The Santa Maria Philharmonic Society is celebrating its 100th year of musical performances in Santa Maria during their 2025-26 season, with opening night scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 27.

Ahead of the first concert of the full season, the Philharmonic will host a special performance at the Santa Maria Public Library this Saturday highlighted by selections from Simon & Garfunkel, The Beach Boys, The Beatles and more.

Starting at 3 p.m. on Sept. 6, in Shepard Hall, the free afternoon performance will feature John Astaire on piano, Jessica Hoffman on oboe, and Grace Seng on violin.

Due to capacity restrictions, pre-registration for the free community show is required and can be done online at givebutter.com/SeashoreTrio .

The online link also contains biographies for each performer

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