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"Percussionist Lynn Vartan gave a bold performance of Kevin Volan's striking solo work She Who Sleeps With A Small Blanket, an energetic romp for dark toned drums'...
Los Angeles Times
"...and percussionist Lynn Vartan - gave heft and energy to the
rougish 'Scree'..."
Los Angeles Times
"..proved diverting in James Wood's quarter-hour
display-piece
Village Burial With Fire..."
Los Angeles Times
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Welcome!
Lynn is excited to announce the return of the L A Percussion Ensemble, under the artistic direction of Bill Kraft. The group embodies a fresh approach to classic works for percussion, explores the music of today's top composers, and collaborates with other leading instrumentalists. Concert dates and more details coming soon!
UPCOMING CONCERTS and EVENTS:
Saturday, May 17, 2008, Clinician, Southern California Percussion Festival, location TBA
Saturday, April 26, 2008, Southwest Chamber Music, at the Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, CA, 8:00 pm Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 4 --Tickets (800) 726-7147 www.swmusic.org
Monday, April 28, 2008 Southwest Chamber Music, at the Colburn Shcool of the Performing Arts, Los Angeles, 8:00 pm Gustav Mah;er's Symphony No 4. --Tickets (800) 726-7147 www.swmusic.org
CURRENT CONCERTS:
Saturday, April 12, 2008, Jacaranda - Music at the Edge, First Presbyterian Church of Santa Monica, 1220 Second Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401, Iannis Xenakis's Pleiades for percussion sextet --tickets (800) 525-4TIX www.jacarandamusic.org
Saturday, March 15, 2008, Guest Artist, Southern California Percussion Festival, Northview HS, 8:00 pm, free to all!
Monday, March 17, 2008, Southwest Chamber Music, at Colburn School of Performing Arts, Los Angeles 8:00 pm William Kraft Encounters, Part II --tickets--800.726.7147 www.swmusic.org
"Southwest Chamber Music is proud to continue this landmark series with percussionist Lynn Vartan, the Tambuco Percussion Ensemble of Mexico City and soloists from Southwest Chamber Music, performing and recording all of the Encounters of William Kraft. Spanning over thirty years of compositional success, the Encounters rival any set of pieces from any era and firmly establish percussion as a solo instrument. We are proud to present Encounters XIV, a world premiere for Southwest Chamber Music commissioned by the Fromm Foundation at Harvard University."
CURRENT RECORDING PROJECTS:
Cambria records, Southwest Chamber Music, The Complete Encounters Series by William Kraft
Conversations, Duo percussion music by Lynn Vartan and Miguel Gonzalez
Lynn is available for percussion instruction at the
Pasadena Consevatory of Music located at 100 N Hill in Pasadena, CA. For more information or to enroll at the Conservatory, 626-683-3355 or go to www.pasadenaconservatory.org.
If you would like to be added to Lynn's email or postal mail list, please send an email to lynn@lynnvartan.com.
You can hear Lynn on the following albums:
Cambria Records, Southwest Chamber Music, Chinary Ung - Aura, Oracle, Still Life After Death
Cambria Records, Southwest Chamber Music, The Complete Charlos Chavez, Vol. 3
Food: New Music for Guitar Duo, featuring the music of Holmes, Krausas and Sekiya
Sonic Scenery, Music for the Natural History Museum, featruing the music of Stephen Hartke
Albany Records, Range of Light, Selected Chamber Works of Erica Muhl
ECM records, ECM New Series, Tituli, Hilliard Ensemble
Lynn's performance groups:
The Los Angeles Percussion Ensemble
61/4, Duo for Violin and Percussion
Exacta Duo
Southwest Chamber Music
Citrus College Instumental Music
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