Mid-Week Recital Series
Watch the Online February 2026 Mid-Week Recital featuring:
Gold Line Saxophone Quartet
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At the core of our music lies a dedication to excellence, authenticity, and virtuosity. We believe in the transformative power of music, its ability to provide solace from the hustle, evoke emotions, and create unforgettable moments. Our performances are not just about notes and rhythms; they are stories, experiences, and a tribute to the musicians who have gone before us.
Described by KUSC as an “awesome” experience, the Gold Line Quartet is inspired by the running of the Gold Line crossing from Azusa across the I-210 freeway to Union Station and beyond. We understand that life is a hustle for everyone (us included!), and we want to provide a touch of musical magic in a world that is often a challenging grind.
Dr. Isaac López is a multifaceted saxophonist in the Los Angeles community. He has an active performing career with a variety of ensembles, including: symphony orchestras (San Francisco Symphony, Sacramento Philharmonic, Modesto Symphony, Stockton Symphony, Music in the Mountains, Bear Valley Symphony); saxophone quartets (Gold Line Quartet and TC4); a recently formed piano trio reinterpreting the classical and romantic canon through the lens of the saxophone; and his duo (López and Jaramillo), commissioning and showcasing works by contemporary classical composers from throughout Latin America. Dr. López is deeply committed to the transformative power of education and actively serves with multiple non-profit organizations to advance this mission: currently instructing as Jazz Ensemble Director (Los Angeles Music and Art School, and Musicians at Play); Saxophone Teaching Artist with Harmony Project of Los Angeles; and Private Instructor. Dr. López also enjoys composing and recording film scores with his colleagues at Show Monkey Studios, who will be producing his upcoming music-documentary series.
Rachel Wolz is a distinguished saxophonist and educator based in Los Angeles, currently completing her Doctor of Musical Arts in Music Performance at UCLA. She has performed with ensembles such as the UCLA Philharmonia and The Colburn Orchestra. She has also toured with the Zoto Saxophone Quartet, conducting various clinics and masterclasses throughout the state of Arizona. Additionally, she is a recipient of numerous awards, including third prize in the 2023 International Artists Competition and the Eugene V. Cota-Robles Fellowship at UCLA.
Saxophonist, composer, educator, Joseph David Spence has made a name as an advocate for the saxophone in the concert hall and in his own compositions. A native of Southern California, Spence has performed in throughout the United States and internationally in such prestigious concert venues as Meng Concert Hall (Cal State Fullerton), Hatch Recital Hall (Eastman School of Music), He Lu Ting Concert Hall (Shanghai), and Beijing Concert Hall. Spence’s music has been performed throughout the United States including premieres at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, California State University, Fullerton, and The Hartt School.
Founding GLQ member Jacob Hallman is a performing artist, composer, and author of Ready Set Go: Life Hacks for Young Musicians. Hallman has commissioned new works by Cheryl Bocanegra, Michael E. Anderson, Joshua D. Peterson, and Christian Lauba. Hallman also produced a jazz quartet album titled In the Hall featuring pop hits like Super Mario Bros., Virtual Insanity, and original compositions. In 2015, Hallman created an EP release with Bordeaux-based Trio Aqmo with beatbox, saxophone, and piano. He has performed in Argentina, France, Mexico, Poland, Spain, Thailand, and the United States. Today, he regularly performs classical works at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Arcadia, CA.
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES:
- Mar 11 Sangam: Paul Livingstone, sitar; Peter Jacobson, cello
- Apr 8 Trio Pacifico: flute, guitar and cello
- May 13 Esther Yune, Susan Kim-Pedroza, 4-hand piano
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Past Recitals
Watch the Online January 2026 Mid-Week Recital featuring:
Noah Sonderling, piano
Watch the Online December 2025 Mid-Week Recital featuring:
Meagan Martin, mezzo soprano; Victoria Kirsch, piano
Watch the Online November 2025 Mid-Week Recital featuring:
Laurent Jochum, organ
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Watch the Online October 2025, Mid-Week Recital featuring:
Trio Autunno: Kevan Torfeh, cello; Kenton Youngstrom, guitar; and Peter Doubrovsky, string bass.
