Andy Hill & Renee Safier and the Hard Rain Band
During a time of social unrest, there was Woodstock 1969. Great minds of the music world met and shaped the future of American culture. This timeless music, 48 years later, still makes us cut loose and dance. July 15, 2017 was a gorgeous evening on the Peninsula—the perfect time and place to recreate that era with a picnic on the lawn and the music of Andy & Renee and the Hard Rain Band.
*Who sang Oh Happy Day at Woodstock?
**Who played The Star Spangled Banner?
Scroll to the bottom for the answer.
Thank you to Claudia and Tom Grzywacz for creating the vision for Stormstock as a way to bring music lovers together to share the fun, drink the elixir of youth, and benefit the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
Claudia and Tom Grzywacz
Let the pictures tell the story.
Special thanks to our generous sponsors.
Platinum
Beth Burns, Zone 24 Landscaping, Inc.
The Geraghty Family
Claudia and Tom Grzywacz
Kinecta Federal Credit Union
Malaga Bank
Bill Whittlesey
Gold
Ginny Bleier
Marian Hall and David Jones
Elizabeth Storm McGovern
Debra Schinnerer, D&S Insurance Services
Chip and Pat Zelt, Dave and Deb Schinnerer
Beth Burns and Dominique Claussens
Friends from Malaga Bank—Randy Bowers, Sacha Ohara, Sylvia Alvarado, Maureen Bray
Marian Hall and David Jones
Thanks to our guests and volunteers.
Jann Feldman
Donna and Ray Day, with Denny Lawrence, Alli Tsukimura, and Meredith Carter
Cheryl Graue, Marge Schmit (foreground), Ginny Bleier, Marian Duntley (left background)
Dottie and Allen Lay, Sheri and Lynn Gill
Vivien Murtha, Sharon Guthrie, Paula DiFiore
David and Kei Benoit
Catie Aspel, Jarrett Geraghty, Kyleigh Geraghty—world’s best bartenders
Thanks to the unstoppable Stormstock Committee.
Claudia Grzywacz (Chair), Marian Hall (PCLAP President), Jane Beseda, Donna Day, Deborah Deutsch, Marian Duntley, Ginny Erxleben, Jann Feldman, Pam Geraghty, Cheryl Graue, Lisa Harquail-Sierveld, Debby McDonald, Lu Takeuchi, Pat Zelt
Above all, thanks to our audience!
You!
Unbridled Joy—Ginny Erxleben
*Q. Who sang Oh Happy Day at Woodstock?
A. Joan Baez
**Q. Who played The Star Spangled Banner?
A. Jimi Hendrix
At age 12, Donna Day fell in love with Beethoven at summer camp, and classical music became a source of joy and inspiration throughout her life. Listen in as Donna shares her dream to leave a legacy so the experience she had as a youngster is available — forever, for everyone.
CATHERINE RANSOM KAROLY joined the Los Angeles Philharmonic as second flutist in May 1996, and was appointed Associate Principal Flute in March 2009. In October 2000, she made her solo debut with Esa-Pekka Salonen in Ibert’s Flute Concerto. Before coming to Los Angeles, Karoly spent three seasons in the New World Symphony in Miami, under music director Michael Tilson Thomas. As a member of the award-winning Dorian Wind Quintet, she appeared regularly on chamber music series throughout the United States. Recently, she released a CD of flute and piano music titled “French Inspirations.” Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Karoly received a Master of Music degree from the Juilliard School. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin with Phi Beta Kappa honors and was the recipient of a Fulbright Grant to England. She is married to LA Phil cellist, Jonathan Karoly; they are the parents of three children.
JOANNE PEARCE MARTIN was appointed in 2001 as the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s keyboardist. She is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, and has been guest soloist with many orchestras. In great demand as a collaborative artist, she has performed with such artists as Joshua Bell, Lynn Harrell, James Galway, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Julius Baker, and Joseph Silverstein. She has performed at many summer music festivals and concert series. This season, she and her husband, Gavin Martin, have concertized together internationally as a two-piano team. Her playing has been described by the LA Times as possessing “unusual fervor and fluency” and “stirring virtuosity.” Her CD entitled “Barefoot,” was released to critical acclaim. When she’s not making music, you might find Joanne up in the air – she is an instrument-rated airplane pilot and master-rated skydiver.
261 B Promenade on the Peninsula
