Thursday, January 5, 2006 – 8pm
New Music Series
8pm: Jerome Byerton (snare/cymbals) solo and duo with Kristian Aspelin (guitar)
9pm: Damon Smith (double bass) & TBA
Luggage Store Gallery
1007 Market Street @ 6th Street, San Francisco
$6-10 sliding scale
www.luggagestoregallery.org
***
Saturday, January 7, 2006 - 10 am
Alexander String Quartet & Robert Greenberg
Program: Beethoven/String Quartets Op. 18, No. 3 & No. 1
San Francisco Performances
Herbst Theater, 401 Van Ness, San Francisco
$22-$34
Information: (415) 392-2545
www.performances.org
***
Sunday, January 8, 2006 – 3pm
Julia Fischer, Violin
Violinist Julia Fisher, one of the emerging stars of the next generation, returns to the Bay Area.
Cal Performances
Hertz Hall, Berkeley
$42
Information: (510) 642-9988
www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
***
Sunday, January 8, 2006 – 2:30pm
Rob Kapilow
What Makes It Great? with Rob Kapilow and the Stanford Chamber Strings. Join Rob Kapilow and the Stanford Chamber Strings-led by members of the St. Lawrence String Quartet-in an exploration of Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring.
Stanford Lively Arts
Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Palo Alto
$24-$30
Information: (650) 725-ARTS
www.livelyarts.stanford.edu
***
Monday, January 9, 2006 – 7:30pm
Chanticleer
The Grammy Award-winning vocal ensemble performs EarthSongs, music to celebrate the rhythms of our planet. Composers include Palestrina, Monteverdi, Saint-Saens, Hindemith, and more.
Music at Meyer
Temple Emanu-El
Martin Meyer Sanctuary, 2 Lake Street, San Francisco
$19; $18 seniors; $16 students
Information: (415) 863-1245
***
Tuesday, January 10, 2006 – 8pm
Blevin Blectum + Emma Zunz (Seattle) + Moore Brothers + Nedelle
21 Grand
416 25th St @ Broadway, Oakland
$5-10 sliding scale
www.21grand.org
***
Tuesday, January 10, 2006 – 8pm
The Weasel Walter Quartet
Weasel Walter, drums; Josh Allen, tenor saxophone; Randy Hunt, amplified double bass; Damon Smith, amplified double bass.
Hemlock Tavern
1131 Polk Street, San Francisco
www.hemlocktavern.com
***
Wednesday, January 11, 2006 - 12:30pm
The Laurel Ensemble
in a program of French Music from the 18th to the 20th Century Couperin, Debussy and Roussel.
Sarah Holzman, flute - Christina Mok, violin - Jenny Douglass, viola - Krisanthy Desby, violoncello
with guest artists Dan Levitan, harp and Susan Harvey, harpsichord
Noontime Concerts,
St. Patrick's Church
756 Mission Street, between 3rd and 4th Streets, San Francisco
www.noontimeconcerts.org
***
Wednesday, January 11, 2006 – 8pm
Philip Gelb will perform pieces on shakuhachi inspired by and dedicated to the painter, Robert Kostka.
Meridian Gallery
545 Sutter Street, San Fransisco
$10 general, $5 students/seniors
***
Thursday, January 12, 2006 – 8pm
New Century Chamber Orchestra
Program: Mozart/Divertimento in D major K. 136; Gang Situ/Concerto for Cello, Robin Bonnell, cello; Dvorák/Serenade, Op. 22 in E major, 304.
St. John's Presbyterian Church
2727 College Ave., Berkeley
$28-$42
Information: (510) 357-1111
www.ncco.org
***
Friday, January 13, 2006 – 8pm
New Century Chamber Orchestra
Program: Mozart/Divertimento in D major K. 136; Gang Situ/Concerto for Cello, Robin Bonnell, cello; Dvorák/Serenade, Op. 22 in E major, 304.
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
600 Colorado, Palo Alto
$28-$42
Information: (510) 357-1111
www.ncco.org
***
Friday, January 13, 2006 – 8pm
Emerson String Quartet
Program: Carl Nielsen/Ved en ung kunstners båre (At the Bier of a Young Artist) for String Quartet; Jean Sibelius/Voces intimae (Intimate Voices)/String Quartet in D Minor, op. 56; Edvard Grieg/String Quartet in G Minor, op. 27.
Stanford Lively Arts
Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Palo Alto
$44/$48
Information: (650) 725-ARTS
www.livelyarts.stanford.edu
***
Friday, January 13, 2006 – 8pm
Graber-Kreston-Rose Trio
Tom Rose, clarinet; Elaine Kreston, cello; Miles Graber, piano. Presenting an all Brahms program.
Elaine Kreston has performed throughout the USA and Europe to such critical acclaim as the Alameda Sun's in praise of her "stunning performance" and "the velvety richness of her interpretation." Tom Rose and Miles Graber, highly regarded by Bay Area musicians as accompanists and collaborative artists, have already distinguished themselves as a duo. Now O1C is proud to host their collective debut performance as a
trio, as they present an all Brahms program.
Old First Concerts
Old First Church, 1751 Sacramento, San Francisco
$15; $12 students and seniors
Information: (415) 474-1608
www.oldfirstconcerts.org
***
Saturday, January 14, 2006 – 2pm
Frederica von Stade & Jake Heggie
Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano, and Jake Heggie, piano. Program: TBA.
San Francisco Performances
Herbst Theater, 401 Van Ness, San Francisco
$8-$15
Information: (415) 392-2545
www.performances.org
***
Saturday, January 14, 2006 – 8:15pm
Ray Manzarek & Michael McClure
Ray Manzarek & Michael McClure with Larry Kassin in an evening of spoken word & music. Flutist (and music series founder) Larry Kassin joins the festivities. First in a series of concerts celebrating the 25th year of The Noe Valley Music Series (and its presenting, non-profit organization, San Francisco Live Arts).
Noe Valley Music Series
Noe Valley Ministry, 1021 Sanchez, San Francisco
$20
Information: (415) 454-5238
www.nvcm.org
***
Saturday, January 14, 2006 – 8pm
New Century Chamber Orchestra
Program: Mozart/Divertimento in D major K. 136; Gang Situ/Concerto for Cello, Robin Bonnell, cello; Dvorák/Serenade, Op. 22 in E major, 304.
Florence Gould Theater
Legion of Honor, Lincoln Park, San Francisco
$28-$42
Information: (415) 357-1111
www.ncco.org
***
Saturday, January 14, 2006 – 8pm
Evander Music Presents Tony Malaby & Friends at ImprovGarage
ImprovGarage
4514 West Street, Oakland
Donations Suggested
***
Saturday, January 14, 2006 – 8pm
Semiconductor (UK) + Antimatter/ Tim Perkis /Wobbly
21 Grand
416 25th St @ Broadway, Oakland
www.21grand.org
Sunday, January 15, 2006 – 5pm
New Century Chamber Orchestra
Program: Mozart/Divertimento in D major K. 136; Gang Situ/Concerto for Cello, Robin Bonnell, cello; Dvorák/Serenade, Op. 22 in E major, 304.
Osher Marin JCC
250 N. San Pedro Rd.
$28-$42
Information: (415) 357-1111
www.marinjcc.org
***
Sunday, January 15, 2006 – 2pm
Stanford Woodwind Quintet
Stanford Woodwind Quintet and Matthew Edwards, piano, performing works by David Maslanka, Jean-Michel Damase, Jean Francaix, and Edward Burlingame Hill.
Avedis Chamber Music Series
Florence Gould Theater
Legion of Honor, Lincoln Park, San Francisco
$19; $14 seniors & students
Information: (415) 392-4400
***
Sunday, January 15, 2006 – 4pm
Four Seasons Concerts
Presenting soprano Alison Buchanan and contralto Gwendolyn Brown.
Four Seasons Concerts
Herbst Theater, 401 Van Ness, San Francisco
$25-$35/CBO
Information: (415) 392-4400
***
Sunday, January 15, 2006 – 3pm
Pacific Union College Chamber Orchestra:
The Commemorative John Bodo ‘Cello Concert
A concert and reception to honor the late Reverend John Bodo, a visionary music-lover, who founded Old First Concerts 36 years ago.
