Welcome to St. Paul’s Concert Series, providing world-class performances at a donation-based family-friendly admission price. Please scroll below to see our next scheduled performance, join the online broadcast, review the upcoming concert program, and make a donation.
Presenting:
We welcome a live audience to our concerts! We also continue to broadcast our performances simultaneously online for those who prefer a remote experience.
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Donations for this performance are gratefully accepted. Average donations for attendees are $20 (adult) or $10 (student). You can donate online with paypal/credit card at this link below, or donate at the door the night of the concert. Regardless of donation, all are welcome! We greatly appreciate your support of our artists and our concert program. Please share your support by making a donation HERE.
Concert Program
To view or print the full concert program, click on this link HERE.
About Our Upcoming Performers
Rebecca Rust is native to California, and studied with Cello Professor Margaret Rowell before going to New York to study with Bernard Greenhouse, cellist of the Beaux-Arts-Trio, and then on to Cologne, Germany, where she received her Soloist’s Diploma, studying with Paul Szabo, cellist of the Vegh-Quartet. She finished her studies in master classes with Mstislav Rostropovich. Ms. Rust has performed throughout Europe, North Africa, America, China, Israel, and Japan. Recently, she received the invitation to perform in2020 at FILOLI Ballroom (Silicon Valley), and perform at LAMOTH Los Angeles (Los Angeles Holocaust Museum) at the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, on the invitation of the German General consul Los Angeles, Stefan Schneider.
Rebecca Rust is playing the cello of King Charles 3rd of England, made by the British Luthier William Forster, also known as “Royal Forster”. He made this cello in 1791 for George Frederick, Prince of Wales, who was crowned King George 4th in 1820.
Friedrich Edelmann, who grew up in Germany, studied with Alfred Rinderspacher, Klaus Thunemann, and Milan Turkovic. After receiving his diploma in mathematics at University Heidelberg, he joined the theatre orchestra of his home town Kaiserslautern. He then became principal bassoonist of the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra under the principal conductors Maestro Sergiu Celibidache and James Levine. During these 27 years as principal bassoonist, he played under many famous guest conductors, Karl Böhm, Günther Wand, Kurt Masur, Herbert Blomstedt, Seiji Ozawa, Lorin Maazel, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Carlo Maria Giulini, and Carlos Kleiber, among others. He has authored the book, “Memories of 17 years as Principal Bassoonist under Maestro Sergiu Celibidache”, which was published in Japan in 2009 (only in Japanese). English manuscript and Spanish translation are available by request at [email protected]
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About the St. Paul’s Concert Series
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church is pleased to bring this year-round concert series at an affordable, donation-based cost. Concerts are performed in the beautiful St. Paul’s sanctuary near downtown Walnut Creek and are also streamed live online. Our concert series presents in-person* world-class performances in an intimate setting along with free parking and convenient nearby access to Walnut Creek BART. Or, if you choose to enjoy our performances from the comfort of your own home, join us online on YouTube for our live broadcasts!
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