Past Concerts

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March 9th, 2013 at 8:00 PM

Thayer Hall at the Colburn School

200 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Program:
Mozart: Clarinet Quintet
Purcell: Dido's Lament
Debussy: Danse sacrée et danse profane
Handel-Halvorsen: Passacaglia
Piazzolla: Oblivion
Vaughan Williams: Along the Field (selections)
Cavaterra: World Premiere

Guest Artists:
Meredith Crawford (viola)
Linor Katz (cello)
Thomas Harte (double bass)
Moran Katz (clarinet)
Alison Bjorkedal (harp)
Adrienne Pardee (soprano)

For tickets, please click here.

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February 22nd, 2013 at 8:00 PM

The Wine Vault

929 South Brand Boulevard, Glendale, CA 91204
The Wine Vault is located at the intersection of Acacia and Brand. The entrance itself is on Acacia. Parking is available in the back of the building.

Program:
Mozart: "Dissonance" Quartet, K. 465 - I. Adagio - Allegro
Arvo Pärt: Fratres
Smetana: From My Life - III. Largo Sostenuto
Brahms: String Quartet in A minor - IV. Allegro non assai

Salastina partners with local "celebrity chef" Gary Menes (The French Laundry, Patina, Le Comptoir) for an evening of innovative, seasonal California cuisine inspired by equally fresh musical gems. Enjoy five courses and wine pairings served between each piece.

Guest Artists:
Meredith Crawford (viola)
Jacob Braun (cello)

For tickets, please click here.

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November 18, 2012 at 8:00 PM

Thayer Hall at the Colburn School

200 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Program:
DEBUSSY AND HIS WORLD
Satie: Gymnopédie No. 1
Stravinsky: Petit Concert from L’histoire du Soldat
Debussy/Schoenberg: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Ravel: Sonata for Violin and Cello
Fauré: La Bonne Chanson

Salastina honors the 150th birth year of Claude Debussy with a program featuring an unusual arrangement of one of his most beloved orchestral works alongside music written by his friends (Satie & Stravinsky), his rival (Ravel), and his musical opposite (Faure).

Guest Artists:
Elissa Johnston (soprano)
Ariana Ghez (oboe)
Benjamin Smolen (flute)
Chris Stoutenborough (clarinet)
Meredith Crawford (viola)
Yves Dharamraj (cello)
Geoff Osika (double bass)
Scott Dunn (piano)

For tickets, please click here.

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November 17, 2012 at 3:00 PM

Chapel of Mount Saint Mary's College

12001 Chalon Road, Brentwood, CA 90049
On-campus parking is free for our audience.
Click here for detailed directions and here for a campus map.

Program:
DEBUSSY AND HIS WORLD
Satie: Gymnopédie No. 1
Stravinsky: Petit Concert from L’histoire du Soldat
Debussy/Schoenberg: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Ravel: Sonata for Violin and Cello
Fauré: La Bonne Chanson

Salastina honors the 150th birth year of Claude Debussy with a program featuring an unusual arrangement of one of his most beloved orchestral works alongside music written by his friends (Satie & Stravinsky), his rival (Ravel), and his musical opposite (Faure).

Guest Artists:
Elissa Johnston (soprano)
Ariana Ghez (oboe)
Benjamin Smolen (flute)
Chris Stoutenborough (clarinet)
Meredith Crawford (viola)
Yves Dharamraj (cello)
Geoff Osika (double bass)
Scott Dunn (piano)

For tickets, please click here.

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September 15, 2012 at 8:00 PM

Thayer Hall at the Colburn School

200 South Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Program:
MASTERPIECE DISCOVERY
Shostakovich: Piano Quintet
Shostakovich: 5 Pieces for Two Violins and Piano

Join us for our season opening concert. Afterward, we invite you to mingle with the artists at a special wine reception and membership kick-off event.

Guest Artists:
Norman Krieger (piano)
Helen Callus (viola)
Antonio Lysy (cello)

For tickets, please click here.

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August 12, 2012 at 5:30 PM

Downtown Los Angeles
(exact location will be shared exclusively with ticket buyers 48 hours prior to the event)



Program:
Ernst/Irish Traditional: The Last Rose of Summer for Two Violins
Piazzolla: Verano Porteño from The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
Gershwin: Summertime from Porgy and Bess
Vivaldi: Summer from The Four Seasons

Celebrate the end of long days and warm nights with sultry sounds, Sara's musically-inspired seasonal fare, and wine pairings (courtesy of Buzz Wine Beer Shop) at this month's Audible Feast.

Guest Artists:
Agnes Gottschewski (violin)
Lauren Chipman (viola)
Yves Dharamraj (cello)
Stephanie Payne (bass)
Daniel Zuluaga (theorbo)

For tickets, please click here.

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June 14, 2012 at 8:00 PM

Zipper Hall at the Colburn School

200 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Program:
Vaughan Williams: Merciless Beauty
Brydern: Autobahn (U.S. Premiere)
Cazzati: Ciaccona
Brahms: Piano Quintet - First Movement
Barber: String Quartet - Adagio
Grever: Jurame

Guest Artists:
Joanne Pearce Martin (piano)
Meredith Crawford (viola)
Xiao-Dan Zheng (cello)
Jason Yoshida (theorbo)

$18 advance tickets / $25 at the door. To purchase discounted advance tickets, please click here.

