Friday Noon Concert Series

Spring 2024 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 the February 16* concert, which will be held at Pomona College. More info below.


2/9 – Rachel Rudich, flute and shakuhachi; Nobuko Fukatsu, biwa
Music by Takemitsu

2/16* – Cornucopia Baroque Ensemble: Alfred Cramer, violin;Roger Lebow, cello; Jason Yoshida, theorbo; and Graydon Beeks, harpsichord
Telemann, Partita 4 for Violin and Continuo (TWV 41:g2); Handel, Suite No. 5 for Solo Harpsichord (HWV 430); Handel, Sonata for Violin and Continuo (HWV 364a) 

2/23 – Maggie Parkins, cello; Gayle Blankenburg, piano; Gary Bovyer, clarinet
Music by Nino Rota and Beethoven

3/22 – Michaela Kelly, soprano and Amelia Hammond, piano
Music by by Schubert, Millay, Bonds and Sheila Silver

4/12 – Charles Kamm, tenor; Tessie Prakas, soprano; Zach Neufeld, piano
Music by Purcell, Handel, Britten, and Poulenc

4/19 – Pomona Valley Brass Ensemble: John Aranda & Mike Zonshine, trumpets; Adrian Dunker, French horn; Phil Keen, trombone; Stephen Klein, tuba
Dance music from Latin America & Spain by Piazzolla, Ginastera, Marquez and others

4/26 – Rachel V. Huang & Linda K. Tajima, violins; Cynthia Fogg, viola; Matthew Keating, cello; Leslie Schroerlucke, clarinet
Mozart Clarinet Quintet

5/3 – Trio Euphoria: Rachel V. Huang, violin; Cynthia Fogg, viola; Tom Flaherty, cello
Music by Beethoven and Flaherty


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