Local favorites the Crown City Symphony, will give two free concerts, Nov. 20 & 21, at 2 PM both days. The first concert is at the Pasadena Christian Church, 789 N. Altadena Drive, Pasadena, and the second concert is at the First Baptist Church of Pasadena, 75 N. Marengo. Marvin Neumann is the conductor, and the soloist is Andrew Sords.
Crown City is a community orchestra founded in 2003 under the sponsorship of the Pasadena Senior Center, and features many musicians from the Altadena/Pasadena area.
Hailed as an “absolute wonder”, violinist Sords has established himself as the preeminent new face of classical violin. Already a veteran of the concert stage, Sords has appeared with over 60 orchestras and in countless recital venues across three continents. Born in 1985 in Newark, Delaware, Sords later moved to Shaker Heights, Ohio. He completed his undergraduate education at the Cleveland Institute of Music, and has performed for the legendary Midori in masterclasses in New York City and at the University of Southern California . In 2008 Sords received international exposure as the top Google Classical News story as well as crowning the “Top-40 Charts in Classical Music. He is the featured violinist in a documentary on violin technique recorded at the Cleveland Institute of Music. His website is www.andrewsords.com.
The program will include “Crown Imperial March” by Walton. The Bruch Violin Concerto #1, performed by Andrew Sords; and “Symphonic Dances” by Grieg.
Crown City Symphony, whose motto is Ability not Age, has received grants from The Pasadena Tournament of Roses Foundation and the City of Pasadena Cultural Affairs Division, and the Pasadena Showcase for the Arts. This is the final concert under the sponsorship of the Pasadena Senior Center, which founded the Orchestra. Starting in 2011, The Tuesday Musicale of Pasadena will sponsor the Orchestra.
The web site is crowncitysymphony.org. For more information email Roberta Wilcox, manager, at manager@crowncitysymphony.org, or call, (626) 797-1994.
