A Musical Salon for the 21st Century

Our Salastina "home" is an opulent, joyful place of beauty, splendor, and living tradition. By day, we’re world-class performers and studio musicians who’ve played on your favorite films. By night, we’re on a mission to broaden the definition of what classical music was, is, and can be.

Main Series No. 2: Handel's Messiah

Saturday, December 2, 2023 @2:30 PM
Doheny Mansion at Mount Saint Mary’s University + Livestream

One Performance Only!

All the glory of Handel’s timeless Messiah, but make it chamber music. This chestnut gets the one-on-a-part treatment – and the nimbleness and luminosity that affords. Salastina loyalists will enjoy the return of last season’s most popular Happy Hour guest, the effervescent Belgian soprano Laurence Servaes, alongside the return of stunning mezzo-soprano Clara Osowski. Mulled wine reception to follow.

Vital Sounds Fundraiser and Holiday Party

Sunday, December 17, 2023 @6 PM
La Puglia's Jazz Annex

Eat, drink, and dance the night away in support of Salastina's Vital Sounds Program, an initiative that provides the healing power of music to those who need it most.

Salastina musicians are joined by special guests Joachim Horsley and Friends. Enjoy La Puglia’s passed hors’d’oeuvres, buffet dinner (including vegetarian options), dessert, and wine and cocktails throughout.

What We Play

Classical, Contemporary, Baroque… if John Cage's infamous 4'33" counts as "Classical Music™," then what doesn't?! When it comes to programming, our guiding principle is simple: we gotta love it, and we gotta wanna share it.

Happy Hours

Music, mingling, mimosas, and munchies… oh my! Join us on Saturdays at 11 AM for intimate, casual salons for the 21st Century.

Vital Sounds

Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for the past three years, Salastina musicians and guest artists have provided private, virtual bedside concerts for patients in UCLA's ICU.

Sounds Promising

Sounds Promising is a tuition-free professional development program for composers between the ages of 18 and 30. We invite composers living anywhere to apply.

Membership

Deepen your connection to chamber music — and your connection to Salastina’s IRL-and-virtual community — by joining our Membership program. Membership begins at $20 per month and is fully tax-deductible.