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Summer of Sound Conductor: Rachel Worby 2nd
Arcadia Weekly Jul 05, 2013
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MUSE/IQUE, known for its counter-conventional performances that feel more like parties than formal concerts, previewed its “Summer of Sound” Festival 2013 for several hundred guests with a Motown mash up on Sunday, June 2 at the enchanted estate of the Nix family in Altadena. Artistic Director Rachel Worby hosted the program, which featured soul virtuoso Ellis Hall and other musicians as couples and families seated in a tree-surrounded amphitheatre on the grounds, dined on picnic suppers. The three “Summer of Sound” evenings, all outdoors at Caltech’s Beckman Mall in Pasadena,
begin on Saturday, June 29. 2013, 7:30 pm, with “Lost in the Stars with Patti Austin”, featuring Grammy Award-winning legend who joins Worby and the MUSE/IQUE Orchestra in a musical mash up of works by Brubeck, Beatles, Ellington, Weill, Paganini and more. “Summer of Sound” continues on July 27 with “Moving Pictures”, featuring groundbreaking cellist Matt Haimovitz and actress Wendie Malick ( “Hot in Cleveland”) in a fresh take on motion picture scores by Elmer Bernstein, Jerry Goldsmith and Erich Korngold as well as a world premiere of a work by Peter Golub, prolific composer for films and theatre and director of Sundance’s Film Music Program, and some Bach and
Beethoven as well. The Festival concludes August 17 with “Lose Your Senses with Ellis Hall”, which brings together celebrated vocalist/pianist virtuoso Ellis Hall, former Tower of Power lead singer, with the MUSE/IQUE orchestra for a blend of soul by Ray Charles, Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder and beyond with works by Beethoven, Vivaldi and
Bach to celebrate life through music. Gates open at 5:30 pm for dinner (ordered in advance) or bring-your-own picnics, with table and bleacher seating and plentiful free parking. Caltech’s Beckman Mall is located at 332 S. Michigan Avenue, Pasadena, Ca.
91106. Concert tickets begin at $10 per person with top tier seating, $96 per person, available to MUSE/IQUE members at the $1,000 + level; students with ID are $10. MUSE/IQUE membership, which ranges from $250 to $2,500, includes a variety of special benefits including priority seating and services. For tickets and membership information, please call 626/539-7085 or visit www.muse-ique.com.
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