Stephen Framil, ‘cellist; Rachelle Berthelsen Davis, conductor
Program: Suite No. 1 in G major for Solo ‘Cello, BWV 1007; Suite No. 6 in D major
for Solo ‘Cello, BWV 1012 by J.S. Bach; Concerto in C for ‘Cello & Orchestra, Hob. VIIb: 1; Concerto in D for ‘Cello & Orchestra, Hob. VIIb: 2 by Joseph Haydn
Stephen Framil's business card should read "Have ‘Cello, Will Travel." A virtual ambassador for his instrument, this eminent concert soloist has appeared with symphony and chamber orchestras worldwide, from India to the Philippines, from Volgograd to Hanoi (where he was the first American ‘cellist to perform since the Vietnam War), and from New York's Carnegie Weill Hall to the renowned Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra in Hungary.
Old First Concerts
Old First Church, 1751 Sacramento, San Francisco
Information: (415) 474-1608
www.oldfirstconcerts.org
***
Sunday, January 15, 2006 – 1pm
Evander Music Presents Tony Malaby Workshop
ImprovGarage
4514 West Street, Oakland
Donations Suggested
***
Sunday, January 15, 2006 – 8pm
Trio: Ron Heglin - Tom Nunn - Doug Carroll
21 Grand
416 25th St @ Broadway, Oakland
www.21grand.org
***
Monday, January 16, 2006 – 8pm
A Russian Evening: The Albers-del Pino Trio
Program: Gypsy Ramble by Elena Kats-Chernin; Sonata No. 1 in F minor by Prokofiev; Four Etudes for Piano, Op. 39 by Rachmaninoff; Piano Trio No. 2 by Shostakovich. Laura Albers, violin; Julie Albers, cello; Daniel del Pino, piano.
Laura and Julie Albers, string virtuosos, sisters, and a duo from their early childhood, met and formed a mutual artistic admiration society with pianist Daniel del Pino at the 2001 Newport Music Festival. Now Julie and Daniel, fresh from triumphs in New York City and Madrid, join with Laura, a violinist with the S.F. Opera, to perform the music of the land of czars and samovars in their first joint San Francisco appearance.
Old First Concerts
Old First Church, 1751 Sacramento, San Francisco
$15; $12 students and seniors
Information: (415) 474-1608
www.oldfirstconcerts.org
***
Monday, January 16, 2006 – 8pm
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique plays Mozart. Program: Mozart/Mass in C minor and Mozart/Requiem.
San Francisco Symphony
Davies Symphony Hall
201 Van Ness, San Francisco
Information: (415) 864-6000
www.sfsymphony.org
***
Monday, January 16, 2006 – 8pm
Improvised music + food
8pm: Tony Malaby, tenor saxophone; Phillip Greenlief, reeds; Noah Phillips, prepared guitar; Damon Smith, double bass
9pm: Tony Malaby, tenor saxophone; Scott R. Looney, piano; Randy Hunt, double bass; Timothy Orr, drums
8th St Performance Space
1510 8th Street, Oakland
$6-10 sliding scale
***
Monday, January 16, 2006 – 8pm
Balance Point Acoustics Presents Tony Malaby in 2 different quartet
setttings at 1510 Performance Space
8th St Performance Space
1510 8th Street, Oakland
$6 - $10 Sliding Scale
***
Wednesday, January 18, 2006 – 8pm
The Italian Saxophone Quartet:
Federico Mondelci, Marco Gerboni, Mario Marzi, Massimo Mazzoni
The formation in 1982 of the Italian Saxophone Quartet brought together four stellar Italian artists who, individually, had performed as soloists with such esteemed orchestras as La Scala, Milan and Florence Maggio Musicale, and under the batons of Seiji Ozawa and Zubin Mehta. Within three years the Quartet had won an array of chamber music competitions, including the ‘Premiere Ancona.’ Rome's Il Messaggero ranks the foursome as "among the most interesting groups on the Italian musical scene, as much for the originality of its instrumentation as for the unquestionable quality of its performance."
Old First Concerts
Old First Church, 1751 Sacramento, San Francisco
Information: (415) 474-1608
www.oldfirstconcerts.org
***
Wednesday, January 18, 2006 – 8pm
The Weasel Walter Quartet
Weasel Walter, drums; Josh Allen, tenor saxophone; Randy Hunt, amplified double bass; Damon Smith, amplified double bass
Stork Club
2330 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland
***
Thursday, January 19, 2006 – 8pm
New Music Series
Daniel Martin-McCormick, solo prepared guitar/electronics
Luggage Store Gallery
1007 Market St. @ 6th Street, San Francisco
$6-10
www.luggagestoregallery.org
***
Saturday, January 21, 2006 – 8pm
Peter and Zoltán Katona, Guitars
Program: TBA. Presented in association with Omni Foundation for the Performing Arts.
San Francisco Performances
Herbst Theater, 401 Van Ness, San Francisco
$24-$37
Information: (415) 392-2545
www.performances.org
***
Saturday, January 21, 2006 – 8pm
Noe Valley Plucked String Orchestra
Club CMC Presents: Noe Valley Plucked String Orchestra. The Noe Valley Plucked String Orchestra, directed by Nicola Swinbourne, performs a program of baroque favorites including Vivaldi, Bach and Corelli.
Community Music Center
544 Capp Street, San Francisco
$10; $5 seniors, students, ArtsCard
Information: (415) 647-6015
www.sfcmc.org
***
Saturday, January 21, 2006 – 8pm
Trinity Chamber Concerts
Pianist Sarah Cahill performs recent music by Bay Area composers including Terry Riley and Daniel David Feinsmith, as well as a few phantasmagorical pieces by Leo Ornstein.
Trinity Chapel
2320 Dana Street, Berkeley
$12/$8
www.naturalhorn.com
***
Sunday, January 22, 2006 – 4:30pm
Farley Pearce in Concert
CMC Cello faculty Farley Pearce performs in concert. Program TBA.
Community Music Center
544 Capp Street, San Francisco
Free
Information: (415) 647-6015
www.sfcmc.org
***
Sunday, January 22, 2006 – 7pm
Tokyo String Quartet
Tokyo String Quartet ; Sabine Meyer, clarinet. Program: Program: Haydn/Quartet in G minor, Op. 74, No. 3, The Rider; Bartok/String Quartet No. 1, Op. 7; and Mozart/Quintet in A Major for Clarinet and Strings, K.581, Stadler's Quintet.
San Francisco Performances
Herbst Theater, 401 Van Ness, San Francisco
$27-$49
Information: (415) 392-2545
www.performances.org
***
Sunday, January 22, 2006 – 7pm
Brad Mehldau Trio & Bill Frisell Quintet
Program: Classically trained pianist Brad Mehldau and his trio and guitar master Bill Frisell and his quintet are part of a double-bill evening of unforgettable jazz.
Cal Performances
Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley
$20/$30/$40
Information: (510) 642-9988
www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
***
Sunday, January 22, 2006 – 4pm
The American Harp Society, Bay Area Chapter Presents – Stars of Tomorrow!
Jeremy Keppelmann, Joy Wan, Noel Wan and Seika Dong
It is with special pleasure that O1C, in conjunction with the Bay Area Chapter of the American Harp Society, presents four extraordinary young harpists aged 11 to 14. This foursome of local prodigies includes the First Prize winners of both the Junior Division and the Advanced Division of the American Harp Society National Competition, the winner of television's ‘America's Most Talented Kids’ program, and the principal harpist of the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra. Their program this afternoon features classical harp compositions from various musical eras.
Old First Concerts
Old First Church, 1751 Sacramento, San Francisco
Tickets are $15 general, $12 seniors, $12 students
Information: (415) 474-1608
www.oldfirstconcerts.org
***
Monday, January 23, 2006 – 7:30pm
Cypress String Quartet
Program features Haydn String Quartet Op. 76 no. 3 Emperor, Schulhoff 5 Pieces for String Quartet, Beethoven String Quartet Op.135.
Music at Meyer
Temple Emanu-El/Martin Meyer Sanctuary
2 Lake Street, San Francisco
$19; $18 seniors; $16 students
Information: (415) 863-1245
***
Monday, January 23, 2006 – 6pm
Concerts with Conversation: Katona Twins
San Francisco Performances hosts a Concert with Conversation featuring the duo guitars of the Katona Twins.
