Affiliates concerts in November: See general calendar below for more details.
Sunday, November 9, 2008 – 8pm sfSoundSeries ODC Dance Commons www.sfsound.org
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Sunday, November 9, 2008 – 4pm Sqwonk and Areon Flutes Noe Valley Chamber Music www.nvcm.org
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Saturday, November 15, 2008 – 3pm & 4:50pm & 8pm ChamberBridge Messiaen Illuminated Old First Concerts www.oldfirstconcerts.org
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008 – 8pm martha & monica Berkeley Chamber Performances www.berkeleychamberperform.org
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008 – 12:30pm Laurel Ensemble Noon Times Concerts www.noontimeconcerts.org
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Sunday, November 23, 2008 – 4pm Laurel Ensemble Old First Concerts www.oldfirstconcerts.org
Saturday, November 1, 2008 – 8pm
Amy Brodo and LaDene Otsuki
Cello and Piano
Britten, Ginastera, and Franck
Trinity Chapel, 2320 Dana St., Berkeley Information: (510) 549-3864 www.trinitychamberconcerts.com
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Saturday, November 1, 2008 – 8pm
Early music concert: Voices of Music presents Capriccio Stravagante
Voices of Music presents Capriccio Stravagante. Virtuoso violin music by Farina, Turini, Buonamente, Uccelini and more.
Voices of Music, Hanneke van Proosdij and David Tayler music directors. Carla Moore & Cynthia Miller Freivogel, baroque violin; Lisa Grodin, baroque violin & viola; William Skeen, baroque cello; David Tayler, archlute & guitar; Hanneke van Proosdij, recorder & harpsichord.
St. Mark's Lutheran Church 1111 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco $25 each, or $20 for SFEMS/ARS members, students & seniors Information: (510) 236-9808 www.voicesofmusic.org
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Saturday, November 1, 2008 – 7:30pm
Manzanita Piano Quartet
With Christy Crews, bass
Libby Larsen's Over, Easy (World Premiere), R. Strauss' Piano Quartet, and Schubert's Trout Quintet
Unitarian Universalist Church 505 E. Charleston Rd. (near Middlefield), Palo Alto Information: (650) 323-6349
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Saturday, November 1, 2008 – 8pm
Andanza Spanish Arts and ODC Theater
Ecclectic and Rich Music and Dance Traditions of Spain: Voice, Dance, Guitar, and Piano
R. Chapi, F. Moreno-Torroba, M. De Falla, F. G. Lorca
ODC Theater in Residence at Project Artaud Theater 450 Florida Street (17th at Mariposa), S.F. Information: (415) 863-9834 www.odctheater.org/v5/main.html
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Saturday, November 1, 2008 – 8pm
Aileen Chanco, piano; Robin Sharp, violin; Ken Freudigman, cello
Trios and Duos
Corigliano, Beach, Paulus, and Shoenfield
Mission San Jose 43300 Mission Blvd., Fremont Information: (866) 468-3399 www.musicatmsj.org
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Saturday, November 1, 2008 – 8pm
Bryan Baker, Deborah Schmidt, vocal soloists of Luminescence
Piano, Flute, Vocal Octet
Brahms' Liebeslieder Walzer, Ginestera's Three Argentinean Dances; Mozart, Reinecke, Debussy, and Hoiby
Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley 1 Lawson Rd., Kensington Information: (510) 525-0302 www.uucb.org
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Saturday, November 1, 2008 – 8pm
Citywater
Mixed Chamber Ensemble
Belinda Reynolds, Dan Becker, John Halle, Elliott Carter, and others
Sacramento State University Free Admission Information: (916) 278-5155 www.citywatermusic.com
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Sunday, November 2, 2008 – 2:30pm
Rob Kapilow and the Stanford Chamber Strings
Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op. 48
Kresge Auditorium Stanford University 555 Nathan Abott Way, Stanford University Information: (650) 725-2787 www.livelyarts.stanford.edu
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Sunday, November 2, 2008 – 7:30pm
Early music concert: Voices of Music presents Capriccio Stravagante
Voices of Music presents Capriccio Stravagante. Virtuoso violin music by Farina, Turini, Buonamente, Uccelini and more.
