Left Coast Chamber Ensemble Virtual Gala,
Curated by Kurt Rohde
Thank you all who joined us Saturday evening for the virtual event, music, and community, and thank you to all who were able to make a donation in support of our musicians and our education program. Did you miss the gala, or wish to re-watch? Click the link below to enjoy this very special selection of music curated by Kurt Rohde, and hear from the composers and players!
Kurt Rohde
Photo: Bonnie Rae Mills
You are invited to join us Saturday, May 9, 2020 at 6:00pm Pacific Time for our virtual gala! Left Coast’s Artist Advisor, the celebrated composer and violist Kurt Rohde, will host an evening of hand-selected concert excerpts showcasing favorite performances, compositions, and commissions.
Including music from Debussy, Chris Castro, Jennifer Jolley, and Rohde, with special appearances from composer Anthony R. Green and LCCE flutist Stacey Pelinka.
FREE! Join us at our YouTube channel for the live event. Any donations made during the gala will directly fund:
Left Coast musician pay. We are committed to paying our players during this difficult time, many of whose primary income source is live performance.
Renewing our thriving education program, Music From the Inside Out, for another school year at Oakland School for the Arts and the San Francisco Community Music Center.
We are grateful
for your support!
Donation Levels and Thank you Gifts
In lieu of our annual live auction and fund-a-need, we’re happy to offer thank you gifts to you, our generous donors:
$1,500: Left Coast to Go! The ever-popular auction item is back; Left Coast players delight at your next party with a concert in your home! May be redeemed after it is safe to congregate again. Limited quantity!
$750: Sheltering Serenade. One LCCE player comes to your garden and safely serenades you from a distance! Enjoy this 20-minute solo concert from the comfort of your open window, porch swing, etc. Choose from 5 exciting repertoire options - see below for details!
$500: Invitation for two to next Spring's season announcement salon! Be the first to hear the line-up for our 2021-22 season, and enjoy a preview from Artistic Director Anna Presler and luncheon with the LCCE family.
$150: A signed copy of Kurt Rohde’s newest CD It Wasn’t A Dream, out now on Albany Records. Features Rohde's most substantial string quartet, Treatises for an Unrecovered Past, and the title work for soprano, tenor, and piano 4-hands.
$50: Beautiful Left Coast bookmark, and thanks in our concert programs!
Thank you for supporting the arts in the Bay Area!
Considering a Sheltering Serenade? Choose from one of these concert programs!
A Bird in the Garden. Stacey Pelinka offers either of two garden programs: Bach Partita in A minor and Peteris Vasks Landscape with Birds or Syrinx, Marais La Folia Variations, Telemann Fantasia in G major. To be arranged at a time mutually convenient for host and musician.
New Works for Cello. Leighton Fong performs a solo concert of contemporary cello music. Available for most of the period May 15- August 29 to be arranged at a time mutually convenient for host and musician.
Chaconne at Home. Anna Presler plays Bach's Chaconne for solo violin, written around 1720 while the composer was Kapellmeister in Köthen. Available June 5-August 29, to be arranged at a time mutually convenient for host and musician.
Ravel Sonata - special duet! Leighton Fong and Anna Presler perform Maurice Ravel's Sonata for Violin and Cello, a masterpiece of counterpoint, orchestration, and color composed in the early 1920s. Available for most of the period May 15 - August 29, to be arranged at a time mutually convenient for musicians and host.
Bach in the Garden. The newest member of Left Coast, conductor and violist Matilda Hofman, plays the exquisite Bach D minor cello suite on her viola. Available June 1-August 19, to be arranged at a time mutually convenient for musicians and host.
Kurt Rohde. Photo: Vivian Sachs
Tune in on Saturday, May 9th at 6pm Pacific for the event live. Kurt, Anna, and Left Coast players will be moderating the comments section and answering your questions about their performances and our programs. We can’t wait to share these special performances with you!
Contact Managing Director Susan Thieme if you have questions at susan@leftcoastensemble.org.
banner image: Lena Zentall