Community Music Center
544 Capp Street, San Francisco
Free
Information : (415) 647-6015
www.sfcmc.org
***
Monday, January 23, 2006 – 8pm
Cello and Piano Recital
Cello Recital - Mark Kosower, Cello, Jee-Won Oh, Piano
Brahms, Bartok, Ginestera, Ligeti and Popper
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
1201 Ortega Street, San Francisco
Information: (415) 759.3475
www.sfcm.edu
***
Tuesday, January 24, 2006 – 8pm
Radu Lupu, Piano
Program Program: Schumann/Waldscenen, Op. 82 Humoreske in B-flat Major, Op. 20 and Schubert/Sonata in G Major, D.894
San Francisco Performances
Herbst Theater, 401 Van Ness, San Francisco
$27-$49
Information: (415) 392-2545
www.performances.org
***
Friday, January 27, 2006 - 8pm
The San Francisco Tape Music Festival 2006
A 3-day festival of fixed media audio art distributed in darkness across a high-quality sixteen-loudspeaker surround sound system. In addition to many new compositions by local and international composers, the festival features tape music classics by Toru Takemitsu, Ilhan Mimaroglu, Herbert Brün, G.M. Koenig and excerpts from Louis and Bebe Barron's Soundtrack to Forbidden Planet (1956). Sunday night features a complete evening celebrating the works of french composer Luc Ferrari (1929-2005). “..mind- and ear-expanding..” –Jonathan Russell, SF Classical Voice
The San Francisco Tape Music Festival 2006
ODC Theater
3153 17th Street @ Shotwell Street, San Francisco
Box Office: 415-863-9834 Box Office Hours: 2pm -5pm, Wednesday-Saturday
www.sfsound.org/tape
***
Saturday, January 28, 2006 – 8pm
Evander Music Presents
Paul Rutherford - Torsten Muller - Harris Eisenstadt Trio
ImprovGarage
4514 West Street, Oakland
Suggested Donation
***
Saturday, January 28, 2006 – 8pm
Puri Project
The Korean word PURI refers to the relieving & releasing of suppressed or suffering spirits. The Puri Project uses various forms of art to bring meaning to people’s lives as well as vitality to their souls. performers: Dohee Lee: dance, vocal, percussion; Liz Suk: spoken word; Thomas Wong: visual art; Donna Lee Kwon: vocal, percussion; Jimmy Biala: Percussion; Masaru Koga: Sax, Flute; Randy Hunt: Bass.
counterPULSE theater
1310 Mission Street, San Francisco
$15-20
www.counterpulse.org
***
Saturday, January 28, 2006 - 8pm
The San Francisco Tape Music Festival 2006
A 3-day festival of fixed media audio art distributed in darkness across a high-quality sixteen-loudspeaker surround sound system. In addition to many new compositions by local and international composers, the festival features tape music classics by Toru Takemitsu, Ilhan Mimaroglu, Herbert Brün, G.M. Koenig and excerpts from Louis and Bebe Barron's Soundtrack to Forbidden Planet (1956). Sunday night features a complete evening celebrating the works of french composer Luc Ferrari (1929-2005). “..mind- and ear-expanding..” –Jonathan Russell, SF Classical Voice
The San Francisco Tape Music Festival 2006
ODC Theater
3153 17th Street @ Shotwell Street, San Francisco
Box Office: 415-863-9834 Box Office Hours: 2pm -5pm, Wednesday-Saturday
www.sfsound.org/tape
***
Sunday, January 29, 2006 – 8pm
The San Francisco Tape Music Festival 2006
A full evening devoted to the music of Luc Ferrari (1929-2005).
ODC Theater
3153 17th Street @ Shotwell, San Francisco
Box Office: 415-863-9834 Box Office Hours: 2pm -5pm
www.odctheater.org
www.sfsound.org/tape
***
Monday, January 30, 2006 – 8pm
Nels Cline Plays the Music of Andrew Hill
Bobby Bradford, cornet; Ben Goldberg, clarinets; Andrea Parkins, electric accordion; Devin Hoff, contrabass; Scott Amendola, drums; Nels Cline, guitar.
Yoshi's
510 Embarcadero, West Oakland
www.yoshis.com
Wednesday, February 1, 2006 – 4pm
Noe Valley Chamber Music
Hindemith Das Marienleben, Stravinsky Songs on Three Japanese Lyrics. Christine Brandes, soprano; Emily Onderdonk, violia; Tanya Thomkins, cello; Laura Dahl, piano.
1021 Sanchez Street, SF 94114
Information: (415) 648-5236
www.nvcm.org
***
Wednesday, February 1, 2006 – 6:30pm
Luna Nova Quartet
Mandolin, Violin, Viola, Cello
Piazzola, Satie, Americana, Giuliani, and More.
San Francisco Performances
562 Sutter Street, SF
Information: (415) 398-6449
www.lunanovaquartet.com
***
Wednesday, February 1, 2006 – 7:30pm
Rova:Arts Presents Improv:21 with Gino Robair - "Improvised Opera: Taking Emperor Norton to the Streets"
Gino Robair discusses the use of open-ended structures and improvisation to create an operatic work that is never the same twice.
I, Norton is an open-ended piece that can be performed by any number of people and assembled in a unique way for each performance. The literary elements behind the work are the writings attributed to Norton I, Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico, as well as mocking "false decrees" published in contemporary newspapers to cash in on the Emperor's notoriety.
21 Grand
416 25th St @Broadway, Oakland
$10 - $15
www.21grand.org
***
Wednesday, February 1, 2005 – 8pm
Vijay Anderson Trio
featuring Aaron Bennett-tenor saxophone, and Matt Montgomery-bass
Cafe Royale
800 Post St. @ Leavenworth, SF
donation
***
Thursday, February 2, 2006 – 8pm
SVEN LEEBACK, Alan Anzone(reeds), Kurt Morgan (guitar), Christopher Brown (bass), Curtis Hollenbeck (cornet)
SIMPLE PLEASURES CAFE
3434 Balboa St @ 36th Ave, SF
free
***
Thursday, February 2, 2006 – 8pm
Evander Music Presents
Harris Eisenstadt's Ahimsa Orchestra
21 Grand
416 25th St @Broadway, Oakland
$10 - $15 sliding scale
www.21grand.org
***
Thursday, February 2, 2006 – 8pm
8pm Quiet American (field recordings/oscillators)
9pm Gal*in_dog (electracoustic soundscapes/21st century composition)
New Music Series
Luggage Store Gallery
1007 Market St. @ 6th Street, SF
$6-10 sliding scale
www.luggagestoregallery.org
***
Friday, February 3, 2006 – 7:30pm
Ensemble 20/21 with guest David Bithell presents a concert of music and theater representing California’s longstanding experimental traditions of the last 50 years.The program includes:
Varied Trio for violin, piano, and percussion - Lou Harrison
Ryoanji for flute, bass, voice, and percussion - John Cage
Mouth-Piece for trumpet - Kenneth Gaburo
The President Has His Photograph Taken - David Bithell
China Gates and American Berserk for piano - John Adams
Pacific Sirens for large ensemble and the Pacific Ocean - Robert Erickson
Conservatory of Music University of the Pacific
Faye Spanos Concert Hall
3601 Pacific Ave. Stockton CA
$6 general/$4 students and seniors
***
Friday, February 3, 2006 – 8pm
3 DROPS OF BLOOD - Installment IX
Nanos Operetta presents the 9th installment of the 3 Drops of Blood music and dance performance series curated by Ali Tabatabai. Featuring world renowned composer Paul Dresher, modern dance company Nancy Karp + Dancers, butoh masters Koichi Tamano & Hiroko Tamano, new music ensemble Nanos Operetta, and modern chamber group Edmund Welles: The Bass Clarinet Quartet.
