Saturday, May 1, 2010 – 2pm
Avedis Chamber Music Series
Bach and Friends
Alexandra Hawley, flute
James Matheson, oboe
Mark Brandenburg, clarinet
Lawrence Ragent, horn
Rufus Olivier, bassoon
with Paul Hersh, piano
Program: Bach and Friends
Johann Sebastian Bach – Concerto No. 2 after Vivaldi
Bach – Sonata in G minor, BWV 1020
Georg Philipp Telemann – Quartet in G major
Bach – Trio Sonata in D minor, BWV 1036
Bach – Fugue No. 24 in B minor
Lowell Liebermann – Fantasy on a Fugue by J. S. Bach, Op. 27
Florence Gould Hall at the Palace of the Legion of Honor
San Francisco
$15 – $20
Information: (415) 452-8777
www.avedisconcerts.org
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Sunday, May 2, 2010 – 11am
Kronos Quartet
Around the World with Kronos!
A program inspired by their ongoing travels around the world, the quartet will share music from as faraway as Iceland and as close here in San Francisco.
San Francisco Performances
Herbst Theatre, San Francisco
$8 children/$15 adults
Information: (415) 392-2545
www.performances.org
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Sunday, May 2, 2010 – 7pm
Music on the Hill presents "Les Graces".
Jennifer Paulino, soprano; Jonathan Rhodes Lee, harpsichord;
Josh Lee, viol; & Annette Bauer, recorders.
This early music ensemble will perform "Passion & Rebirth: Sacred Music of the German Baroque". From chorales to dramatic sacred works, German churches enjoyed a prolific musical life during the 17th & 18th centuries. Les Graces presents music by Telemann, Buxtehude, Kuhnau, J.S. Bach and more.
Music on the Hill@ St. Aidan's Church
101 Gold Mine Dr. (Diamond Hts.) San Francisco
$14/$8 students & seniors
Information 415-820-1429; mothmuse2@yahoo.com
www.musiconthehill.org
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Sunday, May 2, 2010 – 4:30pm
Billy Childs Jazz Chamber Ensemble
Multiple Grammy winner merges classical and jazz genres.
Pianist/composer/arranger Billy Childs and The Jazz-Chamber Ensemble consists of: piano, bass, drums, acoustic guitar, harp and woodwinds. In 2006 the Ensemble’s first CD, Lyric, Jazz-Chamber Music, Vol. 1, was nominated for three Grammy awards and won a Grammy for Best Instrumental Composition, "Into the Light".
Billy Childs - piano, Antonio Sanchez - drums, Scott Colley - bass, Larry Koonse - guitar, Bob Shepard - reed,.Carol Robbins - harp
Performer website: www.billychilds.com
A Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society presentation
At the Douglas Beach House
307 Mirada Road, Half Moon Bay,
$40
www.bachddsoc.org
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Sunday, May 2, 2010 – 4pm
Music in the Mishkan Chamber Music Series
Randall Weiss, violin
Leslie Ludena, violin
Natalia Vershilova, viola
Victoria Ehrlich, cello
Mozart: Divertimento for String Trio in E flat Major
Bloch: Paysages (Countryside)
Mendelssohn: String Quartet in F minor
Congregation Sha'ar Zahav
290 Dolores Street, San Francisco
$15-$20
Information: (415) 861-6932
www.shaarzahav.org
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Monday, May 3, 2010 – 7:30pm
Calefax
A sound you’ve never heard before! It’s taken us years to book this extraordinary reed quintet from Amsterdam, which has been called “a classical ensemble with a pop mentality.” These free-spirited virtuosos, whose ability on their instruments ranks with the world’s best, have pioneered a unique path; not only have they invented their own ensemble (oboe, clarinet, saxophone, bassoon, bass clarinet) but they transcribe their own wide-ranging repertoire, commission new works, and always thrill their audiences.
Chamber Music San Francisco
Oshman Family Jewish Community Center
Palo Alto
$45
Information: (415) 392-4400
www.chambermusicsf.org
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Monday, May 3, 2010 – 7:30pm
Crowden Benefit Concert: Quartet San Francisco
Quartet San Francisco performs Beatles and Brubeck at Yoshi's Oakland in benefit of the Crowden Music Center!
