Chamber Music Series • Irina Voloshina, Founder & CEO
Melodia Mariposa
Viennese Treasures: Zemlinsky & Korngold
7:00 PM • Saturday, April 13th
at William D. Davies Memorial Building Farnsworth Park 568 E. Mount Curve Ave., Altadena, CA 91001
Join us for an enchanting evening of musical mastery as we delve into the rich tapestry of Viennese treasures. Presented by Melodia Mariposa, our concert promises an unforgettable journey through two string quartets by Alexander Zemlinsky and Erich Korngold.
Garden Performance at the Altadena Guild Home Tour May 5 at Noon Melodia Mariposa will be performing in a garden setting on Meadowbrook Road, Altadena during their 71st Home Tour presented by the Altadena Guild of Huntington Memorial Hospital. We will also be hosting a Community Booth at the event.
Everyone is welcome to stop by and say hello. We have lots of great concerts planned for this year to tell you about.
You can buy tickets to the Home and Garden Tour HERE.
Strings & Slides Concert 3:00 PM • Saturday, June 29th at William D. Davies Memorial Building Farnsworth Park 568 E. Mount Curve Ave., Altadena, CA 91001
Spend a June afternoon at our Strings & Slides concert featuring the renowned Alex Iles and Tom Hynes bringing you music from the American songbook, classic jazz standards by legendary jazz artists, and their own originals! And, Melodia Mariposa’s Rising Star, Jason Lewis returns to open the concert by performing his own guitar arrangement of J.S. Bach’s violin solo, Chaconne from Partita No. 2.
More info, click HERE. Event is free but you need to reserve your tickets HERE.
Mission
Melodia Mariposa’s mission is to create intimate and unpretentious classical music events; engaging diverse individuals and communities while fostering appreciation and education among all ages. This is accomplished through thoughtful, creative programming and performances by world-class musicians. We hope you’ll support us.
History
This 501(c)(3) non-profit music organization reflects the irrepressibly positive outlook of its founder and music director, Irina Voloshina. A violinist known around the globe for exquisite playing, she has been a soloist and concertmaster for countless orchestras and has worked on over 600 film scores with John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, James Horner, and Hans Zimmer, to name a few.
Music moves, soothes, and excites at the same time and, for just a while, the audience unplugs, deleting the stress of the day. “It is our goal to create appealing and accessible music for those who enjoy being closer to the musicians,” notes Irina.
She is passionate about bringing great music to every level of the citizenry. Irina produced Chamber Music concerts for nearly a decade before beginning the small “driveway concerts” engaging other musicians to play weekly for her neighborhood. She did it for over two years during a time when formal events were not possible. This is when she learned how much the community wanted this type of up-close delivery of beautiful music. She launched Melodia Mariposa with the support and encouragement of friends, family, and neighbors. The name, Melodia Mariposa, came from a contest where happy listeners submitted their ideas.
In 2021, she was named Volunteer of the Year and received the Congressional Leadership Awards: Hometown Heroes of the Pandemic in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the People of the 27th Congressional District from Congresswoman Judy Chu.
On December 21, 2022, Kathryn Barger, Supervisor of the 5th District of the County of Los Angeles awarded Irina and Melodia Mariposa with a commendation certificate in recognition of their dedicated service to the affairs of the community and for the civic pride demonstrated by numerous contributions for the benefit of all the residents of Los Angeles County.