Voices of Music, Hanneke van Proosdij and David Tayler music directors. Carla Moore & Cynthia Miller Freivogel, baroque violin; Lisa Grodin, baroque violin & viola; William Skeen, baroque cello; David Tayler, archlute & guitar; Hanneke van Proosdij, recorder & harpsichord.
Berkeley City Club Ballroom 2315 Durant Avenue, Berkeley $25 each, or $20 for SFEMS/ARS members, students & seniors Information: (510) 236-9808 www.voicesofmusic.org
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Sunday, November 2, 2008 – 4:30pm
San Francisco Contemporary Music Players
Trumpet, Trombone, Harp, Mandolin, Guitar, Vibraphone; Music Director, David Milnes.
Carter's Luimen. Performance and discussion of the piece followed by an informal reception.
ODC Dance Commons 351 Shotwell St. at 17th, S.F. Information: (415) 278-9566 www.sfcmp.org
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Sunday, November 2, 2008 – 7pm
Paris Piano Trio
Fauré's Piano Trio in D Minor, Op. 120; Schumann's Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 110; and Mendelssohn's Piano Trio in D Minor, Op. 49
Music at Kohl Mansion 2750 Adeline Dr., Burlingame Information: (650) 762-1130 www.musicatkohl.org
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Sunday, November 2, 2008 – 6pm
Onyx Chamber Ensemble
Dan Carlson, Joy Fellows, Alicia Yang, Stephanie Lai, Andrei Gorbatenko
Schubert's Death and the Maiden; Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings
Calvary Presbyterian Church 2515 Fillmore St. at Jackson, S.F. Information: (415) 346-3832 www.calvarypresbyterian.org
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M o n d a y , N o v e m b e r 3 , 2008 – 8pm
P a u l H e r s h , p i a n o , a n d f r i e n d s F a c u l t y A r t i s t C o n c e r t A l l D v o Y · k p r o g r a m i n c l u d i n g B a g a t e l l e s , T h e C y p r e s s e s a n d F r o m t h e B o h e m i a n G r o v e S a n F r a n c i s c o C o n s e r v a t o r y o f M u s i c R e c i t a l H a l l , 5 0 O a k S t . , San Francisco Information: ( 4 1 5 ) 5 0 3 - 6 2 7 5 www.sfcm.edu
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Monday, November 3, 2008 – 8pm
San Francisco Contemporary Music Players
Carter, Davidovsky, Tharp, Tymoczko, Liang, and Diaz de Leon
Herbst Theatre 401 Van Ness at McAllister, San Francisco Information: (415) 278-9566 www.sfcmp.org
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Wednesday, November 5, 2008 – 7:30pm
SFJAZZ Toumani Diabaté/"Malian Maestro"
The 26th Annual San Francisco Jazz Festival. Toumani Diabaté is the living voice of one of the most beautiful sounds in the world: the African kora, a 21-string West African harp that has been played by griots in the diabaté line for 71 generations.
Herbst Theater 401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco $25-$65 Information: (866) 920-JAZZ (5299) www.sfjazz.org
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Thursday, November 6, 2008 – 7:30pm
SFJAZZ "Middle Eastern Masters" Natacha Atlas; Rahim Alha
The 26th Annual San Francisco Jazz Festival. An icon of Middle Eastern music, Natacha Atlas is a riveting singer, belly dancer and cultural assimilator. Oud master Rahim Alhaj endured years in Saddam Hussain’s Iraq before escaping to Jordan. The Albuquerque, NM resident performs with Grammy-nominated percussionist Souhail Kaspar on the heels of a Grammy nomination and a new album, Home Again.
