The Music Department at Saddleback College presents Concert Hour, a variety of individual and ensemble performances on Thursdays from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. in Fine Arts Room 101.
Admission is FREE and open to the public.
On Thursday, March 8th at 2:00 p.m., American cellist Michael Carrera and pianist Christopher Durrenberger take the stage. Throughout the years they have played in some of the world’s greatest concert halls as a chamber musician, concert soloist, and recitalist. Over the past two decades, they have performed separately in nearly every continent at venues including Carnegie Hall, Wigmore Hall in London, and the Cairo Opera House in Egypt. Recently, they teamed up to play piano trios of Brahms and Beethoven on a tour of China and are now reunited as a duo presenting a program of masterworks: Brahms Sonata in E minor Op. 38, and the Debussy and Barber Sonatas for Cello and Piano.
The Department of Music at Saddleback College is a place where students of all abilities, instructors who love teaching and performing, and guest artists from around the world come together to develop their understanding of music and of themselves as creative artists.
Graduates of Saddleback’s Music Department have transferred to many prestigious music schools, including Eastman School of Music, USC Thornton School of Music, University of California campuses, California State Universities, and other universities around the world. Alumni of Saddleback’s Department of Music are engaged in musical endeavors across the spectrum as private studio teachers, school music instructors, college professors, professional solo and ensemble performers, church musicians, and artists in musical theatre, opera, and instrumental groups.
Saddleback College is located at 28000 Marguerite Pkwy in Mission Viejo, just east of Interstate 5 at the Avery Parkway exit. Take Avery Parkway to Marguerite Parkway and turn left. Turn right into the first campus entrance and take the second left to Theatre Circle. Parking Lot 12 is on the right.
Located in Mission Viejo, Saddleback College provides quality higher education and training to the greater south Orange County community. Having served more than 500,000 students since 1968, Saddleback College offers over 300 degree and certificate programs to help students reach their personal, career, and educational goals. For more information, please visit www.saddleback.edu and for Fine Arts information, please visit www.saddleback.edu/arts.
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