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L.A. Musical Salon
The Los Angeles Musical
Salon is a 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit corporation, formed in 2008 following the successful 2008 Inaugural Season of the
L.A. Musical Salon Series. We have a five-member board of directors, and to date have been run entirely
by volunteers. Our expenses are funded by membership dues and contributions, as well as by grants from local
organizations.
We currently
run three principal types of programs, each focused on a different aspect of support for performing arts, but which work together
as an integrated whole:
1)
The L.A. Musical Salon Series – supporting rising young performers. Our
signature series of dinner-concerts provides a unique performance venue for rising young artists, where they can develop a
personal relationship with their audience in an intimate, relaxed and gracious setting
2)
Commissioning New Works – supporting composers, choreographers and other creative artists.
Each year, we have commissioned new works which are premiered at our Salon Series.
3)
Community Outreach – building the audience of the future. Currently, our
principal outreach focus is for young people at community venues such as the Westwood Branch Library, exposing them to
music in a fun, engaging way to help build the audience of the future. We draw on artists from our Salon
Series and elsewhere to perform in our community outreach programs.
Our Beginning… The L.A. Musical Salon Series was created
by co-founders Terry Tegnazian and Scott Whittle, growing out of their love for classical music, their patronage of young
professional musicians, their desire to forge personal connections between audience and musician, and to make the making
of music directly accessible and fun.
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| Ms. Tegnazian introduces The Blue Rose Trio at the first concert on February 9, 2008. |
“In most
concert settings, the musicians are distant from and essentially anonymous to the audience—the audience sits in the
hall, the musicians are on stage, and rarely do the two meet,” observes Ms. Tegnazian.
She continues, “Even
a chamber music concert in a home setting rarely provides opportunity for anything more than a few moments of superficial
conversation between audience and musicians—and rarely does the audience see the same musicians more than once.”
Addressing these issues, Ms. Tegnazian and Mr. Whittle designed a dinner-concert series unlike any
other performance experience in town—the Series’ 2008 Inaugural Season, undertaken as an experiment, proved a
great success and quickly evolved to encompass the commissioning of new works and community outreach.
The L.A.
Musical Salon Series
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The best-kept secret
on the Westside! This annual series of dinner-concerts at the Regency Club in Westwood creates an
unprecedented opportunity for audience and rising young performing artists to develop a personal relationship in an intimate,
relaxed and gracious setting. Its four goals:
Continuity … The appointment of Artists
in Residence as principal performers and hosts for guest artists, combined with the “series” format, creates
the unique opportunity for the audience and artists to get to know each other over time.
Intimacy … Audience size is
limited, and the artists join the audience for the dinners.
Patronage … Much of the glorious music, art and literature that we enjoy today flowered
thanks to patrons of the past. Showcasing young professionals in this series makes every one of us a patron
for the future.
Elegance … A lovely ambiance enhances the experience. The Regency Club
is one of the Westside’s most elegant private clubs, and its food, fresh and superbly prepared.
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