Project Artaud Theater
450 Florida Street, SF
For reservations: (415) 561-1444
$16 advance/$19 door
www.nanosoperetta.com
***
Friday, February 3, 2006 – 8pm
The Los Angeles Flute Quartet
Colleen Carroll, Eileen Holt Helwig, Lisa-Maree Amos, Peter Sheridan
Bach, Mozart, Caliendo, Jongen, Shapiro, Part, Lathan
Above and Beyond
Old First Concerts
1751 Sacramento St, SF
Information: (415) 474-1608
www.oldfirstconcerts.org
***
Saturday, February 4, 2006 – 10am
Alexander String Quartet/Robert Greenberg
Greenberg lectures on Beethoven followed by a full performance of Beethoven's String Quartet Op. 18 No.2 & No.5.
Chamber Music/Arts Enrichment
Herbst Theatre
401 Van Ness Ave., S.F
***
Saturday, February 4, 2006 – 8pm
Chris Brown - "Lava" for 4 brass, 4 percussion, electronics and "Ragamala Chiaroscuro" for brass trio
Mills College Concert Hall
5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland
$12 general, $6 seniors
www.mills.edu
***
Saturday, February 4, 2006 – 8pm
3 DROPS OF BLOOD - Installment IX
Nanos Operetta presents the 9th installment of the 3 Drops of Blood music and dance performance series curated by Ali Tabatabai. Featuring world renowned composer Paul Dresher, modern dance company Nancy Karp + Dancers, butoh masters Koichi Tamano & Hiroko Tamano, new music ensemble Nanos Operetta, and modern chamber group Edmund Welles: The Bass Clarinet Quartet.
Project Artaud Theater
450 Florida Street, SF
$16 advance/$19 door
For reservations: (415) 561-1444
www.nanosoperetta.com
***
Saturday, February 4, 2006 – 8pm
Chaos Butterfly (Dina Emerson and Jonathan Segel) and Matt Davignon, fresh from their triumphant west coast tour, bring it on home.
8th St Performance Space
1510 8th Street, Oakland
***
Saturday, February 4, 2006 – 8pm
Coelacanth and Keith Evans will present an aggregate of sound and film on Saturday, February 4, 2006 at the Point Montara Lighthouse in Montara, California.
Point Montara Lighthouse
Hightway 1 and 16th Street, Montara
$8.00
Reservations: (650) 728-7177
***
Sunday, February 5, 2006 – 4pm
David Friesen - John Stowell duo
Chez Hanny
145 Fillmore (@Waller), SF
$20
***
Sunday, February 5, 2006 – 7pm
Positive Knowledge
The Jazz House marks its long awaited re-opening with a rare local performance by the internationally acclaimed Bay Area creative music collective POSITIVE KNOWLEDGE to celebrate the release of their new CD "First Ones." POSITIVE KNOWLEDGE features creative multi-reed instrumentalist Oluyemi Thomas, the fearless vocalized magic and poetry of Ijeoma Thomas, and the innovative poly-percussion of Spirit. For this date they will be joined by the powerful and adventurous multi-reed player Ike Levin.
POSITIVE KNOWLEDGE has performed around the world with other noted musical innovators as Cecil Taylor, Edward "Kidd" Jordan, Wadada Leo Smith, Roscoe Mitchell, Alan Silva, Charles Gayle, and William Parker.
Two separate shows at 7pm and 8:30p. Come join in the celebration.
"Exponents of universalism and extended creativity, Positive Knowledge withholds nothing playing music drenched in soul brilliance and joy. Full of reed ripping and vocal exchanges.” - Rex Butters, All About Jazz
The Jazz House
The Ashby Stage
1901 Ashby @ Martin Luther King Dr., Berkeley
www.thejazzhouse.org
***
Monday, February 6, 2006 – 7:30pm
Music at Meyer
Elmar Oliveira, Violin
Elmar Oliveira, violin, with piano accompanist, Canadian Robert Koenig.
Temple Emanu-El
Martin Meyer Sanctuary
2 Lake Street
$19; $18 seniors; $16 students
Information: (415) 863-1245
***
Monday, February 6, 2006 – 8pm
Left Coast Chamber Ensemble
Program: Traditional work TBA; Roberto Sierra/Pequeno concierto for violin, cello, flute, clarinet, oboe & guitar; massimo Lauricella/Imis for flute, oboe, clarinet, violin, viola & cello; Toru Takamitsu/Towards the Sea for alto flute & guitar; and Carl Schimmel/Dempsy and firpo for string quartet.
New Voices in Expressionism
Green Room
401 Van Ness Ave, SF
$20; $15 seniors & students
Information: (415) 642-8054
www.ChamberMusicPartn.org
***
Wednesday, February 8, 2006 – 8pm
Carl Stone Solo Performance: Attari
An hour long performance using freshly minted field recordings from Japan and Thailand. Pioneer of live computer music Carl Stone performs on the Meridian Music Composers in Performance series.
Meridian Gallery
545 Sutter Street, SF
$10 gen/$5 students, seniors
***
Wednesday, February 8, 2006 – 8pm
Carl Stone
Carl Stone performs a new work for solo laptop, prepared from field recordings made in and around both Japan and San Francisco.
Meridian Gallery
545 Sutter St, SF
$10; $5 students & seniors
Information: (415) 398-7229
***
Wednesday, February 8, 2006 – 8pm
Boston Brass
The Boston Brass quintet captivates audiences of all ages with its precision, lively repartee, and ingenious arrangements of repertoire ranging from classical to jazz.
Stanford Lively Arts
Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Palo Alto
$34-$38
Information: (650) 725-ARTS
www.livelyarts.stanford.edu
***
Friday, February 10, 2006 – 8pm
Deanna Witkowski Trio
Deanna Witkowski, piano and vocals; Harvey Wainapel, soprano saxophone; David Ambrosio, bass
Old First Concerts
1751 Sacramento St, SF
Information: (415) 474-1608
www.oldfirstconcerts.org
***
Friday, February 10, 2006 – 8pm
Live Sound/Film Performance: "I.C.You" by
Laetitia Sonami (SF) and Sue Costabile (SF)
Screenings:
Phill Niblock (NYC): "The Movement of People Working"
Xabier Erkizia (Spain) + Dimitris Kariofilis (Greece): "(un)commonsounds"
Joachim Montessuis (France): "la danse des fous"
San Francisco Art Institute
SFAI Lecture Hall
800 Chestnut Street, SF
$8
www.sfai.edu
***
Saturday, February 11, 2006 – 12am
Cabaret rock vocalist and songwriter Amy Tobin (The Esther Show) & drummer/producer Kevin Carnes (broun fellinis, Beatnigs), otherwise known as the band A Little Friction, debut their latest collaboration in an intimate show celebrating the release of their first full-length CD, When sparks fly.
Elbo Room
647 Valencia Street, SF
$10, $8 Students and JCCSF Members
www.elbo.com
***
Saturday, February 11, 2006 – 8pm
Live Sound/Video Performance:
Ilios (Dimitris Kariofilis, Greece)
Screenings:
Leif Elggren (Sweden): "Celebration of a Revolution"
Michael 9 (SF): "Waiting 2006 8:0"
Gordon Monahan (Canada): "Speaker Swinging 1987"
San Francisco Art Institute
SFAI Lecture Hall
800 Chestnut Street, SF
$8
www.sfai.edu
***
Saturday, February 11, 2006 – 4pm
Chinese Percussion Performed by Wang Wei
A lecture and demonstration of various Chinese percussion styles from different parts of China.
San Francisco Public Library
Ortega Branch Library
3223 Ortega (at 39th Ave), SF
Information: (415) 557-4277
Free
***
Sunday, February 12, 2006 – 2pm
Avedis Chamber Music Series
Alexandra Hawley, flute, Dan Levitan, harp, Roy Malan, violin, Paul Hersh, viola, Stephen Harrison, cello. Kuhlau, Damase, Ginastera, Beach, Koechlin.
Florence Gould Theatre
Legion of Honor
34th and Clement, SF
Information: (415) 392-4400
www.avedisconcerts.org
***
Sunday, February 12, 2006 – 3pm
Halcyon Trio
Andrew Lamy, clarinet; Brett Deubner, viola; Gary Kirkpatrick, piano
Works by Uhl, Mozart, Reinecke
Old First Concerts
1751 Sacramento St, SF
Information: (415) 474-1608
www.oldfirstconcerts.org
***
Sunday, February 12, 2006 – 7:30pm
Visual Noises: Sound Films by Stan Brakhage
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
701 Mission Street, SF
$8
www.ybca.org
***
Sunday, February 12, 2006 – 8pm
DI TERRA - Unearthed (San Francisco Debut Performance)
Lisle Ellis - bass (NY)
Alberto Braida - piano (Italy)
Fabrizio Spera - drums (Italy)
DI TERRA, an international trio of musicians comprised of Alberto Braida of Milan (piano), Fabrizio Spera of Rome (drums, amplified objects, electronics... ), and the New York based Lisle Ellis(electro-acoustic bass instrument), is an informed unit implementing cutting edge instrumental technique and compositional structures to realize their musical vision.
