANCE:


THURSDAY, AUGUST 14 at 7:30 pm
CHAMPAGNE GALA OPENING CONCERT
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917)
For Silent Film, Flute, Piano Quintet and Percussion
Performed with Music Live to the Film

FRIDAY, AUGUST 15 at 7:30 pm
BAROQUE INFLUENCES
Vivaldi's GLORIA

SATURDAY, AUGUST 16 at 7:30 pm
LOST PROMISES
Brahms Piano Quartet in A Major
The Pied Piper of Hamelin

SUNDAY, AUGUST 17 at 7:30 pm
FANTASTIC FESTIVAL FINALE
Malibu Coast Chamber Orchestra and Soloists
Scott Hosfeld, Conductor

Kindly Click on "2014 Summer Festival" in the Table of Contents
to your left for more complete information on our Malibu Coast Music Festival Artists and Programming.

For Concert/Event Reservations, click on "Event Reservations"
also located in the Table of Contents to your left

See you August 14-17 at the Malibu Coast Music Festival!
Not Just Concerts: EXPERIENCES!









From Left: Peter Longworth, Steven Weinberg, Carrie Rehkopf, Hal Ott
Previously at MAHMA
2013/2014 Concert Season Events
Kairos Musical Soirees
2013-2014 Season of
Chamber Music


Kairos Musical Soirees at the
Montgomery Arts House for
Music and Architecture
Eric Lloyd Wright, Architect

Presenting World-Class Artists and
Speakers from Around the World

Featuring Masterworks and
Classics-in-the-Making of the
Classical Concert Repertoire

All Programs, Artists and Dates Subject to
Change and/or Cancellation
Without Prior Notice





2013-2014 Season at a Glance
October 2013
PRE-SEASON EVENT  -  OCTOBER 2013
Sunday, October 6th at 4:00 pm
Barak Ballet Salon Event
Melissa Barak, Speaker
Maria Newman, Violinist/Violist

Scott Hosfeld, Violinist/Violist

PROGRAM:
Suite in C Major...J. S. Bach
Dances for Deliverance...Maria Newman
Appalachian Duets...Maria Newman




October 2013
CONCERT SERIES I  -  OCTOBER 2013
Wednesday, October 30th at 7:00 pm
Thursday, October 31st at 8:30 pm (VIP Fundraising Event)
Spooky Sonorities
Michael Fitzpatrick, Cellist
Wendy Prober, Pianist
Maria Newman, Violin
Scott Hosfeld, Violin/Viola

PROGRAM:
Erich Korngold...Suite for Two Violins, Cello
and Piano Left Hand, Op. 23 (comp. 1930)
Maria Newman...Solus Duo for Violin and Cello (comp. 1993)
Lon Chaney/Maria Newman...The Stabbing of Mr. Wu (comp. 2010)
Martha J. Thatcher...The In-Between (comp. 2013)




December 2013
PRIVATE EVENT  -  DECEMBER 2013
Wednesday, December 4th at 6:45 pm
A Holiday Founder's Tribute:
Carols by Candleight
An Evening of Music and Memories in
Tribute
to the Life of Martha Montgomery
Janet and Joel Goldberg, Distinguished Honorees
Dr. Steven Grahek, Distinguished Honoree
Michael Fitzpatrick, Esteemed Guest Cellist
Maria Newman, Violinist

Scott Hosfeld, Violist
Malibu Coast Madrigals:
Isabella Thatcher, soprano
Martha Thatcher, mezzo soprano
Hannah Gruendemann, alto
Myriam Diaz de los Reyes, Culinary Artist

PROGRAM:
Introit and Halleluiah! for Voices and Hand Chimes...Maria Newman
Joaquin's Carol
for Treble Voices...Maria Newman
Invocation for World Peace
for Solo Cello...Michael Fitzpatrick
Solus Duo for Violin and Cello...Maria Newman
Divertimento in Eb for String Trio, K.563...Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart




December 2013
CONCERT SERIES II  -  DECEMBER 2013
WINTER WEEKEND HOLIDAY FESTIVAL
Friday, December 20th at 7:30 pm
Sunday, December 22th at 3:00 pm
Come Home to MAHMA for the Holidays!
Malibu Coast String Quartet
Malibu Coast Madrigals
Duanna Ulyate, Guest Soprano
George Sterne, Guest Tenor
Martha Thatcher, Mezzo Soprano
Matthew Lewis, Bass
Joined by:
Isabella Thatcher, Soprano
Kela Sachs, Mezzo Soprano
Hannah Greundemann, Alto
Hannah Lewis, Alto

