Saturday, January 20th, 2024

                                                     Zuill Bailey and Victor Asuncion
Zuill Bailey, widely considered one of the premiere cellists in the world, is a Grammy Award winning,                        internationally renowned soloist, recitalist, Artistic Director and teacher

 

Saturday, February 10th, 2024





Trio con Brio
For the Trio con Brio Copenhagen, recognized as one of the finest piano trios in the world, the year 2019 will mark their twentieth anniversary. At this occasion Orchid Classics is releasing their multi-volume traversal of the complete Beethoven Piano Trios

Saturday, February 10th
Trio Con Brio
25th Anniversary Tour


Saturday, March 2nd, 2024


Violinist Sirena Huang and Robert Koenig
Violinist Sirena Huang '18MM has won the inaugural Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition, the final round of which was held on Saturday and Sunday at the Lynn University Conservatory of Music, in Boca Raton, Florida.

Saturday, March 2nd
Serena Huang, Violinist
Gold Medal winner Indianapolis International Violin Competition

Saturday, March 16th, 2024






Dover String Quartet
The Dover Quartet is an American string quartet. It was formed at the Curtis Institute of Music in 2008 and its members are graduates of both the Curtis Institute of Music and the Rice University Shepherd School of Music.
Saturday, March 16th
Dover String Quartet
Award winning quartet


Saturday, April 20th, 2024







Internationally  known Concert Pianist

Hailed by The Washington Post for his “poised and imaginative playing,” Filipino-American pianist Victor Santiago Asuncion has appeared in concert halls in Brazil, Canada, Ecuador, France, Italy, Germany, Japan, Mexico, the Philippines, Spain, Turkey and the USA, A chamber music enthusiast, he has performed with artists such as Lynn Harrell, Zuill Bailey, Andres Diaz, James Dunham


Saturday, April 20th
Victor Santiago Asuncion
Internationally  known Concert Pianist


Board of Directors

Dr. Joan RuBane, President
Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, Master of Music in Piano Performance from University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano Performance from University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Post Doctoral Fellowship from Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Frank Moore-Vice President
Lena Granet-Secretary
Gayle Smithson-Treasurer
Frank Moore and Michael Adams-Historians

Chairpersons
Dr. Joan Rubane-Artist & Program Selection
Dr. Judith Zacher-Housing

Vice President
Frank Moore

Secretary
Jodie Miller

Board Members
Sook Lee 
Natalie Tambor
Michael Adams
Neil Stannard
Richard Treat


Driving Directions

All Concerts Take Place at Presbytarian Community Church Palm Desert California

Located at 47-321 CA-74, Palm Desert, CA 92260, United States

Donations are very much appreciated. 
To send a donation, please make your check payable International Classical Concerts of the Desert.
P.O BOX. 1227, LA QUINTA, CA 92253
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Volunteers Needed

We are still in need of volunteers for the following areas:
  • housing artists
  • airport pickup
  • concert set-up and tear-down
If you would like to volunteer please contact us by email 
at: desertclassicalconcerts@gmail.com  or call 760-358-6611 or 760-459-0650.
All concerts are on SATURDAYS.  
Each concert will begin promptly at 3pm.