The Chamber Music Society of Sacramento consists of Northern California's finest classical musicians performing chamber music. The Ariel Ensemble has performed extensively in Northern California under the Chamber Music Society of Sacramento. The recipient of many awards and grants locally, the ensemble won the highest commissioning grant awarded from Chamber Music America. 

The group performs classical masterpieces of chamber music and the newest repertoire by the finest professional musicians in Northern California.

Their performances have met with extremely enthusiastic response in Napa, Monterey, the San Francisco Bay area, Sacramento, and Lake Tahoe, with many return visits.