Herbst Theater 401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco $20-$60 Information: (866) 920-JAZZ (5299) www.sfjazz.org
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Thursday, November 6, 2008 – 12pm
CSUEB Faculty Recital
CSUEB Music Building Recital Hall 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd., Hayward Information: (510) 885-3167 class.csueastbay.edu/music/calendar.php
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Thursday, November 6, 2008 – 8pm
The Left Coast Chamber Ensemble
METAMORPHOSES
Oboe, English Horn, Violin, Viola, and Cello
Britten’s Six Metamorphoses after Ovid, Op. 49; Bloch’s Cello Suite No. 1; Dohnanyi’s Serenade in C Major for String Trio; and premieres by William Beck and Wayne Peterson
142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley Information: (415) 383-9600 $20 General Admission and $15 Seniors/Students www.142throckmortontheatre.com
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Saturday, November 8, 2008 – 8pm
San Francisco Conservatory Orchestra
Andrew Mogrelia, conductor and Yim Fong Lai, piano
Webern Passacaglia; Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 19; Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68
San Francisco Conservatory of Music 50 Oak St., San Francisco Information: (415) 503-6275 www.www.sfcm.edu
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Saturday, November 8, 2008 – 8pm
San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra
World Premieres of works by Bay Area Composers
Old First Church 1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco Information: (415) 474-1608 www.oldfirstconcerts.org
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Anthony Marwood, violin and Thomas Ades, piano
All-Stravinsky program: selections from Pulcinella, The Nightingale, Firebird, and Petrushka.
Herbst Theatre 401 Van Ness Ave., S.F. Information: (415) 677-0328 www.performances.org
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Sunday, November 9, 2008 – 4pm
Old First Concerts Hidden Legacy
Hidden Legacy, a Tribute to Teachers of Japanese Traditional Arts in the Internment Camps. A concert of Japanese traditional music and dance, interspersed with multi media presentation about teachers from the internment camps.
Old First Church 1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco Information: (415) 474-1608 www.oldfirstconcerts.org
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Sunday, November 9, 2008 – 8pm
sfSoundSeries
Chamber Ensemble, Saxophone, Percussion
David Lang, Gerard Grisey, Josh Levine, John Ingle, and David Bithell
ODC Dance Commons 351 Shotwell, San Francisco Information: (415) 863-9834 www.sfsound.org
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Sunday, November 9, 2008 – 4pm
Noe Valley Chamber Music
Classical chamber music Emerging Artists Concert with Sqwonk and Areon Flutes. Noe Valley Ministry 1021 Sanchez Street, San Francisco $18; $15 students & seniors Information: (415) 648-5236 www.nvcm.org
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Monday, November 10, 2008 – 8pm
The Left Coast Chamber Ensemble
METAMORPHOSES
Oboe, English Horn, Violin, Viola, and Cello
Britten’s Six Metamorphoses after Ovid, Op. 49; Bloch’s Cello Suite No. 1; Dohnanyi’s Serenade in C Major for String Trio; and premieres by William Beck and Wayne Peterson
The Green Room 401 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco Information: (415) 642-8054 $20 General Admission and $15 Seniors/Students www.ChamberMusicPartn.org
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008 – 7:30pm
Anthony Marwood, violin
Chamber Music Masters
Chamber Music students are coached on chamber music masterpieces
