Friday, September 10, 2010 – 8pm
Palomarin Duo with guest artist
Burke Schuchman, cello, and Brian Ganz, piano, with Yale Ronen, flute
Beethoven: A major Sonata for Cello and Piano
Barber: Sonata for Cello and Piano
Bruch: Kol Nidre
Chopin: Introduction and Polonaise Brillant for Cello and Piano
Haydn: Trio for Flute, Cello, and Piano, in D major
Acclaimed cellist and Bay Area resident Burke Schuchman, an award-winning pianist Brian Ganz, a faculty member at the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore, will perform works by Beethoven, Barber, Bruch, and Chopin on Friday, September 10 at 8 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley. Guest artist and flutist Yael Ronen will join the duo in playing Haydn’s Trio for Flute, Cello, and Piano in D Major in this beautifully conceived chamber concert.
Palomarin Chamber Music Foundation
First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley
2407 Dana Street, Berkeley
$25/$20 seniors/$18 students
Information: (510) 234-4502
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Saturday, September 11, 2010 – 4pm
Dedicated to Haydn II
Such was Haydn’s fame and influence as a composer for string quartet that at least 16 sets of quartets were dedicated to him during his lifetime. Perhaps the most famous were the six written by his younger friend Mozart. The New Esterházy Quartet play the second of Mozart's "Haydn" Quartets, plus a quartet dedicated to Haydn by Adabart Gyrowetz, and a quartet by Haydn himself. For more details, see www.newesterhazy.org.
New Esterházy Quartet
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
San Francisco
$25/$20/$10
Information: (415) 520-0611
www.newesterhazy.org
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Saturday, September 11, 2010 – 7:30pm
Hargis/O’Dette Duo
"Wait! I’m Singing Now…”
Soprano Ellen Hargis is one of the outstanding artists of our day.”
Pittsburgh Tribune
“O’Dette is the greatest living lutenist.”
Stereophile
Friends and colleagues for over twenty five years, Ellen Hargis and Paul O’Dette bring an incomparable spirit of drama and fun and a vivid musical imagination to their voice and lute collaborations. Music of Strozzi, Kapsberger, Scarlatti, Cesti and Piccinini.
San Francisco Early Music Society
St. John's Presbyterian Church
Berkeley
Information: (510) 528-1725
www.sfems.org
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Saturday, September 11, 2010 – 8pm
Trio Brillante
Trio Brillante is a new Bay Area chamber music ensemble. Formed in 2009, the trio gave its first performance at Holy Names University, Oakland, where Woo and Rose are members of the music faculty. The ensemble has emphasized the programming of 19th century Austro-German music. For this performance they will perform works of Bach, Reinecke, Bruch and Hindemith.
Trinity Chamber Concerts
Trinity Chapel, Berkeley
$10 to $15
Information: (510) 549-3864
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Saturday, September 11, 2010 – 8pm
SFEMF 11th Annual San Francisco Electronic Music Festival (Night 3)
The 11th Annual San Francisco Electronic Music Festival is proud to offer three evenings of stimulating performances and installations by internationally recognized composer/performers, and sound art practitioners in the electronic music field. This year's lineup includes a wide array of electronic music pioneers, modern innovators, and emerging artists, ranging in diverse styles from electro-acoustic, costume rock, tape manipulation, noise, sound sculpture, musique concrete, kinetic sound design, free improvisation, and pop music. The featured artists utilize instruments such as analog synthesizers, home-brewed electronics, acoustic instruments, and laptop patches.
San Francisco Electronic Music Festival
Brava Theater
San Francisco
$10-$16 ($40 full festival pass)
www.sfemf.org
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Sunday, September 12, 2010 – 7pm
trimbachmusic
The concert features music composed by Trimbach in the last year, and will culminate in Trimbach's new didjeridu chamber music for didjeridu, cello & piano. There will also be a solo piano work by Chopin and Philip Glass, and a cello & piano work by cellist Dan Reiter.
“I love to write chamber music for the didjeridu, and it works best when it’s played in small spaces, where you can feel the wonderful ambience of the instrument. The concert includes my collection from this year…a sequence of [5] 4 minute pieces called French Café Suite.It's the first time that I've put the piano with the didjeridu."
It’s a small venue, so if you’re going it’s probably best to book.
