Peninsula People April 2016

S P O T L I G H T O N T H E H I L L
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Beautiful Peninsula gardens will be featured and a
catered box lunch at Hesse Park. Tickets are $40 presale, $45 day of. All proceeds
go to scholarships and area charities. Tickets with directions to the homes
will be mailed when you send a business-sized, self- addressed, stamped envelope
with your check to P.V.W.C., P.O. Box 851, Palos Verdes Estates
90274. Tickets are also available at Corners of the World in Malaga Cove
Plaza, Nantucket Crossing on Silver Spur Road and the Kiosk at 1799 S.
Catalina. For further information, 310-541-1237.
Guided Nature Walk
View a premier example of the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy’s
restoration of coastal sage scrub habitat on a guided nature walk of the White
Point Nature Preserve. Stop at a former gun emplacement to learn military history
of the area. This is a moderate walk. Free and open to the public. 3 p.m.
Take Western Ave. to the ocean and turn left onto Paseo del Mar. Drive ½
mile and park in lot. For more information, contact (310) 541-7613 ext. 201
or sign up at www.pvplc.org/_events/NatureWalkRSVP.asp.
Sunday, May 15
Photographing Nature
Learn new skills for the perfect shot with professional help from Paul’s Photo.
$30 per person. 9 – 11 a.m. White Point Nature Education Center, 1600 W
Paseo Del Mar in San Pedro, 90731. For more information and to RSVP, visit
www.pvplc.org, Events & Activities.
Grand Salon
The Peninsula Committee Los Angeles Philharmonic presents an evening of
world class music at the Grand Salon, at a spectacular Palos Verdes oceanfront
estate. This year's event will feature a performance by two outstanding Los
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Angeles Philharmonic musicians: Catherine Ransom Karoly, Associate Principal
Flute and Joanne Pearce Martin, Keyboardist. As guests arrive, they will be
greeted by classical music performed by extraordinary young musicians from
Peninsula schools. Prior to the concert, guests will sample fine wine and an
array of gourmet tastings from notable South Bay restaurants. A silent auction
will benefit youth music education programs in the South Bay. 5 to 8 p.m. The
ticket price is $175 per person. For further information call 310- 544-1885
or email pclaphil@gmail.com.
Symphonic Winds
The Peninsula Symphonic Winds and Music Director Richard Babcock will present
their 20th Anniversary concert featuring band favorites including Godzilla
Eats Las Vegas!, where the brass section is at its frightening best, Selections
from Les Miserables, and When the Saints Go Marching In. The band will also
premiere Game Show by local composer Thomas Kahelin, which was commissioned
to commemorate the special occasion. 3 p.m. The concert will be
held at the Rolling Hills Covenant Church Community Center, 735 Silver Spur
Road, Rolling Hills Estates. Tickets are $10 at the door or on-line at
www.pswinds.org; children under 12 are free with adult.The Peninsula Symphonic
Winds is a 50-member community band established in 1996 that gives
four to five concerts per year. The band rehearses on Wednesday evenings at
Harbor College, offering local musicians the opportunity to maintain and improve
their musical skills. Community members who play a band instrument
are welcome to join. See their web page, www.pswinds.org, for more information
or contact Bill Ailor 310-200-5482.
Thursday May 19
Rose Society meeting
South Coast Rose Society will hold its May meeting at South Coast Botanic
Chamber Orchestra
of South Bay
After Concert Reception
The Chamber Orchestra of South Bay
held their final concert of the 2015-16
concert season on April 9 at the Palos Verdes
Performing Art Center. The evening’s guest
featured soloist was Narek
Hakhnazaryan,cello who performed two
compositions by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky. He
was awarded the Gold Medal at the 2011
XIV International Tchaikovsky competition,
the most prestigious prize given to a
cellist.As first Prize winner in the 2008
Young Concert Artists International Auditions.
Narek debuted in the Young Concert
Artists Series in New York at Carnegie’s
Zankel Hall, and at the Kennedy Center in
Washington DC. Narek was born in 1988 in
Yerevan, Armenia into a family of musicians:
his father is a violinist and his mother
is a pianist. At the age of 12 he began studies
a the Moscow Conservatory with Alexey Seleznyov
and went on to work with Laurence
Lesser at the New England Conservatory of
Music in Boston A gala reception followed
the concert at the Norris.
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PHOTOS BY
MARY JANE SCHOENHEIDER
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1. Feature soloist Narek Hakhnazaryan, COSB
Music Director Frances Striner and COSB President
of the Board, Peter Barrett.
2. Board member Marty Gamble, solist Narek
Hakhanazaryan and board president Peter Barrett.
3. COSB Assistant Conductor Hector Salazar with
guest artist Narek Hakhanazaryan.
4. Jerry Sorkin, a member of the COSB Board of
Directors and Zorica Sorkin with Narek.
5. Dorothy and Allen Lay and guest artist Narek
Hakhanazaryan.
6. Chuck Klaus who gives the pre-concert preview
talks and Marylyn Klaus.
7. Nancy and Bob Miller, President Emeritus.
8. Dr, and Mrs. Jerome Unitan.
9. Chamber Orchestra Concertmaster Miwako
Watanabe (center) with musicians.
10. David and Ann Buxton and David and Lois
McFarland.
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