Joy of Music String Quartet from Burbank, CA

Beautiful and elegant music for all occasions. We perform as a trio, consisting of piano, flute and voice, and our programs include music of the classical, popular and musical theater repertoire. We perform for public and private events and celebrations. A native Angeleno, pianist Daniel Brodsley received a degree in Music from UCLA, and studied piano and composition with some of the premier teachers in Los Angeles. He continued his studies in England, where he founded an experimental music program at the Cambridge Arts Lab, and performed with a musical theatre troupe at venues in many parts of England and Wales. On returning to Los Angeles, Daniel embarked on a career as a piano accompanist, playing for voice classes, choirs, opera and musical theatre productions. He is also active as a church musician, and very much enjoys performing with his wife, soprano Rosemarie Pfinder, and flutist Jim Radon, in concerts of popular and classical music throughout Southern California. Rosemarie Pfinder, soprano, has divided her life between Germany and the United States. Born in Altshausen, near Stuttgart, she obtained a degree in vocal pedagogy from the Music Conservatory in Karlsruhe, and studied voice privately with Dr. Uta Graf in New York and Natalie Limonick in Los Angeles.From 1980 to 2000 Rosemarie taught voice at the University of Munich, while giving many public recitals of classic and contemporary repertoire. From 1995 onward, she has performed regularly in recital in Los Angeles, accompanied by her husband, Daniel Brodsley. She frequently sings solos at the Unitarian Church of Verdugo Hills, and she and her husband collaborate with their good friend, flutist Jim Radon, in performing a wide range of repertoire, both classical and popular. They take pleasure in bringing beautiful and elegant music to audiences throughout the Los Angeles area. Jim Radon, flutist, holds degrees in music from De Paul and Roosevelt Universities in the Chicago area. He has performed in symphony orchestras and chamber ensembles in Chicago, New York, Washington D.C., Richmond,VA and Canada. While in the Chicago Symphony he played under such world-class conductors as Georg Solti, Leonard Slatkin and Carlo Maria Giulini. In 1985, Jim relocated to Los Angeles, where he continues to lend his talents to several community orchestras and smaller groups. Fluent on clarinet and saxophone as well as the flute, Jim has an extensive background in big band and small group jazz and swing, and has taught woodwind instruments at colleges and universities throughout the United States.