SATURDAY & SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1 & 2, 2025
"A MAHMA Corpse Bride Halloween"
Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture
Malibu, California
Music of Joseph Haydn, Joaquin Turina, Robert Schumann, William Grant Still, Bennett, Maria Newman, and Johannes Brahms.
Viklarbo Chamber Ensemble
Maria Newman, violin
Scott Hosfeld, viola
Paula Hochhalter, cello
Wendy Prober, piano
with
Diana Tash, mezzo-soprano
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2025
"Brides, Birthdays and Blessings (and a Demon Barber!)"
Joaquin Turina: Piano Quartet in a minor, Op. 67
Robert Schumann: Selections from Frauenliebe und Leben
Manuel De Falla: Seven Popular Spanish Songs for cello and piano
John Musto, Duncan Sheik, Kenji Bunch: Three Reimaginings of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd for solo piano
Robert Strassburg: Tercentenary Suite for viola and piano
Maria Newman: Nissuin: A Wedding Cantata for mezzo-soprano and piano quartet
Viklarbo Chamber Ensemble
Maria Newman, violin
Scott Hosfeld, viola
Paula Hochhalter, cello
Wendy Prober, piano
with guest artists
Diana Tash, mezzo-soprano
Tania Fleischer, piano
Salon Prober Cohen Evenings (SPaCE Salon)
Suggested Donation $25
7:00 p.m.
For Reservations call 818-881-9948
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2026
AURELIO DE LA VEGA CENTENNIAL CONCERT
WENDE MUSEUM OF THE COLD WAR
10808 Culver Boulevard, Culver City, California
2:00 pm
FREE ADMISSION
RESERVATIONS SUGGESTED
The Wende Museum presents a centennial concert honoring Aurelio de la Vega (1925–2022), the Cuban-born, world-renowned composer who taught in CSUN’s Department of Music for more than three decades. Presented in conjunction with the art exhibition The Sextant by Enrique Martínez Celaya. De la Vega’s music reflects a life shaped by displacement, political rupture, and artistic independence; all themes that closely parallel Celaya’s exploration of memory, loss, and belonging. This concert is part of the international Aurelio de la Vega Centennial, with performances and lectures taking place worldwide.
Featuring:
Sopranos Shana Blake Hill, Tiffany Ho, Anne Marie Ketchum de la Vega
Wendy Prober, piano
Micah Wright, clarinet
Masiel Medina Guerra, cello
Brady Davis, guitar
PROGRAM
La Fuente Infinita for soprano and piano
Bifloreo for guitar solo
Inflorescencia for soprano, bass clarinet and recorded sounds
Leyenda del Ariel Criollo for cello and piano
Andamar-Ramadna for soprano and piano
Canciones Transparentes for soprano, clarinet, cello and piano
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 15, 2026
"THE MANY FACES OF LOVE: A VALENTINE'S CELEBRATION"
Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture
Malibu, California
Music of Edith Piaf, Maurice Ravel, Lico Jimenez, Robert Schumann, Maria Newman, Ludwig van Beethoven, Rogers and Hart
Viklarbo Chamber Ensemble
Maria Newman, violin
Scott Hosfeld, viola
Paula Hochhalter, cello
Wendy Prober, piano
Diana Tash, mezzo-soprano
Isabella Thatcher, voice and narration
Martha Thatcher, voice and narration
SUNDAY, MARCH 1, 2026
BACH, BIBLE AND THE BLUES"
J.S. Bach: Concerto for two violins in d minor, BWV 1043
(arranged for string trio)
Lico Jimenez: El Asra
Maurice Ravel: Habanera for solo cello
Bohuslav Martinu: Trois Esquisses--Three Sketches for piano solo
Maurice Ravel: Sonata for violin and piano
Maria Newman: Pactus for Mezzo Soprano, two violas, cello, and piano
Deep River for viola and piano
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Selections from Negro Melodies for piano trio
VIKLARBO CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
Maria Newman, violin Scott Hosfeld, viola
Paula Hochhalter, cello Wendy Prober, piano
with guest artist
Diana Tash, mezzo-soprano
Salon Prober Cohen Evenings (SPaCE Salon)
Suggested Donation $25
4:00 p.m. reception/4:30 pm concert
For Reservations call 818-881-9948
SUNDAY, April 19, 2026
"RENEWAL AND RE-CREATION"
Alfred Newman: Suite from "The Robe"
(arranged for piano quartet by Maria Newman)
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Piccino Picciò for voice and piano
Kurt Weill: Ba-a M'Nucha (There Comes Peace) for voice and piano
Maria Newman: Quandam Sonata for violin and piano
Georg Friedrich Handel: "Their Land Brought Forth Frogs" from Israel in Egypt
Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio in c minor, Op. 9 no. 3 for violin, viola and cello
VIKLARBO CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
Maria Newman, violin Scott Hosfeld, viola
Paula Hochhalter, cello Wendy Prober, piano
with guest artist
Audrey Yoder, soprano
Salon Prober Cohen Evenings (SPaCE Salon)
Suggested Donation $25
3:00 p.m. reception/3:30 pm concert
For Reservations call 818-881-9948
SUNDAY, MAY 3, 2026
CENTER FOR JEWISH-LATINO RELATIONS
Members of The Los Angeles Jewish Symphony
Congregation Beth Yeshurun
Houston, Texas
7:00 p.m.
FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2026
AFTERNOON ORGAN RECITAL: THE EMIGRE SONGBOOK
CALIFORNIA LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY
SAMUELSON CHAPEL
FREE ADMISSION
11:45 a.m.
SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2026
SANTA MONICA PUBLIC LIBRARY
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. AUDITORIUM
601 Santa Monica Blvd.
FREE ADMISSION
11:00 am