Magical Strings West now has its own site – please visit us at www.magicalstringswest.org
Magical Strings West is the name of our violin performance group, enchanting audiences throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. We welcome opportunities to perform at your special events, in addition to our public performances in the local community. Some of us have toured internationally as well, as guests of the Betty Haag Academy’s performance group Magical Strings of Youth.
Past performances/events:
Saturday, April 7th, 2012 1:00 pm Performance at Chicago’s Orchestra Hall as guests of the Betty Haag Academy
Sunday, December 11th, 2011; private performance at Oakwood retirement community
Our program: ProgramOakwoodConcertDec2010 doc
Saturday, December 3rd, 2011, 2:00 pm ; Performance at BloomingdalesStanford. Open to the public and free!
Click below for the program:
MagicalStringsWestBloomingdalesConcertDec2011
Saturday, June 4th, 3:30 pm ; Performance at the Universalist Unitarian Fellowship, 2124 Brewster (at Lowell), Redwood City. We will play selections that we performed in Orchestra Hall Chicago on May 21st, plus introduce new members of our group. Open to the public and free!
Saturday, May 21st 2011 – Performance with the Betty Haag Academy of Music in Orchestra Hall, Chicago. We’re flying to Chicago on 5/18 for rehearsals 5/18 – 5/20
Article in the Chicago Daily Herald on the Orchestra Hall performance
Sunday, May 15th, 7:30 pm- New and Prospective Student Orientation Meeting at the Universalist Unitarian Fellowship, 2124 Brewster at Lowell, Redwood City. You may come up to an hour earlier to hear us rehearse in preparation for our upcoming Chicago Orchestra Hall performance.
March 26th – 27th, 2011 – Workshop with guest Master Teacher Betty Haag
Saturday, December 18th, 1:00 pm – Holiday Performance at Bloomingdale’s, Level 1, The New View, Stanford Shopping Mall
Sunday, December 12th, 10:30 am – Holiday Performance at Cafe Borrone, Menlo Park
Click to view our selections for the holiday performances: Sounds of the Season
Friday, December 10th, 2011 - Christmas Concert for the residents of Oakwood Retirement Community on the Sacred Heart Campus in Atherton
Outdoor performance at Cafe Borrone, Menlo Park, August 20th, culminating a 3-day workshop with guest master teacher Betty Haag of the Betty Haag Academy of Music in suburban Chicago.
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Guest appearance/performance on August 21st at the Carol Stinson Literary Foundation’s fundraiser.
Los Angeles Tour with the Magical Strings of Youth of the Betty Haag Academy, June 12th – 19th, 2010, with performances at the Crystal Cathedral, LA Children’s Hospital, Segerstrom Concert Hall with the Pacific Symphony and violinist Vadim Gluzman, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Avalon Casino Ballroom – Catalina Island, and Disneyland.
Disneyland Performance
