Chamber Music Series opening season this weekend

The 2018-2019 season of the South Coast Chamber Music Series kicks off on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 22-23 in Marion and South Dartmouth with works by Bernstein, Beethoven, Brahms, and Bacewicz.

The program is titled “The Four Bs,” but artistic director Janice Weber gives this concert an A!

“Beethoven’s sublime String Quartet in C-sharp Minor and the Brahms C Minor Piano Quartet touch our souls, while Leonard Bernstein’s exuberant Piano Trio and violin fireworks of Grazyna Bacewicz’s Sonata da Camera tickle our fancy,” a press release about the concert states.

In addition to Weber on piano, opening weekend will feature Piotr Buczek and Julia Cash on violin, Don Krishnaswami on viola, and Timothy Roberts on cello.

Saturday concerts will take place at 4 p.m. at St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church, 124 Front Street, Marion, while Sunday concerts will take place at 4 p.m. at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 351 Elm Street, South Dartmouth.

Individual concert tickets are $20 and can be pre-purchased online at www.nbsymphony.org/season-subscriptions or paid at the door.

Subscription pricing for the 2018-2019 season is offered through Sept.r 21, with savings of 20 percent when subscribing to all 5 concerts for just $80. Subscribe online at www.nbsymphony.org/season-subscriptions or by calling the NBSO at 508-999-6276.

The New Bedford Symphony Orchestra is a professional orchestra that annually presents a concert series of classical and pops music with internationally acclaimed guest artists, as well as an outstanding chamber music series.

In addition, the NBSO’s innovative and nationally recognized educational programs reach 25,000 students each year. Visit www.nbsymphony.org for more information.