The Long Beach Mozart Festival, a classical music competition that offers “melodious sounds of the prolific and prominent composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his equally influential contemporaries” will once again reverberate in various venues during several free events this month in honor of the festival’s 41st-year anniversary.
Instrumental and vocal musicians from all over Southern California compete for prizes in three different categories including the concerto competition, the piano competition and the vocal competition, while gaining invaluable performance experience.
The festival is supported by three local churches, California State University, Long Beach (CSULB), volunteer and donation sponsorships. The festival takes place in various venues around the city of Long Beach. The concert performances are all free. “A Night in Vienna,” however, is a fundraising event featuring the winners of the vocal competition.
This year’s grand finale concert features concerto competition winner Annelle Gregory who will perform the Mozart Violin Concerto No.5 in A Major, K219. Our soloist will be accompanied by the Long Beach Mozart Festival Orchestra, conducted by Dr. Johannes Müller-Stosch. The program will also include Haydn Symphony No.104, “London” . The concert is dedicated to the memory of Alayne Armstrong, a cellist in the Long Beach Symphony and founding member of the Long Beach Mozart Festival. The free concert takes place Jan. 26 at 4pm at the Daniel Recital Hall at CSULB behind the Carpenter Center near the Pyramid on Atherton St. Parking is $5.
The following is a list of festival concerts in Long Beach:
• Piano Showcase Concert/ Final Piano Competition on Friday, Jan. 4 at 7pm at Covenant Presbyterian Church, 607 East Third St.
• Preliminary Vocal Competition on Saturday, Jan. 12 from 10am to 4pm at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Long Beach, 5450 Atherton St.
• A Night in Vienna/Vocal Final Competition on Saturday, Jan. 19 at 7pm at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Long Beach, 5450 Atherton St. The suggested donation is $30. For reservations, call (562) 498-1346.
• Grand Finale Concert on Saturday, Jan. 26 at 4pm at Daniel Recital Hall at CSULB, 6200 E. Atherton St.
More Information
(562) 498-1346
longbeachmozartfestival.org
