Fall 2026 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. and conclude by 1 p.m.
Most performances are held in Balch Auditorium at Scripps College, and occasionally in Lyman Hall at Pomona College, as noted below.
September 4
Balch Auditorium, Scripps College
Anne Dorothy Harley+, soprano & electronics; Alison Bjorkedal*, harp; Yuri Inoo, percussion
Richard Cornell's Voluspå Verses and the west coast premiere of Christine Southworth's Ann Lee Songs
September 11
Lyman Hall, Pomona College
Cornucopia Baroque Ensemble: Alfred Cramer*, violin, Malachai Bandy*, viola da gamba; Eva Lymenstull, viola da gamba; Aki Nishiguchi, oboe & recorder, Sherrill Herring, traverso; Roger Lebow, cello; Graydon Beeks*, harpsichord; Jason Yoshida*, theorbo
Music of Telemann
September 18
Lyman Hall, Pomona College
Maggie Parkins*, Eric Lindholm*, Kyle Champion, and Julie Jung, cello; Danielle Ondarza*, horn; Jennie Jung*+ and Kyungmi Kim+, piano
Music by Robert Schumann and Tom Flaherty
September 25
Balch Auditorium, Scripps College
Sean Stanton+, baritone; Kristin Ditlow, piano
Music by Robert Schumann and John Musto
October 2
Balch Auditorium, Scripps College
Ursula Kleinecke*, soprano; Will Appleton*, piano
Songs and Dances of Latin America: music by Antonio Estévez (Venezuela), Salvador Moreno (Mexico), Theodoro Valcárcel (Peru), Yvette Souviron (Argentina), Eduardo Caba (Bolivia), and Alberto Ginastera (Argentina)
October 9
Balch Auditorium, Scripps College
Rachel V. Huang+, violin; Cindy Fogg, viola; Tom Flaherty, cello; Hao Huang+, piano
Schumann: Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, op. 47
October 23
Balch Auditorium, Scripps College
Connie Sheu*, guitar; Elise Henry, flute; Cheryl Norman-Brick, violin
Music by Joaquín Rodrigo, Astor Piazzolla, and Sérgio Assad
October 30
Balch Auditorium, Scripps College
Trivium Vocal Ensemble: Jeffrey Bernstein, Charles W. Kamm+, and Lika Miyake
Music by Dunstaple, Cipriano, Caplet, Poulenc, and others
November 6
Balch Auditorium, Scripps College
Rachel Rudich*, flute; Ursula Kleinecke*, soprano; Gayle Blankenburg, piano
Music by Cowell, Delibes, Diamond, Emmanuel, Hüe, Massenet, Ravel, and Saint-Saëns
November 13
Balch Auditorium, Scripps College
Jin-Shan Dai, violin; Jennie Jung*, piano
Sonata No. 2 by Georges Enescu and other works
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