World Premiere of Lou Harrison’s CINNA as a Shadow Play ShadowLight Productions Just Intonation Tack Piano Linda Burman-Hall Moving Parts for Hurdy Grande Paul Dresher & Joel Davel Pre concert panel discussion at 7pm with: Larry Reed, Paul Dresher, and Daniel Schmidt, music at 8pm In 1957, Lou Harrison was inspired to write incidental music […]
MicroFest North: An Evening with Sarah Cahill, Lou Harrison on the Piano
“Equal temperament destroys everything and is not for the human ear,” Lou Harrison once said. While the equal-tempered piano was not his favorite instrument, he composed a dazzling range of solo piano music. Sarah plays his Summerfield Set, several movements from the Suite, two Cembalo Sonatas, the early Jig and Range-Song, and several unpublished and […]
MicroFest North: An Evening with Sarah Cahill, Lou Harrison on the Piano
“Equal temperament destroys everything and is not for the human ear,” Lou Harrison once said. While the equal-tempered piano was not his favorite instrument, he composed a dazzling range of solo piano music. Sarah plays his Summerfield Set, several movements from the Suite, two Cembalo Sonatas, the early Jig and Range-Song, and several unpublished and […]
MicroFest North: Opening Reception, Iconoclast Centennials
Opening Reception: Iconoclast Centennials Join us for a celebration of alternate tuning and the Iconoclasts Centennials which includes works by Harrison, Colvig, and Darreg, all of whom would have turned 100 this spring. The work of these giants is presented in tandem with new works exploring the tuning theories of contemporary artists like Chalmers, Grady […]
MicroFest North: Opening Reception, Iconoclast Centennials
Opening Reception: Iconoclast Centennials Join us for a celebration of alternate tuning and the Iconoclasts Centennials which includes works by Harrison, Colvig, and Darreg, all of whom would have turned 100 this spring. The work of these giants is presented in tandem with new works exploring the tuning theories of contemporary artists like Chalmers, Grady […]
John-Carlos Perea's Intertribal Ensemble: Improvising Home
Improvising Home Composed by John-Carlos Perea I. First Mountain Perdenal, New Mexico II. Second Mountain 24th and Folsom, San Francisco III. Third Mountain Circular Reflections IV. Fourth Mountain Lullaby for JR Performed by the Intertribal Ensemble: Jimmy Biala: drum set and percussion Karl Evangelista: guitar Lewis Jordan: alto saxophone Masaru Koga: soprano and tenor saxophones […]
John-Carlos Perea's Intertribal Ensemble: Improvising Home
Improvising Home Composed by John-Carlos Perea I. First Mountain Perdenal, New Mexico II. Second Mountain 24th and Folsom, San Francisco III. Third Mountain Circular Reflections IV. Fourth Mountain Lullaby for JR Performed by the Intertribal Ensemble: Jimmy Biala: drum set and percussion Karl Evangelista: guitar Lewis Jordan: alto saxophone Masaru Koga: soprano and tenor saxophones […]
John-Carlos Perea's Intertribal Ensemble: Improvising Home
Improvising Home Composed by John-Carlos Perea I. First Mountain Perdenal, New Mexico II. Second Mountain 24th and Folsom, San Francisco III. Third Mountain Circular Reflections IV. Fourth Mountain Lullaby for JR Performed by the Intertribal Ensemble: Jimmy Biala: drum set and percussion Karl Evangelista: guitar Lewis Jordan: alto saxophone Masaru Koga: soprano and tenor saxophones […]
John-Carlos Perea's Intertribal Ensemble: Improvising Home
Improvising Home Composed by John-Carlos Perea I. First Mountain Perdenal, New Mexico II. Second Mountain 24th and Folsom, San Francisco III. Third Mountain Circular Reflections IV. Fourth Mountain Lullaby for JR Performed by the Intertribal Ensemble: Jimmy Biala: drum set and percussion Karl Evangelista: guitar Lewis Jordan: alto saxophone Masaru Koga: soprano and tenor saxophones […]
Fête Concerts: To Sing or Not to Sing: Modern Composers Celebrate Shakespeare
William Shakespeare, through his collected plays and poetry, has inspired artists for centuries. Painters, writers, composers, and film-makers have all turned to these timeless stories as a source for new work. Fête Concerts is proud to celebrate Shakespeare and the composers who have responded to his wealth of emotional and narrative material. Hans Werner Henze […]