Unearthed is DI TERRA’s program of instrumental music that traverses some of the most vital music terrain of the past century. It is the trio’s “unified field theory” linking Xenakis to Motown, T-bone Walker to Dead Machines and reveals the stylistic divisions such as classical, pop, rock, blues etc. to be a faded concept.
SIMM Series/Outsound Research
Musicians Union Hall
116 9th St @ Mission, SF
$6-10
***
Sunday, February 12, 2006 – 8:30pm
RACE!!! w/ the John Schott Trio (John Schott, Jason Levis and Lisa Mezzacappa) and DJ Tommy V.
Old Ironsides
1901 10th St, Sacramento
$5 cover
***
Monday, February 13, 2006 – 7:30pm
Chaos Butterfly (Dina Emerson and Jonathan Segel) perform at the Mills College CCM Songlines Series.
Mills College Ensemble Room
5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland
www.mills.edu
***
Tuesday, February 14, 2006 – 8pm
Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble
The Impermanence Project -- voice, piano, clarinet, bicycle tire, video
San Francisco Performances
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theatre
700 Howard St. (at Third St.), SF
Information: (415) 932-2545
www.performances.org
***
Tuesday, February 14, 2006 – 7:30pm
Valentine's Day Jazz Concert
Dmitri Matheny Quintet. Enjoy noted love songs, contemporary jazz ballads and music from DMQ's new CD, Nocturne, in a cozy jazz club atmosphere on Valentine's Day.
Mechanics Institute Library
57 Post St., SF
$18; $15 members; reservations requested
Information: (415) 393-0100
Thursday, February 16, 2006 – 8pm
Eroica Trio
piano, violin, cello
Haydn, Gaspar, Smetana
Herbst Theatre
401 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco
Information: (415) 392-2545
www.performances.org
***
Thursday, February 16, 2006 – 8pm
New Music Series
8pm Ross Hammond trio (Sacramento)
9pm TBA
Fri 2/17 7:30 PM donations temescal cafe [temescal cafe 4920 telegraph]
free improvised music for trombone and double bass
Jen Baker..............................................trombone
Damon Smith......................................double bass
Luggage Store Gallery
1007 Market St. @ 6th Street, SF
www.balancepointacoustics.com
***
Friday, February 17, 2006 – 8pm
San Francisco Chamber Orchestra with cellist Matt Haimovitz
CPE Bach, JS Bach, Richard Aldag, Schoenberg
Herbst Theatre
401 Van Ness Avenue, SF
Information: (415) 248-1640
www.sfchamberorchestra.org
***
Friday, February 17, 2006 – 8pm
Adesso
Catherine Seidel, soprano; Anthony Striplen, clarinet & saxophone; Victoria Ehrlich, ‘cello; Josephine Gandolfi, piano; Luanne W
Tango music by Piazzolla, a fabulous chamber piece for soprano and octet, Mirabai Songs by American composer John Harbison, and a trio for 'cello, piano and marimba, The Despot's Rage/The Slave's Revenge by San Francisco Opera Orchestra colleague Shinji Eshima
Old First Concerts
1751 Sacramento St (At VanNess), SF
Information: (415) 474-1608
www.oldfirstconcerts.org
***
Friday, February 17, 2006 – 8pm
Philip Glass
Film, with live accompaniment by Glass and his ensemble
Koyaanisqatsi (Film by Godfrey Reggio, Score by Philip Glass)
Davies Symphony Hall
201 Van Ness Ave., SF
Information: (415) 392-2545
www.performances.org
***
Friday, February 17, 2006 – 1pm
Alexander String Quartet
Presenting works from the classical repertoire
Knuth Hall, Creative Arts bldg
San Francisco State University
1600 Holloway @ 19th Ave, SF
Information: (415) 338-1431
www.collegeofcreativearts.org
***
Friday, February 17, 2006 – 8pm
Early music ensemble
Ensemble Galatea, featuring Monica Huggett, violin, and Bruce Dickey, cornetto
Virtuoso Italian music of the 16th and 17th centuries: Marini, Fontana, Terzi, others
First Lutheran Church
600 Homer at Webster, Palo Alto
Information: (510) 528-1725
www.sfems.org
***
Saturday, February 18, 2006 – 3pm
San Francisco Chamber Orchestra with cellist Matt Haimovitz
CPE Bach, JS Bach, Richard Aldag, Schoenberg
First Congregational Church
2345 Channing Way, Berkeley
Information: (415) 248-1640
www.sfchamberorchestra.org
***
Saturday, February 18, 2006 – 8pm
Early music ensemble
Early music - Ensemble Galatea, featuring Monica Huggett, violin, and Bruce Dickey, cornetto
Virtuoso Italian music of the 16th and 17th centuries: Marini, Fontana, Terzi, others
St. John’s Presbyterian Church
2727 College Avenue, Berkeley
www.sfems.org
***
Saturday, February 18, 2006 – 8pm
Guzik Foundation Award winners Nareh Arghamanyan and Eugene Sviridov
piano solo, and violin and piano
Florence Gould Theater
Legion of Honor, SF
Information: (415) 392-4400
www.chambermusicSF.org
***
Saturday, February 18, 2006 – 8pm
Philip Glass
Film, with live accompaniment by Glass and his ensemble -- POWAQQATSI (Film by Godfrey Reggio, Score by Philip Glass)
Davies Symphony Hall
201 Van Ness Ave., S.F.
Information: (415) 392-2545
www.performances.org
***
Sunday, February 19, 2006 – 5pm
Pacifica Quartet
Mozart -- “Dissonance” Quartet
Janacek -- Quartet No. 2
Beethoven -- Quartet Op. 130 with Grosse Fuge
The Pacifica Quartet, formed on the West Coast in 1994, very quickly established themselves in the first rank of chamber ensembles, winning the Naumburg Prize, Chamber Music America Cleveland Quartet Award, and the Concert Artists Guild competition. The quartet has performed in Japan, Germany, Spain, England and all across the United States. They are the Faculty Quartet in Residence at the University of Illinois, Chamapign/Urbana and Quartet in Residence at the University of Chicago.
Mt. Tamalpais Methodist Church
corner of Sycamore Ave. and Camino Alto
Mill Valley, CA
$20.00 ($10.00 youth 18 yrs. and under)
Information: (415) 381-4453
www.chambermusicmillvalley.org
***
Sunday, February 19, 2006 – 3pm
Michael Sellers, piano
Three sonatas, K. 11 in C minor; K. 380 in E major; K. 159 in C major by Domenico Scarlatti; Piano Sonata, Op. 26 by Samuel Barber; Polonaise-Fantaisie in A-flat major, Op. 61; Two mazurkas, Op. 7, No. 3 in F minor; Op. 33, No. 2 in D major; Scherzo in B minor, Op. 20 by Frédéric Chopin; Funerailles by Franz Liszt; Fifteenth Improvisation (Hommage à Edith Piaf), Toccata by Francis Poulenc; Three Preludes (1926); Four songs: Love is Here to Stay; Fascinating Rhythm; Who Cares?; I Got Rhythm by George Gershwin
Old First Concerts
1751 Sacramento St (At VanNess), SF
Information: (415) 474-1608
www.oldfirstconcerts.org
***
Sunday, February 19, 2006 – 4pm
Early music ensemble
Early music - Ensemble Galatea, featuring Monica Huggett, violin, and Bruce Dickey, cornetto. Marini, Fontana, Terzi
St. Gregory of Nyssa Church
500 De Haro at Mariposa, S.F.
Information: (510) 528-1725
www.sfems.org
***
Sunday, February 19, 2006 – 2pm
Guzik Foundation Award Winners Dinara Nadzhafova and Ilya Petrov
Florence Gould Theater
Legion of Honor, S.F.