PROGRAM:
Some Children See Him...Alfred Burt
Concerto Grosso in g minor
(Christmas Concerto)...Arcangelo Corelli
Messiah: Part the First: Recitatives and Arias....G.F. Handel
Carol of the Bells...Mykola Leontovych
A Little Book of Southern Carols...Louise Moss Montgomery/M. Newman
Shirat Hayam (Song of the Sea)...Maria Newman




January/February 2014
CONCERT SERIES III  -  JANUARY 2014
Friday, January 31st at 7:30 pm
Saturday, February 1st at 7:00 pm
Love and Dissonance...and a
Mozart Birthday Celebration!

Emilio Colon, Esteemed Guest Cellist
Scott Hosfeld, Violist
Maria Newman, Pianist
Malibu Coast String Quartet
Malibu Coast Silent Film Orchestra

PROGRAM:
J.S. Bach...Cello Suite No. 5 in c minor, BWV 1011
W.A. Mozart...String Quartet in C Major, K. 465 (The Dissonance)
Maria Newman..."The Invitatory" Duo for Viola and Piano
Mary Pickford/Maria Newman..."What the Daisy Said," for
     String Quartet and Silent 1912 Comedy Film Short




February 2014
CONCERT SERIES IV  -  FEBRUARY 2014
Friday, February 14th at 7:30 pm
Saturday, February 15th at 7:30 pm
Champagne and Chocolate
Music to Celebrate Valentine's Day!

Michael Fitzpatrick, Esteemed Guest Cellist
Wendy Prober, Pianist
Scott Hosfeld, Violist
Maria Newman, Violinist

PROGRAM
Alfred Newman...American Songs for Violin and Piano
W.A. Mozart...Divertimento for String Trio in Eb Major, K. 563
Aaron Copland...Four Piano Blues
Joaquin Turina...Quartet for Piano and Strings
Mary Pickford/Maria Newman..."Tender Hearts" for
     Violin, Viola, Piano, and 1909 Silent Film Short
Mary Pickford/Maria Newman..."Willful Peggy," for
     Piano Quartet and Silent 1912 Comedy Film Short





March 2014
CONCERT SERIES V  -  MARCH 2014
Saturday, March 1st, 2014 at 7:30 pm
The Lost Art of the Recital
Delores Stevens, Esteemed Guest Pianist
Victoria Stevens, Distinguished Speaker
Maria Newman, Violinist
Scott Hosfeld, Violist

Program:
Cesar Franck...Sonata for Violin and Piano
Gabriel Faure...Sonata for Violin and Piano
Maurice Ravel...Pavane for a Dead Princess
Maria Newman...Quandam Sonata



March 2014
CONCERT SERIES VI  -  MARCH 2014
Monday, March 17th, 2014 at 7:30
Green With Envy!
Concerts Dressed in St. Patrick's Day Green

Martha Thatcher, Spoken Voice
Wendy Prober, Pianist
Victoria Stevens Ph.D, Distinguished Speaker
Joined by:
The Malibu Coast String Quartet
Maria Newman, Violinist
Susan Rishik, Violinist
Scott Hosfeld, Violist
Paula Hochhalter, Cellist

PROGRAM:
Franz Joseph Haydn...String Quartet in C Major, "The Bird"
Ralph Vaughan Williams...Fantasia on "Greensleeves"
Alfred Newman..."How Green Was My Valley"
Maurice Ravel...String Quartet in F Major
Frederic Chopin...Mazurkas, Op. 68, Nos. 2 and 4
Franz Liszt...Au lac de Wallenstadt
Oscar Wilde/Maria Newman..."The Selfish Giant"
   
  Concert Duo for Violin and Spoken Voice




May 2014
CONCERT SERIES VII  -  MAY 2014
SPRING FESTIVAL
Friday, May 9th, 2014 at 7:30
Saturday, May 10th, 2014 at 7:30
Sunday, May 11th, 2014 at 5:00
Tales of Mothers, Sons and Daughters:
The Many Facets of the Human Heart
Music to Celebrate the Mothers in Our Lives
SPRING FESTIVAL ARTISTS:
Don Lewis, Pianist/Vocalist and Composer
Zippora Karz, Author/Former Soloist, NYC Ballet
Malibu Coast Silent Film Orchestra
Members of the Malibu Coast Chamber Orchestra and Soloists

