First Ever Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District High School Honor Orchestra Performs on Stage
Photo courtesy of Craig Jordan On March 14, 2019, The La Mirada Symphony’s Conductor Alan Mautner had the pleasure of being one of the conductors for the first ever Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District High School Honor Orchestra with a special performance at the La Mirada Theater for the Performing Arts. In pursuit of our […]
Johann Sebastian Bach: Composer of the Baroque Era
March 1685 – July 1750 Bach was the eighth and youngest child of a prolific musical family. His uncles were all professional musicians, whose posts included church organists, court chamber musicians, and composers. He was orphaned at the age of 10 and continued his musical education with his eldest brother and under his own initiative, […]
Franz Joseph Haydn: Austrian Composer of the Classical Period
March 1732 – May 1809 Haydn was an Austrian composer of the Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the piano trio. His contributions to musical form have earned him the epithets “Father of the Symphony” and “Father of the String Quartet.” Haydn spent much of his career as […]
George Handel: Baroque Composer
February 1685 – April 1759 Handel was a German, later British, Baroque composer who spent the bulk of his career in London, becoming well-known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, and organ concertos. The Water Music is a collection of orchestral movements, often published as three suites including minuets, bourrées and hornpipes; all dances. It premiered […]
Pat Ruiz: A Legacy of Music and Education
Every so often, a person brings their passion to an organization that gives it new life. Pat Ruiz, Past President and Director of the La Mirada Symphony Association, did just that. On Thursday, April 11, 2019, Pat passed away peacefully with her children at her side. Pat had been a resident of La Mirada since […]