San Francisco Conservatory of Music Recital Hall 50 Oak St., San Francisco Information: (415) 503-6275 www.sfcm.edu
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008 – 7:30pm
S.F. State Piano Week: Student Showcase Knuth Hall, Creative Arts Building SF State, 1600 Holloway, San Francisco Information: (415) 338-1431 www.musicdance.sfsu.edu
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Thursday, November 13, 2008 – 8pm
P h i l h a r m o n i a B a r o q u e O r c h e s t r a N i c h o l a s M c G e g a n , c o n d u c t o r ; C o l i n J a c o b s e n , v i o l i n ; T a n y a T o m k i n s , v i o l o n c e l l o ; E r i c Z i v i a n , f o r t e p i a n o B e e t h o v e n : C o n c e r t o f o r V i o l i n , V i o l o n c e l l o a n d F o r t e p i a n o ; H a y d n : S y m p h o n y N o . 8 8 ; M o z a r t : S y m p h o n y N o . 3 5 , H a f f n e r H e r b s t T h e a t r e , 4 0 1 V a n N e s s A v e . , S a n F r a n c i s c o Information: ( 4 1 5 ) 3 9 2 - 4 4 0 0 www.philharmonia.org
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Thursday, November 13, 2008, 2008 – 8pm
M e m b e r s o f t h e S t . L a w r e n c e S t r i n g Q u a r t e t a n d R o b e r t H u w M o r g a n , o r g a n M e s s i a e n : Q u a r t e t f o r t h e E n d o f T i m e ; S e l e c t e d o r g a n w o r k s M e m o r i a l A u d i t o r i u m S t a n f o r d U n i v e r s i t y 5 5 1 S e r r a M a l l , S t a n f o r d Information: ( 6 5 0 ) 7 2 5 - 2 7 8 7 www.livelyarts.stanford.edu
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Thursday, November 13, 2008 2008 – 8pm
A n t h o n y M a r w o o d , v i o l i n a n d m e m b e r s o f t h e S . F . C o n s e r v a t o r y o f M u s i c c h a m b e r m u s i c f a c u l t y C h a m b e r M u s i c M a s t e r s S c h u m a n n P i a n o Q u i n t e t i n E - f l a t M a j o r , O p . 4 4 ; D v o Y · k V i o l a Q u i n t e t San Francisco Conservatory of Music Concert Hall 50 Oak Street, San Francisco Information:(415) 503-6275 www.sfcm.edu
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T h u r s d a y , N o v e m b e r 1 3 , 2008 – 7:30pm
S . F . S t a t e P i a n o W e e k F a c u l t y S h o w c a s e W o r k s b y C o w e l l a n d C h a s i n s Knuth Hall, Creative Arts Building SF State, 1600 Holloway, San Francisco Information: (415) 338-1431 www.musicdance.sfsu.edu
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Thursday, November 13, 2008 – 8pm
Damien Masterson Ensemble
Chromatic Harmonica, Guitar, and Piano
Mozart, Handel, Wagner, Verdi, Puccini, Bizet, Sousa, Joplin, Gershwin, Bizet, Kachaturian, and more
Freight and Salvage 1111 Addison St., Berkeley Information: (510) 548-1761 www.princesf.com/damien
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Friday, November 14, 2008 – 8pm
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
Nicholas McGegan, conductor; Colin Jacobsen, violin; Tanya Tomkins, violoncello; Eric Zivian, fortepiano
Beethoven: Concerto for Violin, Violoncello and Fortepiano; Haydn: Symphony No. 88; Mozart: Symphony No. 35, “Haffner”
First United Methodist Church 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto Information: (415) 392-4400 www.philharmonia.org
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Friday, November 14, 2008 – 7:30pm
S.F. State Piano Week
Pianists and Friends
Works by Boyd, Brahms, Hindemith, and Schubert
Knuth Hall Creative Arts building S.F. State, 1600 Holloway Ave., San Francisco Information: (415) 338-2467 musicdance.sfsu.edu
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Friday, November 14, 2008 – 8pm
Damien Masterson Ensemble
Chromatic Harmonica, Guitar, and Piano
Mozart, Handel, Wagner, Verdi, Puccini, Bizet, Sousa, Joplin, Gershwin, Bizet, Kachaturian, and more.
