Paul Gibson (b. 1952; Sacramento, CA) received degrees in composition from Mount St. Mary’s University, Los Angeles, and California State University, Northridge. He studied with Matt Doran, Frank Campo, Aurelio de la Vega, Ian Krouse, and John Harbison. Highlights include his being commissioned to arrange hymns for the visit of Pope John Paul II to […]
~ Holiday Pops at its Grandest Mark Sforzini, conductor Our annual holiday extravaganza is back and grander than ever! Get ready to be swept away by the spirit of the season as our talented singers, accompanied by the joyful sounds of our brilliant orchestra, perform a wide array of holiday music, from the sacred to […]
~ Holiday Pops at its Grandest Mark Sforzini, conductor Our annual holiday extravaganza is back and grander than ever! Get ready to be swept away by the spirit of the season as our talented singers, accompanied by the joyful sounds of our brilliant orchestra, perform a wide array of holiday music, from the sacred to […]
Allan Naplan maintains an active career as an arts administrator, composer and cantorial soloist. Since 2013, Allan has served as Executive and Producing Director of Arizona Musicfest in Scottsdale, AZ. Prior to this position, Naplan enjoyed a 20-year career in the field of opera, both as a performer (6 years) and administrator (14 years). Under his current […]
For many decades Robert Strassburg figured prominently in the general musical life and in Jewish cultural circles in the Los Angeles area. Born in New York, he studied and worked with Igor Stravinsky, Walter Piston, and Paul Hindemithwith whom he studied at Tanglewood on a Boston Symphony scholarship. After bachelor studies at the New England Conservatory, he received […]