Redwood Arts Council
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Occidental, CA 95465
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LIST OF PAST CONCERTS
1980 – 1981 SEASON
Oct. 18 Philip Rosheger, Classical Guitar
Nov. 12 Occidental Ballet Studio, Children’s Performance
Nov. 15 Occidental Baroque Chamber Ensemble
Jan. 17 Caswell & Carnahan, “Celtic Power”
Jan. 31 Brooklyn Bridge Trio, “Bach to Benny Goodman”
Feb. 21 Santa Rosa Chamber Players
Mar. 13 Occidental Folk Dancing Troupe
Mar. 21 Emilio el Moro, Guitar and Singer
April 25 Shadow Play Balinese Theater Company
May16 Comstock Chamber Players String Quartet
May 22 Redwood Empire Ballet Company
June 20 Janet Greene, Harpsichord
Aug. 29 Kathleen Lane & Friends, Flute Quartet
1981 – 1982 SEASON
Sept. 18 Tony D’Anna Jazz Trio
Oct. 10 Caswell and Carnahan, Celtic Music
Oct. 31 Leslie Parnas, Cello
Nov. 21 Shadow Play Balinese Theater Company
Dec. 12 Robert Bloch String Quartet
Jan. 16 North Coast Baroque Ensemble
Feb. 20 Allaudin Mathieu, Piano
Mar. 20 Tewari, North Indian Classical Music
April 3 Paul & Joanne Mihaly, Piano Duo
May 22 David Able & Julie Steinberg, Violin & Piano
June 5 Holly Tannen, Traditional English Folk Music
June 26 John Gibbons, Harpsichord
1982 – 1983 SEASON
Aug. 28 Comstock Chamber Players String Quartet
Sept. 18 Janet Greene, Harpsichord
Oct. 16 Kronos String Quartet
Nov. 20 Caswell &Carnahan, Celtic Music
Jan. 15 David Abel & Julie Steinberg, Violin & Piano
Feb. 25 Leslie Parnas & James Buswell, Cello & Violin
Mar. 18 Janet Greene Baroque Ensemble
April 16 Robert Bloch String Quartet
May 21 San Francisco Horn Quartet
June 18 Hoffmann Jazz Trio
July 30 Comstock Chamber Players Clarinet Quintet
1983 – 1984 SEASON
Sept. 10 Shadow Puppet Theater, “The Tempest”
Oct. 1 Janet See & Janet Greene, Flute & Harpsichord
Nov. 12 Barbara Shearer, Piano
Dec. 10 Patrick Ball, “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” with Celtic Harp
Jan. 14 Bob Brozman, Steel Guitar and Banjo
Feb. 12 Mendelssohn String Quartet
March 17 Janet Greene Baroque Ensemble
April 14 Trio D’Amore, Harp, Flute & Cello
May 19 David Able & Julie Steinberg, Violin & Piano
June 23 Vintage Brass Quintet
July 21 Bennett Friedman Jazz Ensemble
1984 – 1985 SEASON
Sept. 29 Da Vinci String Quartet
Oct. 27 Bob Brozman, Madcap Guitarist – Steel Guitar
Nov. 16 Baroque Ensemble
Jan. 19 Cellos Four Plus More: Santa Rosa Symphony Cello Section
Feb. 9 Lyra Ensemble, Violin, Flute & Harp
March 9 Bonnie Hampton & Nathon Schwartz, Cello & Piano
April 11 Klezmorim
May 25 Baroque Trio, Harpsichord & Two Viola Da Gambas
June 15 Sonant Woodwind Quintet
July Tom Hoffmann Jazz Trio
1985 – 1986 SEASON
Sept. 7 Parlor Grand, Mandolin Ensemble
Oct. 4 Blue Flame String Band, “Eve Suzy Thompson”
Nov. 2 Anner Bylsma, Cello
Jan. 11 Dave Barrett, Native American Storyteller
Feb. 15 Mendelssohn String Quartet
Jan. 11 David Barrett, Native American Storyteller
Mar.14 Mathieu, Brooks & Ried, Piano & Voice
April18 Tuck & Patti, Guitar & Voice
May 17 Sonant Woodwind Quintet
June 13 Lo Jai, Traditional & Ancient French Folk Music
1986 – 1987 SEASON
Sept. 20 Shadow Play Theater Company, Balinese Shadow Puppets
