Sunday, March 15, 2026 at 3:00 pm​

BRASS MUSIC THROUGH THE AGES

Brass quintet doesn’t offer the same historical conventions as the string quartet—we don’t have a Beethoven quartet, for example. But without those constraints, we can offer a bit of an unconventional FREE-FOR-ALL—A bit of early Bach and Gabrieli on modern instruments, Russian salon music from the 1890s, music from the German Brass, and then we will storm into the 20th century and beyond with music from film and TV, some inspired by jazz. Local Los Angeles music scene composers such as Jim McMillen (Bridgerton), Bill Mays (jazz pianist who accompanied Frank Sinatra), Fred Steiner (Perry Mason and Rocky and Bullwinkle) and Steve Huffsteter (legendary jazz trumpet and composer from Altadena) will also highlight our program. Chris Price & Cathy Ryan (trumpets), John Mason (horn), Dave Ryan (trombone), P. Blake Cooper (tuba)

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​Sunday, April 26, 2026 at 3:00 pm

MOZART PIANO QUINTET & POULENC SEXTET

After its premiere in 1784, Mozart wrote to his father "I myself consider it to be the best thing I have written in my life” and Poulenc’s rollicking sextet. Michele Zukovsky (clarinet), Larry Kaplan (flute) John Mason (horn), Jonathan Davis (oboe), Phoebe Ray (bassoon), Antoinette Perry (piano)

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Sunday, May 17, 2026 at 3:00 pm

ANTONIN DVORAK AND HARRY BURLEIGH

The Czech professor and his African American student Burleigh—a gifted young student of Dvorak—singer, composer, and the first composer to create arrangements of spirituals for the concert stage. Music includes Dvorak’s “Dumky” trio and works by Burleigh for violin, piano, and voice. Agnes Gottschewski (violin), Maggie Edmondson (cello), Kevin Fitz-Gerald (piano), Caroline McKenzie (soprano). Curated by Delores Bing

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