Glenview Classical Series Podcast

Our Sunday 9/27 concert with Town Quartet is postponed due to injury. Instead, Town Quartet cellist and Glenview Classical Series co-director, Lewis Patzner, is presenting a program called Cello Suite Evolution. Centered on J. S. Bach’s Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, the concert explores music that influenced, both directly and indirectly, Bach’s solo string music, as well as Patzner’s original Sui...

Ending music: Henriette Bosman Sonata excerpt. Folksong and lyricism, sweeping romantic drama and restless 20th century fire – join Evan and Amy as they present two of the greatest cello sonatas in the repertoire, exploring the expressive and radiant extremes of the cello and piano literature. An added bonus of Schumann folksong thrown in for good measure! Sunday 8/23 4PM St. Paul Lutheran Church...

Randy Porter, guitar Dan Plonsey, saxophone Irene Sazer, violin Jessica Ivry, cello Ward Spangler, percussion This virtuosic ensemble presents original compositions and spontaneous improvisations by master composer-improvisers. A reunion nearly four decades in the making, Plonsey, Sazer, Spangler, and Porter reunite after nearly 40 years of performing together in various ensembles. Joined by Jessi...

Hear about our upcoming concerts for the rest of 2026: July 31st 7:30PM, The Randy Porter Show: Randy Porter, guitar Dan Plonsey, saxophone Irene Sazer, violin Jessica Ivry, cello Ward Spangler, percussion This virtuosic ensemble presents original compositions and spontaneous improvisations by master composer-improvisers. August 23rd 4PM, Evan Kahn, cello, and Amy Zonrosso, piano: Vaughan Williams...

The Bridge Music Collective is performing at St. Paul Lutheran Church of Oakland on Sunday March 8th at 4pm, featuring world premieres by 8 local composers: MONICA CHEW MARISSA DIETZ EMIL MARGOLIS LEWIS PATZNER DEREK SUP NATHAN SWEDLOW SEAN EMMETT THOMPSON ARIEL WANG This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glenviewcl...

Jacob Hansen-Joseph talks about Berkelium String Quartet in the Key of F 2/6/26 7:30PM at St. Paul Lutheran Church of Oakland. Ending Music: Berkelium String Quartet performs Beethoven String Quartet in E Minor Op. 59 No. 2, Movement 3: Allegretto - Maggiore, Thème russe. Glenview Classical Series presents Berkelium String Quartet, as they make their way through the Beethoven quartet cycle. Their...

Members of Women Composers Collective talk about their music on the upcoming concert, Saturday January 31st, 7:30PM at St. Paul Lutheran Church of Oakland. As part of the Glenview Classical Series, which presents accessible concerts featuring a wide variety of music by local Bay Area musicians, Women Composers Collective presents a program featuring music for piano trio, with select pieces incorpo...

Origin Stories and Neal Donovan talk about their upcoming concert on Friday, October 17th, at 7:30 PM. Origin stories is performing a set of jazzy originals, and Neal is performing a solo guitar set. Ending music is Quando Me’n vo’ from Puccini’s La Boheme, performed by Lewis Patzner. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes...

Molly McCann from Hensel Pushers talks about her upcoming lecture-concert with Town Quartet and Monica Chew on Sunday September 7th at 4PM at St. Paul Lutheran Church of Oakland, 1658 Excelsior Ave. The program is: String Quartet Unfinished Piano Sonata (which got adapted into the string quartet). 4 arrangements for string quartet. 3 pieces originally for solo piano, and 1 originally for piano and...

The concert is at 7:30Pm on Saturday August 16th at St. Paul Lutheran Church of Oakland. 1658 Excelsior Ave. In 'DEAR CAMILLA,', violinist Patrick Galvin honors the profound influence of his former teacher, Camilla Wicks, through a heartfelt program of works for violin and piano. Joined by pianist Jennifer Hou, Galvin performs music by Sibelius, Chopin, Kroll, Chausson, Higdon, Pärt, and Beach in...

Glenview Classical Series Presents: Magdalene Nuxia Peng影昱琴In ConcertSaturday July 19th 7:30PMSt. Paul Lutheran Church of Oakland1658 excelsior avePlaying music by:Debussy- Ravel - Strayhorn - & original compositions$20 NOTAFLOF Music at the end of the episode is “I Had to Run” by Nuxia Peng. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bon...

Here’s the audio feed of some of the composers talking about their pieces for the July 6th concert. Ending music is Etude 4 by Lewis Patzner. The concert is New Music by Local Composers on Sunday July 6th at 4PM at St. Paul Lutheran Church of Oakland, featuring music by Monica Chew, Marissa Deitz, Mary Fineman, Dmitri Glickman, Andrew MacIver, Emil Margolis, Lewis Patzner, Sean Emmett Thompson, an...

The 2 co-founders of Glenview Classical Series, Lewis Patzner and Derek Sup, talk about their upcoming concert on Sunday April 27th at 4pm at St. Paul Lutheran Church of Oakland 1658 Excelsior Ave. Derek’s faithful companion, Wanda, adds some flavor to the conversation. At the end, we hear the pair play “Peace my heart!” by Milhaud. The concert will feature music by: Lully Couperin Barriere Poulen...

Glenview Classical Series is proud to present The International Reicha Society on Friday March 31st at 7:30Pm at St. Paul Lutheran Church of Oakland. The program is called The Czech Connection, and highlights 3 different Czech composers who lived in Vienna in the time of Beethoven, Anton Reicha, Leopold Kozeluch, and Pavel Wranitzky. Here is an interview with International Reicha Society founder,...

Interview with Ariel Wang about her upcoming concert with Echo Chamber Orchestra, Sunday 2/9/25 at St. Paul Lutheran Church of Oakland. 2658 Excelsior Ave. Ending music: J. S. Bach Erbarm dich mein, O herre Gott, BWV 721 Performed by Lewis Patzner and Derek Sup. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glenviewclassic...