OUR MISSION
Our mission is to present classical chamber music concerts to the Altadena community performed by professional Altadena musicians who perform with area ensembles such as the Los Angeles Philharmonic, LA Chamber Orchestra, LA Opera, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Pasadena Symphony and others.
OUR CURRENT SEASON
Our 2025-2026 season is still in the planning stages. We have scheduled 1 free chamber music concert in the fall at the Altadena Main Library and hope to add an additional 3 or 4 free chamber music concerts in the spring at the Westminster Presbyterian Church. Our season is funded by the Altadena Library, a grant from the Pasadena Community Foundation, a grant from the Altadena Rotary, and our generous donors.
Altadena Main Library
600 E Mariposa St, Altadena, CA
Sunday, November 16, 2025 at 3:00 pm
CHUCK MANNING & FRIENDS
Straight-head Jazz
Chuck Manning (tenor sax), Theo Saunders (piano), Mike Gurrola (bass), and Roy McCurdy (drums)
Straight-ahead jazz is the point of departure these long-time veterans of the Los Angeles jazz scene but creating a temporal art form through improvisation and ensemble interaction is what this program is all about.
Westminster Presbyterian Church
1757 N. Lake Avenue, Pasadena, CA
Date to be announced
BRASS MUSIC THROUGH THE AGES
Works from Italian, German, Russian, Uraguayan, and Altadenan composers. Music of Gabrieli, Bach, Crespo, Ewald and three local composers—Jim McMillen, Steve Huffsteter and Aaron Smith. Chris Price & Cathy Ryan (trumpets), John Mason (horn), Jim McMillen (trombone), P. Blake Cooper (tuba)
Date to be announced
MOZART PIANO QUINTET & POULENC SEXTET
After its premiere in 1784, Mozart wrote to his father "I myself consider it to be the best thing I have written in my life” and Poulenc’s rollicking sextet. Michele Zukovsky (clarinet), Larry Kaplan (flute) John Mason (horn), Jonathan Davis (oboe), Phoebe Ray (bassoon), Antoinette Perry (piano)
Date to be announced
ANTONIN DVORAK AND HARRY BURLEIGH
The Czech professor and his African American student Burleigh—a gifted young student of Dvorak—singer, composer, and the first composer to create arrangements of spirituals for the concert stage. Music includes Dvorak’s “Dumky” trio and works by Burleigh for violin, piano, and voice. Agnes Gottschewski (violin), Maggie Edmondson (cello), Kevin Fitz-Gerald (piano), Caroline McKenzie (soprano). Curated by Delores Bing
Musicians Performing with Mt Lowe Chamber Players this Season
Delores Bing (cello), P. Blake Cooper (tuba), Jonathan Davis (oboe), Kevin Fitz-Gerald (piano), Larry Kaplan (flute), Chuck Manning (sax), John Mason (horn), Caroline McKenzie (soprano), Jim McMillen (trombone), Antoinette Perry (piano), Chris Price (trumpet), Phoebe Ray (bassoon), Cathy Ryan (trumpet), Tina Soule (cello), John Steinmetz (host and narrator), Michele Zukovsky (clarinet)
We are grateful for assistance and support from the Altadena Library, the Altadena Rotary, and the Pasadena Community Foundation in addition to our generous donors.
MT LOWE CHAMBER PLAYERS IS A PROJECT OF THE FULCRUM ARTS "EMERGE" FISCAL SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM.
Donations are deductible to the full extent of the law. Fulcrum Arts is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, Tax ID 95-2540759. To donate by mail, please make your check to "Fulcrum Arts." Write "Mt Lowe Chamber Players" in the memo line, and mail to:
