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

***

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

***

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

***

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

***

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

***

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

***

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

***

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

***

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

***

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.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

***

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.ChamberMusicPartn.org

***

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

***

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

***

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

***

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

***

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

***

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

***

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

***

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

***

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.pacificchambersymphony.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

***

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.pacificchambersymphony.org

***

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

***

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

***

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

***

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

***

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

***

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

***

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

***

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

***

Friday, March 17, 2006 – 8pm

Ju Percussion Group

This percussion ensemble from Taiwan includes 11 percussionists and one composer-in-residence.

Flint Center/Cupertino

Dimension Performing Arts, Inc.

Hwy 85 at Stevens Creek

$22-$100

Information: (408) 568-5861

***

Saturday, March 18, 2006 – 7-9pm

San Francisco Chamber Orchestra: Bernstein Bash

Stanford University/Palo Alto

$20; call for tickets

Information: (650) 725-2650

***

Saturday, March 18, 2006 – 8pm

Bach Collegium Japan

Bach Collegium Japan returns to with an all-Bach instrumental program, including Orchestra Suite in B minor for Flute and Strings and Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, with their musical director and harpsichordist, Masaaki Suzuki.

Cal Performances

First Congregational Church

2345 Channing Way, Berkeley

$42

Information: (510) 642-9988

***

Sunday, March 19, 2006 – 3pm

Marcolivia Duo

Olivia Hajioff, violin and viola; Marc Ramirez, violin and viola

The professional concert itinerary of violinists/violists Marc Ramirez

and Olivia Hajioff has taken them to the great musical capitals of Europe and North America as well as the Far East, and their virtuosity has taken them to chamber music triumphs at the Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall. Extolled by the London Times ("...exceptionally talented young duo!") and the Baltimore Sun ("...it was impossible to come away from the concert unimpressed by [their] technical wizardry"), they combine exquisite musicianship with genuine star power.

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

***

Sunday, March 19, 2006 – 3pm

San Francisco Chamber Orchestra: Bernstein Bash

First Congregational Church

2345 Channing Way, Berkeley

Free

Information: (415) 248-1640

***

Sunday, March 19, 2006 – 2pm

Avedis Chamber Music Series: All Bach Program

Program: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Trio Sonata in D minor, BWV 1036; “Jesus nimmt die Sünder an” from Cantata No. 113; “Erbarme dich” from Cantata No. 55; and Concerto in A minor, BWV 1044.

Florence Gould Theater

Legion of Honor

Lincoln Park, San Francisco

$19; $14 seniors & students

Information: (415) 392-4400

www.avedisconcerts.org

***

March 19, 2006 – 7pm

Moscow String Quartet

Getting to Kohl Mansion in Burlingame is not easy, but once you make it, you'll find a unique concert venue. The performance space is princely, the program promising: the Moscow String Quartet plays Beethoven's String Quartet in F minor, Op. 95, Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 7 in F-sharp minor, Op. 108, and Stravinsky's Three Pieces for Strings. The quartet consists of four women, all former students of the Borodin Quartet's Valentin Berlinsky.

Kohl Mansion, Burlingame,

$19-$38

Information: (650) 762-1130

www.musicatkohl.org

***

Monday, March 20, 2006 – 7:30pm

Sven Leeback

Damon Smith/Scott Looney Duo

Temescal Café

Telegraph and 48th St. Oakland

***

Tuesday, March 21, 2006 – 6pm

Sarah Wilson Quintet (nyc trumpeter), Good for Cows (Devin Hoff, Ches Smith), Breezy Days band

Mama Buzz Cafe

2318 Telegraph Ave @23rd, Oakland

donation

www.mamabuzzcafe.com

***

Tuesday, March 21, 2006 – 8pm

Pieter Wispelwey, Cello, and Dejan Lazic, Piano

Program: Britten/Sonata in C, Op. 65; Debussy/Cello Sonata; Prokofiev/Sonata for Cello and Piano in C Major, Op. 119; and Shotakovich/Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40.

Herbst Theater

401 Van Ness Street, San Francisco

$26-$44

Information: (415) 392-2545

***

Wednesday, March 22, 2006 – 6:30pm

Salons at the Rex

Luciana Souza and Friends. One of Brazil’s leading singers and songwriters, Souza comes from a family of Bossa Nova innovators who wrote hit tunes for artists like João Gilberto and Elis Regina. She joins a trio of local musicians for an hour of vocal jazz.

Hotel Rex

562 Sutter Street, San Francisco

$18

Information: (415) 392-2545

***

Wednesday, March 22, 2006 – 8pm

Fred Frith/Eric Glick Rieman/Sudhu Tewari: Improvisations for guitar,modified Rhodes electric piano, and homemade instruments (2 sets in various combinations)

21 Grand

416 25th St @Broadway, Oakland

***

Thursday, March 23, 2006 – 7:30pm

Bruno Pelletier Trio @ Cafe Claude

Cafe Claude

7 Claude Lane, San Francisco

Free Admission

***

Thursday, March 23, 2006 – 7:30pm

Internationally acclaimed Zen Widow trio perform their unique brand of contemporary improvisations and compositions.

Gianni Gebbia - sax

Matthew Goodheart – piano

Garth Powell - percussion

Sonoma State University

Warren Auditorium

1801 East Cotati Avenue, Rohnert Park

$12/$8, SSU students FREE

www.sonoma.edu

***

Thursday, March 23, 2006 – 8pm

New Music Series

8pm/9pm: Electronic Audio/video sets featuring Stefanie Ku, Brian O'Reilly and Zbignew Karkowski

Luggage Store Gallery

1007 Market St. @ 6th Street, San Francisco

$6-10

***

Thursday, March 23, 2006 – 8pm

Good for Cows (Devin Hoff--bass, Ches Smith--drums) play two sets of compositions and improvisations at Cafe Royal.

cafe royal

800 Post st, San Francisco

www.goodforcows.com

www.chessmith.com

***

Friday, March 24, 2006 – 8pm

Chris Botti; David Sanborn

Chris Botti; David Sanborn. SFJAZZ Spring Season.

Masonic Auditorium

California & Taylor, San Francisco

$25-$77

Information: (800) 225-2277

***

Friday, March 24, 2006 – 6pm

Concert with Conversation: Luciana Souza

San Francisco Performances presents a Concert with Conversation featuring Brazilian jazz vocalist and Grammy Awards winner Luciana Souza.

Community Music Center

544 Capp Street, San Francisco

Free

Information: (415) 647-6015

***

Friday, March 24, 2006 – 8pm

San Francisco Guitar Quartet

(a San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music affiliate)

Program: Paisaje Cubano con Rumba by Leo Brouwer; Oyun by Carlo Domeniconi; McAllister Street Blues by Patrick Francis; Toccata for Guitar Orchestra by Bryan Johanson; Concerto aux rythmes des quartiers latins by Patrick Roux; Episode in Compound Meter by David Burdick.

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

***

Friday, March 24, 2006 - 7:30pm

The Laurel Ensemble

(a San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music affiliate)

Laurel Ensemble with guest harpist Dan Levitan (Sarah Holzman, flute;

Christina Mok, violin; Jenny Douglass, viola; Krisanthy Desby, cello)

Mozart/Flute Quartet in D; Debussy/Sonata for Flute, Viola and

Harp; Schubert/String Trio in B Flat; Roussel/Serenade for Flute, Violin,

Viola, Cello and Harp

Healdsburg Society for Music and Art

431 Center Street, Healdsburg

Tickets $10 (children free)

Information: 707-433-4762

laurelensemble@yahoo.com

***

Friday, March 24, 2006 – 8pm

Dr. Bob, RTD3, & Chaos Butterfly: Bob Marsh voice/electric, David Michalak lap steel guitar; RTD3 Ron Heglin, Tom Nunn, Doug Carroll; Chaos Butterfly, Dina Emerson voice&sounds, Jonathan Segel violin&electronics.

Art Performance Lab (APL)

1510 8th Street, Oakland

***

Saturday, March 25, 2006 – 10am

Alexander String Quartet & Robert Greenberg

Saturday morning series. Program: Beethoven/String Quartet Op. 59, No. 1.

Herbst Theater

401 Van Ness Street, San Francisco

$26-$34

Information: (415) 392-2545

***

Saturday, March 25, 2006 – 2pm

Luciana Souza, Brazilian Jazz

Family matinee. Program: TBA.

Herbst Theater

401 Van Ness Street, San Francisco

$8-$15

Information: (415) 392-2545

***

Saturday, March 25, 2006 – 8pm

New Orleans Patriarch

Ellis Marsalis Quartet. Inside Jazz Pre-Concert Talk. SFJAZZ Spring Season.

Herbst Theater

401 Van Ness Street, San Francisco

$25-$65

Information: (800) 225-2277

***

Sunday, March 26, 2006 – 8pm

The New Dutch Masters

ICP Orchestra. SFJAZZ Spring Season.

Great American Music Hall

859 O'Farrell St., San Francisco

$25-$36

Information: (800) 225-2277

***

Sunday, March 26 at 3pm

The Laurel Ensemble

(a San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music affiliate)

Laurel Ensemble with guest harpist Dan Levitan (Sarah Holzman, flute; Christina Mok, violin; Jenny Douglass, viola; Krisanthy Desby, cello)

Program: Mozart/Flute Quartet in D; Debussy/Sonata for Flute, Viola and

Harp; Schubert/String Trio in B Flat; Roussel/Serenade for Flute, Violin,

Viola, Cello and Harp

Angelico Hall, Dominican University

50 Acacia Avenue, San Rafael

Tickets $15 (students and seniors $10)

Information: 415-485-3275

laurelensemble@yahoo.com

***

Sunday, March 26, 2006 – 3pm

Juilliard String Quartet

Program: Schubert/Quartettsatz in C minor, D. 703; Ezequiel Vinao/Quartet No. 2 (The Loss and the Silence); and Brahms/Quartet No. 3 in B-flat Major.

San Francisco State University

McKenna Theater

1600 Holloway, Creative Arts Building

Free

Information: (415) 338-1431

***

Sunday, March 26, 2006 – 3pm

Vadim Repin, Violin, & Nikolai Lugansky, Piano

Program: Bartôk/Rhapsodie for Violin and Piano No. 1, Sz. 86; Schubert/Fantasia for Violin and Piano in C major, D. 934; Pärt/Fratres for Violin and Piano; and Franck/Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M. 8.

Zellerbach Hall

UC Berkeley

$34-$58

Information: (510) 642-9988

***

Sunday, March 26, 2006 – 7pm

Ghostcandle Derby (Phillip Greenlief, reeds; Noah Phillips, guitar; Lisa Mezzacappa, bass) and the Mezzacappa-Levis Duo (Lisa Mezzacappa, bass; Jason Levis, percussion)

Mama Buzz Cafe

2318 Telegraph Ave @23rd, Oakland

$10

www.mamabuzzcafe.com

***

Sunday, March 26, 2006 – 7:30pm

7:30 Euphonics

Karen Stackpole - gongs

Aidan McIntyre - gongs

8:30 Vorticella

Brenda Hutchinson, Krys Bobrowski, Karen Stackpole, Erin Espeland

...the Vorticella is a protozoan…a single-cell organism that uses cilia to move around and feed itself. Physically, it sports an inverted, cilia-adorned bell perched upon a stalk containing a contractile fibril called a myoneme. When stimulated, the myoneme shortens, causing the stalk to coil like a spring.

SIMM Series/Outsound Research

Musicians Union Hall

116 9th St @ Mission, San Francisco

$10/8/5

***

Sunday, March 26, 2006 – 8pm

ICP ORCHESTRA led by Misha Mingelberg. Amsterdam's Instant Composers Pool!

Great American Music Hall

859 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco

$25-$36

www.musichallsf.com

***

Sunday, March 26, 2006 – 8pm

Internationally acclaimed Zen Widow trio with Gianni Gebbia (sax), Matthew Goodheart (piano), and Garth Powell (percussion), is joined by renowned guitarist Fred Frith for an evening of contemporary improvisation.

Community Music Center

544 Capp Street, San Francisco

$5 student/ $10 general

***

Monday, March 27, 2006 – 8pm

Left Coast Chamber Ensemble: The British Have Arrived!

Program: Thomas Ades, String Quartet; Benjamin Britten, String Quartet #1 in D major and Haydn, String Quartet op. 76, no. 2

Green Room

War Memorial Performing Arts Center

401 Van Ness Street, San Francisco

$20; $15 seniors & students

Information: (415) 642-8054

***

Wednesday, March 29, 2006 – 8pm

Evander Music Presents: Phillip Greenlief & Jon Raskin's 2 + 2 Concert Series. Featuring Phillip Greenlief & Jon Raskin, saxophones, Shoko Hikage & Kanoko Nishi, kotos. The 2nd set features the John Schott Trio, with Lisa Mezzacappa & Jason Levis.

21 Grand

416 25th St @Broadway, Oakland

$8-15

***

Thursday, March 30, 2006 – 8pm

Signal Flow, the annual festival of new works by Mills graduate students, is an opportunity to see the future of music in the making. Since the 1930s Mills College music department has been an incubator of many historic firsts in the field. Signal Flow is the place to take a peek at incredible diversity and innovation in the fields of electronic, experimental, and visionary music. Festival runs Thursday March 30th - Sunday April 2nd.

Mills College Concert Hall

5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland

***

Thursday, March 30, 2006 – 8pm

New Music Series

Fench Radio Andy Way-turntable/electronics/etc, Bruce Anderson-guitar/etc, Jim Kaiser-bowed wheel/etc. Thomas Dimuzio (sampler/electronics)

Luggage Store Gallery

1007 Market St. @ 6th Street, San Francisco

$6-10

***

Friday, March 31, 2006 – 7:30pm

The Ni Project @ Nomad Café

The Ni Project (Ross Hammond-guitar and Alex Jenkins-Tabla) plays the Nomad Cafe on Saturday. The duo fuses improvised jazz w/ North Indian Classical, electronics and experimental influences.

Nomad Cafe

6500 Shattuck Ave (@65th St), Oakland

No Cover

***

Friday, March 31, 2006 – 8pm

The Paul Dresher Ensemble presents "Through a Glass, Darkly ..."

THE DRESHER ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC BAND in Performance with tenor John Duykers

Project Artaud Theater

450 Florida St. (@ Mariposa), San Francisco

www.artaud.org

Saturday, April 1, 2006 – 8pm

Eddie Palmieri Septet with Nicholas Payton

Seven-time Grammy Award-winner Eddie Palmieri hits the Zellerbach Hall stage with his scintillating septet and rising-star Nicholas Payton.

Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley

$22-$42

Information: (510) 642-9988

***

Saturday, April 1, 2006 – 8pm

Yukimi Kambe Viol Consort

The Yukimi Kambe Viol Consort performs traditional viol repertoire by Purcell and Bach, Japanese Court music dating back to the 7th century and works written expressly for the group.

First Congregational Church

2345 Channing Way, Berkeley

$42

Information: (510) 642-9988

***

Saturday, April 1, 2006 – 8pm

Chanticleer

Program: Antoine Brumel/Earthquake Mass (Missa Et ecce terrae motus).

St. Mark's Episcopal Church

2300 Bancroft Way, Berkeley

$25/$42

Information: (510) 392-4400

***

Saturday, April 1, 2006 – 7:30pm

Pacific Mozart Ensemble

25th Anniversary Gala Concert: Mozart Grand Mass in C Minor. A concert featuring the world premiere of a new completion of the unfinished sections by Meredith Monk, Dave Brubeck and David Lang.

Green Room/War Memorial Performing Arts Center

401 Van Ness, San Francisco

$35

www.pacificmozart.org

***

Saturday, April 1, 2006 – 8pm

The Paul Dresher Ensemble presents "Through a Glass, Darkly ..."

THE DRESHER ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC BAND in Performance with tenor John Duykers.

Project Artaud Theater

450 Florida St. (@ Mariposa), San Francisco

$12-22

www.artaud.org

***

Saturday, April 1, 2006 – 8pm

HENRY THREADGILL'S ZOOID. Acoustic Sextet.

Palace of Fine Arts

3301 Lyon Street, San Francisco

$25-53

***

Saturday, April 1, 2006 – 8pm

Henry Kuntz - saxophones, Roberto Zorzi (italy) - guitars, Henry Kaiser - guitars, Scott R. Looney - hyperpiano & electronics, Danielle DeGruttola - cello, Damon Smith - double bass

1510 8th St Performance Space

1510 8th Street, Oakland

$10

***

Saturday, April 1, 2006 – 8pm

Mills College Concert Hall

5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland

FREE

***

Saturday, April 1, 2006 – 8pm

San Jose Symphonic Choir and Mission Chamber Orchestra primier a new work, The Beatitude Mass, by Henry Mollicone to benefit the homeless of Santa Clara County.

St. Joseph Cathedral Basilica

80 South Market Street Downtown, San Jose

$10

***

Sunday, April 2, 2006 – 3pm

Mills College Concert Hall

5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland

FREE

***

Sunday, April 2, 2006 – 7pm

·kampa Quartet

Program: Mozart/Quartet No. 22 in B-fl at, K.589, Prussian; John Adams/John’s Book of Alleged Dances; and Ravel/String Quartet.

Herbst Theater

401 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco

$8-$15

Information: (415) 392-2545

***

Sunday, April 2, 2006 – 3pm

Brentano String Quartet with Hsin-Yun Huang, Viola

Program: Mozart/String Quintet No. 1 in B-flat major, K. 174; String Quintet No. 4 in G minor, K. 516; and String Quintet No. 5 in D major, K. 593.

Hertz Hall

UC Berkeley

$42

Information: (510) 642-9988

***

Sunday, April 2, 2006 – 3pm

Faculty Artist Series: Axel Strauss, Violin & J ean-Michel Fonteneau, Cello. Program: "A Musical April Fools."

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

Hellman Hall

1201 Ortega Street, San Francisco

$10-$15

Information: (415) 759-3475

***

Sunday, April 2, 2006 – 2pm

San Francisco Symphony

Program: Dring/Trio for Two Flutes and Piano; Smetana/Piano Trio in G minor, Opus 15 Mozart/Clarinet Quintet in A major, K.581.

Davies Symphony Hall

201 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco

$30

Information: (415) 864-6000

***

Monday, April 3, 2006 – 7:30pm

Robert Mann, Violin

Student Chamber Music ensembles perform beloved gems of the repertoire.

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

Hellman Hall

1201 Ortega Street, San Francisco

Free

Information: (415) 759-3475

***

Tuesday, April 4, 2006 – 8pm

Daniel Hope, Violin

Program: Schnittke/Sonata No 1; Brahms/Sonata No 3 in D minor; Messiaen/Theme and Variations for violin and piano; and Grieg/Sonata No 3 in C minor.

Herbst Theater

401 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco

$26-$44

Information: (415) 392-2545

***

Wednesday, April 5, 2006 – 8pm

Robert Mann, Violin

Chamber Music Masters Concert. Program: Featured work: Mozart Viola Quintet in G Minor, K 516.

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

Hellman Hall

1201 Ortega Street, San Franicsco

$10-$15

Information: (415) 759-3475

***

Wednesday, April 5, 2006 – 8pm

Claremont Trio

Program: Haydn/Piano Trio No. 27 in C Major, Hob. XV: 27; Leon Kirchner/Trio No. 1 for Violin, Cello, and Piano (1954); Robert Schumann/Trio No. 2 in F Major for Violin, Cello, and Piano, op. 80.

Dinkelspiel Auditorium

$32/$36

Information: (650) 725-ARTS

***

Thursday, April 6, 2006 – 8pm

The Icelandic chamber ensemble Aton will perform new radical music by Icelandic composers.

21 Grand

416 25th St. (at Broadway), Oakland

$6-10 sliding scale

***

Thursday, April 6, 2006 – 8pm

New Music Series

9pm: Cheryl Leonard, A.L. Dentel & Patty Liu trio present new works for water & stones

8pm: John Ingle presents improvised and composed chamber music for sax and other instruments

Luggage Store Gallery

1007 Market St. @ 6th Street, San Francisco

$6-10

***

Friday, April 7, 2006 – 8pm

Evander Music Presents

JP Carter (Vancouver, BC)

in trio with Theresa Wong & Tim Perkis

Phillip Greenlief solo

ImprovGarage

4514 West Street (45th & West), Oakland

Donations Suggested

***

Friday, April 7, 2006 – 8pm

Sonos Handbell Ensemble: American Tints

Program: Chester by William Billings; Wade in the Water, spiritual; Souvenir de Porto Rico by Louis Moreau Gottschalk; City Limits by Jack Rummel; Porgy & Bess Suite by George Gershwin; To A Humming Bird by Edward MacDowell; She’ll Be Coming ‘Round the Mountain, folksong; Hoe-Down by Aaron Copland; Serenity by Charles Ives; Overture to West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein; I Left My Heart in San Francisco by Douglas Cross & George Corey; Rhapsody in Color by Everett Jay Hilty; Smiriti (Remem-brance, 2004) by James Meredith.

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

***

Friday, April 7, 2006 – 8pm

Die Kölner Akademie

Program: Johann Valentin Meder/Oratorische Passion nach Matthäus (St. Matthew Passion)

Stanford Lively Arts

Memorial Church

$38

Information: (650) 725-ARTS

***

Friday, April 7, 2006 – 8pm

SFJAZZ: Il Jazz Italiano

Enrico Rava and Stefano Bollani; Enrico Pieranunzi. SFJAZZ Spring Season.

Herbst Theater

401 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco

$25-$51

Information: (800) 225-2277

***

Saturday, April 8, 2006 – 3pm & 8pm

SFJAZZ Spring Season.

John Pizzarelli; Taylor Eigsti and Julian Lage Duo

Herbst Theater

401 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco

$25-$59; 3 pm: $5-$15

Information: (800) 225-2277

***

Saturday, April 8, 2006 – 2pm

Avedis Chamber Music Series

Latin American Program. The blending of flute and guitar are found in this varied program of Latin American cantos and tangos from Argentina, Brazil and Cuba. Program: Program: Celso Machado/ Musiques Populaires Bresiliennes; Louis Moyse/Cantos de las Sierras; José Lezcano/Sonatina Tropical; Astor Piazzolla/Histoire du Tango.

Florence Gould Theater

Legion of Honor

Lincoln Park, San Francisco

$19; $14 seniors & students

Information: (415) 392-4400

www.avedisconcerts.org

***

Saturday, April 8, 2006 – 8pm

The Mills Performing Group and Quartet San Francisco perform a eclectic program of works by Fred Frith, Steed Cowart, John Cage, and Ludwig van Beethoven.

Mills College Concert Hall

5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland

$12/6

***

Saturday, April 8, 2006 – 8pm

Monk's Music Trio plus Roswell Rudd and Max Perkoff

Jazz At Pearl's

56 Columbus Ave, San Francisco

$20

www.jazzatpearls.com

***

Sunday, April 9, 2006 – 8pm

The Icelandic chamber ensemble Aton will perform new radical music by Icelandic composers.

Mills College Concert Hall

5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland

Free

***

Sunday, April 9, 2006 – 3pm

Empyrean Ensemble

Program: Alta Linea by Martha Horst; Primary Colors by Cindy Cox; Isle of Eeo by Hi-Kyung Kim; New work by Ross Bauer (in memory of Lois Jones) and Yu-Hui Chang.

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information:(415) 474-1608

***

Sunday, April 9, 2006 – 4pm

Nadya Tichman & Roy Bogas

Program: Beethoven/Violin Sonata in C min, Op. 30 No. 2; Dvorak/Sonatina; and Prokofiev/Sonata in D Maj.

Noe Valley Ministry

1021 Sanchez Street, San Francisco

$12-$15

Information: (415) 648-5236

***

Monday, April 10, 2006 – 8pm

Ofra Yitzhaki

If you like to catch a rising star, you will not want to miss the San Francisco debut of Israeli pianist, Ofra Yitzhaki. Yitzhaki is a full scholarship doctoral candidate from the Juilliard School. She takes the stage at MAM Monday April 10th with an exciting program, including the Charles Ives First Piano Sonata. New York Magazine described Yitzhaki's performance of this piece as, "downright sensational."

Martin Meyer Sanctuary

Temple Emanu-El

2 Lake Street (@ Arguello), San Francisco

$19 general, $18 seniors and $16 students

Information: (415) 863-1245

***

Wednesday, April 12, 2006 – 1pm

Alexander String Quartet

Presenting a recital of various works.

San Francisco State University

Knuth Hall

19th Ave & Holloway, San Francisco

Free

Information: (415) 338-1431

***

Friday, April 14, 2006 – 8pm

WAYANG SAXOPHONY: Henry Kuntz w/Balinese Shadow Puppets & The Forward Energy Trio Jim Ryan sax&flute, Scott R. Looney piano, Stephen Flinn drums.

Art Performance Lab (APL)

1510 8th Street, Oakland

$10

Thursday, April 17, 2006 – 8pm

New Music Series

8pm "Bald Ambition"

drummer Stephen Flinn begins solo drum tour

9pm Crop Circles

Zone - electric cello

John Vaughn - saxophones

An esoteric brew of electric cello and saxophone in a sonic blender.

Luggage Store Gallery

1007 Market Street, San Francisco

$6-10

***

Tuesday, April 18, 2006 – 12:30pm

Noontime Concerts

Lauren Cony, Piano and Emanuela Nikiforova, Violin. Program: Beethoven/Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op. 12, No. 3 in E flat Major and Debussy/Sonata for Violin and Piano.

Old St. Mary's Cathedral

660 California St, San Francisco

$5 donation

Information: (415) 777-3211

***

Wednesday, April 19, 2006 – 12:30pm

Noontime Concerts

Bone of Contention Trombone Ensemble. Program: Bach/Toccata and Fugue; Beethoven/Drai Equale; Jean-Michel Defaye/Quatre Pieces pour Quatour du Trombones; and Anton Webern/Langsamer Satz.

St. Patrick's

756 Mission Street, San Francisco

$5 donation

Information: (415) 777-3211

***

Wednesday, April 19, 2006 – 8pm

Evander Music Presents: Phillip Greenlief & Jon Raskin's 2 + 2 Concert Series

A monthly series of concerts featuring Greenlief & Raskin in performance with duos of "like instruments", this month features 8pm Chris Brown & Tim Perkis on live electronics.

9pm Vinny Golia: Music for Large Ensemble

21 Grand

416 25th St @Broadway, Oakland

$8-15

***

Thursday, April 20, 2006 – 8pm

Emily Packard peforms a violin recital of new, improvised and 20th century music. The program includes works by Luciano Berio, Morton Feldman, Charles Ives, Annie Gosfield, Jonathan Russell and Zachary Watkins and features many talented Bay Area musicians and dancers.

Mills College Concert Hall

5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland

FREE

***

Thursday, April 20, 3006 – 8pm

Christopher Fleeger: Computer/controllers

Agnes Szelag (cello/electronics) with Ben Bracken (guitar/electronics)

Luggage Store Gallery New Music Series

1007 Market St., San Francisco

$6-10

***

Friday, April 20, 2006 – 8pm

Sven Leeback: Alan Anzalone (reeds), Kurt Morgan (guitar), Chris Brown (double bass), Curtis Hollenbeck (cornet)

Simple Pleasures Cafe

3434 Balboa @ 36th Avenue, San Francisco

FREE

***

Friday, April 21, 2006 – 8pm

New Century Chamber Orchestra

Program: Rossini/Sonata for two violins; Mozart/Viola Quintet in C major, K. 515; Brahms/G Major Sextet.

Florence Gould Theater/Legion of Honor

Lincoln Park, San Francisco

$20-$29

Information: (415) 357-1111

***

Friday, April 21, 2006 – 8pm

Georges Lammam Ensemble

The Friends of Deir Ibzi'a present Georges Lammam Ensemble. Beautiful Middle Eastern tunes featuring classical and popular music on violin, accordion, kanoon, oud, muzhar and dumbek.

La Pena Cultural Center

3105 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley

$15

Information: (510) 849-2568

www.lapena.org

***

Friday, April 21, 2006 – 8pm

Old First Concerts: Namik Sultanov, Piano

Program: Five selections by Franz Schubert and Franz Liszt; 2 Impromptu’s by Fikret Amirov; Etude in C-sharp minor, Op. 25, No. 7, Polonaise in F-sharp minor, Op. 44 by Frédéric Chopin; Carnaval, Op. 9 by Robert Schumann

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento St, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

***

Friday, April 21, 2006 – 8pm

Kronos Quartet with Matmos and Walter Kitundu

The Grammy Award-winnning Kronos Quartet teams up with local experimental music superstars for a celebration of sound art. Techno-duo Matmos makes music from everyday sounds--amplified crayfish nerve tissue, a kiss between lovers. Walter Kitundu makes instruments from turntables that rely on wood, water, fire and earthquakes for their power and pitch. His collaboration with the Quartet honors American jazz great Charles Mingus in a way he could never have imagined, on instruments only Kitundu can play.

Center for the Arts Theater

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

700 Howard Street, San Francisco

$25/$35

Information: (415) 978-2787

***

Saturday, April 22, 2006 – 8pm

Kronos Quartet with Matmos and Walter Kitundu

Center for the Arts Theater

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

700 Howard Street, San Francisco

$25/$35

Information: (415) 978-2787

***

Sunday, April 23, 2006 – 2:30pm

St. Lawrence String Quartet

St. Lawrence String Quartet with Matt Haimowitz, cello. The St. Lawrence String Quartet performs The Gathering, a powerful and moving meditation on war by Canadian composer Christos Hatzis. The acclaimed quartet contrasts Hatzis's contemporary piece with Franz Schubert's monumental String Quintet in C Major, D. 956 accompanied by renowned cellist Matt Haimovitz.

Stanford Lively Arts

Dinkelspiel Auditorium

$40/$44

Information: (650) 725-ARTS

www.chambermusicmillvalley.org

***

Sunday, April 23, 2006 – 5pm

Chiara Quartet

Program: Mozart -- String Quartet in D Minor K 421

Shostakovich --Quartet No. 8

Beethoven -- Quartet in F Major, Op. 59, No. 1

This young quartet won first prize at the Fischoff Competition in 2002, second prize at the Young Concert Artists international Auditions, and became the Lisa Arnhold resident ensemble at the Julliard School for 2003-2005.

Presented by The Mill Valley Chamber Music Society

Mt. Tamalpais Methodist Church

Sycamore Ave. at Camino Alto, Mill Valley

$20.00 ($10.00 youth 18 yrs. and under)

Information: (415) 381-4453

***

Monday, April 24, 2006 – 8pm

S.F. Contemporary Music Players, Blood and Glamour: New Music from the City, music of Donnacha Dennehy, Jason Eckardt, Wendell Logan, Roberto Morales-Manzanares, and Ken Ueno. Roberto Morales-Manzanares, flute, electronics, video; David Milnes, conductor.

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Forum

701 Mission Street at 3rd Street, San Francisco

Information: (415) 978-ARTS (2787)

www.sfcmp.org

***

Wednesday, April 26, 2006 – 12:30pm

Noontime Concerts

Miriam Abramowitsch, Mezzo-Soprano and George Barth, Piano. Program: A varied program of masterworks by Korngold, Rachmaninov, Poulenc, Bartok and Kodaly.

St. Patrick's

756 Mission Street, San Francisco

$5 donation

Information: (415) 777-3211

***

Thursday, April 27, 2006 – 8pm

Midori & Robert McDonald

Midori, violin, and Robnert McDonald, piano. Program: Judith Weir/Music for 247 Strings; Isang Yun/Sonata No. 1; Alexander Goehr/Suite; Gyorgy Kurtag/Tre Pezzi per violino e pianoforte, Op. 14e and Witold Lutoslawski/Partita.

San Francisco Performances

Herbst Theater

401 Van Ness St, San Francisco

$27/$49

Information: (415) 392-2545

***

Thursday, April 27, 2006 – 8pm

New Century Chamber Orchestra

Program: Puccini/“Crisantemi,” Beethoven/Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95, “Quartett serioso” (Orchestrated by Mahler); Derek Bermel/“Soul Garden;” Iosif Andriasov/Sinfonietta for Strings

St. John's Presbyterian Church

2727 College Ave., Berkeley

$28-$42

Information: (415) 357-1111

***

Friday, April 28, 2006 – 8pm

New Century Chamber Orchestra

St. Mark's Episcopal Church

600 Colorado, Palo Alto

$28-$42

Information: (415) 357-1111

***

Friday, April 28, 2006 – 7pm

Cypress String Quartet: Call & Response Series

Program: Tsontakis/String Quartet #5 “In Memoriam George Rochberg;” and Beethoven/String Quartets Op. 131 and 135.

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Forum

301 Mission Street, San Francisco

$7-$25

Information: (415) 978-2787

***

Friday, April 28, 2006 – 8pm

Rovaté 2006

Music and motion come together in this annual celebration of leading-edge improvised art. The world-renowned, Bay Area-based Rova Saxophone Quartet joins two accomplished Butoh-inspired dancers, Shinichi Momo Koga and Yuko Kaseki, in performances that explore, question, and often defy the boundaries between sound and silence, motion and stillness, chaos and control.

Jewish Community Center

3200 California Street, San Francisco

$18/$20

Information: (415) 292-1233

***

Friday, April 28, 2006 – 8pm

TrioMetrik Plays NuRoque Music

TrioMetrik represents twenty-five years of development focused on the successful marriage of enhanced musical instruments with computer driven innovation. It is a sophisticated integration of live instruments, captured audio, synthesis, and processing that enables a form of interactive music that has never before been possible. Compositions from Jaron, Lanier, Jay Cloidt, and Keith McMillen.

ODC Theater

3153 17th St., San Francisco

$10

Information: (415) 863-9834

***

Saturday, April 29, 2006 – 8pm

TrioMetrik Plays NuRoque Music

ODC Theater

3153 17th St., San Francisco

$10

Information: (415) 863-9834

***

Saturday, April 29, 2006 – 8pm

Rovaté 2006

Jewish Community Center

3200 California Street, San Francisco

$18/$20

Information: (415) 292-1233

***

Friday, April 29, 2006 - 8:00 pm

Cypress String Quartet: "Call & Response"

The Cypress String Quartet celebrates ten years as one of today’s most active commissioners of exciting and accessible new chamber music, with the 7th annual “Call & Response” series, introducing new works by leading composers in creative “dialogue” with historical works. The 2006 “Call & Response” features a new string quartet by award winning American composer George Tsontakis inspired by Beethoven’s Quartets Op. 131 and 135. Entitled String Quartet No. 5 (2006) “In Memoriam George Rochberg,” the piece pays homage to Tsontakis’ friend, colleague, and fellow American composer. The Cypress Quartet—Cecily Ward and Tom Stone, violins; Ethan Filner, viola; and Jennifer Kloetzel, cello—perform these works for the first time in San Jose.

PROGRAM: TSONTAKIS: String Quartet #5 “In Memoriam George Rochberg” WORLD PREMIERE;

BEETHOVEN: String Quartets Op. 131 and 135

Le Petit Trianon

72 North Fifth Street, San Jose

TICKETS: $10-$20

Information: (408) 286-5111

www.sjchambermusic.org

***

Saturday, April 29, 2006 – 8pm

New Century Chamber Orchestra

Florence Gould Theater/Legion of Honor

Lincoln Park, San Francisco

$28-$42

Information: (415) 357-1111

***

Saturday, April 29, 2006 – 11am-4 pm

Community music day at the crowden music center

At this event, children are invited to experiment, play, and discover

music in the "Instrument Petting Zoo," which will feature pint-size string instruments, as well as various brass, wind, and percussion instruments. Experienced music coaches will demonstrate and help kids explore the intricacies of these instruments. "The Instrument Workshop" will feature an instrument-making activity for children. Other activities include face painting and prizes.

Crowden Music Center

1475 Rose Street, Berkeley

FREE

Information: (510) 559-2941

www.crowden.org

***

Saturday, April 29, 2006 – 10pm

Weasel Walter Quartet + Sacchrinne Trust

Stork Club

2330 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland

www.storkcluboakland.com

***

Sunday, April 30, 2006 – 5pm

New Century Chamber Orchestra

Osher Marin JCC

250 N. San Pedro Rd., Marin

$28-$42

Information: (415) 357-1111

***

Sunday, April 30, 3006 – 4pm & 6:30pm

FerryMusic

FerryMusic presents two concerts (4 & 6:30 pm) featuring the San Francisco String Trio performing Ernst Dohnanyi/Serenade for Strings, Opus 11 and then, combined with the renowned Ives Quartet, Johannes Brahms/Sextet in B Flat #1, Opus 18. Tickets for premier seating at tables with gourmet platters are $50; $30 for seating at tables near the no-host appetizer and drinks bar. Concerts take place onboard historic 1927 ferryboat “Santa Rosa” permanently docked at Pier 3 on SF's Embarcadero.

"Santa Rosa"/Pier 3

Embarcadero, San Francisco

$30/$50

Information: (415) 392-4400

***

Sunday, April 30, 2006 – 7pm

SFJAZZ

75th Birthday Celebration

Dewey Redman Quartet. SFJAZZ Spring Season.

Herbst Theater

401 Van Ness Street, San Francisco

$25-$53

Information: (800) 225-2277

***

Sunday, April 30, 2006 – 3pm

Zina Schiff, Violin, and Mack McCray, Piano

In this rare Bay Area collaboration, these world-renowned musicians probe the stunning musical visions of three “B’s” - Beethoven, Brahms, and Bloch.

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

Monday, May 1, 2006 – 7pm

Chamber Music - Winners of the Netherlands' Princess Christina Competition

pianist Vera Kerstens, violinist Tosca Opdam, pianist Svjatoslav Presnyakov, and flutist Felicia van den End

Bartók’s Improvisations, Chopin, Debussy, Syrinx de Sarasate’s Zigeunerweisen, Beethoven, Schumann's Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Prokofiev’s Suggestion Diabolique, Poulenc’s Sonata, and Godard.

Grace Cathedral

1100 California Street, San Francisco

Information: (415) 749-6350

***

Tuesday, May 2, 2006 – 8pm

Wayne Wallace and The Fourth Dimension

This evening explores and celebrates the history of the trombone and features two premiere pieces by one of the Bay Area's living legends performed by an ensemble featuring four trombones.

Intersection for the Arts

446 Valencia Street, San Francisco

$12-$20 sliding scale

Information: (415) 626-2787

www.theintersection.org

***

Tuesday, May 2, 2006 – 8pm

The Mills Contemporary Performance Ensemble presents a concert of recent compositions by Byron, Brenner, plus Christian Wolff's "Excercises" and ensemble improvisations.

Mills College Concert Hall

5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland

FREE

***

Thursday, May 4, 2006 – 7:30pm

First west coast appearance for free jazz master Joe Morris, guitar. Joined by local guitarist Henry Kaiser, Damon Smith on amplified double bass, and drummer Weasel Walter.

Hemlock Tavern

1131 Polk Street, San Francisco

***

Friday, May 5, 2006 – 8pm

Sarah Cahill, Piano

Program: Ada Gentile/Piccolo Studio da Concerto per Pianoforte; Riccardo Piacentini/Madrileno; Sylvano Bussotti/lo studiolo di Luca Signorelli; Luciano Chessa/Le miniere; Fabrizio de Rossi Re/Hurucane; Andrea Morricone/Studio I.

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

***

Friday, May 5, 2006 – 8pm

Kristian Aspelin - guitar /Joe Morris - guitar & Steve Adams - reeds/ Jacob Lindsay -clarinets/ Joe Morris - guitar / Damon Smith - double bass

1510 8th St Performance Space

1510 8th Street, Oakland

$10-20

***

Saturday, May 6, 2006 – 7:30pm

The Greatest Little Big Band in the History of the Megaverse: John Gruntfest,alto saxophone,Megan Bierman,tenor saxophone, Jack Duval,drums. Plus SQWONK: Bass Clarinets Gone Wild! Jeff Anderle and Jon Russell. Admission includes delectable Morning Glory Chai and Lovemore Gourmet Chocolates by Laura and Trish.

24th Street Theater Works Gallery

2405 24th Street @ Vermont, San Francisco

$15[nta]

***

Saturday, May 6, 2006 – 8pm

SFJAZZ: “Generations of Piano Trio”

Kenny Barron Trio; Danilo Pérez Trio. SFJAZZ Spring Season.

Herbst Theater

401 Van Ness Street, San Francisco

$25-$59

Information: (800) 225-2277

***

Saturday, May 6, 2006 – 10am

Alexander String Quartet & Robert Greenberg

Saturday Morning Series: Beethoven’s String Quartets. Program 5: Beethoven/String Quartets Op. 59, No. 2 & 3.

San Francisco Performances

Herbst Theater

401 Van Ness Street, San Francisco

$22-$34

Information: (415) 392-2545

***

Saturday, May 6, 2006 – 7pm

Adorno Ensemble

Special guest radio host Todd Spencer joins Adorno Ensemble in recording the music group’s first podcast at a live concert and artist forum. The central theme of the podcast is “The Avant-garde and Beyond.” The program journeys from the early European avant- garde, with the music of Arnold Schoenberg, to the bluesy style of Bermel’s string quartet and Frank’s Peruvian-influenced pieces.

Varnish Fine Art

Gallery Sessions

77 Natoma Street, San Francisco

Free

Information: (415) 222-6131

www.varnishfineart.com

***

Saturday, May 6, 2006 – 8pm

sfSoundGroup performs John Cage's "Concert for Piano for Orchestra", Anton Webern's Op. 7 and Op. 22, Mauricio Kagel's "Con Voce", Gerard Grisey's "Solo Pour Deux", and new works by Matt Ingalls and David Bithell.

