Our 60th Season
Dear Friends,
The South Bay Chamber Music Society is very excited to present our 60th season. Our Artistic Director, Robert Thies has scheduled a wonderful series for you this year.
Please note that conditions regarding the COVID-19 pandemic are fluid, and guidelines are subject to change at any time. To that end, SBCMS is prepared to adjust and embrace timely protocols based on what science, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and the CDC directives dictate. Please check our website for the latest concert guidelines.
Sincerely, Robin Paterson
President, SBCMS
ALL CONCERTS ARE STILL FREE TO THE PUBLIC.
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Elixir Trio
September 16, 2022 at 8:00 PM PDT – Los Angeles Harbor College
September 18, 2022 at 3:00 PM PDT – Pacific Unitarian Church
Lucy Nargizyan, piano
Samvel Chilingarian, violin
Fang Fang Xu, cello
Haydn: Trio in G Major, Hoboken XV: 25 “Gypsy” (1795)
Schubert: Trio in B flat Major, D. 898 (1827)
Khachaturian: Adagio from Spartacus (1954)
Prokofiev: Waltz from War and Peace (1946)
Piazzolla: Invierno Porteno (1970), Verano Porteno (1965)
The Thies Consort
October 14, 2022 at 8:00 PM PDT – Los Angeles Harbor College
October 16, 2022 at 3:00 PM PDT – Pacific Unitarian Church
Robert Thies, piano
Kerenza Peacock, Maya Magub, violins
Andrew Duckles, viola
Charlie Tyler, cello
Brahms: Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34 (1864)
Dvorak: Piano Quintet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 81 (1887)
Mozart and Beethoven!
November 18, 2022 at 8:00 PM PDT – Los Angeles Harbor College
November 20, 2022 at 3:00 PM PDT – Pacific Unitarian Church
Robert Thies, piano
Jenny Johnson Cullinan, oboe
Sergio Coelho, clarinet
Judy Farmer, bassoon
Laura Brenes, horn
Mozart: Quintet in E-flat Major for Piano and Winds, K. 452 (1784)
Gernot Wolfgang: Passing Through (2011)
Beethoven: Quintet in E-flat Major for Piano and Winds, Op. 16 (1796)
Pacific Trio
January 27, 2023 at 8:00 PM PDT – Los Angeles Harbor College
January 29, 2023 at 3:00 PM PDT – Pacific Unitarian Church
Edith Orloff, piano
Roger Wilkie, violin
John Walz, cello
Joaquin Turina - Trio No. 2 in B minor, Op. 76 (1933)
Robert Muczynski - First Piano Trio, Op. 24 (1966-67)
Bedřich Smetana - Trio in G minor, Op. 15 (1855)
New Hollywood String Quartet
February 17, 2023 at 8:00 PM PDT – Los Angeles Harbor College
February 19, 2023 at 3:00 PM PDT – Pacific Unitarian Church
Tereza Stanislav, Rafael Rishik, violins
Rob Brophy, viola
Andrew Shulman, cello
Beethoven’s 250th Birthday celebration
Quartet in G major, Op. 18, No. 2 (1799)
Quartet in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2, “Razumovsky” (1806)
Quartet No. 14 in C♯ minor, Op. 131 (1826)
Lyris Quartet
March 17, 2023 at 8:00 PM PDT – Los Angeles Harbor College
March 19, 2023 at 3:00 PM PDT – Pacific Unitarian Church
Alyssa Park, Shalini Vijayan, violins
Luke Maurer, viola
Tim Loo, cello
Schubert: Quartet No. 15 in G Major, D. 887
Brahms: Quartet No.1 in C Minor, Op. 51 no. 1
Vanhauwaert Piano Quartet
April 14, 2023 at 8:00 PM PDT – Los Angeles Harbor College
April 16, 2023 at 3:00 PM PDT – Pacific Unitarian Church
Steven Vanhauwaert, piano
Varty Manouelian, violin
Jonathan Moerschel, viola
Yoshi Masuda, cello
Mozart: Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat Major, K. 493 (1786)
Turina: Piano Quartet in A minor, Op.67 (1931)
Saint-Saëns: Piano Quartet in B flat major, Op. 41 (1875)