2911 Claremont Ave, Berkeley.
Trimbachmusic
Giorgi Gallery
Berkeley
$10 to $15
Information: (800) 838-3006
www.trimbachmusic.com
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Sunday, September 12, 2010 – 12pm
Chamber Music Day. Live + Free
Join us for a marathon featuring 31 of the best chamber music ensembles in the San Francisco Bay Area! Performances will feature an incredible array of diverse music —from baroque and classical to contemporary and jazz. With groups introduced by local presenters, you can also find out more about the whole 2010-2011 concert season.
San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
FREE
Information: (415) 820-1530
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Sunday, September 12, 2010 – 2pm
You GOTTA Hear This!
In the tradition of the classic radio variety show, the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra presents You GOTTA Hear This! — a showcase of the best live music from around San Francisco and the Bay Area hosted by SFCO music director Ben Simon.
Featuring top performing talent from the Bay Area's world-class conservatories, orchestras and ensembles, You GOTTA Hear This! brings fresh sounds across musical styles and genres—classical, jazz, acoustic, pop, international, and more. All this, plus lively, bright and informative conversation with musicians and composers, classical-music quizzes, games and contests that bring the audience right into the action!
We kick the series off with the formidable talents of flutist Tod Brody and double bassist Michel Taddei, performing stunning solo work and joining forces for a show-stopping duet. PLUS: Old-world mastery from Teslim, performing traditional and original Greek, Turkish and Sephardic music on restored traditional instruments.
Admission $10; under 18 only $5. One drink minimum (alcoholic/non-alcoholic).
San Francisco Chamber Orchestra
Rrazz Room at Hotel Nikko
San Francisco
$5 - $10
Information: (866) 468-3399
www.sfchamberorchestra.org
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Sunday, September 12, 2010 – 4pm
The Bloom Trio
Trio No. 2 in B minor, Op. 76 by Joaquin Turina; Trio in E minor, Op. 90 ‘ Dumky’ by Antonín Dvorák; Trio in A minor by Maurice Ravel.
The Bloom Trio is a family group that began while Madeline, Claudia and Jonathan were in high school growing up in Berkeley. They have enjoyed collaborating ever since then and have performed extensively in the Bay Area while specializing in varied repertoire. "The Blooms' unwavering sensitivity to nuance and dynamic intensity, along with their obvious technical skills and communicative rapport ... augured well for their future as a performing group. They've already established a solid foundation for such a future." (The Independent and Gazette).
Old First Church
1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco
Information: (415) 474-1608
$17; $14 students & seniors
www.oldfirstconcerts.org
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Sunday, September 12, 2010 – 4pm
CMC Faculty Chamber Music Series: The Viennese Masters
CMC Faculty Chamber Music Series:The Viennese Masters, present Mozart Flute Quartet in C Major, Haydn Duets from Nisa and Tirsa, Schubert Duets from Nachtgesang, Schoenberg Cabaret Songs and Beethoven Piano Trio “Ghost”. Performed by flutist Sarah Holzman, violinists Abraham Becker and Josepha Fath, violist Paul Espinosa, cellists Poppea Dorsam and Alex Keitel, sopranos Christa Pfeiffer and Ellen Shea, tenor Jonathan Smucker and pianists Vania Dobreva, Ann Yi, and Allison Lovejoy.
Community Music Center and Orchestra
Community Music Center, San Francisco
$10-15
Information: (415) 647-6015
www.sfcmc.org
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Sunday, September 12, 2010 – 4pm
Dedicated to Haydn II
Such was Haydn’s fame and influence as a composer for string quartet that at least 16 sets of quartets were dedicated to him during his lifetime. Perhaps the most famous were the six written by his younger friend Mozart. The New Esterházy Quartet play the second of Mozart's "Haydn" Quartets, plus a quartet dedicated to Haydn by Adabart Gyrowetz, and a quartet by Haydn himself. For more details, see www.newesterhazy.org.
New Esterházy Quartet
All Saints' Episcopal Church
Palo Alto
$25/$20/$10
Information: (415) 520-0611
www.newesterhazy.org
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Sunday, September 12, 2010 – 4pm
Hargis/O’Dette Duo
"Wait! I’m Singing Now…”
Soprano Ellen Hargis is one of the outstanding artists of our day.”
