October 2010 (additions)

Bible Study
with Pastor Ben

An Introduction to Mark
Thursday Evenings- October 7, 14, 21, & 28
7:30 PM in Room 9

Advent Series
Tuesday Afternoons
November 30, December 7, 14, & 21.
1:30PM in the Library
Pastor Ben invites everyone to join one or both of these 4 session bible studies. If transportation is a concern, please call the church office to arrange for carpool.
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The Semibreve
-Jay Jordana, Director of Music Ministries

MANY THANKS…
to Susan Andersen, Greg Hill, and Carol Tillman for helping in the successful production of the Cupertino Jazz Sextet concert. Thanks to all those who came to the concert!


CELTIC ROSE
Sunday, October 17th, 3 PM

Doris Williams and Viola Rosa of midtown Palo Alto have been playing various Bay Area venues together for six years. Ms. Williams holds an M.A. in Early Music from Stanford University. She teaches private piano and voice and also performs as a soloist in various churches and retirement homes. Ms. Williams also performs Renaissance music. Ms. Rosa holds an M.L.S. Library Science from San Jose State University and studied music with Carol McComb of Palo Alto. She writes songs for Celtic Rose and also sings folk-rock with Summer of Love Band of San Jose, CA. www.doriswilliams.com

Suggested Donation: $10/person


JUNKO AONO
SYLVIA LOEBACH
November 7th, 3 PM

Chinese Dulcimer (Yangqin) player Junko Aono is a native Japanese artist who grew up playing classical piano. She began formal lessons on Yangqin from a Chinese instructor while studying the Chinese language at Waseda University in Japan. Having debuted her first CD “Fantasy of Silk Road” in 1993, Ms. Aono immigrated to the US in 1999 and has been performing in solo concerts and with classical and jazz ensembles all over the Bay Area. Having been broadcasted on the air, her second CD “Peace of Mind” was released in 2009. Having received her Bachelor of Music from The University of Illinois and her MA from the Juilliard School, clarinettist Sylvia Loebach has performed with a variety of chamber music groups as well as with the Mexico City Philharmonic. www.junkodulcimer.com

Suggested Donation: $10/person

WHAT IS A CHINESE DULCIMER (YANGQIN)?
The biggest and the most complex instrument in the dulcimer family, the Yangqin originates from the Persian Santur. Its range of tones is about four octaves with 135 strings. Its strings are struck by thin bamboo sticks that are rubber-tipped.

“ALL-RUSSIAN CONCERT”
SOUTH BAY PHILHARMONIC
Friday, November 12th, 7:30 PM

The concert will feature conductor George Yefchak conducting Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No.2 (“Little Russian), and former San Jose Chamber Orchestra assistant conductor Jay Jordana conducting Kalinnikov’s Overture to Tsar Boris. www.southbayphilharmonic.org

Suggested Donation: $10/person