Kick off the season with music that looks toward the future. Left Coast Chamber Ensemble celebrates a new generation of composers with its Pathways Program, featuring world premieres from emerging artists alongside Paul Novak’s impossible inventions, winner of Left Coast’s 2025 Composition Contest. The program also includes Thea Musgrave ’s atmospheric In the Still of the Night and Mendelssohn ’s radiant String Quartet No. 1 in E-flat major —pairing youthful experimentation and fresh musical voices with the brilliance of a beloved chamber music masterwork.
Brian wants you to go out and hear live events more often.
He’s built a free tool for you to use.
The Bay Area has an amazing live music and event scene — and so does Santa Cruz, just over the hill. Don’t sit at home, don’t go to the same-old, GET OUT THERE.
This is a very inclusive list of over 400 sources and venues across the bay area and Santa Cruz County, and all their events.