5:15-6:15pm           Docents available to discuss the site
6:30 -8:00pm          Concert

If you were here for his 2009 concert at the Beach you may recall this artist, who pairs lyrical virtuosity with a down-home style and a whimsical approach to improvisation. This time he'll be playing a mixture of classical (Bartok, Fauré, de Falla), jazz (Django Reinhardt) and Gypsy music, accompanied by the Transylvanian Mountain Boys (guitarist Christopher Judge and double-bass player Brendan Statom). Apap and the Boys play an eclectic evening of classical, jazz, and folk music, and regale audiences with tales alternately hilarious and moving.

"Equally at home with Bartok and bluegrass, Mozart and the music of the Bulgarian ghettos,
Gilles Apap is a violinist who defies categorisation." - Josef Woodard, The Strad

Gilles Apap is known for his extraordinary ability to integrate a variety of musical genres, incorporating styles of music as diverse as American bluegrass and Gypsy fiddling with the standards of the classical repertoire. As a soloist, Apap has appeared with orchestras across the globe, and has led master classes at such diverse educational institutions as conservatories in Malmo, Lisbon, and Geneva, the University of Indiana, and Mark O’Connor’s Fiddle Camp. He also tours regularly with his ensembles Colors of Invention and the Transylvanian Mountain Boys. gillesapap.com.

 "Equally at home with Bartok and bluegrass, Mozart and the music of the Bulgarian ghettos, Gilles Apap is a violinist who defies categorisation." - Josef Woodard, The Strad

Gilles Apap is known for his ability to integrate a variety of musical genres, incorporating styles of music as diverse as American bluegrass and Gypsy fiddling with the standards of the classical repertoire. As a soloist, Apap has appeared with orchestras across the globe, and has led master classes at such diverse educational institutions as conservatories in Malmo, Lisbon, and Geneva, the University of Indiana, and Mark O’Connor’s Fiddle Camp. He also tours regularly with his ensembles Colors of Invention and the Transylvanian Mountain Boys. gillesapap.com.

Stop by early for information on the Beach House by docents from the Santa Monica Conservancy.

Tickets are free but space is extremely limited for this special concert and reservations are required - we prefer that rather than reserve a large block of tickets, you ask your friends to make their own reservations. If you would like to attend, please reserve online and plan to arrive by 6:15pm to retain your reservation. Late seating, even for reservation-holders, is not guaranteed. Late and overflow seating will be available in an adjacent room, where attendees can hear but not see the performance. To adjust or cancel your reservation for this event, email beachhouse@smgov.net. We appreciate your keeping in touch!

Directions: The Beach House is located at 415 Pacific Coast Highway, Santa Monica, CA 90402 on the west side of Pacific Coast Highway, a half mile north of the California Incline and a half mile south of Chautauqua Blvd. Plenty of public parking is available - enter off PCH at the Beach House Way traffic light. The facility is easily accessible by foot or bike from the beach bike path, although the Beach closes at sunset. There is ample bike parking at racks throughout the site - remember to bring your own lock.

Parking: For weekend Beach=Culture events May-September, there is a daily $10 parking charge at the park and pay machines available in three areas of the ACBH parking lot. For hourly and weekday fees, please check the website for details.

Other events: To view & make reservations for future free Beach=Culture events, check http://annenbergbeachhouse.com/beachculture.

General Info: For hours, events and more, visit http://www.annenbergbeachhouse.com, or call 310-458-4904. Back on the Beach Café hours are subject to change depending on weather - call ahead.