Non-traditional in their delivery, QSF redefines the sound of chamber music. "When the music says swing, we swing. When the music says groove, we groove."
Five-time Grammy nominee for its last three releases (2006, 2007, and 2009) and International Tango competition winners (New York, 2004), Quartet San Francisco expresses itself in its agility and standout virtuosic playing. QSF is Jeremy Cohen and Alisa Rose, violinists, Keith Lawrence, violist, and Michelle Djokic, cellist. As crossover specialists they excel in multiple styles — from jazz to tango, pop to funk, blues to bluegrass, gypsy swing to big band and beyond.
QSF will be joined by Crowden students and alumni for select works.
Yoshi's Oakland
Oakland
$40
Information: (510) 559-6910
www.crowden.org
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Tuesday, May 4, 2010 – 10am
New Century Chamber Orchestra:
Sea to Shining Sea
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg and the New Century Chamber Orchestra invite you to go behind the scenes at an open rehearsal. Program will be selected from the repertoire for the weekend's evening performances.
Please note that this is a working rehearsal. Audiences will have the opportunity to hear selections from the concert program, but this format is distinct from our evening concert programs.
First Congregational Church, Berkeley
$8
Information: (415) 357-1111
www.ncco.org
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Tuesday, May 4, 2010 – 8pm
The Skride/Vogler Trio
Latvian sisters Baiba and Lauma Skride first as a duo in their San Francisco Performances' Young Masters debut in 2007 are joined now with German cellist Jan Vogler in this fresh recital.
San Francisco Performances
Herbst Theatre, San Francisco
$42/$32
Information: (415) 392-2545
www.performances.org
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Tuesday, May 4, 2010 – 12:30pm
RUSSIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Alexander Vereshagin, music director
Alexander Scriabin: Theme and Variations
Sergey Prokofiev: Overture on Jewish Themes
Dmitri Shostakovich: Concertino, Op. 94
Old Saint Mary's Cathedral
660 California Street
San Francisco
Donation: $5
www.NoontimeConcerts.org
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Wednesday, May 5, 2010 – 12pm
Noon Concert: ChamberBridge
ChamberBridge: Lara Bruckmann, soprano & Eva-Maria Zimmermann, piano
New works by American and Swiss composers including UC Berkeley composers Robert Yamasato, Evelyn Ficarra and Jason Levis
UC Berkeley Music Department
Hertz Hall, Berkeley
FREE
Information: (510) 642-4864
www.music.berkeley.edu
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Wednesday, May 5, 2010 – 6:30pm
Salon at the Rex
Newly arrived in San Francisco, the Hausmann is eager to make an impression in this chamber music mecca. The young group’s musical personality is described as “a rare mixture of power and sensitvity.” Join us for an introduction to fresh talent and an exciting finale to the season.
San Francisco Performances
Hotel Rex, San Francisco
$20
Information: (415) 398-6449
www.performances.org
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Wednesday, May 5, 2010 – 7pm
Berkeley-East Bay Humane Society:
An Evening of Music in the Gallery
Please be our guests at this fun and intimate concert to support the shelter animals at the Berkeley-East Bay Humane Society (BEBHS).
California Guitar Trio member Bert Lams and Chapman Stick player Tom Griesgraber, both professional musicians, have been organizing tours in the US together and we are honored they will be performing in Alameda at the Autobody Fine Art Gallery to benefit our organization.
Bert and Tom's music draws from their highly eclectic backgrounds and includes everything from the music of Bach and Chopin to original pieces. On May 5th, you will be surrounded by music and art lovers alike, while dining on hors d'oeuvres and beverages. There will also be a mini-auction. We hope you can join us!
Autobody Fine Art Gallery
Alameda
$40 to $50
Information: (510) 845-7735 x-13
www.berkeleyhumane.org
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Thursday, May 6, 2010 – 8pm
New Century Chamber Orchestra:
Sea to Shining Sea
Celebrate the masters of American composition and the tradition that inspired them. Samuel Barber’s beloved Adagio for Strings kicks off a program filled with the most cherished works in American music, including Aaron Copland’s joyful Appalachian Spring. Nadja and New Century will present the world premiere of a new violin concerto by 2009-2010 Featured Composer William Bolcom, the undisputed modern master of American music.
First Congregational Church, Berkeley
$32-$54
Information: (415) 357-1111
www.ncco.org
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Thursday, May 6, 2010 – 8pm
8pm Alexander Vogel Philip Greenlief and Aaron Bennett trio
9pm Tatsuya Nakatani is a contemporary percussionist, originally from Osaka, Japan. He performs creative music around the world. He has created a totally unique sound which defies category or genre. He utilizes the drum set, bowed gongs, cymbals, singing bowls and metal objects...
Luggage Store New Music Series
1007 Market Street, San Francisco
$6-10
www.outsound.org
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Friday, May 7, 2010 – 8pm
New Century Chamber Orchestra:
Sea to Shining Sea
Celebrate the masters of American composition and the tradition that inspired them. Samuel Barber’s beloved Adagio for Strings kicks off a program filled with the most cherished works in American music, including Aaron Copland’s joyful Appalachian Spring. Nadja and New Century will present the world premiere of a new violin concerto by 2009-2010 Featured Composer William Bolcom, the undisputed modern master of American music.
First United Methodist Church
Palo Alto
$32-$54
Information: (415) 357-1111
www.ncco.org
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Friday, May 7, 2010 – 8pm
Old First Concerts:
Robert Schwartz: Celebrating the 150th birthday of Isaac Albéniz
Pianist Robert Schwartz performs Isaac Albeniz’s masterpiece, Iberia, in honor of the composer’s 150th birthday. Infused with the evocative melodies and rhythms of flamenco, the twelve pieces of Iberia have thrilled and fascinated pianists and audiences with their eloquence and complexity. More than a century after its composition, the suite still stands as the most important piano work to come out of Spain.
“I cannot write about my stay in this dream world if it is not by composing. Nothing interests me as much as the sun that heats to whiteness the narrow streets of Granada. If one could make music out of it, how beautiful it would be.” –Isaac Albéniz
Old First Church
1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco
Information: (415) 474-1608
$17; $14 students & seniors
www.oldfirstconcerts.org
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Friday, May 7, 2010 – 7:30pm
Laetitia Sonami; Real Vocal String Quartet
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA)
2626 Bancroft Way, Berkeley
$5
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Friday, May 7, 2010 – 8pm
John Schott and longtime colleagues Steve Adams, saxophone; Darren Johnston - trumpet; Dan Seamans, bass; and John Hanes, drums; turn an empty warehouse in downtown Berkeley into a Jazz cellar, an original blues research woodshed.
Berkeley Arts Festival
2121 Allston Way, Berkeley
$10
www.berkeleyartsfestival.com
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Friday, May 7, 2010 – 8pm
Meridian Gallery Presents an Evening of Improvised Music by 2 Duos:
Lisa Mezzacappa - bass; Noah Phillips - acoustic guitar and Phillip Greenlief - saxophone; Tatsuya Nakitani (Easton, PA) - percussion
Meridian Gallery
535 Powell Street, San Francisco
$10
www.meridiangallery.org
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Saturday, May 8, 2010 – 7:30pm
Contra Costa Chamber Orchestra
Music That Dances
Los Medanos College Recital Hall
Pittsburg
$5 to $10
www.cccorch.org
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Saturday, May 8, 2010 – 8pm
New Century Chamber Orchestra:
Sea to Shining Sea
Celebrate the masters of American composition and the tradition that inspired them. Samuel Barber’s beloved Adagio for Strings kicks off a program filled with the most cherished works in American music, including Aaron Copland’s joyful Appalachian Spring. Nadja and New Century will present the world premiere of a new violin concerto by 2009-2010 Featured Composer William Bolcom, the undisputed modern master of American music.
Herbst Theatre
San Francisco
$32-$54
Information: (415) 357-1111
www.ncco.org
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Sunday, May 9, 2010 – 4:30pm
Michael O’Neill Quartet with special guest, pianist Michael Wolff
at the Douglas Beach House in Half Moon Bay
Mothers’ Day debut collaboration of vocalist Sandra Aran and saxophonist Michael O’Neill, with special intro set by famed pianist/composer, Michael Wolff of NYC.
