Music Guild, CMP Continue Seasons With January Concerts

By SARAH SHMERLING and LILY TINOCO

Two Pacific Palisades institutions will continue their respective seasons with concerts in the next week: St. Matthew’s Music Guild will host a program that features the Yale Whiffenpoofs on Friday, January 19, followed by Chamber Music Palisades on Wednesday, January 24.

St. Matthew’s Music Guild will continue its 39th season on Friday, January 19, with a concert beginning at 7:30 p.m.

“Every year, 14 senior Yale students are selected to be in the Whiffenpoofs, the world’s oldest and best-known collegiate a cappella group,” according to a press release. “Founded in 1909, the ‘Whiffs’ began as a senior quartet that met for weekly concerts at Mory’s Temple Bar, the famous Yale tavern. Today, the group has become one of Yale’s most celebrated traditions, with over a century of musical excellence.”

Their performances feature a mixture of Yale tunes, jazz standards and other hits from various decades, according to Music Guild. The concert will take place at St. Matthew’s Church, located at 1031 Bienveneda Avenue.

Tickets are $35 for general admission, $10 for students (available at the door only) and free for attendees under 16. They are available through musicguildonline.org.

Chamber Music Palisades will host the next concert in its 27th season, featuring harp, violin, viola and flute, on Wednesday, January 24, in the sanctuary of St. Matthew’s.

The concert will feature professional performers from Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and the studios, showcasing works by Mozart, Prokofiev, Bach, del Aguila and a world premiere by local composer Todd Mason, according to a press release.

“Enjoy the sounds of our extraordinary performers: Cristina Montes Mateo, world-renowned harpist and frequent soloist with major orchestras; Maya Magub, British violinist who has performed in the world’s greatest concert halls and played on numerous movies and records,” CMP wrote, “Rob Brophy, violist with the New Hollywood String quartet and member of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; and Susan Greenberg, long-time flutist at Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, principal flute at Santa Monica Symphony, and president and artistic director of Chamber Music Palisades.”

Todd Mason will also present commentary on “Magical,” his world-premiere, CMP-commissioned piece for flute, viola and harp, and KUSC host and CMP associate Alan Chapman will provide program notes.

Tickets will be available for $35 online or at the door at St. Matthew’s. Full-time students will be admitted free of charge with an ID. For more information, visit cmpalisades.org.