Trinity Chapel

2320 Dana Street, Berkeley

$12/8

www.sfsound.org

***

Saturday, May 6, 2006 - 8 pm

Gold Coast Chamber Players & members of SF Opera Orchestra

Tony Striplen, clarinet/bass clarinet/basset horn

Kay Stern (Concertmaster) and Beni Shinohara, violins

Pamela Freund-Striplen, viola

Victoria Ehrlich, cello and Joan Nagano, piano

“Dreams and Prayers”

Join the Gold Coast Chamber Players and enter the passionate world of Klezmer music featuring Osvaldo Golijov’s epic, “The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind”, a haunting work for clarinet and strings. Hebrew themes dominate this program with music for solo viola by Armenian composer, Alan Hovhaness, a work for cello and piano based on traditional themes by Max Bruch and celebratory Jewish Wedding Dances for violin and piano by Lavry. This joyous and inspiring program promises an

evening to stir the soul.

“The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind” for Klezmer Clarinet and String Quartet by Osvaldo Golijov

Chahagir for Solo Viola by Alan Hovhaness

Kol Nidrei for Cello and Piano by Max Bruch

3 Jewish Wedding Dances for Violin and Piano by Lavry

Town Hall Theatre, 3535 School Street, Lafayette, CA

Tickets: $30 general, $25 senior, $10 student

(925) 283-1557 (tickets)

www.gcplayers.org

***

Sunday, May 7, 2006 – 1pm

CMC Student Recital

Music Center students present a free recital featuring a variety of instruments and musical selections.

Community Music Center

544 Capp Street, San Francisco

Free

Information: (415) 647-6015

***

Sunday, May 7, 2006 – 7pm

SFJAZZ: Bebop Legend

Phil Woods Quintet with Bill Charlap and Brian Lynch. SFJAZZ Spring Season.

Herbst Theater

401 Van Ness Street, San Francisco

$25-$59

Information: (800) 225-2277

***

Sunday, May 7, 2006 – 2:30pm

Chee-Yun, Volin, with Wendy Chen, Piano

Program:Tomaso Antonio Vitale/Chaconne; Manuel de Falla/Suite Populaire Espagnole; Gabriel Fauré/Sonata in E-flat Major, op. 18; Pablo de Sarasate/Introduction and Tarantella, op. 43.

Stanford Lively Arts

Dinkelspiel Auditorium

$38/$42

Information: (650) 725-ARTS

***

Sunday, May 7, 2006 – 2pm

San Francisco Symphony: Chamber Music

Program: Piazzolla/Two Trios; Ravel/String Quartet in F major; Franck/Piano Quintet in F minor.

Davies Symphony Hall

201 Van Ness Street, San Francisco

$30

Information: (415) 864-6000

***

Sunday, May 7, 2006 – 7pm

Ravi Shankar, Sitar, and Anoushka Shankar, Sitar

Renowned Indian sitarist Ravi Shankar performs at Zellerbach Hall with his daughter and protegé, Anoushka.

Cal Performances

Zellerbach Hall

UC Berkeley

$36-$68

Information: (510) 642-9988

***

Sunday, May 7, 2006 – 3pm

Jerusalem Quartet

One of the most promising young string quartets, Jerusalem Quartet, makes its Cal Performances debut.

Cal Performances

Hertz Hall

$42

Information: (510) 642-9988

***

Wednesday, May 10, 2006 – 8pm

The illustrious power trio of Larry Ochs (sax), Fred Frith (guitar), and Scott Amendola (drums) play two sets of sparking and sparkling improvised music.

21 Grand

416 25th Street, Oakland

$7-10

www.davide.gipibird.net/upcoming

***

Friday, May 12, 2006 – 8pm

Chamber Music - Davide Verotta, Piano

Solo works from the 18th to 21st centuries, including compositions of local composers and of his own. Antonio Vivaldi (Concerto in G, in a new arrangement by Verotta); Ludwig van Beethoven's Op 53, Waldstein (1803-4); For Unmedicated Italian Pianist and Regret (2005) by David Graves; John Bilotta's Madison Sketchbook II (2003); Davide Verotta's Ricercando IV (2005); Giacinto Scelsi; Claude Debussy; Franz Liszt.

Community Music Center

544 Capp Street, San Francisco

Information: (510) 845-8488

***

Friday, May 12, 2006 – 7:30pm

Chamber Music - Pas De Duo, Tosheff Piano Duo, Whipple & Morales Duo, & Piano Sisters: Mayumi & Rieko Tsuchida

Piano Duos showcasing new Grotrian Duo Grand piano

Rachmaninoff, Poulenc, Gottschalk, Kurka, Ravels' Bolero, and original Latin dances by The Whipple & Morales Duo

Kanbar Hall

SF Jewish Community Center

3200 California St., San Francisco

Information: (415) 292-1233

www.sfmf.org

***

Friday, May 12, 2006 – 8pm

Kay Stern, Gregory Sauer & Joan Nagano

Kay Stern, violin; Gregory Sauer, 'cello; Joan Nagano, piano. Program: Gabriel Fauré/Sérénade toscane; Morceau de lecture; Fileuse; Jean-Marie LeClair /Sonata in D major; Mark Lavry /Three Jewish Dances; Manuel de Falla /Suite Populaire Espagnol; Toru Takemitsu /Hika; and Johannes Brahms /Piano Trio in B major, Op. 8.

Old First Concerts

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

***

Sunday, May 14, 2006 – 4pm

Teen Jazz Band

Director Ken Rosen and CMC’s Teen Jazz Band in a year-end class concert featuring jazz, funk, Latin, and rhythm and blues.

Community Music Center

544 Capp Street, San Francisco

Free

Information: (415) 647-6015

***

Sunday, May 14, 2006 – 4pm

The Blue Rose Trio

Rose Chen, piano; Audrey Solomon, violin; Lars Hoefs, cello. Program: Gabriel Fauré /Piano Trio in d minor; Paul Schoenfield /Cafe Music; Maurice Ravel /Piano Trio.

Old First Concerts

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

www.chambermusicpartn.org/left

Monday, May 15, 200 6 – 8pm

Left Coast Chamber Ensemble: An Evening of Premieres

Program: Philippe Bodin/New Work for piano, violin & cello; Paul Moravec/Mood Swings for piano, violin & cello; and Franz Schubert/Quintet for Strings in C major.

Green Room

War Memorial Performing Arts Center

401 Van Ness Street, San Francisco

$20; $15 seniors & students

Information: (415) 642-8054

***

Tuesday, May 16, 2006 – 7:30pm

Salon presentation/performance with: duo B. (Lisa Mezzacappa, bass + Jason Levis, drums/percussion) and video artist MAds Lynnerup

Headlands Center for the Arts

944 Fort Barry Marin Headlands, Sausalito

FREE

***

Wednesday, May 17, 2006 – 7:30pm

Pacific Chamber Symphony

Come see the Pacific Chamber Symphony perform at the Valley Community Church in Pleasanton on May 17th for 50% off!

Valley Community Church

4455 Del Valle Parkway, Pleasanton

$15-25

***

Wednesday, May 17, 2006 – 1pm

Chamber music students perform works written by SFSU student composers.

Knuth Hall

San Francisco State University

19th Ave & Holloway, San Francisco

Free

Information: (415) 338-2467

***

Wednesday-Sunday, May 17-21, 2006 – 8pm

Collision: Mission Creek Music Festival

Collision highlights local and international music acts -- each of which will select collaborators working in other mediums such as video, film, dance, theater, and media arts. Performers include Tom Greenwood (Jackie O Motherfucker), Gerrit, Joshua Churchill, Jorge Boehringer, Extraordinary Forest, John Wiese, Sixes with Dave Ed, Bran…Pos, The Sound Shack, Sunburned Hand of the Man, and the Tea and Toast band.

The Lab

2948 16th St., San Francisco

$7-$15

Information: (415) 864-8855

***

Thursday, May 18, 2006 – 8pm

New Music Series

Pink Canoes & Van Boven CD release set of I.E.D. (Improvised Explosive Device)

Luggage Store Gallery

1007 Market St. @ 6th Street, San Francisco

$6-10

***

Friday, May 19, 2006 – 8:15pm

Noe Valley Music Series: The San Francisco Guitar Summit

This event features three internationally acclaimed acts: Teja Gerken, San Francisco Guitar Quartet and Adam Levy & Will Bernard Duo.

Noe Valley Ministry

1021 Sanchez Street, San Francisco

$18

Information: (415) 454-5238

***

Friday, May 19, 2006 – 8pm

San Francisco Chamber Orchestra: Our Voices Rise in Song Together

Featuring the chamber chorus Volti. Program: Andrew Imbrie/On a Beach at Night; Britten/Cantata Misericordium and Lachrymae; Mark Winges/Open the Book of What Happened; and Andrew Imbrie/To a Traveler.

First Unitarian Church

1887 Franklin Street, San Francisco

$20; $16 seniors; $8 students

Information: (415) 771-3352

***

Friday, May 19, 2006 – 8pm

Old First Concerts: Old and New Sounds from Japan and Korea

Presenting an evening of musical cross-pollination as six members of The Korean Traditional Music Players join four musicians from SF’s Wooden Fish Ensemble to present a program of classical Asian music and original contemporary works, highlighted by three pieces from groundbreaking and award-winning composer Hyo-shin Na. Program: Korean folk song /Jindo Arirang; Hyo-shin Na /Blue Yellow River; Japanese traditional /Zangetsu; Hyo-shin Na /Chung-Ji-Hyang; Hye-jin Yoon /Soaring toward Absolute Solitude; Hyo-shin Na /All the Noises in the World.

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

***

Saturday, May 20, 2006 – 8pm

San Francisco Chamber Orchestra: Our Voices Rise in Song Together

St. Mark's Episcopal Church

600 Colorado, Palo Alto

$20; $16 seniors; $8 students

Information: (415) 771-3352

***

Saturday, May 20, 2006 – 1-2:30pm

Music in the Gardens 101 Series

Music in the Gardens 101 Series - John Santos Quintet : Roots of Salsa 101. Three-time Grammy nominee John Santos and his stellar quintet shed light on the historical and cultural significance of Latin Jazz, as well as its aesthetic characteristics pertaining to instrumentation, rhythm, interpretation and improvisation. Their wide-ranging repertoire draws from Cuba, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and the US. Equally at home with a dance or concert repertoire, the John Santos Quintet presents a wide range of styles and rhythms for audiences of all ages.

Yerba Buena Gardens Festival

Mission @ 4th Street, San Francisco

Free

Information: (415) 543-1718

***

Sunday, May 21, 2006 – 4pm

MUSIC IN THE MISHKAN CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES

Randall Weiss, violin Victoria Ehrlich, cello Marilyn Thompson, piano

Ravel: Piano Trio Schoenfield: Cafe Music Beethoven: "Archduke" Trio

Music in the Mishkan is a three-part chamber music series sponsored by Congregation Sha'ar Zahav and the Holocaust Center of Northern California. The series, now in its seventh year, presents well-known musicians from around the country in a beautiful venue with fantastic acoustics. Randall Weiss, the director of the series, is dedicated to programming the music of Jewish composers, especially those who wrote during the Holocaust.

Congregation Sha'ar Zahav

290 Dolores Street, San Francisco

$15-$18

Information: (415) 861-6932 ext. 305

www.shaarzahav.org

***

Sunday, May 21, 2006 – 3pm

San Francisco Chamber Orchestra: Our Voices Rise in Song Together

St. Mark's Episcopal Church

2300 Bancroft Way, Berkeley

$20; $15 seniors; $8 students

Information: (510) 771-3352

***

Sunday, May 21, 2006 – 4pm

Old First Concerts

Genevieve Feiwen Lee, Piano

Program: Claude Debussy/Images, Book Two; Philippe Bodin /Inner Banners; Felix Mendelssohn/Variations Sérieuses; Tom Flaherty /Gleeful Variants.

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

***

Sunday, May 21, 2006 – 2pm

San Francisco Symphony

Chamber Music at the California Palace Legion of Honor. Program: works by Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert.

Palace of the Legion of Honor

Lincoln Park, San Francisco

Sold Out

Information: (415) 864-6000

***

Monday, May 22, 2006 – 7pm; 6:15pm pre-concert talk

Earplay 21: Imaginings

Presented as part of the SF International Arts Festival. Premieres of music by Fredrik Fahlman, Caspar Johannes Walter, Laurie Radford, Guillermo Galindo.

Herbst Theater

401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco

$25; $20 senior; $10 student

Information: (415) 392-4400

www. Earplay.org

***

Tuesday, May 23, 2006 – 8pm

Old First Concerts

Basically British VII: Bax, Gurney and Tippett

Program: Arnold Bax Songs; Michael Tippett /Boyhood’s End; Ivor Gurney /Ludlow and Teme: Song Cycle for Tenor, String Quartet and Piano; Arnold Bax /Trio in One Movement for Violin, Viola and Cello.

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

***

Tuesday, May 23, 2006 – 8pm

Pacific Chamber Symphony

Come see the Pacific Chamber Symphony perform at Kanbar Hall in the San Francisco Jewish Community Center on May 23rd for 50% off!

Kanbar Hall

Jewish Community Center of San Francisco

3200 California Street, San Francisco

$25-35

***

Wednesday, May 24, 2006 – 8pm

Evander Music Presents: Phillip Greenlief & Jon Raskin's 2 + 2

The monthly concert series featuring saxophonists Phillip Greenlief & Jon Raskin in performance with duos of like instruments continues with local guitar virtuosi Fred Frith & John Shiurba. The concert concludes with a performance by The Edmund Welles Bass Clarinet Quartet.

21 Grand

416 25th Street, Oakland

$8-15

***

Wednesday, May 24, 2006 – 8pm

Del Sol String Quartet

The quartet showcases four of the most innovative living composers from Canada in Northern Lights: Ronald Bruce Smith, Linda Catlin Smith, R. Murray Schafer and José Evangelista.

Ashby Stage

1901 Ashby Ave., Berkeley

$7-$20

Information: (415) 665-7847

***

Wednesday, May 24, 2006 – 8pm

Lee Trio recital

Formed by three native San Franciscan sisters, The Trio will perform works by Beethoven, Bach/Dudley, Stookey and Schumann.

"Gripping Immediacy and freshness" - The Strad

"The Lee Trio brought courage to the melody, flair for the virtuosity,

depth[to the] work...This evening stood out as one of the most memorable of the Mendelssohn Festival." - Leipziger Volkzeitung

"All three sisters are dazzling musicians" - Oakland Tribune.

Herbst Theater

401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco

Information: (415)-392-4400

www.cityboxoffice.com

***

Thursday, May 25, 2006 – 7pm

Del Sol String Quartet

The quartet showcases four of the most innovative living composers from Canada in Northern Lights: Ronald Bruce Smith, Linda Catlin Smith, R. Murray Schafer and José Evangelista.

Finn Center

230 San Antonio Circle, Mountain View

$7-$20

Information (415) 665-7847

***

Thursday, May 25, 2006 – 8pm

New Music Series

duo B. with Lisa Mezzacappa & Jason Levis

A very intimate sound world, with a blend of atmospheric pieces with gongs and bowed bass; frenetic pointilistic explosions with marimba and bass; and angular grooves that go to unexpected places.

Luggage Store Gallery

1007 Market St. @ 6th Street, San Francisco

$6-10

***

Thursday, May 25, 2006 – 8pm

set 1: Weasel Walter (percussion), bruce anderson (acoustic guitar), Kyle Bruckmann (double reeds), Henry Kaiser (acoustic guitar)

set 2: Aurora josephson (voice), Damon Smith (double bass), Spirit (percussion)

21 Grand

416 25th Street, Oakland

$6-10

***

Friday, May 26, 2006 –7pm

Michael Gold Quartet

Cafe Bastille

22 Belden Place, San Francisco

Free Admission

***

Friday, May 26, 2006 – 8pm

3 sets of unusual lectroacoustic music by: (most of) Mire, Son of Gunnar, Ton of Shel & Matt Davignon

21 Grand

416 25th Street, Oakland

$6-10

***

Friday, May 26, 2006 – 8pm

Race - jazz from Sacto & COMA - jazz from Stockton -- Race = Tony Passarell saxes, trumpet, keys, flute; Scott Anderson tenor&alto sax, Erik Kleven bass, Tom Monson drums, Ross Hammond guitar, Joaquin McPeek percussion. COMA is John Vaughn alto saxophone, Brian Clark double bass, Dax Compise drums/percussion.

Art Performance Lab (APL)

1510 8th Street, Oakland

$10

***

Friday, May 26, 2006 – 8pm

Del Sol String Quartet

The quartet showcases four of the most innovative living composers from Canada in Northern Lights: Ronald Bruce Smith, Linda Catlin Smith, R. Murray Schafer and José Evangelista.

Green Room

War Memorial Performing Arts Center

401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco

$7-$20

Information: (415) 665-7847

***

Friday, May 26, 2006 – 8pm

Old First Concerts

The Laurel Ensemble -- Ménage à Trois

Program: Schubert /String Trio in B flat, D 581; Debussy/Sonata for flute, viola and harp; Beethoven/Serenade No. 6 for flute, violin and viola; Ibert /Trio for violin, cello and harp.

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

***

Saturday, May 27, 2006 – 8pm

Old First Concerts

Freedom for the Prisoners

soundSFound Orchestra; Choir Järva Röster; Rebecca Davant, soprano. Program: Stefan Säfsten /Freedom for the Prisoners; J.J. Hollingsworth/Nautilus and Starburst.

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (425) 474-1608

***

Saturday, May 27, 2006 – 7:30pm

Muza Mdzinarishvili and Friends

Muza Mdzinarishvili, CMC Piano Faculty, Loretta Taylor, CMC Violin Faculty, and friends perform in concert. Program TBA.

Community Music Center

544 Capp Street, San Francisco

Free

Information: (415) 647-6015

***

Saturday, May 27, 2006 – 8pm

PYENG THREADGILL- voice, Lisa Mezzacappa - bass, Shelley Doty - guitar/vocals, Micha Patri - drums/vocals and special guest.

Jazzschool

2087 Addison Street, Berkeley

$12

***

Sunday, May 28, 2006 – 4pm

Del Sol String Quartet

The quartet showcases four of the most innovative living composers from Canada in Northern Lights: Ronald Bruce Smith, Linda Catlin Smith, R. Murray Schafer and José Evangelista.

Dance Palace

5th & B Street, Point Reyes

$7-$20

Information: (415) 665-7847

***

Sunday, May 28, 2006 – 4pm

Old First Concerts

The Broderick Ensemble

Elizabeth Prior Runnicles, viola; Avi Downes, piano; Marc Shapiro, piano; Laura Griffin, oboe; Chen Zhao, violin; Joe Meyer, violin; Sarah Hong, cello. Program: Paul Hindemith /Viola Fantasy Op. 29; Charles Martin Loeffler /Trio for Piano, Viola and Oboe; Beethoven /String Quartet Op.59, No. 3.

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

Thursday, June 1, 2006 – 12:30pm

Istituto Italiano di Cultura: Noi Due

Presenting a concert by the guitar/keyboard duo Noi Due. Their repertoire will include songs by Genovese songwriters like Gino Paoli and Fabrizio De Andre.

Yerba Buena Gardens

Mission Street (at 4th), San Francisco

Free

Information: (415) 788-7142

***

Thursday, June 1, 2006 – 8pm

8pm: Maleficia (Andy Way - Turntables/effects, Ilysea Simpson - voice/viola/effects)

9pm: Joshua Churchill - guitar/electronics

Luggage Store Gallery

1007 Market @ 6th Street, San Francisco

$6-10

***

Friday, June 2, 2006 – 8pm

San Francisco Chamber Orchestra: Fiesta de Tambores

Co-presented by the SF International Arts Festival.

Brava Theater Center

2789 24th Street, San Francisco

Free

Tickets: General $20/ Students & Seniors $10 - Passes: $25, $40, $60, $150 (benefactor)

***

June 2-4, 2006

YEHUDI MENUHIN CHAMBER MUSIC SEMINAR

presented by SAN FRANCISCO FRIENDS OF CHAMBER MUSIC

This three-day event celebrates the communicative power of music. Coaching and master classes--open to string, or string and piano ensembles--are for the artistic edification of emerging and young professionals and college students, as well as high school and middle school ensembles.

Evening concerts Fri & Sat at 7:30 pm & Sun at 7 pm

Knuth Hall

San Francisco State University

19th Ave & Holloway, San Francisco

Click on brown text to buy your tickets. All Tickets will be held at Will Call.

You can also buy tickets by phone during office hours (415) 710-0551

Friday, June 2, 2006

Saturday, June3, 2006

Tickets: General $20/ Students & Seniors $10 - Passes: $25, $40, $60, $150 (benefactor)

Sunday June 4, 2006

Tickets: General $20/ Students & Seniors $10 - Passes: $25, $40, $60, $150 (benefactor)

Information:(415) 710-0551

www.sffcm.org/menuhin-seminar

***

Saturday, June 3, 2006 – 8pm

Fat Albert: Live Jazz + Classic Cartoons

SFJAZZ All-Star High School Ensemble with special guest Joshua Redman. SFJAZZ Spring Season.

