Lolita Ritmanis
Beethoven, Farrenc, Martinu and a world premiere of “Due Voci” will be performed at the Chamber Music Palisades concert at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 4 in the Brentwood Presbyterian Church sanctuary.
Composed by Lolita Ritmanis, a Grammy, Emmy and SCL (Society of Composers and Lyricists) award-winning member of the international film music community and a faculty member at the USC Thornton School of Music. She is a 10-time Emmy Award nominated composer and a 2022 Grammy Award winning music producer for “Women Warriors: The Voices of Change.
Ritmanis’ concert works have been performed at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, Koerner Hall in Toronto, Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco, The Krakow International Film Music Festival, Fimucité International Film Music Festival in Tenerife and Playfest in Ubeda, Spain.
Prior to the concert Ritmanis will speak about her new work “Due Voci” a piece featuring flute and cello. In addition to the Ritmanis piece, the program will include works by Beethoven, Farrenc, and Martinu.
Performers include Susan Greenberg, Artistic Director and co-founder of Chamber Music Palisades. She is a former flutist with Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and presently principal flute with Santa Monica Symphony.
John Walz, cellist, is a student of the legendary French cellist, Pierre Fournier, principal cellist with the Los Angeles Opera. Walz has been a soloist with more than 300 symphony orchestras on four continents
Canadian pianist Barry Tan, Assistant Professor of Music at Pepperdine University who recently released his debut CD, which was met with a high praise review in Fanfare Magazine, rounds out the performers.
Alan Chapman, KUSC host and long-time Chamber Music Palisades associate, will provide informative in-person program notes.
Tickets are available for $35 online at cmpalisades.org or at the door the evening of the concert. The church is located at 12000 San Vicente Blvd, with free parking in the underground parking lot located off Bundy, on the east side, between San Vicente and Montana Ave. The entrance to the concert is the door closest to the corner of San Vicente and Bundy, facing San Vicente. Reservations are not needed. Admission is free for full-time students with ID.