Dance Palace 5th at B St., Pt. Reyes Station Information: (415) 663-1075 www.princesf.com/damien
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Saturday, November 15, 2008 – 8pm
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
Nicholas McGegan, conductor; Colin Jacobsen, violin; Tanya Tomkins, violoncello; Eric Zivian, fortepiano
Beethoven: Concerto for Violin, Violoncello and Fortepiano; Haydn: Symphony No. 88; Mozart: Symphony No. 35, “Haffner”
First Congregational Church 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley Information: (415) 392-4400 www.philharmonia.org
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Saturday, November 15, 2008 – 8pm
Pamela Hicks, Ray Chavez, and Vicki Trimbach
Soprano, Tenor, and Piano
Music of Aaron Blumenfeld
Trinity Chapel 2320 Dana St., Berkeley Information: (510) 549-3864 www.trinitychamberconcerts.com
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Saturday, November 15, 2008 – 8pm
BluePrint, Nicole Paiement, artistic director
New Music Ensemble
Aleksandra Vrebalov Transparent Walls; Phil Collins Requies Ranarum; Giya Kancheli Midday prayers; Young-Shin Choi YX Unsquared
San Francisco Conservatory of Music Concert Hall 50 Oak Street, San Francisco Information: (415) 503-6275 www.sfcm.edu
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Saturday, November 15, 2008 – 8pm
The Felici Piano Trio
Piano, violin, and cello
Adagio, Variations and Rondo for Piano Trio in G Major, Op. 121a, Kakadu Variations, Ludwig van Beethoven; Piano Trio, Maurice Ravel; Piano Trio in B-Flat Major, Op. 99, Franz Schubert
Bankhead Theater 2400 First St., Livermore Information: (925) 373-6800 www.livermoreperformingarts.org
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Saturday, November 15, 2008 – 3pm
ChamberBridge
Lara Bruckmann, soprano; Eva-Maria Zimmermann, piano; Kyle Bruckmann, oboe; Mary Chun, ondes Martenot
Messiaen Illuminated: Concert 1 of 3-Concert Festival Day: Messiaen, Debussy, Delbos, Jolivet
Old First Church 1751 Sacramento St., San Francisco Information: (415) 474-1608 www.oldfirstconcerts.org
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Saturday, November 15, 2008 – 4:50pm
ChamberBridge
sfSound Group; Lara Bruckmann, soprano, Eva-Maria Zimmermann, piano; Stacey, Pelinka, flutes
Matt Ingalls, clarinets; Erik Ulman, Violin, Monica Scott, 'cello, Christopher Jones, piano; Charlton Lee, viola and Ed Campion,
Messiaen Illuminated: Concert 2 of 3-Concert Festival Day: Emmanuel, Campion, Grisey, Benjamin, Frank, Messiaen
Old First Church 1751 Sacramento St., San Francisco Information: (415) 474-1608 www.oldfirstconcerts.org
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Saturday, November 15, 2008 – 8pm
ChamberBridge, Del Sol Sring Quartet
With Kate Stenberg and Rick Shinozaki, violins; Charlton Lee, viola; Hannah Addario-Berry, 'cello; and Diane Grubbe, flute
Messiaen Illuminated: Concert 3 of 3-Concert Festival Day: Messiaen, Dukas, Smith, Emmanuel, Murail, Lin, Delbos
Old First Church 1751 Sacramento St., San Francisco Information: (415) 474-1608 www.oldfirstconcerts.org
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Saturday, November 15 and Sunday November 16 – 9am-4pm
TAUBMAN PIANO SEMINAR. John Bloomfield, Robert Durso, Marc Steiner, Elizabeth Swarthout, and Debbie Poryes.
Lectures, master classes and demonstrations focusing on basic Taubman Approach to piano playing, including artistic pedaling, ornamentation, tone production, and jazz improvisation.
Berkeley Piano Club 2724 Haste St., Berkeley Suggested Donation $110 per day in advance. Information: (510) 523-0213 eswarthout@sbcglobal.net
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Saturday, November 15, 2008 - 7:30 pm
BERKELEY CONCERT FEATURES THE TAUBMAN APPROACH TO PIANO PLAYING
PIANO CONCERT BY TAUBMAN FACULTY. John Bloomfield, Robert Durso, Marc Steiner, Elizabeth Swarthout, and Debbie Poryes, with Stephanie Jeong, violin.
Mozart's Sonata in D, K 576 - Bach's Italian Concerto - Brahms' Pieces for Piano, Op 119 - Beethoven's Violin Sonata in G major, Op. No 3 - Jazz Standards
Berkeley Piano Club 2724 Haste Street, Berkeley Suggested Donation $20. (510) 523-0213
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Saturday, November 15, 2008 – 7:30pm
Damien Masterson Ensemble
Chromatic Harmonica, Guitar, and Piano
Mozart, Handel, Wagner, Verdi, Puccini, Bizet, Sousa, Joplin, Gershwin, Bizet, Kachaturian, and more.