Pittsburgh Tribune
“O’Dette is the greatest living lutenist.”
Stereophile
Friends and colleagues for over twenty five years, Ellen Hargis and Paul O’Dette bring an incomparable spirit of drama and fun and a vivid musical imagination to their voice and lute collaborations. Music of Strozzi, Kapsberger, Scarlatti, Cesti and Piccinini.
San Francisco Early Music Society
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
San Francisco
$28 general/$25 members/$10 students
Information: (510) 528-1725
www.sfems.org
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Sunday, September 12, 2010 – 4:30pm
Zephyr Festival Chamber Quartet
Founder, Mack McCray, and members of the Zephyr International Chamber Music Festival in Courmayeur, Italy (http://www.zephyrmusicfest.org/faculty.html) perform chamber works by Robert Schuman, the first romantic composer to pair the piano with the string quartet. Their program will include: 1) Three Fantasy Pieces for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 73 or (Fantasiestücke), 2) Fairy Tale Pictures for Viola and Piano, Op. 113 (Märchenbilder), 3) Piano Quartet in Eb, Opus 47.
MACK McCRAY, piano: has won numerous national international prizes and performed under such conductors as Michael Tilson Thomas, Edo de Waart, Josef Krips , Leon Fleisher and Arthur Fiedler. He is Chairman of the Piano Department of the SF Conservatory of Music.
JENNIFER CULP, cello: performed worldwide a member of the Grammy-winning Kronos Quartet for seven years and was cellist with the Philadelphia String Quartet, San Francisco Opera Orchestra, and Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and others. She is currently a member of the Feinsmith Quartet.
BETTINA MUSSUMELI, violin: former co-concertmaster and violin soloist of the Italian chamber group "I Solisti Venetia", Bettina is currently the first violinist of the Ives Quartet and Professor of Violin at the SF Conservatory of Music.
JODI LEVITZ, viola: was the Principal Viola and Soloist with “I Solisti Veneti”, and performed and recorded with them for 12 years. She is currently the violist of the San Francisco String Trio and Professor of Viola and Chamber Music at the SF Conservatory of Music.
Douglas Beach House on Miramar Beach
307 Mirada Road, Half Moon Bay
$35
Information: (650) 726-4143
www.bachddsoc.org
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Sunday, September 12, 2010 – 8pm
Dieci Giorni - Ten Days
directed by jim CAVE • music by erling WOLD • lisa SCOLA PROSEK
martha STODDARD • davide VEROTTA • set design by thomas PROSEK
in the lush gardens of a countryside villa
during the darkest days
of the Italian Renaissance
ten young men and women escape the
Black Death
through stories of survival, triumph
destruction, retribution
and the glory of love
maria MIKHEYENKO • crystal PHILIPPI
william SAUERLAND • wayne WONG
sascha JOGGERST • robert ERNST
roham SHAIKHANI
Thick House
1695 18th St, San Francisco
$25
www.diecigiorni.org
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Monday, September 13, 2010 – 8pm
Paul Hersh, piano
"Remembrances": Music of Schumann, Debussy, Mozart and Grieg
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
$20/$15 students, seniors, Friends of the Conservatory
Information: (415) 503-6275
www.sfcm.edu
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Tuesday, September 14, 2010 – 8pm
Trio Brillante
BERKELEY CHAMBER PERFORMANCES FEATURES TRIO BRILLANTE ON SEPTEMBER 14
Berkeley Chamber Performances (BCP) opens its 18th season with one of the Bay Area’s newest and most exciting ensembles, TRIO BRILLANTE. Featuring classical treasures by Glinka, Francaix, Mendelssohn, and Mozart, the TRIO performs on Tuesday, September 14, at 8 p.m. at the Berkeley City Club. Audience members are invited to attend a complementary wine and cheese reception following the concert with an opportunity to meet and talk with the musicians.
The program begins with Trio Pathetique in D minor by Mikhail Glinka. Completed in the late 1820s, and originally written in the Romantic style for clarinet, bassoon, and piano, the trio incorporates Russian folk melodies. An exciting finale filled with running triplets follows the third or Largo movement, which is especially expressive of the “pathetique” mood.
Next on the program is a comtemporary piece by Jean Francaix written in 1990 and simply called Trio. A profile French composer who wrote ballet music, operas, and many chamber pieces, Francaix was also an accomplished pianist
known for performing his own works as well as those by Poulenc and other of his contemporaries.
