2025-2026 performance season

Wednesday, September 24, 2025

 7:00 p.m

Kristyn Harris is a Texas-bred musical powerhouse that has been named the International Western Music Association Entertainer of the Year 4 years in a row. She is known for her powerful voice, swing rhythm guitar chops, songwriting, yodeling, and energetic stage presence. Her primary style, Western Swing, the “Official Music of Texas” has a vintage sound that crosses between country and jazz, characterized by a swing beat and stellar, exhilarating musicianship. Kristyn is also a 5-time recipient of the IWMA Female Performer of the Year (2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021). Kristyn is packaged with an energetic and genuine style that makes her love of what she does evident and contagious. Hailey Sandoz is the band’s fiddler who is known for her exceptional fiddling, jazzy vocals, and creative arranging skills. Her style is rooted in western swing, jazz, bluegrass, and Celtic. When The Kristyn Harris Band takes the stage, be ready for the fun and sparks to fly!

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

7:00 p.m.  

Virtuosic showpieces and romantic ballads, blazing gypsy tunes and forgotten chestnuts, all brought to life with multi-instrument mastery: this is Quartetto Gelato—a popular and highly unusual classical quartet. With a performance repertoire that spans the globe and includes classical masterworks, engaging vocals, the sizzling energy of tangos, gypsy and klezmer songs, the group’s theatrical stage presence and relaxed humor establish an intimate rapport with audiences worldwide. The group is regularly heard on CBC, Classical 96.3 FM, NPR, PRI, and NUR networks. At the 2010 INDIE Awards, Quartetto Gelato was honored as Best Classical Ensemble, and achieved unique global reach when Canadian astronaut Dr. Robert Thirsk chose their first two CDs to take on board during his NASA flight on the space shuttle Columbia, to literally be heard around the world!

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

7:00 p.m. Performance will be held the Recital Hall

Rigorously trained in the classical tradition, Beo String Quartet knows their way around contemporary expression, including the use of electronics, live sound processing, and spatial audio manipulation. Their performances of Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, or Shostakovich have been compared to those of the best among 21st century international string quartets. From the Latin “to make happy,” Beo started out as a lark. Two Mexican-American brothers, violinist Jason Neukom and violist Sean Neukom, decided to record a song entitled “Happy, Happy,” composed by Sean, but for that they would need two more players, and so with violinist Andrew Giordano and cellist Ryan Ash in 2015 the Beo String Quartet was formed. Beo String Quartet does what it loves best: playing classical repertoire, contemporary, rock, and experimental music. A spectacular quartet not to miss, sure to rock your world.

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

7:00 p.m.

  The award-winning Encore Saxophone Quartet is among Los Angeles’ premier performing ensembles. Touted during their South African tour as Masters of the saxophone, impressing their listeners not only by brilliant virtuosity but equally by some of the most delicate sounds imaginable. Encore Saxophone Quartet was the only American chamber music group selected to perform at the prestigious 2019 Lansum International Music Festival. The Quartet was formed in 1984 by internationally renowned saxophonist Douglas Masek. In addition to Douglas Masek on soprano saxophone, the Quartet includes Ken Foerch on alto, David Brennan on tenor, and Damon Zick on baritone saxophone - all are distinguished soloists and chamber music artists who perform nationally and internationally. Encore Saxophone Quartet will transport you on a musical journey exploring the captivating sound spectrum of the saxophone in a quartet setting.