FREE CONCERT: UP CLOSE & CLASSICAL

It is the mission of UP CLOSE AND CLASSICAL to present chamber music that will be transformative to all participants, offering concerts but also a preparation into appreciation. We attended the February and May concerts and really enjoyed them. Join us for their next concert, followed maybe by a dinner.

Date: Sunday, September 21, 2025, 4:00 pm

Venue: St Gregory’s Episcopal Church – 6201 E Willow St, Long Beach, CA 90815.

possible dinner afterwards, details TBD

Free and open to the public. No tickets needed.
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Program:
Johannes Brahms – Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115.
W.A. Mozart , Clarinet quintet K581 in A major.

Here are excerpts of the likely program , played by different performers:

W.A. Mozart , Clarinet quintet K581 in A major
https://youtu.be/xTNbclgU3h4

Johannes Brahms – Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115
https://youtu.be/NijYtozUHaw

UP CLOSE AND CLASSICAL activities are informed by the below vision, The purposes for which UP CLOSE AND CLASSICAL is created are to stimulate and support the appreciation and performance of chamber music.

• By presenting chamber music concerts at which the public can hear works deemed worthy of performance and performed by artists selected by UP CLOSE AND CLASSICAL.
• By presenting, sponsoring or providing for programs and activities designed to stimulate and encourage exposure to and understanding, knowledge and appreciation of the literature, history and performance of chamber music.

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