Sanchez Concert Hall 1220 Linda Mar Blvd., Pacifica Information: (650) 355-1882 www.princesf.com/damien
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Sunday, November 16, 2008 – 7:30pm
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
Nicholas McGegan, conductor; Colin Jacobsen, violin; Tanya Tomkins, violoncello; Eric Zivian, fortepiano
Beethoven: Concerto for Violin, Violoncello and Fortepiano; Haydn: Symphony No. 88; Mozart: Symphony No. 35, “Haffner”
First Congregational Church 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley Information: (415) 392-4400 www.philharmonia.org
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Sunday, November 16, 2008 – 3pm
Morrison Artists Series: American Chamber Players
Mixed Sextet
Mozart's Quartet for flute and strings in D Major, K. 285; Schoenfield's Three Bagatelles for flute, cello, and piano; Bridge's Phantasie Piano Quartet, F-sharp Minor; Ginastera's Duo for flute and violin, Op. 13; Fauré's Quartet No. 1 in C Minor for piano and strings, Op. 15.
McKenna Theatre Creative Arts building S.F. State, 1600 Holloway Ave., S.F. Information: (415) 338-1431 www.morrisonseries.org
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Sunday, November 16, 2008 – 4pm
Hot Club of San Francisco presents Artiste-A Portrait of Django Reinhardt
Violin, bass, and guitars
Works by Price, Debussy, Poulenc, Reinhardt, Jellyroll Morton, and Villa Lobos.
Crowden Music Center 1475 Rose St., Berkeley Information; (510) 559-2941 www.crowden.org
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Sunday, November 16, 2008 – 3pm
Cypress String Quartet
Violins, viola, cello
Debussy String Quartet; Jennifer Higdon Quiet Art
15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga Information: (408) 961-5858 montalvoarts.org/events/cypress_string_quartet_2
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Sunday, November 16, 2008 – 7pm
Trio Mediaeval
A cappella
Norwegian folk songs
Herbst Theatre 401 Van Ness Ave., S.F. Information: (415) 392-2545 www.performances.org
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Sunday, November 16, 2008 – 2pm
Lifemark Group Arts Jazz at the Chimes: The Marcus Shelby Trio
Marcus Shelby Trio to perform at Oakland ’s Landmark Chapel of the Chimes
Chapel of the Chimes 4499 Piedmont Avenue, Oakland $10-$15 (cash only); free for children under 12 Information: (510) 228-3218
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Sunday, November 16, 2008 – 5pm
Mill Valley Chamber Music Society
Cellist Hai-Ye Ni
Beethoven's Sonata in A Major, Op. 69; Bruce Adolphe's Sonata, Franck's Sonata in A Major, and Piazzola's Grand Tango.
Mt. Tamalpais United Methodist Church 410 Sycamore Ave., Mill Valley Information: (415) 381-4453 www.chambermusicmillvalley.org
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008 – 8pm
Martha and Monica
Berkeley Chamber Performances Monica Scott, cello; Hadley McCarroll, piano
Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. in F Major, Op. 5 Schumann: Stucke Volkston, Op. 102 Elliot Carter: Sonata for Cello and Piano (1948)
Berkeley City Club 2315 Durant Ave., Berkeley Information: (510) 525-5211 $20; Students via high school, free www.berkeleychamberperform.org
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008 – 12:30pm
Laurel Ensemble
Winds, Strings, and Piano
Bartok's Contrasts and Suite Paysanne Hongroise
Old St. Mary's 660 California St., San Francisco Information: (415) 777-3211 www.noontimeconcerts.org
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008 – 8pm
Imani Winds and the Miami String Quartet
Ginastera's Impressiones de la Puna for flute and string quartet, Villa-Lobos' Quintette en forme de Chôros for wind quintet, Beethoven's String Quartet Op. 18, No. 5 or String Quartet Op. 14, No. 1; Paquito D’Rivera, arr. V. Coleman: Wapango, for wind quintet and string quartet; Julio Medaglia's Suite Belle Epoque in Sud America for wind quintet; V. Coleman's Aún Aquí (Still here) for wind quintet and string quartet; Roberto Sierra's Concierto de Cámara (West Coast premiere); Astor Piazzolla, arr. Jeff Scott: Contrabajissimo
