Music at the Mission

Celebrate the return of live classical music with Music at the Mission! Our Kaleidoscope 2022 Season opens with TOGETHER AGAIN, in two electrifying performances: February 25 at 8pm, and a Salon Series Concert on Saturday, February 26 at 2pm. Click below for details and tickets ...

After two years of seemingly nothing but gray skies, we are opening our 17th Season - Kaleidoscope 2022 - with two celebratory performances by "power trio", Matthew Szemela, Jennifer Kloetzel and Aileen Chanco! A Music at the Mission Salon Series concert with gourmet-selected wine and hors d'oeuvres will be hosted at a private hilltop residence on February 26 (2pm). A traditional concert format on February 25 will be held at All Saint's Episcopal Church in San Leandro (8pm). Details and tickets will be available at https://musicatthemission.ticketspice.com/musicatthemission

It's time for us to get together again! Music at the Mission's 17th Season opens on February 25 and 26 with electrifying performances by Matt Szemela, violin; Jennifer Kloetzel, cello; and Aileen Chanco, piano in "TOGETHER AGAIN!" The program of Liszt, Kernis, Say, Handel/Halvorsen and Beethoven celebrates love, romance, and the thrill of enjoying great music together. Click below for concert details, tickets, season subscription, and a link to the Music at the Mission 2022 Season brochure: https://musicatthemission.ticketspice.com/musicatthemission

Our 17th season - KALEIDOSCOPE 2022 - opens February 25 and 26 with an electrifying concert program "Together Again" with Matthew Szemela, violin; Jennifer Kloetzel, cello; and Aileen Chanco, piano. NEWSFLASH! On January 21, Ms. Kloetzel releases a new recording, her collaboration with pianist Robert Koenig, "Beethoven The Conquering Hero - Complete Works for Cello & Piano"! A graduate of The Juilliard School and a Fulbright Scholar, cellist Jennifer Kloetzel has concertized ...throughout the United States, Europe and Asia as a soloist and chamber musician. A founding member of the San Francisco-based Cypress String Quartet (1996-2016), Ms. Kloetzel has toured the globe and performed at such renowned venues as Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Chautauqua Institute and the Ravinia Festival, the Lobkowicz Palaces in both Vienna and Prague, as well as prominent colleges and conservatories worldwide. Ms. Kloetzel is noted for her elegant playing and her vibrant tone. A fervent champion of new music, she has received the Copland Award for her work with living American Composers and has commissioned and premiered over fifty works, including five concertos written specifically for her. You can pre-save the album by clicking on: https://orcd.co/3j03q08 and keep an eye out tomorrow for the first single release! See more

HAPPY NEW YEAR! MAY IT SPARKLE FOR YOU! Photo by Wout Vanacker

Coming soon! Music at the Mission 2022 - KALEIDOSCOPE - The 17th Season of Chamber Music Outside the Box! Music at the Mission's electrifying season opener TOGETHER AGAIN welcomes you back to live concerts with passionate, virtuosic performances by Matthew Szemela, violin; Jennifer Kloetzel, cello; and Aileen Chanco, piano in a program of Liszt, Kernis, Say, Handel-Halvorsen and Beethoven. Music at the Mission's TOGETHER AGAIN will take place at All Saints Episcopal Church in... San Leandro on Friday, February 25 (8pm), and will encore on Saturday, February 26 (2pm) in a delightful Salon Series Concert with gourmet wine and hors d'oeuvres at a Private Residence in Fremont. REFLECTIONS on Friday, March 11 (8pm) in Old Mission San Jose, Fremont is a brilliant yet poignant program reflecting on our year of isolation with works by Scarlatti, Beethoven, Burton, Rachmaninoff, and Del Aguila, performed by the Ledge Trio: Rhonda Bradetich, flute; Bill Everett, double bass; Aileen Chanco, piano; plus Katherine Lee, piano. One of that concert's many highlights is the World Premiere of Mark Fish's "Indoors," made possible through the Musical Grant Program, administered by InterMusic SF. On Sunday, May 22 (5pm), join us to celebrate the music of Astor Piazzolla and the passion of Argentine tango at VAYAMOS! featuring Quinteto Quilombo (Seth Asarnow, bandoneon; Ertan Torgul, violin; Aileen Chanco, piano; Jeff Massanari, electric guitar; Bill Everett, bass; Count Glover, dancer; and Inna Yureneva, dancer) in a sizzling concert extravaganza in the Jackson Theatre at Smith Center for the Arts, Ohlone College. Concert details will be in the Music at the Mission 2022 brochure/mailer and Facebook! Tickets will be available at: https://musicatthemission.ticketspice.com/musicatthemission Saturday, June 11 (6pm) is also a date to remember! It's THE ROARING '20s, the Music at the Mission Masquerade Ball that continues to support and sustain Music at the Mission, allowing us to bring you exciting "Outside the Box" chamber music concerts and enriching educational programs for local students. Speaking of which ... CHAMBERFEST returns on June 20 with a two-week summer music festival that culminates in the ChamberFest Live! youth concert on July 1. For student applications, contact Dr. Katherine Lee, Director of ChamberFest: [email protected]. https://musicatthemission.ticketspice.com/musicatthemission