Following intermission, TRIO BRILLANTE will perform Felix Mendelssohn’s Concert Piece, No I, in F minor, Op. 113. Mendelssohn wrote the trio after meeting clarinet virtuoso Heinrich Baermann, who played in the first performance of the piece, along with his son Carl --and with the composer on the piano.
The concert concludes with Mozart’s Kegelstatt Trio. This well-known and lovely trio, written in 1786, was the first piece of music written for the instrumental combination of clarinet, viola, and piano
Berkeley Chamber Performances
Berkeley City Club
$12.50 to $25 (high school students free)
Information: (510) 525-5211
www.berkeleychamberperform.org
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Thursday, September 16, 2010 – 8pm
Darryl Cooper, piano
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
San Francisco Conservatory of Music Concert Hall
$20/$15 students, seniors, Friends of the Conservatory
Information: (415) 503-6275
www.sfcm.edu
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Thursday, September 16, 2010 – 8pm
sfSoundSeries: Some Glass on the Beach, with Furrer
sfSoundSeries final concert of 2010!
Featuring a rare performance of TRAIN, a 20+ minute scene from Philip Glass's seminal opera, "Einstein on the Beach" (1976). The program also features contemporary music by Beat Furrer, Hans Thomalla and sfSoundGroup. Plus a solo clarinet work by Matt Ingalls.
sfSoundSeries & sfSoundGroup
Community Music Center, San Francisco
$15 [$8 underemployed]
www.sfsound.org
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Thursday, September 16, 2010 – 8pm
Classical Revolution presents the Vinca Quartet: An intimate evening of chamber music at the Red Poppy
Praised for their “stunning” musicianship (New York Times) and their “performances to remember” (Woodstock Times), the Vinca Quartet has consistently won over the hearts of audiences and critics alike through their dynamic interpretations, innovative programming and enduring passion for chamber music.
Strongly committed to inspiring new audiences and strengthening communities through their dedication to chamber music, the Vinca Quartet has helped launch multiple in-depth concert series serving communities overlooked by major classical groups. In 2010, they were selected as Quartet-in-Residence for the ProQuartet International Odyssée Program, spending a month performing, attending master classes and researching musical education systems across France. For the 2010-11 season, they will serve as the resident artists for the Perlman/Suncoast music program, bringing music education, mentoring, coaching and guidance to students in Florida. In 2007-08, the quartet took part in establishing Music Haven, a tuition-free strings and mentorship program devoted to transforming the lives of urban youth and their families through music in New Haven, CT. Other ongoing collaborative work includes exploring parallels between music and science with the Hertz Foundation, an organization aimed at nurturing remarkable applied scientists and engineers who show the most promise to change the world.
“To us, chamber music is a metaphor for the teamwork and community that defines human relationships at their best. We seek to share our love of music and our creative spirit with our audiences as openly and freely as possible, to inspire and impassion audiences of all ages and experience and to change peoples' lives through music. We strive to find innovative ways to make our art form understood by our current society by humanizing the concert experience.”
–Vinca Quartet
Classical Revolution
Red Poppy Art House
San Francisco
$8-$20 sliding scale
Information: (415) 826-2402
www.vincaquartet.com
www.redpoppyarthouse.org
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Friday, September 17, 2010 – 8pm
Dieci Giorni - Ten Days
directed by jim CAVE • music by erling WOLD • lisa SCOLA PROSEK
martha STODDARD • davide VEROTTA • set design by thomas PROSEK
in the lush gardens of a countryside villa
during the darkest days
of the Italian Renaissance
ten young men and women escape the
Black Death
through stories of survival, triumph
destruction, retribution
and the glory of love
maria MIKHEYENKO • crystal PHILIPPI
william SAUERLAND • wayne WONG
sascha JOGGERST • robert ERNST
roham SHAIKHANI
Thick House
1695 18th St, San Francisco
$25
www.diecigiorni.org
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Saturday, September 18, 2010 – 8pm
Chamber Music Concert
The Philharmonic opens the 2010-11 season with a special Concert of Baroque Music, at the Palo Alto Art Center Auditorium. Music Director Thomas Shoebotham leads a select chamber orchestra in Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 , Vivaldi’s Concerto for Two Trumpets, Rameau’s Suite from ‘Les Boreades’, and the Bach Cello Suite in C Major.
