The composer meetup is open to anyone! We will have three presenters offer their work for discussion from 7 to 9 PM. Space is limited, so please RSVP to Adam Fong if you plan to attend. […]
Switchboard Presents: Lady Band and surprise special guest
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Del Sol String Quartet: Soundings 2.3
The third and final concert of this season’s Del Sol’s “Soundings” project features the imaginative and provocative quartet “Peradam” by UC Berkeley composer Ken Ueno. The performance will also include large–scale visual improvisations by New York-based visualist and software designer Joshue Ott. For its Home Season 2014-15 the Del Sol String Quartet continues its “Soundings” […]
sfSoundSalonSeries: Margaret Lancaster & Elliot Simpson perform solo works by Larry Polansky
Margaret Lancaster & Elliot Simpson perform solo works by Larry Polansky P R O G R A M Piker (1997–8) – five pieces for solo piccolo MARGARET LANCASTER, piccolo Songs and Toods (2005) – five pieces for the Lou Harrison National Just Intonation Resophonic guitar ELLIOT SIMPSON, guitar “Songs and Toods” is a set of […]
ZOFO: Rohde and Riley
ZOFO’s mission is to enlarge the piano duet repertoire by commissioning new pieces from noted composers each year. This concert will feature the World Premiere of their newest commission, “Altromondo,” by Bay-Area composer Kurt Rohde, made possible by the generous support of the Musical Grant Program by San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music and personal […]
Claudia La Rocco, Tim Perkis, & Leyya Tawil/Dominic Cramp Duo
Claudia and Tim in conversation/performance. Tawil and Cramp in duo form for the first time. Talk, Music, Dance and the likes of it. CLAUDIA LA ROCCO is the author of THE BEST MOST USELESS DRESS (Badlands Unlimited, 2014), selected writings encompassing poetry, performance texts and criticism. She edited I DON’T POEM: AN ANTHOLOGY OF PAINTERS […]
City College of San Francisco Electronic Music: UL_Unlisted
In 1972, City College of San Francisco became the first community college in the United States to offer courses in electronic music. Patrick Cowley, electronic music pioneer, and Herb Bielawa (Professor Emeritus, San Francisco State University), Bay Area composer, are both counted among the early students of electronic music at CCSF. The program has since […]
Philippe Brunet: New Music for Solo Trumpet
Canadian trumpet virtuoso Philippe Brunet brings an ambitious program for solo trumpet that explores the sonic and technical limits of his instrument. Masterpieces by Stockhausen and Berio are paired with pieces commissioned by Brunet (Chrysakis and Siu). Ending the program is Erickson’s technical showcase, Kryl. Kate Campbell, a local piano star, will assist him on […]
Now Hear Ensemble: Round and Round
In conjunction with National Bike to Work Week, the Now Hear Ensemble will present a bicycle-themed concert that includes two new works commissioned from Swedish composer Anders Lind and UC Berkeley alumni Dan VanHassel, both of which will make use of Lind’s “Wheel Quintet”—wheel instruments equipped with sensors that control electronic music parameters. VanHassel sums […]
sfSoundSalonSeries: Mooncake & The Happy Valley Band
Mooncake & The Happy Valley Band Hailing from 3 different continents, the female music trio Mooncake consists of Swedish-based saxophonist/flutist BIGGI VINKELOE, flutist/vocalist EMILY HAY from Los Angeles and Japanese born pianist/sound artist MOTOKO HONDA who now lives in Oakland. Hay and Honda have collaborated for many years together as “Polarity Taskmasters” and at the the suggestion of bay area booker/promoter Rent Romus, first […]