"Bach's Lunch" Nov. 6 in Manhattan Beach

"Bach's Lunch" Recital
Los Angeles Philharmonic Oboist
Anne Marie Gabriele
with Robert Brophy, viola and Bryan Pezzone, piano

When Friday, November 6, 2009 - 12:15-12:45 p.m.

Where Trinity Lutheran Church
1340 Eleventh Street, Manhattan Beach CA
(3 blks east of Sepulveda & 1 blk south of Manhattan Beach Blvd.)

Admission Free, donations appreciated. "Lunch with the Artists" follows. Box lunches, with sandwiches made from special-order bakery bread and farmers-market-fresh produce, are available afterwards for $5 to enjoy at the Churchwith the artists or take back to the office.

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Background
Juilliard-trained, Los Angeles Philharmonic oboist Anne Marie Gabriele previously served as oboist of the Columbus and Honolulu Symphonies, and she was Principal Oboist of the Canton Symphony Orchestra (Ohio). Anne Marie has been featured in leading festivals including the Aspen, Kent/Blossom, and Waterloo, and Breckenridg Festivals, and most recently Festival Mozaic and its Winter Mezzo Series in San LuisObispo. More about Anne Marie Gabriele on the Los Angeles Philharmonic web site at: www.laphil.com/music/artist_detail.cfm?id=461

Violist Robert Brophy, with whom Ann Marie will perform Loeffler's Rhapsodies, is highly regarded in town as the violist of both the New Hollywood String Quartet and the Capital Ensemble. With The Enso Quartet, he has earned honors at the 2004 Banff International String Quartet Competition, the 2003 Concert Artists Guild International Competition, and the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition.

Pianist Bryan Pezzone is the consummate cross-over pianist who excels in classical, contemporary, jazz, and experimental genres and is well known to aficionados for his versatility and virtuosity as a collaborative pianist, recording and performing artist, improviser, and composer.