Palo Alto Philharmonic
Palo Alto Art Center
$8/$15/$18
www.paphil.org
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Saturday, September 18, 2010 – 8pm
Dieci Giorni - Ten Days
directed by jim CAVE • music by erling WOLD • lisa SCOLA PROSEK
martha STODDARD • davide VEROTTA • set design by thomas PROSEK
in the lush gardens of a countryside villa
during the darkest days
of the Italian Renaissance
ten young men and women escape the
Black Death
through stories of survival, triumph
destruction, retribution
and the glory of love
maria MIKHEYENKO • crystal PHILIPPI
william SAUERLAND • wayne WONG
sascha JOGGERST • robert ERNST
roham SHAIKHANI
Thick House
1695 18th St, San Francisco
$25
www.diecigiorni.org
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Saturday, September 18, 2010 – 8pm
BARS: Sextets & A Septet
FREE! Join the Bay Area Rainbow Symphony (BARS) Rainbow Chamber Players for this special chamber concert featuring the music of Dohnanyi, Ireland, and Stravinsky in celebration of our 2010-2011 Season of great music!
BARS Rainbow Chamber Players showcases members of Bay Area Rainbow Symphony (BARS) and supports our mission of LGBTQ visibility.
Note: Pre-concert, no host coffee/dinner at Crepe House, 1132 Valencia at 22nd after 6:30pm. Reception immediately following performance.
Learn more about BARS mission and music at BARS-SF.org
Bay Area Rainbow Symphony (BARS)
Community Music Center, San Francisco
FREE
www.sfcmc.org
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Sunday, September 19, 2010 – 4pm
Unknown German Masterpieces
Rebecca Rust and Friedrich Edelmann have been steadily earning favorable reviews for their adventurous programming, from premiering newly discovered works banned and destroyed by the Nazi regime to commissioning works from contemporary composers. For this concert they present the American Premiere of Divertimento for ‘cello and bassoon written for them by Harald Genzmer, along with lesser known and rarely performed chamber works by Christoph Schaffrath, Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Strauss. www.rebeccarust.com
Old First Church
1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco
Information: (415) 474-1608
$17; $14 students & seniors
www.oldfirstconcerts.org
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Sunday, September 19, 2010 – 8pm
Dieci Giorni - Ten Days
directed by jim CAVE • music by erling WOLD • lisa SCOLA PROSEK
martha STODDARD • davide VEROTTA • set design by thomas PROSEK
in the lush gardens of a countryside villa
during the darkest days
of the Italian Renaissance
ten young men and women escape the
Black Death
through stories of survival, triumph
destruction, retribution
and the glory of love
maria MIKHEYENKO • crystal PHILIPPI
william SAUERLAND • wayne WONG
sascha JOGGERST • robert ERNST
roham SHAIKHANI
Thick House
1695 18th St, San Francisco
$25
www.diecigiorni.org
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Monday, September 20, 2010 – 10am
An Evening with Edgar Meyer Open Rehearsal
New Century Chamber Orchestra presents works by Rossini, Bottesini, Mahler, and Shostakovich with bassist Edgar Meyer and music director Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg. All tickets are available at City Box Office, at www.cityboxoffice.org or 415.392.4400, and New Century, at www.ncco.org or 415.357.1111.
New Century Chamber Orchestra
Herbst Theatre
San Francisco
$8
Information: (415) 357-1111
www.ncco.org
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Monday, September 20, 2010 – 4:30pm
Why (not) play contemporary music? A lecture-recital
Cellist Isaac Pastor-Chermak will present a program of new, commissioned music for solo cello in this lecture-recital. Music to be performed includes:
Albert Behar, "Be Hear Now" for cello and laptop
Afrooz Family, "Tentaitons" for mechanized cello
Stephen Feigenbaum, "Push Comes to Shove" for solo cello
Andrew Sibulsky, "Shorts" for solo cello
Philip Wharton, Partita for solo cello
Each piece will be preceded by spoken commentary on the challenges of playing contemporary music, the interpersonal dynamics of the composer/performer/audience relationship, and of course, the music itself
Isaac will be joined by electronic sound artist Afrooz Family for the first half of the program.