CONCERT I: Friday, May 9th, 2014 at 7:30 pm
"An Evening of Spirituals, Gospel and Jazz"
Featuring Pianist/Vocalist Don Lewis and Friends

CONCERT II: Saturday, May 10th, 2014 at 7:30 pm
"A Night at the Not-So-Silent Movies"
Daddy Long Legs (1919) Silent Feature Film
Starring Mary Pickford
Featuring the Malibu Coast Silent Film Orchestra

CONCERT III: Sunday, May 11th, 2014 at 5:00 pm
"The Sugarless Plum"
Zippora Karz, Distinguished Speaker
Wendy Prober, Pianist
Maria Newman, Violinist
Scott Hosfeld, Violist
Paula Hochhalter, Cellist
PROGRAM
Tchaikovsky...Melodie
Ravel...Piece en forme de Habanera
J. S. Bach...Double Violin Concerto (Andante)
Robert Russell Bennett...Hexapoda
Johannes Brahms...Sonata, Opus 120 (Andante)
Aaron Copland...Hoedown
Maria Newman...Appalachian Duets




June 2014
A SPECTACULAR SEASON FINALE  -  JUNE 2014
CONCERT SERIES VIII
Sunday, June 15th, 2014 at 7:30 pm
Monday, June 16th, 2014 at 7:30 pm
Pomp and Circumstance:
Spectacular Season Finale
SEASON FINALE ARTISTS:
Ruth Meints, Guest Violist/Violinist
Peter Kent, Guest Violinist
Paula Hochhalter, Guest Cellist
Wendy Prober, Resident Pianist
Presenting Anna Lundberg Memorial Scholarship Rising Stars:
Jennifer Ahn, Guest Violinist
Jessica Bachman, Guest Cellist
Joined by:
Malibu Coast Chamber Orchestra & Soloists
Malibu Coast Silent Film Orchestra
Scott Hosfeld, Music Director & Conductor

CONCERT I: Sunday, June 15th, 2014 at 7:30 pm
GRADS AND DADS!
"A Night at the Not-So-Silent Movies"
Daddy Long Legs (1919) Classic Silent Feature Film
Starring Mary Pickford
Malibu Coast Silent Film Orchestra

CONCERT II: Monday, June 16th, 2014 at 7:30 pm
Malibu Coast Chamber Orchestra and Soloists
Scott Hosfeld, Music Director & Conductor
"SIDE BY SIDE WE STAND"
Presenting Anna Lundberg Memorial Scholarship Rising Stars:
Jennifer Ahn, Violin Soloist
Jessica Bachman, Cellist

PROGRAM:
Johannes Brahms...String Sextet in G Major, Opus 36
Maria Newman..."Lux Aeterna" Concerto for Violin & Orchestra
Edvard Grieg..."Suite fron the Time of Holberg" for String Orchestra
Robert Russell Bennett..."Hexapoda"




great concerts!









 
September 6 - 11, 2013
Malibu Coast Music Festival
SPECIAL EVENTS
at the Montgomery Arts House for
Music and Architecture
Eric Lloyd Wright, Architect

Presenting World-Class Artists and
Speakers from Around the World

Featuring Masterworks of the
Classical Repertoire

Click on "Summer Festival 2013"
and "September Special Events"
in the Table of Contents for

more complete information on the
Malibu Coast Music Festival at MAHMA

2013 Festival Schedule at a Glance
FESTIVAL CONCERT I
Tuesday, August 20 at 7:30 pm - Champagne Gala Opening Concert
Malibu Coast Chamber Orchestra and Soloists
Scott Hosfeld, Conductor

FESTIVAL CONCERT II
Thursday, August 22 at 7:30 pm - Old Fashioned Fish Fry
Festival Guest and Resident Artists

FESTIVAL CONCERT III
Saturday, August 24 at 7:30 pm - Music by Moonlight
Festival Guest and Resident Artists

FESTIVAL CONCERT IV
Sunday, August 25 at 7:30 pm - A Tchaikovsky Spectacular!
Festival Guest and Resident Artists

FESTIVAL CONCERT V
Monday, August 26 at 7:30 pm - Fantastic Festival Fairy Tale Finale!
Festival Guest and Resident Artists

SPECIAL EVENT - Malibu Coast Music Festival
Tuesday, August 27 at 7:30 pm - "The Commissions"
The Murasaki Duo - Eric Kutz, Cello; Miko Kominami, Piano