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May 20th, 2012 at 5:30 PM

Pacific Electric Building Penthouse

610 South Main Street, Los Angeles, CA 90014

Program:
Ravel: String Quartet in F Major
Dinner and wine pairings prepared by Foodloveswine:
1st movement / Field greens, stone fruit, pistachio, goat cheese, fennel pollen
2nd movement / Pissaladiere Espagnol, onions, anchovy, artichoke, asparagus
3rd movement / Herb-roasted chicken, soft polenta, roast market vegetables
4th movement / Ginger beer float, homemade cucumber-mint ice cream

Guest Artists:
Meredith Crawford (viola)
Tao Ni (cello)

$130 per person. For tickets, please click here.

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February 9th, 2012

Chapel of Mount Saint Mary's College

12001 Chalon Road, Brentwood, CA 90049

Program:
Schubert: Cello Quintet in C Major

Mingle with the Artists at the Reception on the grounds directly after the performance.

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November 10th, 2011

Main Salon at Casa Romantica

415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente, CA 92672

Program:
Joaquin Turina: La Oracion del Torero (The Bullfigher's Prayer)
Orlando Gibbons: Fantasias
Alexander Borodin: Trio in G minor (based on Russian folk tune "What Have I Done to Hurt You?")
Matos Rodriguez: La Cumparsita (Tango)
Benjamin Godard: Forsaken
World Premiere of Jeremy Cavaterra's Andante
Johaness Brahms: Scherzo from Piano Quintet in F minor

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November 13th, 2011

Hannon Theater at Mount Saint Mary's College



Program:
Joaquin Turina: La Oracion del Torero (The Bullfigher's Prayer)
Orlando Gibbons: Fantasias
Alexander Borodin: Trio in G minor (based on Russian folk tune "What Have I Done to Hurt You?")
Matos Rodriguez: La Cumparsita (Tango)
Benjamin Godard: Forsaken
World Premiere of Jeremy Cavaterra's Andante
Johaness Brahms: Scherzo from Piano Quintet in F minor

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September 25th, 2011

The Edye Second Space at the Broad Stage



Program:
Dvořák: "American" String Quartet
Dvořák: Cypresses, Nos. I and XI

Salastina Music Society and the Consulate General of the Czech Republic present a special concert honoring the 170th birth year of Antonín Dvořák.

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September 4, 2011

Bing Theater at Los Angeles County Museum of Art



Program:
William Walton: Selections from Richard III and Henry V
Antonio Vivaldi: La Folia
Sergei Taneyev: Trio in D major
Jacob Gade: Tzigane Tango "Jalousie"
Samuel Barber: Dover Beach
Jeremy Cavaterra: Settings of Christina Rosetti poems (world premiere)

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September 3, 2011

Kingman Chapel at United Church of Christ



Program:
William Walton: Selections from Richard III and Henry V
Antonio Vivaldi: La Folia
Sergei Taneyev: Trio in D major
Jacob Gade: Tzigane Tango "Jalousie"
Samuel Barber: Dover Beach
Jeremy Cavaterra: Settings of Christina Rosetti poems (world premiere)

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June 18, 2011

Thayer Hall at the Colburn School



Program:
Antonin Dvořák: Miniatures
Béla Bartók: Romanian Dances (world premiere arrangement)
Maurice Ravel: Introduction and Allegro (featuring Julie Ann Smith, harp)
Mark O’Connor: Appalachia Waltz
Jeremy Cavaterra: Movement for String Quartet and Percussion (world premiere)
Arturo Márquez: Danzon No. 2 (world premiere arrangement)

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June 17, 2011

Balch Auditorium at Scripps College



Program:
Antonin Dvořák: Miniatures
Béla Bartók: Romanian Dances (world premiere arrangement)
Maurice Ravel: Introduction and Allegro (featuring Julie Ann Smith, harp)
Mark O’Connor: Appalachia Waltz
Jeremy Cavaterra: Movement for String Quartet and Percussion (world premiere)
Arturo Márquez: Danzon No. 2 (world premiere arrangement)

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January 8, 2011

Thayer Hall at the Colburn School



Program:
Béla Bartók: Selection of Duos for Two Violins
Jeremy Cavaterra: March and Divertimento for Violin and Piano
Ástor Piazzolla: Libertango
Samuel Barber: Dover Beach
Antonin Dvořák: Piano Quintet Op. 81: Allegro, ma non tanto
Surprise Operatic Aria Selection

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June 18, 2010

First Presbyterian Church in Santa Monica



Program:
Ernest Chausson: Chanson Perpetuelle, Op. 37 featuring: Elizabeth Futral
Johannes Brahms: String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 111
Intermission – light refreshments will be served
Ástor Piazzolla: Primavera Porteña ("Spring" from The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires)
Jeremy Cavaterra: Three Neruda Arias – world premiere featuring: Elizabeth Futral
Aria Giuseppe Verdi: Sempre Libera (from La Traviata) featuring: Elizabeth Futral

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June 17, 2010

Zipper Concert Hall at the Colburn School



Program:
Ernest Chausson: Chanson Perpetuelle, Op. 37 featuring: Elizabeth Futral
Johannes Brahms: String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 111
Intermission
Ástor Piazzolla: Primavera Porteña ("Spring" from The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires)
Jeremy Cavaterra: Three Neruda Arias – world premiere featuring: Elizabeth Futral
Alan Ridout: Ferdinand the Bull featuring: Seth Rogen as narrator