
Youth Chamber Music Program

Are you a young musician eager to deepen your understanding of classical music performance? The Casa Romantica Youth Chamber Music Program offers an exciting opportunity for students aged 12-17 to hone their skills in a small group setting, similar to college ensembles.
We’re seeking 3-4 talented students who play violin, viola, piano, or cello to join this dynamic group. Under the guidance of experienced performers and educators from the Romantica Piano Quartet, you’ll gain invaluable experience and make lasting musical connections.
Students practice weekly on Mondays from 5:00-6:30 PM at Casa Romantica with instruction from two professional chamber musicians.
The Casa Romantica Youth Chamber Music Program will receive professional performance experience by performing throughout the community and at Casa Romantica events.
Audition Application
Audition applications for the 2025-26 school year are open NOW!
Audition videos are due by May 31. Videos must include a song of your choice and also a scale. Selections will be made the first week of June, and practices will run through the school year (September – June).
Instructors
Adriana Triggs is founder and violinist of Romantica Piano Quartet, Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens’ first chamber music ensemble in residence. She has had the pleasure of playing in such groups as the Mozart Classical Orchestra, Pacific Symphony, Las Vegas Philharmonic, Los Angeles Chamber Choir, Musishare Chamber Players, Golden State Pops Orchestra, Sinfonia at the prestigious Aspen Music Festival, Blackbird Music Project and others. She has served as a guest artist faculty member at the Orange County Youth Symphony Orchestra and taught at The Orange County High School of the Arts. Most of her time is spent teaching her private violin students from her home studio in Mission Viejo, CA. She teaches students of all ages and levels from the Capistrano, Saddleback, and Irvine Unified School Districts. Her students have gone off to major in Violin Performance, have been accepted to the Orange County High School of the Arts and have also been accepted to the following performing groups: Orange County Youth Symphony, Musishare Young Artists Program Quartet Initiative, Casa Romantica Youth Chamber Music Program, Pacific Symphony Santiago Strings, Prelude Chamber Strings, Southern California Youth Philharmonic, CYOSC, Capistrano Unified School Districts Honor Orchestras and Irvine Unified School District Honor Orchestras.
Kevin Garnica is an active musician based in Los Angeles. He is the pianist in the Romantica Piano Quartet, Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens’ first chamber music ensemble in residence. As a soloist and chamber musician, he has performed in Central and South America, Europe, and throughout the United States. Garnica received his Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of Texas at Austin with a full assistantship under the tutelage of Anne Epperson, specializing in Collaborative Piano. Garnica was one of the youngest ever winners of the ASCAP Composition Competition when his piano piece, Sonata for Scriabin, was chosen from over five hundred entries.
Kevin Garnica has performed with members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, including Concertmaster Martin Chalifour, the Pacific Symphony, The Metropolitan Opera, Los Angeles Master Chorale, and Pacific Chorale.