Cheers for the New Year! We're looking forward to a toast-worthy 2022 season of great music performed by the virtuoso artists of Music at the Mission. Details and ticketing links will be available soon, please check back with us on Facebook! If you'd like to be included in our email updates, please let us know at: [email protected]

We are very much looking forward to our upcoming season - KALEIDOSCOPE 2022 - which opens in February with "TOGETHER AGAIN", followed in March by "REFLECTIONS" and "VAYAMOS!" in May. The concert programs are artistically and emotionally engaging, bringing stellar artists and audience together in a one-of-a-kind experience! (If you'd like to be included in our email updates, please let us know at [email protected] or via Facebook.)

As the holiday season draws near, we hope you will consider donating to Music at the Mission as we work hard to raise the curtain on live performances again! https://conta.cc/3Ea1Aaj

We appreciate your love of music, especially our "Chamber Music Outside the Box." Thank you for your support!

We hope to be able to return to Educational Outreach again!

May you embrace all that life has to offer, and reach new heights and happiness. Wishing you a wonderful year ahead! Music at the Mission

2020 brought all sorts of surprises and challenges (to say the least)! Music at the Mission rose to meet them with virtual concerts featuring virtuoso artists in delightful, engaging programs. There were fascinating Pre-Concert Talks and ZOOM After Party discussions and celebrations ... even a Masquerade Ball and Auction, all online! Now we're looking forward to creating exceptional music experiences throughout 2021. And 2021 will be here any day!

Did you ever wonder how the Big Bad Wolf really felt about his reputation? Or watch a triumphant romp of virtuosity between a cello and a double bass, followed by an homage to the legendary Charlie Chaplin? Don't miss this chance to see and hear some of the liveliest works for cello and bass by these brilliant and humorous Music at the Mission performers! On-Demand access now until 12/21 midnight! Click here: https://musicatthemission.regfox.com/an-afternoon-at-the-o/

TODAY and for the next 48 hours, YOU can enjoy exceptional artists in a virtual concert featuring Bach, Rossini, Bartok, Deak and none other than Charlie Chaplin! Join Music at the Mission's Michael Graham (cello) and Bill Everett (double bass) in "An Afternoon at the Opera" online beginning at 4:00pm (12-19-20) and available for 48 hours. Once you purchase a ticket ($25), you may watch as many times and whenever you wish! There's also a FREE Pre-Concert Lecture with Bill Everett (available right now), just click on the link and scroll down: https://musicatthemission.regfox.com/an-afternoon-at-the-op

We're glad that you're enjoying the Pre-Concert Talk and the entertaining Concert Trailer posted on our Facebook page! Tickets for "An Afternoon at the Opera" are available now at http://musicatthemission.regfox.com/an-afternoon-at-the-ope.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgscgLJlPX0&feature=youtu.be

Thank you to everyone who joined us last night for our season opening concert. If you missed it, there's still time. The show is available to stream until midnight Monday, so get your tickets. https://musicatthemission.regfox.com/kahnchanco

It's not too late to join us! (Buy your ticket now and enjoy the concert anytime within 48 hours.)

Only a few more days to go! In concert (virtual): Evan Kahn "inimitable and exceedingly good ... a force to be reckoned with" and Aileen Chanco "intensely virtuosic," lauded as "deft and colorful" (by San Francisco Classical Voice)! Click to watch and for details and tickets: https://musicatthemission.regfox.com/kahnchanco https://youtu.be/WBnz-S6F5j0

Check out the front page of the Tri-City Voice! https://tricityvoice.com/10-20-20/

I hope you will join us for the concert and on Zoom for the AfterParty, hosted by emcee David Bonaccorsi!

