Events for April 2024

Sol Performing Strings

Sol Performing Strings

Join our instructor Aya Ettinger and learn or expand on your violin skills! This class is for beginners and intermediate learners! Class begins Thursday, August 10th from 3:15- 5:15 pm. The registration cost is $35 for returning students, $45 for new students, and $25 violin rental fee, now that’s a deal! For questions or more information please email us at [email protected] or call us at 831-386-1381.

Nakamatsu/Manasse/Frautschi Trio

Nakamatsu/Manasse/Frautschi Trio

Pre-concert lecture at 6:30 pm. The program includes Debussy, Chopin, Milhaud, Stravinsky, and Novacek pieces. FULL DESCRIPTION Claude Debussy Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor, L. 140 Claude Debussy Première Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Piano, L.116 Frédéric Chopin Andante spianato and grande polonaise brillante, op. 22 Darius Milhaud Suite for violin, clarinet and piano, Op.157b Igor Stravinsky L’Histoire du soldat. Suite for Violin, Clarinet, and Piano John Novacek Two Rags for Violin, Clarinet and Piano Performers Jon Nakamatsu, piano Jon Manasse,…

Maxwell Quartet

Maxwell Quartet

Pre-concert talk at 6:30 pm. The program includes pieces by Haydn, Howells, MacMillan, and Mendelssohn. FULL DESCRIPTION Joseph Haydn String Quartet in C Major op.74 no. 1 Anonymous Scottish work songs Herbert Howells Fantasy Quartet James MacMillan Memento Felix Mendelssohn String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, op. 80 Performers Colin Scobie, violin George Smith, violin Elliott Perks, viola Duncan Strachan, cello About the Performers The Quartet comprises four close friends who grew up playing folk and classical music together in youth orchestras…

Chicago Piano Quartet

Chicago Piano Quartet

Pre-concert lecture at 6:30 pm. The program includes pieces by Turina, Cras, and Brahms. FULL DESCRIPTION Joaquín Turina Piano Quartet Jean Cras String Trio Johannes Brahms Piano Quartet No. 3 in C Minor, op. 60 Performers Desiree Ruhstrat, violin Aurelien Fort Pederzoli, viola David Cunliffe, cello Marta Aznavoorian, piano About the Performers Violinist Desirée Ruhstrat, cellist David Cunliffe, and pianist Marta Aznavoorian are known to the CMMB audience for their successful performance in October 2021 as the Lincoln Trio. Ruhstrat, Cunliffe, and violist…

Telegraph Quartet

Telegraph Quartet

Pre-concert talk at 6:30pm. Program includes pieces by Gabriela Lena Frank, Fanny Mendelssohn, and Antonin Dvořák. FULL DESCRIPTION Gabriela Lena Frank Leyendas mvts. II & IV Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel String Quartet in E-flat Major Grażyna Bacewicz String Quartet No. 3 Antonin Dvořák String Quartet No. 14 in A-flat Major, op. 105 Performers Eric Chin, violin Joseph Maile, violin Pei-Ling Lin, viola Jeremiah Shaw, cello About the Performers The Telegraph Quartet was formed in 2013 with an equal passion for the standard chamber music…

Manhattan Chamber Players

Manhattan Chamber Players

Pre-concert talk at 6:30 pm. The program features works by Mozart, Shostakovich and a world-premiere composition by Andrea Casarrubios. FULL DESCRIPTION Program: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, K.478 Andrea Casarrubios Piano Quintet (CMMB commission) Dmitri Shostakovich Piano Quintet in G Minor, op. 57 Artistic Director and violist Luke Fleming formed Manhattan Chamber Players. This collective of players came together to share their love of chamber music. All the members have their own impressive careers – as soloists, members…

Guitar Lessons

Guitar Lessons

Join our guitar instructor, Felix Miranda and learn or expand your guitar-playing skills! This class is 8 weeks long for both beginners and intermediate levels. Every Friday, starting July 7th from 3-5 pm. The class registration fee is $60/ participant.

Summer Camp

Summer Camp

It’s official! Summer is here, school is out, children are ready to have some fun! We have two weeks of fun planned out for your child/children! Children will get to explore the different arts this summer from traditional art to graphic design, traditional music to music production, performing arts, and more! Starting Tuesday, July 18th through the 28th, Tuesdays-Fridays, from 1-5 pm. For ages 6 and older. The registration cost is $100 for 2 weeks or $15/day per participant. *Scholarships are available*