SPECIAL EVENT - Malibu Coast Music Festival
Friday, September 6 at 7:30 pm - "A Night at the Not-So-Silent Movies"
The Malibu Coast Silent Film Orchestra

SPECIAL EVENT - Malibu Coast Music Festival
Saturday, September 7 at 7:00 pm - Founders Dinner Concert
Festival Guest and Resident Artists
Private Event for Malibu Friends of Music Founders and Friendship Circle Members

SPECIAL EVENT - Malibu Coast Music Festival
Sunday, September 8 at 7:00 pm - "At Summer's End"
Malibu Coast Chamber Orchestra and Soloists
Scott Hosfeld, Conductor


SPECIAL EVENT - Malibu Coast Music Festival
Wednesday, September 11 at 7:30 pm - "In Remembrance"
Diana Tash, Mezzo Soprano - Wendy Prober, Piano
Malibu Coast String Quartet


PREVIOUS 2012-2013 SEASON CONCERTS
June 14th, 15th and 16th, 2013 at MAHMA
FRIDAY
June 14th
7:30 pm

Program

"All in the Family"
Part 1
Instrumental Bonds

Diana Tash,
Mezzo Soprano

Allison Allport,
Harp

Maria Newman,
Viola

Wendy Prober,
Piano

Puccini: O Mio Babbino Caro
for Mezzo Soprano and Orchestra


Claude Debussy: Sacred & Profane Dances
for Harp & Orchestra

Maria Newman:
Concerto in c minor
For Viola and Orchestra

In Memory Richard Byron Hochhalter:
Newman's Do Not Stand ay My Grave
 for Mezzo Soprano, Violin, Viola and Harp

Beethoven: Sonata in C Major,
Op. 102, No. 1

for Cello and Piano


Alfred Newman:
Two American Songs Without Words

Mary Pickford:
They Would Elope
(1909 Silent
Comedy Short)
Music Performed
Live to the Film



SATURDAY
June 15th
7:30 pm

Program


"A Beethoven Spectacular!"

Clayton Haslop,
Violin

Paula Hochhalter,
Cello

Wendy Prober,
Piano

Malibu Coast
String Quartet

Romance in F,
Opus 50

for Violin & Piano

Sonata in C
Op. 102, No. 1

for Piano & Cello

String Quartet
Opus 59, No. 1

SUNDAY
June 16th
7:00 pm

Program

"All in the Family"
Part 2
Family Connections


George Sterne.
Tenor

Amy Shulman,
Harp

Peter Kent,
Violin

Clayton Haslop,
Violin

Beethoven: String Quartet, Op. 59, No. 1

Beethoven:
Romance in F
Opus 50

J.S. Bach: Sonata for Violin and Harp

Alfred Newman: American Songs Without Words

Maria Newman: Shirat Hayam for Tenor, Harp and Orchestra

...and a tribute to the grads in our lives:
Mary Pickford: They Would Elope (1909)
A Hilarious Comedy Silent Film Short
With Music Performed Live
to the Film

Montgomery Arts House
in partner with the
Malibu Friends of Music

Presents


"A Spectacular Season Finale Weekend"
A Montgomery Arts House Tradition
Friday, June 14th, 2013 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, June 15th, 2013 at 7:30 pm
Father's Day---Sunday, June 16th at 7:00 pm

Malibu Coast Chamber Orchestra
and Soloists

Scott Hosfeld, Music Director and Conductor


Friday, June 14th at 7:30 pm
Program
"All in the Family, Part 1"
Instrumental Bonds

Music of Beethoven, Debussy, Puccini,
Alfred Newman and Maria Newman


Saturday, June 15th at 7:30 pm
Program
"A Beethoven Spectacular"
Romance in F, Op. 50 for Violin and Piano
Sonata for Piano & Cello in C Major, Op. 102, No. 1
String Quartet, Opus 59, No. 1

Sunday, June 16th at 7:00 pm
Program

"All in the Family, Part 2"
Family Connections
Works of Beethoven, Bach, Mary Pickford,
Alfred Newman and Maria Newman


...and a tribute to the grads in our lives:
Mary Pickford: They Would Elope (1909)
A Hilarious Comedy Silent Film Short
With Music Performed Live to the Film

