Grantee Database

Left Coast Chamber Ensemble

Grant Year

2026-27

Grant Program

General Operating Support

Award Amount

$12,000.00

Project Description

With support from the California Arts Council, LEFT COAST CHAMBER ENSEMBLE INC will offer chamber music concerts and community events in the San Francisco Bay Area, with programming that draws meaningful connections between contemporary and classical music. Concerts taking place during the grant activity period include “Mozart Clarinet Quintet” and “Ephemera: Rebecca Clarke and Friends,” plus the centerpiece of the season: LCCE’s multi-day winter chamber music festival featuring six West Coast premieres, a world premiere, an educational lecture, community improvisation, and concert performances of works by composers such as Brittany J. Green, Trey Makler, Kurt Rohde, Aida Shirazi, Thea Musgrave, and Ty Bloomfield.

Organization Summary

The core programs of the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble include:
Annual subscription concert series on both sides of the Bay;
Pathways, a program providing professional, mentor-guided workshops, performances & recordings for young adult composers with limited access;
Left Coast Composition Contest, now in its 26th year, drawing composer applicants from all over the world;
Numerous free community events each year.

Organization

Left Coast Chamber Ensemble

Address

55 TAYLOR ST

SAN FRANCISCO

94102-3916

County

San Francisco

Region

Bay Area – San Francisco

Website

Email

Congressional District

California's 12th congressional district

State Assembly District

District 17

State Senate District

District 11

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