Fin de Siècle - Schoenberg meets Maybeck 

Please join us on Sunday October 8, 2023 at 2:30pm for our 31st Season Gala! Hosted at the Maybeck-designed First Church of Christ, Scientist, Berkeley the centerpiece will be a performance of Schoenberg's early romantic work Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night), both building and music expressing an early-twentieth-century spirit of nostalgia and experimentation.

Before the performance of Verklärte Nacht in the main sanctuary, guests can drop by the beautiful intimate chapel on the north side of the building to enjoy solo performances by cellist Leighton Fong and guitarist Michael Goldberg between 2:30 and 3:30pm

All tickets support Left Coast's mission and include:

• Hors d'oeuvres, wine and desserts

• Music in the chapel with Leighton Fong and Michael Goldberg

• Live and Silent Auction

• Performance of Verklärte Nacht in the unique sanctuary

• A guided tour of the historic Maybeck church

Tickets:

Regular Admission: $150

Friends Admission (Tickets for 4): $580

Sponsor (Tickets for 6): $800

Patron (Tickets for 12): $1500

The ticket cost, less the fair market value of goods and services received, is tax deductible.

Can't attend but still wish to support Left Coast? We deeply appreciate your gift. Please click here to contribute, or contact Susan Thieme to discuss giving options: managing.director@leftcoastensemble.org.

Auction Items

We’re offering a few treats up for bidding in support of Left Coast!

• Concert in your home with pianist Allegra Chapman playing Schumann, Fanny Mendelssohn and joined by violinist Anna Presler for beautiful works by Amy Beach and Florence Price

• Cabin getaway at the beautiful Kirkwood resort in the High Sierras

• Selection of wines

• 3 Feldenkrais sessions with Stacey Pelinka

• Special concert tickets, including:

  • Two Gold tickets for the West Edge Opera 2024 Festival, August 3-18

  • Inside Insight with Matilda Hofman, composer Chris Castro and storyteller Susan Strauss- new stories with orchestra: Admission for two to a rehearsal with Diablo Symphony Orchestra, followed by drinks with the artists, November 27, 2023.

  • Two tickets to the San Francisco Symphony

• Original art by Millicent Tomkins, an artist and musician who painted harpsichord lids and musical settings in addition to her specialty of nature scenes in the “magic realist” style

…and more!