Dinkelspiel Auditorium Stanford University 471 Lagunita Dr., Stanford Information: (650) 725-2787 livelyarts.stanford.edu
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Thursday, November 20, 2008 – 8pm
Guarneri String Quartet and Johannes String Quartet
Bolcolm's Octet, Double Quartet; Salonen's Quartet; Bermel's Quartet; Mendelssohn's Octet, Op. 20
Herbst Theatre 401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco Information: (415) 392-2545 www.performances.org
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Friday, November 21, 2008 – 8pm
The Ives Quartet
Bettina Mussumeli, violin; Susan Freier, violin; Jodi Levitz, viola; Stephen Harrison, 'cello
Beethoven's String Quartet Op. 18 No. 3; String Quartet Op. 59, No 1 & Grosse Fuge, Op. 133
Old First Church 1751 Sacramento St., San Francisco Information: (415) 474-1608 www.oldfirstconcerts.org
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Saturday, November 22, 2008 – 8pm
Michael Edwards, clarinet; Hatem Nadim, piano
Kempf's Four Movements for Clarinet and Piano, and works by Saint-Saens, Ladmirault, and Brahms
Old First Church 1751 Sacramento St., San Francisco Information: (415) 474-1608 www.oldfirstconcerts.org
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Saturday, November 22, 2008 – 2pm
San Francisco Chamber Orchestra Fall Concert: Music and Dance
The San Francisco Chamber Orchestra and the San Francisco Ballet School Training Program present Fall Concert: Music and Dance, a series of free Family Concerts. The performances showcase the 12 young dancers from the SF Ballet School Training Program performing alongside the professional musicians of the SFCO. Directed by Benjamin Simon, Musical Director for the SFCO, these concerts feature the SF Ballet School Training program in their only engagement with live musicians.
San Francisco Conservatory of Music 50 Oak Street, San Francisco Free www.sfchamberorchestra.org
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Sunday, November 23, 2008 – 4pm
Laurel Ensemble
Sarah Holzman, flute; Christina Mok, violin; Jenny Douglass, viola; Ann Lavin, clarinet; and Krisanthy Desby, violincello
Alla Zingarese: Bartok and Brahms influenced by the Gypsy tradition
Old First Church 1751 Sacramento St., San Francisco Information: (415) 474-1608 www.oldfirstconcerts.org
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Sunday, November 23, 2008 – 7pm
Trio della Rosa with mezzo Sally Munro
Piano Trio
Works performed by Honneger, Poulenc, Tailleferre, Milhaud, plus Chansons de Madecasses by Ravel
Music on the Hill at St. Kevin's Church 704 Cortland Ave., San Francisco Information: (415) 820-1429 www.musiconthehill.org
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Sunday, November 23, 2008 – 7pm
La Catrina String Quartet
Emmanuel Arias y Luna, Sonoralia, Op. 3; Javier Alvarez' Metro Chabacano; Astor Piazzolla's Four for Tango; José Pablo Moncayo's Huapango; Grieg's String Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 27
Music at Kohl Mansion 2750 Adeline Dr., Burlingame Information: (650) 762-1130 www.musicatkohl.org
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Sunday, November 23, 2008 – noon
San Francisco Chamber Orchestra Fall Concert: Music and Dance
The San Francisco Chamber Orchestra and the San Francisco Ballet School Training Program present Fall Concert: Music and Dance, a series of free Family Concerts. The performances showcase the 12 young dancers from the SF Ballet School Training Program performing alongside the professional musicians of the SFCO. Directed by Benjamin Simon, Musical Director for the SFCO, these concerts feature the SF Ballet School Training program in their only engagement with live musicians.
Julia Morgan Center for the Arts 2640 College Ave, Berkeley Free www.sfchamberorchestra.org
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