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Off-Ramp

With Mallets of Forethought

By Off-Ramp Staff
Published Oct 6, 2007
The man who brought kettledrums to the front of the stage, Jonathan Haas.
The man who brought kettledrums to the front of the stage, Jonathan Haas.
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Over 11 years and 570 episodes, John Rabe and Team Off-Ramp scoured SoCal for the people, places, and ideas whose stories needed to be told, and the show became a love-letter to Los Angeles. Now, John is sharing selections from the Off-Ramp vault to help you explore this imperfect paradise.

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The Pasadena Symphony opens its 80th season next week with a rare performance of Philip Glass's Concerto Fantasy for Two Timpanists and Orchestra.

Glass wrote the piece for Jonathan Haas, who will star at the opening night event.

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