Palace of Fine Arts Theater

3301 Lyons Street, San Francisco

$15; $10 ages 18 and under

Information: (800) 225-2277

***

Sunday, June 4, 2006 – 8pm

Old First Concert Choir

Program: Schütz/Selections from Cantiones Sacrae; Schubert/Mass for soloists, chorus, strings & organ in G major, D 167.

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

***

Sunday, June 4, 2006 – 4:30pm

Marc Cary's Focus Trio with Sameer Gupta and David Ewell

Jazzschool

2087 Addison Street, Berkeley

$12

***

Sunday, June 4, 2006 – 3pm

Alexander String Quartet

Alexander String Quartet with special guest, Turtle Island String Quartet. Program: Ravel/Quartet in F Major; Darius Milhaud/La Creation de Monde; Mark Summer/Julio-O (cello duo) and more.

McKenna Theater, SFSU

San Francisco State University

1600 Holloway, San Francisco

Free

Information: (415) 338-2467

www.asq4.org

***

Sunday June 4, 2006 – 2:30pm

La Scala String Quartet

(Quartetto d’Archi della Scala di Milano)

In their only U.S. public appearance, La Scala String Quartet (Quartetto d’archi della Scala di Milano) will perform on Sunday, June 4th, 2006 at 2:30 p.m. at Dinkelspiel Auditorium on the Stanford University Campus. In this one of a kind concert, Friends of FAI, an American foundation dedicated to the preservation and restoration of some of Italy’s most significant works of art and architecture, together with Stanford University and the Italian Cultural Institute, brings to the Bay Area a string quartet that celebrates the best of Italian music and culture.

Concert Program:

Mendelssohn, Quartet Op. 44 No. 2; Ravel, Quatuor; Aquilanti, Quartetto Nuziale

Dinkelspiel Auditorium

Stanford University Campus

471 Lagunita Drive, Stanford

$35 General admission; $20 Stanford affiliates, Italian Cultural Institute members and groups of 10 or more; $5 Stanford Students with ID

Information: (650)-725-ARTS (2787)

***

Friday, June 9, 2006 – 8pm

SF Composers Chamber Orchestra

San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra with the Schola Cantorum. Program: New works by Mark Alburger, Alexis Alrich, John Beeman, Michael Cooke, Lisa Scola Prosek and Erling Wold.

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

***

Saturday, June 10, 2006 – 8pm

Melody of China with the Del Sol String Quartet

Program: Kui Dong/Spring, Summer, Autumn & Winter; Duo Huang/Impromtu.

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

***

Saturday, June 10, 2006 – 5pm

Musica Pacifica

Program: A Venetian Carnival. This lively program includes music that evokes the festive Carnival season for which Venice was so renowned. Colorful chamber concertos by Vivaldi such as La Notte and Tempesta di Mare, reflect the chiaroscuro—the light and dark—of this special phenomenon. Included is incidental music from Italian carnival operas as well as the popular style of the commedia dell'arte, plus Uccellini's La Bergamasca and chamber music by such Venetian composers as Legrenzi, Castello, Albinoni, and Veracini.

Hertz Hall

UC Berkeley

$26

Information: (510) 642-9988

***

Saturday, June 10, 2006 – 10:30pm

Philharmonia Chamber Players

Program: Viva Vivaldi--Concerti by Candlelight

First Congregational Church

Channing Way, Berkeley

$20-$40

Information: (510) 642-9988

***

Sunday, June 11, 2006 – 2pm

Shelly Berg Trio. SFJAZZ Spring Season.

Florence Gould Theater

Legion of Honor

Lincoln Park, San Francisco

$25

Information: (800) 225-2277

***

Sunday, June 11, 2006 – 3pm

Capriccio Stravagante Trio

One of the foremost interpreters of Renaissance and Baroque repertoire to have emerged in decades, Capriccio Stravagante returns following its Berkeley Festival debut in 2002. Founded by charismatic American harpsichordist Skip Sempé, the ensemble is renowned for programs filled with charm, spontaneity, and daring virtuosity, and for the irresistible bond that forms between performers and audience. Also featuring Julien Martin (recorder) and Josh Cheatham (viola da gamba), this lively musical tour includes the "greatest hits" of such "traveling stars" as Ortiz, Caccini, Dowland, Byrd, Marais, and Louis Couperin.

Hertz Hall

UC Berkeley

$32

Information: (510) 642-9988

***

Sunday, June 11, 2006 – 4pm

Jeff Sanford's Cartoon Jazz Band

Program: Works by Rodney Scott and others.

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

***

Sunday, June 11, 2006 – 7:30pm

SIMM Series/Outsound Research

Sue Schlotte with Matthew Goodheart and Garth Powell Trio

Gino Robair/Sue Schlotte duo

Musicians Union Hall

116 9th St @ Mission Street, San Francisco

$10/8/5

***

Wednesday, June 14, 2006 – 8pm

Meridian Music: Composers in Performance presents Leslie Ross. Though Ross often works with electronics, her Meridian performance will feature solely the acoustic bassoon. Limited to a lone voice, she takes this opportunity to explore much further the rich multiphonic and micro-tonal possibilities of her instrument.

Meridian Gallery

545 Sutter Street, San Francisco

$5-10

www.noevalleymusicseries.com

Friday, June 16, 2006 -- 8pm

Guru Garage @ JUPITER

Guru Garage:

Taylor Heanue--organ, clavinet

Cal Reichenbach--guitar

Nathan Endsley--saxophone

Jupiter

2181 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley

Free Admission

www.jupiterbeer.com

***

Saturday, June 17, 2006

Noe Valley Music Series:

ROVA Saxophone Quartet

The Rova Saxophone Quartet will be celebrating the release of "Totally Spinning" on Black Saint. In addition from playing works from this long awaited release they will be performing new works. In the past year they have been further developing Radar, a system of real time compositional elements for improvisers. The various games and strategies have been expanded and grouped as a sound, process or mutable element giving a finer gradation of the real time changes that can affect the improvisation. The Radar ideas have been also integrated into compositions by the quartet including graphic scores by Jon Raskin and Steve Adams.

Noe Valley Ministry

1021 Sanchez Street, San Francisco

$17

Information (call for schedule): (415) 454-5238

***

Saturday, June 17, 2006 -- 1-2:30pm

Yerba Buena Gardens Festival

SF Lesbian Gay Freedom Band: Symphonic Band 101

Yerba Buena Gardens

Mission Street @ 4th Street, San Francisco

Free

Information: (415) 543-1718

***

Sunday, June 18, 2006 -- 4pm

Old First Concerts

Different Strokes: A Very Unusual Jazz Duo

Yehudit, five-string violin; Beth Snellings, ‘cello

Two classically trained yet jazz-savvy string players stretch the bounds

of their instruments to create a unique approach to jazz

standards and original compositions. Beth Snellings, a respected local

veteran of symphony orchestras, musical theater, chamber music and jazz

ensembles, is a master of musical improvisation, while Yehudit, a tenured

San Francisco Ballet Orchestra musician, has also won accolades for

helping to establish the electric violin as a bona fide and

innovative jazz instrument, headlining venues from Yoshi's to the Lesher

Center for the Arts. An evening of jazz like you've never heard it

played.

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

www.goldengateparkband.org

***

Sunday, June 18, 2006 -- 1pm

Golden Gate Park Band

A Concert of Great Band Music

San Francisco Botanical Garden

Ninth Ave. at Lincoln, San Francisco

Free

Information: (510) 530-0814

***

Tuesday, June 20, 2006 -- 12:30pm

Noontime Concerts

Dr. James Lent, Piano

An all American program including George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and more.

Old St. Mary's Cathedral

660 California Street, San Francisco

$5 donation

Information: (415) 777-3211

***

Wednesday, June 21, 2006 -- 12:30pm

Noontime Concerts

Jonathan Dimmock, Piano, et al.

Program: Maurice Duruflé/Trio for Flute, Viola and Piano.

St. Patrick's

756 Mission Street, San Francisco

$5 donation

Information: (415) 777-3211

***

Thursday, June 22, 2006 -- 12:30-1:20pm

Yerba Buena Gardens Festival

International Music Series: Sweden

Yerba Buena Gardens

Mission Street @ 4th, San Francisco

Free

Information: (415) 543-1718

***

Thursday, June 22, 2006 -- 8pm

8pm: Neo-Realist (George Cremaschi -doublebass/electronics, Liz Allbee - trumpet/electronics, Matt Ingalls - clarinet/electronics)

9pm: Tom Duff presents new works and 'chestnuts' of the avant-garde for analog and digital electronics.

Luggage Store Gallery

1007 Market Street @ 6th, San Francisco

$6-10

www.goldengateparkband.org

***

Friday, June 23, 2006 -- 8pm

Chicago/Stockholm/Oakland trio: Jeb Bishop (trombone) Kjell Nordeson (percussion)

George Cremaschi (contrabass) with guest Scott R. Looney (piano)

8th St Performance Space

1510 8th Street, Oakland

$10

***

Sunday, June 25, 2006 -- 2pm

Stern Grove Festival

Otis Taylor Band: Innovative Blues

Stern Grove, San Francisco

Free

Information: (415) 252-6252

sterngrove.org

***

Sunday, June 25, 2006 -- 1pm

Golden Gate Park Band

A Postcard from Russia: Russian Music

San Francisco Botanical Garden

Ninth Ave. at Lincoln, San Francisco

Free

Information: (510) 530-0814

***

Sunday, June 25, 2006 -- 4pm

Old First Concerts

The San Francisco ChamberJazz Quartet

Program: Old and new jazz favorites

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

***

Sunday, June 25, 2006 -- 7:30pm

Outsound Presents...The SIMM Series

8pm Bolivar Zoar

Ava Mendoza (guitar, electronics, voice)

Mary Clare Brzytwa (guitar, flute, voice, electronics)

Theresa Wong (cello, voice,)

9pm Rent Romus (saxophones, electronics)

Ross Hammond (electric guitar)

Dax Compise (drums)

Musicians Union Hall

116 9th Street @ Mission, San Francisco

$10/8/5

***

Monday, June 26, 2006 -- 8pm

sfSoundSeries - featuring premieres of a new solo work and a new ensemble composition by Jorge Boehringer, Vinko Globokar's "Dos a Dos", Magnus Lindberg's "Ablauf" and new works by David Bithell and Chris Jones composed for sfSoundGroup.

ODC Dance Theatre

3153 17th Street at Shotwell, San Francisco

$12/7

www.sfsound.org

***

Tuesday, June 27, 2006 -- 8pm

The Stork Club Presents

Weasel Walter Group, Damon Smith Trio

Phillip Greenlief, Spirit, Damon Smith + Weasel Walter, Liz Allbee, Randy Hunt

Stork Club

2330 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland

www.storkcluboakland.com

***

Wednesday, June 28, 2006 -- 12:30pm

Noontime Concerts

Midsummer Mozart Festival Ensemble

Program: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart/Divertimento in E flat.

St. Patrick's

756 Mission Street, San Francisco

$5 donation

Information: (415) 777-3211

***

Thursday, June 29, 2006 -- 12:30-1:30pm

Yerba Buena Gardens Festival

International Music Series: Israel: Habreira Ha'Tiveet

Yerba Buena Gardens

Mission Street @ 4th, San Francisco

Free

Information: (415) 543-1718

***

Friday, June 30, 2006 -- 8pm

Old First Concerts

International Children's Choral Festival

The Golden Gate International Children's Choral Festival. Featuring Ensemble of Piedmont Choirs, Guangdong Experimental Middle School, and Partners in Praise Girls' Chorus

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

***

Friday, June 30, 2006 -- 8pm

improvised music + food w/Elliott Levin (philadelphia) - tenor saxophone, flute

Scott R. Looney - piano,Damon Smith - double bass & Weasel Walter - drums

plus - on tour! Emily Hay (los angles) - voice, flute, piccolo

Marcos Fernandes (san diego) - percussion, phonographies

8th St Performance Space

1510 8th Street, Oakland

$10

Thursday, July 6, 2006 – 12:30-1:30pm

Yerba Buena Gardens Festival

International Music Series

Japan: Matsumoto Baisho

Yerba Buena Gardens

Mission Street @ 4th, San Francisco

Free

Information: (415) 543-1718

***

Thursday, July 6, 2006 – 8pm

Susan Allen, harp, Nicholas Chase, electronics and live video, Rus Pearson, bass in free improvisations

"NIRUSU III is a master trio pushing the edge of audio-visual improv" - Los Angeles Weekly, November 2005

21 Grand

416 25th Street, Oakland

***

Friday, July 7, 2006 – 8pm

Project>Sound

Soundspace: Sonology.

Justino/Garland Villanova/David Graves; curated by Alan So.

The Lab

2948 16th Street, San Francisco

$6-$10 sliding scale

Information: (415) 864-8855

***

Friday, July 7, 2006 – 8pm

SummerFest '06

American Bach Soloists

Program: Bach, Vivaldi, & Friends. C.P.E. Bach/Quartet for flute, viola, & harpsichord in G Major, Wq 95; J.S. Bach/Capriccio sopra la lontananza del suo fratello dilettissimo, BWV 992; Farina/Capriccio stravagante; Guillemain/Sonate en quatour in A Major (no. 4); Leo/Concerto for violoncello in D Major; Schmelzer/Die Fechtschule (The Fencing School); and Vivaldi/Concerto for two violins in A Minor, Op. 3, No. 8 (from "L'Estro armonico").

St. Stephen's Church/Belvedere

3 Bay View Street, San Francisco

$18-$37

Information: (415) 621-7900

***

Saturday, July 8, 2006 – 8pm

SummerFest '06

American Bach Soloists

Program: Haydn, Mozart, Boccherini. This event features the nation's leading vocal and instrumental interpreters of Baroque and Classical music.

St. Stephen's Church/Belvedere

3 Bay View Street, San Francisco

$18-$37

Information: (415) 621-7900

***

Saturday, July 8, 2006 – 8pm

Project>Sound

Soundspace: Musicology

Night Night/Don Seaver/Tim Gallaher/GroundChuck; curated by Alan So.

The Lab

2948 16th Street, San Francisco

$6-$10 sliding scale

Information: (415) 864-8855

***

Saturday, July 8, 2006 – 7:30pm

Noe Valley Music Series

Boulder Acoustic Society

Boulder Acoustic Society, Iron & the Albatross, Hot Club of Berkeley

Noe Valley Ministry

1021 Sanchez Street, San Francisco

Call for ticket information

Information: (415) 454-5238

***

Sunday, July 9, 2006 – 8pm

SummerFest '06

American Bach Soloists

Program: Beethoven & Schubert. Beethoven/12 Variations for violoncello & piano in F Major on “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen,” Op. 66; Beethoven/"Spring" Sonata for violin & piano in F Major, Op. 24, No. 5; and Schubert/“Trout” Quintet in A Major, D. 667, Op. 114.

St. Stephen's Church/Belvedere

3 Bay View Street, San Francisco

$18-$37

Information: (415) 621-7900

***

Sunday, July 9, 2006 – 4pm

Martha Rodriguez-Salazar & Jennifer Peringer

Martha Rodriguez-Salazar, flute and Jennifer Peringer, piano. These CMC faculty members present a concert of music for voice, flute and piano, featuring works by Franck, Vivaldi, Mower, Rodrigo, and Chopin.

Community Music Center

544 Capp Street, San Francisco

Free

Information: (415) 647-6015

***

Sunday, July 9, 2006 – 4pm

Old First Concerts: Eos Ensemble

Program: Introduction and Allegro and String Quartet by Ravel; Danse Sacre et Profane by Debussy; Serenade by Albert Roussel

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

***

Sunday, July 9, 2006 – 8pm

1st Set: Compositions

Andrew Raffo Dewar (soprano saxophone, composer)

Gino Robair (percussion, analog synth)

John Shiurba (guitar)

2nd Set: Improvisations

Andrew Raffo Dewar (soprano saxophone)

Aurora Josephson (voice)

Jacob Lindsay (clarinets)

Gino Robair (percussion, analog synth)

Damon Smith (bass)

1510 8th St Performance Space

1510 8th Street, Oakland

$10

***

Tuesday, July 11, 2006 – 8pm

SummerFest '06

American Bach Soloists

Grace Cathedral

1100 California Street, San Francisco

$18-$37

Information: (415) 621-7900

***

Tuesday, July 11, 2006 – 8pm

Darren Johnston Quintet

Jazz At Intersection: Darren Johnston Quintet. Presenting new compositions written by genre-bending trumpeter Darren Johnston.

Intersection for the Arts

446 Valencia Street, San Francisco

$12-$20

Information: (415) 626-2787

www.theintersection.org

***

Tuesday, July 11, 2006 – 8pm

The Flying Luttenbachers + Zs (NY)

21 Grand

416 25th Street, Oakland

$6-10

***

Wednesday, July 12, 2006 – 8pm

Prodigal Sons of Darkness (violin +guitar metal-influenced duo) Ava Mendoza and Alee Karim playing a guitar duo Moe! Staiano playing solo Mujahadeen (persian metal band)

21 Grand

416 25th Street, Oakland

$6-10

***

Wednesday, July 12, 2006 – 8pm

SummerFest '06

American Bach Soloists

Program: Haydn, Mozart, Boccherini. This event features the nation's leading vocal and instrumental interpreters of Baroque and Classical music.

Grace Cathedral

1100 California Street, San Francisco

$18-$37

Information: (415) 621-7900

***

Wednesday, July 12, 2006 – 12:30pm

Noontime Concerts

Midsummer Mozart Festival Ensemble

Program: Mozart/Gran Partitta for Winds and Contrabass.

St. Patrick's

756 Mission Street, San Francisco

$5 donation

Information: (415) 777-3211

***

Thursday, July 13, 2006 – 8pm

SummerFest '06

American Bach Soloists

Grace Cathedral

1100 California Street, San Francisco

$18-$37

Information: (415) 621-7900

***

Thursday, July 13, 2006 – 12:30-1:30pm

Yerba Buena Gardens Festival

International Music Series

Bolivia: Oscar Reynolds Trio

Yerba Buena Gardens

Mission Street @ 4th, San Francisco

Free

Information: (415) 543-1718

***

Thursday, July 13, 2006 – 8pm

New Music Series

8pm TBA

9pm Ross Hammond - guitar

Damon Smith-bass

Vijay Anderson-drums

Luggage Store Gallery

1007 Market St. @ 6th Street, San Francisco

$10,$8,$5

Sunday, July 16, 2006 – 1pm

Golden Gate Park Band

Celebrating Bastile Day: A Concert of French Music

San Francisco Botanical Garden

Ninth Ave. at Lincoln, San Francisco

Free

Information: (510) 530-0814

***

Sunday, July 16, 2006 – 7:30pm

Outsound Presents...The SIMM Series

Noertker's moxie performs new works for 2006

Annelise Zamula - tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute

Jenny Maybee - piano

Jason Levis - drums

Bill Noertker - bass

featuring Catalunya-inspired compositions...

Musicians Union Hall

116 9th St @ Mission Street, San Francisco

$10/8/5

***

Sunday, July 16, 2006 – 8:30pm

Bruno Pelletier-Bacquaert Trio Concert at SFCFSL

SF Center for Spiritual Living

280 Claremont Blvd @ Ulloa (in West Portal District), San Francisco, $10 - $15 sliding scale

***

Tuesday, July 18, 2006 – 12:30pm

Noontime Concerts

A program of masterworks by Robert Schumann, Carl Maria von Weber, Charles Villiers Stanford and others.

Tom Rose, Clarinet & Miles Graber, Piano

Old St. Mary's Cathedral

660 California Street, San Francisco

$5 donation

Information: (415) 777-3211

***

Wednesday, July 19, 2006 – 12:30pm

Noontime Concerts

An all J. S. Bach program honoring the birthday of Helen von Ammon.

John Renke, Organ

St. Patrick's

756 Mission Street, San Francisco

$5 donation

Information: (415) 777-3211

***

Thursday, July 20, 2006 – 12:30-1:30pm

Yerba Buena Gardens Festival

International Music Series: Brazil: Mauro Correa Quinteto

Yerba Buena Gardens

Mission Street @ 4th, San Francisco

Free

Information: (415) 543-1718

***

Thursday< July 20, 2006 – 12noon

People in Plazas/Market Street Association

Khevan Lennon Onaje: Jazz quartet

50 Fremont @ 1st, San Francisco

Free

Information: (415) 362-2500

***

Thursday, July 20, 2006 – 8pm

Project>Sound

I Am Sound

Albert Ortega/Stefan Smuvoliz & Viviane Huele; Curated by Alan So.

The Luggage Store

1007 Market Street, San Francisco

$6-$10 sliding scale

Information: (415) 255-5971

***

Friday, July 21, 2006 – 8pm

Old First Concerts

Twin Harps: Cheryl Ann Fulton & Diana Stork, Celtic and Medieval Harps. Program: Original, Celtic and medieval-inspired harp music.

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

***

Friday, July 21, 2006 – 8pm

Marcus Shelby Trio Part 1

Out of a desire to bring the heart of jazz closer to the public, Mr. Shelby will be inviting the audience throughout the evening to join in a dialogue exploring the creative process behind jazz composition and improvisation. This night's concert is the first part of a two-part summer performance (the second is scheduled in August) by Mr. Shelby.