Malibu Coast Chamber Orchestra
Finale Weekend Soloists

Diana Tash, Guest Mezzo Soprano Soloist (June 14th)
George Sterne, Guest Tenor Soloist (June 16th)
Allison Allport, Guest Harp Soloist (June 14th)
Amy Shulman, Guest Harp Soloist (June 16th)
Peter Kent, Guest Violin Soloist (June 16th)
Clayton Haslop, Guest Violin Soloist (June 15th & 16th)
Maria Newman, Resident Viola Soloist (June 14th)
Paula Hochhalter, Cello Soloist
Wendy Prober, Resident Piano Soloist
Maria Newman, Composer (June 14th & 16th)

For Reservations
 please click on
"Event Reservations"

to your left

or call MAHMA at 310.589.o295

May 2013
Headline
May 2013
Montgomery Arts House
in partner with the
Malibu Friends of Music

Presents

"Tales of Mothers, Sons and Daughters"
Music Honoring the Mothers in Our Lives

 Saturday, May 11th, 2013 at 7:30 pm
Sunday, May 12th, 2013 at 5:00 pm

Featuring
The Malibu Coast String Quartet


Maria Newman, violin and viola
Ruth Meints, violin and viola
Scott Hosfeld, viola
Paula Hochhalter, cello

Also featuring
Matthew Lewis, banjo

PROGRAM
Maurice Ravel

String Quartet in F

Johann Sebastian Bach
Duets for Banjo and Violoncello

Tony Trischka
Assunta for Solo Banjo

Maria Newman
Ancient Airs and Dances, Opus 44 No. 7
for Three Violas and Cello

For Reservations
 please click on
"Event Reservations"

to your left

or call MAHMA at 310.589.o295


All Programs, Artists and Dates Subject to Change and/or Cancellation without prior notice.

Special Event at MAHMA: Quality Street
March 2013
Montgomery Arts House
Silent Film Division

Presents

Quality Street
A 1927 Silent Feature Film
starring Marion Davies
with a live score composed by
Maria Newman

and performed by the
MALIBU COAST SILENT FILM ORCHESTRA

Maria Newman, conductor
Scott Hosfeld, ensemble director
Hal Ott, flute
Maria Newman & Peter Kent, violins
Scott Hosfeld, viola
Paula Hochhalter, cello
Amy Shulman, harp
Wendy Prober, piano
Montgomery Arts House Percussion Ensemble

Introduced by WENDY PROBER
SPaCE Salon Director of Music
MAHMA Artist/Faculty-in-Residence

and SCOTT HOSFELD, Music Director and Conductor
 of the Malibu Coast Chamber Orhestra and the
Malibu Coast Silent Film Orchestra

Special Thanks to ROBERT BOARD, for the
gift of this film to the Malibu Friends of Music


Sunday, March 17, 2013, 7:00 pm
MUSIC ROOM,
MONTGOMERY ARTS HOUSE

Busch Drive
Malibu, California

A DIVISION OF
MONTGOMERY ARTS HOUSE


For reservations click here:
www.maibufriendsofmusic.org
or call MAHMA at 310.589.o295

www.malibufriendsofmusic.org

Maria Newman's Film Score Commissioned in 2011
by the Annenberg Foundation

All Programs, Artists and Dates Subject to Change and/or Cancellation

Intimate Musical Soirees with
Old World Hospitality and Charm
Presenting Extraordinary Concert Artists
and Distinguished Speakers


Special Event: March 2013 at MAHMA
"The Pianist as Protagonist"
The Art of Music for the Piano

Monday, March 4th, 2013 at 7:30 pm

Paul Barnes, Pianist


Joined by
April Barnes, guest pianist
Maria Newman, violinist

Scott Hosfeld, violist
Paula Hochhalter, cellist


Program

N. Lincoln Hanks
Monstre sacre 

Sonata for Solo Piano

Phillip Glass (arr. Paul Barnes)
Concerto for Solo Piano
"The Land"

Francis Poulenc,

Sonata for Piano 4 Hands, FP 8

Samuel Barber
Souvenirs
For Piano 4 Hands

W. A. Mozart

Piano Quartet in g minor
for Piano, Violin, Viola and Cello

All Programs, Artists and Dates Subject to Change and/or Cancellation



Special Event: February 2013 at Pepperdine
Pepperdine University
Seaver College Fine Arts Division

Presents

Heart O' the Hills
A 1919 Silent Feature Film
starring Mary Pickford
with a live score composed by
Maria Newman

and performed by
PEPPERDINE'S COLLEGIUM MUSICUM

Scott Hosfeld, conductor
N. Lincoln Hanks, ensemble director

Introduced by CARI BEAUCHAMP
Mary Pickford Foundation Resident Scholar

and CRAIG DETWEILER, Director of Pepperdine's
Center for Entertainment, Media, and Culture


