Tahoe Music Alive

06/05/2026

Last Saturday at Olympic Valley Chapel, something happened that we're still talking about.

Dan Tepfer performed his Inventions / Reinventions — Bach's original fifteen Inventions played in sequence, with Tepfer improvising the nine keys Bach never finished, live, for the first time, in a chapel in the Sierra Nevada. The New York Times called his album "hard not to be swept away by." The room of a hundred people proved that right.

Afterward, guests lingered over wine and tapas, talking with each other and with Dan in the kind of easy, warm atmosphere that only happens when the music has already done the hard work of bringing people together. Scroll through out photos and you'll see what we mean.

We're halfway through the 2026 series. Three extraordinary concerts are behind us. Three are still ahead — and the next one is just a month away.

July 2 | The Dolphin Quartet
North Tahoe Hebrew Congregation Center, Tahoe Vista
4–6 PM | Tickets $40–$60 | Students $10

Formed at Juilliard and based in New York, the Dolphin Quartet blends classical masterworks, overlooked gems, and original compositions with improvisation and a spirit of genuine collaboration. Up close, in an intimate North Tahoe venue, on a summer evening.
If the last three concerts are any indication, you'll want to be in the room.

🎟 Get tickets now: https://tinyurl.com/568bvuht
And if you were with us Saturday — thank you. You made it what it was.

05/26/2026

In a MASTERCLASS, musicians perform and discuss a piece with the master.he audience observes, learns, and interacts as invited. Four emerging pianists in North Tahoe perform for Dan Tepfer's masterclass - Ava Winter, Ella Nichimori, Todd Tanin, and Heidi Kurzma. Observe artistry in motion.
Attend to listen and learn.
📅 Masterclass: Saturday, May 30 | 10am - Noon | Olympic Valley Chapel
🎟 No-cost reservations: https://tinyurl.com/fw2z9ydz

05/21/2026

What did Bach leave out? Pianist Dan Tepfer plays every Bach Invention — then improvises on the five keys Bach never wrote for. His album Inventions / Reinventions topped the Billboard Classical Charts. Now he brings it live to Tahoe on May 30. 🎹

A May 28 community seminar on Natural Machine demonstrates how to make music visible through computer code.

📅 Concert: Saturday, May 30 | 4–6 PM | Olympic Valley Chapel
🎟 Concert tickets $40–$60 | Students $10 https://tinyurl.com/zkzr8f2v
🎟 Seminar no-cost reservations: https://tinyurl.com/4z6e6y8h

05/17/2026

Dan Tepfer brings his celebrated Inventions / Reinventions to Tahoe MusicAlive — performing all of Bach's Inventions and Sinfonias, then improvising in real time on the five keys Bach left untouched. A Billboard Classical Chart-topper and a genuinely rare evening: one of jazz's most intellectually adventurous pianists in conversation with the Baroque master, completing a 300-year-old puzzle one key at a time.
📅 Concert: Saturday, May 30 | 4–6 PM | Olympic Valley Chapel
🎟 Concert tickets $40–$60 | Students $10.https://tinyurl.com/zkzr8f2v

05/15/2026

Gray skies outside? Didn't matter.
Last week at the Olympic Village Event Center, Tahoe Music Alive served up something truly special — the California Guitar Trio filled the room with an intimacy and precision that made you forget the rain entirely.
Two guitars and a Chapman Stick (yes, a Chapman what? — that question was on most of our faces, too) wove together into something mesmerizing.
The Stick is a fretted instrument played with both hands tapping directly on the strings — and once you heard it, you couldn't imagine the set without it. A perfect gray Sunday kind of magic. 🎸

05/03/2026

Circulation!
A concept promoted by Robert Fripp to engage a group of musicians in building on another person's musical ideas - one note at a time.

, Tahoe Music Alive Board Member, stepped into a musical dialogue with the California Guitar Trio to demonstrate the concept and technique. Attendees at the free TMA event, supported by Truckee Core Value Fund, at Truckee's Church of the Mountains, were brought into the conversation.