Red Poppy Art House

2698 Folsom at 23rd Street, San Francisco

$10 donation

Information: (415) 826-2402

www.redpoppyarthouse.org

***

Saturday, July 22, 2006 – 8:15pm

Noe Valley Music Series

Baguette Quartette

Noe Valley Ministry

1021 Sanchez Street, San Francisco

Call for ticket information

Information: (415) 454-5238

***

Saturday, July 22, 2006 – 8pm

Hans Werner Henze Festival (part 2)

Worn Chamber Ensemble: solo and chamber works

String Trio, Fourth String Quartet, Sonata for Six Players, Amicizia

Main Post Chapel

The Presidio, San Francisco

Information: (415) 386-8954

***

Saturday, July 22, 2006 – 8pm

Jacob Lindsay with Strings (improvised music with food)

Featuring Jacob Lindsay - Ab, Bb, Bass and Contrabass Clarinets, with Henry Kaiser - Guitar, Kristian Aspelin - Guitar, Ava Mendoza - Guitar, Kanoko Nishi - Koto, Scott R. Looney - Inside Piano, Tony Dryer - Double Bass, and Damon Smith - Double Bass, Cello.

1510 8th St Performance Space

1510 8th Street, Oakland

$10

***

Sunday, July 23, 2006 – 8pm

Trio: Mark Miller, Larry Ochs, Tim Perkis...First meeting for this all-star trio.

2 sets. Miller deconstructs rhythms on the drums; Ochs morphs saxophonic sound; Perkis wails on electronics... Your basic Sunday serenade.

21 Grand

416 25th Street, Oakland

$10

***

Sunday, July 23, 2006 – 4pm

Old First Concerts

Laura Vincent, flute; Miles Graber, piano Jul 23 1751

Program: Works by Blavet, Farkas, Muczynski, Hue, Mower and the West Coast premieres of works by NYC composer Daniel Paget and Boston composer Jose Elizondo.

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

***

Monday, July 24, 2006 – 7pm

Carmel Bach Festival: Mexican Baroque Christmas

In a vivid and eclectic program, conductor William Jon Gray juxtaposes the high-Baroque Polychoral Mass in D Minor by Ignacio de Jerusalem with 18th Century Christmas villancicos, xacaras and negrillas by Padilla, Zumaya, Franco and Vidales with Spanish texts set to popular dance rhythms. Visit the website for other festival events Jul 15-Aug 5.

Mission Dolores Basilica

Dolores at 16th Street, San Francisco

$50 includes reception, talk & concert

cocktails at 6 pm; concert at 7 pm

Information: (831) 624-2046

www.bachfestival.org

***

Wednesday, July 26, 2006 – 7:30pm

CMC Jazz Jam: Savanna Jazz Club

Jazz standards and originals performed by CMC faculty, with CMC students invited to sit in. No cover charge; one-drink minimum. Doors open at 7pm, music from 7:30-10 pm.

Community Music Center

2937 Mission Street, San Francisco

Free

Information: (415) 647-6015

***

Friday, July 28, 2006 – 8pm

Old First Concerts

Trevor Stephenson, harpsichord: Concert-Lecture

Program: Harpsichord Music of Bach, Handel, and Scarlatti

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

***

Sunday, July 30, 2006 – 4pm

Old First Concerts

Music of Love and Fantasy: Daniel Glover, piano

Program: Fantasy in C minor, K 475 by Mozart; Fantasy in C major, Op. 17 by Schumann; Masques, Op. 34 (1919) by Szymanowski; Don Juan Fantasy by Liszt.

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

***

Sunday, July 30, 2006 –1pm

Golden Gate Park Band: Happy Birthday Mozart

Celebrating his 250th Year!

San Francisco Botanical Garden

Ninth Ave. at Lincoln, San Francisco

Free

Information: (510) 530-0814

***

Sunday, July 30, 2006 – 8pm

The 2006 EDGETONE MUSIC SUMMIT BIG BLOW-OUT CLOSING NIGHT

Saxophonists [Who Play Other Things]

an exploration of multi-instrumentalism:

Jason Robinson (San Diego) & The S[wpot] Ensemble, growing to include: Ralph Carney, David Slusser, Phillip Greenlief, Jeff Hobbs, Dan Plonsey, Joshua Smith, Elizabeth Torres, Ettrick (Jacob Felix Heule, Jay Korber)

The San Francisco Bay Guardian says the Edgetone Music Summit is "Breaking the rules". Supported in part by a generous grant from Meet the Composer's Creative Connections Grant program.

21 Grand

416 25th Street, Oakland

$10-15

www.infoflow.com/larnie/cranks/

Wednesday, August 2, 2006 – 12:30pm

Noontime Concerts

Sarah Cahill, Piano

Program: Leo Ornstein/Three Tales, Three Fantasies and Percy Grainger/Rare Gems.

St. Patrick's

756 Mission Street, San Francisco

$5 donation

Information: (415) 777-3211

***

Wednesday, August 2, 2006 – 7:30pm

International Youth Music Festival

Presenting a program of chamber music and string quartet.

St. Mary's Cathedral

1111 Gough Street, San Francisco

$16; $10 children under 16 & students with ID

Information: (510) 595-9378

***

Wednesday, August 2, 2006 – 9pm

The Crank Ensemble performs improvised music using Larnie Fox’s hand-cranked instruments. Cranks are the mechanical equivalent of digital loops. By working in an ensemble, they can create layers of sound, ranging from sparse new music-style “plinking” to melodic loopiness to hardcore noise.

Ashkenaz

1317 San Pablo Ave. @ Gilman, Berkeley

***

Thursday, August 3, 2006 – 8pm

New Music Series

8pm: Bolivar Zoar (Ava Mendoza - guitar/electronics/voice, Mary Clare Brzytwa guitar/flute/voice/electronics, & Theresa Wong cello/voice) 9pm: Celeste Hutchins - electronics

Luggage Store Gallery

1007 Market St. @ 6th Street, San Francisco

$6-10

***

Friday, August 4, 2006 – 8pm

Old First Concerts

Bobbe Norris, jazz vocalist & Larry Dunlap, piano. Jazz standards.

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

***

Saturday, August 5, 2006 – 1-4pm

AfroSolo Theatre Company

AfroSolo Arts Festival, in collaboration with Yerba Buena Gardens, presents this free concert featuring The Idris Ackamoor Ensemble; Avotcja and Modupue; and Carl Winters Quintet.

Yerba Buena Gardens

Mission @ 4th Street, San Francisco

Free

Information: (415) 771-2376

***

Sunday, August 6, 2006 – 4pm

Old First Concerts

Mike Greensill Duo

Mike Greensill, piano & Dean Reilly, bass. Original tunes and unique jazz interpretations.

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

***

Monday, August 7, 2006 – 7:30pm

International Youth Music Festival

Presenting programs of chamber music and string orchestra performed by highly-gifted young musicians from around the world.

St. Mary's Cathedral

Dolores at 16th Street, San Francisco

$16; $10 children under 16 & students with ID

Information: (510) 595-9378

***

Monday, August 7, 2006 – 8pm

sfSoundSeries: Solo and Ensemble Works by Kyle Bruckmann and "The Sinking of the Titanic" by Gavin Bryars.

ODC Dance Theatre

3153 17th Street at Shotwell, San Francisco

$12/7

***

Tuesday, August 8, 2006 – 7:30pm

First International Youth Music Festival of SF

Program includes: Vaughan Williams/"Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis" for double-stringed orchestra; Albinoni/Adagio; and Dvorak/"Zwei Waltzes." Also: a chamber music gala of movements from some of the most popular string quartets including "The American" by Dvorak, Brahms’ a minor quartet, the Shostakovich Octet, the Dvorak string quintet and others. The concert is presented by Youth Music International, the National Youth Strings Academy, and the San Francisco State School of Music and Dance. The student-musicians range in age from 12 to 21.

Grace Cathedral

1100 California Street, San Francisco

$16; $10 students

Information: (510) 595-9378

***

Wednesday, August 9, 2006 – 12:30pm

Noontime Concerts

Norman Krieger, Piano

Program: Beethoven: /No. 23 in f minor, Op. 57. “Appassionata;” W. A. Mozart: Sonata No. 10 in C Major, K. 330; Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne in b-flat minor, Op. 9, No. 1, Etude in c minor, Op. 10, No. 12 “Revolutionary.”

St. Patrick's

756 Mission Street, San Francisco

$5 donation

Information: (415) 777-3211

***

Friday, August 11. 2006 – 8pm

Old First Concerts

Dennis Finnegan

Dennis Finnegan, guitar & David Laub, bass. Jazz standards including Cole Porter and George Gershwin plus original tunes from the Finnegan sketchbook

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

***

Friday, August 11, 2006 – 8pm

¡SoloBasura! Quarteto: Chris Brown bass, Alan Anzalone, reeds, Curtis Hollenback, cornet/vocals, John Betteo, piano, cornet

2) Vorticella: Brenda Hutchinson long tube, Krys Bobrowski everyday objects, Karen Stackpole percussion/gongs, Erin Kspeland cellist & biologist . . .

APL @ 1510 Performance Space

1510 8th Street, Oakland

$10

***

Sunday, August 13, 2006 – 4pm

Old First Concerts

The Rudy Salvini Octet

Rudy Salvini, trumpet/bandleader; Art Dougherty, alto sax; Tom Hart, tenor sax; Ted Thiele, baritone sax; Van Hughs, trombone; John Price, piano; Dean Reilly, bass; Tom Duckworth, drums

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

***

Sunday, August 13, 2006 – 7:30pm

Outsound Presents...The SIMM Series

1st set (7:30pm)Different Strokes: Yehudit-violin; Beth Snellings-cello

2nd set (8:45pm)Folie à Deux: Jim Peterson-alto and baritone saxophones; Bill Noertker-contrabass

Musicians Union Hall

116 9th St @ Mission Street, San Francisco

$10/8/5

Tuesday, August 15, 2006 – 12:30pm

Noontime Concerts

Mack McCray, Piano

Program: Franz Liszt/Third Mephisto Waltz and more.

Old St. Mary's Cathedral

660 California Street, San Francisco

$5 donation

Information: (415) 777-3211

***

Tuesday, August 15, 2006 – 8pm

21 Grand Presents:

Bulkeycress

Darren Johnston Quartet

21 Grand

416 25th St @Broadway, Oakland

$6 - $10 Sliding Scale

***

Wednesday, August 16, 2006 – 7pm

Somethingfour is an all instrumental 4 piece that blends the freedom and creative ambition of experimental rock with the style and sounds of modern hard bopping jazz.

Virgin MegaStore

Citizen Cupcake Cafe 3rd Floor

2 Stockton Street, San Francisco

FREE

***

Wednesday, August 16, 2006

Good for Cows: Ches Smith (drums), Devin Hoff (bass)

BolivarZoar: Ava Mendoza (guitar, electronics, voice), Mary Clare Brzytwa (guitar, flute, voice, electronics), Theresa Wong (cello, voice)

21 Grand

416 25th St @Broadway, Oakland

***

Wednesday, August 16, 2006 – 12:30pm

Noontime Concerts

John Nakamatsu, Piano

Program: Frédéric Chopin/Sonata No. 3 in b minor, Op. 58.

St. Patrick's

756 Mission Street, San Francisco

$5 donation

Information: (415) 777-3211

***

Friday, August 18, 2006 – 8pm

Old First Concerts: Ken French Trio

Ken French, piano; Ron Belcher, bass; Jim Zimmerman, drums. CD release celebration and San Francisco premiere of new works for jazz piano trio.

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

***

Friday, August 18, 2006 – 6:30pm

Earplay

with special guest Guillermo Galindo

Post-colonial Discontinuum

Koret Auditorium

de Young Museum

Golden Gate Park, San Francisco

Information: (415) 585-9776

www.earplay.org

***

Saturday, August 19, 2006 – 8pm

Two Spanish Guitars and an Andalucian Poet

Wine, tapas and book signing to follow performance.

Community Music Center

544 Capp Street, San Francisco

$10 adults/ $5 seniors/students/ArtsCard

Information: (415) 647-6015

***

Sunday, August 20, 2006 – 4pm

Old First Concerts: The Mirage Ensemble

Karen Hall, soprano; Robert Bailis, clarinet; Hadley McCarroll, piano. Program: Olivier Messiaen /Abîme des oiseaux; Charles Tomlinson Griffes (text by Oscar Wilde)/Four Impressions; Images, Claude Debussy/Book I ; selections from To be sung upon the water by Dominick Argento; and Max Reger/Sonata for clarinet and piano in B-flat major, Op. 107.

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

***

Wednesday, August 23, 2006 – 12:30pm

Noontime Concerts

William Corbett-Jones, Piano

Program: J.S. Bach/Franz Liszt/Prelude and Fugue in a minor; Franz Schubert/Impromptu in E flat No. 2; and Beethoven/Sonata in c minor, Op. 111.

St. Patrick's

756 Mission Street, San Francisco

$5 donation

Information: (415) 777-3211

***

Wednesday, August 23, 2006 – 8pm

3 short sets: Bennington/Mendoza/Greenlief + Josephson/Smith/Bryerton + the Weasel Walter trio with Paul Hartsaw on saxophone

21 Grand

416 25th St @Broadway, Oakland

$6 - $10

***

Thursday, August 24, 2006 – 8pm

New Music Series

Jimmy Bennington - Phillip Greenlief duo

Luggage Store Gallery

1007 Market St. @ 6th Street, San Francisco

$6-10

***

Thursday, August 24, 2006 – 8pm

New Music Series

8pm: Jimmy Bennington (Chi)- drums plus guests

9pm: Kristian Aspelin - Guitar, Jerome Bryterton - Percussion (Chicago), Damon Smith - Double bass, Paul Hartsaw - Tenor and soprano saxophones (Chicago)

Luggage Store Gallery

1007 Market St. @ 6th Street, San Francisco

$6-10

***

Thursday, August 24, 2006 – 9pm

The Crank Ensemble & Targodie

The Crank Ensemble is a SF-based performance group whose musicians are able to create rhythmic and repetitive patterns by using handmade crank-operated machines. The instruments are constructed by artist Larnie Fox; each have a mounted piezo (contact microphone) to amplify their sound. Targodie is an experimental sound project that began in 1995 by SF sound artist Scot Jenerik and bamboo/electronics parts sculptor Larnie Fox.

The Lab

2948 16th Street, San Francisco

$7-$15 sliding scale

Information: (415) 864-8855

***

Friday, August 25, 2006 – 8pm

Old First Concerts: Danubius

David Skuse, violin, string bass, gadulka, dumbek; Jutka Mándoki, accordion, cimbalom, kontra, ütögardon; David Nebenzahl, string bass, violin, tambura; Selim Koytak, oud, cobza, dumbek; Barbara Deutsch, clarinet, saxophone, fluier. Southern Romanian, Hungarian Gypsy restaurant favorites, Bulgarian dances and Macedonian melodies.

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

www.westmarinmusicfestival.com

***

Saturday, August 26, 2006 – 7:30pm

The West Marin Music Festival Composers' Showcase concert features works by living Bay Area composers: Marcia Durchard, Barry Friedman, Brian Holmes, Polly Moller, Dale Polissar, and Eleanor Stern.

The Dance Palace Community Center

5th and B Streets, Point Reyes Station

***

Sunday, August 27, 2006 – 4pm

Old First Concerts: Sony Holland, Jazz Vocalist

A stimulating mix of tunes from the American Songbook, Bossa Nova classics, and much more.

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

***

Sunday, August 27, 2006 – 5pm

Takashi Kawabata, piano and Meerenai Shim, flute performing Latin-American music

works by D'Rivera, Mower, and Piazzolla

Main Post Chapel in the Presidio

130 Fisher Loop, San Francisco

Information: (415) 309-8364

www.meerenai.com

***

Monday, August 28, 2006 – 8pm

sfSoundSeries: Electronics in Performance (1966-2006)

Electronics and instruments

Terry Riley, Milton Babbitt, Alvin Lucier, Chris Burns, sfSoundGroup

ODC Theater

3153 17th St. (at Shotwell), San Francisco

Information: (415) 863-9834

www.sfSound.org

***

Wednesday, August 30, 2006 – 12:30pm

Noontime Concerts

Elliott Dunlap, Piano

Program: Alexander Scriabin/Deux poems, Op. 32; Gabriel Fauré/Nocturne in E flat; W. A. Mozart/Rondo in a minor; and Frédéric Chopin/Polonaise in c minor, Op. 40, No. 2; and more.

St. Patrick's

756 Mission Street, San Francisco

$5 donation

Information: (415) 777-3211

***

Wednesday, August 30, 2006 – 7:30pm

CMC Jazz Jam

Jazz standards and originals performed by CMC faculty, with CMC students invited to sit in.

Savanna Jazz Club

Community Music Center

2937 Mission Street, San Francisco

Free with one-drink minimum

Information: (415) 647-6015

***

Wednesday, August 30, 2006 – 9pm

Moe! Staiano's Moe!kestra! will perform in a smaller venue with a (supposably) smaller ensemble doing a conducted improvisation with notation based on a performance from earlier this year. Other bands TBA.

Bottom of the Hill

1233 17th Street (@ Missouri), San Francisco

www.bottomofthehill.com

***

Thursday, August 31, 2006 – 6:30pm

21 Grand presents "Temporarily There," an evening of performance in the galleries and public spaces of Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, with performances by: Mary Armentrout, Jorge Boehringer, Phillip Greenlief, Jay Korber, Alexander Kort, Dawn McMahon, Kristin Miltner, The Noodles (Suki O'Kane & Michael Zelner), Albert Ortega, Kattt Sammon, Damon Smith, Moe! Staiano, Leyya Tawil, Michael Trigilio, Matt Volla, Weasel Walter, and a few more.

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

700 Howard St. @3rd, San Francisco

FREE( w/admsn)

***

Thursday, August 31, 2006 – 9:30pm

Moe! Staiano: found objects and prepared percussion mixed with looped prepared guitar.

Neptune: TheFall-Neubauten-Faust-like improvised and not-so-improvised songs that you can almost dance to.

Hemlock Tavern

1131 Polk Street, San Francisco

Tuesday, September 5, 2006 – 12:30pm

Noontime Concerts:

Deborah Clasquin, piano

Bela Bartok: Dance Suite

Alberto Ginastera: Danzas Argentines

More!

Old St. Mary's Cathedral

660 California Street, San Francisco

$5 donation

Information: (415) 777-3211

***

Wednesday, September 6, 2006 – 12:30pm

Noontime Concerts:

THE BRIDGE TRIO

Randall Weiss, violin / Natalia Vershilova, viola

Victoria Ehrlich, cello

Beethoven: Serenade, Op. 8

Dohnanyi: Serenade

More!

St. Patrick's

756 Mission Street, San Francisco

$5 donation

Information: (415) 777-3211

***

Sunday, September 10, 2006 – 4pm

Old First Concerts:

Sujeeva Hapugalle, Piano

Program: George Gershwin /Rhapsody in Blue; works by Chopin, Ravel, Liszt and more.

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

***

Sunday, September 10, 2006 – 3pm

Time for Three

2 violins, double bass

Shenandoah/Foxdown (Ranaan Meyer), Thunderstomp (Ranaan Meyer),Mohawk (Ranaan Meyer), Hungarian Dance No. 5 (Brahms), Double Concerto (J.S. Bach)

San Francisco State University

1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco

Information: (415) 338-1442

www.morrisonseries.org

***

Sunday, September 10, 2006 – 7:30pm

Outsound Presents...The SIMM Series

1st set (7:30pm)

Dave Mihaly solo - drums, with a bit of voice and flute

2nd set (8:45pm)

Noertker's Moxie

Annelise Zamula - tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet

Jenny Maybee - piano

Jason Levis - drums

Bill Noertker - contrabass

Musicians Union Hall

116 9th St @ Mission San Francisco

$10, $8, $5

***

Tuesday, September 12, 2006 – 9pm

Frank Gratkowski - saxophones

Damon Smith - 6 string ergo bass

Weasel Walter - drums

Hemlock Tavern

1131 Polk Street, San Francisco

***

Wednesday, September 13, 2006 – 8pm

Meridian Music: Composers in Performance presents duo B. (Jason Levis, percussion, Lisa Mezzacappa, bass). duo B. will create an opportunity for “event-specific” interaction with the audience. For the first set, they will perform new and recent improvised/composed works, focusing on improvised suites of “songs” they have been composing collaboratively. For the second set, they will work with the audience to set up scenarios for improvised settings, improvised games, and conducted improvisations. There will be potential for audience members to participate in the course of the musical events, and affect the musical decisions each player makes in performance.

Meridian Gallery

545 Sutter Street, San Francisco

Information: (415) 398-7229

***

Wednesday, September 13, 2006 – 12:30pm

Noontime Concerts:

THE PALMER-COGAN DUO

Dr. Kris Palmer, flute / Dimitriy Cogan, piano

Robert Schumann: Three Romances, Op. 94

Antoine Boesset: Si c’est un crime que l’aymer

George Frideric Handel: Sonata No. 1 in D Major

St. Patrick's

756 Mission Street, San Francisco

$5 donation

Information: (415) 777-3211

***

Wednesday, September 13, 2006 – 8pm

Old First Concerts:

The Choir of Gonville & Caius College

The Choir of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge, UK. Program: Masterworks of Renaissance polyphony and English anthems of a century ago, both a cappella and accompanied.

