While the museum is not yet open for public programs, we are pleased to offer a “virtual concert” made possible by Duo Ondine in partnership with Laguna Beach Live!

Harpist Alison Bjorkedal and flutist Boglárka Kiss founded Duo Ondine in 2005. They have been performing in the Los Angeles area regularly, featuring the most cherished repertoire as well as new works for flute and harp. In 2013, the duo won the prestigious Beverly Hills Auditions.

Harpist Alison Bjorkedal and flutist Boglárka Kiss founded Duo Ondine in 2005. They have been performing in the Los Angeles area regularly, featuring the most cherished repertoire as well as new works for flute and harp. In 2013, the duo won the prestigious Beverly Hills Auditions.

Alison Bjorkedal is a freelance GRAMMY award-winning musician. She is a member of Southwest Chamber Music, Golden State Pops Orchestra, and MUSE/IQUE. She has performed with the San Diego Symphony, Pasadena Symphony/Pops Orchestra, Long Beach Symphony, Long Beach Opera, and Opera Santa Barbara. She earned her Masters and Doctorate of Musical Arts degree in harp performance from the USC Thornton School of Music, and teaches at California Institute of the Arts (CalArts).

Award-winning flutist Boglárka Kiss has been a soloist, chamber and orchestral musician, and a recording artist. Educated in Europe, at Whittier College, the University of California, Boston University, and Stanford University, Kiss also teaches music at a college, and is in demand as a master class teacher, music coach, and adjudicator, and is an internationally published author in the field of music education history.