The SACMS is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization, managed by an all-volunteer Board of Directors. We are now in our 64th season. As the first permanent presenter of chamber music established in the State of Texas, the San Antonio Chamber Music Society takes pride in its rich history as it plans a future filled with musical luminaries.San Antonio Chamber Music Society
Our Sixty Fifth Season's attractions herald a continuing tradition of
superb offerings:
The Enso Quartet w/ Joel Fan piano
Chanticleer (male chorus)
The Trio Solisti w/ Alan Kay clarinet
The Orion String Quartet
The Turtle Island String Quartet, and
The Trio con Brio Copenhagen
Our concerts are
normally held Sunday afternoons at 3:15, at the Temple Beth-El, adjacent to SAC.
High School and Music Teachers in the San Antonio area are alerted,
that one of our groups will present a Youth Concert in 2007.
The exact date and venue have yet to be decided. All area schools will be invited.
Contact Allyson Dawkins, 495-0649, for more information, or watch this space for developments.
It is our custom to sponsor a dinner, following each of our concerts. The purpose of these dinners is to honor the artists, and facilitate an exchange between members and artists. Only our contributing members (Patrons and above) are invited to these dinners. To view this season's culinary DELIGHTS, Click Here!
Season tickets are $75 for adults and $60 for seniors (65). Single tickets are normally $20, and are available at the Auditorium 45 minutes prior to the concerts. For more information on Tickets, Click Here!
But perhaps Sorantin's greatest accomplishment was the establishment of the San Antonio Chamber Music Society in 1943. He gathered together a nucleus of prominent music lovers to launch the Society. The first concerts were held in the West Wing of the Municipal Auditorium. Founding members provided oriental rugs and other furnishings to create the proper setting for the programs. Guest artists quickly grew from local to regional to national and international in prominence.
Over the past sixty plus years the Society has presented the premier ensembles of the 20th century. Legendary names such as the Budapest, Hungarian, Paganini, Borodin, Amadeus, Juilliard and Guarneri String Quartets appear across more than a half-century of programs. Often the Society introduced rising young ensembles, early in their careers, such as the Quartetto Italiano, Alban Berg String Quartet and Tokyo String Quartet. It remains our objective to discover emerging artists who will become tomorrow's stars.
Looking to the future, we plan to continue our commitment to present the finest ensembles on the world scene today. An important mission is to offer educational programs by arranging master classes given by visiting artists and through providing free admission to our concerts for students. Our concerts are recorded for later broadcast on local FM station KPAC and National Public Radio's Performance Today. The SACMS is a charter member of the KLRITA Foundation, started and managed by The Detroit Chamber Music Society, in conjunction with the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio.
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Mail: P.O. Box
12702, San Antonio, TX 78212
Phone and FAX:
(210) 408-1558
The SACMS Board of Directors for the 2007-2008 season:
OFFICERS:
Jan H. Van den Hende, President
Joe Romo, Vice President Administration
Paul R. Casperson, Vice President Membership
William Montville, Treasurer
George M. Vaughan, Secretary
DIRECTORS:
Randal R. Anderson
Kenneth Bloom
John K. Boyce, III
David O. Carlock
Allyson Dawkins
Gene Dowdy
Jacque Forrest
Pauline Glickman
Randolph D. Glickman
Ken H. Greene
Ruth Jean Gurwitz
Eileen Lundin
Brian Lyttle
Ray McDonald
Nancy Shivers
Diane Stevens
Michael L. Wiederhold
Jon Wood