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

***

Wednesday, September 13, 2006 – 8pm

Meridian Music: Duo B

Composers in Performance presents this ensemble of acoustic bass and percussion that plays ethereal chamber music wrapped in dense, improvised soundscapes.

Meridian Gallery

545 Sutter Street, San Francisco

$5-$10

Information: (415) 398-7229

***

Thursday, September 14, 2006 – 7:30pm

Brindavan Gurukul: Celestial Symphony

Brindavan Gurukul presents Celestial Symphony, an Indian classical jazz-fusion concert featuring Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia and others.

Herbst Theater

401 Van Ness Street, San Francisco

$15-$50

Information : (415) 392-4400

www.brindavangurukul.org

***

Thursday, September 14, 2006 – 7pm

Contemporary - Ten world-renowned new music vocalists, instrumentalists, and composers

New music in an old cathedral: interactive live electronics with saxophone, clarinet, contrabass, cello, trumpet, baritone, and

UC Berkeley’s Center for New Music and Audio Technology

Grace Cathedral

1100 California St., San Francisco

Information: (415) 749-6350

***

Thursday, Sept 14, 2006 – 7pm

New Music and An Old Cathedral featuring performances by Edmund Campion, Earl Howard, Francois Houle, Joelle Leandre, Frank Gratkowski, Thomas Buckner and David Wessel

Grace Cathedral

1100 California St., San Francisco

Information: (415) 749-6350

Saturday, September 16, 2006 – 8pm

21 Grand Presents: Music Plus One CD release & Gratkowski - Greenlief - Raskin Saxophone Trio

8 PM - FPR Trio

Frank Gratkowski - Bb clarinet, alto saxophone

Phillip Greenlief - Bb clarinet, tenor saxophone

Jon Raskin - sopranino & baritone saxophones

9 PM - Jon Raskin and Gino Robair present:

Music Plus One record Release. It will feature video, Improv Orchestra and selections from the Music Plus One CD.

21 Grand

416 25th St. (at Broadway), Oakland

$10-15 sliding scale

***

Sunday, September 17, 2006 – 7:30pm

Outsound Presents...The SIMM Series

An Evening with...

Frank Gratkowski with Chris Brown /William Winant

Musicians Union Hall

116 9th St @ Mission Street, San Francisco

$10/8/5

***

Sunday, September 17, 2006 – 4pm

Old First Concerts:

Thomas Schultz, Piano

Program: Works by Hyo-shin Na, Busone, Brahms and more.

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

***

Monday, September 19, 2006 – 7pm

Earplay Ensemble: Musing

Program: new classical chamber music.

Herbst Theater

401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco

Free; donations appreciated

Information: (415) 392-4400

***

Thursday, September 21, 2006 – 8pm

Luggage Store Gallery New Music

8pm Son of Gunnar, Ton of Shel

Steini Gunnarson - guitar/laptop, Aram Shelton - sax/laptop

9pm rev.99 (NYC)

99 Hooker's multi-media collective based in New York City will be screening and performing recent work with local luminaries and memebers from NYC.

Luggage Store Gallery

1007 Market @ 6th Street, San Francisco

$6-10 sliding scale

***

Friday, September 22. 2006 – 1pm

Alexander String Quartet with Roger Woodward

Alexander String Quartet, SFSU’s quartet-in-residence, performs with world-renowned pianist Roger Woodward in a program of works by Shostakovich.

Knuth Hall

San Francisco State University

19th Ave & Holloway, San Francisco

Free

Information: (415) 338-1431

***

Saturday, September 23, 2006 – 8pm

Old First Concerts:

Potaje Ensemble

Chus Alonso, flute & cajón; Paula Dreyer, piano; Steve Senft-Herrera, bass; Sage Baggott, percussion. Program: Latin/flamenco/jazz fusion

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

***

Saturday, September 23, 2006 – 2-5:45pm

Bolivian Music: From the Past to the Present

Bolivian bamboo flutist Oscar Reynolds and Afro-Peruvian drummer Lalo Izquierdo bring audiences on a musical tour of Bolivia's regions to present the different rhythms and styles of Bolivian music and demonstrate how influences from Spanish conquistadores, African slaves, neighboring countries and modern innovation have shaped Bolivia's music from pre-Columbian times to the present. To learn more about the artists visit www.oscarreynolds.com. In honor of Latino/Hispanic Heritage Month.

San Francisco Main Library

100 Larkin Street, San Francisco

Free

Information: (415) 557-4560

***

Saturday, September 23, 2006 – 7:30pm

Sheldon Piano Trio

Karen Heather, piano; Wang Chen Long, violin; Michael Graham, cello

Brahms Piano Trio, Opus 101 in C minor, Turina Piano Trio No. 1 and movements from Martinu's Bergettes

Seventh Avenue Presbyterian

1329 Seventh Ave., San Francisco

Information: (415) 664-2543

www.SAPerforms.org

***

Sunday, September 24, 2006 – 4pm

Jazz at Chez Hanny Presents

Matt Renzi Trio

Matt Renzi - saxophone

Dave Ambrosio - bass

Russell Meissner – drums

Chez Hanny

145 Fillmore Street, San Francisco

(1 block South of Haight Street)]

$20

***

Tuesday, September 26, 2006 – 6:30pm

Serenata a Roma

This musical performance will celebrate the spirit of Rome and the people who live there.

Istituto Italiano di Cultura

425 Washington Street, San Francisco

Free

Information: (415) 788-7142

***

Tuesday, September 26, 2006 – 7pm

Old First Concerts:

Kazue Sawai, Koto

Program: Tadao Sawai /Fantasia and Homura; Minezaki Koto/Zangetsu and more.

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

***

Wednesday, September 27, 2006 – 8pm

ROVA Saxophone Quartet presents a program of compositions from Jon Raskin's "Jukebox Series" - opening set by Chaos Butterfly.

21 Grand

416 25th St. (at Broadway), Oakland

$6-10 sliding scale

***

Friday, September 29, 2006 – 8pm

Old First Concerts:

Mark Simons, Guitar and Carmen Lemoine, Flute

Program: Works by Bach, Domeniconi, Rosheger, Miles Davis and more.

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

***

Saturday, September 30, 2006 – 8pm

Old First Concerts:

Daniel Cilli & Temirzhan Yerzhanov

Daniel Cilli, baritone & Temirzhan Yerzhanov, piano. Program: Robert Schumann /Dichterliebe, Op. 48; songs by Barber, Ravel, Respighi, Vaughan Williams and more.

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

***

Saturday, September 30, 2006 – 6pm

The Lost Trio plays The Oakland Museum at the 2006 Girl's Inc. Fundraiser

The Lost Trio:

Phillip Greenlief - saxophone

Dan Seamans - bass

Tom Hassett - drums

Come hear one of the bay area's finest jazz ensembles at The Oakland Museum's Outdoor Garden (by the pond). This is an event the trio has played for several years running, and is always a great listening experience.

Oakland Museum Outdoor Gardens

Oakland Museum of California

1000 Oak Street, Oakland

Cost : Free Admission

Monday, October 2, 2006 – 8pm

Mills Performing Group Plays Music By Morton Feldman: "For Samuel Beckett" (Feldman's last composition), and "King of Denmark" (William Winant, percussion)

Mills College Concert Hall

5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland

$12 general, $6 seniors and students

***

Tuesday, October 3, 2006 – 7:30pm

Savanna Jazz Club

Jazz standards and originals performed by CMC faculty, with CMC students invited to sit in.

Community Music Center

2937 Mission Street, San Francisco

Free with one-drink minimum

Information: (415) 647-6015

***

Friday, October 6, 2006 – 8pm

Old First Concerts:

Edmond Welles Bass Clarinet Quartet

Jeff Anderle, Cornelius Boots, Aaron Novik, Jonathan Russell, bass clarinets Opium & Absinthe; Tooth & Claw; I.Z.T.; Elsie's Rain; Seventh Furnace; Passive Illumination; Watch Me Die by Cornelius Boots

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

***

Friday, October 6, 2006 – 8pm

Free-jazz Fridays: Another new bi-weekly jazz series which highlights the seldom heard style of a later Coltrane or Ornette Coleman…jazz most often referred to as “free-jazz” or “avant-garde” jazz. October 6: Damon Smith, bass, Jon Raskin, horns, & Spirit, drums. October 20th: Howard Wiley, sax & Laurie Buenafe, dance.

1510 8th St Performance Space

1510 8th Street, Oakland

$5 - $15 sliding scale

***

Saturday, October 7, 2006 – 8pm

Old First Concerts:

Basically British VIII

Basically British VIII: The Three B's - Brahms, Bridge and Britten. Katherine Rohrer, mezzo-soprano; Rhoslyn Jones, soprano; John Parr, piano; Elizabeth Prior Runnicles, viola. Two Lieder for voice, viola and piano by Johannes Brahms; Three Songs for voice and viola by Frank Bridge; A Charm of Lullabies by Benjamin Britten; songs by Bridge and Brahms; Lament by Frank Bridge

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

***

Sunday, October 8, 2006 – 4pm

Old First Concerts:

In Tribute to Mozart: Concert I

Robert Silverman, piano. Program: Piano Sonata No. 1 in C major, K. 279; Piano Sonata No. 3 in B-flat major, K. 281; Piano Sonata No. 9 in A minor, K. 310; Piano Sonata No. 7 in C major, K. 309; Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K. 331 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

***

Sunday, October 8, 2006 – 2pm

The Fromme Duo

Presenting works of Brahms, Schumann and Piazzolla. Randolph Fromme, cello; Shu Li, piano.

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

Recital Hall

50 Oak Street, San Francisco

Information: (415) 503-6275

***

Sunday, October 8, 2006 – 5pm

27th Season Gala

Presenting the 27th Season Gala--Bach to Bluegrass--featuring bassist Edgar Meyer and mandolinist Mike Marshall. Joining Edgar and Mike is a surprise guest artist who will be revealed at a later date. The event begins at 5 p.m. with a cocktail reception and dinner in the Green Room of the War Memorial Veterans Building followed by the concert in the Herbst Theatre. Guests then return to the Green Room for dessert and dancing with music provided by the Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra. Dress is black tie optional. Valet parking will be provided.

San Francisco Performances

Herbst Theater

401 Van Ness, San Francisco

$125-$400

Information: (415) 677-0326

***

Sunday, October 8, 2006 – 3pm

Maxim Vengerov, Violin & Lilya Zilberstein, Piano

Program: Mozart/Adagio in E Major (arranged by Max Rostal), K. 261; Beethoven/Violin Sonata No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 30 No. 2; Prokofiev Violin Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 80; Shostakovich/Ten Preludes from Op. 34: Nos. 2, 6, 12, 13, 17-22

Cal Performances

Zellerbach Hall

UC Berkeley

$36-$68

Information: (510) 642-9988

***

Sunday, October 8, 2006 – 7:30pm

Outsound Presents...The SIMM Series

Noertker's Moxie

Annelise Zamula - tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet

Hugh Schick - trumpet

Jenny Maybee - piano

Jason Levis - drums

Bill Noertker - contrabass

Last Moxie show of 2006!! Join Noertker and friends for two sets of music. Along with some new tunes, they will be performing selections from Noertker's Suites for Joan Miró and Antoni Gaudí.

Musicians Union Hall

116 9th St @ Mission, San Francisco

$10, $8, $5

www.outsound.org

***

Monday, October 9, 2006 – 8pm

San Francisco Contemporary Music Players:

Romantic Reawakenings

Program: Marc-André Dalbavie/Axiom; Marc-André Dalbavie/La marche des transitoires; York Höller/Tagträume (Daydreams); York Höller/Ex tempore

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

700 Howard Street, San Francisco

$27; $22 seniors; $12 students

Information: (415) 978-2787

***

Wednesday, October 11, 2006 – 8pm

with Rob Kapilow and the Stanford Chamber Strings. Program: Johann Sebastian Bach/ Violin Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1043 ("Double Concerto").

Stanford Lively Arts

Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Lagunita

$30/$34; $15/$17 Stanford student

Information: (650) 725-ARTS

***

Wednesday, October 11, 2006 – 8pm

Meridian Music: Composers in Performance presents Hafez Modirzadeh (solo saxophone and flutes).

Meridian Gallery

545 Sutter Street, San Francisco

$5-$10

Information: (415) 398-7229

***

Thursday, October 12, 2006 – 8pm

CCRMA Stage:

Graeme Jennings, former violinist of the legendary Arditti String Quartet performs Berio, Maderna, Donatoni, Scodanibbio, Sciarrino, and Taccani

The Knoll

660 Lomita Drive

Stanford

www.ccrma.stanford.edu

***

Friday, October 13, 2006 – 8pm

Matt Small Concert

Community Music Center

544 Capp Street, San Francisco

Call for information

Information: (415) 647-6015

***

Friday, October 13, 2006 – 1pm

Alexander String Quartet, SFSU’s quartet-in-residence, presents a program of works by Beethoven.

Knuth Hall

San Francisco State University

19th Ave & Holloway, San Francisco

Free

Information: (415) 338-1431

***

Friday, October 13, 2006 – 8pm

SFSU Wind Ensemble

Robert Busan conducts the SFSU Wind Ensemble in a rousing concert of selected works for winds.

Knuth Hall

San Francisco State University

19th Ave & Holloway, San Francisco

Free

Information: (415) 338-1431

***

Friday, October 13, 2006 – 8pm

Early Music - California Bach Society

Die Familie Bach: Music of J.S. Bach and his family

J.S. Bach's Jesu, meine Freude and Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach's Wachet auf, ruf't uns die Stimme

St. Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church

500 De Haro (at Mariposa), San Francisco

Information: (415) 262-0272

www.calbach.org

***

Saturday, October 14, 2006 – 8pm

Davide Verotta and Friends

Join CMC faculty members Davide Verotta and Nicole Sumner and the Composer’s Group Irregular Resolutions (www.irregularresolutions.org) in their Fall concert of new music (all pieces composed in 2006).

Community Music Center

544 Capp Street, San Francisco

$10; $5 students & seniors

Information: (415) 647-6015

***

Saturday, October 14, 2006 – 8pm

Old First Concerts:

The Pluto Memorial Concert

San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra: The Pluto Memorial Concert. Program: Flyer by Alan Crossman, new works by Beeri Moalem, Martha Stoddard and more.

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

Sunday, October 15, 2006 – 4pm

Old First Concerts:

In Tribute to Mozart: Concert II

Robert Silverman, Piano. Piano Sonata No. 8 in D major, K. 311; Piano Sonata No. 5 in G major, K. 283; Piano Sonata No. 10 in C major, K. 330; Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-flat major, K. 282; Piano Sonata No. 13 in B-flat major, K. 333 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

***

Sunday, October 15, 2006 – 4pm

Ives Quartet

Noe Valley Chamber Music presents the Ives Quartet with the Mockingbird Quartet and violist Jodi Levitz. Program: Works for female vocal quartet and string quartet by Scottish composers Graham Hair and Margaret MacAllister; Beethoven String Quartet in E minor; Mozart Viola Quintet in G minor.

Noe Valley Ministry

1021 Sanchez Street, San Francisco

$15-$18

Information: (415) 648-5236

***

Sunday, October 15, 2006 – 5pm

Trio Solisti

Mill Valley Chamber Music welcomes Trio Solisti again; they performed

in our 2001-2002 season. The New York Times hails Trio Solisti as

"consistently brilliant" and "compelling." 2004-05 season highlights

included Trio Solisti's debuts at The Kennedy Center for the Performing

Arts, Lincoln Center on the Great Performers Series. The highlights of

the Trio's 2005-06 season include performances at The Wolf Trap Center

for the Performing Arts, San Francisco's Music at Kohl Mansion, and

California's Ventura Festival.

Program: Rachmaninoff --Trio élégiaque No. 1 in g minor

Brahms--Trio op.8 in B Major

Moravec -- “Tempest Fantasy”, with Alan Kay, clarinet

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.chambermusicmillvalley.org

www.triosolisti.com

***

Sunday, October 15, 2:30pm <b/>

St. Lawrence String Quartet

St. Lawrence String Quartet with Pedja Muzijevic, Piano. Program: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart/ Sonata in E Minor for Piano and Violin, K. 304; String Quartet No. 21 in D Major, K. 575; Quartet for Piano and Strings in G Minor, K. 478; Dmitri Shostakovich/String Quartet No. 7 in F-sharp Minor, op. 108

Stanford Lively Arts

Dinkelspiel Auditorium

Lagunita

$40/$44

Information: (650) 725-ARTS

www.livelyarts.stanford.edu

***

Wednesday, October 18, 2006 – 8pm

Acoustic Africa

Putumayo Presents: Acoustic Africa featuring Habib Koité & Bamada Vusi Mahlasela & Dobet Gnahoré.

Zellerbach Hall

UC Berkeley

$22-$42

Information: (510) 642-9988

www.calperfs.berkeley.edu

***

Wednesday, October 18, 2006 – 1pm

SFSU Wind Ensemble

Students of Alissa Deeter, Sara Ganz and Corey Head perform various works for classical voice.

Knuth Hall

San Francisco State University

19th Ave & Holloway

Free

Information: (415) 338-1431

www.sfsu.edu

***

Wednesday, October 18, 2006 – 7:30pm

SFSU Chamber Music Students

Student ensembles coached by the Alexander String Quartet, SFSU’s quartet-in-residence, perform works from the classical repertoire.

Knuth Hall

San Francisco State University

19th Ave & Holloway

Free

Information: (415) 338-1431

www.sfsu.edu

***

Wednesday, October 18, 2006 – 7pm

ADORNO Ensemble

Gallery Sessions Radio Show:

Dan Becker, Stephen Tramontozzi, Charles Wuorinen

Varnish Fine Art Gallery and Wine Bar

77 Natoma (1st and 2nd), San Francisco

Free

www.adornoensemble.org

***

Wednesday, October 18, 2006 – 8pm

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble. Program: Antonín Dvorák/String Sextet in A Major, op. 20; Georges Enesco/Octet for Strings in C Major, op. 7; Bohuslav Martinu/Sextet for Strings

Stanford Lively Arts

Dinkelspiel Auditorium

Lagunita

$44/$48

Information: (650) 725-ARTS

www.livelyarts.stanford.edu

***

Friday, October 20, 2006 – 8pm

Old First Concerts:

Shana & Avi Downes

Program: Sicilienne, Papillon, Romance, Après un Reve by Gabriel Fauré; Le Grand Tango for Cello and Piano by Astor Piazzolla; Sonata for Cello and Piano Op. 40 by Dmitri Shostakovich; Three Preludes by George Gershwin.

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

***

Friday, October 20, 2006 – 8pm

ChamberMix

Flute, Clarinet, Cello, Piano

Hilary Tann: In the Gardens of Anna Maria Luisa de Medici, John Bilotta: Petrouchka Dreams, also works by Stoddard and Brahms

Community Music Center

544 Capp Street, San Framcisco

Information: (415) 647-6015

www.sfcmc.org

***

Friday, October 20, 2006 – 7pm

Join Bay Area local improvisers in this premier double arrangement of reeds and guitars, as they explore and expand the continuum following the U.S. free jazz movement spawned in the 60's, moving through European non-idiomatic free-impovisation, and globally into its current incarnations.

Jacob Lindsay - Ab, Bb, Bass and Contrabass Clarinets

Aram Shelton - Alto Saxophone, Eb and Bass Clarinets

Ava Mendoza - Guitar

Benjamin Bracken - Tabletop Guitar

Mama Buzz Cafe

2318 Telegraph Ave @23rd, Oakland

$3-$5 Sliding Scale Donation

www.mamabuzzcafe.com

***

Saturday, October 21, 2006 – 8pm

Ted Brinkley's Electric Florid-Ians sing and play music that is centered around old-fashioned, pretty melodies and delusional maritime themes. Voices, clarinets, bassoon, saxophones, trombone, a jazz rhythm section, synthesizer along with some costumes and other visual accoutrements help evoke an irreverent sense of pageantry-on-the-cheap.

Trinity Chapel

2320 Dana St. (bet. Durant & Bancroft), Berkeley

$12/$8

www.trinitychamberconcerts.com

***

Saturday, October 22, 2006 – 1pm & 8:15pm

Mark Taylor Flamenco Quartet

The Quartet performs a dynamic combination of traditional flamenco music with new compositions and exotic sounds.

