InConcert Sierra

Grass Valley, CA —  InConcert Sierra will present THE GRAMMY® Award-winning vocal ensemble Chanticleer in Grass Valley on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, with shows at 2pm and 6:30pm. Chanticleer is named for the “clear-singing” rooster in Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales and is known throughout the world for its seamless blend of twelve male voices. Their program entitled “Awakenings” spans […]

Grass Valley — Due to the recent Omicron surge and in consideration of public health, InConcert Sierra is postponing its Sunday January 16 sold-out concert featuring the acclaimed vocal group Chanticleer. Artistic Director Ken Hardin said he is working with Chanticleer to find a rescheduled date sometime in March.  “Chanticleer has been wonderful to work with and […]

Grass Valley, CA — The GRAMMY® Award-winning vocal ensemble Chanticleer is named for the “clear-singing” rooster in Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales and is known throughout the world for its seamless blend of twelve male voices. InConcert Sierra will present  this noted ensemble in Grass Valley on Sunday, January 16, 2022, at 2pm. Chanticleer’s program entitled “Awakenings” spans […]

Bring on the holiday cheer as our community’s own Sierra Master Chorale performs LIVE in concert on Saturday, Dec. 18 and Sunday, Dec. 19 in Grass Valley.  The choir brings the spirit of the season with traditional favorites and lesser-known gems. The Sierra Master Chorale is conducted by Music Director Alison Skinner.  The SMC is […]

Legendary pianist Vladimir Horowitz called the Liszt Transcriptions of Beethoven’s symphonies “the greatest works for the piano.” InConcert Sierra will present pianist Christopher Taylor, an innovative musician acclaimed as “seemingly possessed of superhuman powers,” (Los Angeles Times) who will tackle two of these demanding works on Sunday, November 21, 2021, at 2pm.  The program will include the monumental Liszt’s […]

InConcert Sierra will present one of the top chamber orchestras in the world, Les Violons du Roy, conducted by Jonathan Cohen, and featuring renowned mandolinist Avi Avital on Sunday, October 17 at 2pm This concert will be the exciting opening of InConcert Sierra’s 2021-22 Third Sunday Chamber Series and 75th Anniversary season. It is the […]

Spring is here and the Sierra Master Chorale is eagerly awaiting the opportunity to sing together again.  Meanwhile, on Sunday, May 16, 2021 at 2pm, InConcert Sierra will present the final virtual concert of their 2020-21 Third Sunday season featuring an online screening of the May 2018 performance of the Sierra Master Chorale and Orchestra.  […]

April 8, 2021 – Imagine a concert that has all your favorite movements from great orchestral works, such as stirring selections from Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty Waltz, Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain and Ravel’s Pavane for a Dead Princess.  On Sunday, April 18, the InConcert Sierra Orchestra will present a virtual concert of absolute gems. For years, […]

March 12, 2021 – Eleven young composers have created eleven original and unique musical compositions to share with the world in an online concert at 2pm on Sunday, March 14. “Poetry in Song” features new works for voice and one instrument using a poem of the composer’s choice that they have set to music. All […]

March 3, 2021 – InConcert Sierra’s “Bach to the Future” Education and Outreach Program presents the final of three Spring Student Showcases, this Sunday, March 7 at 2pm.  The musical showcases have provided the students a virtual opportunity to present the fruition of their hard work to the community. These days, with in-person concerts prohibited, teachers […]

February 23, 2021 – Cheer on our community’s youth and enjoy a 30-minute inspirational respite this Sunday. InConcert Sierra’s “Bach to the Future” Educational programs presents a Student Showcase on Sunday, February 28 at 2pm.  The showcase is a set of recitals that gives students of all ages and learning levels an opportunity to perform for […]

An experience of profound intensity for musicians and audience alike!  InConcert Sierra’s “Third Sunday Virtual Season” presents the Sierra Master Chorale and Orchestra’s stirring May 2012 performance of “The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace,” on Sunday, February 21, 2021 at 2pm. The 75-member choir, and 26-member orchestra including renowned organist Isabelle Demers, is conducted […]

February 4, 2021 – InConcert Sierra has a treat in store on Valentine’s Day—open to all. Not a bouquet of roses or a box of chocolates, but a virtual recital featuring seven young musicians, ranging in age from 7 to 15. And while the musicians would relish the chance to perform live, adapting to the […]

January 6, 2021 – InConcert Sierra continues its Virtual Third Sunday Series in January with a performance by baritone Mario Diaz-Moresco and pianist Spencer Myer on Sunday, January 17 at 2pm. The concert premieres a recording of the duo’s November 2015 InConcert recital that was well-received by the full-house audience. Diaz-Moresco’s resonant baritone voice is […]

Grass Valley, CA:  As most of us are truly home for the holidays this year, Sierra Master Chorale and Orchestra’s 2020 virtual holiday concert is fittingly named “Home for the Holidays: Highlights from Seasons past.” The concert will premiere on Sunday, December 20 at 2pm, to help sprinkle a bit of seasonal joy and merriment. […]

Grass Valley, Calif. November 9, 2020 – On Sunday, November 15 at 2pm, InConcert Sierra presents a virtual presentation of its March 2014 concert “Chamber Favorites with Local Favorites.” The concert features Artistic Director and pianist Ken Hardin, Concertmaster and violinist Richard Altenbach joined by local and regional musicians who perform often with the InConcert […]

October 5, 2020 – Consider joining the Composers Project, a comprehensive music program through InConcert Sierra designed by education director and composer, Mark Vance. This unique program is a nine-month series for ages 12-25 that provides in-depth instruction in composition, notation software, conducting, melodic and rhythmic dictation, theory, harmony, music history, ear training, solfege and […]

May 27, 2020 – InConcert Sierra will present a virtual student recital for young musicians to showcase their talents and hard work in two online streaming performances at 7 p.m. Friday, May 29 and 4 p.m. Sunday, May 31. In all, there are 21 performers ranging in age from 6-18. The recitals are co-hosted with the […]

December 19, 2019 – InConcert Sierra presents a world-class family affair with the Escher String Quartet and guest cellist David Speltz at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 19 The Escher String Quartet is one of the fastest rising stars of North American string quartets. The ensemble features violinists Brendan Speltz and Adam Barnett-Hart, cellist Brook Speltz, […]