With John Wiitala, bass; Omar Aran, drums; John R. Burr, piano (replacing Michael Wolff)
Performers website:
www.michaelwolff.com
www.mosax.com
www.sandraaran.com
The multi-cultural stylings of Ms. Aran, accompanied by the bay area's finest jazz musicians led by Michael O’Neill bring back the nostalgia of classic boleros along with new versions of timeless standards. Original collaborations between Mr. O'Neill and Ms. Aran will also be heard for the first time on this date. A jazzy tribute to Moms everywhere.
A Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society presentation
At the Douglas Beach House
307 Mirada Road, Half Moon Bay,
$30
www.bachddsoc.org
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Sunday, May 9, 2010 – 2pm
Contra Costa Chamber Orchestra
Music That Dances
Lesher Center for the Arts, Hofmann Theater
Walnut Creek
$16 to $20
Information: (925) 943-SHOW (7469)
www.cccorch.org
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Sunday, May 9, 2010 – 2pm
Bird and Beckett Books Presents The Lost Trio, featuring Phillip Greenlief - tenor saxophone; Dan Seamans - bass; Tom Hassett - drums
Cafe Royale
800 Post Street, San Francisco
FREE
www.caferoyale-sf.com
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Sunday, May 9, 2010 – 3pm
Brandenburg Concertos
Our Mother’s Day tradition featuring Bach's happiest masterpieces continues, featuring a newly formed string ensemble called Archetti, performing No. 3 and No. 6. Archetti’s members, who play in such ensembles as American Bach Soloists and Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, bring vitality and the highest expression to their performances.
Chamber Music San Francisco
Herbst Theatre, San Francisco
$32 to $42
Information: (415) 392-4400
www.chambermusicsf.org
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Sunday, May 9, 2010 – 5pm
New Century Chamber Orchestra:
Sea to Shining Sea
Celebrate the masters of American composition and the tradition that inspired them. Samuel Barber’s beloved Adagio for Strings kicks off a program filled with the most cherished works in American music, including Aaron Copland’s joyful Appalachian Spring. Nadja and New Century will present the world premiere of a new violin concerto by 2009-2010 Featured Composer William Bolcom, the undisputed modern master of American music.
Osher Marin JCC, Hoytt Theater
San Rafael
$32-$54
Information: (415) 357-1111
www.ncco.org
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Tuesday, May 11, 2010 – 12:30pm
MIDSUMMER MOZART FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA ENSEMBLE, George Cleve, music director with Miles Graber, piano / Robin Hansen, violin / Elizabeth Runnicles, viola / Tessa Seymour, cello
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano and Violin in F Major, K. 376, Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, K. 493
Old Saint Mary's Cathedral
660 California Street
San Francisco
Donation: $5
www.NoontimeConcerts.org
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Wednesday, May 12, 2010 – 7:30pm
Meridian Music presents "New Directions in Indian Classical Music," featuring four new works in an ensemble of Voice (Gautam Tejas Ganeshan) + Mridangam Barrel Drum (Anantha R. Krishnan) + Tanpura Drone Lutes (Deepa Preeti Natarajan).
Meridian Gallery
535 Powell Street, San Francisco
$10/5
www.meridiangallery.org
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Thursday, May 13, 2010 – 7pm
An evening of SOLOs: clarinetist Matt Ingalls has invited 3 relative newcomers on the scene (Monica Scott, cello; Ken Ueno, voice; and Jacob Zimmerman, saxophone) to showcase their solo work. Ingalls ends the evening with his constantly evolving solo piece exploring extended clarinet techniques in small spaces.
Mama Buzz Cafe
2318 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland
FREE
www.mamabuzzcafe.com
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Friday, May 14, 2010 – 8pm
Tokyo String Quartet
Regarded from the capitals of Europe to Australia and the Far East as one of the world’s supreme chamber ensembles, this group’s perfect balance, glistening tone and interpretive grace make each concert intoxicating. They perform on four priceless Stradivarius instruments that were collected by legendary virtuoso Niccolò Paganini.
Chamber Music San Francisco
Herbst Theatre, San Francisco
$32 to $44
Information: (415) 392-4400
www.chambermusicsf.org
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Saturday, May 15, 2010 – 8pm
The Bernal Hill Players: San Francisco - In and About the City
A concert featuring freshly composed music celebrating the neighborhoods of San Francisco, played by the exciting new chamber ensemble The Bernal Hill Players. With Martha Rodríguez-Salazar on flute and voice, Leah diTullio on clarinet, Jennifer Peringer on piano and accordion, and special appearance by actress Beth Wilmurt.