Saturday, February 16, 2013, 7:00 pm
STAUFFER CHAPEL,
PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY

24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, California

FREE ADMISSION

For more information, contact N. Lincoln Hanks at 310.506.7644

arts.pepperdine.edu

Maria Newman's Film Score Commissioned in 2001
by the Mary Pickford Foundation

All Programs, Artists and Dates Subject to Change and/or Cancellation



February 2013
"Champagne and Chocolate"
"Champagne & Chocolate"
An Evening of Musical Romance
 in Honor of Valentine's Day


Wednesday, February 13th, 2013 at 7:00 pm
Thursday, February 14th, 2013 at 7:00 pm

Scott Hosfeld, Distinguished Speaker


Presenting Resident Artists
Wendy Prober, pianist
Maria Newman, violinist

Scott Hosfeld, violist


A Program of Romance

Johannes Brahms'  glorious "love letter," 
Andante un poco adagio from his

Sonata in f minor for Viola and Piano 

Ralph Vaughan Williams sublimly lyrical,
"Sir John in Love"
for Viola and Piano


J.S. Bach's extraordinary

"Largo ma non tanto"
from his Concerto for Two Violins in d minor

Rebecca Clark's exquisite
"Morpheus"
for Viola and Piano

Frederic Chopin's romantic
Two Noctures, Opus 9, Nos. 1 & 2
For Solo Piano

Maria Newman's joyful:

Sonata for Violin and Piano (Quandam)
For Violin and Piano

...and a taste of MAHMA:
Two Romantic Silent Film Miniatures
Mary Pickford/Maria Newman
"Tender Hearts" (1909)
and
The GibsonGirl/Maria Newman:

"The Gibson Goddess" (1909)
for Silent Short Film,
& Collaborative Violin,
Viola, and Piano
Music by Maria Newman
performed live to the film.
Miniature Film Scores Commissioned by the
Omaha Conservatory of Music (OCM)

All Programs, Artists and Dates Subject to Change and/or Cancellation


January 2013
"Love and Dissonance"
"Love and Dissonance"
A Mozart Birthday Celebration!

Friday, January 25th, 2013 at 7:30 pm
Sunday, January 27th, 2013 at 7:00 pm


Featuring the Music of
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Performed by the
Malibu Coast String Quartet

Maria Newman & Peter Kent, violins
Scott Hosfeld, viola
Paula Hochhalter, cello

PROGRAM


Mozart String Quartet, K. 465
"Dissonance"

Mozart String Quartet, K. 590
"The Prussian"

...and a taste of MAHMA
...Maria Newman's
String Quartet No. 2
(Lauds)

Scott Hosfeld,
Distinguished Speaker

All Programs, Artists and Dates Subject to Change and/or Cancellation

December 2012
Holiday Concerts
Come Home to MAHMA
for the Holidays!


Friday, December 21st, 2012 at 7:30 pm

Featuring Esteemed Guest Artists:
Duanna Ulyate, soprano

Dimitrie Leivici, violinist

Introducing
Matthew Lewis, baritone
Isabella Thatcher, chorister soloist
Martha Thatcher, mezzo soprano
Hannah Gruendemann, alto

Also Featuring Resident Artists:
Maria Newman, violinist and pianist
Scott Hosfeld, violist and violinist
Paula Hochhalter, cellist
and the Malibu Coast String Quartet


PROGRAM

Maria Newman
"Alleluiah"
Duanna Ulyate, Soprano Soloist
Martha Thatcher & Isabella Thatcher, Sopranos
Maria Newman, Hand Chimes

Archangelo Corelli
"Christmas Concerto" in g minor

Malibu Coast String Quartet

Maria Newman
"A Little Book of Southern Carols"
...on poems of Louise Moss Montgomery
Introit - Halleluiah - Advent - Dolls and Drums
A Child is Here - To Find a Star - Tercets
Recessional - Alleluiah!
Duanna Ulyate, Soprano
Martha Thatcher, Cantor
Isabella Thatcher, Chorister Soloist
Malibu Coast Treble Choir
Scott Hosfeld, Violin and Hand Chimes
Maria Newman, Piano and Hand Chimes

