South Beach Chamber Ensemble

2026-27 marks the 29th season of the South Beach Chamber Ensemble and our signature series, "Music in Beautiful Spaces."

From Spain and Cuba              

October 10 at 2:00pm, Bass Museum, Miami Beach, and October 11 at 2:00pm, Coral Gables Museum  

Manuel Canales String Quartet in D Major, Op.  1, (1782), Ignacio Cervantes Danzas Cubanas, (1875-1895) and Joaquin Turina String Quartet in D Minor, Op. 4, de la guitarra (1911)

The Piano Trio in Contrast       

November 14 at 2:00pm, All Soul’s Episcopal Church, Miami Beach, and November 15 at 2:00pm, Coral Gables Museum

Anton Arensky Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 32, (1894), Carlos Simon:  be still and know, (2015) and William Grant Still: Three Visions, (1936) arranged by Michael Linville 

Mozart on the Move               

Thursday, February 4, 7:30pm, Miami Beach Bandshell

We begin with Mozart, the quintessential boy genius, and move on to an eclectic mix of the Beatles, Gershwin, Italian opera arias, sambas, tangos, current pop songs and more from the classical canon.

Haydn and Mozart                       

Saturday, February 20 at 2:00pm, Bass Museum and Sunday, February 21 at 2:00pm, Coral Gables Museum

Haydn String Quartet in D Major, Op. 20, #4, Hob.III:34 (1772) and Mozart String Quartet 18, K.464 (1785)

Hummel and Fauré        

April 17 at 2:00pm, All Soul’s Episcopal Church and April 18 at 2:00pm, Coral Gables Museum

Hummel Piano Trio in E flat Op.12, (1803) and Fauré Piano Trio in D minor, Op.120, (1923) 

The String Quartet Transformed                                         

May 15 at 2:00pm, Bass Museum Rotunda and May 16 at 2:00pm, Coral Gables Museum

Emilie Mayer String Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 14, (1845) and Ennio Morricone Once Upon a Time in the West, (1968) and

Caleb Burhans Contritus, (2010)