Sand Box Sand City

08/30/2026

So this just happened, WOWSERS, it was such a great evening celebrating the launch of Carmel Music Society's Centennial Season with Mark Dover and Peter Dugan raising the roof! Thank you all for joining us.

08/24/2026

This Friday! Carmel Music Society launches their Centennial season at Sand Box Sand City! Grammy Award Winning clarinetist Mark Dover teams up with host of NPR From the Top, Peter Dugan — two musical superstars colliding in an evening of virtuosity, camaraderie, and pure musical merrymaking!

06/28/2026

This 2025 Telluride Blue Grass Competition prize winning crew will be sharing their incredible gifts with you Sand Box Sand City on Friday, July 17th at 7 PM.
Rachel Sumner has performed at the Library of Congress, where five of her original songs are now archived, and was a 2024 winner of the Kerrville New Folk competition. Her song “Radium Girls (Curie Eleison)” struck a nerve—streamed over 300,000 times and picked up by dancers, theater directors, and deep listeners who saw themselves in its story. It’s been tattooed on arms, sung in audition rooms, and carried into classrooms and protests. The kind of song people hold onto.

Their coast to coast tour has them making a stop right here at SandBox.

Rachel Sumner and Traveling Light:
https://www.sandboxsandcity.com/event-details/rachel-sumner-and-traveling-light

06/23/2026

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Happy Anniversary. Knowing all of you has made all the difference.

SandBox welcomed its first guests on June 24, 2021 with my dear friend Mads Tolling presenting two sold out shows in one day! (of course with Covid restritions a sold out show was about 24 guests) Five years later SandBox has become a destination for exceptional artists who authentically engage with...

06/08/2026

Our show this Wednesday, June 10th @ 7PM with Eilis Kennedy and Bill Counter at Sand Box Sand City is SOLD OUT. Any empty seats will be sold at the door. See you then!

05/13/2026

Welcome to my living room. Thank you Lily Patterson of the Carmel Pine Cone for this beautifully written story. Not sure my life can be defined as "Great" but it's great to be alive with you all in SandBox.

05/10/2026

As one of the audience members commented,"Last night's concert blew everyone out of the box...sand flying everywhere. It was just outstanding." SOLD OUT Carmel Music Society Stage 2 concert featuring Chad Hoopes, Amy Schwartz Moretti, Owen Dalby, Livia Sohn, Katie Kadarauch, Maiya Papach, Saeunn Thorsteinsdottir, Michelle Djokic and Anthony Manzo. An absolutely exhilarating experience to share with you all.

05/07/2026

Imagine this gathering in SandBox? Well it's happening on Friday presented by Carmel Music Society and SandBox. Sell out crowd in SF tonight and again tomorrow at the Fogarty Winery and then we bring the music to SandBox. We can't wait to be there with you all. Get ready everyone, this is absolutely not to be missed if you are able to be there Friday at 7PM. Doors open at 6:15 for light refreshments. see you there:)

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05/04/2026

Coming to Sand City this Friday, May 8, @ 7PM! One Night Only, bedazzling musicians and a program that will light your fire.
For tickets: sandboxsandcity.com

THE DREAM TEAM:

Praised as “dazzling” (The New York Times), “expert and versatile” (The New Yorker), and “a fearless and inquisitive violinist” (San Francisco Classical Voice), Owen Dalby.

Acclaimed by critics worldwide for his exceptional talent and magnificent tone, American violinist Chad Hoopes has established himself as a versatile performer with many of the world’s leading orchestras and ensembles.

Violinist Amy Schwartz Moretti is celebrated as a deeply expressive artist in her versatile roles as soloist, chamber musician, concertmaster, and educator.

Hailed by Opus Magazine as “a stunning musician”, Livia Sohn has performed widely on the international stage as concerto soloist, recitalist, and festival guest artist.

Katie Kadarauch is an American-born, 3rd generation musician and teacher. After graduating from the Colburn School of Music in 2007, she was appointed to the San Francisco Symphony as the Assistant Principal Viola.

Maiya Papach is the principal violist of The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. Papach has made frequent national and international appearances as a chamber musician, with a versatile profile in her performances of both traditional and contemporary repertoire.

Michelle Djokic is a Grammy-nominated cellist, artistic director, and arts advocate whose career spans performance, education, and creative leadership. Seattle’s SunBreak wrote of her performance with Emerald City Music: “Her sound had warmth, depth and gentleness.”

Icelandic cellist Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir enjoys a varied career as a performer, collaborator and artist teacher. Sæunn serves as artistic advisor for the Við Djúpið Music Festival in Ísafjörður, Iceland and Artistic Director of Tertulia New York City, a series that places world-class chamber music in intimate drinking, dining and art spaces.

Anthony Manzo’s vibrantly interactive music-making has made him a ubiquitous figure in the chamber music world, appearing regularly with the CMS, and at festivals including Spoleto USA, La Jolla SummerFest, Santa Fe Chamber Music, and the Bowdoin Festival.

05/01/2026

Sand Box Sand City was so full of good vibes last night. It was a packed house in support of our dear friend Edwin Huizinga getting back out there making music where he belongs! Alina Bercu is a dream of a colleague and musician. She had everyone on their feet and wanting more. Thank you Alina and heartfelt thanks to the amazing SandBox community for your generosity of spirit and heart!