The next free concert from our benefactors at the Santa Barbara Music Club takes place at 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, in First United Methodist Church, 305 E. Anapamu St.

Did I say admission is free? It is.

Performing club members Nicole McKenzie (violin), David Singer (clarinet), and the great Betty Oberacker (piano), will play Johann Sebastian Bach‘s “Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue for Keyboard, BWV 903,” (1717-23); Robert Schumann‘s “Fantasiestücke (Fantasy Pieces) for Clarinet and Piano, Opus 73” (1849); Claude Debussy‘s “Debussy-Violin & Piano Sonata in g-minor” (1917); and Darius Milhaud‘s “Suite for Violin, Clarinet & Piano, Opus 157b,” (1936).

Oberacker, with her silvery precision — which sacrifices none of the emotion — has long been my ideal for playing Bach and Mozart (which his not to slight her magnificent renditions of Beethoven, Shostakovich, Haydn, Diemer, and many others).

What joy to have the “Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue” to look forward to!

Schumann, I think, is at his best around the edges, outside the sometimes problematic symphonies and concertos: chamber works with unusual combinations, or featuring instruments not commonly considered solo material.

Mozart and Brahms wrote wonderful pieces for the clarinet, and Schumann, who adored Mozart and was a principal mentor of Brahms, has in these “Fantasy Pieces” provided a plausible (and lovely) link between the two composers.

Oddly enough, my 3,000+ disc library of classical vinyl includes neither the Bach nor the Schumann, but does contain one each of the Debussy “Sonata” and Milhaud “Suite.” Go figure.

The Debussy is charming — not annoyingly vague as is often the case — but straightforward and melodious. As for the Milhaud, if you like “Les Six,” you should have no problem with this delightful music.

As noted above, admission to this concert is free, but if you are moved to drop a coin or two in the box, I’m sure neither the Music Club nor the Methodists would refuse your contribution.