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Traditional Christmas Eve @ Faith Lutheran Church

Elegant Music Quintet performs

Christmas Eve @ Faith Lutheran Church.

“Elegant Music Quintet performs traditional Christmas Music…
beautiful acoustics…
the perfect setting.”

Eric Zimmermann,
Elegant Music

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The Elegant Music Quintet is a unique sounding ensemble. Each instrument has unique qualities that contribute to the sonority (variety of sound) and versatility of this ensemble. Together these instruments provide a colorful palette inviting exploration by the composer, musician and listener. The adage coined by Greek philosopher Aristotle “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts” is certainly true of this ensemble. 

Instrumentation: Flute, Violin Cello, Piano and Harp.

 

Elegant Music Quintet Flute, Violin, Cello, Piano, Harp
Elegant Music Quintet

 

During this Christmas Eve service the ensemble will perform without amplification to take advantage of the excellent acoustics offered by the Faith Lutheran sanctuary.

Faith Lutheran Church Tujunga, California

Faith Lutheran sanctuary.

 

Hymns I Like

In 2020 to comply with health guidelines the Elegant Music Quartet performed out doors on the front lawn of Faith Lutheran.

 

See more video of this 2020 performance:

Hymns I Like | The Prayer performed by the Elegant Music Quartet with featured Vocalists.

You are invited.

You are invited to enjoy a traditional Christmas Eve service @ Faith Lutheran Church with music performed by the Elegant Music Quintet.

Traditional Christmas Eve and Christmas Day service @ Faith Lutheran Church 749 Apperson Street. Tujunga, CA 91042
Traditional Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services @ Faith Lutheran Church 7749 Apperson Street. Tujunga, CA 91042

 

Sincerely, Eric Zimmermann

Elegant Music 323-270-3650

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Hymns I like | The Prayer | Elegant Music Quartet

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That Warm and Fuzzy Feeling

I have been playing Organ and Piano at Faith Lutheran Church for a number of years now.  And you know that “warm and fuzzy feeling” you get at the beginning of the holidays when the weather gets cold and you start hearing Christmas carols? Well, most of those Christmas carols are Hymns.

Church Administrator and Vocalist Katherine Galbo chooses Hymns each week to be performed for Faith Lutheran’s Sunday service. These familiar melodies or “Tunes” are hundreds of years old and somehow strike a familiar chord within me. Discovering new music is an adventure. I get that “warm and fuzzy feeling” all over again when I unwrap the gift of a new set of hymns for the week’s service.

Elegant Music Quartet can play anything.

I like writing music for the Elegant Music Quartet to perform. Over the years have gotten some interesting requests from clients planning weddings, parties and themed events.

These requests are written out for our quartet to play; this is a special skill I have.

Neighborhood Musical Gathering Elegant Music Quartet 323-270-3650 Faith Lutheran Church Tujunga, CA

Over years of receiving requests and writing arrangements, the repertoire of the Elegant Music Quartet is always expanding and includes some very interesting music.

See: Composing and Arranging for Quartet

 

For this performance I thought it would be appropriate to arrange some of my favorite Hymns into a medley I call, “Something Sacred.”

Something Sacred #1:

  • “Faith and Truth and Life Bestowing” Tune: “Holy Manna”
  • “What Wondrous Love Is This” Tune: “Wondrous Love”
  • “Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing” Tune: “Nettleton”
  • “O Blessed Spring” Tune: “O Waly Waly”
  • “Let Me Be Thine Forever” Tune: “Lob Gott Getrost Mit Singen”

 

Church is a place to come for fellowship and inspiration.

This outdoor performance demonstrated that people can safely gather and enjoy the company of each other. Attendees conducted themselves responsibly.

It was also evident that everyone enjoyed being together sharing the unique experience of a live performance.

 

“The Prayer”

It is my hope that the lockdown will end soon and that people can return to their churches and places of worship.

The Elegant Music Quartet with Soprano Sisu Raiken and Tenor Artur Hakobyan perform “The Prayer”.

Traditional Armenian Song “Cilicia”

It is also my hope that the world will live in peace.

Beautiful traditional Armenian song “Cilicia” sung by Artur Hakobyan in performance with the Elegant Music Quartet.

Things are getting better…

and will get even better.

