Quartet in Residence @ Westwood Library

 In 2014 we embarked on a groundbreaking program for the Los Angeles Public Library system, raising enough funds to appoint a Quartet in Residence at the Westwood Branch Library, to perform four free concerts during the year—which has proven to be highly popular with patrons.

Above is a short video excerpted from the October 12, 2014 concert by the Quartet in Residence @ Westwood Library.

The fourth and last 2014 concert in our popular Quartet in Residence series @ Westwood Library was held on Sunday, December 7, 2014. The program for this concert:

Mozart — Quartet no. 22 in B flat Major K.589 (the second “Prussian Quartet”)
Puccini — “Crisantemi”
Byer — “Thoughts on Spring” (written for the Fiato Quartet)
White — “Four Impressions” (written for the Fiato Quartet)
Mueller — “Scenes from my Parents’ Cocktail Party” (written for the Fiato Quartet)
Tchaikovsky — “The Nutcracker” (selected sections)

DATE:  Sunday, December 7, 2014
TIME: 2:30 PM
PLACE:  Westwood Library
               1246 Glendon Avenue
                Los Angeles, CA 90024
                (310) 474-1739
PARKING:  Free at the library (with validation)
COST:  Free!! Open to the public!
REFRESHMENTS: After the concert.

Download the flyer for the December 7th concert here!

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The third concert in the 2014 series was held on Sunday, October 12, 2014. The Fiato String Quartet, Quartet in Residence @ Westwood Library, presented two well-known string quartets showcasing two different stylistic periods:
Mozart — String Quartet No. 17 in B-flat major, K. 458 (“The Hunt”)
Schubert — String Quartet No. 13 in A minor, D. 804 (“Rosamunde”)
A short video excerpt from this concert can be seen above.

DATE:  Sunday, October 12, 2014
TIME: 2:30 PM
PLACE:  Westwood Library
            1246 Glendon Avenue
            Los Angeles, CA 90024
            (310) 474-1739
PARKING:  Free at the library (with validation)
COST:  Free!! Open to the public!
REFRESHMENTS: After the concert, courtesy of Tanzy Restaurant, artisanal Italian.

Download the flyer for the October 12th concert here.

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The second concert in our groundbreaking Quartet-in-Residence Program @ Westwood Library took place on Sunday, July 13, 2:30 p.m. The first concert in April was such a huge success—with a standing-room-only crowd that overflowed into the lobby from the library’s community room!  In order to accommodate a larger audience more comfortably, we got special permission from the Los Angeles Public Library administration to move the concerts upstairs into the library itself on Sunday afternoons, when the library is not otherwise open for regular business.

The Fiato String Quartet, Quartet in Residence @ Westwood Library, enchanted our audience with two of the most beloved quartets:
Beethoven — String Quartet Op. 18, no. 6
Dvorak — String Quartet Op. 96, no. 12 (“American”)

DATE:  Sunday, July 13, 2014
TIME: 2:30 PM
PLACE:  Westwood Library
            1246 Glendon Avenue
            Los Angeles, CA 90024
            (310) 474-1739
PARKING:  Free at the library (with validation)
COST:  Free!! Open to the public!
REFRESHMENTS: After the concert.

Download the flyer for the July 13th concert here.

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In March 2014, we were very excited to announce that we’d succeeded in creating a musical residency at Westwood Branch Library. Our new Quartet-in-Residence Program brought four free, public concerts to the library in 2014. This terrific new program was made possible in part by contributions from our wonderful L.A. Musical Salon members and generous guests.
Download the press release announcing this new program.

Download the flyer for the April 19, 2014 concert here.

All concerts are FREE, with free parking at the library.

The FIATO STRING QUARTET has been appointed as our first Quartet in Residence. Join us for the opening concert in this groundbreaking program—when we kick off with two of the best-known, lively quartets!
Smetana — String Quartet No. 1 (“From My Life”)
Brahms — String Quartet No. 3, Op. 67

SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 2014
4 PM
@ WESTWOOD LIBRARY
1246 Glendon Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Phone: (310) 474-1739   

Funding for the 2014 Quartet-in-Residence Program was generously provided by the following:
Friends of Westwood Library
Westwood Homeowners Association
Office of Councilman Paul Koretz, Fifth Council District
Los Angeles Musical Salon
Jackson Hole Trust Company
Michael and Fiona Karlin
Bob Levy and Jean Bennett
Scott Whittle and Terry Tegnazian