BELLA's MISSION is to connect people to themselves, each other, and their communities through professional live music performances of the highest standards, reflecting shared human emotions and experiences. BELLA sees their role as artists as inspiring people from diverse backgrounds to cherish the beauty in themselves and others.
BELLA is committed to being socially responsible and engaged artists in their community. Towards this end, they donate a portion of all of their donations to non-profit community organizations, including those dedicated to helping people and families affected by breast cancer.
we are pleased to announce that we raised all the funds needed to match the scholarship we were awarded to attend the highly selective renowned Chamber Music Residency at the Banff Arts Centre next month! we can't wait for this opportunity to learn and grow under the guidance of some of today's best world-class professional performing artists.
and, we look forward to bringing back what we learned to our audiences when we are back on stage this Fall!
We have been selected to participate in the world renown Chamber Music Residency at the Banff Arts Centre this June, along with 40 other members of elite up-and-coming ensembles chosen by audition from all across the globe.
We will also have an opportunity to use the recording facilities to work on our first CD.
WE NEED YOUR HELP to match the scholarship we have been awarded from the Banff Centre.
DONATE NOW(click here) and help us launch our journey to Banff, an idillyc center inspiring artists to perfect their craft and build programming and bring the highest quality chamber music performances back to our communities. All donations are 100% tax deductible through our fiscal sponsor, the San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music.
DONATE ONLINE HERE or WRITE A CHECK to the SF Friends of Chamber Music. Please note "BELLA Trio" on your check. Then mail it to: BELLA Trio | 1250 Leavenworth Street, 3rd Floor | SF, CA 94109
Contributions of $100 or more will secure your invitation to a VIP Donors Recital in the Fall of 2012 and a professionally produced CD recording.
Join us at Trinity Chapel in Berkeley - we're offering a full course aural meal, complete with appetizers and palate cleansers ....
Update on 2012-04-01 21:07 by BELLA
A romantic evening indeed.
Rain on the outside, but a warm gathering of friends and music making on the inside of an acoustically special chapel, filled with spirit. It was an amazing experience. See you at the next one!
We're eager to learn and perform and record with some of the greatest artists in the field. Our only regret is that we'll be missing all of our friends at the St. Lawrence String Quartet's Summer Seminar which we were looking forward to! Next year ...
Edwin Outwater, world class conductor, and friend, exploring music and your brain - music is truly universal and can speak to all of us - no formal training required, just common human experience.
Our good friend, Ray Walton, hosted a wonderful event in Pacific Heights last night. Friends from all walks of life, some avid chamber music fans, and others first time listeners, gathered in his quintessentially San Franciscan home and together made an incredibly warm and receptive audience. We really enjoyed playing in his space - on his beautiful Hamburg Steinway that he had specifically customized to accomodate chamber playing. As he exclaimed after the performance, this is "how chamber music was meant to be heard!" We're grateful for the opportunity and hope to see you again!
