Zanaida Stewart Robles

Tonality: "Democracy in Action"
2018-10-07 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | First Congregational Church of Los Angeles, 540 S Commonwealth Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90020, United States
Zanaida’s newest work, called “Can You See”, will receive its world premiere performance during this concert.

It was said by a great leader… “Don’t boo… vote.” In Tonality’s first concert of the season, the professional ensemble will sing works that focus on action within our political process, not just anger. These pieces will speak about the ideals of the democratic process, highlight some of our country’s shortcoming, and encourage individual and communal action. Compositions by Shawn Kirchner, Zanaida Robles, Benjamin Britten, Jared Jenkins and more! Also, for those who have not registered to vote? Do not fear! We will have resources available in the concert for that! Also, we are so excited to be in our new home for this year at First Congregation Church Los Angeles! This historic venue is not only mesmerizing, but also hosts a community of leaders who share our interest in social justice and unity. Come join us and join the movement! Info & Tickets

Senior Talent Preliminary Auditions
2018-10-13 00:00 - 23:59 | Altadena Baptist Church, 791 E Calaveras Street, Altadena, CA, 91001, United States
NANM Senior Talent Preliminary Auditions (by appointment): Dr. Samuel M. Walker Jr. Talent Search presented by the George Robert Garner III Branch of the National Association of Negro Musicians, Inc. (NANM, Inc.)
This is open to all VOCALISTS 55 years or older.
The performance/presentation will be held: Saturday, December 1, 2018 at 3:00pm, at the Altadena Baptist Church in Altadena, CA
THERE WILL BE PRIZES FOR THE TOP THREE CONTESTANTS
First Place: $500 Second Place: $300 Third Place: $200
Contact drzanaidarobles@gmail.com to enter.

Afternoon Musicale
2018-10-14 13:00 - 15:00 | Neighborhood Church, 301 N Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, CA, 90041, United States
Neighborhood Church Afternoon Musicale
Join me for an Afternoon Musicale atNeighborhood Church in Pasadena. If you would like to volunteer to be a guest artist for special occasions and/or summers services, or you would just like to share your musical gifts with friends, you should plan to participate.
Please email me at zrobles@neighborhooduu.org to give me the title and composer of a piece you’d like to perform. This will be a fun and easy way get to know the many musically gifted members of our church community. All styles of music are welcomed. Small ensembles and singer-songwriters are encouraged to participate.

Stories from Home
2018-11-25 19:00 - 21:00 | First Congregational Church of Los Angeles, 540 S Commonwealth Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90020, United States
A contemporary reflection of the original Christmas story as it relates to immigration, refugees, and homelessness. Join us as we present ideas about home and how we can be “home” to our fellow citizens! Three pieces on this concert are arrangements/compositions from current members of the ensemble (Nathan Heldman and Alexander Lloyd Blake) and other pieces are from Caroline Shaw, Reena Esmail, Ysaye Barnwell, and more! If you came last year, enjoy new additions to the concert!
Please join us for a light reception after the concert to meet the singers and join in the community.

Rutter's 'Magnificat'
2018-11-30 19:30 - 21:30, 2018-12-01 19:30 - 21:30 | Emmanuel Lutheran Church, North Hollywood, 6020 Radford Avenue, North Hollywood, CA, 91606, United States
Harvard Westlake’s combined Upper School Choirs join with our Symphony Orchestra in two performances of “Magnificat,” a forty-minute masterwork by British composer John Rutter. The “Magnificat” canticle is a joyful expression of praise and thanksgiving for the gift of new life waiting to be born within. The program opens with songs of joy and festivity offered by each of our three classical choirs. Free admission. No tickets required, and the performance is open to the public.
Read about HW’s performing arts events

NANM Senior Talent Show
2018-12-01 15:00 - 17:00 | Altadena Baptist Church, 791 E Calaveras Street, Altadena, CA, 91001, United States

The Messiah Project
2018-12-07 15:00 - 17:00 | Midnight Mission, 601 S San Pedro St, Los Angeles, CA, 90014, United States
Initiated by a California Arts Council grant in 2015, the Messiah Project is an annual community sing-along celebration held at The Midnight Mission in Skid Row. This culminating yearly event is presented after a series of free community workshops held throughout Skid Row. The Messiah Project presents excerpts of Handel’s beloved Messiah alongside works commissioned for and created by members of the Skid Row community, with community members as soloists, choristers and participants alongside Street Symphony musicians from the LA Philharmonic, LA Master Chorale and Colburn School.
To volunteer and for more information, contact Street Symphony via the form at the bottom of this page.

Feast of Traditions
2018-12-09 17:00 - 19:00 | Harvard-Westlake School, Upper School Campus -- 3700 Coldwater Canyon Rd., Studio City, CA, 91604, United States
This program features the Harvard Westlake Jazz Singers as they debut this contemplative offering of poetry, prose, and sweet music with a live jazz combo. Free admission. No tickets required, and the performance is open to the public.