Watch the Online September 2025, Mid-Week Recital featuring:
Philip Vaiman, violin; Brendan White, piano
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Watch the Online May 2025, Mid-Week Recital featuring:
Ty Woodward, organ
Watch the Online April 2025, Mid-Week Recital featuring:
Music Matters Brass Quartet: Jonathan Sywulka, trumpet; Kristin Morrison, horn;
Robert Seitz, trombone; and Beth Mitchell, tuba.
Watch the Online March 2025, Mid-Week Recital featuring:
Erin Young & Christian Cruz, guitars
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Watch the Online February 2025, Mid-Week Recital featuring:
Erin Wood, soprano, and Philip Hoch, organ
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Watch the Online January 2025, Mid-Week Recital featuring:
Althea Waites, piano
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Watch the Online December 2024, Mid-Week Recital featuring:
Seraphour – Classical Quartet
Watch the Online November 2024 Mid-Week Recital featuring
Nora Chiang-Wrobel, piano; Chika Inoue, saxophone
Watch the Online October 2024 Mid-Week Recital featuring
Rodell Rosel, tenor
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The Online September 2024 Mid-Week Recital featured
Philip Hoch, organ
The May 2024 Mid-Week recital featured: Philip Allen Smith, organ
April 10, 2024: The Elixir Trio: Lucy Nargizyan, piano; Samvel Chilingarian, violin; Fang Fang Xu, cello
March Recital: Eva Smith Schoenweiss, violin, and Wayne Smith, cello
View the February Mid-Week Recital, featuring: Coriolan Trio: Geoffrey Nudell, clarinet; Kevan Torfeh, cello; James Furmston, piano View the Program
View the January 2024 Mid-Week Recital featuring: Jeff Greif, tenor; Hui Wu, piano
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View the December 2023 Mid-Week Recital
featuring Cristina Montes Mateo, harp. View the Program
View the November Mid-Week Recital, featuring
Rufus Choi, piano; Noah Choi, cello View the Program
View the October 2023 Mid-Week Recital, featuring Aaron Shows, organ
View the September 2023 Mid-Week Recital featuring Margaret Thornhill, clarinet; Hui Wu, piano
View the May Mid-Week Recital with Evan Kahn, cello; Amy Zanrosso, piano.
View the March 2023 Recital featuring Cantilena Trio: Susan Greenberg, Jon Lee Keenan, Kenton Youngstrom
View the February 2023 Mid-Week Recital featuring Tom Batson, piano.
View the January 2023 Mid-Week Recital featuring Laurent Jochum, organ.
View the December 2022 Mid-Week Recital: with Beth Chouinard-Mitchell, tuba; Hannah Yi, piano
View the November 2022 Mid-Week Recital: with Susan Greenberg, Michele Zukovsky, and Dr. Pierre Tang
View the October 2022 Mid-Week Recital: with Nora Chiang Wrobel, piano; Limor Toren-Immerman, violin;Garik Terzian, cello
View the September 2022 Mid-Week Recital: with Mak Grgic [GER-gich], guitar.
View the May 2022 Mid-Week Recital, featuring Clayton Haslop, violin; Kevan Torfeh, cello; and Wendy Prober-Cohen, piano. View the Recital Program
View the April 2022 Mid-Week Recital, featuring Sean O’Neal, organ
View the March 2022 Mid-Week Recital, featuring Ty Woodward, organ; Dr. Jim Smith, piano and organ
View the February 2022 Mid-Week Recital, featuring Tae Yeon Lim, piano
View the January 2022 Mid-Week Recital, featuring Philip Vaiman, violin / Miloš Veljković, piano.
View the November 2021 Mid-Week Recital, featuring Kirill and Anna Gliadkovsky, piano duo.