This program features two newly commissioned works by composers Chus Alonso and Erik Pearson. The Bernal Hill Players’ fascination with cultural diversity has been satisfied by these two composers styles; Chus’s roots are in Afro-Cuban, flamenco, and jazz, while Erik’s are in experimental, American folk, and theater. The program will also include pieces by Bay Area composers Beth Custer, Peter Josheff, and Loren Jones.
Red Poppy Art House
2698 Folsom St. San Francisco, CA 94110
$15/10
Information: (415) 826-2402
www.redpoppyarthouse.org
www.bernalhillplayers.com
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Saturday, May 15, 2010 – 8pm
Trinity Chamber Concerts:
ChamberBridge
ChamberBridge presents a program introducing the new hot-shot composers from UC Berkeley, UC Davis and two universities in Switzerland. The evening will feature a piece by Gabriela Lena Frank and the premiere of a work written for ChamberBridge by Swiss composer Christian Henking.
Trinity Chapel
Berkeley
$8-$12
Information: (510) 549-3864
www.trinitychamberconcerts.com
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Saturday, May 15, 2010 – 8pm
Master Sinfonia Chamber Orchestra with Daniel Glover
David Ramadanoff directs MSCO’s final concert of the season in Weber’s Overture to Oberon, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, and two pieces with acclaimed pianist Daniel Glover, Franck’s Symphonic Variations, and Richard Strauss’s Burleske in D minor. Pianist Daniel Glover has performed in 42 states and 24 countries throughout Europe, Asia, North America, South America and the Caribbean. His latest concert tour (July, 2008) took him to the capitol cities of Argentina and Chile.
A free reception with the artists follows the concert.
Master Sinfonia Chamber Orchestra
Valley Presbyterian Church
Portola Valley
$5-20
Information: (650) 348-1270
www.mastersinfonia.org
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Sunday, May 16, 2010 – 3pm
Master Sinfonia Chamber Orchestra with Daniel Glover
David Ramadanoff directs MSCO’s final concert of the season in Weber’s Overture to Oberon, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, and two pieces with acclaimed pianist Daniel Glover, Franck’s Symphonic Variations, and Richard Strauss’s Burleske in D minor. Pianist Daniel Glover has performed in 42 states and 24 countries throughout Europe, Asia, North America, South America and the Caribbean. His latest concert tour (July, 2008) took him to the capitol cities of Argentina and Chile.
A free reception with the artists follows the concert.
Los Altos United Methodist Church
Los Altos
$5-20
Information: (650) 348-1270
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Sunday, May 16, 2010 – 8pm
Community Music Center of San Francisco welcomes two extraordinary sets of creative improvised music: Gino Robair - Prepared Solo Grand Piano, and the trio of Tom McNally (Guitar) Scott Walton (Double Bass)and Garth Powell (Drums and Percussion)
Community Music Center
544 Capp Street, San Francisco
$5-10
www.sfcmc.org
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Monday, May 17, 2010 – 8pm
San Francisco Chamber Orchestra:
Classical at the Freight: Quartet Rouge
Produced jointly with Berkeley’s Freight and Salvage Coffeehouse, which has recently moved into a spectacular new home in the downtown Berkeley Arts District. The San Francisco Chamber Orchestra presents monthly chamber music programs from September through May; an hour of great music and musicians in an informal and intimate setting. These under-$10 concerts are designed to be enjoyed by experienced listeners as well interested newbies. May 17: Quartet Rouge Classical meets rock 'n' roll! Erin, Darcy, Kathy and Rachel are the babelicious stringplayers behind the Bay Area’s hottest ensemble. These seasoned classical pros come together as Quartet Rouge to bring the thunder with music by METALLICA, MEGADETH, BJORK, Justin Timberlake, Queen, plus music by a pop-star of another era — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. A must-hear for the iPod generation.
Freight and Salvage Coffee House
Berkeley
$8.50 adv/$9.50 door. SFCO Members get 2-for-1.
Information: (510) 644-2020
www.sfchamberorchestra.org
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Tuesday, May 18, 2010 – 12:30pm
Nikki Chooi, violin
W. A. Mozart: Violin Sonata, K. 301
Johannes Brahms: Sonata in D minor, more!
