Restoration Concerts will present the Cantilena Trio on Sunday, Nov. 22, at 4 p.m. in the historic Library Community Room, 1115 El Centro St. in South Pasadena.
The Southern California trio will perform chamber music arranged for the unusual instrumentation of flute, guitar and tenor by 13 composers spanning more than four centuries and wildly different genres — from Renaissance lute songs and Baroque counterpoint to Spanish nationalism, Argentine tango and Tin Pan Alley jazz.
Tickets are $25 at the door or $26 online at friendsofsopaslibrary.org/restoration-concerts.
Flutist Susan Greenberg has a versatile career as a soloist, chamber musician, symphony player and recording artist. The Los Angeles Times has described her playing as “brilliant,” “elegant” and “supple.” She was a member of the LA Chamber Orchestra for 36 years and has appeared as a guest soloist with the San Francisco and Oakland Symphonies, the Santa Monica Symphony, the Napa Valley Symphony and at the Hollywood Bowl.
Tenor Jon Lee Keenan, a native of Las Vegas, studied classical voice and jazz at UNLV before relocating to Southern California. He joined the LA Master Chorale in 2007 and has been featured as a soloist at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Guitarist, composer, arranger and educator Kenton Youngstrom was the first in a long line of prize-winning students of Jim Smith at the University of Southern California. He has toured internationally with the Falla Guitar Trio and has performed with jazz artists including pianists Dave Brubeck and Taylor Eigsti, flutist Hubert Laws, bassist Scott Colley and guitarist Larry Koonse.
Restoration Concerts is a committee of the nonprofit Friends of the South Pasadena Public Library. Its goal is to bring world-class music at an affordable price to concertgoers in South Pasadena and surrounding communities. Net proceeds from the concerts provide for restorations, enhancements and other benefits to the South Pasadena Library and Community Room.
For more information, email [email protected] or visit friendsofsopaslibrary.org/restoration-concerts.
