2024-25 Concerts

Please note: concert venue will be the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Grass Valley or as otherwise noted until we are able to move into our new Hardin Hall at Crown Point Venues.
This season is one of exciting transitions for InConcert Sierra as we construct a new facility for our concerts, as well as an economic and artistic asset for the region.

We seek your understanding as we move through this transitional phase!
Interested in purchasing season tickets?

Please email us at info@inconcertsierra.org
or call the office at 530-273-3990 to get yours today!




Sierra Master Chorale & Orchestra Concerts
Alison Skinner, Conductor
Saturday, December 14, 2024 • 7:30pm
Sunday, December 15, 2024 • 2pm
Sierra Master Chorale & Orchestra
A sparkling holiday celebration!

Experience the magic of the season with beautiful and evocative compositions, including the joyful Vivaldi "Gloria" and Craig Courtney's delightful "Musicological Journey Through the Twelve Days of Christmas," along with more holiday favorites. The concert will be a harmonious blend of classical brilliance and whimsical storytelling, perfect for ushering in the holiday spirit. Don't miss this enchanting celebration of music and joy!

Thanks to concert sponsors Stifel Investment Services, Diego's, Élan Clinic, and Ljubica D. Petrasic, DDS!

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Special Performance
Saturday, December 21, 2024
2pm & 7:30pm
VOCES8
The 2023 and 2024 Grammy-nominated British vocal ensemble VOCES8 is proud to inspire people through music and share the joy of singing. Their concert sold out last time they were here. They are one of the hottest a cappella groups on the planet right now. Don’t miss your chance to hear them live!

Two performances with different programs - attend them both if you can’t get enough a cappella vocals.

Many thanks to Bill and Anna Trabucco for underwriting to make this a reality!

Thanks to concert sponsors B&C Ace Hardware!

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Third Sunday Chamber Series
January 19, 2025 • 2pm with 1:15 pre-concert forum
Escher String Quartet
The famed ESQ is known for its profound musical insight and rare tonal beauty. A former BBC New Generation Artist and recipient of the Avery Fisher Career Grant, the quartet is a regular guest at Wigmore Hall. In its hometown of New York, the ensemble serves as season artists of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Joining the quartet are David Speltz (cello) and Connie Kupka (viola), principals in the ICS Orchestra and the parents of Brendan (violin) and Brook Speltz (cello), to perform the brilliant Tchaikovsky “Sextet in D minor, Op. 70, ‘Souvenir de Florence,’” which is “frightfully difficult” according to its composer.

Thanks to concert sponsors Lisbeth Noel & Cheryl Morris!

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Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Residency Series
Saturday, February 8, 2025 • 2pm
David Finckel, cello • Wu Han, piano
Arnaud Sussmann, violin
Launching our residency is a return engagement that will make the grass greener! Award-winning violinist Arnaud Sussman joins forces again with cellist David Finckel and pianist Wu Han – who are co-directors of both CMS and Music@Menlo and among the most influential classical musicians in the world. The program includes celebrated trio performing works by Haydn, Shostakovich, and Mendelssohn. Wu Han will be delighted to perform on our new Steinway!

Thanks to concert sponsors Robin & John Reves, Barbara & Don Scoble, and Beth & Jerry Biagini!

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Third Sunday Chamber Series
February 16, 2025 • 2pm with 1:15 pre-concert forum
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
In 1970, Ohlsson became the first, and remains the only, competitor from the United States to win the gold medal awarded by the International Chopin Piano Competition. Since that triumphant win, he has established himself worldwide as a musician of magisterial interpretive and technical prowess. Ohlsson has been long regarded as one of the world’s leading exponents of the music of Frédéric Chopin. Program to incude Barber, Haydn, Chopin, and a work written for him by Tom Misson.

Thanks to concert sponsors Cheryl Morris & Lisbeth Noel and Sierra View Medical Eye!

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Third Sunday Chamber Series
March 16, 2025 • 2pm with 1:15 pre-concert forum
WindSync
They’re back! The ensemble of highly energetic virtuosic players began their international touring career after winning the 2012 Concert Artists Guild and 2016 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competitions. In 2018, they ‘blew’ us away and we’re ready for a repeat performance.

Thanks to concert sponsors Kathy Chastain & Gary Shannon and Joan & Lance Goddard!

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Third Sunday Chamber Series
April 27, 2025 • 2pm with 1:15 pre-concert forum
Spanish Journey
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
A fantastic program with five CMS Artists centered around Spanish influences: Jessica Rivera, soprano — Soyeon Kate Lee, piano — Kristin Lee, violin — Clive Greensmith, cello — Jason Vieaux, guitar. Spend a musical afternoon in Spain, with enchanting colors, rhythms, and textures, beautifully expressed in piano trios of Arbós and Turina, and vocal works by Falla, Rodrigo, and Obradors, the texts of which beautifully express the flair and passion of the Spanish language. The combination of the guitar’s intoxicating sounds, the language’s seductive tones, and the vivid style illustrate the richness of this culture. (This is the fourth Sunday of the month due to Easter falling on the third Sunday.)

Thanks to concert sponsors Lisbeth Noel and Weiss Landscaping!

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Sierra Master Chorale & Orchestra Concerts
Alison Skinner, Conductor
2025
Sunday, May 18 • 2pm
Tuesday, May 20 • 7:30pm
Sierra Master Chorale & Orchestra
An inspiring blend of choral and orchestral masterpieces that will captivate audiences of all ages, don’t miss the chance to be swept away by powerful harmonies and rich orchestral sounds by the Sierra Master Chorale and Orchestra.

Thanks to concert sponsor Élan Clinic!

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Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Residency Series
Friday, June 13, 2025 • 7:30pm
Wu Han, piano & CMS Chamber Quartet
“Performances such as the one given by Wu Han and friends are the stuff of legend. When a chamber music performance is both easygoing and insanely precise, the underlying substance of it has a way of penetrating deeply into the human psyche. That’s what it’s all about for Han, Finckel, and the people with whom they work. They are defining, in real time, the very essence of chamber music.” (The Berkshire Edge 2021) Get ready for another electrifying program, featuring one of the captivating Dvorak Piano Quartets.

Thanks to concert sponsors Lorraine Plagge & Hank Meyer!

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Past Performances

Special Performance
Monday, October 14, 2024 • 7:30pm
Le Consort
Treat yourself to a fabulous and intimate baroque performance by Le Consort, the Paris-based preeminent ensemble.

Le Consort, a dynamic ensemble of four young and exceptionally talented musicians, presents chamber baroque repertoire like never before. Co-directed by the globally acclaimed violinist Théotime Langlois de Swarte, virtuosic harpsichordist Justin Taylor, and Baroque violinist Sophie de Bardonnèche, alongside cellist Hanna Salzenstein, these under-30 artists bring fervent dedication, genuine sincerity, and a fresh perspective to their performances. Don't miss the chance to witness this exciting blend of youthful energy and a timeless performance.

Thanks to concert sponsors Susie Monary-Wilson & John Wilson!

 
Third Sunday Chamber Series
October 20, 2024 • 2pm with 1:15 pre-concert forum
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble
The Ensemble was formed in 1967, with members from the world-renowned “Academy of St Martin in the Fields,” one of the world’s finest chamber orchestras renowned for its brilliant interpretations of great orchestral music.

Thanks to concert sponsors Christine & Vincent O'Gara, River Valley Community Bank and Lori & John Hagele!

 
Big thanks to our season sponsors:
Barbara & Denis Drew, Dr. George & Jo Ann Rebane, and Jeff Leiter & Diane Robertson

 

Thank you to our sponsors!