Friday Noon Concert Series

Fall 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 concerts on September 27^ and October 18^ and 25^. Due to instrumentation requirements they will be held in Pomona College's Lyman Hall located in Thatcher Music Building. More info below.


9/20 – Claremont Colleges Faculty Mariachi
Performers: John Aranda, Alfred Cramer, Martha Gonzalez, Anne Dorothy Harley, Cándida Jáquez, Ursula Kleinecke, and Joti Rockwell

9/27^ – Cornucopia Baroque Ensemble: Aki Nishiguchi, oboe and voice flute; Alfred Cramer, violin; Roger Lebow, cello; Eva Lymenstull and Malachai Komanoff Bandy, violas da gamba; Jason Yoshida, theorbo; Graydon Beeks, harpsichord
Music by Handel, Krieger,and Telemann

10/4 – Pomona Valley Brass Ensemble: John Aranda & Mike Zonshine, trumpets; Adrian Dunker, French horn; Phil Keen, trombone; Stephen Klein, tuba
Music celebrating ragtime, marches, and jazz

10/18^ – Piano Duos: Jennie Jung and Kyungmi Kim, pianos
Music by Lutosławski, Guastavino, and Piazzolla

10/25^ – Music for Two Pianos with Stephan Moss and Amelia Hammond
Mozart's Sonata for two pianos and excerpts from Dave Brubeck's "Points on Jazz"

11/1 – Anne Dorothy Harley and Michaela Kelly, sopranos with William Chiang, piano
Music by Satie, Harley, Turina, Debussy and Christine Southworth

11/8 – Danielle Ondarza, horn; Sarah Thornblade, violin; Jennie Jung, piano
Brahms's Horn Trio

11/15 - Maggie Parkins, cello; Jennie Jung, piano
Music by Boulanger and Dohnányi

11/22 – Trio Euphoria: Rachel V. Huang, violin; Cynthia Fogg, viola; Tom Flaherty, cello
Beethoven's Trio in E-flat Major, op. 3


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