January 31st – February 1st, 2026 – Oboe Quartet,
Program: W. A. Mozart: Oboe Quartet KV 370; Jiří Družecký (Druschetzky) Quartet in G minor for Oboe, Violin, Viola and Cello; Benjamin Britten – Phantasy Quartet for Oboe & String Trio, Op.2 ; Ernest John Moeran – Fantasy Quartet for Oboe and Strings.
Saturday, January 31st – 2:00PM – Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church – 877 W 7th Street, San Pedro, CA 90731
Sunday, February 1st – 4:00PM – St Cornelius Catholic Church 5500 E Wardlow Rd, Long Beach, CA 90808 ******* NEW VENUE !! *******
with Rong-Huey Liu, principal oboe of the LONG BEACH Symphony.
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UP CLOSE AND CLASSICAL is a Long Beach, CA based fiscally-sponsored affiliate of InterMusic SF, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to small-ensemble music. (EIN 94-3298643)
February 28-March 1st, 2026 : Sonata Series – Oboe & Piano
Rong-Huey Liu, oboe and Vivian Liu, piano
Clara Schumann – 3 Romances Op. 22
Hamilton Harty – Three Miniatures
Gustav Schreck – Sonate for Oboe and Piano
Miguel del Aguila – Summer Song
Saturday February 28th, 2:00PM – St. Thomas of Canterbury Episcopal Church, 5306 E Arbor Rd # B, Long Beach, CA 90808 ******* NEW VENUE !! *******
Sunday March 1st, 2:00PM – Danish Lutheran Church and Cultural Center 16881 Bastanchury Road, Yorba Linda, CA 92886 ******* NEW VENUE !! *******
See below excerpts of Rong-Huey & Vivian playing Alyssa Morris’ “Four Personalities” at UP CLOSE AND CLASSICAL’ September 2024 concert in San Pedro:
Videos of the pieces on the program (different performers):
March 28-29-30, April 3 2026 : Haydn’s “Seven Last words of Christ on the cross” – String quartet.
Saturday, March 28th – 2:00PM – Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church – 877 W 7th Street, San Pedro, CA 90731
Sunday, March 29th – 4:00PM – Covenant Presbyterian Church – 607 East 3rd Street Long Beach, CA 90802 ******* NEW VENUE !! *******
Monday, March 30th – 6:30PM – St Cornelius Catholic Church 5500 E Wardlow Rd, Long Beach, CA 90808
Friday, April 3rd – 7:00PM – Danish Lutheran Church and Cultural Center 16881 Bastanchury Road, Yorba Linda, CA 92886
April 25-26th : Sonata Series – Violin & Piano
Details to be confirmed
April date TBC, St. Thomas of Canterbury Episcopal Church, 5306 E Arbor Rd # B, Long Beach, CA 90808
April date TBC – Danish Lutheran Church and Cultural Center 16881 Bastanchury Road, Yorba Linda, CA 92886
May 30-31, 2026 : String Quartet.
Program: Tadeusz Paciorkiewicz‘s Variations for quartet, U.S. PREMIERE ; Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 7 in F major, Op. 59, Razumovsky, No. 1
Saturday, May 30th – 2:00PM – Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church – 877 W 7th Street, San Pedro, CA 90731
Sunday, May 31st – 2:00PM – Danish Lutheran Church and Cultural Center 16881 Bastanchury Road, Yorba Linda, CA 92886
Sunday, June 6th – 4:00PM – St Cornelius Catholic Church (TBC) 5500 E Wardlow Rd, Long Beach, CA 90808
June 20-21st : Sonata Series – Clarinet & Piano
Details to be confirmed
June 21st: time TBC, St. Thomas of Canterbury Episcopal Church, 5306 E Arbor Rd # B, Long Beach, CA 90808
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