Mountain Views News, Combined Edition Saturday, June 24, 2023

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Mountain Views News Saturday, June 24, 2023 

SCHOOL DIRECTORY

Alverno Heights Academy

200 N. Michillinda Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024

(626)355-3463

Head of School: Julia V. Fanara

E-mail address: jfanara@alvernoheights.org

Arcadia Christian School

1900 S. Santa Anita Avenue Arcadia, CA 91006

Preschool - TK - 8th Grade

626-574-8229/626-574-0805

Email:inquiry@acslions.com

Principal: Cindy Harmon

website: www.acslions.com

Arcadia High School

180 Campus Drive Arcadia, CA 91007

Phone: (626) 821-8370, Principal: Brent Forsee

bforsee@ausd.net

Arroyo Pacific Academy

41 W. Santa Clara St. Arcadia, Ca, 

(626)294-0661 Principal: Phil Clarke

E-mail address: pclarke@arroyopacific.org

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary School

Ms. Rose Navarro, Principal

2660 East Orange Grove Blvd.

Pasadena, Ca 91107

626-793-2089

https://school.abvmpasadena.org/

Barnhart School

240 W. Colorado Blvd Arcadia, Ca. 91007

(626)446-5588

Head of School: Tonya Beilstein

Kindergarten - 8th grade

website: www.barnhartschool.org

Bethany Christian School

93 N. Baldwin Ave. Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024

(626)355-3527

Preschool-TK-8th Grade

Principal: Jonathon Hawes

website: www. bcslions.org

Clairbourn School

8400 Huntington Drive

San Gabriel, CA 91775

Phone: 626-286-3108 ext. 172

FAX: 626-286-1528

E-mail: jhawes@clairbourn.org

Foothill Oaks Academy

822 E. Bradbourne Ave., Duarte, CA 91010

(626)301-9809

Principal: Nancy Lopez

www.foothilloaksacademy.org

office@foothilloaksacademy.org

Frostig School

971 N. Altadena Drive Pasadena, CA 91107

(626)791-1255

Head of School: Jenny Janetzke

Email: jenny@frostig.org

The Gooden School

192 N. Baldwin Ave. Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024

(626)355-2410

Head of School, Jo-Anne Woolner

website: www.goodenschool.org

High Point Academy

1720 Kinneloa Canyon Road 

Pasadena, Ca. 91107 

Head of School: Gary Stern 626-798-8989

website: www.highpointacademy.org

La Salle College Preparatory

3880 E. Sierra Madre Blvd. Pasadena, Ca. 

(626)351-8951 website: www.lasallehs.org

Principal Dr. Jamal Adams

Monrovia High School

325 East Huntington Drive, Monrovia, CA 91016

(626) 471-2800 Principal Darvin Jackson

Email: schools@monrovia.k12.ca.us

Odyssey Charter School

725 W. Altadena Dr. Altadena, Ca. 91001

(626)229-0993 Head of School: Lauren O’Neill

website: www.odysseycharterschool.org

Pasadena High School

2925 E. Sierra Madre Blvd. Pasadena, Ca. 

(626)396-5880 Principal: Mathew Kodama

website: http://phs.pusd.us

St. Rita Catholic School

322 N. Baldwin Ave. Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024

Principal: Adela Solis (626) 355-6114 

solis@st-ritaschool.org

Website: www.st-ritaschool.org

Sierra Madre Elementary School

141 W. Highland Ave, Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024

(626)355-1428 Principal: Lindsay LUIS

E-mail address: LUIS.lindsay@pusd.us

Sierra Madre Middle School 

160 N. Canon Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024

(626)836-2947 Principal: Garrett Newsom

E-mail address: newsom.garrett@pusd.us

Walden School

74 S San Gabriel Blvd

Pasadena, CA 91107 (626) 792-6166 

www.waldenschool.net

Weizmann Day School

1434 N. Altadena Dr. Pasadena, Ca. 91107

(626)797-0204

Lisa Feldman: Head of School

Wilson Middle School

300 S. Madre St. Pasadena, Ca. 91107

(626)449-7390 Principal: Ruth Esseln

E-mail address: resseln@pusd.us

Pasadena Unified School District

351 S. Hudson Ave., Pasadena, Ca. 91109

(626)396-3600 Website: www.pusd@pusd.us

Arcadia Unified School District

234 Campus Dr., Arcadia, Ca. 91007

(626)821-8300 Website: www.ausd.net

Monrovia Unified School District

325 E. Huntington Dr., Monrovia, Ca. 91016

(626)471-2000

Website: www.monroviaschools.net

Duarte Unified School District

1620 Huntington Dr., Duarte, Ca. 91010

(626)599-5000

Website: www.duarte.k12.ca.us

LOCAL STUDENTS PERFORM AT CARNEGIE HALL!

