Zanaida Stewart Robles

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 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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.

Pride Sunday
2019-06-09 10:00 - 11:00 | Neighborhood Church, 301 N Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, CA, 90041, United States
Zanaida conducts music of Hairston and Gilkyson in Neighborhood Chorus’s final appearance of the 2018-19 church year.

Centennial National Convention
2019-07-14 - 2019-07-19 | Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, IL, United States
The National Association of Negro Musicians, Inc. holds a national convention annually in different metropolitan cities all over the United States. Members and visitors attend and participate in workshops, seminars, lectures, discussions, masterclasses, and performances. The national round of our annual scholarship competition is also held at the convention, in addition to various opportunities to recognize the legends and trailblazers within our organization. Our next gathering will be our Centennial Convention, to be held July 14-19, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois.

LA Opera Connects
2019-08-03 | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 N Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Opera Camp presents
Then I Stood Up: A Civil Rights Cycle
1pm and 4pm performances
I’m so proud that both of my daughters are performing in this amazing work!

Monthly Meeting — NANM
2019-08-10 14:00 - 16:00 | Pasadena, CA, Pasadena, CA, United States
Location TBD in Pasadena
George Robert Garner III Branch
National Association of Negro Musicians

Neighborhood Chorus Rehearsal
2019-08-29 19:15 - 21:15 | Neighborhood Church, 301 N Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, CA, 90041, United States
Neighborhood Chorus rehearsals begin again!
Learn more and register if you would like to join the Neighborhood Chorus for 2019-2020 — use the link below:

Neighborhood Church Ingathering
2019-09-08 | Neighborhood Church, 301 N Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, CA, 90041, United States

Tonality + Planned Parenthood LA Music Video Collaboration Crowdfunder
2019-09-16 - 2019-09-29 | Virtual / Online
Now through Sunday, September 29
This week, I donated to Tonality’s crowdfunder to support their partnership with Planned Parenthood. The video at the heart of this project features my composition, “Lady in Blue.” Our Goal is $5,000. Please join me and help carry Tonality’s social justice message into the minds, ears, and hearts of all who would listen. Click here to donate. Thank you so much for your continued support.

Neighborhood Church Youth Chorus debuts!
2019-10-06 | Neighborhood Church, 301 N Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, CA, 90041, United States
Services @ 9:30am and 11:30am
Plus, join us at 1pm for our Handbell “Petting Zoo” in room 21.

Social Justice - Millikan Truth and Reconciliation Project
2019-10-13 09:30 - 2019-10-15 12:30 | Neighborhood Church, 301 N Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, CA, 90041, United States
Sunday, October 13 @ 9:30am and 11:30am
Neighborhood Church – Pasadena
Guest Artists: Tonality Quartet

Thompson & Copland
2019-10-20 09:30 | Neighborhood Church, 301 N Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, CA, 90041, United States
Sunday, October 20 @ 9:30am and 11:30am
Zanaida conducts Alleluia by Randall Thompson and Zion’s Walls by Aaron Copland

Pasadena Pro Musica Opening Concert
2019-10-27 16:00 - 18:00 | Neighborhood Church, 301 N Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, CA, 90041, United States
Celebrate the season with Dia de los Muertos, Halloweentide, All Saints Day, and more. Zanaida sings “Steal Away” by Harry T. Burleigh.

Chapter One: "Borderline"
2019-10-27 19:00 - 21:00 | First Congregational Church of Los Angeles, 540 S Commonwealth Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90020, United States
In the first concert of the season, Tonality focuses on walls and those who are considered “outsiders” within our communities. Immigration and LGBTQ issues will be presented in a beautiful dialogue of story-telling and music forces.

Tonality: Private Concert, Dinner, and Fundraiser
2019-11-22 18:30 - 22:00 | Private residence
Experience Tonality like you’ve never heard them before. Start your holiday season in a stunning private residence in the Hollywood Hills, where you will hear an exclusive live musical performance by Tonality founder Dr. Alexander Lloyd Blake, Dr. Zanaida Robles, and surprise guests. You will be dazzled by these “one night only” arrangements.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22
6:00PM – 8:30pm
PRIVATE RESIDENCE
LOS ANGELES, CA 90068

ATTENDANCE IS FREE
INTIMATE LIVE CONCERT • DINNER
REFRESHMENTS • FUNDRAISER
RSVP ONLINE OR CALL 626-487-9862

Tonality is embarking on an ambitious new chapter of spreading hope, peace, and understanding in its 2019-2020. Support raised this evening will fuel Tonality’s mission to bring arts and culture to all members of the human family in the spirit of forging unity and compassion through song.

