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 2024-2025 season will feature two free chamber music concerts at the Altadena Main Library and four free chamber music concerts at the Altadena Community Church. Our season is funded by the Altadena Library, a grant from the Pasadena Community Foundation, and our generous donors.
Altadena Main Library
600 E Mariposa St, Altadena, CA
Westminster Presbyterian Church
1757 N. Lake Avenue, Pasadena, CA
Sunday, December 15, 2024 at 3:00 pm
THE ROBERT KYLE QUINTET
Latin, Brazilian & Straight ahead Jazz
Saxophonist/flutist/percussionist/composer and former Altadenan Robert Kyle will perform a program of Latin, Brazilian and straight-ahead Jazz with his quintet. Presenting jazz in a concert setting will provide a rare opportunity to experience the intimacy and spontaneity of this art form and to learn more about this genre. Chad Edwards (piano), Rob Kyle (saxes/flute), Nolan Shaheed (trumpet), Larry Steen (bass), Kevin Winard (drums)
Sunday, May 4, 2025 at 3:00 pm
INTERACTIVE FAMILY CONCERT: REED QUINTET
An interactive FAMILY CONCERT (ages 3 and up) featuring WIND INSTRUMENTS with REEDS. Want to find out how wind instruments work? What are the reeds for? Hear music that creates images, stories, and moods: Debussy’s “Golliwogg’s Cake Walk,” Schumann’s “Forest Music,” Satie’s “Crooked Dances,” Gershwin “American in Paris,” Doest’s “Circus Music,” and Mozart "Serenade." Francisco Castillo (Oboe), Helen Goode (Clarinet), Patrick Olmos (Also Sax), Carlos Herrera (Bass Clarinet), and Phoebe Ray (Bassoon).
Sunday, May 18, 2025 at 3:00 pm PENDING
Bach “Brandenburg Concerto #2”
Mozart C Major Flute Quartet and Schubert "Death and the Maiden." Malcolm McNab (trumpet), Larry Kaplan (flute), Jonathan Davis (oboe) Agnes Gottschewski (violin), Ian Pritchard (harpsichord), and strings (Larry Kaplan, curator)
Musicians Performing with Mt Lowe Chamber Players this Season
Delores Bing (cello), Francisco Castillo (oboe), P. Blake Cooper (tuba), Jonathan Davis (oboe), Maggie Edmondson (cello), Chad Edwards (piano), Kevin Fitz-Gerald (piano), Jim Foschia (clarinet), Helen Goode (clarinet), Agnes Gottschewski (violin), Carlos Herrera (bass clarinet), Larry Kaplan (flute), Rob Kyle (sax/flute/percussion), John Mason (horn), Malcolm McNab (trumpet), Caroline McKenzie (soprano), Jim McMillen (trombone), Patrick Olmos (sax), Antoinette Perry (piano), Chris Price (trumpet), Phoebe Ray (bassoon), Cathy Ryan (trumpet), Nolan Shaheed (trumpet), Larry Steen (bass), John Steinmetz (host and narrator), Kevin Winard (drums), Michele Zukovsky (clarinet)
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:
