Founded in 2005, the Golden Valley Music Society seeks to offer professional quality classical music to residents of the inland valleys of Southwest Riverside County and northern San Diego County.

We serve communities from Fallbrook in the south; through Temecula and Murrieta; and north to Wildomar, Lake Elsinore, and Canyon Lake along I-15; as well as Sun City, Menifee, Hemet, and San Jacinto along I-215.

The Society's Vision

The vision of the Golden Valley Music Society embraces performance, education, and opportunity. That vision focuses on these elements:

• Promoting an appreciation of orchestral and chamber music through public concerts, festivals, and educational forums.
• Fostering a greater awareness and appreciation of classical music in our youth, through education and performance in schools and other educational venues.
• Offering performance opportunities for professional-level musicians from throughout the region.
• Providing social opportunities for music lovers to meet and enjoy the fellowship of others with similar interests.

What We Produce

Our professional resident ensemble, the California Chamber Orchestra, presents a concert season at the Old Town Temecula Community Theater in partnership with Temecula Presents. The orchestra also performs at other venues throughout the region.

Our weekly Classics at the Merc series presents recitals by professional musicians each Sunday afternoon in the intimate Club at the Merc, Old Town Temecula Community Theater.

Focus on Youth

Recognizing that classical music remains a living art only if we continue to attract young people to listen and perform, we are engaged in a variety of youth outreach programs:

• Arts and Music programs that introduce school children to the music of upcoming concerts and invite the students to illustrate the feelings prompted by the music. Their works are then displayed as part of the concert.
• Special performances of works such as "Peter and the Wolf" designed to expose elementary students to classical music and the instruments that make up an orchestra.
• Support for school orchestras and talented student musicians.
• Cooperation and collaboration with school- and community-based music and dance organizations.
• Master Classes for local students presented by our performers.

Society Management

The Society is managed by a volunteer board of directors.

Greg Prudhomme President		Robert Culverhouse Jr. Secretary		Michael Valentine
Mark Margolin Vice President		Jimmy Moore		Dana Mambourg Zimbric, ex-officio
Judy Call Treasurer		Dan Mulloy

Advisory Board

Ken Dickson Legal affairs   Rick Gibbs Civic affairs		Doug McAllister Civic affairs   Peg Moore Community relations		Beverly Stephenson Fine Arts Network   Kris Thomasian Educational Outreach
Nancy Hunt At large		Kate Prestia-Schaub Music education		Chuck Washington Civic affairs