Emily & Kaitlin Webster-Zuber

A Picnic of Piano Pieces | Musical Traces Soirée
2021-07-24 17:00 - 18:30 (America/Denver) | Zoom
Join Kaitlin, Emily, plus five fellow pianists for their (virtual) Summer Soirée
A Picnic of Piano Pieces
Saturday, July 24th @5pm PST
Bring Your Own Basket! 😉
Featuring:
2 Hands:
– A Set of Pieces for piano by Eric Zeisl
4 Hands:
– Hungarian Dances by Johannes Brahms
6 Hands:
– Serenade by Franz Schubert
– Valse and Romance by Sergei Rachmaninoff
– The Marriage of Figaro: Overture by W.A. Mozart
8 Hands:
– Petite Suite by Claude Debussy
– Arabesque No. 2 by Claude Debussy
This FREE event is generously sponsored by Right Ascension and Studio Z.

John Perry Academy of Music 2021 Masterclasses
2021-07-05 08:00 - 2021-07-07 17:00 | Zoom
Please join us for our virtual masterclasses with world-renowned pianists!

Soiree No. 15: Summertime & the Listenin' is Easy | Saturday, June 26th @ 5pm
2021-06-26 17:00 - 18:30 | Zoom
Spread your Wings & Take to the Sky
Featuring recent premieres from the Sunset ChamberFest program:
– A Quiet Tomb for flute and cello by Emily Webster-Zuber
– Sand Horse for flute and cello by Kaitlin Webster-Zuber
– what makes your heart beat for violin and guitar by Sage Shurman
– Sunrise Petals on the Sea for violin and guitar by Casey Weisman
– Premiere for violin and clarinet by Ferris Haukom
as well as…
– a selection of pieces arranged by Fritz Kreisler, performed by Trinity Goff and Lorin Friesen
– Mariachitlán for piano duet by Juan Pablo Contreras, performed by Kaitlin & Emily at The Doheny Mansion

Musical Storytelling | Sat. May 22nd at 5pm
2021-05-22 17:00 - 18:00 | Zoom
A long time ago…
in a land far, far away, where windmills become giants…
(Well, we don’t want to spoil the whole story)
Join Kaitlin, Emily, & friends for:
Musical Storytelling
Saturday, May 22nd at 5pm PST
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Featuring:
– A discussion with composer Ian Krouse (UCLA) on four re-scores of the short film SPRING by Casey Weisman, Theodore Tan, and Kaitlin & Emily Webster-Zuber
– Ocean Waves by Emily Webster-Zuber (ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Awards 2021 award-winning work)
– Over Baltic Seas by composer Caleb Smedra
– Mariachitlán by Juan Pablo Contreras, performed by Kaitlin and Emily Webster-Zuber
– A performance by Trinity Goff, piano
– The Enchanted Nymph by Mischa Levitzki, performed by Shyanne Zeng
– performances by Mount Saint Mary’s University Choir
This FREE event is generously sponsored by Right Ascension.

Music in REEL Time | Soiree
2021-04-24 17:00 - 18:00 | Zoom
Join us for a selection of piano arrangements of our favorite film composers, from Miklos Rosza to John Powell. And, of course, some classical music too!
This FREE event is generously sponsored by
The Music Guild and Mr. Gene Golden

Play Aloud in Mariachitlán | Los Angeles Public Library Webinar
2021-03-27 16:00 - 17:00 | ZOOM WEBINAR
Hosted by the Los Angeles Public Library…
Play Aloud in Mariachitlán
Saturday, March 27th at 4pm PST
Come with us to the (virtual) library for Play Aloud in Mariachitlán!
This event will feature an interview by Junior Chamber Music students with Latin Grammy-nominated Mariachitlán composer Juan Pablo Contreras and sister piano duo Kaitlin and Emily Webster-Zuber.
Tune in to experience the vibrant two-piano music of Mariachitlán co-commissioned by Kaitlin and Emily, engaging conversation about the project, and Mariachitlán-inspired artwork by Arte Contreras.
This event is FREE & hosted by Los Angeles Public Library with special thanks to the Junior Chamber Music Student Service Alliance.

Sounds of SPRING | Soiree
2021-03-20 17:00 - 18:00 | Zoom
Join us:
Sounds of SPRING Soiree
Saturday, March 20th at 5pm PST
Featuring:
– Rescores to the animated short film SPRING, composed by Kaitlin and Emily (https://thecuetube.com/categories/scorerelief2021/)
– an excerpt of The Rite of Spring for two pianos
– Piece for Violin and Piano by Arnold Schoenberg
– a selection from Pieces for Barbara for piano by Eric Zeisl
…and more!