Community Music Center

544 Capp Street, San Framcisco

$10; $5 students & seniors

Information: (415) 647-6015

www.sfcmc.org

***

Sunday, October 22, 2006 – noon & 1pm

The Baguette Quartette

Help celebrate the opening of Listen with a festive performance by San Francisco¹s Baguette Quartette, which plays music heard in Paris between 1920 and 1940 on street corners, in cafes, and in popular dance halls. Led by accordionist Odile Lavault, Baguette Quartette¹s repertoire consists of valses musettes, tangos, pasos dobles, fox trots, marches and other chansons

Exploratorium

3601 Lyon Street, San Francisco

$13; $10 students, seniors, youth; $8 children ; free children under 4, members, & first Wed of the month

Information: (415) 561-0308

www.exploratorium.edu

***

Sunday, October 22, 2006 – 2pm

Jazz at Intersection at the de Young:

Terrence Brewer Quartet

de Young Museum

Golden Gate Park

Free

Information: (415) 626-2787

www.theintersection.org

***

Sunday, October 22, 2006 – 2pm

Old First Concerts:

San Francisco Liszt Society - Gala Piano Concert

William Corbett Jones, Thomas Schultz, William Wellborn, Reah Sadowsky, Victoria Neve, Jacqueline Divenyi, Maho Nabeshima, Daniel Glover, Thomas Mastroianni and others, piano. Eight pianists perform works by Franz Liszt.

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$20

Information: (415) 474-1608

***

Sunday, October 22, 2006 – 2pm

San Francisco Symphony:

Chamber Music

Davies Symphony Hall

201 Van Ness, San Francisco

Call for information

Information: (415) 864-6000

***

Sunday, October 22, 2006 – 7pm

Del Sol String Quartet with guest cellist Joan Jeanrenaud

Schubert, Blitztein, Hyo-Shin Na

Music on the Hill

St. Kevin's Church

704 Cortland Ave., San Francisco

Information: (415) 820-1429

www.musiconthehill.org

***

Sunday, October 22, 2006 – 3pm

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra & Emanuel Ax, Piano. Program: Mozart/Ballet music from Idomeneo; Piano Concerto in B-flat Major, K. 595; Piano Concerto in E-flat Major, K. 482.

Zellerbach Hall

UC Berkeley

$22-$42

Information: (510) 642-9988

www.calperfs.berkeley.edu

***

Monday, October 23, 2006 – 6pm

Concert with Conversation

CMC and SF Performances present a "Concert with Conversation" with: Imani Winds Woodwind Quintet. Five accomplished musicians joined forces in 1997 to expand the boundaries of the traditional wind quintet and explore the links between European, African and American music traditions. The name "Imani," which means "faith" in Swahili, embodies this mission.

Community Music Center

544 Capp Street, San Framcisco

free

Information: (415) 647-6015

www.sfcmc.org

***

Tuesday, October 24, 2006 – 8pm

S.F. Conservatory Baroque Ensemble

Corey Jameson, Director

Bach's Brandenberg Concerto No. 3 and No. 4

SF Conservatory of Music

Recital Hall, 50 Oak St., San Francisco

Information: (415) 503-6275

www.sfcm.edu

***

Tuesday, October 24, 2006 – 8pm

Irma, an opera by Tom Philips

The 1960s classic: Mills College Music Improvisation Ensemble (directed by Fred Frith) with special guest director and conductor Gino Robair

Mills College Concert Hall

5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland

free admission

www.mills.edu

***

Tuesday, October 24, 2006 – 8pm

The Claudia Quintet @Waldorf High School

The Claudia Quintet:

John Hollenbeck- drums

Ted Reichman- accordion

Chris Speed- tenor sax/clarinet

Matt Moran- vibraphone

Drew Gress- bass

Waldorf High School Mission Annex

1875 Mission Street @ 15th Street, 3rd floor, San Francisco

$10 general, student discount available

***

Wednesday, October 25, 2006 – 4pm

Ives String Quartet, Mockingbird Vocal Quartet

with violist Jodi Levitz

Beethoven String Quartet in E Minor; Mozart Viola Quintet in G Minor; works by Scottish composers Hair and Macallister

1021 Sanchez St., San Francisco

(415) 648-5236

www.nvcm.org

***

Thursday, October 26, 2006 – 7:30pm

SFJAZZ

Presenting Stefon Harris, jazz vibraphonist, and the Miguel Zenon Quartet.

Herbst Theater

401 Van Ness, San Francisco

Call for ticket information

Information: (800) 225-2277

www.sfjazz.org

***

Friday, October 27, 2006 – 8pm

SFJAZZ

Presenting the Cyrus Chestnut/Russell Mallone Quartet and the Lionel Loeuke Trio.

Herbst Theater

401 Van Ness, San Francisco

Call for ticket information

Information: (800) 225-2277

www.sfjazz.org

***

Friday, October 27, 2006 – 8pm

Old First Concerts

The Complete Piano Sonatas of Franz Schubert: Concert III. Meng-Chieh Liu, piano. Program: Sonatas in B major, D. 575; A minor, D. 784; A major, D. 959

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

***

Sunday, October 29, 2006 – 2pm

SFJAZZ

Pablo Ziegler Trio

"Nuevo Tango"

Florence Gould Theater/Legion of Honor

Lincoln Park, San Francisco

$30

www.sfjazz.org

***

Sunday, October 29, 2006 – 4pm

Old First Concerts

Frank Wiens, Piano

All-Chopin program.

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

***

Monday, October 30, 2006 – 8pm

Left Coast Chamber Ensemble

Concert 1: Come on Back for Seconds!

Program: John Schott/Among of green stiff old bright branch for viola, guitar and piano (commissioned by LCCE in 2002); Martin Rokeach/Sleepless Night for guitar, flute, violin and cello (commissioned by LCCE in 2001); Mark Winges/San Francisco Stopover for guitar, cello and viola; Charles Loeffler/Two Rhapsodies for oboe, viola and piano

Green Room

War Memorial Performing Arts Center

401 Van Ness, San Francisco

$20; $15 seniors & students

Information: (415) 642-8054

www.chambermusicpartn.org

Wednesday, November 1, 2006 – 8pm

Bronfman, Shaham and Mørk

Yefim Bronfman, piano, Gil Shaham, violin, and Truls Mørk, cello. Program: Schubert/Piano Trio No. 2 in E-flat; Tchaikovsky/Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50

Cal Performances

Zellerbach Hall

UC Berkeley

$30-$52

Information: (510) 642-9988

www.berkeley.edu

***

Wednesday, November 1, 2006 – 8pm

SFJAZZ:

Kamikaze Ground Crew: 20th Anniversary Concert

Featuring Doug Wieselman, Gina Leishman, Peter Apfelbaum, Steven Bernstein, Noah Bless, Marcus Rojas and Kenny Wollesen

Great American Music Hall

859 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco

$25

Information: (800) 225-2277

***

Wednesday, November 1, 2006 – 8pm

Evander Music Presents

Tom Djll - trumpet

Phillip Greenlief - saxophones

George Cremaschi - contrabass

Tatsuya Nakitani (NY) – percussion

1510 8th St Performance Space

1510 8th Street, Oakland

$10

www.evandermusic.com

***

Thursday, November 2, 2006 – 8pm

8pm The Misspelled Trio: Aurora Raising (Voice), Philip Greenlief (Sax), & Matt Davingon (Drum Machine)

9pm The Flip Quartet is a composition by Polly Moller which will be brought to life by Suki O'Kane, Lucio Menegon, Theresa Wong, and Moe! Staiano.

Luggage Store Gallery

1007 Market St. @ 6th Street, San Francisco

$6-10

***

Thursday, November 2, 2006 – 8pm

Peabody Trio

Program: Thierry deMey/Musique de Tables; Mauricio Kagel/Trio; and Schubert/Trio in B flat.

San Francisco Performances

Herbst Theater

401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco

$29/$47

Information: (415) 392-2545

***

Friday, November 3, 2006 – 8 & 10pm

SFJAZZ:

Dr. Lonnie Smith Trio

Dr. Lonnie Smith Trio with Fred Wesley James Carter Organ Trio: B-3 Summit.

Great American Music Hall

859 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco

$25-$40

Information: (800) 225-2277

***

Friday, November 3, 2006 – 8pm

Old First Concerts:

Meng-Chieh Liu, Piano

Program: Sonatas in A major, D. 664; D major, D. 850; B-flat major, D. 960 by Franz Schubert

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

***

Friday, November 3, 2006 – 8[m

SFJAZZ:

“Sangam”

Charles Lloyd with Zakir Hussain and Eric Harland

Great American Music Hall

859 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco

$25-$64

Information: (800) 225-2277

***

Saturday, November 4, 2006 – 8pm

Jason Moran Trio

Jason Moran Trio and Vijay Iyer Quartet. Jazz.

Cal Performances

Wheeler Auditorium/UC Berkeley

$32

Information: (510) 642-9988

www.berkeley.edu

***

Saturday, November 4, 2006 – 2pm

Family concert – "Partners: Music and Dance"

San Francisco Chamber Orchestra and dancers from The SF Ballet School

Trainee Program.

The San Francisco Chamber Orchestra (Benjamin Simon,

Conductor) and dancers from the San Francisco Ballet School’s Trainee

Program (Leslie Young, Director) join forces for two incredible concerts

that will delight the entire family.

San Francisco School of the Arts Auditorium

555 Portola Drive, San Francisco

Free

Information: (415) 248-1640

***

Saturday, November 4, 2006 – 2pm

SFJAZZ:

Myra Melford Quintet

Myra Melford Quintet: The Same River, Twice

Florence Gould Theater/Legion of Honor

Lincoln Park

$25

Information: (800) 225-2277

***

Saturday, November 4, 2006 – 8pm

SFJAZZ:

Alice Coltrane Quartet

Alice Coltrane Quartet featuring Ravi Coltrane with Charlie Haden & Roy Haynes

Nob Hill Masonic Center

1111 California Street, San Francisco

$25-$85

Information: (800) 225-2277

***

Saturday, November 4, 2006 – 8pm

Composers Olivia Block, Maggi Payne, and James Fei present recent works involving technology, natural sounds, and acoustic instruments.

Mills College Concert Hall

5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland

$12 general, $6 seniors and students

***

Sunday, November 5, 2006 – 8pm

21 Grand Presents:

8 pm

Jacob Lindsay - clarinets

Kristian Aspelin - guitar

9 pm

shudder

Kyle Bruckmann - oboe, English horn

Lance Grabmiller - laptop

Phillip Greenlief - woodwinds

21 Grand

416 25th St @Broadway, Oakland

$6 - $10 Sliding Scale

***

Sunday, November 5, 2006 – 5pm

Fromme Duo

With Bruce Foster, clarinet (Music for cello, clarinet, and piano)

Brahms' Trio in A Minor, op. 114; Britten's Sonata for Cello and Piano, Tate's Sonata for Clarinet and Cello

San Francisco Conservatory of Music Recital Hall

50 Oak Street, San Francisco

Information: (415) 503-6275

***

Sunday, November 5, 2006 – 2pm

Family concert – "Partners: Music and Dance"

San Francisco Chamber Orchestra and dancers from The SF Ballet School

Trainee Program.

The San Francisco Chamber Orchestra (Benjamin Simon,

Conductor) and dancers from the San Francisco Ballet School’s Trainee

Program (Leslie Young, Director) join forces for two incredible concerts

that will delight the entire family.

Berkeley High School’s Little Theater

1980 Allston Way, Berkeley

Free

Information: (415) 248-1640

***

Sunday, November 5, 2006 – 4pm

Sin-Tung Chiu and Friends

CMC violin faculty member Sin-Tung Chiu and Music Center faculty members Juliet McComas, piano, Betty Wong, piano, Anja Strauss, Soprano, Stephanie Blandino, cello, Olga Mandrigina, violin, and guest pianist Dmitriy Cogan join together to present a concert in honor of the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth.

Community Music Center

544 Capp Street, San Francisco

Free

Information: (415) 647-6015

***

Sunday, November 5, 2006 – 5pm

The Fromme Duo

Program: Chamber Music for Cello, Clarinet and Piano. Works by Britten, Phyllis Tate and Brahms.

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

50 Oak Street, San Francisco

Free

Information: (415) 503-6275

***

Monday, November 6, 2006 – 8pm

Old First Concerts:

Carol Isaac and Carla Maria Rodriguez

Program: Sonata for gamba in D major by Bach; Concertstueck for viola & piano by Georges Enesco; Lachrymae by Britten; Songs for mezzo, viola & piano by Brahms; Sonata in E-flat, Op. 120, No. 2 by Brahms

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

***

Tuesday, November 7, 2006 – 7:30pm

CMC Jazz Jam

Jazz standards and originals performed by CMC faculty, with CMC students invited to sit in. CMC faculty musicians include: Randy Craig, piano; Harvey Robb, reeds; Eric Garland and Micha Patri, drums; Dave Scott, trumpet; Richard Saunders and Cory Combs, bass; and Scott Foster and Todd Swenson, guitar. There is no cover charge, but there is a one drink minimum. Doors open at 7pm, music from 7:30-10pm.

Community Music Center

544 Capp Street, San Francisco

Free

Information: (415) 647-6015

***

Tuesday, November 7, 2006 – 8pm

Del Sol String Quartet:

Premieres Without Borders

Program: Reza Vali (Iran): Nayshâboorák (Calligraphy No. 6); Marc Blitzstein (USA): Quartet for Strings: "The Italian" (1930); Jack Body ( New Zealand): Epicycle (1989, rev 2005); Eric Lindsay (USA): Hopkin and the Wired Night (2006).

Ashby Stage

1901 Ashby Avenue, Berkeley

$7-$20

Information: (415) 831-5672

***

Thursday, November 9, 2006 – 7pm

Del Sol String Quartet:

Premieres Without Borders

Tateuchi Hall, Community School of Music and Arts

230 San Antonio Circle

$7-$20

Information: (415) 831-5672

***

Friday, November 10, 2006 – 8pm

Del Sol String Quartet:

Premieres Without Borders

Green Room/War Memorial Performing Arts

401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco

$7-$20

Information: (415) 831-5672

www.pacificchambersymphony.org

***

Friday, November 10, 2006 – 8pm

Pacific Chamber Symphony:

Jupiter!

Presenting one of the final Mozart programs performed this year, the 250th anniversary of the composer's birth. Program: German Dances, Sinfonia Concertant for Violin, Viola and Cello and Orchestra, Eine kleine Nachtmusik, and Symphony #41 Jupiter.

Kanbar Hall/JCCSF

3200 California Street, San Francisco

$35; $31 senior; $21 student; $14 children under 5

Information: (415) 292-1233

***

Saturday, November 11, 2006 – 2pm

SFJAZZ:

Mimi Fox Trio

Presenting guitarist Mimi Fox.

Florence Gould Theater/Legion of Honor

Lincoln Park

$20

Information: (800) 225-2277

***

Sunday, November 12, 2006 – 4pm

Old First Concerts:

Robert Silverman, Piano

Program: Piano Sonata No. 2 in F major, K.280; Piano Sonata No. 6 in D major, K. 284; Piano Sonata No. 12 in F major, K. 332; Piano Sonata No. 17 in B-flat, K. 570 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

***

Sunday, November 12, 2006 – 2pm

San Francisco Symphony Musicians

Bill Douglas' Lyric Suite, Beethoven's String Quartet in E Minor, Telemann's Parti Polonaise

Davies Symphony Hall

201 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco

Information: (415) 864-6000

***

Sunday, November 12, 2006 – 7pm

Fire Museum Records presents Sonic Circus: experimental, avant jazz, psychedelic noise, electronics, and more, more, MORE! Short sets by: Compomicro-Dexall, Aurora Josephson - voice, Weasel Walter - drums and Damon Smith - double bass trio, Axolotl, 0th, Kwisp, Monichi Fumi (dance) & Jorge Boehringer (music), Gino Robair, George Cremaschi, Barn Owl, Radius, Juba Kalamka (of Deep Dickollective), Jen Tait (of Jou Jou)

21 Grand

416 25th St @Broadway, Oakland

Monday, November 13, 2006 – 7pm

***

Sunday, November 12, 2006 - 7:30 pm

Laurel Ensemble with Lori Lack, piano, and Adrienne Herbert, violin

Music from Russia and Eastern Europe

Live Oak Concerts

Berkeley Art Center

1275 Walnut St., Berkeley

$12/$10 students and seniors

Information: (510) 644-6893

www.laurelensemble.com

***

JOHN ZORN: Q + A

(The Improv:21 Series, presented by Rova:Arts)

Literally a question and answer session with you, the audience, plus William Winant and Larry Ochs. Zorn has been at the center of the improvised music scene since before it was a scene, creating inventive music that explores the spaces between and among genres, defying convention and redefining the experimental possibilities of musical performance.

San Francisco Performing Arts Library & Museum (SFPALM)

401 Van Ness Avenue (@ McAllister) Room 402 of the Veterans Building SF

$10

www.sfpalm.org/

***

Monday, November 13, 2006 – 8pm

Old First Concerts:

Carol Isaac and Others

Carol Isaac, piano; Virginia Price, violin; Beni Shinohara, violin; Anna Kruger, viola; Carey Bell, clarinets; Bill Klingelhoffer, horn; Rufus Olivier, bassoon. Program: V Mlhach (In the Mist); Concertino for piano & small chamber orchestra; On the Overgrown Path by Janacek.

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

www.berkleychamberperform.org

***

Monday, November 13, 2006 – 8pm

sfSound Series

Featuring a solo electronics performance and a new ensemble work for sfSoundGroup by Bay Area stalwart John Bischoff.

ODC Theater

3153 17th Street, San Francisco

Information: (415) 863-9834

www.sfsound.org

***

Tuesday, November 14, 2006 – 8pm

STONE-ZIMMERMANN VIOLIN AND PIANO DUO

Iris Stone, violin and Eva-Marie Zimmermann, piano

Classical and comtemporary works including Brahms (Sonata No. 1 in G-major), Enescu (Sonato No. 3), and a world premiere of a new work, "Seeing Things" by Bay Area composer and violist Kurt Rohde.

Berkeley City Club

2315 Durant Ave., Berkeley

$20

Information: (510) 525-5211

Thursday, November 16, 2006 – 8pm

Gidon Kremer, violin, Andrei Pushkarev, percussion & Andrius Zlabys, piano. Program: After Bach: works by Bach, Busoni, Tickmayer, Piazolla, and others

Cal Performances

Zellerbach Hall

UC Berkeley

$36-$68

Information: (510) 642-9988

***

Friday, November 17, 2006 – 8pm

Old First Concerts

Iris Stone, violin; Eva-Maria Zimmermann, piano. Program: Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 78 by Johannes Brahms; Sonata No. 3 by George Enesco; Seeing Things by Kurt Rohde (World Premiere); selections from Suite, Op. 6 by Benjamin Britten.

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

***

Friday, November 17, 2006 – 8pm

Respectable Citizen, an avant-garde improv-core ensemble, plays both electronic and acoustic sets, with Bruce Bennett playing piano and synthesizers, Byron Diel playing dumbek and electronic percussion, and Michael Zbyszynski playing flutes, saxophones, computer, and WX7/vlz70m.

CNMAT

1750 Arch Street, Berkeley

donation

www.cnmat.berkeley.edu

***

Friday, November 17, 2006 – 8pm

The extraordinary French improvising double bassist Joëlle Léandre performs with Lauren Newton, Maggi Payne, Chris Brown, Gino Robair, and Phillip Greenlief.

Mills College Concert Hall

5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland

$12 general, $6 seniors and students

***

Friday, November 17, 2006 – 8pm

Free-Jazz Friday's presents...Ross Hammond's V-Neck....improvised free-jazz in a duo setting. Drums & guitar.

1510 8th St Performance Space

1510 8th Street, Oakland

$5-15

***

Friday, November 17, 2006 – 8pm

Bill Horvitz Expanded Band

The band consists of:

Omid Zoufonoun (conducting), Brian Thorstensen (spoken word), Steve Adams (sax/flute), Jon Raskin (sax) ,George Cremaschi (bass), Katie Harlow (cello), Hal Forman (tpt), Darren Johnston (tpt), LiamStaskawicz (trombone), Aram Shelton (clarinets), Kyle Bruckman (oboe), Matt Montgomery (violin), Robin Eschner (vocals/piano), Joseph Sabella (drums), and Bill Horvitz (electric and acoustic guitar and vocals).

Community Music Center

544 Capp Street, San Francisco

$10

***

Friday, November 17, 2006 – 8:30pm

4. Weasel Walter (12 string and quarter tone guitars, fretless bass), Damon Smith (bass), mark e. miller (drums), William Winant (drums)

3. Liz Allbee/Jen Baker/Aurora Josephson Trio

2. Sword and Sandal - John Dwyer (Coachwhips, OCS) and Randy Lee Sutherland (Vholtz)

1. Dessert & Doors at 8pm

21 Grand

416 25th St @Broadway, Oakland

$6-10

***

Saturday, November 18, 2006 – 8pm

Improvised sets with:

Theresa Wong - cello

Chris Brown - piano, electronics

MaryClare Brzytwa - flute, electronics

Wade Matthews - bass clarinet, alto flute, electronics

Maybeck Studio

1537 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley

$15 suggested donation

***

Saturday, November 18, 2006 – 8pm

BluePrint Festival: Volupté

Program: Music for San Francisco by Bruce Mather; Volupté by Jacques Desjardins; String Quartet No. 15, op. 291 by Darius Milhaud; Lux Aeterna by Dmitri Yanov-Yanovski; Selected Songs from The Adnan Songbook by Gavin Bryars.

