Past Seasons
October 2007
California Chamber Orchestra 
Warren Gref, Conductor
Comprised of professional musicians drawn from
throughout Southern California, the orchestra’s
program will include Pachelbel’s ever-popular
Canon in D; Albinoni’s Oboe Concerto and
Haydn’s Symphony #22, The Philosopher.
www.goldenvalleymusicsociety.org
January 2008
Melody of China 
These enthusiastic professional
musicians from some of the most prestigious music
conservatories in China perform a fascinating repertoire,
fusing an ancient cultural tradition with a youthful,
multi-colored American culture.
www.melodyofchina.org
February 2008
Sara Davis Buechner, Piano
With a repertoire ranging from Handel and Mozart to
Gershwin and Friml, Sara Davis Buechner is celebrated as a
charismatic pianist of noteworthy accomplishment, virtuosic
mastery, artistic sensitivity and extraordinary
versatility.
www.sarabuechner.com
March 2008
The Poulenc Trio
The Poulenc Trio, (oboe, bassoon
and piano) combines 21st century vibrancy with the very
best of European traditions, resulting in performances that
leap beyond the ordinary, transporting audiences into a
world of beautiful sonorities, playful rhythms and dramatic
excitement.
www.poulenctrio.com
April 2008
Coro Hispano – Música Festiva De Las
Misiones
Under the artistic direction of
Juan Pedro Gaffney, this San Francisco-based ensemble will
perform masterworks that have survived from the Californios
period, including sacred pieces and fiesta music of the
ranchos and haciendas.
www.corohispano.org
October 2008
The Brazilian Guitar Quartet 
Praised by the Washington Post for their "seductive
beauty" and "virtuosic gusto," the BGQ has established
itself as one of world's leading guitar ensembles. The group’s
unique combination, of regular six-string and extended-range, eight-string
guitars, allows for the exploration of an original and unusual repertoire.
In their almost ten years of activity, the BGQ has performed more than
250 concerts in the Americas, Europe and Asia, often receiving ecstatic
audience responses, garnering rave reviews, and meeting sold-out halls.
www.brazilianguitarquartet.com
January 2009
Chatham Baroque 
A trio playing violin, viola da gamba, lute, guitar and other period instruments,
Chatham Baroque was honored in 1999 as NPR’s "Best New Classical
Artist." Their lively interpretations, stylistic innovation, and dazzling
technique transport audiences from the elegant French court of Louis XIV
to the taverns of England, from the Scottish highlands to the exquisite
palaces of Peru.
www.chathambaroque.org
February 2009
Nyaho/Garcia Piano Duo 
Drawing from their extensive knowledge of the repertoire, as well as their
own rich cultural backgrounds, William Chapman Nyaho and Susanna Garcia
create fascinating programs. They specialize in the often, and unjustly,
neglected music of composers of African or Hispanic heritage, women composers,
and modern American composers.
www.nyaho.com/duo.cfm
March 2009
Woods Tea Company 
Returning by audience request, Wood's Tea Company is an acoustic group
that performs fiery Celtic tunes, bluegrass, sea shanties, and American
folk songs with ease and skill. During a performance they use as many as
a dozen different instruments, including banjos and bouzoukis, guitars
and bodhrans, and traditional tin whistles.
www.woodstea.net
April 19, 2009
La Catrina String Quartet, and guest artist 
Founded in 2001, the La Catrina Quartet has been praised as “among
the most promising young string quartets today”. Their triple mission:
to work closely with living composers promoting new music; to promote Mexican
and Latin- American art music; and to perform the string quartet masterworks.
Its members have performed as orchestral soloists and in recital in Mexico,
the United States, Japan, and England.
www.lacatrinaquartet.com
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