Concert

Glendale High senior Berkeley Everett will perform a piano concert at 7 p.m. Thursday at the First Lutheran Church of Glendale. The concert is free, but donations will assist Berkeley in paying for his travel to a youth conference in Atlanta July 12 to 27. He will perform songs from his first CD "Berkelating" with other Glendale High students. Berkeley is president of the jazz band and heads several jazz combo groups. He also plays at the 10:30 a.m. Sunday service at First Lutheran.

Karen S. Kim LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE -- The community's teens are invited to enjoy a concert Friday hosted by the Teen Services Advisory Board at the Roger Barkley Community Center. The concert, which runs from 7:30 to 11 p.m. will include five bands: The Lonely Kings, My 2 Cents, Never Heard of It, Larger than Life and Nural. Admission for the concert is $5 at the door only, and a student identification card is required. The Teen Services Advisory Board promotes events for teens in La Canada Flintridge and other local communities.

The Crescenta Valley Arts Council is making final preparations for a free concert of baroque chamber music for the community taking place on Feb. 1. The music of Bach, Zelenka, Telemann and Vivaldi will be performed by local musicians at 7:30 p.m. at the La Crescenta Presbyterian Church. Local resident Ken Munday, bassoonist for the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, offered to present a concert with his friends, also gifted musicians. The sanctuary of the La Crescenta Presbyterian Church provides the perfect acoustics for the event and, replete with stained glass windows and a pipe organ, was a perfect choice for the concert.

Gary Moskowitz To celebrate the holiday season, Glendale Adventist Academy is holding a series of music concerts throughout December. Students enrolled in the private school's music department will perform three holiday concerts this month, all of which are free and open to the public. The academy's high school choir, chorale, concert band and jazz band will perform Thursday. The academy's fifth- and sixth-grade choirs and bands will perform Tuesday, while the seventh- and eighth-grade choir and band will perform Dec. 18. Each performance starts at 7 p.m. at the school, 700 Kimlin Drive.

LA CAÑADA FLINTRIDGE — Summertime at Descanso Gardens will be a little less melodic after the Pasadena Symphony Assn. and Pasadena Pops announced earlier this month that, after 15 years, the summer concert series would be leaving the lush grounds for cheaper pastures. The Concerts Under the Stars series will instead be staged at the Rose Bowl next season, according to the association. The decision is part of a recovery plan to help end the symphony’s next season with a balanced $3.2-million budget as it gradually pays off $800,000 in debt, said Paul Jan Zdunek, chief executive for the Pasadena Symphony Assn.

The Roger Barkley Community Center is holding a concert for teens and by teens Friday featuring bands made up of youths. The Silence, No Thanx to Paul, Limitpoint, Girl Repellent, Running Late and Nural will start taking the stage at 7:30 p.m. The cost is $6 per person, or free for those who bring a winter clothing item for the center's clothes drive. Refreshments and drinks will be available for under $1. Concert-goers should bring a student ID. The center is at 4469 Chevy Chase Drive.

Trombone mega-star Bill Watrous will perform with the La Cañada High School jazz band in a concert at 7:30 p.m. tonight Friday, April 27 at Lanterman Auditorium. Watrous, a band leader, studio musician and club performer, will lead students in songs including "Mama Llama Samba," "Never Let Me Go," "Last Great Georgia Extravaganza" and "Village Dance." The LCHS concert band, symphonic band and wind ensemble will also perform. The concert will be a benefit to raise money for the Patio Project, an improvement project at LCHS in which lunch tables, benches and landscaping will be installed outside the new band room.

Joyce Rudolph, Enjoy! GLENDALE -- In an effort to fund larger concerts, the Glendale Symphony Orchestra Assn. is sponsoring ensemble concerts with fewer musicians and will get a bonus, more public exposure for orchestra members. The first ensemble concert, titled "Serenade to Spring," is planned for 2 p.m. June 23 at The Alex Theatre. The idea is to have the symphony performing more often for the community, said Bob Bornhoeft, president of the association.

A concert to benefit San Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity will be held this weekend at St. George?s Episcopal Church. ?Songs from the Heart? concert will feature Daniel Chaney, tenor soloist, and Richard Grayson, pianist. The evening will encompass songs from Bach to Peter Gabriel. ?There is a big variety,? Chaney said. ?I chose songs I know and love best.? Chaney is entering his third year as a member in the St. George?s choir. The concept for the concert came as he and Connie Grisham, director of music at the church, were talking after rehearsal one day. ?

Oklahoma-born Kelly McCune and her Americana string band, Border Radio, return to the Sierra Madre Playhouse for another concert in the Playhouse's Sunday evening "Second Stage" performance series. The band's last performance there was their CD release celebration for their latest recording, "Golden State." The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Refreshments will be available during the intermission. Border Radio, a well-known favorite on the local roots scene, has played the Autry Museum, the Topanga Festival, Descanso Gardens, and Pershing Square in downtown Los Angeles.