On November 16, 2019 Calico Winds was part of the performance of a new commission, The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci by Jocelyn Hagen. The music stands on its own and the multi-media aspect is “icing on the cake”. It was an amazing evening of music! Thank you Dr. Iris Levine and VOX Femina for inviting us to be a part of your wonderful...
Read MoreOn our Glendale Noon Concert (8/7) and our Edendale Up-Close performance (8/17) we will perform music of composers with strong Southern California roots. Included on the program will be a work by Carolyn Bremer. Carolyn died unexpectedly in September, 2018. She was a beloved professor and member of the Cal State Long Beach community. On Wednesday, August 7 we will perform an excerpt from her quintet WestOldWest. On Saturday, August 17 we will perform all four movements of...
Read MoreTheresa and Rachel are happy to report that as scheduled we arrived safely on Friday, September 12 at 5 pm at Whitney Portal completing our 17 day, 230 mile trek that included the whole John Muir Trail and a climb up Half Dome. Mel and Anita traveled safely to California to be part of the ending party which led into a celebration of Mel’s 90th birthday on Wednesday, September 17. We thank everyone who gave generously for Charcot Marie Tooth research in honor of our trek and in celebration of Mel’s 90th birthday. It is not too late to donate to “Doing Muir” if it fell off the to-do list, at CMTAUSA.org/url/DoingMuir. It was exciting to hear that CMTA just announced the formation of an alliance with the company Genzyme to identify small molecule candidate therapies for CMT1A, which can lead to clinical testing and patient trials. We thank all of our family and friends for all their words of support and encouragement as we embarked on this slightly insane hiking adventure. It certainly took a village! A special thanks to Kay and Peter Nevin for renting a cabin at Red’s Meadow. It was very exciting to see them hiking towards us as scheduled on the fifth day. We had a relaxing afternoon of showers, laundry and dinner at the Mammoth Tavern. A thanks to our neighbors Ethelann Dickey for having Mel and Anita to lunch on the day before the drive to Lone Pine and Desiree Deasy for running errands on their behalf. Morgan Hall for providing us with a Spot Connect which gave peace of mind to many. And last but certainly not least, a very special thanks to Darrell and Jim for putting up with, and encouraging the “Summer of Muir”. We could not have done it without you and are happy to report that we are coming out of what we have now realized was “The Muir...
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Theresa (bassoon) and Rachel (horn) are about to embark on through hiking the John Muir Trail. August 27, 2014 – September 12, 2014 Yosemite to Mt. Whitney 218.5 Miles They have adding a fundraising component to the venture. Charcot (Shark-O) Marie Tooth Research An inherited neuromuscular disorder, CMT affects the Berry Family. Occuring in both genders, in all races and ethnic groups, it is found worldwide. All contributions will go to CMT research to create clinical standards of care, and develop therapies to treat and cure CMT. Donate at: CMTAUSA.org/url/DoingMuir ...
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Calico is proud to have their October performance be a part of the 12th Annual Daniel Pearl World Music Days– a global network of concerts that uses the universal language of music to diminish hatred, respect differences, and reach out in global friendship. Daniel Pearl, the journalist and musician kidnapped and murdered by terrorists in Pakistan was a classically-trained violinist, as well as a fiddler and mandolin player who joined musical groups wherever he traveled. His family and friends decided to carry on his work of connecting people through music and communication by starting the Daniel Pearl Foundation. One of their programs asks musicians to add a few words to their October concerts in a united call for a hate-free world. So, we will join people around the world in a tribute to all the visionary men and women who use the power of music to lift peoples of different backgrounds and beliefs above the differences that set us apart. “Harmony for Humanity” is the theme of Daniel Pearl World Music Days: We hope that you will take this reminder to find ways to bridge cultural differences and bring harmony to the...
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