Mr. Chooi is the First Prize Winner in the 2009 Irving M. Klein International String Competition.
This concert is supported in part with a grant from the Helen von Ammon Fund for Emerging Artists.
Old Saint Mary's Cathedral
660 California Street
San Francisco
Donation: $5
www.NoontimeConcerts.org
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Thursday, May 20, 2010 – 8pm
Evander Music Presents Nathan Clevenger CD Release Party! Join us for a performance celebrating the release of The Evening Earth, the new recording by Nathan Clevenger. With Performances by Citta di Vitti: Phillip Greenlief - alto saxophone; Lisa Mezzacappa - bass; John Hanes - drums & Nathan Clevenger Group: Mitch Marcus - saxophone; Casey Knudsen - saxophone; Aaron Novik - clarinets; Nathan Clevenger - guitar, compositions; Sam Bevan - bass; Tim Bulkley – drums
21 Grand
416 25th Street, Oakland
$6-10
www.21grand.org
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Friday, May 21, 2010 – 6pm
Piazza del Popolo - Concert Featuring Real Vocal String Quartet with Jeremy Kittel
Night of Light 2010 - A Benefit for Episcopal Charities
The Rt. Rev. Marc Handley Andrus and Episcopal Charities invite you INSIDE Grace Cathedral for a sensory evening of celebration.
6 pm RECEVIMENTO (Reception)
Antipasti, Angelo Auriana, Executive Chef, RISTOBAR
7 pm CONCERTO (Concert)
Real Vocal String Quartet with special guest, Jeremy Kittel of the Turtle Island String Quartet - World fusion chamber ensemble combining the textures of a classical string quartet with intriguing vocals. Their harmonies weave a web of original acoustic music played with a deep groove.
Real Vocal String Quartet
Grace Cathedral, San Francisco
$100
Information: (415) 869-7813
www.rvsq.com
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Friday, May 21, 2010 – 8pm
Ives Quartet:
Playing for the Future
How did audiences of Beethoven’s and Schubert’s times experience their music and how do contemporary audiences perceive the work of living composers? Part of playing music—and listening to it!—is engaging in a process and a legacy that is generations old and stretches into the unimaginable future. One aspect of this program explores the immensely rewarding experience of playing and hearing music by a living composer.
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Palo Alto
$15-$25
Information: (650) 224-7849
www.ivesquartet.org
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Saturday, May 22, 2010 – 7:30pm
Santa Rosa Symphony:
Young People's Chamber Orchestra Spring Concert
Young People’s Chamber Orchestra, a conductorless string ensemble of eighteen musicians ranging in age from ten to seventeen, presents its Spring Concert on Saturday, May 22 at 7:30 p.m. The performance takes place at the Glaser Center, 547 Mendocino Avenue in Santa Rosa. On the program is a Telemann concerto for two violas, a Vivaldi concerto for two cellos, and compositions by Brtten, Puccini and Still.
The Young People’s Chamber Orchestra (YPCO), established in 1998, is directed and mentored by the group’s director, George Thomson. Thomson is the former associate conductor of the Berkeley Symphony, and a noted educator, violinist and violist, as well as music director of the Marin Symphony Youth Orchestra.
Glaser Center
Santa Rosa
$12 adults; $10 students and seniors
Information: (707) 546-8742
www.santarosasymphony.com
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Saturday, May 22, 2010 – 8pm
Gold Coast Chamber Players:
Fantasy-Phantasies
A fantastic evening awaits you with the Gold Coast Chamber Players’ season finale: Fantasy-Phantasies. This candlelight performance features San Francisco Symphony oboist Russ deLuna and cellist Amos Yang, from the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra, concertmaster Robin Sharp and violist Pamela Freund-Striplen as well as pianist Roxanne Michaelian, violinist Julie Kim, and violist Jenny Douglass from the Laurel Ensemble. The program includes hidden jewels in the chamber music repertoire, showcasing sensual music in Phantasy form by Vaughn Williams and Frank Bridge, and equally captivating pieces by Charles Loeffler and Arnold Bax. Artistic Director, Pamela Freund-Striplen carefully matched the performers and the musical selections to provide an exceptionally engaging and transporting experience for the Gold Coast audience. Champagne reception with the musicians follows the performance. Make sure to get your tickets early as the concerts sell out quickly.
