Our 61st Season
Dear Friends,
The South Bay Chamber Music Society is very excited to present our 61st season. Our Artistic Director, Robert Thies has scheduled a wonderful series for you this year.
Our aim is to present the highest quality chamber music performances featuring the finest musicians in Southern California.
Sincerely, Robin Paterson
President, SBCMS
ALL CONCERTS ARE STILL FREE TO THE PUBLIC.
Directions and Parking (Click here)
The Thies Consort
September 29, 2023 at 8:00 PM PDT – Los Angeles Harbor College
October 1, 2023 at 3:00 PM PDT – Pacific Unitarian Church
Robert Thies, piano
Kerenza Peacock, violin
Andrew Duckles, viola
Charlie Tyler, cello
Robert Schumann: Märchenbilder, Op. 113 for Viola and Piano IV. Langsam, mit melancholischem Ausdruck
Clara Schumann: Romance No. 1 in D-Flat Major (from Three Romances for Violin and Piano, Op. 22)
Robert Schumann: Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 47
Brahms: Piano Quartet in C Minor, Op. 60
Pacific Trio
October 27, 2023 at 8:00 PM PDT – Los Angeles Harbor College
October 29, 2023 at 3:00 PM PDT – Pacific Unitarian Church
Edith Orloff, piano
Roger Wilkie, violin
John Walz, cello
Bloch: Three Nocturnes for Piano Trio (1924)
Cassadó: Piano Trio in C Major (1926)
Ravel: Trio in A Minor (1914)
Vanhauwaert / Chalifour Duo
December 1, 2023 at 8:00 PM PDT – Los Angeles Harbor College
December 3, 2023 at 3:00 PM PDT – Pacific Unitarian Church
Steven Vanhauwaert, piano
Martin Chalifour, violin
Bach: Sonata in E Major for Violin and Harpsichord, BWV 1016
Poulenc: Sonata for Violin and Piano
Ysaye: Reve d’Enfant
Guillaume Lekeu: Violin Sonata in G Major
Lyris Quartet
January 5, 2024 at 8:00 PM PDT – Los Angeles Harbor College
January 7, 2024 at 3:00 PM PDT – Pacific Unitarian Church
Alyssa Park and Shalini Vijayan, violins
Luke Maurer, viola
Timothy Loo, cello
Purcell: Chacony in G minor, Z. 730 (arranged by Britten)
Grieg: String Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 27
Vaughan Williams: String Quartet No. 1 in G minor
Trio Ondine
February 2, 2024 at 8:00 PM PDT – Los Angeles Harbor College
February 4, 2024 at 3:00 PM PDT – Pacific Unitarian Church
Boglárka Kiss, flute
Alma Fernandez, viola
Alison Bjorkedal, harp
Mel Bonis: Scénes de la Forêt
Debussy: Sonata for flute, viola, and harp
Takemitsu: And Then I Knew ’twas Wind
Miguel del Aguila: Submerged
Seraphour
March 1, 2024 at 8:00 PM PDT – Los Angeles Harbor College
March 3, 2024 at 3:00 PM PDT – Pacific Unitarian Church
Emma Grace Roche, Melissa Birch, Dana Rouse, Heidi Vass, singers
Works by: Brahms, Tomás Luis de Victoria, Randall Thompson, Allegri, Daley, Vass, Taverner, Vandervalk, Hong, Busto, Siegfried, Fogelman, Chant and Shaker songs
Fiato Quartet
April 5, 2024 at 8:00 PM PDT – Los Angeles Harbor College
April 7, 2024 at 3:00 PM PDT – Pacific Unitarian Church
Carrie Kennedy and Joel Pargman, violins
Aaron Oltman, viola
Ryan Sweeney, cello
Beethoven: Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18, no. 1
Webern: Langsamer Satz
Mendelssohn: Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80