Oct. 11 Janet Greene & Friends, Baroque Strings
Nov. 22 Stanford String Quartet
Jan. 10 Patrick Ball, Celtic Harp & Storyteller
Feb. 7 Trio D’ Amsterdam, Clarinet, Cello & Pianoforte
March 6 Keith Terry, Percussion and Body Music
March 28 Mendelssohn String Quartet
May 16 Pacific Arts Trio, Flute, Harp & Cello
June 20 La Corte Musical, Early & Renaissance Music
July 24 Sidesaddle, Bluegrass, Country & Western
1987 – 1988 SEASON
Sept. 19 Chaskinakuy, Music of the Andes
Oct. 3 Lark String Quartet
Nov. 14 Tuck & Patti, Jazz Guitar & Voice
Dec. 5 Streicher Trio, Forte Piano & Strings
Jan. 9 David Barret, Native American Storyteller
Feb. 19 Janet Ketchum & David Tenenbaum, Flute & Guitar
March 12 Varga Cello Quartet 4 Cellos
April 22 Colorado String Quartet
May 21 Serenade Israeli Folk Trio
June 18 Concerto Amabile Baroque Ensemble, Flute, Strings, Harpsichord
1988 – 1989 SEASON
Sept. 17 Blue Flame String Band, Eric & Suzy Thompson
Oct. 22 Tuck & Patti, Jazz Guitar & Voice
Nov. 19 Haslop & Sanders, Violin & Guitar
Jan. 7 Richie Cole & Alto Madness: Jazz Saxophone
Feb. 11 Coull String Quartet
March 11 Festival Winds
April 15 Cambridge Buskers, Accordion & Wind Instruments
May 6 Angeles String Quartet
June 2 Janet Greene & Bay Area Baroque Ensemble
July 15 Patrick Ball, Celtic Harp & Stories
1989 – 1990 SEASON
Sept. 22 John Hammond, Blues Guitar
Oct. 21 Mendelssohn String Quartet
Nov. 18 Chaskinakuy, Music of the Andes
Jan. 20 Tuck & Patti, Jazz Guitar & Voice
Feb. 23 Trio D’ Amsterdam, Clarinet, Cello & Pianoforte
March 24 New World Basset Horn Trio
April 28 Alexander String Quartet
May 19 Ensemble Alcatraz, Medieval & Renaissance Music
June 23 Judy Frankel, Jewish Folk Music
July 21 Aurora String Quartet
1990 – 1991 SEASON
Sept. 15. Richie Cole, Alto Madness jazz saxophone
Oct. 27 New York Trumpet Ensemble
Nov. 17 Australian String Quartet
Jan. 12 Buswell Parnas, Luvisi Trio, Violin, Cello & Piano
Feb. 16 Bob Brozman Madcap Guitarist, Steel Guitar
March 9 David Richter, Classical Guitar
April 6 Ridge String Quartet
May 10 Concerto Amabile with Alastaire Fraser Baroque & Scottish fiddle
June 15 Queen Mab, International Folk Music
July 21 Scholars of London, Vocal Quartet
1991 – 1992 SEASON
Sept. 6 The Bobs, Acappella Quartet
Oct. 12 John Khouri, Piano
Nov. 2 Arioso Wind Quintet
Jan. 11 Anner Bylsma, Cello (Bach Suites)
Feb. 29 Coull String Quartet
March 21 Varga Cello Quartet
April 25 David Barret, Native American Storyteller
May 16 Alexander String Quartet
July 25 La Slavyanka, Men’s Russian Chorus
1992 – 1993 SEASON
Sept. 19 Keith Richman & Eric Lugosch, Blues & Folk Guitar
Oct. 10 Raphael Trio, Violin, Cello & Piano
Nov. 21 Concerto Amabile, Baroque Ensemble
Jan. 22 Miland Sutherland Cello & Piano (commissioned piece CMA)
Feb. 13 San Francisco Conservatory String Quartet
March 6 Saturday Brass Quintet
April 24 Borromeo String Quartet
May 15 Patrick Ball, Celtic Harp & Storyteller
June 26 Jeremy Cohen Quartet, jazz
July 17 Keith Terry & Crossfire, International Drumming Quintet
1993 – 1994 SEASON
Sept 25 Angeles String Quartet & Valencia Trio, Boccherini Festival
Oct. 25 Australian String Quartet