Adams and Glass with LA Phil
2019-01-11 20:00 - 22:30 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Conductor John Adams leads a world premiere by his fellow composer Philip Glass to celebrate our Centennial.

Program

John ADAMS : Grand Pianola Music
Philip GLASS : Symphony No. 12, Lodger, from the music of David Bowie and Brian Eno (world premiere, LA Phil commission with generous support from Lenore S. and Bernard A. Greenberg)

Artists

Los Angeles Philharmonic
John Adams conductor
Marc-André Hamelin piano
Orli Shaham piano
Angélique Kidjo vocalist
James McVinnie organ
Zanaida Robles soprano
Holly Sedillos soprano
Kristen Toedtman mezzo-soprano

About This Performance

Adams’ over-the-top Grand Pianola Music precedes a major premiere, composed for our Centennial by Minimalist icon Philip Glass, his third symphony based on David Bowie’s Berlin Trilogy.
Click here for the original event page on LA Phil’s website

Pre and Post-Concert Events: Casual Fridays
Pre-Concert: Drinks in the Garden, 6:30pm
Wear what you want and enjoy a shorter program. Come early beginning at 6:30pm and enjoy complimentary drinks, spectacular views and more, then head over to the Upbeat Live pre-concert talk in BP Hall (select nights only).
Pre-Concert Talk: Upbeat Live
With Sarah Cahill – 7pm
Enhance your concert experience with a pre-concert talk starting at 7pm. Upbeat Live provides historical and cultural context for many concerts, featuring engaging speakers, audio examples, and special guests. These events are free to ticket holders and are held in BP Hall, on the second floor, accessible after your ticket is scanned.
Post-Concert
After the concert, join the after-party with orchestra members for complimentary craft beer tastings courtesy of the Los Angeles Brewers Guild.
Please note: pre-concert events are subject to cancellation due to weather conditions.

Programs, artists, dates, prices and availability subject to change.

"Put Your Guns Down" Reprise
2019-01-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Manhattan Beach Community Church, 303 S Peck Ave, Manhattan Beach, CA, 90266, United States
Tonality is performing a concert to bring awareness to gun violence in many forms, as well as the global call for peace. Music by David Lang, Reena Esmail, Joel Thompson, Ryan Murphy, Shawn Kirchner and more.

Chapman University High School Choir Festival
2019-02-08 12:00 - 22:00 | Musco Center – Chapman University, One University Drive, Orange, CA, 92866, United States
Dr. Zanaida Robles conducts and the choirs from Harvard-Westlake will participate in this regional festival that features ensembles from all over the Southland. The day culminates in a joint concert that is open to the public.

NANM GRGIII Branch Meeting
2019-02-09 14:00 - 17:00 | Neighborhood Church, 301 N Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, CA, 90041, United States
National Association of Negro Musicians (NANM): Celebrating 100 years!!! Getting ready for our National Convention and Centennial Celebration, July 14-19, 2019 in Chicago, IL
Neighborhood Church, Pasadena
The National Association of Negro Musicians, Inc. is this country’s oldest organization dedicated to the preservation, encouragement, and advocacy of all genres of the music of African-Americans. NANM’s first national convention was held in Chicago, Illinois in 1919. Within NANM, members lend their support and influence—educators and professional musicians share their musical knowledge, amateurs and enthusiasts grow in their musical enjoyment, and people of all ages come together to participate in one of the most powerful forces of spiritual and cultural development, and the total human experience that is music. Over the years, NANM has presented many international personalities in performance, including Lena Horne, Todd Duncan, John W. Work, R. Nathaniel Dett, Marian Anderson, Edward Boatner, Camille Nickerson, Clarence Cameron White, Margaret Bonds, Florence B. Price, Etta Moten, Betty Allen, Natalie Hinderas, Adele Addison, Kermit Moore, Simon Estes, George Shirley, Robert McFerrin, Shirley Verrett, Jessye Norman, Sanford Allen, Derek Lee Ragin, the Uptown String Quartet, Esther Hinds, Ruby Hinds, Wilhelmina Fernandez, the Hinds Sisters, William Warfield, Benjamin Matthews, the Albert McNeil Jubilee Singers, Harolyn Blackwell, Billy Taylor, Delphin and Romain, Gregory Hopkins, and Martina Arroyo.

NANM GRGIII Branch Meeting
2019-03-09 | Neighborhood Church, 301 N Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, CA, 90041, United States
National Association of Negro Musicians (NANM): Celebrating 100 years!!! Getting ready for our National Convention and Centennial Celebration, July 14-19, 2019 in Chicago, IL

Sonority – UCI Chamber Singers
2019-03-15 08:00 - 17:00 | Winifred Smith Hall, UCI, Building 710, Irvine, CA, 92617, United States
Dr. Seth Houston, Conductor
Friday, March 15, 2019
8:00 pm
Winfred Smith Hall
UCI Chamber Singers explores the sonic possibilities of the human voice through works by William Byrd, Robert Pearsall, Jake Runestead, and Zanaida Robles; and a sound installation by Ellen Reid, premiered by UCI Chamber Singers at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Zanaida Robles also conducts.
Free Admission.

