Historic Presenting Partners

The historical cornerstone of the Sunset Center is the four non-profit classical music presenters, who collectively offer more than fifty classical music events each year. For a city the size of Carmel-by-the-Sea, this might be one of the strongest classical music programs in the country. We are proud to call them our Historic Presenting Partners, and encourage you to explore their dynamic and impressive programming.


Carmel Bach Festival

The Carmel Bach Festival is widely regarded as one of the pre-eminent musical institutions in America.  Founded in 1935, its performances of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, his contemporaries and heirs are known worldwide. The Carmel Bach Festival has grown from a three-day festival to a three week event with more than 50 performances by leading Baroque interpreters from Europe and the Americas. Their vision is to be a world-class festival of music and ideas, transcending the traditional boundaries of performance and presentation, both at the Festival and in communities, and to provide fresh musical contexts that spark the imagination, stimulate the mind and enrich people's lives in multi-faceted ways.

For more information or to purchase tickets, go to: www.bachfestival.org or call the Bach Festival Offices at 831.624.1521.


Carmel Music Society

Since 1927 the Carmel Music Society has presented concerts by renowned classical artists from around the world. Now in their 89th year, they continue their tradition of bringing great classical music to the Monterey Bay Region. The Carmel Music Society presents an eight-month season of world-class performances, and for 89 years have sponsored a bi-annual competition event for aspiring young musicians.

For more information or to purchase tickets, go to: www.carmelmusic.org or call their Administrative Offices at 831.625.9938.


Chamber Music Monterey Bay

Chamber Music Monterey Bay's mission is to enrich the cultural life of the community by promoting high quality chamber music through a world-class concert series and community education programs.

For more information or to purchase tickets, go to: www.chambermusicmontereybay.org or call their Administrative Offices at 831.625.2212.


Monterey Symphony

The Monterey Symphony is dedicated to entertain and engage our community through musical performance and education. They perform six concert sets per year between October and May at Sunset Center.  Each concert is performed both on Saturday evening and repeated as a Sunday afternoon matinee.  Periodic additional concerts of the same repertoire for the youth of Monterey County are also scheduled during the performance year.

For more information or to purchase tickets, go to: www.montereysymphony.org or call their Box Office at 831.646.8511.