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
"String Quartet, Opus 11"
Malibu Coast String Quartet
Dimitrie Leivici, Distinguished Soloist

Maria Newman
"Joaquin's Carol"
Isabella Thatcher, Soprano
Martha Thatcher, Mezzo Soprano
Hannah Gruendemann, Alto
Maria Newman, Hand Chimes

George Frideric Handel
"Messiah" Part One
"For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover the Earth"
"The People that Walked in Darkness"
Matthew Lewis, Baritone

"Rejoice Greatly O Daughter of Zion!"
Duanna Ulyate, Soprano
"He Shall Feed His Flock Like a Shepherd"
Duanna Ulyate, Soprano
Martha Thatcher, Mezzo soprano
Chorus: "Halleluiah"
Malibu Coast String Quartet

All Programs, Artists and Dates Subject to Change and/or Cancellation

December 2012
Lost Pieces of the Earth
Origins of Music in the Omaha Indian Nation


Friday, December 21st, 2012 at 5:00 pm

Featuring
The Malibu Coast Chamber Orchestra
Conducted by Scott Hosfeld

Also Featuring Resident Artists:
Maria Newman, violinist
Scott Hosfeld, violist
Paula Hochhalter, cellist
and the Malibu Coast String Quartet

Eric Lloyd Wright, Distinguished Speaker

PROGRAM

Maria Newman
"La Perte de la Terre," Book I
for Double String Quartet and Contrabass
Commissioned by the Omaha Conservatory of Music
World Premiere Performance

All Programs, Artists and Dates Subject to Change and/or Cancellation


December 2012
Carols by Candlelight
A Winter Holiday Celebration
and Founder's Tribute
Remembering the Life of
MAHMA Benefactress
Martha Montgomery

Honoring Spearhead Founders
Evelyn & Geoffrey Moyer and
Mary Streeter

Tuesday, December 4th, 2012 at 7:00 pm

Featuring Esteemed Guest Artist:
Diana Tash, mezzo soprano


With Resident Artists:
Wendy Prober, pianist
Maria Newman, violinist/violist
Scott Hosfeld, violist



PROGRAM

Johannes Brahms
"Two Songs"
for mezzo-soprano, viola and piano
Diana Tash, mezzo-soprano

Johannes Brahms
"Piano Trio in C Major"
for piano, violin and cello

Maria Newman:

"Pactus: The Book of Ruth"
for voice, two violas and piano
Diana Tash, mezzo-soprano

All Programs, Artists and Dates Subject to Change and/or Cancellation


October 2012
"Spooky Sonorities"
"Spooky Sonorities"
Hair-Raising Halloween Concerts
"A Halloween's Night at the
Not-So-Silent Movies"

Candlelit nights of spooky music...
Of macabre themes creepy and devilish...
Especially for Halloween...
Come in costume...
Or come as you are...
BOO!

Thursday, October 18th, 2012 at 7:o0 pm
Friday, October 19th, 2012 at 7:30 pm

Montgomery Arts House
for Music and Architecture


BONE-CHILLING PROGRAM

"Mr. Wu"

1927 Silent Feature Film
Featuring the Malibu Coast Silent Film Orchestra
performing the musical score live to the picture
Starring Lon Chaney
"The Man of a Thousand Faces"

Presenting Resident Artists:
Maria Newman, violin/viola/composer
Scott Hosfeld, viola
Wendy Prober, piano

Christopher M. Allport
, Actor
...as the voice of
"Casper the Friendly Ghost"
and the
"Ghost of Mr. Wu"

...and Special Phantom Guests:
Martha Thatcher, soprano
Isabella Thatcher, soprano
Sofia Cohen, soprano

All Programs, Artists and Dates Subject to Change and/or Cancellation








2011-2012 SEASON CONCERTS AT MAHMA
October 2011
"Spooky Sonorities"
Hair-Raising Halloween Concerts

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 the Beautiful,
...Let Freedom Ring!

All Programs, Artists and Dates Subject to Change and/or Cancellation


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
"Tender Hearts"

with original music
performed live to the film.
...what will it take to bind these tender hearts together?

