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<body topmargin="0" leftmargin="0"> <h1 align="center"><font face="Arial"> <img border="0" src="images/title.gif" alt="Chamber Music Express, chamber music, library programs, school programs, music concerts" width="365" height="43"></font></h1> <p align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">Chamber music express is your source for <b>Classical Music Programs</b>, <b>School Music Concerts</b>, <b> School Concerts, Library Concerts, Library Music Concerts</b> for Children in Libraries and Schools.</font></p> <h1 align="center"><font face="Arial">Chamber Music Express</font></h1> <h2 align="center"><font face="Arial"><b><font face="Arial" size="3">Classical Music Concerts / Library Programs and Children's Programs Including Works from Vivaldi, Bach and Beethoven for Children in Libraries and Schools by Paul Stein, Violinist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.  Chamber Music Express provides instrumental music for school music concerts and library music concerts for children and people of all ages.</font></b></font></h2> <p align="center"> <b><font face="Arial" size="4">Strange Tales of the<br> World's Most Famous Composers... </font></b></p> <p> <font face="Arial" size="2">Even though truth can be stranger than fiction, <b> <i> Chamber Music Express</i></b> (featuring violinist Paul Stein, a member of the Los Angeles Philharmonic) combines both of them in magical stories about composers who time travel, ride harrowing roller coasters, and teach children via virtual reality. </font></p> <p> <font face="Arial" size="2"><b>Classical Music Concerts</b> / <b>Library Programs</b> and Children's Programs include works from Vivaldi, Bach and Beethoven for children in libraries and schools by Paul Stein, Violinist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.  Chamber Music Express provides instrumental music for <b>school music concerts</b> and <b>library music concerts</b> for children and people of all ages.</font></p> <p> <font face="Arial" size="2">Chamber music express provides <b>classical music programs</b> and music concerts with string instruments for schools and libraries.  Chamber music express is a <b>classical music group</b> providing <b>school music concerts</b> and <b>library music concerts</b>.  Vivaldi and Bach are just two of the composers featured by the instrumentalists.</font></p> <p> <font face="Arial" size="2"> One story features a child who falls asleep at the Hollywood Bowl and has a dream about Beethoven driving a fast-food van. Their personal conversation gives music appreciation a whole new meaning. Could Fritz Kreisler and Scott Joplin have played on the same talent show in a Texarkana, Texas junior high school? Why not? And what a wonderful influence they had on each other!  Chamber music express provides a wonderful concert.  Chamber Music express is a classical music group which provides <b>library programs</b> and school programs involving music.</font></p> <p> <font face="Arial" size="2"> Kreisler at Texarkana.. .Cooking with Ludwig.. .these and many other tales are featured on <i> Chamber Music Express</i> <a href="http://www.chambermusicexpress.com/programs.htm">programs</a>. They allow a child's experience to intersect with a composer's, accompanied by colorful, energetic music. Children discover the unlimited beauty and excitement that listening to music inspires while they are listening to their school music concert.  <b>Chamber music</b> is a vital piece of the <b>school music program</b>, concentrating on the children's program.</font></p> <p> <font face="Arial" size="2"><b>Chamber Music Express</b>, a classical music group featuring violinist Paul Stein provides instrumental music for <b>classical music programs</b> and music concerts featuring Bach, Beethoven, Vivaldi and other famous composers for your school performance or library performance needs.</font></p> <p>CMA defines chamber music as music for small ensembles, whose members generally perform one to a part without a conductor.</p> <p>At the heart of chamber music lies the spirit of collaboration and the role of the individual performer. Chamber music places the highest order of responsibility upon the individual to engage in a close musical dialogue with the other performers in the ensemble without the aid of a conductor. As a collaborative expression, as in an ideal democracy, chamber music relies upon the collective musical instincts, experience, knowledge, and talents of its participants to guide the process of interpreting, rehearsing and performing. </p> <p>Historically, chamber music has referred to western classical music written for small ensembles such as the string quartet. Today, however, many different kinds of musical styles and ensembles thrive in the diverse world that is chamber music.</p> <p>Chamber Music Express provides <b>school concerts</b> and <b>library concerts</b> and offers a large selection of programs. </p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2">Violinist <b> Paul Stein</b> and <i> Chamber Music Express</i> have performed classical music in libraries and schools since 1985. Blending music and imaginative storytelling, he entertains children and adults alike with the delightful works of Beethoven, Bach, and Mozart. The assortment of musical styles includes ragtime, marches, and the humor of <i> Fiddlin' the Fiddle</i> and <i> The Hot Canary</i>. The stories include <i> Vivaldi at the Village</i>, <i> Cooking with Ludwig</i>, <i> Bach and Buber: Together at Last</i>, <i> The Magical, Musical Mini-Mall</i>, and <i> Galileo's Metronome</i>. The Los Angeles Times and Pasadena Star-News have recognized Chamber Music Express as a spirited and innovative ensemble. </font></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2"> Trained