Harvard-Westlake Italy Tour
2019-03-22 - 2019-04-01 | CA
Molto bene! Dr. Robles will travel to the stomping ground of so many titans of Western music. She and the HW choirs will perform and absorb as much Italian culture as possible, providing learning opportunities that can change young lives. (It’ll be fun, too!)

You Are Not Alone
2019-03-24 19:00 - 21:00 | First Congregational Church of Los Angeles, 540 S Commonwealth Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90020, United States
Tonality sings of the labels placed on those with mental illness. Additionally, the concert explores how we can be of support to members of our community who need compassion, understanding, and validation.

"Jesus and the Traders"
2019-04-07 09:30 - 12:30 | Neighborhood Church, 301 N Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, CA, 90041, United States
Services at 9:30am and 11:30am
Zanaida conducts the Neighborhood Chorus as they perform the 1934 work for a cappella choir by Hungarian composer Zoltan Kodály.

STAY ON IT!
2019-04-13 20:00 - 22:00 | First Presbyterian Church of Santa Monica, 1220 2nd Street, Santa Monica, CA, 90401, United States
Jacaranda Sanctuary Series, Santa Monica
Lukas Foss – Solo for Piano (1982)
Julius Eastman – Stay on It (1972)
James Tenney – Three Pieces for Drum Quartet (1974-75)
Frederic Rzewski – De Profundis (1994)
Come early for the pre-concert conversation at 7pm, with Seth Parker Woods & Renée Levine Packer
Scott Dunn, piano; MB Gordy, Sidney Hopson, Dustin Donohue, TJ Troy, percussion; Mr. Woods, cello; Adam Tendler, piano; Zanaida Robles, voice

Hildegard and Robles
2019-04-14 09:30 - 12:30 | Neighborhood Church, 301 N Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, CA, 90041, United States
Services at 9:30am and 11:30am
Zanaida sings music of Hildegard von Bingen and (guess who) Robles with Amy Waters and Gloria Palermo.

Easter Sunday
2019-04-21 09:30 - 12:30 | Neighborhood Church, 301 N Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, CA, 90041, United States
Services at 9:30am and 11:30am
A festive Easter service featuring gospel music by Kurt Carr and Richard Smallwood.

NANM Western Region Conference 2019
2019-04-26 - 2019-04-27 | Neighborhood Church, 301 N Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, CA, 90041, United States
The Western Region of the National Association of Negro Musicians will hold their annual regional conference in Pasadena. Make plans on attending this informative and entertaining conference as we celebrate our 100th year.
Download the flyer / sign-up form here

Harvard-Westlake Choir Concert
2019-05-03 19:30 - 21:00 | Harvard-Westlake School, Upper School Campus -- 3700 Coldwater Canyon Rd., Studio City, CA, 91604, United States
Zanaida conducts as choirs from the Upper School perform their annual spring concert. Join us in the Rugby Auditorium for one of the season’s highlights. Free admission.

Alice Bugg Showcase
2019-05-04 15:00 - 17:00 | CA
NANM’s local “GRGIII” branch hosts the annual Alice Bugg Showcase
More details coming soon…

Kentaro Sato's 'Kyrie'
2019-05-05 | CA
Japan-born composer Kentaro Sato, aka “Ken-P” to his friends, is now based in Los Angeles and making waves as a film and game composer as well as in symphonic and choral music. But on Sunday, May 5th, Zanaida conducts his evocative ‘Kyrie’ at the 9:30 and 11:30 services.

Coleridge, Ives and Wells
2019-05-12 | Neighborhood Church, 301 N Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, CA, 90041, United States
May 12 at 9:30 & 11:30am
Zanaida sings music of Coleridge-Taylor and Charles Ives with Collaborative Keyboardist Wells Leng.

Evensong at St. Luke's
2019-05-19 16:00 - 17:30 | St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 122 S California Ave, Monrovia, CA, 91016, United States
Zanaida sings Mozart’s “Laudate Dominum”
Kent Jones conducts

Flower Communion and Garden Dedication
2019-05-25 08:00 - 17:00 | CA
Zanaida travels to Boston to attend the Stanley King Counseling Institute to study the power of deep listening and learn more about building deep relationships.

"crowd out" by David Lang
2019-06-01 12:00 - 14:00 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
LA Phil features 1000 singers from multiple choirs across SoCal, as part of Noon to Midnight and the Fluxus Festival.

Flower Communion and Garden Dedication
2019-06-02 10:00 - 11:00 | Neighborhood Church, 301 N Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, CA, 90041, United States
Outdoors on the beautiful campus of Neighborhood Church, Zanaida conducts music of Debussy and Wilbye, and Wells Leng plays cello.