Soiree | Heart & Soul
2021-02-13 17:00 - 18:30 | Zoom
Join us:
HEART & SOUL Soiree
Saturday, Feb. 13th at 5pm PST
Program:
– Mariachitlán for two pianos by Juan Pablo Contreras
– Mother of Bravery by Derrick Spiva
– Immortal Beloved by Hyung-ki Joo (from Vienna)
– “Chocolates and Roses” by Kaitlin
– Chopin’s Barcarolle, Op. 60 performed by Xiao Chen
– Chopin’s Fantasy, Op. 49 performed by Trinity Goff
– Mozart’s Two Piano Sonata, K. 448 performed by Kaitlin and Emily

Be sure to RSVP for the Zoom Event below!

Soiree | Do You Hear What I Hear? A Merry Musical Christmas!
2020-12-19 17:00 - 18:00 | Zoom
You are invited to:
Do You Hear What I Hear? A Musical Christmas!
Saturday, December 19th at 5pm PST
Join us for our last Musical Traces Soiree of 2020! This event will feature some festive favorites, as well as some original Christmas tunes by yours truly!

Soiree | Iconic Sounds in Mariachitlán
2020-11-21 17:00 - 18:30
Musical Traces announces award-winning composer Juan Pablo Contreras’
Mariachitlán
Co-commissioned by piano duo Kaitlin and Emily Webster-Zuber
Join us Saturday, November 21st at 5pm for our Fall Soiree Iconic Sounds in Mariachitlán as we launch our exciting year-long collaboration with the AMAZING Juan Pablo Contreras!
Tune in for:

engaging conversation with Juan Pablo about “Mariachitlán”
a Play Aloud of the piano duet version and the Latin Grammy-nominated orchestral work “Mariachitlán“
an exploration of the process of reducing the sounds of an orchestra to four hands at one (or two) piano(s)!

Watch Juan Pablo’s “Mariachitlán” announcement here!
Be sure to RSVP for the Zoom Event below!

Soiree | And now...Mozart!
2020-08-08 10:00 - 11:30 | Zoom
Join us for our Soiree “And now…Mozart.”
Click Here for Zoom Meeting Link
We cannot wait to “see” you there!

Soiree | Scoring to a Short Film
2020-08-01 10:00 - 11:00 | Zoom
Join us for our Soiree “Scoring to a Short Film.” The event will highlight our short-film compositions – hot off the press!
Click Here for Zoom Meeting Link
We cannot wait to “see” you there!

Happy Hour No.9: Sounds Promising World Premiere with Salastina
2020-06-03 18:00 - 19:00
Throughout the year, Salastina mentors young performers and composers through its Sounds Promising program. Kaitlin and Emily Webster-Zuber have now participated as both for the past two years.
COVID thwarted the Spring concert they’d been planning. This Happy Hour features the “virtual premiere” of their piano quintet and string quartet.

Salastina: Sounds Re-Imagined (Westside)
2019-09-22 08:00 - 09:30 | Edye Second Space at the Broad Stage, 1310 11th Street, Santa Monica, CA, 90401, United States
Musical Traces will be performing Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro Overture for 6 hands!

Salastina: Sounds Re-Imagined (Pasadena)
2019-09-21 13:00 - 14:30 | Barrett Hall, Pasadena Conservatory, 100 North Hill Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91106, United States

Colburn Chamber Intensive Final Concert
2019-08-10 - 2019-08-11

4th of July Celebration Concert!
2019-07-03 - 2019-07-04

Salastina: Sounds Local (Westside)
2019-04-07 15:00 - 17:00 | Villa Aurora, 520 Paseo Miramar, Pacific Palisades, CA, 90272, United States
Annual Composers of Los Angeles (Westside)
Salastina proudly continues tradition of presenting what’s most beautiful to us among LA’s vast selection of new musical offerings.
Program:
Derrick Spiva, Jr: Grace Unbound (world premiere)
Peter Knell: Intimate Voices
Gabrielle Owens: Shadows and Songs (world premiere)
Juan Pablo Contreras: Voladores de Papantla
Sounds Promising Composers:
Emily Webster-Zuber: Pastorale, Op 1 (world premiere)
Kaitlin Webster-Zuber: Rhapsody, Op 1 (world premiere)
Sakari Dixon Vanderveer: Obsidian, rippled in moonlight, gleams (world premiere)
Artists:
Ben Smolen, resident flute
Kevin Kumar co-director/violin
Heather Powell, guest violin
Meredith Crawford, resident viola
Yoshika Masuda, resident cello
HyeJin Kim, resident piano
Brian Lauritzen, resident host/artist partner
Sounds Promising musicians:
Emily Webster-Zuber, piano
Kaitlin Webster-Zuber, piano

