At age 6, Enluis Montes Olivar attended his first concert in his native Venezuela and was immediately enthralled, particularly by the percussion instruments — tympani, cymbals, all of it. But when he was asked, “What instrument would you like to play?”, Enluis...
She exited her teen years only last August, but in a very short time Ifetayo Ali-Landing has established herself as one of America’s finest young cellists and, at age 20, a veteran performer with symphony orchestras all over the United States. “And it is still fun,”...
Big, bulky and, well, challenging to carry much less play, the double bass is considered by some to be less glamorous than other instruments, adding harmony and texture but rarely capturing the spotlight of playing the melody. Xavier Foley is turning that rather...
That Brighton Thomas is establishing a successful career in music should surprise no one who watched her grow up in Burbank, and hearing her sing nearly as often as she spoke. But that, at age 23, this engaging singer-composer should have not just an affinity but a...
Bona and Larry were married for nearly 50 years. They were generous contributors to dozens of nonprofits and charities in Ventura and across the nation — most notably the New West Symphony Harmony Project, Temple Beth Torah, Ball State University, Genesis Sober Living...