View the October 2021 Mid-Week Recital, featuring Cristina Montes Mateo, harp
September 2021 Recital: Tengyue (TY) Zhang, classical guitar
May 2021 Mid-Week Recital: Rufus Choi, piano
April 2021 Mid-Week Recital: Kevan Torfeh & Friends:
Kevan Torfeh, cello; Jim Smith, organ and piano; Tomasz Golka & Anna Kostyuchek, violins; and Linda Muggeridge, oboe.
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March 2021 Recital: David York, organ
February 2021 Recital: Aram Barsamian, baritone; accompanied by Mark Salters, piano.
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Wednesday, January 13: Ty Woodward, organ; David Searfoss, trumpet; Stephen Billington, trumpet
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Wednesday, December 9, 2020: Calico Winds, wind ensemble
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Wednesday, November 11 2020, Kirill Gliadkovsky, piano
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Wednesday, October 14, 2020: Nancy Roth, violin; Lorenzo Sanchez, piano
Wednesday, September 9, 2020: Aaron Shows, organ
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August 12, 2020 – Susan Greenberg, flute; Cristina Montes Mateo, harp
July 8, 2020 – Connie Sheu, guitar, and Elise Henry, flute
June 11, 2020 – Duo Imaginalis: Ekaterina Bessmettseva, piano; Hugo Nogueira, guitar
May 13, 2020 – Mark Robson, Piano Online Recital
January 8, 2020 – David Childs, baritone
David Childs is a baritone who specializes in Jewish Music. He holds a degree in Vocal Performance from UCLA and is an alumnus of the Aspen Music Festival. David’s past musical endeavors include singing solo roles with several performing groups: Guild Opera, Pacific Opera Project, Aspen Opera Center, & LA Chamber Orchestra. In 2017, David performed a recital with pianist Mark Robson as part of Boston Court’s Emerging Artist Series. David also played accordion with the Latin-American folk-pop band, We The Folk. He currently serves as Cantorial Intern at Sinai Temple in Westwood and is studying at the Ziegler School of Rabbinics at American Jewish University.
March 11, 2020 – Sergey Kosemyan, cello; Anna Markosyan, piano
Sergey Kosemyan is a recipient of the UNESCO Gold Medal, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of Aram Khachaturian, 2008. He is the prize winner of the following International Competitions: Aram Khachaturian International Competition, 2006; Pierre Lantier International Chamber Music Competition (Grand Prix), Paris, 2002; the National Young Artist Competition in Yerevan, Armenia (1997) First Prize; and the winner of the Premier Prix de La Conservatoire National Superior de Paris, 2002. He is the founder of the Classic Art Trio (2014), and Kosemyan Ensemble (2017) in Mexico. His teachers have been Mstislav Rostropovich, Philipe Müller, Harry Hoffman, and Dominique de Williencourt.
Anna Markosyan is a graduate of the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory, and winner of the A. Babajanyan National Piano Competition (Armenia). She has performed in chamber ensembles in Armenia, Russia, Europe, Mexico and the USA.
May 8, 2019 – David York, organ
April 10, 2019 – The Wilder Trio, clarinet, bassoon & piano
March 13, 2019 – AlmaNova Duo, flute and guitar
February 13, 2019 – Lukas Hasler, organ
March 14, 2018 – Duo Ondine: Boglárka Kiss, Flute; Alison Bjorkedal, Harp
February 7, 2018 – Althea Waites, Piano – February 7, 2018
May 10, 2017 – Jaebon Hwang, Organ
The finale of the 2017 Mid-Week Recital series is with award-winning composer and organist, Jaebon Hwang! She is organist at Westwood United Methodist Church where she presides over one of the largest organs in the region. Awarded the Fellow of American Guild of Organists, the organization’s highest level of certification, she is active as a recitalist and as a collaborative artist.
May 9, 2018 – Christoph Bull, Organ
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