2024-2025 Concerts

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

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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

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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

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Zelter String Quartet 

Zelter 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

SAKURA Cello Quintet
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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