Our 62nd Season
Dear Friends,
The South Bay Chamber Music Society is very excited to present our 62nd 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.
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New Hollywood String Quartet
September 13, 2024 at 8:00 PM PDT – Los Angeles Harbor College
September 15, 2024 at 3:00 PM PDT – Pacific Unitarian Church
Tereza Stanislav violin, Rafael Rishik violin, Robert Brophy viola, Andrew Shulman cello
Borodin: Quartet No. 2 in D Major
Walton: Quartet No. 2 in A Minor
Wolf: Italian Serenade
Los Angeles Winds
October 18, 2024 at 8:00 PM PDT – Los Angeles Harbor College
October 20, 2024 at 3:00 PM PDT – Pacific Unitarian Church
Susan Greenberg flute, Michael Yoshimi clarinet, Jonathan Davis oboe, Anne Ranzani bassoon, Bernadene Blaha piano
Mendelssohn: Concert Piece No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 113
Madeleine Dring: Trio for Flute, Oboe, & Piano
Glinka: Trio Pathetique in D Minor
Gernot Wolfgang: Ghost Train
Julius Roentgen: Trio for Flute, Oboe, & Bassoon
Saint-Saëns: Caprice on Danish and Russian Airs, Op. 79
Vanhauwaert Piano Quartet
November 15, 2024 at 8:00 PM PDT – Los Angeles Harbor College
November 17, 2024 at 3:00 PM PDT – Pacific Unitarian Church
Steven Vanhauwaert piano, Ambroise Aubrun violin, Brian Chen viola, Yoshika Masuda cello
Mozart: Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, K. 493
Schubert: Fantasy in C Major, D. 934 for Viola and Piano
Faure: Piano Quartet in C Minor, Op. 15
Zelter String Quartet
January 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM PDT – Los Angeles Harbor College
January 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM PDT – Pacific Unitarian Church
Kyle Gilner and Gallia Kastner violins, Carson Rick viola, Allan Hon cello
Florence Price: String Quartet No. 2
Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D 810 “Death and the Maiden“
Piazzolla: Four, for Tango
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Thies Consort
February 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM PDT – Los Angeles Harbor College
February 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM PDT – Pacific Unitarian Church
Robert Thies piano, Kerenza Peacock violin, Charlie Tyler cello
“In the Face of Aggression and Oppression”
Myaskovsky: Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 81
Prokofiev: Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 80
Shostakovich: Piano Trio No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 67
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SAKURA Cello Quintet
Stella Cho, Michael Kaufman, Yoshika Masuda, Zachary Mowitz, Peter Myers, celli
March 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM PDT – Los Angeles Harbor College
March 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM PDT – Pacific Unitarian Church
Stella Cho, Michael Kaufman, Yoshika Masuda, Zachary Mowitz, Peter Myers, celli
A selection of Renaissance madrigals interspersed with:
Donald Crockett: selections from “Carving an Alphabet: a book of madrigals for five cellos” (2019)
Fauré: 5 mélodies “de Venise” (arr. Peter Myers)
Debussy: 4 Préludes and Clair de Lune (arr. Peter Myers)
Piazzolla: Adiós Nonino (arr. Peter Myers) (edited)
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Pacific Trio
April 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM PDT – Los Angeles Harbor College
April 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM PDT – Pacific Unitarian Church
Edith Orloff piano, Roger Wilkie violin, John Walz cello
Leonard Bernstein: Trio
Gaspar Cassadó: Trio in C Major
Saint-Saëns: Trio No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 92
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