Spring 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 on the Scripps College campus unless noted below.
1/30 – Lou Harrison: Grand Duo
Gayle Blankenburg (Pomona), piano; Mark Menzies, violin
2/6 – Music by Franck and J.S. Bach
Jin-Shan Dai, violin; Jennie Jung (Scripps & Pomona), piano
2/20 – Excerpts from Preben Antonsen’s At Tahajjud (NEA world premiere) and Goble’s Circle of Light
Anne Dorothy Harley (Scripps) and Stacey Fraser, sopranos; Alison Bjorkedal (Pomona), harp; Brian Walsh, clarinet; Kyungmi Kim (Scripps), piano
2/27^ – Cornucopia Baroque Ensemble: Music by Handel, Telemann, and Boismortier
Melissa Givens (Pomona), soprano; Alfred Cramer (Pomona), violin; Carolyn Beck (Pomona), bassoon; Sherrill Herring, traverso; Roger Lebow, cello; Graydon Beeks (Pomona), harpsichord
^Special Location: Lyman Hall
3/6 – Mei Duo: Music by Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel and Beethoven
Rachel V. Huang (Scripps), violin; Hao Huang (Scripps), piano
4/3 – Music for Mandolin and Keyboard by Beethoven and Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Joti Rockwell (Pomona), mandolin; Jenny Kim (CGU), pianoforte
4/10 – Pomona Valley Brass Quintet
John Aranda (Pomona) & Mike Zohnshine, trumpets; Adrian Dunker, horn; Phil Keen (Pomona), trombone; Stephen Klein (Pomona), tuba
4/17^ – Music by Mozart and Grazyna Bacewicz
Sarah Thornblade (Pomona), violin; Genevieve Feiwen Lee (Pomona), piano
^Special Location: Lyman Hall
4/24 – Music by Beethoven, Caplet, and Bolcom
Sean Stanton (Scripps), baritone; Kristin Ditlow, piano
5/1 – The Claremont Treble Singers: Music by Eleanor Daley, Elaine Hagenberg, Sarah Quartel, and others
Charles W. Kamm (Scripps); & Ann Chen (Scripps), co-directors
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