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WELCOME TO MAHMA MALIBU
Photo by Juan Tallo (juantallo.com)

Welcome to the Award-Winning

Malibu Friends of Music at the

Montgomery Arts House for

Music & Architecture 

(MAHMA)

MALIBU BEACH

CALIFORNIA ~ USA

California Craftsman Architecture

Eric Lloyd Wright

Malibu Friends of Music is a non profit 

501 (c) 3 organization.

All donations are tax deductible

as permitted by law.


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MAY 2025 BROADCAST EVENTS
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May 9th LIVE-PERFORMANCE BROADCASTS from MAHMA Malibu
May 9th, 2025 at 7:30 pm PDT (Friday)
May 9th, 2025 at 9:30 pm PDT (also Friday)
LIVE-PERFORMANCE BROADCASTS SPONSORED BY THE BELLOMY FAMILY
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WE ARE ALSO PROUD TO ANNOUNCE:
IN-PERSON CONCERT EVENTS AT MAHMA
MAY and JUNE "MALIBU COAST SPRING MUSIC FESTIVAL"
DATES: May 26, 31 and June 1, 6, 7, and 8, 2025 TIMES: All Concerts at 7:30 pm PDT
JULY "TALES OF THE FOREST"
AUGUST and SEPTEMBER "MALIBU COAST SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL"
For TICKETS and RESERVATIONS visit:
www.malibucoastmusicfestival.net
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MAY 9th BROADCAST EVENT INFO BELOW:
M A H M A   M A L I B U
IN LOVING HONOR OF 
MARTHA MONTGOMERY:
"A SERENADE TO SPRING"
Concerts to Share the
Hope and Renewal of Spring
LIVE-PERFORMANCE
BROADCASTS
BROADCAST DATES:
May 9th at 7:30 pm PDT (Friday)
May 9th at 9:30 pm PDT (also Friday)
MUSIC
Concerts will Broadcast from 
Inside the MAHMA Great Room
TUNE IN and JOIN US!
 
BROADCASTS WILL
STREAM FROM:
"MARIA NEWMAN"
OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE
(on BOTH May 9th at 7:30 pm PDT
 and May 9th at 9:30 pm PDT)

AND / OR

FRIDAY 7:30 BROADCAST
"Montgomery Arts House Presents"
YOUTUBE CHANNEL
(Friday, May 9th at 7:30 pm PDT)


FRIDAY 9:30 BROADCAST 
"Maria Newman OFFICIAL"
YOUTUBE CHANNEL
  (Friday, May 9th at 9:30 pm PDT)


FEATURED ARTISTS
HAL OTT, flutist
PAULA HOCHHALTER, cellist
SEBASTIAN WOLF, cellist
WENDY PROBER, pianist
Joined by
MARIA NEWMAN, violinist
SCOTT HOSFELD, violist
MARTHA THATCHER, soprano
ISABELLA THATCHER, soprano

Presenting Works of
FLORENCE PRICE 
THOMAS MORLEY
LOUISE MOSS MONTGOMERY
MARIA NEWMAN
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Call: (310) 589-0295

Please note!
May 9th 2025 Concert Events 
are Live-Performance 
BROADCASTS Only!

All Programs, Program order, Artists, 
Dates, Channel Location, Venue Location, 
Repertoire Subject to Change and/or 
Cancellation without prior notice
MAHMA is a completely non-smoking, non-vaping environment, inside and 
outside the venue. Thank you for your understanding!

