First Sundays: November 2, 2008 with Les Amis Musicalles

Les Amis Musicalles

First Sundays,

 an afternoon of music and art at the Laguna College of Art & Design, 2222 Laguna Canyon Rd., Laguna Beach.

Sponsored by American Association of University Women/Laguna Beach Branch, Laguna College of Art & Design, lodging establishments and City of Laguna Beach.

Come early to enjoy the exhibition in the Art Gallery, which opens at 2:00 pm. Visit www.lagunacollege.edu for the details.

Using the name which means The Musical Friends, the Trio explores musical collaborations beyond flute, violin and viola and features Cynthia Ellis, flute, Jeanne Skrocki, violin and Janet Lakatos, viola. Special guest will be harpist Michelle Temple. The group received first prize at the National Flute Association Chamber Music Competition and has performed at NFA conventions in Columbus , Dallas and San Diego.

Program for Les Amis Musicalles, Michelle Temple, guest harpist

Passacaglia after the Suite #7 in g minor, for harpsichord, by
George Frederick Handel arr. Johann Halvorsen (1864-1935)
Duet for violin and viola: Ms. Lakatos and Ms. Scrocki

Serenade for Flute and Violin Virgil Thomson (1896-1989)
Ms. Ellis and Ms. Skrocki

Serenade No. 10 for Flute and Harp Vincent Persichetti (1915-1987)

Piece en Forme de Habanera Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Ms. Ellis and Ms. Temple

Images Sonnantes Jim Hopkins
Images Sonnantes was commissioned by Les Amis Musicalles with scholarship monies from the Mu Phi Epsilon Virginia Foncannon Chamber Music Scholarship. Mr. Hopkins will be in attendance and will talk to the audience.
Ms. Ellis, Ms. Skrocki, Ms. Lakatos, Ms. Temple