Wishing you all a HAPPY and HEALTHY New Year 2022 -- with great music gatherings

We started off the New Year with our January 19th special celebration. The gathering, well attended, was hosted by our zoomer Rochelle Caballero. We celebrated Glorya Dixon's 90th birthday (see a three-part program, below). We also announced Glorya's recent wedding to Roger, who was there to greet us.

MUSIC SECTION in CULTURAL CONTEXTS is among several sections of the Faculty Women's Club which have remained active during the pandemic era, now for the past two years (2020-2022).

The Club used to enjoy many of the social gatherings in-person. An example is PLAY READING Section, described in Daily Bruin in 2013. 

Zubin Mehta conducts the Berlin Phil with M. Glinka's overture
RUSLAN and LUDMILLA (based on A. Pushkin's poem)

The program included a presentation about Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, LACO, by Anne-Marie Spataru. She is LACO's board member as well as our own Faculty Women's Club member and VP for programs. Anne-Marie has been nominated for our next President-Elect.

Anne-Marie Spataru speaks about LACO: its history, the orchestra,
the future of programming, and about the newly re-appointed conductor Jaime Martin

Glorya Dixon, 80th FWC President during the 2002-2003 academic year, enjoyed the collage of music birthday cards. We sang along Beatles, danced along Natasha Rostova and Andrei Bolkonsky in Shostakovich Second Waltz, and listened to other music pieces especially chosen for this celebration.

Glorya with friends -- virtual gathering;
others sent out their birthday wishes

Our next music section meeting is VALENTINE inspired: 

Feb 16, 2022 at 12:30 PM -- with our zoom hostess Rochelle

PLEASE SEND ME YOUR FAVORITE MUSIC PIECES FOR THE VALENTINE GATHERING.

Our Valentine February gathering will be an outstanding program featuring music, poetry, and performance. Many of our members have already contributed their favorite pieces. However, there is always room for an exceptional contribution. We want to be surprised, engaged, teased, and more.

SO, DO SEND ME YOUR FAVORITES!! The Program is evolving beautifully.

The program is very diverse, incorporating jazz, fado essentials with the Portuguese guitar, and many more surprises. Poetry reading is as relevant, performance is important, a particular version makes a difference, your get a picture. 

Our March 19 and APRIL 24 will take us to UCLA's ROYCE HALL. Tickets are available at LACO

                         See you all February 16th virtually

Looking forward to YOUR Valentine inspired music around the world