Karl and Vally Weigl Reflections on my Grandparents Karl C. Weigl I never knew my grandfather, as he died in New York just two years before I was born, but I was named after him. He emigrated to this country in 1938, fleeing the Nazi regime that had swallowed and transformed his beloved Vienna. He came with my grandmother and their young son, my father – and settled in a small apartment on the upper West Side – their story in so many ways like millions of other displaced émig

There and Back Again is an eclectic collection of 20th century ‌music. The title comes from a translation of one of the works in the program, Hin und Zuruck (There and Back), by Hindemith. More about this work a little later. The title for our program is also our tribute to the past. In looking at the past, these interesting and challenging works help us to better understand the present, and to look forward to the future. The program will start with Five Duets for Soprano a

When Leopold Stokowski led the posthumous premiere of Karl Weigl’s Symphony No. 5 in Carnegie Hall in 1968, Winthrop Sargeant wrote in the New Yorker, “It is not often that one is privileged to be present at the world première of a really important symphony.” Stokowski called the work “extraordinary” and declared that it “is in the same high class of American compositions as the Fourth Symphony of Ives.“ Weigl (1881–1949) came to maturity in the rich musical culture of turn-o

Eli Katz (Orderly Hin und Zurück) was born into a family of musicians. He studied violin and piano along with his two sisters, and sang with his Dad. In high school he played Drums and sang in a Rock Band, and even schlepped his drums to cover for his teacher on a wedding gig! His computer and art skill, along with his attention to detail landed him in a coveted position as Artist at Exceptional Minds Studio, where he does post production graphic editing for award winning Maj

Independent Opera Company begins it's eleventh season at the South Pasadena Masonic Lodge with an eclectic collection of 20th century musical works. “There and Back Again” is a program which includes the enchanting and rarely performed “Five Duets for Soprano and Baritone” by Karl Weigl, “Piano Suite 1922” and a short staged opera “Hin und Zurück” (There and Back) by Paul Hindemith. Featured is a vocal cycle "From Jewish Folk Poetry" by Dmitri Shostakovich and a sneak peak of