The Brand Associates Music Series features virtuosos from Southern California performing repertoire favorites and ne w music by living composers. All concerts will take place in the Brand Lib rary Recital Hall. Admission is free and seating is limited. Sponsored by the Brand Associates.
\nViolinist Shalini Vijayan and pianist Aron Kallay will p erform music by Brahms\, Satoh\, Womack\, Emma Lou Diemer\, Elisenda Fabre gas.
\nViolinist Shalini Vijayan\, deemed &ldquo\;a vibrant violinis t&rdquo\; by Mark Swed of the LA Times\, is an established performer and c ollaborator on both coasts. Always an advocate for modern music\, Ms. Vija yan was a founding member and Principal Second Violin of Kristjan Jarvi&rs quo\;s Absolute Ensemble\, having recorded several albums with them includ ing 2001 Grammy nominee\, Absolution. In Los Angeles\, Ms. Vijayan is a me mber of the Lyris Quartet\, resident ensemble of the famed Jacaranda Serie s in Santa Monica. She is featured regularly with Grammy Award-winning Sou thwest Chamber Music. Most recently\, she has been a featured soloist with the Los Angeles Master Chorale in Chinary Ung&rsquo\;s Spiral XII and Tan Dun&rsquo\;s Water Passion. Vijayan is also on the performance faculty of the Nirmita Composers Workshop in Siem Reap\, Cambodia.
\nDescribed as a &ldquo\;modern renaissance man\,&rdquo\; (Over the Mountain Journal) Grammy®\; nominated pianist Aron Kallay&rsquo\;s playing has been call ed &ldquo\;exquisite&hellip\;every sound sounded considered\, alive\, wort hy of our wonder&rdquo\; (LA Times). Aron&rsquo\;s performances often inte grate technology\, video\, and alternate tunings\; Fanfare magazine descri bed him as &ldquo\;a multiple threat: a great pianist\, brainy tech wizard \, and visionary promoter of a new musical practice.&rdquo\; Aron has perf ormed throughout the US and abroad and is a fixture on the Los Angeles new -music scene. He is the co-founder and board president of People Inside El ectronics (PIE)\, the managing director of MicroFest\, and the co-director of the underground new-music concert series Tuesdays@MONK Space. He is al so the co-director of MicroFest Records\, whose first release\, John Cage: The Ten Thousand Things\, was nominated for a Grammy®\; award for Best Chamber Music Performance. In addition to his solo work\, Aron is current ly a member of the Pierrot + percussion ensemble Brightwork newmusic\, the Varied Trio\, and the Ray-Kallay Duo. He is on the faculty of Pomona Coll ege.
\nFor information on the entire music series\, visit \;BrandLibrary.org/M usic-Series
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\nAmple free parking is availab le in Brand Park. An accessible entrance and accessible parking for cars w ith a disabled parking placard or license plate is located on the East sid e of Brand Library.
\nFor additional information about this event\, please contact Brand Library &\; Art Center at (818) 548-2051 \;or send us an email at \;I nfo@BrandLibrary.org.
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