(415) 392-4400
www.chambermusicSF.org
***
Sunday, February 19, 2006 – 4pm
Noe Valley Chamber Music - Christine Brandes, soprano, Emily Onderdonk, viola; Tanya Thomkins, cello; Laura Dahl, piano
Hindemith Das Marienleben, Stravinsky Songs on Three Japanese Lyrics, Bach Cello Suite No. 1, Hindemith Viola Sonata No. 4
Noe Valley Chamber Music,
1021 Sanchez Street, S.F.
Information: (415) 648-5236
www.nvcm.org
***
Sunday, February 19, 2006 – 7pm
Philip Glass
Film, with live accompaniment by Glass and his ensemble -- NAQOYQATSI (Film by Godfrey Reggio, Score by Philip Glass)
Davies Symphony Hall
201 Van Ness Ave., S.F.
Information: (415) 392-2545
www.performances.org
***
Wednesday, February 22, 2006 – 6:30pm
Salons at the Rex - Del Sol String Quartet
George Antheil, Keyla Orozco, Jose Evangelista, and more
Hotel Rex
562 Sutter St., SF
Information: (415) 398-6449
www.performances.org
***
Wednesday, February 22, 2006 – 8pm
Evander Music Presents
Phillip Greenlief & Jon Raskin's 2 + 2 Concert Series
8 pm
Phillip Greenlief & Jon Raskin - saxophones
Liz Allbee - trumpet
Jen Baker - trombone
9 pm
TBA
21 Grand
416 25th St @Broadway, Oakland
$6 - $10 Sliding Scale
www.21grand.org
***
Thursday, February 23, 2006 – 8pm
New Music Series
8pm An Evening of Independent CD release sets with....
Emily Hay (LA)
Robert Montoya (SD)
Marcos Fernandez (SD)
Ernesto Diaz-Infante (SF)
Rent Romus (SF)
Luggage Store Gallery
1007 Market St. @ 6th Street, SF
www.luggagestoregallery.org
***
Friday, February 24, 2006 – 8pm
Animato!
Jason Calloway, ‘cello; Christopher Weldon, piano
Sonata for ‘Cello and Piano by Roberto Sierra; La lugubre gondola by Liszt; Sonata for ‘Cello and Piano in B-flat Major, Op. 8 by Dohnanyi; Fantasy Variation by Richard Danielpour; Espace I by Isang Yun
Old First Concerts
1751 Sacramento St (At VanNess), SF
Information: (415) 474-1608
www.oldfirstconcerts.org
***
Saturday, February 25, 2006 – 8pm
Berkeley Saxophone Quartet
Art Brockmeyer, soprano saxophone; Jamison Smeltz, alto saxophone; Annelise Zamula, tenor saxophone; Hal Richards, baritone saxo
Old First Concerts
1751 Sacramento St (At VanNess), SF
Information: (415) 474-1608
www.oldfirstconcerts.org
***
Saturday, February 25, 2006 – 8pm
The Gingold-Starker Concerts - Mark Kosower, cello & Jee-Won Oh, piano with guest cellist, Peter Gelfand
Cello and Piano; Duo for 2 Cellos
Boccherini; Ginastera; Dohnanyi; Liszt; Bruch; Popper
Reinhard Auditorium
@ Addison-Penzak JCC
14855 Oka Road, Los Gatos
Information: (408) 286-2600, ext. 23
www.svjcc.org
***
Sunday, February 26, 2006 – 7pm
Triple Helix Piano Trio
Beethoven/Trio No. 11, Op. 121a,
Great Hall, Kohl Mansion
2750 Adeline Dr., Burlingame
Information: (650) 762-1130
www.musicatkohl.org
***
Sunday, February 26, 2006 – 3pm
Balázs Szokolay-In Honor of Chopin's Birthday
solo piano, 14 Waltzes, Sonata in B minor, and Variations Brillantes by Frédéric Chopin
The San Francisco Chopin Council presents this concert in cooperation with the Honorary Consulate General of the Republic of Hungary.
Old First Concerts
1751 Sacramento St (At VanNess), SF
Information: (415) 474-1608
www.oldfirstconcerts.org
***
Monday, February 27, 2006 – 8pm
San Francisco Contemporary Music Players
percussion quartet, violin/voice solo
Charles Wuorinen, Julia Wolfe, Lisa Bielawa
The San Francisco Contemporary Music Players presents DARK RIDE. Shake it up with an evening of new percussion music! Also, soloist Carla Kihlstedt claims the core of the evening with an intense and novel song cycle for singing.
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Forum
701 Mission at 3rd St., S.F.
Information: (415) 278-2787
www.YBCA.org
Wednesday, March 1, 2006 – 1pm
Paul Yarbrough & Jassen Todorov
Alexander String Quartet violist Paul Yarbrough and renowned violinist Jassen Todorov present Duos for Violin and Viola by Mozart, Martinu and Handel-Halvorsen.
San Francisco State University
Knuth Hall, SFSU Campus
19th Ave & Holloway
Free
Information: (415) 338-1431
www.asq4.com
***
Friday, March 3, 2006 – 1pm
SFSU Wind Ensemble
A student ensemble directed by robert Busan performs distinctive works in this evening concert.
San Francisco State University
Knuth Hall
19th Ave & Holloway
Free
Information: (415) 338-1431
www.sfsu.edu
***
Friday, March 3, 2006 – 8pm
Melodiya
Sergey Rakitchenkov, viola; Olga Ortenberg-Rakitchenkov, harp; Arkadi Serper, piano
Old First Concerts
Old First Church
1751 Sacramento St, San Francisco
$15; $12 students and seniors
Information: (415) 474-1608
www.oldfirstconcerts.org
***
Sunday, March 5, 2006 – 2pm
San Francisco Symphony
Chamber Music
Program: Works by Mozart, Franck, and Arensky
San Francisco Symphony
Palace of the Legion of Honor
Lincoln Park, San Francisco
Call for information: (415) 864-6000
www.sfsymphony.org
***
Sunday, March 5, 2006 – 2:30pm
Salzburg Chamber Soloists
Program: Mozart/Divertimento in D Major, K. 136, "Salzburg Symphony No. 1" and Piano Concerto No. 13 in C Major, K. 415 (soloist: Andreas Klein, piano); Franz Schubert/Five Minuets and Six Trios, D. 89; Edward Elgar/Serenade for Strings, op. 20; and Astor Piazzolla/Four Tangosensations.
Stanford Lively Arts
Dinkelspiel Auditorium
$40/$44
Information: (650) 725-ARTS
www.livelyarts.stanford.edu
***
Sunday, March 5, 2006 – 7pm
Belcea Quartet
Program: Mozart/String Quartet in D Major, K. 499; Mozart/ String Quartet in C Major, K. 465, Dissonant; and Britten/String Quartet No. 3, Op. 94.
San Francisco Performances
Herbst Theater
401 Van Ness, San Francisco
$26-$44
Information: (415) 392-2545
www.performances.org
***
Sunday, March 5, 2006 – 3pm
Composer Portrait: John Adams
Composer Portrait: John Adams, Alarm Will Sound. Program: Adams/China Gates; Chamber Symphony; Gnarly Buttons; Scratchband.
Cal Performances
Hertz Hall, UC Berkeley
$32
Information: (510) 642-9988
www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
***
Monday, March 6, 2006 – 8pm
San Francisco Conservatory of Music: Faculty Artist Series Recital
Ian Swensen, violin with Martha Strongin Katz, viola; Judith Swensen, cello; Michael Boyd, piano. Program: Debussy/Sonata for Violin and Piano; Mozart/Duos for Violin and Viola; Brahms/G Minor Piano Quartet.
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Hellman Hall
1201 Ortega St, San Francisco
$10-$15
Information: (415) 759-3475
www.sfcm.edu
***
Monday, March 6, 2006 – 7:30pm
Del Sol String Quartet
A Civil Rights Reader for Strings, Laptop & DJ
The Del Sol String Quartet reunite with Daniel Bernard Roumain (whose String Quartet No. 4 they premiered at Other Minds 11 in March 2005) for an evening of cutting edge music-making.
Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) meets the Del Sol String Quartet, featuring special guest DJ Scientific. The Del Sol Quartet brings an evening of cutting edge music-making to Kanbar Hall, as they perform the work of this genre-defying young African-American composer. DBR is a pioneer in new forms as he marries the instrumentation of string quartet with electric violin, laptop and Hip Hop turntablist in a series of works inspired by major, iconic figures of the Civil Rights Era: Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr., Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. and Maya Angelou. Presented by Other Minds and the Eugene & Elinor Friend Center for the Arts in association with Sozo Media.
Jewish Community Center
3200 California St, San Francisco
$30; $26 JCCSF members; $20 students
Call for information: (415) 292-1233
www.jccsf.org
***
Tuesday, March 7, 2006 – 7pm
Pacific Chamber Symphony: A concert of "Traditions!"
Jewish composers in America. Program: Three Yiddish Songs - Cantor Roslyn Barak, Soprano solo; George Gershwin Melodies; Aaron Copland Quiet City for English Horn, Trumpet and Strings; Lucas Foss Elegy for Anne Frank; Michael Isaacson Remembrance for Strings, and Fanfare and Belief; Jorge Liderman -Wholetone Freilach (premiere).
Temple Emanu-El/Martin Meyer Sanctuary
2 Lake Street, San Francisco
Call for information: (415) 292-1233
www.pacificchambersymphony.org
***
Tuesday, March 7, 2006 – 8pm
Scott Amendola & Wil Blades
Jazz at Intersection continues with an exploration of the 10 most seminal songs and composers throughout history. Resident composer Scott Amendola joins noted local organist Wil Blades in an evening exploring Duke Ellington's expansive 1966 Far East Suite, distilled for duo format, as well as original compositions by Amendola.
Intersection for the Arts
446 Valencia Street, San Francisco
$12-$20 sliding scale
Information: (415) 626-2787
www.intersection.org
***
Wednesday, March 8, 2006 – 6:30pm
Salons at the Rex
Alexander String Quartet with Daniel Lockert, piano. Program: Brahms' Chamber Work and Brahms/Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34.
San Francisco Performances
Hotel Rex
562 Sutter Street, San Francisco
$18
Information: (425) 392-2545
www.performances.org
***
Wednesday, March 8, 2006 – 8pm
Twilight Trio
Concert with Marianne Mcdonald, Tim Perkis and Toyoji Tomita.
Meridian Gallery
545 Sutter Street, San Francisco
$10; $5 stu & srs
Information: (415) 398-7229
***
Wednesday, March 8, 2006 – 1pm
SFSU Wind Ensemble
SFSU Wind Ensemble presents a wide variety of works; conducted by Robert Busan.
San Francisco State University
Knuth Hall, SFSU Campus
19th Ave & Holloway
Free
Information: (415) 338-1431
www.sfsu.edu
***
Thursday, March 9, 2006 – 8pm
Pacific Chamber Symphony
A concert of "Traditions!"
Jewish composers in America. Program: Three Yiddish Songs - Cantor Roslyn Barak, Soprano solo; George Gershwin Melodies; Aaron Copland Quiet City for English Horn, Trumpet and Strings; Lucas Foss Elegy for Anne Frank; Michael Isaacson Remembrance for Strings, and Fanfare and Belief; Jorge Liderman -Wholetone Freilach (premiere).
Napa Valley Opera House
1000 Main Street, Suite 150
Information: (707) 226-7372
www.pacificchambersymphony.org
***
Thursday. March 9, 2006 – 8:30pm
Larry Ochs / Miya Masaoka / Joan Jeanrenaud trio improvisations
as part of the Cafe Royale Music & Dinner Series (dinner 7 PM/ concert 8:30 PM)
Café Royale
800 Post Street @ Leavenworth, San Francisco
$7 concert / $15 dinner and concert
***
Friday, March 10, 2006 – 8pm
ART PERFORMANCE LAB - KaMoTo Trio (Kanoko Nishi koto, Tom Dimuzio: multi-instrumentalist/experimental electronics, Moe! Staiano: Composer and percussionist) & Jon Raskin Quartet (John Raskin, Gino Robair, Liz Allbee, George Cremaschi with special guest Konrad Steiner visuals.
Art Performance Lab (APL)
1510 8th Street, Oakland
$10
***
Friday, March 10, 2006 – 8pm
San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra, presents: Sound for Picture a program of new music by bay area composers inspired by visual art and artist.
Old First Presbyterian Church
1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco
$15/12
***
Friday, March 10, 2006 – 9pm
dud is a bunch of musicians and artists creating improvised electronic rock jazz experimental high-tech hippie jam multi-media music and visuals. dud is 100% made-up on-the-spot, constantly evolving, accessible, unpredictable groove-oriented, interesting, weird fun. dud wil include Micah Ball, Mark Briggs, Nancy Brown, Doug Carroll, Beau Casey, Herb Heinz, Franz Keller, Kate Ruddle, Richard Smith, Tim Thompson, and Tim Walters.
Anno Domini Gallery
366 So. First Street, San Jose (downtown)
www.galleryad.com
***
Friday, March 10, 2006 – 8pm
The San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra
Sound for Picture, Mark Alburger, Music Director
The San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra presents Sound For Picture, a multi-media evening of music inspired by visual art--and visuals inspired by music--saluting the common goal of visual and musical artists to reflect and interpret the world around us. Their unconventional bill of fare includes: Phil Freihofner's Music for Silent
Films, Martha Stoddard's Flights of Fantasy, Mark Alburger's Visual Hallucinations, Alexis Alrich's Painterly Paradise, and Lisa Scola Prosek's Dramatic Intensities. Your eyes, they vow, will dance, and your ears come to the light.
Old First Church
1751 Sacramento Street (at Van Ness), San Francisco
General Admission $15; Students/Seniors $12
Information: (415) 474-1608
www.oldfirstconcerts.org
***
Friday, March 10, 2006 – 8pm
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra with Nicholas McGegan, conductor, Cyndia Sieden, soprano, Eric Hoeprich, clarinet
Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G minor, Clarinet Concerto in A major, Concert Arias
Herbst Theatre
401 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco
Information: (415) 392-4400
www.philharmonia.org
***
Friday, March 10, 2006 – 8pm
BluePrint Project: New Viennese Perspectives
Program: Berg: Lyrical Modernism with works by Alban Berg and Frank Martin, and American Premieres of works by Brian Cherney and Olga Neuwirth.
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Hellman Hall
1201 Ortega Street, San Francisco
$10-$15
Information: (415) 759-3475
www.sfcm.edu
***
Friday, March 10, 2006 – 8pm
Sound for Picture
The San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra; Mark Alburger, Music Director. Presenting a multi-media evening of music inspired by visual art--and visuals inspired by music--saluting the common goal of visual and musical artists to reflect and interpret the world around us.
Old First Concerts
1751 Sacramento, San Francisco
$15; $12 students and seniors
Information: (415) 474-1608
www.oldfirstconcerts.org
***
Friday, March 10, 2006 – 8pm
New Music Ensemble
New Viennese Perspectives - BluePrint
Works by Alban Berg, Brian Cherney, Frank Martin, and Olga Neuwirth
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
1201 Ortega St., San Francisco
Information: (415)759-3475
www.sfcm.edu
***
Saturday, March 11, 2006 – 1:30-2pm
Traditional Irish Music
Performed by local musicians, Tipsy House.
San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street, San Francisco
Free
Information: (415) 557-4277
***
Sunday, March 12, 2006 – 3pm
Takács Quartet
Program: Beethoven/String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18; String Quartet No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 59; String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 127.
Hertz Hall
$42
Information: (510) 642-9988
***
Sunday, March 12, 2006 – 9pm
Weasel Walter Sextet
(weasel walter: drums, josh allen: tenor saxophone, randy hunt: bass, Damon Smith: bass, William Winant: drums, Henry Kaiser: guitar)
Bottom of the Hill
1233 17th Street (17th @ Missouri), San Francisco
www.bottomofthehill.com
***
Sunday, March 12, 2006 – 7pm
Masters of Persian Classical Music
This Grammy-nominated quartet of Iran's finest musical virtuosos returns to once again showcase the rich heritage of Persian classical music and ancient Sufi and contemporary poetry.
