our 55th season has ended.
A very special thanks to everyone who joined us!
the 2022-2023 Season schedule will be posted soon!
Ticket sales start in August!
Things to know this season
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Proof of vaccination and a mask are required to enter. At Sunset Center, everyone will be masked, with the exception of performers on stage.
A socially distanced seating plan will be in place.
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Our Kids Up Front and Free! seats are limited to those ages 18 and younger with proof of vaccination for this season. Please call
831-625-2212 to reserve these seats.
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There will be no pre-concert talks this season. Instead, the artists will briefly tell us about the music before they perform.
Ticketing Information
All concerts start at 7:30 PM on Saturdays at the Sunset Center. Tickets purchased online are general admission for the section you select. After your purchase, we will give you our best available, socially distanced seats. Got a specific seating request? Please note your request in the comments section of your ticket order or give us a call!
Premium (Orchestra Rows D-R, Balcony Rows BA-BC) - $57-$69
Best (Orchestra Rows S-Z, Balcony Rows BD-BH) - $51-$64
Discounted Tickets (Please call 831-625-2212 to reserve)
Active Military (with valid ID) - $15
College/University Students (with valid ID) $15
Kids Up Front and Free! Program
Kids age 18 and under - FREE
Music Teachers - FREE
Parents/Chaperones - $15
October 9th, 2021
“…fervent and imaginative…impassioned textures and fine-spun phrasing”
- San Francisco Chronicle
Program
Joaquín Turina Piano Trio No. 2 (1936)
Erwin Shulhoff Duo for Violin & Cello (1925)
Ernest Bloch Three Nocturnes (1924)
Stacy Garrop Silver Dagger (2009)
Rebecca Clarke Trio for Violin, Cello, and Piano (1921)
November 13th, 2021
“…an intensely wrought and burnished performance…Overall, I wished I could put them on repeat." -Strings Magazine
Program
Ralph Vaughan Williams Piano Quintet in C minor (1903)
Franz Schubert Piano Quintet in A major, The "Trout" (1819)
January 29th, 2022
“…lean, knowing and unpretentious elegance…” NY Times
“…arresting freshness and subtlety” Time
“…An utterly distinctive voice in Bach interpretation” NY Times
Program
J.S. Bach The Goldberg Variations (1741)
February 26th, 2022
“The most compelling American group to come on the scene” - The New Yorker
Program
D. Shostakovich Piano Trio #1, op. 8 (1923)
C. Debussy Piano Trio in G major (1880)
L. Bernstein Piano Trio (1937)
Arno Babadjanian Piano Trio in F-sharp minor (1952)

The Catalyst Quartet
April 9th, 2022
“…turbulent, wildly colorful and exploding with life”
Washington Post
Program
F.J. Haydn Quartet in B flat Major, op. 76. #4, “Sunrise” (1798)
Terry Riley “Sunrise of the Planetary Dream Collector” (1981)
A. Webern “Langsamer Satz” (1905)
Multiple Composers CQ Minute (2020-‘21)
Co-commissioned by Chamber Music Monterey Bay