By LILY TINOCO | Assistant Editor
Chamber Music Palisades will begin its 28th season with a free afternoon concert on Sunday, September 22, at Community United Methodist Church of Pacific Palisades at 3 p.m.
The concert will feature Alan Chapman’s original composition “Peter and Mr. Wolf” for woodwind quartet and piano, narrated by Chapman, plus other works.
“Alan Chapman’s musical career is woven from a number of threads,” according to a statement. “He is especially fond of his relationship with Chamber Music Palisades, whose concerts he has hosted since the series began.”
Chapman quickly came up with the idea for “Peter and Mr. Wolf,” according to CMP, which tells the story of an eighth-grader in search of a science project and his “somewhat scary” science teacher.
“He composed entirely new music—for an ensemble of flute, clarinet, bassoon, horn and piano—and authored a narration infused with the sense of humor found in so many of his songs,” the statement read. “He is looking forward to performing the work with his Chamber Music Palisades colleagues on September 22.”
Other musicians to perform in the the concert include Susan Greenberg (flute), Jonathan Davis (oboe), Michele Zukovsky (clarinet), Alex Burns-Chay (bassoon), Sarah Bach (French horn) and Pierre Long-Tao Tang (piano).
Additional pieces on the program are “Quintet for Winds” by Jacques Ibert, “Ritual Fire Dance” for woodwind quintet and piano by Manual de Falla, and “Trio” for flute, clarinet and piano by Adrienne Albert.
The performance is sponsored in part by Pacific Palisades Woman’s Club and City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs. Admission to the concert is free, but donations will be accepted in-person and online.
Community United Methodist Church of Pacific Palisades is located at 801 Via De La Paz.
For Palisadians who are not able to make it to the September 22 performance, Chamber Music Palisades’ next concert will be on Wednesday, October 16.
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