Cal Performances
Zellerbach Hall
UC Berkeley
$24-$48
Information: (510) 642-9988
www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
***
Sunday, March 12, 2006 – 5pm
KAMSA : 2006 Benefit Concert
Featuring Alyssa Park.
Herbst Theater
401 Van Ness Street, San Francisco
$20-$30
Information: (415) 392-4400
***
Sunday, March 12, 2006 – 3pm
Dmitry Rachmanov
Dmitry Rachmanov, piano. Program: Moments musicaux, D. 780; Sonata in A major, D. 664; Sonata in D major; D. 850 by Franz Schubert.
A truly dynamic pianist noted for playing with passion and total commitment, Dmitry Rachmanov arrives at O1C after a successful tour of concert halls in Croatia, Austria and Germany. A Russian émigré, he has been hailed by the New York Times as a "suave and gifted pianist," and praised by the San Francisco Classical Voice for his "virtuosity, concept and total professionalism." Peninsula Reviews, describing his "big, bold playing, going for the grand gesture," concluded that "...there is nothing that Rachmanov can’t play, for his technical equipment is superb."
Old First Concerts
1751 Sacramento, San Francisco
$15; $12 students and seniors
Information: (415) 474-1608
www.oldfirstconcerts.org
***
Sunday, March 12, 2006 – 5pm
Osiris Piano Trio
Program:Beethoven : Trio Op. 70 No.1 “The Ghost”; Mozart: Trio in C, K548; Ravel: Trio in A.
Pianist Ellen Corver, cellist Larissa Groeneveld and viloinst Peter
Brunt, all from the Netherlands, collaborated in a performance with the
Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra in 1988 and soon afterwards formed
their trio. They won two significant prizes and were launched on a major
career.
Mt. Tamalpais Methodist Church
corner of Sycamore Ave. and Camino Alto
Mill Valley, CA
tickets available at the door $20.00 ($10.00 youth 18 yrs. and under)
Information: (415) 381-4453
www.chambermusicmillvallery.org
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Sunday, March 12, 2006 – 4pm
Noe Valley Chamber Music Series: Musica Pacifica
Program: Chamber music of Vivaldi, Marais, Ramaeau, Teleman, plus rustic music from Spain, Mexico and Scotland.
Noe Valley Ministry
1021 Sanchez Street, San Francisco
$12-$15
Information: (415) 648-5236
www.nvcm.org
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Sunday, March 12, 2006 – 2pm
Chamber Music San Francisco presents string quartet, piano and French horn
Brahms Horn Trio, Ravel String Quartet, Harbison, Schubert
Florence Gould Theater
Legion of Honor, San Francisco
Information: (415) 392-4400
www.chambermusicSF.org
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Monday, March 13, 2006 – 7pm
Earplay
Reflections
Premieres of music by Christopher Trapani, Marc Satterwhite, Curt Veeneman, Mark Winges, David Dzubay. Special guest: Jennifer Lane.
Herbst Theater
401 Van Ness
$25; $20 senior; $10 student
Information: (415) 392-4400
www.earplay.org
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 – 8pm
Hanny Schmid Wyss
Hanny Schmid Wyss, Piano. Program: Four Sonatas (E major, A major, D minor, D major) by Domenico Scarlatti; Carneval de Vienne, Op.26 (Faschingsschwank aus Wien) by Robert Schumann; Fantasien, Op. 116, Book I by Johannes Brahms; Second Suite by Erwin Schulhoff; Quadriga, Op. 5 by Margrit Zimmermann
Hanny Schmid Wyss has acquired a solid reputation as a ‘triple threat’ classical musician, lauded for her solo appearances with major orchestras in the US and Europe, as well as for her chamber music recitals, and sought after as a musical scholar and lecturer. A multiple competition winner and a Medal Laureate at the Geneva International Piano Competition, her repertoire ranges from early Baroque to contemporary works, and her singularly expressive play has been praised both for its "attractive, nicely rounded tone " (The Houston Post) and "fiery commitment" (The Times, London).
Join us for a post-concert reception sponsored in part by the Consulate of Switzerland.
Old First Church
1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco
$15; $12 students and seniors
Information: (415) 474-1608
www.oldfirstconcerts.org
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Wednesday, March 15, 2006 – 8pm
Kronos Quartet
The Bay Area's own Grammy Award winning Kronos Quartet presents the West Coast premiere of Gabriela Frank's new composition. Co-commissioned by Stanford Lively Arts, the work was inspired by South American music and the legend of Viracocha, a creation myth from the Peruvian and Bolivian Andes.
Stanford Lively Arts
Dinkelspiel Auditorium
$40/$44
Information: (650) 725-ARTS
www.livelyarts.stanford.edu
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Wednesday, March 15, 2006 – 8pm
Dave Brubeck Quartet & Ramsey Lewis Trio
Two legends, one stage—Cal Performances welcomes two titans of American jazz in this double bill event.
Cal Performances
UC Berkeley, Zellerbach Hall
$36-$72
Information: (510) 642-9988
www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
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Thursday, March 16, 2006 – 7:30pm
Celebrated Bay Area New Music artists Paul Dresher and Joel Davel, Daniel David Feinsmith with renowned pianist Sarah Cahill, Amy X Neuburg, with a female vocal sextet, and John Schott’s Dream Kitchen premiere original works rooted in a post-modern Jewish sensibility.
Berkeley Repertory Theatre
2025 Addison Street, Berkeley
$26/22
www.berkeleyrep.org
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Thursday, March 16, 2006 – 8pm
New Music Series
8pm Forms of Things Unknown :: 9pm Polly Moller (flutes) & Company [Jon Moreira (guitar) + Jim Carr (bass) Weird dreams guaranteed! Neptunic, atmospheric, ethereal, cerebral, limbic, esoteric, provocative otherworlds for the new you.
Luggage Store Gallery
1007 Market St. @ 6th Street, San Francisco
$6-10
www.luggagestoregallery.org
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Thursday, March 16, 2006 – 8pm
OUTHEAD: compositions and improvisations ( Charles Gurke/Alex Weiss/Rob Woodcock/Dillon Westbrook). Henry Kaiser&Damon Smith
21 Grand
416 25th St, Oakland
$6-10
www.21grand.org
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Friday, March 17, 2006 – 8pm
Menahem Pressler, Piano
Chamber Music Masters Concert, Menahem Pressler, Piano. Program: Featuring Prokofiev Sonata in D Major and Schumann Piano Quintet in E-Flat Major, Op. 44
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Hellman Hall
1201 Ortega
$10-$15
Information: (415) 759-3475
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Friday, March 17, 2006 – 8pm
San Francisco Chamber Orchestra: Bernstein Bash
Program: “I Hate Music” song cycle; A selection of songs from "Trouble in Tahiti;" Sonata for Clarinet and Piano with Teddy Abrams, clarinet and Sarah Cahill, piano; “West Side Story” Suite featuring the Shark String Quartet; Arias and Barcarolles with Anja Straus and Roberto Perlas Gomez.
Herbst Theater
401 Van Ness Street, San Francisco
Free
Information: (425) 248-1640
www.sfchamberorchestra.org
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Friday, March 17, 2006 – 8pm
The Rimsky-Korsakov String Quartet
The Rimsky-Korsakov String Quartet with Sally Porter Munro and Robert Schwartz. Mikhail Bondarev, violin; Ekaterina Belisova, violin; Alexy Popov, viola; Stanislav Lyamin, cello; with Sally Porter Munro, mezzo soprano and Robert Schwartz, piano.
Compositions by their legendary namesake highlight this program of Russian and other music by the Rimsky-Korsakov String Quartet, an ensemble whose St. Petersburg roots enrich and inform their unique interpretation of Russian composers, which in turn has generated a growing following in Eastern and Western Europe and their homeland. Along with the works of Glazunov and others, they will be joined by Sally Porter Munro and Robert Schwartz to perform the rarely heard La Bonne Chanson song cycle by Gabriel Fauré.
Old First Church
1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco
$15; $12 students and seniors
Information: (415) 474-1608
www.oldfirstconcerts.org
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Friday, March 17, 2006 – 8pm
SFJAZZ : “Sacred Space I”
Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares. SFJAZZ Spring Season.
Grace Cathedral
1100 California Street, San Francisco
$25/$44
Information: (800) 225-2277
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