PROGRAM:
Two Rhapsodies for oboe, viola, piano by Charles Loeffler
Phantasy Quartet for piano and strings by Frank Bridge
Phantasy Quintet for 2 violins, 2 violas, cello by R. Vaughn Williams
Quintet for oboe and strings by Arnold Bax
Community Hall at the Lafayette Library
3491 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Lafayette
$10-30
Information: (925) 284-7404
www.gcplayers.org
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Sunday, May 23, 2010 – 4pm
Noe Valley Chamber Music:
Thomas Glenn, tenor and Jack Perla, piano
Gala Finale and Silent Auction
Thomas Glenn, tenor
Jack Perla, piano
Enjoy a fabulous afternoon of new works by local composer Jack Perla and more starring the amazing Thomas Glenn, along with tasty food, wine, champagne and lots of surprising items from local merchants and friends of NVCM in our annual fundraising event.
Noe Valley Ministry
San Francisco
$40
www.nvcm.org
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Sunday, May 23, 2010 – 7pm
Ives Quartet:
Playing for the Future
How did audiences of Beethoven’s and Schubert’s times experience their music and how do contemporary audiences perceive the work of living composers? Part of playing music—and listening to it!—is engaging in a process and a legacy that is generations old and stretches into the unimaginable future. One aspect of this program explores the immensely rewarding experience of playing and hearing music by a living composer.
Le Petit Trianon
San Jose
$15-$25
Information: (650) 224-7849
www.ivesquartet.org
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Monday, May 24, 2010 – 7:30pm
Earplay 25: Ports and Portals
Earplay concludes its 25th concert season with Earplay 25: Ports and Portals with more innovation from the Bay Area. In response to the Bay Area's cultural diversity, many of the works are by composers born outside the U.S. Earplay commissioned Hyo-shin Na who composed Song of One Lost in the Fog, a work that bridges California Native American, East Asian and Western cultures. Written for the entire ensemble plus the Japanese koto and guest artist Shoko Hikage, the work gives each of the cultures a distinct voice within the larger composition inspired by Native American music. The program continues with guitar, another plucked instrument, featured in the late Jorge Liderman’s vibrant and rhythmic Swirling Streams for guitar, bass clarinet, and string trio that Earplay premiered in 2004 and later recorded with guest artist David Tanenbaum. More works from the Bay Area include a west coast premiere of Scherzo for Mixed Quartet by Wayne Peterson. Terâneler (2006); the 2009 Aird composition winner by Tolga Yayalar, a Turkish native studying at Harvard University concludes the season.
Earplay 25: Ports and Portals is part of the seventh San Francisco International Arts Festival.
6:45 pm pre-concert talk with Hyo-shin Na, Wayne Peterson, Tolga Yayalar and Bruce Bennett
Herbst Theatre
San Francisco
$10 to $20
Information: (415) 392-4400
www.earplay.org
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Tuesday, May 25, 2010 – 12:30pm
Chia-Lin Yang, piano
Franz Liszt: Chasse-neige
Robert Schumann: Fantasy in C Major, Op. 17
Frédéric Chopin: Andante spianato et grande polonaise brilliante in E-flat Major, Op. 22
Old Saint Mary's Cathedral
660 California Street
San Francisco
Donation: $5
www.NoontimeConcerts.org
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Thursday, May 27, 2010 – 8pm
Outsound Presents Full Moon Concerts - Flower Moon: New music in bloom.
8PM: particle board - the new trio of Jacob Felix Heule, Kristian Aspelin, and Tony Dryer
9PM: Angela Hsu and Jim Kaiser
Luggage Store New Music Series
1007 Market Street, San Francisco
$6-10
www.outsound.org
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Sunday, May 30, 2010 – 2pm
Absolute Music at the Friedman Center:
String Circle
This will be String Circles second concert of the 2010 Absolute Music season. Joseph Edelberg, violin, Katie Kyme, Violin, Anthony Martin, viola and Thalia Moore, cello will perform Henry Purcell's Suite from the Fairy Queen in its entirety and Franz Schubert's last work, the Quartet in G Major. These 4 master musicians bring clarity and heart to their performances and are not to be missed.
Friedman Center
Santa Rosa
$18
Information: (707) 538-9731
https://www.absolutemusic4u.com
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