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In case you missed our March 16th & 17th, 2025 "FOR ALFRED: SHARING MUSICAL LEGACIES OF THE LATE GREAT ALFRED NEWMAN" BROADCASTS: LISTEN BELOW!
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In case you missed our March 1st & 2nd, 2025 "MAHMA LATE WINTER SOIRÉE" BROADCASTS: LISTEN BELOW!
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In case you missed our December 23rd & 24th, 2024 "MAHMA HOLIDAY" BROADCASTS: Click and LISTEN BELOW!
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In case you missed our December 7th & 8th, 2024 "GIVING THANKS" Broadcasts: LISTEN BELOW!
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In case you missed our October 19th and 20th, 2024 "BIRDS & OMENS" Broadcasts: LISTEN BELOW!
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MALIBU COAST SPRING MUSIC FESTIVAL
SPRING 2025
MALIBU COAST
SPRING MUSIC FESTIVAL
In-Person LIVE Concert Events 
Inside the MAHMA GREAT ROOM

"SPRING CLASSICS"
at MAHMA
May and June, 2025
Concerts TBA 
7:30 pm PDT

Featuring the 
Malibu Coast String Quartet 
In concerts of music by
Mozart, Beethoven, Borodin
Ravel, Debussy, Satoh, 
Alfred Newman and Maria Newman

For tickets and reservations
Please visit: 
www.malibucoastmusicfestival.net

All Programs, Program Order, Artists, 
Dates,Venue Location, Repertoire 
Subject to Change and/or 
Cancellation without prior notice

MAHMA is a completely non-smoking, 
non-vaping environment, 
inside and outside the venue.
Thank you for your understanding!

FOR IN-PERSON TICKETS AND CONCERT RESERVATIONS PLEASE VISIT:
www.malibucoastmusicfestival.net
OR CALL: (310) 589 - 0295
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Listen below for Selected Performances from our MAHMA YouTube Channel
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Louise Moss Montgomery's poem, "The Wind," gave rise to this ethereal musical tale! Listen at the link below!
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Edgar Allan Poe's, "The Raven," inspired this wintry musical etching! Listen at the link below!
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Malibu Coast Chamber Orchestra: Recently Uploaded on our YouTube Channel ~ Link Below!
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MAHMA and its PROGRAMS have been 
Honored, Recognized & Commended by
honors
United States Congress ~ Sidney Stern Memorial Trust
The Annenberg Foundation ~ California Arts Council
The Elton Howard Memorial Fellowship Fund
California State Senate ~ Mary Pickford Library
 County of Los Angeles ~ California State Assembly
Historic Hearst Castle ~ Variety Magazine
The Malibu Times ~ The City of Malibu

Featuring Masterworks of the Classical Repertoire

Classics-in-the-Making, Silent Film with Live Music

Performed in Novel Spaces of Architectural Renown


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PREVIOULSY at MAHMA
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Thank you for joining us for our March 16th & 17th, 2025 Broadcast Events: "FOR ALFRED"
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Thank you for joining us for our March 1st & 2nd, 2025 Broadcast Events: "LATE WINTER SOIRÉE"
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Thank you for joining us for our December 23rd & 24th, 2024 Broadcast Events: "MAHMA HOLIDAY"
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Thank you for joining us for our December 7th and 8th, 2024 Broadcast Events: "GIVING THANKS"
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Thank you for joining us for our October 19th and 20th, 2024 Broadcast Events: "BIRDS & OMENS"
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Thank you for joining us this past summer for the Malibu Coast Summer Music Festival, which ran August 23 - September 15, 2024
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MEMORIES ABOUND!
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Not Just Concerts ~ EXPERIENCES!
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A few summer memories... at the link below ~ with violinists Scott Hosfeld and Maria Newman
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"In the Name of Hope" ~ photos by Dana Rubin!
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PREVIOUSLY at Walt Disney Concert Hall
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THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR OUR EXCITING WORLD PREMIERE!
WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL
Maria Newman's "Rhapsody for a Golden Age"
Friday Evening ~ June 14th at 8:00 pm
WE LOVED SPENDING THIS VERY SPECIAL EVENING WITH YOU!
Rhapsody Premiere June 2024
PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION: THE PAINTINGS OF BOB PEAK
The Los Angeles Film Orchestra
Conducted by Leonard Slatkin
Robert Thies, piano soloist
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https://youtu.be/eUjml-xDWsM?si=Yrd5MtewxvD5QkjE
LISTEN TO MAHMA's "VOICES AND VIOLAS" Chamber Music Ensemble (BELOW)
PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO OUR OFFICIAL YouTube Channel:
"MONTGOMERY ARTS HOUSE PRESENTS..."
WE HOPE YOU WILL JOIN US OFTEN IN PERSON at MAHMA ~ And also ENJOY OUR MANY MUSICAL OFFERINGS on YOUTUBE!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkn4YhhFIi0c6fdslPZygSw

