Chamber Music Palisades will present a free Saturday, March 21 concert at 2:30 p.m. at the Brentwood Presbyterian Church, 12000 San Vicente Boulevard.
Whether you are a lifelong classical devotee or just looking for a peaceful weekend escape, the afternoon will offer a flute, clarinet and piano trio in an intimate, local setting.
The concert features three powerhouse performers Susan Greenberg, Helen Goode-Castro and Pierre Long-Tao Tang with deep roots in the Los Angeles music scene.
The afternoon will feature a vibrant selection of works by legendary composers, including Debussy, Mozart, D’Rivera, Bortkiewicz, Heggie and Bizet.
Susan Greenberg is the co-founder of Chamber Music Palisades and the flutist.
Flutist Greenberg is a co-founder of Chamber Palisades. She enjoys a versatile career as soloist, chamber musician, symphony player, and recording artist. The Los Angeles Times has described her playing as “brilliant,” “elegant” and “supple.” She has recorded for more 500 motion pictures including The Notebook, the Lion King, and for many television shows including the Simpsons for 25 years, the Animaniac cartoons, and many Star Trek and Deep Space Nine shows.
During her 36 years with the LA Chamber Orchestra, Greenberg has performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, L.A. Opera, New York City Opera, American Ballet Theater, as well as at the Casals, Ojai and Martha’s Vineyard Music Festivals. She was the principal flutist for the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra’s tour of Japan She received both her B.A., cum laude, and her M.A. from UCLA, and is presently the flute professor at Pepperdine University.
Helen Goode-Castro
Clarinetist Goode-Castro has performed regularly with many symphony orchestras throughout Southern California, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Los Angeles Opera, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Pacific Symphony, Pasadena Symphony, Long Beach Symphony, Long Beach Opera, The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and Santa Barbara Symphony. She is a member of the California Philharmonic Orchestra.
While in Europe. Ms. Goode-Castro performed with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and The Sud- Bayerische Philharmonie. As a soloist she recorded the Tone Poem for Clarinet by Charles Fernandez with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London.
As an active studio musician, she has performed on many film and tv productions. Most recently she performed on the hit series, Only Murders in The Building. She holds degrees in performance from the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, The Royal College of Music, London and an MFA from UCLA.
Pierre Tang
Currently based in Los Angeles, Pierre Long-Tao Tang (鄧朗淘), DMA is a conductor-pianist from Hong Kong. Dr. Tang is a sought-after guest conductor, adjudicator and clinician for instrumental and vocal ensembles internationally. He served on faculty at Pepperdine University and University of San Diego, and teaches summer conducting workshops in Hong Kong. Tang currently serves on the advisory committee of the California Orchestra Directors Association.
In addition, Tang is collaborative pianist at the University of California, Los Angeles, and as choral rehearsal pianist and chorister for San Diego Symphony’s recent performances of Mahler’s 2ndSymphony.
While the concert is free (thanks to the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs), donations are gratefully accepted at the door or on the site click here to help keep these family-friendly events running. Free parking is available in the church lot just north of Montana Avenue on the east side of Bundy.