Nov. 20 Amherst Saxophone Quartet
Jan. 22 Arcangeli Baroque Strings
Feb. 22 Tuck & Patti, Jazz guitar & voice
March 5 Cavani String Quartet
April 16 David Richter, Classical Guitar
May 14 Susan Rode Morris & Richard Savino, Voice & Guitars
June 11 Ron & Rick & Marmelzat, Jewish Folk Music
1994 – 1995 SEASON
Sept. 23 Keith Terry & Crosspulse
Oct. 15 Chester String Quartet
Nov. 5 Peter Buckley – Master Story Teller
Dec. 3 New York Chamber Soloists
Jan. 21 Parisii String Quartet
Feb. 25 Chaskinakuy – Music of the Andes
Mar. 18 Brentano String Quartet
April 22 John Dornenburg & Friends, Baroque Ensemble
May 13 Wei-Shan Liu (Chinese Harp)
1995 – 1996 SEASON
Sept. 23 Rosalie Sorrels & Nina Gerber, Folk Music
Oct. 28 Cavani String Quartet
Nov. 11 Meridian Arts Ensemble
Jan. 6 Concerto Amabile
Feb. 3 Alma Duo, Violin, Viola, Guitar
Mar. 23 Seven Last Words of Christ, FJ Haydn, “Easter Oratorio”
Apr. 13 Patrick Ball, Celtic Harp & Story
May 3 Lionhart, Vocal Ensemble
May 31 Mendelssohn String Quartet
1996 – 1997 SEASON
Sept. 21 John Khouri
Oct. 11 Alexander String Quartet
Nov. 9 Parisii String Quartet
Jan 18 The Oberlin Piano Trio
Feb. 22 David Burgess, Guitar
Mar. 22 Bob Brozman, Steel Guitar)
Apr. 11 Anonymous 4
May 3 Modern Mandolin Quartet
May 31 Musica Pacifica
1997 – 1998 SEASON
Sept. 13 Rongchun Zhao, Erhu Master, Chinese Violin
Oct. 18 Ian Swenson, Friends and Family
Nov. 8 John Dornenburg & Malcolm Proud, Viola da Gamba & Harpsichord
Jan. 10 Susan Rode Morris, Voice & Phebe Craig, Harpsichord
Feb. 7 Swenson Hersh Piano Trio
Mar. 14 Cavani String Quartet
Apr. 18 So La Re String Trio & Timothy Day, Flute
May 23 Alexander String Quartet
June 13 Kitka, Eastern European Vocal
1998 – 1999 SEASON
Sept. 19 Ad Vielle Que Pourra, Folk Music from Ancient Regions of France
Oct. 17 Magnificat: Puppet Opera, Baroque Comic Opera
Nov. 14 Paul Galbraith, Classical Guitarist
Dec. 4 Pacifica String Quartet
Jan. 8 Weilerstein Trio
Feb. 12 Trio Voronezh, Russian Folk Music
Mar. 5 Peabody Trio
Apr. 30 Anonymous 4
May 22 Alexander String Quartet
1999 – 2000 SEASON
Sept. 25 Amherst Saxophone Quartet
Oct. 23 Geoff Hoyle “One Man Show”
Nov. 20 Orion String Quartet
Dec. 3 Aulos Ensemble
Jan. 8 Miami String Quartet
Feb. 26 Pacifica String Quartet
Mar. 18 Paul Galbraith Classical Guitarist)
Apr. 14 Peabody Trio
May 20 Patrick Ball, Celtic Harp & Story
2000 – 2001 SEASON
Sept. 30 St. Petersburg String Quartet
Oct. 20 Monica Huggett & Richard Savino, Violin & Guitar)
Nov. 11 Jacques Thibaud String Trio
Dec. 9 Aulos Ensemble & Julianne Baird – “Concert & Party”
Jan. 6 Music’s Recreation
Feb. 10 Orion String Quartet
Mar. 17 David Burgess, Guitar
Apr. 21 Musicians From Marlboro
May 5 Julian Gray & Ronald Pearl, guitars
June 16 Eric Alatorre & Barbara Kazmierczak
2001 – 2002 SEASON
Sept. 15 San Francisco Conservatory Strings
Oct. 13 Synchronicity Duo, Piano and Percussion
Nov. 3 Pacifica String Quartet
Jan. 19 New Hollywood String Quartet
Feb. 16 Fortune’s Wheel
Mar. 9 Petersen String Quartet
Mar. 23 Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Recorder Quartet
Apr. 27 Gamelan Sekar Jaya, Music and Dance of Bali
June 9 Artaria String Quartet
