Rob Kapilow

Tonight I’m working with Rob Kapilow on his show What Makes it Great? Beethoven’s First Symphony.

He is performing at The Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts 

https://ccpa.cerritos.gov

Rob has been returning to the Cerritos Center for thirty something years, three or four times a year. So it’s easy to say that he has been here more than any other performer in our history. And that’s great because he is a pleasure to work with, and is also a very talented musician, conductor, author and performer.

From Rob’s website https://robkapilow.com/

“Rob Kapilow gets audiences in tune with Classical music at a deeper and more immediate level than many of them thought possible,” hails the Los Angeles Times. “In a three-part format. Kapilow dissects a musical composition. The pieces are performed, and a lively Q&A concludes the evening. “You hang on to every word and note,” says The New York Times.

Essentially he takes a piece of music, breaks it down, explaining each part of the composition in language that anyone can understand and explains what makes it great. He also gives the audience background about the composer/ musicians who wrote the piece so that the audience gets a good idea about when, where and why the music came into the world from. His show is always fascinating, and I never fail to learn something about the history of music.

Tonight’s show is about Beethoven’s First Symphony, and it will doubtlessly be interesting, informative and something to hear with the Fullerton College Symphony playing the music along with Rob.

https://music.fullcoll.edu/index.php

The Fullerton College Musicians often accompany Rob, and they are extremely talented. The school has, over the years provided many musicians for this endeavor and all the many generations of students have been exceptional musicians. Some quick video from rehearsal.