Live! at the Museum

Laguna Beach Live! and the Laguna Art Museum are presenting an evening of art and music on the second Thursday of each month. The Museum’s doors are open from 5 to 9 pm every Thursday and once a month Laguna Beach Live! will bring in talented musicians to perform classical and contemporary chamber music, 7 pm to 8 pm. The concerts are free with Museum admission. Museum admission is $7/adult and $5/senior & student; free for Museum members. The Laguna Art Museum is located at 307 Cliff Drive. Visit our venues page for directions.

Live! at the Museum Schedule is as follows:

June 13th, 2013
		Beautiful Baroque! Harpshichord & Flute featuring Florence & Robert Estrin. Robert Estrin, musician, composer and teacher, performs concerts and presentations on the piano, harpsichord and fortepiano. He will be performing Mozart as it was written for the Harpsichord. Florence Estrin has a wide ranging career as a flutist. She has performed in many of the great concert halls including Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. Florence will be presenting the Family of Flutes.

July 11th, 2013
		Lee Zimmer, Classical Guitar. Lee Zimmer is a virtuoso performer who has delighted audiences with his elegance and sense of musicality both as a soloist and ensemble player. Lee has performed and taught guitar for most of his life. Currently, he is adjunct professor of guitar studies at both La Sierra and California Baptist Universities. Lee also is music department chairperson for the Fender Center’s Kids Rock Free program, where he developed the current curriculum for guitar, bass, and band studies.

August 8th, 2013
		Ceora Winds, flute clarinet and bassoon Composed of Michelle Matsumune, flute, Heather Millette, clarinet and Christin Webb, bassoon, the trio have played chamber music together for 10 years, performing throughout Southern California and across the country. Equally adept at classical standards, jazz arrangements and everything in between, Ceora Winds brings the joy of true chamber music to the community. www.ceorawinds.com

September 12th, 2013
		Evan J Marshall, Solo Mandolin Evan J. Marshall is the World’s Premier Solo Mandolin Virtuoso. By himself, he sounds like several of the world’s finest mandolinists performing together. His stylistic signature is Classical, with strong influences from the Italian and American Folk traditions. Country guitar legend Chet Atkins called Evan “One of the few great musicians of our time.” Click Here for a Music Sample.

October 10th, 2013
		Julie Ayer and friends, string trio Three talented southern California artists join forces for a wonderful string trio performance of contemporary and classical works. Bio and photos are not complete but please post what we have so far.

November 14th, 2013
		Smoke & Mirrors Percussion Ensemble Five marimba players who are entertaining, surprising and have amazing discoveries in store for the audience. Photo courtesy Philip Picrolo