Category Archives: Music

The Barsky Music Studio Is Open for Lessons

Posted on September 16, 2025 by Sue

Little did Yuliya Barsky know that when she began playing piano at the age of four in Angarsk, a remote Siberian City, that the Palisades Highlands would become her home. For the past three decades she has been legendary for … Continue reading →

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Getty Offers Residents Free Tickets to “Oedipus the King Mama!

Posted on August 22, 2025 by Sue

The Getty Villa Museum, which annually hosts a classical tragedy or comedy, is inviting Pacific Palisades Community members who have been impacted by the Palisades Fire to join them at its 2025 outdoor theater production of Oedipus the King Mama! … Continue reading →

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“More Than Santa Baby” Documentary Wins Awards

Posted on July 24, 2025 by Sue

Philip Springer, who is the songwriter of More Than Santa Baby, was lovingly captured in short documentary, written and produced by his daughter Tamar Springer. The film took home the Audience Award for Documentary Short at the 28th Dances With … Continue reading →

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“Disney’s Descendants: The Musical” Opens this Weekend

Posted on July 9, 2025 by Sue

Director Lara Ganz and Co-Director and Choreographer Rebecca Brancato Barragan lead a cast of 35 youth actors in the delightful musical Disney’s Descendants: The Musical, which opens Friday, July 11, at 7 p.m. at Paul Revere Middle School auditorium, 1450 … Continue reading →

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Art and Music in the Canyon June 28

Posted on June 27, 2025 by Sue

It will be an evening of art and music of young artists who grew up in Santa Monica Canyon, at Gallery 69 on Saturday, June 28. There will be a reception from 5 to 9 p.m. There will be complimentary … Continue reading →

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Palisades Symphony Travels to Koreatown June 29

Posted on June 26, 2025 by Sue

The Palisades Symphony, which is currently without a home, is providing a an outdoor concert in Koreatown at 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 29. The concert “Best of Broadway: Decade by Decade,” will be held at 615 South La Fayette … Continue reading →

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Benefit Concert for Malibu Fire Victims

Posted on June 24, 2025 by Sue

A benefit concert is being held at the Pepperdine University Smothers Theatre at 5 p.m. on Sunday, June 29. All the proceeds are going to Our Lady of Malibu. A resident wrote: “some may wonder why money is going to … Continue reading →

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Enjoy a Musical Interlude with Chamber Music Palisades

Posted on June 10, 2025 by Sue

Chamber Music Palisades will present a community afternoon concert in Brentwood at 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 14. This free concert will feature Susan Greenberg, flute; Michele Zukovsky, clarinet; Stephanie Yu, violin; and Pierre Long-Tao Tang, piano. Reservations are not … Continue reading →

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Guild Season Finale Features Jens Lindemann

Posted on May 27, 2025 by Sue

St. Matthew’s Music Guild completes its fortieth anniversary season on Friday, May 30 at 8 p.m. with the Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’s and world renowned trumpet player Jens Lindemann. The concert takes place at St. Augustine by-the-Sea Church in … Continue reading →

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Three Spring Chorale Concerts Promise Magnificent Music

Posted on May 15, 2025 by Sue

By BERNICE FOX Spring is choral concert season. And three choral groups with singers from Pacific Palisades have concerts in the next few days. In order by date and time, the concerts are: Sunday, May 18, 4 p.m. – Concert … Continue reading →

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