2002 – 2003 SEASON
Sept. 7 Paul Galbraith, Classical Guitarist
Oct. 5 Ensemble Amarcord
Nov. 9 Stamic Quartet
Jan. 4 Tuck & Patti
Feb. 2 Hesperus & Rosa Lamoreaux, Soprano (Hildegard von Bingen)
Mar. 1 Gregory Fulkerson, Violin
Apr. 5 Emperor String Quartet
May 3 Tanya Tomkins & Eric Zivian
June 7 Geoff Hoyle, “One Man Show”
2003 – 2004 SEASON
Sept. 20 Tanya Tomkins and Eric Zivian, Cello & Piano
Oct. 11 The Streicher Trio, Pianoforte, Violin, & Cello
Nov. 8 Cypress Spring Quartet
Jan. 17 Linda Tillery
Feb. 28 Pacifica Spring Quartet
Mar. 27 Richard Savino & El Mundo
Apr. 24 Daedalus String Quartet
May 15 Musica Pacifica, Baroque Wind & String Ensemble
June 12 Pocket Opera, Donald Pippin’s “Anna Bolina”
2004 – 2005 SEASON
Sept. 18 Linda Tillery and KITKA
Oct. 9 San Francisco Conservatory Strings
Nov. 13 Cavani String Quartet
Dec. 4 Borromeo String Quartet
Jan. 8 Arcangeli Baroque Strings
Feb. 19 Windscape, Wind Quartet
Mar. 12 Cem Duruoz, Classical Guitar
May 14 New York Chamber Soloists
June 11 Chaskinakuy, Andian Village Music
2005 – 2006 SEASON
Sept. 17 Gregory Fulkerson, Violin
Oct. 22 Deadalus String Quartet
Nov. 12 Neidich, Tomkins & Zivian, Clarinet, Cello & Piano
Jan. 14 Amit Peled, Cello
Feb. 18 Pacifica String Quartet
Mar. 18 Mendelssohn String Quartet
Apr. 8 Hesperus & the Robin Hood Project
May 6 David Burgess, Guitar
June 10 Pocket Opera, Donald Pippin’s “Verdi’s Rigoletto”
2006 – 2007 SEASON
Sept. 23 Galanterie, 18th Century Lute & String Quartet
Oct. 20 Ensemble Amarcord
Nov. 18 Nobilis Piano Trio
Jan. 20 Peabody Piano Trio
Feb. 17 Euclid String Quartet
Mar. 17 Talich String Quartet
Apr. 21 Amit Peled, Cello
May 12 Patrick Ball & the Medieval Beasts “The Legend of Tristan & Isolde”
June 9 Ian Swensen & Marc Teicholz, Violin & Guitar
2007 – 2008 SEASON
Sept. 28 Kronos String Quartet
Oct. 27 Strauss Tomkins & Zivian Trio
Dec. 1 Linda Tillery & Nina Gerber
Jan. 19 Vilnius String Quartet
February 9 Konevets Vocal Quartet
Mar. 1 Jupiter String Quartet & Jose Franc-Ballester
Mar. 29 Denise Djokic & David Jalbert
April 26 Trio Barocco, Craig, Kraft, Morris
May 31 San Franciscco Saxophone Quartet
2008 – 2009 SEASON
Sept. 13 Tuck & Patti
Oct. 18 Hugo Wolf Quartet
Nov. 15 Hesperus and The General
Jan. 17 Afiara String Quartet
Feb. 14 Synchronicity
Mar. 14 Amit Peled & Eli Kalman
April 18 Peabody Trio
May 9 Euclid String Quartet
June 6 Cem Duruoz, Guitar
2009 – 2010 SEASON
Sept. 12 Cleveland Duo & James Umble
Oct. 24 Daedalus String Quartet
Nov. 14 Contrasts Quartet
Jan. 23 Ecole Royale
Feb. 27 Flanders Recorder Quartet
Mar. 20 Johannes String Quartet
Apr. 17 San Francisco Piano Trio
May 1 Calefax Reed Quintet
2010 – 2011 SEASON
Sept. 25 Ives String Quartet
Oct. 23 Škampa String Quartet
Nov. 13 Chiara String Quartet
Dec. 4 Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas
Jan. 29-30 Fischer Duo
March 12 Amelia Piano Trio
April 2 Altenberg Piano Trio Wein
April 30 San Francisco Guitar Quartet
2011 – 2012 SEASON
Sept. 17 New York Polyphony
Oct. 15 Cavani String Quartet
Nov. 5 SF Munich Trio
Nov. 19 Brass Farthing
Dec. 2 Kronos String Quartet
Jan. 21 Boston Trio
Feb. 11 Boris Adrianov & Alex Kobrin, Cello & Piano
