Tuesday, September 2, 2008 – 12:30pm
Noontime Concerts
Gail Edwards, Flute / Karen Hutchinson, Piano
Program: Claude Debussy/La fille aux Cheveux de Lin; J. S. Bach/Sonata in E Major, BWV 1035; Francis Poulenc/Sonata for Piano and Flute and more.
Old St. Mary's Cathedral
660 California Street, San Francisco
$5 donation
Information: (415) 777-3211
www.noontimeconcerts.org
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Wednesday, September 3, 2008 – 8:30pm
San Francisco Symphony
Opening Gala
Program: Charbrier/Joyeuse marche; Bernstein/Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; and Rachmaninoff/Piano Concerto No. 3
Davies Symphony Hall
201 Van Ness, San Francisco
$130-$250
Information: (415) 864-6000
www.sfsymphony.org
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Thursday, Sat & Sun, September 4, 6 & 7, 2008 – 8pm & 2pm (Sun)
San Francisco Symphony
MTT and Katia and Marielle Labèque
Program: Ligeti/Lontano; Poulenc/Concerto for Two Pianos; and Prokofiev/Symphony No. 5.
Davies Symphony Hall
201 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco
$25-$130
Information: (415) 864-6000
www.sfsymphony.org
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Saturday, September 6, 2008 – 8pm
Elizabeth Blumenstock and Janine Johnson
Violin and Harpsicord
Bach, Telemann, and others
Trinity Chapel
2320 Dana St. (Durant/Bancroft), Berkeley
Information: (510) 549-3864
www.trinitychamberconcerts.com
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Saturday, September 6, 2008 – 10am
Alexander String Quartet
With Music Historian Robert Greenberg
Beethoven's String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 127
St. John’s Presbyterian Church
2727 College Ave., Berkeley
Information: (415) 392-2545
www.performances.org
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Saturday, September 6, 2008 – 8pm
Berkeley Baroque Band, with guest David WIlson
Vocal and Period ensemble
Ground Round - Bach, Buxtehude, Marini, Ortiz Purcell
St. Mary Magdalen Church
2005 Berryman St., Berkeley
Information: (510) 526-4811
salblaker@yahoo.com
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Sunday, September 7, 2008 – 2:30pm
Intersection for the Arts
Jazz at Intersection at the de Young
Presenting Sarah Wilson’s Brass Tonic. Composer and trumpeter Sarah Wilson's energetic, idiosyncratic compositions reflect a deep understanding of the connection between images and motion, and sound naturally fluid and integrated. A new 9-piece ensemble that Wilson refers to as “power brass jazz folk song tonic for the masses” blends improvisational, jazz, and pop melodies to create funky, quirky fresh music.
de Young Museum
Golden Gate Park
Free
Information: (415) 626-3311
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Tuesday, September 9, 2008 – 12:30pm
Noontime Concerts
The Fromme Duo
Program: Beethoven/Sonata for Piano & Cello and J. S. Bach/Suite in G Major.
Old St. Mary's Cathedral
660 California Street, San Francisco
$5 donation
Information: (415) 777-3211
www.noontimeconcerts.org
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Thursday, September 11, 2008 – 8pm
New Century Chamber Orchestra
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg
Clarice Assad's Impressions, Suite for Chamber Orchestra (NCCO Commission, Premiere); Alberto Ginastera's Glosses on Themes by Pablo Casals; Astor Piazzolla's (arr. Leonid Desyatnikov) Four Seasons of Buenos Aires; Heitor Villa-Lobos' (arr. Clarice Assad) Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5
First Congregational Church
2345 Channing Way, Berkeley
Information: (415) 357-1111
www.ncco.org
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Friday, September 12, 2008 – 8pm
Old First Concerts
Toby Tenenbaum, piano.