Salastina: Sounds Local (Pasadena)
2019-04-06 20:00 - 22:00 | Barrett Hall, Pasadena Conservatory, 100 North Hill Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91106, United States
Annual Composers of Los Angeles (Pasadena)
Salastina proudly continues tradition of presenting what’s most beautiful to us among LA’s vast selection of new musical offerings.
Program:
Derrick Spiva, Jr: Grace Unbound (world premiere)
Peter Knell: Intimate Voices
Gabrielle Owens: Shadows and Songs (world premiere)
Juan Pablo Contreras: Voladores de Papantla
Sounds Promising Composers:
Emily Webster-Zuber: Pastorale, Op 1 (world premiere)
Kaitlin Webster-Zuber: Rhapsody, Op 1 (world premiere)
Sakari Dixon Vanderveer: Obsidian, rippled in moonlight, gleams (world premiere)
Artists:
Ben Smolen, resident flute
Kevin Kumar co-director/violin
Heather Powell, guest violin
Meredith Crawford, resident viola
Yoshika Masuda, resident cello
HyeJin Kim, resident piano
Brian Lauritzen, resident host/artist partner
Sounds Promising musicians:
Emily Webster-Zuber, piano
Kaitlin Webster-Zuber, piano

Salastina: Sounds Genius (Lost Love) (Westside)
2019-02-10 16:00 - 18:00 | Edye Second Space at the Broad Stage, 1310 11th Street, Santa Monica, CA, 90401, United States
Valentine’s Day isn’t always a happy occasion. Salastina explores love’s sorrow through plaintively expressive English vocal chamber music.
Program:
Ethel Smyth: Selections from Three Songs
i. The Clown (Emily Webster-Zuber)
ii. Possession (Kaitlin Webster-Zuber)
Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge
i. On Wenlock Edge
ii. From Far, from Eve and Morning
iii. Is My Team Ploughing
iv. Oh, When I Was in Love with You
v. Bredon Hill
vi. Clun
Intermission
Peter Warlock: The Curlew
i. He Reproves the Curlew
ii. The Lover Mourns for the Loss of Love
iii. The Withering of the Boughs
iv. Interlude
v. He Hears the Cry of the Sedge
Artists:
Benjamin Smolen, resident flute
Maia Jasper White and Kevin Kumar, co-director/violin
Meredith Crawford, resident viola
Yoshika Masuda, resident cello
HyeJin Kim, resident piano
Emily Webster-Zuber, piano
Kaitlin Webster-Zuber, piano
Brian Lauritzen, resident host

Salastina: Sounds Genius (Lost Love) (Pasadena)
2019-02-09 21:00 - 23:00 | Barrett Hall, Pasadena Conservatory, 100 North Hill Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91106, United States

Home for the Holidays House Concert
2018-12-29 08:30 - 10:00 | Zuber Residence, Mar Vista, Los Angeles, CA, 90066, United States
Join us for a festive holiday concert at the Zuber Residence!

Free PLAY ALOUD Concert @ Little Tokyo Branch Library!
2018-12-15 07:30 - 08:30 | Little Tokyo Branch Public Library, 203 S Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Join us for a excellent FREE concert by Junior Chamber Music’s Student Service Alliance LA-Branch, musicians whose performances demonstrate their enormous love for music! There will be classical music and some holiday music and sing-alongs for all to enjoy! This will be a performance you won’t want to miss!

Concerto Fest Europa: Orchestra Festival Concert
2018-08-01 12:00 - 15:00 | Hall of Mirrors, Primaciálny Palac, Bratislava, Slovakia (Slovak Republic)

Concerto Fest Europa: Festival Solo Concert
2018-07-31 12:00 - 15:00 | Zichyho Palac, Ventúrska 265/9, 811 01 Staré Mesto, Slovakia (Slovak Republic)

Concerto Fest Europa: All Day Excursion to Vienna
2018-07-27 - 2018-07-28 | Vienna, Austria, Vienna, Austria

John Perry Academy Summer Festival Final Concert
2018-07-20 - 2018-07-21 | Pasadena Steinway Gallery, 150 E Colorado Blvd #101, Pasadena, CA, 91105, United States

Idyllwild Arts Piano Intensive Final Performance
2018-07-07 06:00 - 08:00 | Idyllwild Arts Academy, Lowman Concert Hall, #45, 52500 Temecula Road, Idyllwild, CA, 92549, United States

Play Aloud @ Little Tokyo Branch Library
2018-06-23 12:30 - 14:30 | Little Tokyo Branch Public Library, 203 S Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Check out what the Little Tokyo Branch Library posted!: https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/concert-musical-traces-0
