2006

***

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

***

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

***

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

***

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

***

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

***

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

***

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

***

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

***

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

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

***

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

***

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

***

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

***

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

***

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

***

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

***

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

***

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

***

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

***

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

***

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

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

***

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

***

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

***

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

***

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.ChamberMusicPartn.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

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

***

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

***

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

***

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

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

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

***

Sunday, February 12, 2006 – 7:30pm

Visual Noises: Sound Films by Stan Brakhage

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

701 Mission Street, SF

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

***

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.balancepointacoustics.com

***

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

***

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

***

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.collegeofcreativearts.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

***

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.chambermusicmillvalley.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

***

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

***

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

***

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

***

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

***

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

***

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

***

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

***

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

***

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

***

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

***

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

***

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

***

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

***

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.pacificchambersymphony.org

***

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

***

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.pacificchambersymphony.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!"

Napa Valley Opera House

1000 Main Street, Suite 150

Information: (707) 226-7372

***

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

***

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

***

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

***

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

***

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

***

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.chambermusicmillvallery.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

***

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

***

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

***

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

***

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

***

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

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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

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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.sfchamberorchestra.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

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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