Gold Coast announces 6 new concerts for 2021!

Gold Coast Chamber Players continue their virtual concerts in 2021 with an ambitious series of six new programs. The 2020 Fall Series, Bach Shorts, featured leading Bay Area cellists in an intimate exploration of Bach’s Cello Suites. Main Stage Concerts which begins in January of 2021, celebrates love and diversity. Virtual links remain available for one week following the concert date. Cello/bass duo 2LOW from the San Francisco Symphony begins our 2021 Main Stage Concerts with music by Handel, Bottesini and Rossini. Special guests, soprano Isabel Yang and pianist Keisuke Nakagoshi provide the “plus” for the title, 2LOW+ on Sunday, January 24, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. Songs by Schubert, Paul Williams, Kenneth Ascher, and Sara Bareilles are included. Next is Russian Valentine on February 14, 20201 at 4:00 p.m. featuring Olga and Sergey Rakitchenkov illustrating their love story with music for viola and harp. Sphinx and Sitkovetsky on February 28, 2021 is a collaboration between legendary Dmitry Sitkovetsky and two leading Sphinx artists celebrating diversity in the arts. On March 20, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. the Delphi Trio and violist Pamela Freund-Striplen team up for Love Story, a program celebrating a 19th century power couple: Clara and Robert Schumann. The Bay Area Music Consortium, a group of chamber music organizations including Gold Coast Chamber Players, team up to present Music Around the Bay, a dazzling mix of local ensembles on April 10, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. Quinteto Latino, Friction Quartet, Alam Khan (tabla player), and Stars Aligned Siblings are featured. Completing the Main Stage Concerts is, Dvorak’s America, exploring the impact of spirituals and Native American music on Dvořák during his time in America. The Alexander String Quartet, soprano Michele Kennedy , Native American flutist Mary Youngblood, and violist Pamela Freund-Striplen are featured. Main Stage Series tickets are $120. Single tickets $20-30. Concerts are live-streamed via YouTube LIVE. Purchase online at www.GCCPmusic.com or by calling (925) 283-3728. Please visit our website at gccpmusic.com to find regular updates about concert offerings, to make donations, and to purchase tickets.