Harpist Maria Casale Joins PCO

On Friday, January 30, 2015, at 8:00 p.m., harpist Maria Casale, who has been a soloist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and L.A. Chamber Orchestra, joins the Pasadena Community Orchestra in concert. In addition to Casale’s performance of the elegant Handel Harp Concerto in B-flat Major, the orchestra, led by Music Director Bethany Pflueger, performs American composer William Grant Still’s Symphony #1, the “Afro-American” (a 1930 gem with melodies from the blues, ragtime and jazz), as well as overtures by Arthur Sullivan (yes, that Arthur Sullivan!) and Mozart. Admission is free.