This year marks the return of a beloved Music Guild holiday tradition – the combined forces of the Chamber Orchestra and Choir and Soloists of St. Matthew’s Parish presenting baroque favorites of the season. After Henry Purcell’s buoyant The Gordian Knot Untied and Arcangelo Corelli’s pastoral Christmas Concerto, the Choir and Soloists present one of […]
The Harvard Din & Tonics are Harvard University’s signature jazz a cappella singing group, known around the world for their rich tradition of excellence in both music and performance. With a repertoire centered on the American jazz standards of the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, these Harvard scholars—who perform in white tie, tails, and lime green […]
Underwritten by a generous gift from the Estate of Mary Calfas Janos Pianist David Kaplan returns for a concert featuring violinist and Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew’s Concertmaster, YuEun Gemma Kim, soprano Liv Redpath, and friends. The New York Times noted Kaplan’s “striking imagination and creativity” and the Berliner Umschau said of Redpath “a radiant […]
The Chamber Orchestra will open with the world premiere of a new Music Guild commission by Los Angeles-based Dawn Norfleet, a versatile composer, performer and bandleader with a broad range of roots and inspiration, from Claudio Monteverdi to Charles Stepney. The concert continues with Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout by Gabriela Lena Frank, whose opera El […]
Underwritten by a generous gift from James and Annabel MontgomeryMajor support for the Music Guild’s Choral Arts Initiative is provided by Gordon and Karen Dressler and founding and sustaining members of the Choral Arts Initiative The Music Guild’s Choral Arts Initiative continues to bring the world’s finest choral ensembles to the Los Angeles area. The […]
Happy Anniversary Opus 86! – Nathan Laube, organ A Special bonus concert for all 2024-2025 subscribers above and beyond our usual seven-concert series covered by the season pass. In celebration of the Music Guild's 40th Anniversary and the 40th Anniversary of the dedication of the C.B. Fisk Pardee Organ, we are pleased to co-host – […]
Celebrated as “adventurous and passionate” (The New Yorker), Ukrainian-born pianist Inna Faliks returns to St. Matthew’s Music Guild to perform the West-coast premiere of Richard Danielpour’s Piano Concerto No. 4 (A Hero’s Journey). A frequent collaborator with Mr. Danielpour, Ms. Faliks shares a passion with the Grammy Award-winning composer for deep lyricism and brilliant virtuosity. […]
