Chamber Music Monterey Bay

About Us:

Chamber Music Monterey Bay was founded in 1966 and continues to pursue its nonprofit mission: to preserve the tradition of live classical chamber music performance and to explore the art form's evolution creatively. We present our five-concert season from October to May at the Carmel's Sunset Center, featuring world-renowned musicians. Our concert programs frequently include lesser-known works and new commissions. With help from our dedicated Board of Directors, we also bring the musicians to local schools and senior living centers for outreach opportunities. Our loyal patrons are primarily professionals and retired residents of the Monterey Peninsula who have formed a vibrant social community around our events. 

OUR PROGRAMS 

​• Annual Concert Series of five programs at the Sunset Center.

​• Commissioning new chamber music works.

• Visiting Artist Outreach Program - artists visit local schools and senior living communities.

• Kids Up Front & Free! Program - young people 18 years and under attend concerts for free, and their chaperones also receive a significant discount.

• Pre-concert Lecture Series - before each concert, a musicologist takes the audience on a journey inside the music and provides insight into the lives of the composer that created it.

​OUR VISION

​Chamber Music Monterey Bay preserves the tradition of live classical chamber music performance and creatively explores the evolution of this art form. Chamber Music is defined as music performed by one person per part, with two or more players, and usually without a conductor. CMMB focuses on the European-based tradition of chamber music composed over the past four centuries and its contemporary international expressions.

​OUR CORE VALUES AND BELIEFS

​• Chamber music is an intimate art form.

• The successful performance of chamber music requires a high level of training and experience.

• Exposure to newer music is important to the evolution of this living art form.