at Southern Methodist University and Yale University, Mr. Stein was a member of the Santa Fe Opera and served as principal second violinist with the Colorado Symphony. He has been a member of the Los Angeles Philharmonic since 1982, and has worked with Zubin Mehta, Carlo Maria Giulini, Andre Previn, and Esa-Pekka Salonen. </font></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2"> Mr. Stein has conducted seminars on music and performance for teachers' organizations and for the Los Angeles Philharmonic Institute. He has published articles in the journals of the <u> American String Teacher</u> and the <u> California Music Teacher</u>. He teaches violin and viola in Monrovia, has been on the Glendale College faculty since 1990, and has been a Visiting Artist at California Institute of Technology. </font></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2"> He has produced and performed numerous chamber music programs with the <i> California Classical Ensemble</i> for the <i> Midsummer Nights' Musi</i>c series at the Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center.</font></p> <p> </p> <p>Here is a selection of our programs:</p> <p><b><font face="Arial" size="4">Programs</font></b></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2"><i><b>Beauties and Beasts - From Tangos to Tarantulas </b></i></font></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2"> Brahms and Saint-Saens had a special place in their hearts for lullabies and swans. The other side of the musical coin contains a whole universe of creatures and pests. Children delight in musical pictures of bumblebees, wild mice, tarantulas, and snakes. There's something for everybody on this program, courtesy of Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Vivaldi. </font></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2"><i> <b> Cooking With Ludwig </b></i></font></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2"> Sometimes it's not easy to decide to take up a musical instrument. Jimmy Wiggle likes music, but he doesn't want to practice because it will take time away from watching wrestling on TV. He gets advice from an unusual but effective source, Ludwig van Beethoven, whose experience as a cook shows Jimmy the importance of trying something new. The mischievous <i> Hot Canary</i> and <i> Kiddin' on the Strings</i> join the music of Beethoven and Mozart. When Ludwig gives advice, it's hard not to listen. </font></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2"><i><b>Galileo's Metronome</b> </i></font></p> <div align="center"> <center> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="1"> <tr> <td> <p align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2"> <img border="1" src="images/galileo.jpg" width="370" height="310"></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1"><i>Artwork by Dominic Hernandez</i></font></td> </tr> </table> </center> </div> <p><font face="Arial" size="2"> Rhythm takes center stage in this program of music and science. Galileo's father was an innovative music teacher, and inspired his son with the magic of music. All children are challenged and frustrated by their music lessons, but Galileo never let a problem get the better of him. He turned his difficulties with rhythm into a search for the ultimate metronome. Galileo the inventor explored one of music's many mysteries, the quest for the even beat. </font></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2"> <i><b>Bach and Buber: Together at Last </b></i></font></p> <div align="center"> <center> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="1"> <tr> <td> <p align="center"><img border="1" src="images/bachbuber.jpg" width="382" height="309"></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="right"><font face="Arial" size="1"><i>Artwork by Dominic Hernandez</i></font></td> </tr> </table> </center> </div> <p align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"> There's so much to learn from Johann Sebastian Bach's music. Imagine what it would be like to actually have a lesson with him. Set in present day Southern California, a music school offers an hour of instruction from the world's most famous composer. One particular student turns the hour into an (mis)adventure, a journey fast and furious via the imagination. Music education suffers a setback, but Bach in his infinite patience delivers yet again a great musical experience.</font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>Program List</b></font></p> <blockquote> <p><font face="Arial" size="2"><i>Bach and Buber: Together at Last<br> Beauties and Beasts - From Tangos to Tarantulas<br> Classical Fiddle Fiesta<br> Cooking with Ludwig<br> Fiddle Fireworks<br> Galileo's Metronome<br> The Hot Canary and Vivaldi's Cuckoo Music<br> Kreisler at Texarkana<br> The Magical Musical Mini-Mall<br> A Midwinter's Musical Dream<br> Thing to Do With Strings<br> Vivaldi at the Village</i></font></p> </blockquote> <p> </p> <p>  </p>  <p align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2"> <a href="http://www.chambermusicexpress.com/main.htm" target="rbottom">Home</a> | <a target="_self" href="http://www.chambermusicexpress.com/bio.htm">Bio</a> | <a target="_self" href="http://www.chambermusicexpress.com/aboutus.htm">About Us</a> | <a target="_self" href="http://www.chambermusicexpress.com/programs.htm">Programs</a> | <a target="_self" href="http://www.chambermusicexpress.com/samples.htm">Samples</a> | <a target="_self" href="http://www.chambermusicexpress.com/scrapbook.htm">Scrapbook</a> | <a target="_self" href="http://www.chambermusicexpress.com/contactus.htm">Contact Us</a></font></p> <p align="center"><font face="Arial" size="1">Copyright ©2021 Chamber Music Express.  All rights reserved.</font></p> </body>