Join us for "East and West," a virtual concert production on Saturday, October 24, from 4pm to 5pm! The online-only program features fabulous flavors of Vienna, melding influences from Eastern Europe and the Middle East with traditional Western music in works by Chopin, Beethoven, Reva Vali, Martinu and Korngold. Here is Music at the Mission Artistic Director Bill Everett to give you a taste of what you will experience... https://vimeo.com/465215419/7fd3c3d4cf

Music at the Mission's The 16th Season AROUND THE BAY opens on October 24, 2020 with "East and West", a virtual concert experience that summons forth the delicious flavors of Vienna, melding traditional Western music with influences from Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Visit www.musicatmsj.org or our Facebook Event for details!

I’m so thrilled to be bringing you some exciting news for the upcoming season! Music at the Mission will present an unconventional series of concerts online, beginning in October! While nothing can replace the experience of a live performance, we plan to bring all aspects of our signature Chamber Music Outside the Box concerts to your living room. We will have both a fall and a spring series, with three 1-hour concerts each. Opening night for the Music at the Mission’s 16th... Season, 2020-2021 will be Saturday, October 24. Our traditional preconcert lectures by artistic director Bill Everett will be made available online for one week prior to concert day. And our concert programs will feature the same fun and innovative programming you are accustomed to, performed by the familiar faces of our Music at the Mission Chamber Playersand a couple of special guests! We will even have a post-concert virtual After Party, featuring a live discussion with you, our audience and the performers. Ask them anything at all! Concerts will begin at 4pm on Saturdays, followed by the virtual Afterparty reception. If you miss it or can’t be by your television or computer at that time, the concert will be available on demand for 48 hours. While the concert experience this year is different from what you are used to, we are opting to make lemonade out of lemons. We will take advantage of the situation by bringing you extraordinary concert productions that create an experience not possible in a live, in-person concert. You will be brought closer to the artists than a front row seat ever could! Tickets are $25 per view, so for the price of a couple of movie tickets your entire household can enjoy an exceptional music experience. Plus, your purchase will be directly supporting our musicians who, up until now, have been unable to perform due to the pandemic restrictions. So please join us, and help to keep the arts alive in the community. Help us continue to create the connection and the brilliance of live performances Aileen Chanco Director Music at the Mission

Aileen Chanco has exciting news about our upcoming Music at the Mission 2020-2021 Season, starting with opening concert on October 24! Please click on the link to hear the news firsthand: https://youtu.be/DsMWQlYquL8

A glimpse behind the scenes at tonight's Music at the Mission Virtual Ball! (left to right: Bill Everett, David Bonaccorsi, and Aileen Chanco) A BIG thank you to everyone who participated!

Tonight's the night! 7pm - 8:30pm (Check in begins at 6:30pm) Join us online for a wonderfully entertaining trip "Around the Bay in 90 Minutes" at the Music at the Mission Virtual Ball! Help support the great classical chamber music that you love while enjoying an evening of Outside the Box performances. Bid on a wide variety of fun and fabulous Live and Silent Auction items, and salute 2020 Tri-City Champion of the Arts and Culture, Dirk Lorenz of Fremont Flowers and Music a...t the Mission Volunteer of the Year, Len Gasiorek! Our virtuosic performing artists for this evening are Aileen Chanco, piano; Bill Everett, bass; Rhonda Bradetich, flute; Evan Kahn, cello; and featured guest, aerialist Kat Martucci! Single Tickets to the Music at the Mission Virtual Ball are $50 each. And it’s easy to register for this online event! (Please don't forget to register separately for the Auctions!) Virtual Ball Tickets: http://www.musicatmsj.org Auction Catalogue & Registration: http://charityauction.bid/mamvirtualball2020

Yes! You still have time to register to join us at the Music at the Mission Virtual Ball this Saturday 8-29-20 at 7:00pm and participate in the Silent Auction (open now until midnight on Saturday 8-29-20). For all the great music and entertainment, click on: https://musicatthemission.regfox.com/music-at-the-mission-v Help support Music at the Mission's Chamber Music Outside the Box!

Check out the latest addition to our online Music at the Mission Virtual Ball Auction. You could win MasterClass Online Classes for an entire year! Fascinating topics in Politics & Society, Culinary Arts, Sports, Music, Film, Design, Photography, Fashion, Science, Technology, Business Writing ... and the list goes on! https://www.masterclass.com/