Free admisison; open to the public!
UC Berkeley Music Department
The Albert Elkus Room
Berkeley
FREE
Information: (510) 642-2678
music.berkeley.edu
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Tuesday, September 21, 2010 – 6pm
Classical and Cabaret Concert
Join San Francisco Architectural Heritage for the second evening in our intimate concert series at the historic Haas-Lilienthal House. September’s showcase features the sounds of cabaret and classical compositions. Talented musicians will showcase their work, including: Allison Lovejoy on piano and vocalists Indre Viskotas, Lua Hadar and Zoltan DiBartolo (for musician bios, click here).
The evening includes a musician meet-and-greet, wine and light fare. Reservations are required and seats are limited.
San Francisco Architectural Heritage
Haas-Lilienthal House, San Francisco
$25 - 30
www.sfheritage.org
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Tuesday, September 21, 2010 – 8pm
Cello department recital
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
San Francisco Conservatory of Music Concert Hall
FREE
Information: (415) 503-6275
www.sfcm.edu
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Thursday, September 23, 2010 – 8pm
An Evening with Edgar Meyer
New Century Chamber Orchestra presents works by Rossini, Bottesini, Mahler, and Shostakovich with bassist Edgar Meyer and music director Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg.
New Century Chamber Orchestra
First Congregational Church - Berkeley
$29 - $49
Information: (415) 357-1111
www.ncco.org
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Friday, September 24, 2010 – 8pm
An Evening with Edgar Meyer
New Century Chamber Orchestra presents works by Rossini, Bottesini, Mahler, and Shostakovich with bassist Edgar Meyer and music director Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg.
New Century Chamber Orchestra
First United Methodist Church
Palo Alto
$29 - $49
Information: (415) 357-1111
www.ncco.org
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Saturday, September 25, 2010 - 8pm
San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra
New works by Bay Area composers performed by the composers themselves, featuring a surprising diversity of styles influenced as much by pop and world as by post-modernist and minimalist music. www.sfcco.org/
Old First Church
1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco
Information: (415) 474-1608
$17; $14 students & seniors
www.oldfirstconcerts.org
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Saturday, September 25, 2010 - 8pm
Kyle Bruckmann and Wrack
Wrack is a genre-defying quintet featuring oboe, bass clarinet, viola, bass and percussion. This unique ensemble cultivates an "ability to combine turned-up flame with clear-headed attention to texture and space" and offers "dazzling proof that intricately arranged, angular modern jazz can be accessible and enjoyable."
Kyle Bruckmann, oboe; Tim Daisy, percussion; Anton Hatwich, bass; Jen Clare Paulson, viola; Jason Stein, bass clarinet
Trinity Chamber Concerts
Trinity Chapel, Berkeley
$10 to $15
Information: (510) 549-3864
www.trinitychamberconcerts.com
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Saturday, September 25, 2010 – 8pm
An Evening with Edgar Meyer
New Century Chamber Orchestra presents works by Rossini, Bottesini, Mahler, and Shostakovich with bassist Edgar Meyer and music director Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg. All tickets are available at City Box Office, at www.cityboxoffice.org or 415.392.4400, and New Century, at www.ncco.org
New Century Chamber Orchestra
Herbst Theatre, San Francisco
$29 - $49
Information: (415) 357-1111
www.ncco.org
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Sunday, September 26, 2010 – 4pm
Thomas Schultz
Sea Wind by Hyo-shin Na; Deutsche Tänze, Wanderer Fantasie and Sonata in B flat, D. 960 by Franz Schubert.
