Opus Tomorrow

Now Commissioning for 2015

Adam Schoenberg's
String Quartet #2
Opus Tomorrow is the South Bay Chamber Music Society's new music project offering musically adventurous people opportunities to participate in and observe the creation of master works worthy of joining the centuries old chamber music canon. Opus Tomorrow commissions talented younger composers to put their hearts on their sleeves for SBCMS (and future audiences) by way of chamber music, to write what will be the classic trios, quartets and other pieces of tomorrow so that we may hear them today.

ADAM SCHOENBERG (b. 1980) has quickly become one of the best known and most frequently performed American composers of his generation. Full of ?mystery and sensuality? (The New York Times), Schoenberg?s music embraces both warm tonality and gentle chromaticism and has been heralded as ?open, bold, and optimistic? (Atlanta Journal-Constitution).

An improviser at heart, Schoenberg?s engaging musical vocabulary has found resonance with audiences throughout the world. By the conclusion of the 2014-15 season, his orchestral suite Finding Rothko will have received over 40 performances and his American Symphony more than 20 performances.

Equally at home in the more intimate world of chamber music, Schoenberg has been commissioned by Opus Tomorrow to write his second string quartet. The South Bay Chamber Music Society will present the world premiere performances of the work on April 24th and 26th, 2015, played by the Fiato Quartet, one of Los Angeles's most exciting and talented young ensembles.

How to be part of the Opus Tomorrow Adventure

Donors to the South Bay Chamber Music Society's 2015 Opus Tomrrow project will receive recognition as part of the commissioning group for Adam Schoenberg's 2nd String Quartet. Donor recognition and benefits are in the following catedgories:

For donors of up to $200: Your name will be listed in this season's South Bay Chamber Music Society programs on the Opus Tomorrow page.

For donors of from $200 or more: As above, plus your name will be included among the Opus Tomorrow dedicatees listed on Adam Schoenberg's score for his 2nd string quartet. You will also be invited to a salon related to this commission.

For donors of $300 or more: As above, plus you will receive a signed copy of the score and CD or DVD of one of the premiere concerts.

For donors who contribute $500 or more, there will be an invitation to a reception and dinner with a composer.

Your tax deductible donation should be made to "South Bay Chamber Music Society" and clearly marked on the Memo Line for Opus Tomorrow 2015. The mailing address is PO Box 2313, Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA 90274.

World Premiere April 24, 2015

Performed by the Fiato Quartet

The Fiato Quartet was formed in 2008. Its members are Carrie Kennedy and Ina Veli, violins, Erik Rynearson, viola, and Ryan Sweeney, cello. The musicians of Fiato currently have active concert careers throughout Southern California. They are members of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Pasadena Symphony, Long Beach Symphony, Santa Barbara Symphony, New West Symphony, and Musica Angelica Baroque Orchestra.

Prior Opus Tomorrow Commissions

2014 Derek Tywoniuk: Piano Trio, The Breakup Album

2013 Ross Garren: Wind Quintet, Auroras at Sea

2012 Gernot Wolfgang: Piano Trio, Passage to Vienna

2008 Pierre Jalbert: String Trio

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This page last updated August 8, 2014.