Saturday, May 23, 2026 @ 3 PM - West LA + Livestream
A-Frame Theater at The Wende Museum
Salastina Members’ Preview and Q&A @ 1:30 PM- 2:30 PM
Brian Lauritzen leads our audience in our patented game of Guess The Composer. Though we’ve practiced every note, we still don’t know who wrote the music. In this audience-favorite musical guessing game, even the performers are in the dark about the composers’ identities. The audience joins us in sleuthing out the clues. Is that a hint of Haydn? A whiff of of Walton? A shade of Shostakovich? Or is it a total red herring? We’ll guess together, laugh together, and delight in the fact that classical music is more about curiosity and connection than the comfort of the familiar. (And yes: you’ve guessed the composers’ identities correctly more than we have.) This Happy Hour is free to attend.
Salastina Members are invited to be a part of the conversation before the concert. Join us from 1:30 PM - 2 PM to watch the rehearsal. Then stick around from 2 PM 2:30 PM for a moderated Q&A with Brian Lauritzen and our Resident Artists. Hear the mysterious pieces before the rest of the audience and hear why the Resident Artists chose their pieces. Pssst, this means you’ll have a little extra time to think about and guess who the composers are! RSVP here to let us know if you’ll be attending. If you cannot join in person, watch the Members preview and concert livestreams in the Members’ Lounge.
Complimentary wine reception with the artists to follow. More info on our venues and parking here.
In-person tickets are free; Livestream $10; Livestream for Salastina Members is free
Artists:
Brian Lauritzen, Resident Host and Artistic Partner
Kevin Kumar and Maia Jasper White, Co-Artistic Directors and Resident Violinists
Benjamin Smolen, Resident Flutist
Meredith Crawford, Resident Violist
Yoshika Masuda, Resident Cellist
HyeJin Kim, Ann Moore Resident Pianist
Cristina Montes Mateo, Resident Harpist
Flip through the digital program book here.
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