The National Association of Composers, USA (NACUSA) Los Angeles Chapter is proud to conclude its 75th Anniversary Celebration Series with this outstanding program of piano solos and duos. A work by Yoko Hamabe Wylegala, will be premiered and the inimitable pianist Delores Stevens will perform Variations by the late Robert Linn.
The 75th Anniversary Celebration began with a superb reading of a String Quartet by Henry Hadley, founder of NACUSA (who also founded the San Francisco Symphony and the Berkshire Festival). Ten concerts followed in 2008 including among other performers the Palos Verdes Regional Orchestra conducted by Dr. Berkeley A. Price, Yates/Kessner Duo (flute/guitar), Price Duo/Roth Trio (violin, clarinet, piano), Tom Peters (double bass); and Toren-Immerman/Biryukov/Au Trio (violin cello, piano). The Los Angeles Celebration Series concludes with this Gala Piano Recital of solos and duos on November 2. A combined audience of nearly 800 have heard a wide variety of contemporary music by 35 American composers including numerous premiere performances. Los Angeles area venues, some filled to capacity, included the Torrance Armstrong Theater, UCLA Organ Chamber, CalPoly Pomona Recital Hall, Brentwood Contrapuntal Hall, Santa Monica Martin Luther King, Jr. Auditorium, Culver City Senior Center, as well as music studios and private homes.