The Tenenbaum Sonatas
Old First Church
1751 Sacramento, San Francisco
$15; $12 students and seniors
Information: (415) 474-1608
oldfirstconcerts.org
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Saturday, September 13, 2008 – 8pm
New Century Chamber Orchestra, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg
Clarice Assad: Impressions, Suite for Chamber Orchestra (NCCO Commission, World Premiere); Alberto Ginastera: Glosses on Themes by Pablo Casals; Astor Piazzolla (arr. Leonid Desyatnikov): Four Seasons of Buenos Aires; Heitor Villa-Lobos (arr. Clarice Assad): Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5
Herbst Theatre
401 Van Ness Ave., S.F.
Information: (415) 357-1111
www.ncco.org
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Saturday, September 13, 2008 – 10am
Alexander String Quartet
With Music Historian Robert Greenberg
Beethoven: String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 130; Grosse Fuge in B-flat Major, Op. 133
St. John's Presbyterian Church
2727 College Ave., Berkeley
Information: (415) 392-2545
www.performances.org
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Saturday & Sunday, September 13 & 14, 2008 – 8pm & 7:30pm
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
Myth and the Muse
Program: Arne/Comus and Rameau/Pygmalion.
First Congregational Church
2345 Channing Way, Berkeley
$30-$75
Information: (415) 392-4400
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Sunday, September 14, 2008 – 8pm
sfSound Series
Program: Morton Feldman's 80+ minute composition, For John Cage (1982). Performers: Christopher Jones, piano, Graeme Jennings, violin.
ODC Dance Commons
351 Shotwell Street, San Francisco
Information: (415) 863-9834
www.sfsound.org
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Sunday, September 14, 2008 – 5pm
New Century Chamber Orchestra
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg
Clarice Assad: Impressions, Suite for Chamber Orchestra (NCCO Commission, World Premiere); Alberto Ginastera: Glosses on Themes by Pablo Casals; Astor Piazzolla (arr. Leonid Desyatnikov): Four Seasons of Buenos Aires; Heitor Villa-Lobos (arr. Clarice Assad): Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5
Osher Marin Jewish Community Center
200 N. San Pedro Rd., San Rafael
Information: (415) 357-1111
www.ncco.org
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Sunday, September 14, 2008 – 8pm
sfSoundSeries presents Graeme Jennings and Christopher Jones
Violin and Piano
Morton Feldman's 80+ minute composition: For John Cage (1982)
ODC Dance Commons
351 Shotwell, S.F.
Information: (415) 863-9834
www.sfsound.org
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Tuesday, September 16, 2008 – 8pm
New Century Chamber Orchestra
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg
Clarice Assad: Impressions, Suite for Chamber Orchestra (NCCO Commission, World Premiere); Alberto Ginastera: Glosses on Themes by Pablo Casals; Astor Piazzolla (arr. Leonid Desyatnikov): Four Seasons of Buenos Aires; Heitor Villa-Lobos (arr. Clarice Assad): Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5
First United Methodist Church
625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto
Information: (415) 357-1111
www.ncco.org
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Friday, September 19, 2008 – 8pm
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
Myth and the Muse
Program: Arne/Comus and Rameau/Pygmalion.
Herbst Theater
401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco
$30-$75
Information: (415) 392-4400
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Friday & Saturday, September 19 & 20, 2008 – 8pm
Paul Dresher Ensemble
Home Season Concerts
The Paul Dresher Ensemble's Electro-Acoustic Band Home Season concerts feature the premiere of commissioned works from two talented young composers, Gyan Riley and Sam Adams (both the sons of very well-known and influential composers), a new commission from multi-talented Bay Area composer/guitarist John Schott and the 7th Avenue String Quartet performing the concert music premiere of Dresher's quartet, Time Passes. Also on the program is the return of Ingram Marshall's atmospheric In Deserto (BlackRock), and Dresher's Double Ikat, a trio for violin, piano and percussion, a score with deep roots in the music of Indonesia and India.