Full concert:
📅 Sunday, May 3 | 4–6 PM
📍 Olympic Valley Event Center
🎟 Tickets $40–$60 | Students $10, https://tinyurl.com/mrs8sv8f

04/27/2026

Less than one week away, the California Guitar Trio plays the Olympic Valley Event Center — and if you haven't heard them before, you're in for something unexpected.

Bert Lams, Paul Richards, and Tom Griesgraber have been performing together since 1991. Over that time they've built a sound that moves freely between rock, jazz, classical, and world music — plus the occasional detour into surf rock or spaghetti Western. Their live shows are known as much for warmth and humor as for the kind of musical precision that makes your jaw drop quietly.

Also worth knowing: the day before the concert, they're sitting down for a free, intimate conversation hosted by local guitarist Marty Anderson at Church of the Mountains in Truckee. Seating is limited and reservations are required.

Watch Marty's interview with Bert, Paul and Tom:
https://youtu.be/D6GmsRjIywI

📅 Concert: Sunday, May 3 | 4–6 PM | Olympic Valley Event Center
📅 Musical Conversation: Saturday, May 2 | 2–4 PM | Church of the Mountains, Truckee
🎟 Concert tickets $40–$60 | Students $10 | https://tinyurl.com/mrs8sv8f
🎟 Conversation: Free — reservations required | https://tinyurl.com/4vjy8pnk

04/27/2026

MANY THANKS TO VOLUNTEERS AT THE ATTACCA CONCERT

Treat yourself to a personal experience with world-class musicians.
Signup to Volunteer at coming events.
Volunteers helped make the music by the Attacca Quartet surpass expectations!

Tahoe Music Alive volunteers made attending the concert easy and friendly for the audience and smooth-running for the musicians. They guided people to their seats, provided concert programs, offered the delightful refreshments that were provided by Alma Terra Wines, Pacific Crest Coffee, and Cornerstone Bakery and Cafe. They also provided in-home accommodations for the musicians.

The experience was - all around - wonderful because of dedicated volunteers. THANK YOU!

GET INVOLVED.
Volunteer for California Guitar Trio concert May 3. https://tinyurl.com/yw2ye8zc

📅 Sunday, May 3 | 4–6 PM
📍 Olympic Village Event Center

04/23/2026

ATTENDANCE REQUIRED -- ALL GUITAR ENTHUISIASTS!

May 2nd, the day before their concert, Bert Lams, Paul Richards, and Tom Griesgraber are sitting down for a free, intimate conversation hosted by local guitarist Marty Anderson at Church of the Mountains in Truckee. Seating is limited and no-cost reservations are required.

Then, one week from Sunday, May 3, the California Guitar Trio plays the Olympic Village Event Center.

The California Guitar Trio has been performing together since 1991. Over that time they've built a sound that moves freely between rock, jazz, classical, and world music — plus the occasional detour into surf rock or spaghetti Western. Their live shows are known as much for warmth and humor as for the kind of musical precision that makes your jaw drop quietly. If you haven't heard them before, you're in for something unexpected.

📅 Musical Dialogues: Saturday, May 2 | 2–4 PM | Church of the Mountains, Truckee
📅 Concert: Sunday, May 3 | 4–6 PM | Olympic Valley Event Center
🎟 Concert tickets $40–$60 | Students $10 | https://tinyurl.com/mrs8sv8f
🎟 Dialogues: Free — no-cost reservations required | https://tinyurl.com/4vjy8pnk

A rare chance to experience one of the most innovative and enduring guitar ensembles in the world!

04/19/2026

The concert on April 20 is one afternoon. What happens the next morning might matter more.

Following their performance, the Attacca Quartet will visit Lake Tahoe School in Incline Village for an in-school concert and conversation with middle schoolers — the kind of up-close encounter with working professional musicians that can spark a lifelong relationship with music.

Tahoe Music Alive has brought visiting artists to middle and high schools in Incline Village, Truckee, Tahoe City since 2023. It's one of the things we're most proud of.

Student tickets to the April 20 concert are just $10 — bring a young person in your life.
📅 April 20 | 4–6 PM | St. Francis of Assisi Church, Incline Village
🎟 https://tinyurl.com/4xtpfnzs