Joel and his wife, Carrie Kennedy, are both violinists, and they lost their Altadena home in the Eaton fire.
Today we're launching something new, Notes from the Fires. Every week, reporter John Rabe will introduce you to members of the classical community who’ve been hurt by the Eaton and Palisades fires, whether they lost their homes, were smoked out, or lost their businesses. We'll follow these musicians and neighbors over the next year, bringing you their stories each Tuesday at 11 in the morning and 4 in the afternoon.
Thank you to Joel and Carrie for being part of Notes from the Fires. The piece you heard at the end of today's episode is Autumn Planet. It's composed by Joel Pargman and Ross Garren and performed by Joel Pargman.
Listen to the episode above and see more of Carrie and Joel below.
Carrie Kennedy and Joel Pargman in the backyard of their rental home with their dog Ginger.
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Ginger, Carrie and Joel’s dog, in the Altadena Studio, after recording a Venetian barkarole.
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Joel and Carrie play in the quartet Fiato
The video was shot in their living room in Altadena. The piece is “Joshua Fit de Battle ob Jericho,” from Florence Price's "Four Negro Folk Songs in Counterpoint"
