LarkGallery Online April Events
*Theatrical Performance “Cavafy’s Caress”
Saturday, April 2nd, 2pm and 7 pm, 216 The Promenade, Long Beach, CA
Cavafy’s Caress is an intimate theatrical performance exploring the vibrant and passionate words and world of renowned Greek gay poet, Constantine P. Cavafy (1863-1933). The performance was created by and features Los Angeles based multimedia performing artist and writer, Jason Jenn. The show is approximately 1 hour in length and contains adult themes.
*Art and Music Reception at Artistic Voyage
Sunday, April 3, Gallery viewing 6.30 pm, Concert 7.30 pm at Messiah Lutheran Church in Yorba Linda,
4861 Liverpool Street, Yorba Linda, CA 92886
French chevalier Tony Clark and LGO curator Larisa Pilinsky will lead through the gallery exhibition starting at 6.30 pm. This is an extension of our Celebration of Equinox and features the works of several outstanding contemporary international and local artists. The chamber music concert Windy Voyage performes works from Ludwig van Beethoven and Francis Poulenc. Musicians are Yana Reznik – piano, Janice Tipton – flute, Allan Vogel – oboe, Joshua Ranz – clarinet, Richard Beene - bassoon and Johanna Yarbrough - horn. You can buy tickets at artisticvoyage.org
Participating artists: Monika Steiner, William Emboden, J. Reto, Michelle Oppenheimer, Albert Vass, Ione Citrin, Shirley Finton, Stan Howard, Melanie Manos, Sallie-Anne Swift, Andrea Holte, Anne B Schwartz, Lark, Dan Pyle, William Haugse, Felice Willa, David Gardner, Ralf Willruth and Ray Klausen
*Art Reception „SOUND ART” - Marriage of Art and Music
Thursday April 7, 6 - 9 pm, coincides with San Pedro’s Art Walk, The Loft Galleries,
401 S. Mesa St., 2nd floor, San Pedro, CA 90731
“SOUND ART” is the first in a series of brick-and-mortar exhibitions based on LarkGallery Online’s 2010 international competition "COLORS OF LIFE" which involved interactively matching art and music. The competing musicians and artists, including several artist-and-musician entrants, were fascinated by the resemblance and reflection between music and art. It’s why we say, “There’s Music in our Art and there is Art in our Music”
Program of the evening:
6:30 pm our overall Music Competition "Colors of life" winner, Recipient of the Certificate "Best in category classical modern opera and ballet composition" S. J. Pettersson will present his award wining music from his recent works.
Originally from Sweden, S. J. Pettersson resides in Los Angeles where he teaches and composes music. An autodidact of sorts, he privately studied counterpoint, orchestration and orchestral scores by composers as diverse as Bach, Prokofiev, Weil and Michael Nyman eventually forging his own unique style – an anachronistic blend of 20th century minimalism with romanticism, classicism and jazz. Current project is a chamber opera based on a revisionist view of Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet projected to be finished in late spring 2011.
7:00 pm Kinsey Michal - recipient of Special Certificate of Recognition as non-classical vocalist and composer will sing a few songs from her concert program.
Kinsey Michal is a vibrant, emerging artist with a sincere desire to bless, inspire and entertain her audience. Kinsey has a gift for getting to the heart of the people who surround her and communicating personal experiences with an honest voice. "Art contains a beautiful purpose to unify people through a common thought, feeling or experience. Engaging in this process is the amazing part of being an artist." - says Kinsey Michal
7:30 pm Ensemble "Project Eranos" - recipient of certificate: Best in category "Classical Ensemble performance" will include in their program solos and duets from Mozart, Rossini, Strauss and others.
Project ERANOS combines musical styles, eras and idioms with live instruments and inspired singing in one fluid, continuous presentation of classical, folk, jazz, music theater, opera, rock and world music. It is made up of like-minded young artists offering ideas and innovation that come together in exciting and unexpected ways. Established in June, 2009, by soprano Ann Gresham, the ensemble of classically-trained singers and instrumentalists has been presented on CD, in concert and in full production of their 2010 show, "Fitting In: The Immigrant Life" by Rio Hondo College in Whittier, California.
Participating artists include Art Venti, Sandra Cooper, Felice Willat, Elena Beresnjak, Amy Galaudet, Kaleeka Bond, Jolanta Badyna-Budny, Michael Chearney, Pat Rayman, Georganne Heller, Ruth Dutoit, Dasha Guilliam, Lark, Juan Rosenfeldt, Elisse Pogofsky-Harris, Narine Isajanian, Vered Galor, Sallie-Anne Swift, Armineh Teimourian, Annemarie Rawlinson, Rachael McCampbell
Live and recorded musicians include Artie Q, Parviz Azad, Elena Beresnjak, Alan Derian, Devin Galaudet, Burton Goldstein, Kinsey Michal, Kevin Nolan, Nyee Moses, S.J. Pettersson, Norman Sachs, Katherine Semple, Andrew Swift, Susan Thampi, Julia Torgovitskaya, Pamela Stein, Jeannette Koekkoek Rusty Wickell and Project ERANOS.
*Sacre du Printemps - Art, Music & Dance Thursday April 9, 6 - 10 pm
Exihibition at 216 The Promenade, Long Beach
Opening night in conjunction with the Long Beach Art Walk
Sacre du Printemps is the Rite of Spring combining the visual and performing arts. This is the season to rejoice in all the arts and in our day to day lives. It is a new beginning and a rebirth of our world that has been in the dark, and now we are filled with happiness and wonder. We are celebrating with music from all genres, dance and art from all over the world.
Participating Artists: Roy Anthony Shabla, Randal Reel, David Oldrieve, William Emboden, William Haugse, J. Reto, Eva Montealegre, Lark, Sel Sarkin, Saule Piktys
8:00 pm Live Music by SangomaBeat - Enjoy Brazilian Bossa Novas and smooth Jazz Standards with vocalist Pashyo Sarkin accompanied by Rome on guitar, Marvin Bonds on saxophone and Joe Kohanski on bass. With their laid back melodies and exotic grooves they deliver the perfect entertainment for music and art lovers.
Experiental Painting by Eva Montealegre Eva will begin with a near-naked canvas with only its “under-painting” and create an experiental painting. This is the recipe she uses for all her paintings. Eva’s organic spiritual connection is always present as a through-line in her ingenious artistic expression. Her studio, in Topanga, oversees a wild life conservancy, providing her with a view of the mountains of Santa Monica down to the ocean.
Springing from the foundation of the artist’s personal experience there is a harmonious community with the Medicine Dance Members which will continue to take root. To this already potent recipe we will be adding the spice of the lively sounds of Sangomabeat. In this multi-dimensional creative environment Eva will paint. The combination of artist, paint, canvas & the alchemical potion of audience, dancers & musicians is a venue for connoisseurs of artistic ambience.
It will be a gumbo, a jambalaya of creative delicacy. Please come with an open heart & mind with no pre-conception but merely the willingness to discover what this might mean. If the flavor of the creative dish is right, audience members will be invited to participate in the movement. Don’t miss it!
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