Soon we will be free to call up friends and family and gather and enjoy the company of each other doing the things we like to do. When that day comes I am sure there will be lots of weddings and parties…  another concert…  It will be cause for celebration!

Sincerely, Eric Zimmermann 323-270-3650

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The Prayer, Sisu Raiken & Artur Hakobyan, Elegant Music Quartet

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The Prayer

Art communicates simple yet powerful concepts that inspire and beget more art. You could say it “goes viral” but in a good way :-)

Creativity wins the day. It’s organic, non GMO, polyunsaturated, and best of all, it’s free! Go ahead and splurge on it.

Helping to plan music for a special event or wedding celebration is a lot of fun. Everyone gets caught up in the creative process. I get inspired, the people I am helping get inspired, and together we create something beautiful.

True, we are all in this together so, here’s to our new beginning 2021. Happy New Year Everyone!

Sincerely, Eric Zimmermann Elegant Music 323-270-3650

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Also see:  Artur Hakobyan perform traditional Armenian song “Cilicia” with the Elegant Music Quartet.

Neighborhood Musical Gathering with Elegant Music & Friends

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“It’s time to gather again…

…enjoy the company of each other…

and listen to…

…a music performance!”

Eric Zimmermann
Elegant Music 323-270-3650

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Earlier Summer June 28, 2020…

Neighborhood Concert by Elegant Music
Elegant Music Quartet with special guests perform motion picture themes. 323-270-3650

 

Since then, a common question we’ve been asked:

“When is the next performance?” 

Here is the answer to that question:

“You are Invited…”

Date: Sunday, September 20, 2020.

Location: Out doors at Faith Lutheran Church 7749 Apperson Street, Tujunga, CA. 91042. (On the corner of Apperson and Mount Gleason.)

 

Elegant Music Neighborhood Concert
Elegant Music Concert 9-20-2020

 

 

Time: 5:00 We gather.

 

  • Pack a picnic.

 

  • Bring your lawn chairs.

 

  • Find a good place to sit for the concert.

 

  • Say hello to your friends and neighbors.

 

6:00 Performance:

 

The Prayer – Soprano Sisu Raiken & Tenor Artur Hakobyan
 

In this video the Elegant Music Quartet with special guests perform:

Something Sacred:

Faith and Truth and Life Bestowing, Tune: Holy Mana

What Wonderous Love, Tune: Southern Harmony

Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing, Tune: Nettleton

O Blessed Spring, Tune: O Waly Waly

Let me Be Thine Forever, Tune: Lob Gott Getrost Mit Singen

 

Cilicia Traditional Armenian Song, Artur Hakobyan.

 

This performance also included:

 

Somewhere/Tonight from West Side Story, Leonard Bernstein

Reflection from Mulan

Unchained Melody, Hy Zaret

Game of Thrones – Main Theme

Tico Tico, Zequinha de Abreu

“Six Feet Away”, E. Zimmermann

Habanera from Carmen, Soprano Sisu Raiken

Con Te Partiro – Sisu & Artur

 

Featured Soloists:

 

Flute – Sheila Zimmermann

Violin – Sarah Biagini

Cello – Cathy Biagini

Piano – Eric Zimmermann

Accordion – Oscar Rospodie

Soprano – Sisu Raiken

Tenor – Artur Hakobyan.

 

See More Video: Elegant Music Video Index

 

Flute & Piano
Sheila and Eric Zimmermann. Founders of Elegant Music 626-797-1795

Admission is free.

Suggested donation: $10 at registration (check or cash)
Venmo @elegantmusicconcerts  Paypal: elegantflutist@yahoo.com

RSVP Sheila Zimmermann 323-270-3651 elegantflutist@yahoo.com

Here is my cell phone: 323-270-3650

It is going to be like enjoying a performance at the Hollywood Bowl (without the traffic :-)

Sincerely, Eric & Sheila Zimmermann Elegant Music 626-797-1795

 

PS: This outdoor event is purely for fun and recreation. In your attendance please be mindful of your responsibility to maintain a safe environment in which we can all enjoy music and the company of each other.

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Elegant Music Summer Concert June 2020

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Elegant Music Quartet with special guests perform motion picture themes. 626-797-1795

At the beginning of June I had started talking to my neighbors about the possibility of having a get-together and described having a potluck where everyone could meet over food and that there would be a performance of the Elegant Music Quartet. This suggestion was received with enthusiasm.

