Spring 2025 Series
The Friday Noon Concert Series is jointly sponsored by the Pomona and Scripps Colleges Departments of Music, and features performances by professional musicians including faculty and friends of the colleges.
All concerts start promptly at 12:15 p.m.
All performances are held in Balch Auditorium on the Scripps College campus except on March 7. Due to instrumentation requirements this concert will be held in Pomona College's Lyman Hall located in Thatcher Music Building. More info below.
1/31 – Julie Jung, cello; Jennie Jung (Pomona & Scripps), piano
Rachmaninoff: Vocalise (arr. Shin-Itchiro Yokoyama) and Sonata in G Minor, op. 19
2/7 – This performance has been postponed to April 11
2/14 – Pomona Valley Brass Quintet: John Aranda (Pomona) and Mike Zonshine, trumpets; Adrian Dunker, horn; Phil Keen(Pomona), trombone; Stephen Klein (Pomona), tuba
Brass favorites for Valentine’s Day
2/21 – Alfred Cramer (Pomona), violin; Phillip Young (Pomona), piano
Brahms' Sonata No. 2 in A Major and pieces by Pauline Viardot
2/28 – Anne Dorothy Harley (Scripps) and Michaela Kelly (Scripps), sopranos; Alison Bjorkedal (Pomona), harp; Brian Walsh, clarinet; William Chiang, piano
Music by Joaquín Turina, Francesco Santoliquido, and Preben Antonsen (NEA commission—world premiere)
3/7^ – Cornucopia Baroque Ensemble (Pomona & guests): Alfred Cramer, violin; Malachai Komanoff Bandy, viola da gamba; Sherrill Herring, traverso; Esther Back, cello; Graydon Beeks, harpsichord
Music by Telemann, Purcell and Buxtehude
^ SPECIAL LOCATION: Lyman Hall, Thatcher Music Building, Pomona College
4/4 – Michaela Kelly (Scripps), soprano; Amelia Hammond (Scripps), piano
Music by Eric Whitacre, Jake Heggie, Stephen Sondheim, and others
4/11 – Dhiren Panikker Trio: Dhiren Panikker (Scripps), piano & guests
A selection of jazz standards and original compositions
4/18 – Andrew Krastins, violin; Rachel V. Huang (Scripps), violin; Luis Rosalebron, piano; Tatiana Thibodeaux (Scripps), piano
Luis Rosalebron’s Sonata Tragica: a Puerto Rican Epic and other works
4/25 – Sarah Thornblade (Pomona), violin; Connie Sheu (Pomona), guitar
Music by Astor Piazzolla, Morton Lauridsen, and Barbara Kolb
We look forward to seeing you soon!
• Doors open at 12 noon
• Admission is free and open to the public
• Food is not permitted in the concert halls
• All artists and programs subject to change
For more information call 909-607-3266 or scrippscollege.edu/events/fnc
Balch Auditorium, Scripps College
1030 Columbia Ave
Claremont CA 91711