Project Artaud Theater
450 Florida Street, San Francisco
Call for ticket information
Informtion: (415) 863-9834
www.dresherensemble.org
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Saturday, September 20, 2008 – 8pm
Old First Concerts
Schola Cantorum San Francisco
Schola Cantorum San Francisco: Western Wind, When Wilt Thou Blow? Program: English music from the time of Henry VIII, including Western Wind Mass and Le Roy Kyrie by John Taverner, as well as motets and songs by Richard Pygott, William Cornysh, Christopher Tye, and even Henry VIII himself.
Old First Church
1751 Sacramento, San Francisco
$15; $12 students and seniors
Information: (415) 474-1608
oldfirstconcerts.org
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Sunday, September 21, 2008 – 4pm
Old First Concerts
Koto Ensemble Lantana
Shoko Hikage; Ryuko Mizutani; Michie Kobayashi; Noriko Tsuboi; Brian Mitsuhiro Wong; Kanoko Nishi, kotos; Carla Kihlstedt, Violin. Program: The World Premiere of Night Procession of the Hundred Demons by Hyo-shin Na; Adios Nonino by Astor Piazzolla; Kareno kinuta by Tadao Sawai; Malvina by Christian Wolff; Song of Dissilusionment by Hyo-shin Na; Twining voices for Illz+ by Yuji Takahashi; Dreaming of Li-Po by Boudewijn Buckinx.
Old First Church
1751 Sacramento, San Francisco
$15; $12 students and seniors
Information: (415) 474-1608
oldfirstconcerts.org
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Sunday, September 21, 2008 – 4pm
Community Music Center
Mariya Borozina and Dmitri Shteinberg
Mariya Borozina, Violin and Dmitri Shteinberg, Piano. Violinist Mariya Borozina,of the San Francisco Opera and Ballet Orchestras, and pianist Dmitri Shteinberg, professor of piano at Virginia Commonwealth University, perform works by Schubert, Brahms, and Debussy.
Community Music Center
544 Capp Street, San Francisco
$10; $5 seniors, students, ArtsCard
Information: (415) 647-6015
www.sfcmc.org
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Tuesday, September 23, 2008 – 12:30pm
Noontime Concerts
Dimitri Shteinberg & Mariya Borozina
Dimitri Shteinberg, Piano & Mariya Borozina, Violin. Program: Franz Schubert/Sonatina, Op. 137, No. 1 and Johannes Brahms/Sonata No. 2 in A Major.
Old St. Mary's Cathedral
660 California Street, San Francisco
$5 donation
Information: (415) 777-3211
www.noontimeconcerts.org
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Sunday, September 28, 2008 - 3 pm
Laurel Ensemble
Sarah Holzman - flute; Ann Lavin - clarinet; Jenny Douglass - viola; Krisanthy Desby - cello; Lori Lack - piano
Clarke Duo, Durufle Prelude, Recitatif and Variations, Beethoven Trio, Villa-Lobos Jet Whistle
Dominican University Guest Concert Series
Angelico Hall
50 Acacia Avenue, San Rafael
(415) 632-1292
www.laurelensemble.com
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Monday, September 29, 2008 – 8pm
Paul Hersh, piano; and Bonnie Hampton, cello
All Beethoven Program, including the Cello Sonatas, Op. 102
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
50 Oak St., S.F.
Information: (415) 503-6275
www.sfcm.edu
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Monday, September 29, 2008 – 8pm
San Francisco Chamber Orchestra Presents
Classical at the Freight
Ravel's Duo for Violin and Cello, and an Arensky Quartet
Freight and Salvage
1111 Addison St., Berkeley
Information: (510) 548-1761
www.sfchamberorchestra.org
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008 – 8pm
Vols String Quartet
Berkeley Chamber Performances - Gems of the quartet repertoire
Shostakovitch's Elegie and Polka; Piazzolla's Four for Tango, and Grieg's Quartet in G Minor, Op. 27
Berkeley City Club
2315 Durant Ave., Berkeley
Information: (510) 525-5211
www.berkeleychamberperform.org
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