CEMALA (Classical European Music Academy Los Angeles) under the direction of Magdolna 
Berezvai gave a sensational performance at Carnegie Hall in New York.

Carnegie Hall witnessed some talent from CEMALA with high discipline measures achieved 
where they gave an outstanding performance including the talented San Gabriel Valley violin 
prodigies Aaron Lu (14 years old), Alexa Behravesh (10 years old), Allen Chen (8 years 
old), Evan Girard-Sun (14 years old), Sunny Xu (15 years old), Ngai Zou (12 years old),

The renowned Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage where countless historic concerts Tchaikovsky, 
Dvořák, Mahler, and Bartók to George Gershwin, Billie Holiday, Benny Goodman, 
Judy Garland, and The Beatles, an honor roll of music-making artists representing the finest 
of every genre has filled Carnegie Hall throughout the years since its first opening night in 
1891.



Especially after Covid, the spirit is still present within CEMALA and amazing to see the 
sacrifice parents make for their children’s success. CEMALA gave a gloriously rich, focused 
sound; that nimble, immaculate technique; that sense of meaning and purpose CEMALA 
injects into every single note; and, above all, that effortless charisma. It was a perfect stage 
for not only CEMALA but for New York City.

San Gabriel Valley students Aaron Lu (14 years old), Alexa Behravesh 
(10 years old) , Allen Chen (8 years old), Evan Girard-
Sun (14 years old), Sunny Xu (15 years old), Ngai Zou (12 years 
old) were extremely brave and heroic for taking part in this fulfilling 
journey.

Aaron Lu ,left, age 14 said “Both 
New York City and Carnegie are 
very beautiful and I will like to go 
again there sometime very soon."

Alexa Behravesh, (r) age 10 said: 
“To me Carnegie Hall is one of 
the biggest places to perform and 
it was fun and I got to experience 
how every note in music matters” 

Allen Chen, age 8 said: "I had lots 
of fun and the stage was very big"

Evan Girard-Sun age 14 (l) said: 
"Coming from Los Angeles and 
having the opportunity to play at 
the legendary Carnegie Hall in 
New York, especially as a 14-year-
old violinist, has been a dream 
come true. I am incredibly grateful 
to my mentor, Ms. Magdolna, for 
opening the door to this remarkable 
experience. Ms. Magdolna is 
the warmest teacher I've ever met. 
She takes us on trips, lets us play in 
all sorts of stages and gives us tons 
of chances to get our feet wet with 
performances. And the encouragement 
she gives me... it just lights a 
fire in me. She’s given me the confidence 
to play, and helped me see the 
beauty in classical music. Thanks to her trust, I'm fired up and 
ready to work my hardest to become the best violinist I can be."

Sunny Xu age 15 (r) said: "The performance 
was quite remarkable. The 
ability to see that all the hard work 
has paid off is truly stellar, but it was 
only possible under our conductor’s, 
Ms. Magdolna’s leadership."

Ngai Zou age 12 said: "Under the 
guidance of the teacher, the ability 
of teamwork has been improved and 
the ability of stage performance has 
been enhanced."

CEMALA (Classical European Music 
Academy Los Angeles) a comprehensive violin 
school, is committed to nurturing young extraordinary 
musical talents. The opportunity to travel 
and perform at Carnegie Hall was an eye opener.



The Academy is under the leadership of the Hungarian 
born violinist Magdolna Berezvai, who has 
brought to Los Angeles her expertise she learned 
in her musical studies in Hungary, proving again 
that music truly is a refuge!

Magdolna said “I am so proud. The children simply 
played the challenging pieces in a very professional 
manner.” This also was the first debut premiere 
of CEMALA’s arrangement of the Butterfly. 
CEMALA currently is preparing for their next 
concert tour which will take place in Spain, 2024 
next year.

CEMALA practices hard and gathers new experiences 
from numerous performances. That's a lot 
of work but it's also a lot of fun, as CEMALA takes 
various opportunities to combine practices with 
other fun activities like performances in Disneyland, 
Universal studios, Seaworld and community venues including other performances such 
as the White House, LA Lakers, Italy Concert Tour, Eastern European Concert Tour 2019, 
Iceland Concert Tour 2018, and China Concert Tour which was cancelled due to COVID. 



For more information: Contact Magdolna Berezvai, CEMALA's Artistic Director at 

323-678-3239 or visit www.cemala.com


Allen Chen - above


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