All Programs, Artists and Dates Subject to Change and/or Cancellation


MALIBU COAST MUSIC FESTIVAL
September 2012

Malibu Coast Music Festival
& Silent Film Celebration
August 17th, 18th, 19th, 2012
August 24th, 25th, 26th, 2012

Special Events
August 28th, 2012
September 7th, 9th, 11th, 2012

Montgomery Arts House
for Music and Architecture

August 17 and 18, 2012
at 7:30 pm - MAHMA Great Room

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Quartet in Eb
Maria Newman: Peccavi Duo for Cello & Piano (Aug. 17)
Maria Newman: Tri Follis Duo for Cello & Piano (Aug. 18)
Antonin Dvorak: Piano Quintet in A Major


August 19, 2012
at 7:30 pm - MAHMA Great Room & IOFS

David Popper: Hungarian Rhapsody for Cello & Piano
Maria Newman: The Heart O' the Hills -
1919 Silent Feature Film Starring Mary Pickford
With Musical Score performed live to the picture

August 24 and 25, 2012
at 7:30 pm - MAHMA Great Room

Bohuslav Martinu: Promenades for Flute, Violin & Piano
Alberto Ginastera: Impresiones de la Puna for Flute Quintet
Maria Newman: Chilmark Trio for Piano, Violin & Cello
Johannes Brahms: Piano Quintet in f minor


August 26, 2012 - Fantastic Festival Finale
at 7:30 pm - MAHMA IOFS

Gustav Holst: Brook Green Suite for String Orchestra
Maria Newman: Concerto for Violoncello & String Orchestra
J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 for Piano, Flute, Violin & String Orchestra
Scott Joplin: Solace (Mexican Serenade) for Piano Solo

All Programs, Artists and Dates Subject to Change and/or Cancellation

Malibu Coast Music Festival
Special Event
Tuesday, August 28th, 2012
7:30 pm
Montgomery Arts House

for Music and Architecture

"Origins of Ethnomusicology"
Featuring Zena Kesselman, Youth Speaker:
Coulston Coast Youth Scholarship Recipient

Malibu Coast Music Festival Artists

Music of Bela Bartok, Heitor Villa Lobos
and Maria Newman

All Programs, Artists and Dates Subject to Change and/or Cancellation

Malibu Coast Music Festival
Special Event
Friday, September 7th, 2012

7:30 pm
Montgomery Arts House

for Music and Architecture

"Dvorak in America"
Featuring Hugh Munro Neely, Speaker
Malibu Coast Music Festival Artists
Coulston Quartet

Music of Antonin Dvorak

All Programs, Artists and Dates Subject to Change and/or Cancellation

Malibu Coast Music Festival
Special Event
Sunday, September 9th, 2012
7:30 pm
Montgomery Arts House

for Music and Architecture

"Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm"
Starring Mary Pickford
Featuring the Malibu Coast
Silent Film Orchestra
Scott Hosfeld,
Director

Music of Maria Newman

All Programs, Artists and Dates Subject to Change and/or Cancellation


Malibu Coast Music Festival
Special Event
Tuesday, September 11th, 2012
7:30 pm

Montgomery Arts House
for Music and Architecture

"In Remembrance"

Featuring Ludwig van Beethoven's
String Quartet, Opus 132

Maria Newman's
Dance for Deliverance in c minor
for Solo Viola

All Programs, Artists and Dates Subject to Change and/or Cancellation

Malibu Coast Music Festival Artist Roster 2012
AUGUST 2012

Violinists:
Kevin Kumar
Neli Nikolaeva
Clayton Haslop
Maria Newman

Peter Kent
John Wittenberg
Marcy Vaj

Violists:
Scott Hosfeld
Pamela Goldsmith
Victor de Almeida

Cellists:
Eric Kutz
Paula Hochhalter
Maurice Grants

Doublebassist:
Don Ferrone

Flutist:
Hal Ott

Pianists:
Miko Kominami
Wendy Prober

MALIBU COAST
CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Scott Hosfeld,
Conductor

MALIBU COAST SILENT
FILM ORCHESTRA
Scott Hosfeld, Director

MAHMA Percussion Ensemble

Resident Film Historian:
Elaina Archer

Couston Coast Intern:
Zena Kesselman

Photographic Artist:
Juan Tallo

SEPTEMBER 2012

Violinists:
Maria Newman

Clayton Haslop
Peter Kent
Heather Netz

Violist:
Scott Hosfeld

Cellist:
Paula Hochhalter

Flutist:
Sara Andon

Pianist:
Wendy Prober

MALIBU COAST SILENT
FILM ORCHESTRA
Scott Hosfeld, Director

MAHMA Percussion Ensemble

Guest Speaker:
Hugh Munro Neely

Resident Film Historian:

Elaina Archer

Photographic Artist:
Juan Tallo