WEBERN QUARTET

SAT, MAY 9, 2026 | 3:00 PM.

The highly acclaimed Webern Quartet—violinists Benjamin Hoffman and Chiai Tajima, violist Alex Granger and cellist Stella Cho—presents “Haydn & Beethoven: The Late Quartets.” On the program is the beloved Haydn String Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 76, No. 4 (“Sunrise”), and the grand Beethoven String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130, both of which were in the last complete set of string quartets by these two masters.

40th INFANTRY BRASS QUINTET

SUN, JUN 28, 2026 | 2:30 PM.

The Sunburst Brass Quintet of the 40th Infantry Division Band of the California Army National Guard headlines our annual Pre-Independence Day Celebration this year. Don’t miss this great concert of popular American classics and patriotic favorites, perfect to salute the Fourth of July on this 250th Anniversary of America!

ALMANOVA DUO

SAT, JUL 18, 2026 | 3:00 PM.

The award-winning AlmaNova Duo—flutist Jessica Pierce and guitarist Almer Imamovic— invite us on an adventure into Balkan music, with its youthful energy and resilience, haunting melodies and rich harmonies, jubilant rhythms and virtuosic melodic lines. The program includes original works for flute and guitar, such as Sarajevo Nights, along with new arrangements of traditional Bosnian Sevdalinka and Macedonian love songs.

XIAO CHEN

SAT, AUG 8, 2026 | 3:00 PM.

Pianist Xiao Chen has taught at Mount St. Mary’s University, served as a lecturer at UCLA, and is currently Music Director at the Irvine Conservatory of Music. In her program All American, she showcases a diverse range of American composers, featuring works by iconic figures such as Gershwin and Joplin, alongside Amy Beach, Lowell Liebermann, William Bolcom, Richard Danielpour and Florence Price.