Midweek Musical Matinee: Eclectic Selections for Flute and Harp

In-Person at the Osher Marin JCC, 200 N. San Pedro Road (San Rafael, CA)

Don't miss this special program of beautiful music written by composers such as Debussy, other French composers, as well as familiar Jewish music performed on the flute and the harp by two San Francisco Bay Area musicians Flutist - Marian Concus and Harpist -Dan Levitan.

Save! Get “Early Bird” by purchasing online by June 10.

Principal Harpist Dan Levitan began playing harp in his high school orchestra in Philadelphia as a freshman. His two-year plus preparation of some of the most challenging repertoire as well as his participation in the 10th International Harp Contest in Israel gave Dan the knowledge to perform as well as the experience of performing on the highest level of music. Dan has California professional orchestra from Mendocino to Carmel. He is the principal harpist for Symphony San Jose, Santa Rosa and Marin symphonies, as well as the Carmel-Bach Festival.

As a harp coach, he is engaged by the Golden State Youth Orchestra (GSYS), as well as San Jose Youth Symphony (SJYS). He has coached at Sonoma State University, U.C. Berkeley, El Camino Youth Orchestra, and the California Youth Symphony. In addition to teaching his private students, he was appointed September 2022 as the Lecturer in Harp at Stanford University.

One of Dan's favorite composers is Ravel. "He writes for the harp as if he played the instrument. His music is idiomatic for the harp. He composed one of my favorite pieces to perform, as well as to listen to: The Introduction and Allegro for Solo Harp, with Flute, Clarinet and String Quartet Accompaniment."

Marian Concus is a versatile flutist in The San Francisco Bay Area. She currently is a member of Fremont Symphony/Opera/Ballet and Santa Cruz Symphony. Her former positions include Solo Piccoloist with Boise Philharmonic and Banda Piccoloist with Central City Opera. Ms. Concus was Alto Flute Soloist with Fremont Symphony in a performance of Takemitsu’s Toward the Sea for Alto Flute, Harp, and Orchestra. She is a regular guest soloist at St. Pius Catholic Church in Redwood City.

While she was living in Philadelphia, Marian Concus was Principal Flutist for Wilmington Ballet and Opera Libera. She was guest soloist for both the Philadelphia Harp Festival and on the Brown Bag Concert Series at Church of the Holy Trinity in Rittenhouse Square. She was a weekly Midday Melodies Artist at Reading Terminal Market and an Art-Reach soloist.

Ms. Concus has recorded in Paris with Adama, with Chicago based Maxwell Street Klezmer Band and Windy City Slickers, and in The San Francisco Bay Area with Laudamus Choir and Ohlone Chamber Singers. At the request of New Music Works, Santa Cruz, California composers, Ms. Concus recorded contemporary pieces for their CD Night of the Living Composers. Ms. Concus is also featured flute soloist on Enchante's Shades of Love, an eclectic collection of love songs arranged for flute, voice, and harp. (Dan Levitan is the harpist featured on Enchante's Shades of Love recording.)

Marian Concus holds a Bachelor's Degree with Honors in Flute Performance from New England Conservatory of Music. She studied for two years in France with former Principal Flutist of Orchestre de Paris Michel Debost, and did undergraduate coursework in music at University of California, Berkeley. She has held flute faculty positions at Friends Central, Wynnewood, PA; Torah Academy, Wynnewood, PA; and Bellarmine College Preparatory School and Almaden School of Music and Arts in San Jose, CA. Marian Concus was a board member and competition adjudicator for Flute Society of Greater Philadelphia. She is a member of American Federation of Musicians and National Flute Association.

"Early Bird" Ticket: $12.50; available only online through June 10th.

" Regular" Ticket: $20; available online and in-person at the Front Desk of the Osher Marin JCC until the performance begins.

All tickets are non-refundable & non-exchangeable.

Midweek Musical Matinees are created and offered by the Osher Marin JCC's (San Rafael, CA) Kurland Center for Adult Learning & Living.

ALL ARE WELCOME to join in our activities! JCC members, non-members, those who live near or far, people of all backgrounds, faiths, ethnicities, hair styles, fashion choices, chocolate preferences, etc. "The more the merrier!"

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Osher Marin JCC, 200 North San Pedro Road, San Rafael, United States