Today on Notes from the Fires here on Classical California John Rabe is back with Cheech and Natasha Marin. Last week, we heard how the Palisades fire - miraculously - left their house with only smoke damage. Today, John hears how both of them came to classical music through the public schools in Southern California and St Petersburg, Russia.

John Rabe, Natasha and Cheech in their garage
We’ll close out this episode with music from “The Girl With the Pearl Earring” by Alexandre Desplat, recorded at Abbey Road.