Event Schedule

September 5 & 7: Summertime and the Listening is Easy

The Pasadena POPS says farewell to the last days of summer with a lingering look at that sweet season. Violinist Martin Chalifour joins us for Vivaldi’s Summer and Piazolla’s steamy tangos. Shana Blake Hill weaves her magic with the wistful and beautiful inspirations Summer Nights.   And with the crack of a bat and the roar of baseball fans The Natural knocks one outta the park!

Two Artist Biographies:

Martin Chalifour
Martin Chalifour began his tenure as Principal Concertmaster of the Los Angeles Philharmonic in 1995. The recipient of various grants and awards in his native Canada, he graduated with honors from the Montreal Conservatory at the age of 18 and then moved to Philadelphia to pursue studies at the Curtis Institute of Music.

In 1986 Chalifour received a Certificate of Honor at the Tchaïkovsky Competition in Moscow and was a laureate of the Montreal International Competition the following year. He has performed chamber music with artists including YoYo Ma, Emmanuel Ax and Yefim Bronfman.

Shana Blake Hill
Shana Blake Hill continues to excite audiences and critics alike as she proves herself a multifaceted performer in both the operatic and orchestral repertoires. Ms. Hill has appeared as a principal artist with such opera companies as: The Los Angeles Opera, Savonlinna Festival Opera (Finland), Dayton Opera, Long Beach Opera, Santa Barbara Opera, Durham Triangle Opera, Fargo Moorhead Opera, San Luis Obispo Mozart Festival Opera, Stockton Opera, West Bay Opera, and Opera Nova.