Chamber Concert 1: Opening Night

July 22, 2026 - 7:30 PM Tickets start at $45 Harold J. Miossi Cultural and Performing Arts CenterCuesta College Highway 1 at Hollister Road San Luis Obispo, CA 93405 Pre-Concert Lecture with Dr. Alyson McLamore, 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM The SLO Music & Arts Festival kicks off with an exciting opening night chamber music concert featuring three masterpieces. A lovely quartet by Haydn opens the concert, dubbed the “Lark” because of a famous singing theme in the first movement. Martinů's sextet is a complex piece that brought the composer recognition in the U. S. after it was premiered in Washington D. C. and received the 1932 Coolidge Prize. Closing the concert is Bloch’s agitated and energetic first piano quintet, which he composed while serving as director of the Cleveland Institute of Music. FRANZ JOSEF HAYDNString Quartet, op. 64, no. 5 “Lark” Claire Bourg, Jeremy Hao, violins Caitlin Lynch, viola Ari Evan, celloBOHUSLAV MARTINŮString Sextet, H. 224 Scott Yoo, Dylan Hamme, violins Jenni Seo, Aliza Creel, violas Robert deMaine, Gabriella McClellan, cellosERNEST BLOCHPiano Quintet No. 1, B. 43 Adam Neiman, piano Siwoo Kim, Jason Uyeyama, violins Jessica Chang, viola Brian Thornton, cello