Our 59th Season
Dear Friends,
We are very excited to open our 59th season on Friday, September 24 at Harbor College and Sunday, September 26 at Pacific Unitarian Church. For the safety of our patrons, musicians, and all staff, we require that you be fully vaccinated and masked to attend these concerts. At the church we will keep all the doors open, so you might need a wrap.
Please join us for a most exciting and celebratory season opener with the incredible SAKURA Cello Quintet.
We are deeply grateful for your understanding and cooperation. We are all in this together. We will continue to monitor the Covid-19 situation and will follow guidance from public health officials and government agencies.
Sincerely, Robin Paterson
President, SBCMS
ALL CONCERTs ARE still FREE TO THE PUBLIC.
Download the Concert Schedule PDF here. (Coming Soon!)
SAKURA Cello Quintet
September 24, 2021 at 8:00 PM PDT – Los Angeles Harbor College
September 26, 2021 at 3:00 PM PDT – Pacific Unitarian Church
Stella Cho, Michael Kaufman, Benjamin Lash, Peter Myers, and Ben Solomonow; celli
Orlando Gibbons: Silver Swan
John Dowland: M. George Whitehead his Almand
John Dowland: The Earle of Essex Galliard
Carlo Gesualdo: Moro, Lasso, al mio duolo
Manuel de Falla: Ritual Fire Dance (arr. Peter Myers)
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Vocalise (arr. Peter Myers)
Johannes Brahms: Scherzo from FAE sonata (arr. Michael Kaufman)
Antonin Dvořák: Silent Woods (arr. Michael Kaufman)
Leonard Bernstein: “Somewhere” and “Mambo” from West Side Story (arr. Simon Parkin)
Johannes Brahms: Intermezzo, Op. 117/1 (arr. Peter Myers)
Chick Corea: Spain (arr. Peter Myers)
New Hollywood String Quartet with guest cellist, Antonio Lysy
October 22, 2021 at 8:00 PM PDT – Los Angeles Harbor College
October 24, 2021 at 3:00 PM PST – Pacific Unitarian Church
Tereza Stanislav, violin; Rafael Rishik, violin; Robert Brophy, viola; Andrew Shulman, cello
Mozart: Quartet No. 14 in G Major, K. 387
Schubert: String Quintet in C Major, D. 956
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The Thies Consort
December 3, 2021 at 8:00 PM PST – Los Angeles Harbor College
December 5, 2021 at 3:00 PM PST – Pacific Unitarian Church
Thies Consort
Robert Thies piano
John Walz, Cello 
Jessica Guideri, Violin
Brahms: Piano Trio No. 2 in C Major, Op. 87 (1883)
Dvořák : Piano Trio in F minor, Op. 65 (1883)
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Lyris Quartet
January 14, 2022 at 8:00 PM PST – Los Angeles Harbor College
January 16, 2022 at 3:00 PM PST – Pacific Unitarian Church
Alyssa Park violin; Shalini Vijayan violin; Luke Maurer viola; Timothy Loo, cello
Caroline Shaw: Blueprint
Mozart: Quartet No. 19 in C Major, K. 465 “Dissonance”
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Sergei Prokofiev: String Quartet No. 1 in B minor, Op. 50
Jessie Montgomery: Strum
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Trio Celeste
February 18, 2022 at 8:00 PM PST – Los Angeles Harbor College
February 20, 2022 at 3:00 PM PST – Pacific Unitarian Church
Arensky: Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 32 (1894)
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio no. 1 in D minor, Op. 49 (1839)
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Los Angeles Reed Quintet
March 11, 2022 at 8:00 PM PST – Los Angeles Harbor College
March 13, 2022 at 3:00 PM PST – Pacific Unitarian Church
Claire Brazeau, Oboe 
Don Foster, Clarinet 
Pat Posey, Saxophone 
Anthony Parnther, Bassoon 
Brian Walsh, Bass Clarinet
Mendelssohn (arr. Jelte Althuis): The Hebrides, Op. 26 (1830)
Mahler (arr. Trevor Cramer): Three Songs from ‘Des Knaben Wunderhorn’
Rheinlegendchen (1893)
Wer hat dies Liedlein erdacht? (1892)
Lob des hohen Verstandes (1899)
Ligeti: Six Bagatelles (1953)
Nina Shekhar Red (2018)
Yanjun Hua (arr. Oliver Boekhoorn): The Moon’s Reflection on the Second Spring (1949)
Corelli (arr. Raaf Hekkema): Sonata no. 5 ‘La folia’ op. 5 no. 12 (1700)
Nina Simone (arr. Jelte Althuis): For All We Know
Charlie Parker: Piece TBA
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Vanhauwaert / Byers Duo
Steve Vanhauwaert, Piano 
Eric Byers, Cello
April 22, 2022 at 8:00 PM PST – Los Angeles Harbor College
April 24, 2022 at 3:00 PM PST – Pacific Unitarian Church
Webern: Two Pieces (1899)
Schumann: Adagio and Allegro, Op. 70 (1849)
Bernstein: Three Meditations from MASS (1971)
Debussy: Sonata for Cello and Piano (1915)
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Webern: Three Little Pieces, Op. 11 (1914)
Brahms: Sonata for Piano and Cello in F major, Op. 99 (1886)
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