March 31 Borromeo String Quartet
2012 – 2013 SEASON
Sept. 22 Young-Ha Kim, Tenor
Oct. 20 Carducci String Quartet
Nov. 17 Trio Chaskinakuy
Dec. 15 Aulos Ensemble
Jan. 27 Calder String Quartet
Feb. 15 Parker String Quartet
March 23 Cashore Marionettes
April 20 San Francisco Conservatory Piano Trio
May 18 Cypress String Quartet
2013 – 2014 SEASON
Sept. 21 Delphi Piano Trio
Oct. 13 Paul Galbraith, Guitar
Nov. 10 Sonic Escape
Dec. 8 Hot Club of San Francisco, “Cool Yule”
Jan. 18 Zivian Tomkins Duo
Feb. 15 The Gould Piano Trio w/Robert Plane, Clarinet
March 8 Miro String Quartet
April 12 Real Vocal String Quartet
May 10 Stone Quartet
2014 – 2015 SEASON
Sept. 20 Swensen LaDeur Duo w/Brenden Guy, Clarinet
Oct. 12 El Mundo, “Kingdoms of Castille”
Nov. 15 Escher String Quartet
Jan. 17 KWPC Baroque
Feb. 21 Turtle Island String Quartet “Birth of the Cool”
March 14 Lysander Piano Trio
April 11-12 Cotik-Lin Duo, “Solely Schubert”
2015 – 2016 SEASON
Feb. 13 Flanders Recorder Quartet
March 18 Amit Peled, Cello
April 16 Harlem String Quartet
May 21 Telegraph String Quartet
2016 – 2017 SEASON
Oct. 15 Jasper String Quartet
Dec. 10 Elena Urioste & Adam Golka, Violin & Piano
Jan. 20 Miro String Quartet
Jan. 21 Brubeck Brothers Quartet
Feb. 12 Tanya Tomkins, Eric Zivian & Eric Hoeprich, Cello Piano & Clarinet
Apr. 29 Hermitage Piano Trio
2017 – 2018 SEASON
Oct. 6 Miro String Quartet
Nov. 11 Morgenstern Piano Trio
Jan. 20 Delphi Trio
Feb. 17 Thalea String Quartet
Apr. 14 Adrionov Illionov Duo, Cello & Guitar
2018 – 2019 SEASON
Oct. 13 Parker String Quartet
Nov. 3 ATOS Trio
Dec. 8 Miro String Quartet
Jan 19 Frisson Ensemble
March 23 Amit Peled, Cello
April 13 Costanoan
2019 – 2020 SEASON
Sept. 14 Paul Galbraith, Guitar
Oct. 19 American Chamber Players
Nov. 9 Minetti String Quartet
Jan. 19 San Francisco Trio
Feb. 24 Kouzov Duo
Mar. 20 Andreas Klein, (canceled – covid)
April 11 Poulenc, (canceled – covid)
May 9 Heath String Quartet, (canceled – covid)
2020 – 2021 SEASON
Dec 27 Peled & Polera, Cello & Piano, (streaming/online)
Jan. 15 Miro String Quartet, (streaming/online)
Feb 28 Agave Baroque with Reginald Mobley, (streaming/online)
Mar. 28 Tomkins & Zivian, (streaming/online)
April 18 Miles Hoffman, (streaming/online)
May 11 Ilya Yakushev, Piano, (streaming/online)
June 13 American Chamber Players, (streaming/online)
2021 – 2022 SEASON
Oct 18 Andreas Klein
Nov. 14 Telegraph String Quartet
Dec. 4 Agave Ensemble
Jan. 22 Ilya Yakushev (Canceled – covid)
Jan 28 Minetti Quartet(Canceled – covid)
Feb 5 Milenkovich & Aznavoorian (Canceled – covid)
Mar. 11 Peled & Polera, Cello & Piano, (Matinee & Evening Performances)
April 1 ATOS Trio
April 29 Paul Galbraith, Guitar
2022 – 2023 SEASON
Sept. 10 Roy Zajac’s Ebony & Maple Clarinet Quintet
Oct. 15 Heath String Quartet
Nov 13 Ilya Yakushev, Piano
Jan 22 Frisson Ensemble
Feb 17 Aris String Quartett
Mar 24 Pacific Coast Trio
April 28 Arod String Quartet
May 21 Aznavoorian Duo, Piano and Cello
2023 – 2024 SEASON
Nov 4 Destiny Muhammad Trio and Chloe Tula
Jan 21 Amit Peled & Peter Miyamoto
Feb 9 AGAVE Sextet
Mar 1 Miró Quartet
Mar 30 & Mar 31 Sequoia Quintet
May 17 Quinteto Latino