OSM Orchestra Concerts (2021-2022 Season)
“Musical Return and Gathering”
Sunday, Nov 21, 2021 @ 7:30 pm
Calvary Baptist Church
1502 20th St., Santa Monica
Roger Kalia, conductor
*Special Film Preview: “We Gather: Black Life in Santa Monica told through Music, Visuals, and Narrative”
- We Gather music composed by Derrick Skye and performed by Orchestra Santa Monica; Narrative and themes inspired by Robbie Jones; Original artwork by Kevin McCants
Mahler: Symphony No. 1 (arranged by Iain Farrington for 15 players; Background and listening samples)
To celebrate OSM’s return to live performance, this concert will be free to all (Advance ticket orders required)
*This film is made possible in part by Art of Recovery,
an initiative of the City of Santa Monica Cultural Affairs.
“Celebration“
Sunday, March 13, 2022 @ 7:30 pm
The Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center*
Eli and Edythe Broad Stage
1310 11th St., Santa Monica
Roger Kalia, conductor
Nathan Cole, violin (bio)
Valerie Coleman: Seven O’Clock Shout
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9
Brahms: Violin Concerto
Concert Sponsors
Mimi Yu and Alex Chai
Soloist Underwriters
Maggie Kharrazi, Ali Mogharei, Fred Scholder
Pre-Concert Listening Samples
Coleman: Seven O’Clock Shout
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9
Brahms: Violin Concerto
“Beethoven and Broadway“
Saturday, June 11, 2022 @ 7:30 pm
*New* Adams Performing Arts Center (virtual tour)
1630 Pearl St., Santa Monica
Roger Kalia, conductor
Chelsea Chaves, soprano (bio)
Nicholas Preston, tenor (bio)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2
Broadway: Selections from Westside Story,
Phantom of the Opera, and many more
Concert Sponsors
Mimi Yu and Alex Chai
Pre-Concert Listening Sample
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2
These programs are made possible in part by grants from the City of Santa Monica and the Santa Monica Arts Commission. Orchestra Santa Monica is supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture.
*This performance does not constitute an endorsement by Santa Monica College.