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 […]
sfSoundSalonSeries: David Bithell plus sfSoundGroup performs Erik Satie’s silent film score, Entr’Acte
DAVID BITHELL returns to the Bay Area to perform a set of original works combining theater, performance art, and interactive electronic music. With works described “like a wordless Samuel Beckett play with a score by John Cage”, Bithell’s artistic language makes meaning out of the relationships between sound, image, and action. P R O G R […]
The Book of a Thousand Eyes
Jon and Tania are setting a selection of poems from “The Book of a Thousand Eyes” to music. Tania and Jon have a history of working with text and music and this work offers an excellent forum for a very orchestral approach to integrate the poems with a wonderful array of small electronics, piano, clarinet, […]
CANCELED — Diaphonic: 21st Century Music for Bassoon
Fox Bassoons Performing Artist Christin Schillinger, known for her ‘natural interpretations’ and ‘perfect musical choices’ within new music, specializes in the accessibility of the avant-garde. Her latest album, Bassoon Transcended {MSR Classics/Swineshead Productions}, explores music for bassoon by active women composers. With collaborative pianist Jed Moss, Schillinger continues this research on the stage performing concerts […]