The Masters in the Chapel
2024-2025
Season Begins 11/24/24!

We are pleased to announce our upcoming season, and we have exciting news. Thanks to two generous bequests to the First Lutheran Church of Venice, we have acquired a concert quality grand piano. This beautiful new instrument allows to expand piano programming for Masters in the Chapel. In celebration, we are presenting two piano concerts in this series. Please join us for a rich season of music with the masters!

Sunday, 24 November, 4 PM
Mireille Podeur and Ambroise Aubrun perform J.S. Bach: Sonatas for obbligato harpsichord and violin. 

These six sonatas are a testament to the boundless imagination and incredible creative power of J.S. Bach. “One cannot play these sonatas for obbligato harpsichord and violin more beautifully and authentically. Here, two musicians work together to make Bach’s music fly.” -Pizzicato Magazine 

Friday, 17 January, 7 PM
Vieness Piano Duo 

Experience the transformative power of music with pianists Vijay Venkatesh and Eva Schaumkell, as they bring to life the musical delights and adventure in Ravel’s Mother Goose Suite, Brahms’s Hungarian Dances, Schubert’s sublime Fantasie in F minor, and Barber's Souvenirs.

Sunday, 16 February, 4 PM
Cristina Montes Mateo: Harp and Piano Duet 

In the words of Maestro Plácido Domingo: “I have met and listened to thousands of musicians, but I can only highlight one in the world of the harp: Cristina Montes Mateo.”  Ms. Montes Mateo, an award-winning international soloist, recording artist, and performer with orchestras worldwide, will create a concert of harp and piano for us.  Details will be announced soon.

Sunday, 30 March, 4 pm
Vox Obscura: Choral Music from the Renaissance

Vox Obscura is Southern California's newest professional choir, uniting exceptional vocalists to perform cultivated concerts inspired by timeless sacred, folk, and art repertoire. Vox Obscura's Masters in the Chapel debut will explore some of the finest madrigals from the diverse landscape of the European Renaissance, inviting audiences to experience the beauty and complexity of this remarkable musical era. 

Thanks to the generous support of First Lutheran Venice, concerts are offered free of charge. Your additional gifts make it possible for us to expand our programming. Please consider a donation.