ABS Exclusives

“ABS Exclusives” are opportunities for patrons to meet, greet, and hear ABS musicians in up-close-and-personal house concert events.

Limited to 25 seats or less on each date, “ABS Exclusives” include a concert, hors d’oeuvres, and plenty of wine.

Following the concert, audience members have an opportunity to visit with the musicians on a one-on-one basis.

These private performances are important fundraising opportunities that support all the programs at ABS. Access to these private events is priced at $200 per person per event. 

Support ABS and enjoy one-of-a-kind events with some of our audience's favorite artists performing a wide range of repertoire.


Jesse Blumberg

Steven Bailey

Jesse Blumberg, baritone & Steven Bailey, piano

Sunday February 20 2022 3:00 p.m.

Presented at the Orinda home of Jose & Carol Alonso

A favorite of ABS audiences for his performances of Handel’s Messiah in Grace Cathedral and Bach’s Passions, Jesse Blumberg’s “focused baritone is perfect for German lieder, with its finely honed, luminous timbres” (Washington Post). Acclaimed for his “golden tone” by The New York Times, he will present Robert Schumann’s Liederkreis cycle on nine poems by Heinrich Heine along with a selection of songs by one of the first American composers of international renown, Charles Ives.


Gabriel Benton

Gabriel Benton, harpsichord

Sunday March 13 2022 3:00 p.m.

Presented at the Mill Valley home of Kwei and Michele Ü

Gabriel Benton enjoys a multifaceted career as a harpsichordist, organist, accompanist, and teacher. He began his relationship with ABS at the 2015 Academy, where he played in the American premiere of Marais’ opera Sémélé. Since then, he has joined ABS on several occasions, including performances of Bach’s Saint Matthew Passion, two recording projects, and as a soloist in Bach’s Triple Concerto in A Minor. A featured artist in ABS’s recent Connoisseur Series Online Edition films, Gabe will perform works by J. S. Bach, C.P.E. Bach, and German composers Heinrich Scheidemann and Georg Böhm.


Jacob Ashworth

Corey Jamason

Jacob Ashworth, violin & Corey Jamason, harpsichord
"Into the Woods"

Sunday April 24 2022 3:00 p.m.

Presented at the San Francisco home of Tom Driscoll & Nancy Quinn

ABS violinist Jacob Ashworth's playing has been praised as “exacting and sensitive” (Boston Globe) and “lithe and nimble” (NYTimes). He joined ABS through the 2019 Academy and was featured most recently at the 2021 Summer Festival performing Bach's Concerto for 3 Violins, and Tartini's Pastorale on "The Devil's Trill." Joined by ABS harpsichordist extraordinaire Corey Jamason, and coupled with the hilltop views of this Saint Francis Woods home, you’ll be treated to a recital accompanied by plenty of hors d’oeuvres and a sampling of priceless wines from one of the most spectacular wine cellars in San Francisco.


YuEun Gemma Kim

YuEun Gemma Kim, violin & Friends
with Noah Strick, violin & Alexa Haynes-Pilon, violoncello

Sunday June 5 2022 3:00 p.m.

Presented at the Belvedere-Tiburon home of Jan Goldberg

YuEun Gemma Kim moved to the US about eight years ago to study with violinist Midori Goto at University of Southern California where she also grew her passion for Baroque music while playing with the USC Thornton Baroque Sinfonia. Since then, she’s been exploring the early music repertoire which brought her to attend the American Bach Soloists Academy in 2019. Through her breathtaking performances in the recent ABS video, “The Premier Century of the Baroque,” and her show-stopping appearances at the 2021 American Bach Soloists Summer Festival, YuEun Gemma Kim has become an instant favorite among ABS audience members. Gemma will present an exclusive private performance under the shade of beautiful garden trees, accompanied by two ABS colleagues. This outdoor musicale will make a beautiful beginning of the summer season.

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