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

***

Saturday, November 18, 2006 – 8pm

San Francisco Conservatory of Music:

BluePrint Festival

BluePrint Festival presents “Fertile Sound” Nicole Paiement, Director. Program: Bruce Mather Music for San Francisco, with Jean-Michel Fonteneau, cello; Jacques Desjardins Volupté, and works by Darius Milhaud, Dmitri Yanov-Yanovski and Gavin Bryars. Pre-concert talk at 7:15 pm.

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

***

Sunday, November 19, 2006 – 4pm

Old First Concerts:

Robert Silverman, Piano

Program: Fantasy & Sonata No. 14 in C minor, K. 475/457; Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major, K. 545; Piano Sonata No. 15 in F major. K. 533/494; Piano Sonata No. 18 in D major, K. 576 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

***

Sunday, November 19, 2006 – 3pm

The Morrison Artists Series:

Prazak Quartet

Program: Bedrich Smetana/Quartet No. 2 in d minor & String Quartet No. 1 in e minor from My Life; Bohuslav Martinu/String Quartet No. 3.

McKenna Theater, SFSU

1600 Holloway, Creative Arts Building

Free

Information: (415) 338-2467

www.morrisonseries.org

***

Sunday, November 19, 2006 – 4pm

Noe Valley Chamber Music

Emerging Artists Concert: Carlos Avila, Brian Dowdy, Jeremiah Bills

Piano favorites, guitar and flute music by Ibert, Takemitsu, and Ravel

1021 Sanchez Street, San Francisco

Information: (415) 648-5236

***

Sunday, November 19, 2006 – 7pm

Trio della Rosa

Ava Soifer, piano; Phillip Santos, violin; and Victoria Erhlich

Music by Turina, Piazzola, Villa Lobos and Ginastera

St. Kevin's Church

704 Cortland Ave., San Francisco

Information: (415) 820-1429

www.musiconthehill.org

***

Sunday, November 19, 2006 – 8:30pm

Music with Madrid based improviser/composer, Wade Matthews:

Wade Matthews - bass clarinet, alto flute and electronics

Karen Stackpole - percussion, gongs

Ava Mendoza - guitar

Theresa Wong - cello

The Milk Bar

East Oakland

$5-10 suggested donation

www.milkbar.org

***

Monday, November 20, 2006 – 8pm

Berkeley Contemporary Chamber Players, directed by David Milnes featuring some of the Bay Area’s outstanding proponents of contemporary music, perform music by composers in the Berkeley New Music Project

Hertz Hall

UC Berkeley

$12/8/4

www.berkeley.edu

***

Saturday, November 25, 2006 – 8pm

Laurie Anderson and Chirgilchin (Master Tuvan Throat singers)

with visual artist Leonid Urjuk in "Signature Sound"

Presented by the Central Asia Cultural Center

The Central Asia Cultural Center presents the West Coast

premiere of a very distinctive collaboration; CHIRGILCHIN, Master Throat

Singers from Tuva will perform with special guest artist, LAURIE ANDERSON.

The program will feature each artist performing their own music, and a

special collaboration between CHIRGILCHIN and ANDERSON. Noted visual artist

LEONID URJUK will actualize a painting onstage during one of the musical

performances.

Herbst Theater

401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco

$30-$50

Information: (415) 392-4400

www.kongurey.com

***

Sunday, November 26, 2006 – 7pm

Laurie Anderson and Chirgilchin (Master Tuvan Throat singers)

with visual artist Leonid Urjuk in "Signature Sound"

Presented by the Central Asia Cultural Center

The Central Asia Cultural Center presents the West Coast

premiere of a very distinctive collaboration; CHIRGILCHIN, Master Throat

Singers from Tuva will perform with special guest artist, LAURIE ANDERSON.

The program will feature each artist performing their own music, and a

special collaboration between CHIRGILCHIN and ANDERSON. Noted visual artist

LEONID URJUK will actualize a painting onstage during one of the musical

performances.

Herbst Theater

401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco

$30-$50

Information: (415) 392-4400

www.kongurey.com

***

Monday, November 27, 2006 – 8pm

San Francisco Conservatory of Music:

Mario Guarneri, Trumpet

Faculty Artist Recital. Presenting an evening with the Guarneri Jazz Quartet

San Francisco Conservatory of Music/Recital Hall

50 Oak Street, San Francisco

$10/$15

Information: (415) 503-6275

***

Tuesday, November 28, 2006 – 7:30pm

San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Osher Salon:

Chamber Music Masters Master Class

Chamber Music Masters Master Class, Joel Krosnick, Cello. Experience the musical process as students are coached on cello masterpieces by Joel Krosnick.

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

50 Oak Street, San Francisco

Free

Information: (415) 503-6275

***

Tuesday, November 28, 2006 – 8pm

Rossetti String Quartet

Program: Mozart/Quartet in D, K. 575; Debussy/Quartet in G minor, Op. 10; and Dvorak/Quartet in A-flat Major, Op. 105.

Herbst Theater

401 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco

$29/$47

Information: (415) 392-2545

***

Tuesday, November 28, 2006 – call for schedule

Old First Concerts:

Grace Nikae, Piano

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

***

Thursday, November 30, 2006 – 8pm

Chamber Music Masters Concert, Joel Krosnick, Cello. Program: Featuring the Bruckner/Viola Quintet.

San Francisco Conservatory of Music/Recital Hall

50 Oak Street, San Francisco

$10/$15

Information: (415) 503-6275

Friday, December 1, 2006 – 8pm

Kronos Quartet

Program: to include Sofia Gubaidulina/Quartet No. 4; Peteris Vasks/Quartet No. 5; Michael Gordon/The Sad Park

Stanford Lively Arts

Dinkelspiel Auditorium

Lagunita

$40-$44

Information: (650) 725-ARTS

www.kronosquartet.org

***

Friday, December 1, 2006 – 8pm

Old First Concerts:

The San Francisco Holiday Guitar Ensemble

Program: Works by Handel, Byrd, Sor, and Praetorius, along with traditional Holiday songs

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students & seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

***

Friday, December 1, 2006 – 8pm

Re-Connaissance - The Paul Dresher Ensemble Electro-Acoustic Band In Concert with Joan Jeanrenaud, cello, featuring recent compositions by Anthony Davis, Paul Dresher, James Mobberley and Dan Becker that re-examine musical influences of their youth, from Harry Partch to Emerson Lake and Palmer, as well as reconsidering classical music, formally colored by popular styles. Guitarist, John Schott makes a guest appearance as well.

Project Artaud Theater

450 Florida St. @ Mariposa, San Francisco

$22/$12 students & 60+

www.artaud.org

***

Saturday, December 2, 2006 – 8pm

Old First Concerts:

SF Composers Chamber Orchestra: Pure Speculation

Program: All-new works by some of the Bay Area’s most cutting-edge composers, including Mark Alburger, Michael Cooke, Lisa Schola Prosek and Alexis Alrich.

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students & seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

***

Saturday, December 2, 2006 – 8pm

San Francisco Performances:

Henning Kraggerud, Violin & Jeffrey Kahane, Piano

Program: Mozart/K 454; Brahms/Violin Sonata No. 2; and Beethoven/Spring Sonata.

Herbst Theater

401 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco

$27-$44

Information: (415) 392-2545

***

Saturday, December 2, 2006 – 8pm

Chamber Chorus - Sacred and Profane

Britten, Byrd, Howells, Warlock, Holst, Davies

St Francis Lutheran Church

152 Church Street, San Francisco

Information: (510) 524-3611

://www.sacredprofane.org

***

Sunday, December 3, 2006 – 7:30pm

Outsound Presents...The SIMM Series

An evening with the ROVA saxophone quartet

Jon Raskin, Larry Ochs, Steve Adams and Bruce Ackley

The Rough Guide notes, "Highly inventive, eclectic and willing to experiment, Rova [is] arguably the most exciting of the saxophone quartets to emerge in the format's late '70s boom."

Musicians Union Hall

116 9th St @ Mission, San Francisco

$10, $8, $5

www.outsound.org

***

Sunday, December 3, 2006 – 8pm

Evander Music Presents Maggie Nichols, Joelle Leandre and Phillip Greenlief solo and in trio at CMC!

Community Music Center

544 Capp Street, San Francisco

$10 - $15 sliding scale

***

Sunday, December 3, 2006 – 2pm

SFS Musicians

Alexander Barantschik, violin; Michael Grebanier, cello; Robin Sutherland, piano

Mozart's Piano Trio in C Major, K.548, Stravinsky's Suite italienne for Violin and Piano, Dvorak's Piano Trio in B-flat Major

Florence Gould Theater

California Palace of the Legion of Honor

100 34th Ave, San Francisco

Information: (415) 864-6000

***

Sunday, December 3., 2006 – 3pm

Takács Quartet

Program: Beethoven/Quartet in A Major, Op. 18, No. 5; Quartet in C Minor, Op. 18 No. 4; Quartet in A Minor, Op. 132

Hertz Hall

UC Berkeley

$42

Information: (510) 642-9988

***

Sunday, December 3, 2006 – 7pm

Stanford Lively Arts:

St. Lawrence String Quartet

St. Lawrence String Quartet with Jon Kimura Parker, Piano. Program: Ludwig van Beethoven/String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp Minor, op. 131; Joseph Haydn/String Quartet No. 2 in C Major, op. 54; Dmitri Shostakovich/Quintet for Strings and Piano in G Minor, op. 57

Stanford Lively Arts

Dinkelspiel Auditorium

Lagunita

$40-$44

Information: (650) 725-ARTS

***

Sunday, December 3, 2006 – 2pm

Faculty Artist Recital, Jean-Michel Fonteneau, Cello. Program: Music of Geminiani Sonata for Two Cellos, Fejko Cello Duet, Imbrie Duet for Two Friends for Cello and Bass Clarinet and Britten Suite No. 2 for Solo Cello

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

50 Oak Street, San Francisco

Free

Information: (415) 503-6275

***

Sunday, December 3, 2006 – 3pm

The Sierra Chamber Society

Program: A commissioned work by Bevan Manson; Poulenc, Rave and Dvorak.

Grace Presbyterian Church

2100 Tice Valley Blvd, Walnut Creek

$17-$19

Information: (925) 930-8880

***

Sunday, December 3, 2006 – 4pm

Noe Valley Chamber Music Series:

Holiday Concert

Program: San Francisco Girls Chorus: Virtuose performs traditional and contemporary carols of the season with music by Britten, Praetorius, Rutter, Willcocks, Karai, Daley and more

Noe Valley Ministry

1021 Sanchez Street, San Francisco

$15-$18

Information: (415) 648-5236

www.nvmc.org

***

Monday, December 4, 2006 – 8pm

S.F. Contemporary Music Players

Julie Steinberg, piano

John Cage, Sonatas and Interludes; Chaya Czernowin

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Forum

701 Mission St. at Third, San Francisco

Information: (415) 978-2787

www.sfcmp.org

***

Tuesday, December 5, 2006 – 7:30pm

CMC Jazz Jam

Savanna Jazz Club

Community Music Center

2937 Mission Street

Free

Information: (415) 647-6015

***

Friday, December 8, 2006 – 7:30pm

The 21st Annual Christmas Revels

A celebration of the stories, songs, dance, and drama of 19th century Quebec.

On behalf of that venerable Bay Area institution, the California Revels, we invite you to experience was has been called "The best Christmas pageant ever!" (Chad Jones, ANG). Every year, the California Revels brings a unique form of musical theater to the Bay Area to celebrate Winter Solstice traditions.

For the 21st annual Christmas Revels, the revelers look north to the rugged snow-covered forests of 19th century French Canada. Joining the Revels will be the internationally acclaimed Pierre Chartrand of Montréal's Danse Cadence along with special guest artists David Cahn (musician) and Kalia Kliban (dancer).

Chartrand's, Cahn's, and Kliban's incredible dancing and vivacious musicianship will leave you tapping your feet and singing along to the Québeçois "kitchen music" in true Revels tradition.

Scottish Rite Theater

1547 Lakeside Drive, Oakland

$15 - $42 (discounts for youth, seniors, and groups of 10+)

Information: (510) 452-3800

www.calrevels.org

***

Friday, December 8, 2006 – 8pm

12th Other Minds Music Festival

Feinsmith Quartet, Del Sol String Quartet, Frode Haltli, Stenberg-Zimmerman Duo

Works by Daniel David Feinsmith, Per Nørgård, Maja Ratkje and Peter Sculthorpe

Kanbar Hall

Jewish Community Center

3200 California Street, San Francisco

Information: (415) 292-1233

www.otherminds.org

***

Friday, December 8, 2006 – 8pm

Feinsmith Quartet

Piano, Cello, Classical Guitar, and Electric Bass

Daniel David Feinsmith's ELOHIM

Kanbar Hall

Jewish Community Center

3200 California Street, San Francisco

Information: (415) 292-1233

www.feinsmithquartet.com

***

Friday, December 8, 2006 – 8pm

Old First Concerts:

Bay Area Classical Harmonies: The Josquin Singers

Program: Advent & Christmas music from the Western European & Eastern Orthodox liturgical traditions, including works by Biebl, Bortniansky and others.

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students & seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

***

Saturday, December 9, 2006 – 8pm

12th Other Minds Music Festival

Joëlle Léandre Trio (string bass, violin, guzheng), Maja Ratkje (voice & electronics), POING (accordion, saxophones, string bass

Works by Joëlle Léandre, Per Nørgård, Maja Ratkje, and improvisations

Kanbar Hall

Jewish Community Center

3200 California Street, San Francisco

Information: (415) 292-1233

www.otherminds.org

***

Saturday, December 9, 2006 – 1pm & 5pm

The 21st Annual Christmas Revels

A celebration of the stories, songs, dance, and drama of 19th century Quebec.

Chartrand's, Cahn's, and Kliban's incredible dancing and vivacious musicianship will leave you tapping your feet and singing along to the Québeçois "kitchen music" in true Revels tradition.

Scottish Rite Theater

1547 Lakeside Drive, Oakland

$15 - $42 (discounts for youth, seniors, and groups of 10+)

Information: (510) 452-3800

www.calrevels.org

***

Sunday, December 10, 2006 – 3pm

Old First Concerts:

The Piedmont Choirs: Fire in the Heavens

Program: Music of the Holiday season.

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco

$15; $12 students & seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

***

Sunday, December 10, 2006 – 2pm

12th Other Minds Music Festival

Markus Stockhausen (trumpets & flugelhorn) and Tara Bouman (clarinets), Stephen Kent (didjeridu), Del Sol String Quartet

Works by Peter Sculthorpe, Ronald Bruce Smith, Markus Stockhausen and Tara Bouman

Kanbar Hall

Jewish Community Center

3200 California Street, San Francisco

Information: (415) 292-1233

www.otherminds.org

***

Sunday, December 10, 2006 – 1pm & 5pm

The 21st Annual Christmas Revels

A celebration of the stories, songs, dance, and drama of 19th century Quebec.

Chartrand's, Cahn's, and Kliban's incredible dancing and vivacious musicianship will leave you tapping your feet and singing along to the Québeçois "kitchen music" in true Revels tradition.

Scottish Rite Theater

1547 Lakeside Drive, Oakland

$15 - $42 (discounts for youth, seniors, and groups of 10+)

Information: (510) 452-3800

www.calrevels.org

***

Sunday, December 10, 2006 – 4pm

Arlekin Quartet

Berkeley, California-Crowden Music Center presents an afternoon of Haydn, Shostakovich, and Tchaikovsky chamber works. This concert, the second in Crowden's Sundays @ Four chamber music series, features the Arlekin String Quartet (Eugene Chukhlov and Igor Veligan, violins, Rem Djemilev, viola, and Sergei Riabtchenko, cello) with special guests.

Crowden Music Center

1475 Rose Street (at Sacramento), Berkeley

$12 general admission (FREE for children ages 18 and under!)

Information: 510.559.2941

www.crowden.org

***

Monday, December 11, 2006 – 7pm

The Bay Brass

A Brass and Organ Christmas with organist Ben Bachmann

Holiday favorites and light classical masterpieces, and others

Grace Cathedral

California at Taylor, San Francisco

Information: (415) 749-6350

www.chambermusicpartn.org

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Monday, December 11, 2006 – 8pm

Left Coast Chamber Ensemble:

Concert 2: Beethoven and his Legacy - I

Program: Ludwig van Beethoven/Op. 131, String Quartet in c# minor; William Beck/Communion for String Quartet and Electronics; Sam Nichols/Variations for String Quartet; Yu- Hui Chang Shadow Chase for String Quartet

Green Room/War Memorial Performing Arts Center

401 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco

$20; $15 seniors & students

Information: (415) 642-8054

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Monday, December 11, 2006 – 8pm

Gunda Gottschalk - violin/viola

Xu Feng Xia - Guzheng

Damon Smith - double bass

Aurora Josephson - voice

Jerome Bryerton – percussion

21 Grand

416 25th St @Broadway, Oakland

$6-10 sliding scale

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Tuesday, December 12, 2006 – 8pm

Chamber Music Masters Concert, Kim Kashkashian, Viola. Program: Featuring the Brahms Quintet for Piano and Strings, Op. 34.

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

50 Oak Street, San Francisco

Free

Information: (415) 503-6275

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Wednesday, December 13, 2006 – 8pm

Meridian Music: Composers in Performance is pleased to announce its upcoming performance by RTD3 (Ron Heglin, trombone and voice, Tom Nunn, original musical instruments, and Doug Carrol, cello). The orchestral and timbral soundscapes of this group are an articulation of a sound art of unusual power, delicacy, and beauty. Doug Carroll extends the cello's sound using acoustic preparations and electronic signal processing. He also utilizes a MIDI cello interface to play digital samples. Ron Heglin is a trombonist and vocalist working in extended techniques and developing imaginary spoken and sung languages. Tom Nunn designs, builds, and performs with original musical/sound sculptures. His instruments are constructed from wood, sheet metal, strings, combs, sandpaper and metal rods, and are electrically amplified.

Meridian Gallery

545 Sutter Street, San Francisco

$10 general, $5 students/seniors

Friday, December 15, 2006 – 8pm

Old First Concerts:

Ariela Morgenstern’s Classical Cabaret

Ariela Morgenstern, soprano; Inara Morgenstern, piano; Rob Reich, accordion; Darla Wigginton & Lara Bruckmann, vocalists. Cabaret and musical theater from 1920’s Weimar to today, including works by Kurt Weill, William Bolcom, Marlene Dietrich and Billy Collins.

Old First Church

1751 Sacramento

$15; $12 students and seniors

Information: (415) 474-1608

www.creativearts.sfsu.edu

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Friday, December 15, 2006 – 8pm

This Free-Jazz Friday features, the AMAZING pianist Bill Crossman leads a group of musicians on an adventurous free-jazz ride.

1510 8th St Performance Space

1510 8th Street, Oakland

$5-15

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Friday, December 15, 2006 – 8pm

Amy X Neuburg with the Cello ChiXtet

Elaine Kreston, Jess Ivry, Beth Vandervennet

Avant-garde cabaret: voice, Cello trio, Live electronics

Dance Mission Theater

3316 24th St., S.F.

Information: (415) 273-4633

www.amyxneuburg.com

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Friday, December 15, 2006 – 8pm

SFSU Chamber Singers:

Candlelight Christmas

Most Holy Redeemer Church

100 Diamond @ 18th St., San Francisco

Information: (415) 863-6259

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Saturday, December 16, 2006 – 8pm

SFSU Chamber Singers:

Candlelight Christmas

Most Holy Redeemer Church

100 Diamond @ 18th St., San Francisco

Information: (415) 863-6259

www.creativearts.sfsu.edu

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Saturday, December 16, 2006 – 8pm

Amy X Neuburg with the Cello ChiXtet

Elaine Kreston, Jess Ivry, Beth Vandervennet

Avant-garde cabaret: voice, Cello trio, Live electronics

Dance Mission Theater

3316 24th St., S.F.

Information: (415) 273-4633

www.amyxneuburg.com

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Sunday, December 17, 2006 – 7:30pm

Outsound Presents...The SIMM Series

First and only Bay area concert in 2005-2006

CD release concert for: Sound Catcher (fire museum records)

WHAT WE LIVE

Lisle Ellis – bass

Larry Ochs – saxophones

Donald Robinson – drums

Musicians Union Hall

116 9th St @ Mission Street, San Francisco

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Sunday, December 17, 2006 – 4pm

Community Music Center:

Winter Concert

CMC’s Collegium Musicum, directed by CMC harpsichord faculty member Shirley Wong-Frentzel, presents 12th to 21st century music from around the world. Travel to China, Eastern and Western Europe, Mexico, Turkey, and Spain through voice, traditional early European winds, traditional Chinese instruments, storytelling, visual arts and modern instruments. Reception follows.

Community Music Center

544 Capp Street, San Francisco

Free

Information: (415) 647-6015