Thomas Schultz celebrates the breadth and depth of Schubert's piano music, from the elegant miniatures of the German Dances to the virtuosity of the Wanderer Fantasie and the monumental scale of the B flat Sonata. Also on the program is Hyo-shin Na's Sea Wind, her first work for piano solo in seven years. Praised by San Francisco Chronicle music critic Joshua Kosman for his "strong, fearless execution," "depth of feeling," and "fiery elegance and formal command", Thomas Schultz has established an international reputation both as an interpreter of music from the classical tradition—particularly Bach, Beethoven, Schubert and Liszt—and as one of the leading exponents of the music of our time. He has worked closely with such eminent composers as John Cage, Morton Feldman, Christian Wolff, Frederic Rzewski, Earle Brown, Jonathan Harvey and Elliott Carter (in performances of the Double Concerto at the Colorado Music Festival and at Alice Tully Hall in New York). www.thomasschultzpianist.com
Old First Church
1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco
Information: (415) 474-1608
$17; $14 students & seniors
www.oldfirstconcerts.org
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Sunday, September 26, 2010 – 5pm
An Evening with Edgar Meyer
New Century Chamber Orchestra presents works by Rossini, Bottesini, Mahler, and Shostakovich with bassist Edgar Meyer and music director Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg. All tickets are available at City Box Office, at www.cityboxoffice.org or 415.392.4400, and New Century, at www.ncco.org
New Century Chamber Orchestra
Osher Marin JCC, Hoytt Theater
San Rafael
$29 - $49
Information: (415) 357-1111
www.ncco.org
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Sunday, September 26, 2010 – 7pm
Fall Chamber Series
This program begins IQ’s survey of the six stunning quartet’s in Haydn’s Opus 50 over the course of the next three seasons. Reveling in the unfamiliar, the quartet has programmed composer Dane Rudhyar (1895-1985); expert astrologer, writer, painter, thinker and composer. Noted music critic Nicolas Slonimisky describes Rudhyar’s music as “searching and challenging…the explanation of a puzzle of human experience.”
Internationally acclaimed pianist, Gwendolyn Mok, joins the Ives Quartet to perform Schumann's captivating Piano Quintet in E-flat Major.
Ives Quartet
Le Petit Trianon
San Jose
$15-$25
Information: (650) 224-7849
www.ivesquartet.org
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Monday, September 27, 2010 - 8pm
Rudhyar in Retrospect
Dane Rudhyar (1895–1985) was a unique figure in 20th-century American culture: a composer, thinker, painter, poet, novelist, and the pre-eminent figure in astrology. Rudhyar was American modernism's proto-multiculturalist. He connected dissonance to his studies in comparative religion, theosophy, and metaphysics, was a leader and mentor to fellow composers Henry Cowell, Ruth Crawford Seeger and Carl Ruggles, and later influenced a new generation including John Cage, Lou Harrison, James Tenney, and Kyle Gann.
Now, 25 years after Rudhyar's death (September 13, 1985 in San Francisco), Other Minds presents a celebration of the work of this "seed man" of the avant-garde, with performers David Abel and Julie Steinberg (violin and piano), Sarah Cahill (piano), and the Ives Quartet. The September 27 program will also include a pre-concert panel discussion with the composer's widow Leyla Rudhyar Hill, and biographer Deniz Ertan (University of Nottingham), moderated by Other Minds Artistic Director Charles Amirkhanian. A special exhibition of Rudhyar's paintings, manuscripts, and correspondence will be displayed at both concerts.
Concert Program (same for both dates):
Poem for Violin and Piano (1920)
Works for solo piano:
Transmutation, tone sequence in seven movements (1976)
Stars from Pentagram No. 3 (1925)
Granites (1929)
Crisis & Overcoming (String Quartet No. 2) (1979)
PERFORMERS
David Abel & Julie Steinberg (violin and piano)
Sarah Cahill (piano)
Ives String Quartet (Bettina Mussumeli, Susan Freier, Jodi Levitz, Stephen Harrison)
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27: at Swedenborgian Church, San Francisco. 6:30pm Reception, 7pm Panel Discussion, 8pm Concert.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29: at Valley Presbyterian Church, Portola Valley. 7:30pm Concert, Reception to follow.
Rudhyar in Retrospect is presented in association with Leyla Rudhyar Hill and the Estate of Dane Rudhyar, and has been made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts as part of American Masterpieces: Three Centuries of Artistic Genius
Other Minds
Swedenborgian Church
San Francisco
Information: (415) 934-8134
www.otherminds.org
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Wednesday, September 29, 2010 – 12pm
Noon Concert : Violin and Piano
Ernest Ting-Ta Yen, violin; Miles Graber, piano
Bloch: Baal Shem Suite (Three Pictures of Chassidic Life)
Prokofiev: Five Pieces from Cinderella Suite
Kriesler: Caprice Viennois & Tambourine Chinois
UC Berkeley Music Department
Hertz Hall, Berkeley
FREE
music.berkeley.edu
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