Upcoming Events

 

2009 - 2010 Season

 

“Buddha’s Smile” by Daifu Wada


Shumei Hall Gallery
(MAP)
March 5, 2010 – April 17, 2010
9:30 am – 6:00 pm (Monday – Saturday)
Sunday by appointment, call 626 584 8841
Free Admission

Daifu Wada is a calligrapher, painter and woodblock print artist who lives in Tokyo, Japan. He began studying calligraphy in 1975 under Daiou Yamasaki and then Daiun Ino for 7 years. After retiring from his regular job at a bank, Daifu has focused on creating his own unique art style, expressing his world as an artist. His motifs are figures of Buddha and the sutras. Through his artworks, Daifu has strived to connect with a higher presence as well as fellow human beings, and the resulting creations are representative manifestations of his prayer.

 


 

Shumei Children's Concert 2010

The Shumei Arts Council created the Shumei Children's Concert Series in 2000 to provide an atmosphere of art and beauty for children in collaboration with the Pasadena Unified School District. Shumei is pleased to offer this concert series to children of all socioeconomic backgrounds.

This concert is supported in part with funds received from the Tournament of Roses Foundation, the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, the Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts and the Pasadena Educational Foundation.

”CelloMan“ by Eugene Friesen

Eugene Friesen


(Third grade and up)

Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 12 noon

Shumei Hall (MAP)

Free Admission (Reservations can be made by calling 626 584 8841.)

CelloMan makes great music - from Bach to rock - accessible to audiences of all ages Using masked characters, stories, comedy and the recorded “songs” of humpback whales, Eugene Friesen, a Grammy Award winning cellist, draws upon a lifetime of experience in music and theater to inspire and educate. From serious classics to serious fun, CelloMan provides a glimpse of exquisite playing and musical innovation rarely seen.

 

 


 

Clyde Montgomery Concert 2010


Sunday, April 11, 2010 at 2:30 pm
Shumei Hall, Pasadena (MAP)

The Shumei Arts Council has long been dedicated to providing a musical venue for young people in the greater Los Angeles and Pasadena communities. With this concert, we will provide Shumei Hall in Pasadena as a platform for young musicians pursuing musical careers in concert music.
This event features some of the best student classical chamber music groups, providing a showcase for the nation’s newest young talent.

Gifted young musicians from the University of Southern California (USC) Thornton School of Music and the Colburn School will give a rare performance of classical chamber music outside of their school communities. In addition, the concert will feature a world-premiere piece titled “Seven Dances” for solo piano composed by Stephen Cohn, an Emmy Award-winning composer. This piece will be performed by a young talented pianist, Stephen Cook.

The Concert Program includes:

Shostakovich Piano Trio Op. 67

Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66

Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49

and more

This concert is supported in part with funds received from the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, the Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts, Ruder & Finn Fund, Inc. and Ceola Montgomery.

 


 

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