Left Coast welcomes new musician member Allegra Chapman, and Composer Chris Castro joins our Advisory Board!

Allegra Chapman

Pianist Allegra Chapman is joining Left Coast as a new musician member, teaming up with Eric for all our keyboard adventures! An omnivorous soloist and chamber musician, adventurous curator, and passionate educator, her performances have been described as “fervid but impeccably controlled” by the San Francisco Chronicle and “brilliant” by the San Francisco Classical Voice.

Catch her in our upcoming concert Living in Color! May 22 & 23, 2022

Chris Castro

Chris Castro, a composer whose music we have had the pleasure of playing several times (You'll hear his latest songs at the Berio concerts on June 5 and 6) joins our Left Coast Advisory Board. Chris is a recipient of Chamber Music America's 2021 Classical Commissioning Award. His new work, Canções dos Desassossego (Songs of Disquiet), will be written for the Lyris Quartet and soprano Sharon Harms and premiered in 2023. He was recently appointed Assistant Professor in the music department at Chapman.