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BECOME A SPONSOR
WE INVITE YOU TO PARTNER WITH US
donate
Dear Friends of Music and the Arts
MAHMA
Please consider donating to the
Malibu Friends of Music!
Kindly click on 'PLEASE DONATE"
in the Table of Contents.
MAHMA
Your donation is Tax Deductable!
MAHMA
Whether you are a returning patron or a
brand new friend of music, we are tremendously
honored to partner with you in bringing
world-class concert music to Malibu and beyond!
MAHMA
Thank you so very much!!


Malibu Friends of Music Proudly Features
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS & RESIDENT ARTISTS
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Montgomery Arts House for Music & Architecture
MAHMA, Malibu ~ USA
Eric Lloyd Wright, Architect (RIP)
WELCOME TO MAHMA!
Join us often!
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Photos by JuanTallo.com
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A continuing letter of thanks to our wonderful MAHMA family of artists and audience...
Photo of Sonny Newman by Juan Tallo
Malibu Friends of Music
Montgomery Arts House
Malibu, California USA

Dear Friends of MAHMA and the Classical Arts

COME HOME TO MAHMA!

In the ever-changing times in which we live, the Malibu Friends of Music is proud to bring you a bit of the warmth and comfort of home! Please join us LIVE in-person at MAHMA, and please "SUBSCRIBE" to our OFFICIAL YouTube CHANNEL: "Montgomery Arts House Presents..."  ~We upload wonderful new content often! 

We at MAHMA continue to thank all of you, our honored guests and inspirational artists, for helping our world engage in the search to realize its unlimited potential. The arts are a marvelous outlet for emotion and passion, and the creativity involved, be it from the standpoint of the listener, the performer, the student, or of the artistic creators themselves, raises our minds and our hearts to a much higher plane. The arts have the power to heal, the strength and influence to connect the soul and the intellect, and MUST continue to thrive as one of the greatest and most unique achievements of humankind!

As a highly active non-profit arts organization, standing strongly, and with great loyalty as a committed member of our community, the Malibu Friends of Music at the Montgomery Arts House for Music & Architecture (MAHMA), believes wholeheartedly that, “it takes a village." We consider very seriously the role that the arts play in this interface. Thank you for continuing to walk the journey with us.

With the very warmest of regards,

Scott Hosfeld, Executive Director/President
Dr. Steven Grahek, Vice President
Susan Scheer, Treasurer
Maria Newman, Artistic Director (Advisory Board)
Isabella M. Thatcher, Artistic Director (Advisory Board)
Martha Thatcher, Artistic Director (Advisory Board)
Malibu Coast Musical Soirées
Malibu Friends of Music
Malibu Coast Music Festival
Malibu Coast Spring Music Festival
Malibu Coast Holiday Festival
Montgomery Arts House for Music & Architecture (MAHMA)

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MAHMA in Washington D.C.
PERFORMANCE
HIGHLIGHTS
IN NOVEL LOCATIONS

NEWMAN AND HOSFELD
PERFORM IN
WASHINGTON D.C.

"THE PRESIDENT'S
OWN"
MARINE BAND
PERFORMS
MUSIC OF
MAHMA RESIDENT
COMPOSER
MARIA NEWMAN
IN HISTORIC
WASHINGTON D.C.



MUSIC OF
MARIA NEWMAN
PERFORMED
AT THE

U
NITED STATES
C
APITOL BUILDING

THE UNITED STATES
M
ARINE BARRACKS

THE KENNEDY CENTER

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES