Notes from the Fires: Palisades Symphony Orchestra

Notes from the Fires: Altadena History

This week, Notes from the Fires host John Rabe speaks with Veronica Jones, the president of the Altadena Historical Society.

Notes from the Fires: Patt Morrison

On this episode of Notes from the Fires: Patt Morrison, the veteran LA Times columnist, author, radio host, river lover, and local historian.

Notes from the Fires: Larry Schoenberg

In this episode of Notes from the Fires, John Rabe talks with 84-year-old Larry Schoenberg about “daddy” and his love of LA, and rebuilding Belmont better and stronger.

Notes from the Fires: Jeffrey Kahane

Notes from the Fires host John Rabe had a long conversation recently with maestro Jeffrey Kahane, the pianist and former conductor of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra.

Notes from the Fires: Tesserae

Perhaps no musicians we’ve heard from in Notes from the Fires so far have lost so much … yet retained so much optimism. Alex Opsahl and Ian Pritchard, founders of the Baroque ensemble Tesserae, were in Europe with their two young boys on January 7.

Notes from the Fires: Christopher Still

This episode of Notes from the Fires introduces us to Christopher Still, second trumpet for the LA Phil. Still lived in Altadena with his wife Amanda, their two young sons, and their two dogs, Luna and Karl Von Hoobie-Doobie. They got out of the house 15-20 minutes after he saw fire in Eaton Canyon.