VISIT OURTONALITY.ORG FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR CAUSE

NANM Regional Holiday Party
2019-11-30 16:00 - 19:00 | Pasadena Hilton, 168 S Los Robles Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Join our musical family for season fun in Pasadena. Contact Zanaida for more details.

Feast of Traditions
2019-12-08 17:00 - 19:00 | Harvard-Westlake School, Upper School Campus -- 3700 Coldwater Canyon Rd., Studio City, CA, 91604, United States
Harvard-Westlake Fall Choral Concert — St. Saviour’s Chapel
The HW Jazz Singers light up the holidays

Tonality: Evergreen
2019-12-08 19:00 - 21:00 | First Congregational Church of Los Angeles, 540 S Commonwealth Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90020, United States
Tonality brings an interesting turn to the traditional holiday concert, focusing on issues of climate change and environmentalism. Of course, this concert will also bring a hint of holiday spirit as themes of care and goodwill intertwine with the beauty of our planet.

Lights of Remembrance
2019-12-09 19:30 - 21:30 | Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills, 6300 Forest Lawn Dr, Los Angeles, CA, 90068, United States
Featuring the Harvard-Westlake Chamber Singers

Street Symphony: The Messiah Project
2019-12-13 14:00 | Midnight Mission, 601 S San Pedro St, Los Angeles, CA, 90014, United States
Please note date change!
The Messiah Project presents excerpts of Handel’s beloved Messiah while also featuring stories, music, and performances from members of the Skid Row community. Community members often serve as soloists, choristers, and participants alongside Street Symphony’s roster of professional, world-class artists. Performed at The Midnight Mission, the Project also features a series of 12-15 free workshop events for the Skid Row community and the creation of several hundred hygiene kits and amenity bags for the Skid Row community. (Supported by an “ArtWorks” grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.)
Check out last year’s video here: https://youtu.be/sw-KyglMNoQ

Voices of Advent
2019-12-14 19:30 - 21:30 | Emmanuel Lutheran Church, North Hollywood, 6020 Radford Avenue, North Hollywood, CA, 91606, United States
Ring in the holidays with Harvard-Westlake’s seasonal choral concert

Organic II
2019-12-15 14:00 - 16:00 | First Presbyterian Church of Santa Monica, 1220 2nd Street, Santa Monica, CA, 90401, United States
Featuring Felicity Robles, treble voice
Former organist of All Saints Pasadena, James Walker celebrates advent with Adeste Fidelis in a Prelude by Charles Ives, Ten Christmas Chorale Preludes of Bach, Partita by Hugo Distler and Sleeper’s Prayer, Jacaranda’s 2016 co-commission for treble voice and organ by David Lang.

A Very Unitarian Universalist Christmas
2019-12-16 | Neighborhood Church, 301 N Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, CA, 90041, United States
Sunday, December 15, 9:30 & 11:30am
Join us at either service for our Holiday Pageant

Let Heaven and Nature Sing
2019-12-24 17:00 - 18:00 | Neighborhood Church, 301 N Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, CA, 90041, United States
Family Christmas Eve Service
Bring the whole family to sing your favorite carols and celebrate Christmas with Matt, Lissa and Zanaida, featuring joyful holiday choral music and the Bells of Neighborhood.

This Shining Night
2019-12-24 20:00 - 21:30 | Neighborhood Church, 301 N Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, CA, 90041, United States
Traditional Christmas Eve Service
This traditional Christmas Eve candlelight service will feature the Neighborhood Church chorus conducted by Dr. Zanaida Robles, the Bells of Neighborhood conducted by F. Thomas Simpson, and homily by the Rev Lissa Gundlach.

The Meaning of Kwanzaa
2019-12-29 10:00 - 11:00 | Neighborhood Church, 301 N Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, CA, 90041, United States
Our December holidays conclude with an uplifting service honoring Kwanzaa, the annual festival celebrating African culture and values. We especially invite our local Pasadena community to join us for this eeucational and inspirational Sunday, with original music composed by Dr. Robles, live drumming, and storytelling from Malaika Tawasufi of the African American Cultural Center of Los Angeles.
