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Kaleidoscope – 10 Hour Bach Marathon at Union Station

Kaleidoscope’s Bach Marathon Program:

Sonata No. 2 in A Major for Violin and Keyboard, BWV 1015
Trio Sonata on a Royal Theme from the Musical Offering, BWV 1079
Cello Suite No. 4 in Eb Major, BWV 1010

Musicians:
Benjamin Hoffman, violin
Armen Ksajikian, cello
Michelle Feng, oboe
Irene Kim, harpsichord

A tour de force.
-Rodney Punt, The Huffington Post

Kaleidoscope’s performance of Mahler 4 was in the handful of best concerts I’ve ever been to!
-Rich Capparela, KUSC

A 45-minute line at the box office, out the door, and into the street… An audience of mostly 20- and 30- somethings (and at least one dog)… Food trucks, a DJ, a bar in the bass section… …all for a 10pm concert that featured a West Coast premiere, Mozart, and Schoenberg. Tell me again how classical music is dying.
-Brian Lauritzen, KUSC

Kaleidoscope is a conductorless chamber orchestra dedicated to enriching lives through exhilarating concert experiences, artistic excellence, musician leadership, and connecting with the diverse communities of Los Angeles.

As one of only a few conductorless orchestras in the world, Kaleidoscope is committed to music education for all ages and is happy to offer a ‘pay what you can’ model to eliminate the barrier of a set ticket price. They want everyone in Los Angeles to have the opportunity to experience great classical music in person by a professional orchestra, think about what that experience means, and pay what makes them happy. They also perform many additional free concerts in schools, hospitals, shelters, and other underserved parts of our community.

For more info, please visit our website at:
www.kco.la

Joo Young Lee – 10 Hour Bach Marathon at Union Station

Joo Young Lee earned a Doctorate in Musical Arts from the University of Southern California under Dr. Adam Gilbert, Elizabeth Blumenstock, and Dr. Susan Feldman. She completed her undergraduate studies at the Manhattan School of Music and the University of California, Los Angeles. Her specialization is historical performance, including Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque instruments. As a soloist, Ms. Lee has performed throughout the United States and worldwide, including Korea, Austria, Hungary, and Slovakia. She performs with Musica Angelica, the Horizon Chamber Ensemble, Long Beach Camerata, the BBCN Philharmonic Orchestra, the Corona Symphony Orchestra, the USC Thornton Baroque Sinfonia, and the CGU Collegium Musicum. Ms. Lee teaches music, including baroque and modern violin technique, throughout Southern California. Her duo ensemble The 55 Division was selected for the 2009 Classical Music Series at the Palos Verdes Library District. Her trio Concitato 415 was a winner at the Beverly Hills National Auditions, and this ensemble recently completed its 2014-15 West Coast tour. She has performed at the Berkeley Festival and Exposition, as well as at the Boston Early Music Festival. She received full scholarships from the Madison Early Music Festival and the International Baroque Institute where she studied with Robert Mealy, Julie Anderijeski, and Stephen Stubbs.