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  • 2022|2023 SEASON
  • About
    • Orchestra
    • Conductors
    • Musicians
  • Chamber
    • Performances
    • Opus Oakland
    • Cierzo Flutes
  • Documentary
  • Join
  • MAILING LIST
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  • Media
  • Member Portal
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OAKLAND CIVIC ORCHESTRA
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CAFFÈ CHIAVE: BERKELEY
2500 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley, CA 94702
We are excited to announce our first public Opus Oakland event since January of 2020 at Caffè Chiave in Berkeley on December 11, 2022 from 1 to 3 PM.

Join us for an afternoon of chamber music featuring three groups playing favorites including Brahms' Clarinet Quintet and Dvorak's beloved 'American' string quartet, while enjoying food and beverages at the cafe!
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Brahms Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115
​Clarinet - Tom Berkelman
Violin - Christina Walton
Violin - Thomas Chow
Viola - Sara Rusché
​Cello - John Schroder
Mendelssohn String Quartet ​in E minor, Op. 44 No. 2
​Violin - Susan White
Violin - Thomas Chow
Viola - Felix Chow-Kambitsch
Cello - ​Virgil Rhodius
Dvorak "American" String Quartet, Op. 96 in F major
​Violin - Priyanka Altman
Violin - Maureen Park
Viola - Giles Hooker
​Cello - Diane Louie
OPUS OAKLAND was created in October of 2016 by members of Oakland Civic Orchestra, a community orchestra affliated with Oakland Parks and Recreation.

The goal of Opus Oakland is to provide a regular small ensemble performance opportunity where interested musicians can meet other chamber music enthusiasts and expand their repertoire. As a result, cafe-goers around Oakland get the benefit of receiving free mini-concerts of an ever-changing variety of classical genres with fellow friends and music lovers in a casual, intimate atmosphere.

Chamber music is a passion of ours, and as amateurs and sometime-freelance giggers with "day" jobs, we enjoy having the outlet of bringing the unique charm and intimacy of a small string ensemble, the pleasantries of a flute quartet, or even the mystique of European folk tunes for accordion/violin duo into the lives of any and all who would like to listen.

Opus Oakland is open to at least moderately experienced chamber musicians in the orchestra membership. Talk to Thomas Chow (viola) or Sara Rusché (viola) at rehearsal for more information.
Opus Oakland at Roberts Regional Park - October 9th, 2022
Photos by Carol DeArment
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THANKS ITS SEASON PARTNERS
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