A Good Idea

Then I got a call from one of my favorite cellists Cathy Biagini who has both her very talented children Violinist Sarah Biagini and Cellist Seth Biagini in town/home for the summer. She said that she had been invited to perform on the front lawn of a beautiful home in La Canada and invited Sheila and I to also perform. This performance was entitled “Biagini Bowl with Elegant Music” named after Hollywood Bowl concerts and in fact, we were featuring motion picture themes.

Seth Biagini Cello – Cathy Biagini Cello – Sarah Biagini Violin – Sheila Zimmermann Flute

As it turns out Pastor Michael Mahoney of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley was in attendance and “just like that” we were then invited to perform on the following Thursday June 25th at Grace Community Church. The performance was very well attended and several attendees thanked us warmly for performing saying “that this was needed.”

Invitation

I went door to door talking to my neighbors about the party, handed them an invite and talked about what food they would like to bring. I told them about the successes of the other performances and again, the idea of having a neighborhood party of our own with a performance was very well received.

Here is the copy of the invite.

In addition to the Elegant Music Quartet with the Biagini family, Harpist Elaine Litster also joined the group forming a six piece ensemble of: Flute, Violin, Cello 1, Cello 2, Harp and Piano. Here is the program of what we played:

Elegant Music Summer Concert 

Motion Picture Themes

Sunday June 28, 2020

3190 Crestford Drive, Altadena, CA. 91001 323-270-3650

 

Somewhere/Tonight from West Side Story, Leonard Bernstein

Cafe Music, Paul Schoenfield

Concerning Hobbits, Howard Shore from Lord of the Rings (The Fellowship of the Ring)

Prelude from Cello Suite #1 in G Major, J.S. Bach

The Kiss from Last of The Mohicans, R. Edelman & T. Jones

Summer from The Four Seasons, A. Vivaldi

Game of Thrones – Main Theme, Ramin Djawadi

Schindler’s List, J. Williams 

Siciliana, Italian Lute Composition, 16th Century Traditional

Por Una Cabeza, C. Gardel

Married Life from Up, Disney Pixar

Motion Picture Medley

Out of Africa, John Barry

Thorn Birds, Henry Mancini

Hymn To the Sea – James Horner

Southhampton – James Horner

My Heart Will Go On – James Horner

The Throne Room from Star Wars, J. Williams

 

Most everyone brought lawn chairs and took care to maintain a safe environment.

Hollywood Bowl style Concert on your front lawn with the Elegant Music Quartet minus the traffic :-) 323-270-3650

Throughout our performance children danced improvising “ballet moves”. During “Por Una Cabeza” by Carlos Gardel they did a tango!

After the performance Sheila and I received many compliments. One woman said that she was inspired to write music. And, just today I was given a painting by one of my neighbors artist Karen Johnson who, inspired by our performance, created a watercolor entitled “Elegant Music.”

“Elegant Music” Watercolor by Karen Johnson 626-797-1795

I got what I wanted:

Spontaneous Self Expression @ Elegant Music Summer Concert 626-797-1795

I got people out of the house.
I got people together and they let each other know that they are all right.
People enjoyed themselves.
I enjoyed performing with some amazing musicians.
Inspired, guests were moved to express themselves through art.
And, 2 weeks before I fixed my lawn sprinklers and now have a green front lawn just in time for the  party!

It was a Summer Concert. “A Pop-up Pops Concert.” It was a Block Party. For my immediate neighbors was “a night out” to “eat dinner on their front lawn and enjoy music.” A Hollywood Bowl style Concert without the traffic!

Isn’t It Time?

Can you do this in your neighborhood? You betcha!*

Sincerely, Eric Zimmermann

Elegant Music 323-270-3650

Google Dictionary

*bet·cha /ˈbeCHə/ informal contraction
verb: betcha
1. bet you (used to express confidence or certainty that something is the case or will happen).
2. Sentence: ”I betcha 98% of your neighbors would love an event like this.“

Phrases
“you betcha” — used to express certainty or as a strongly positive response.
Sentence: “Had she pictured herself in a Broadway role? You betcha!”

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