Wild Rumpus presents Migrations, a program of reinterpreted and reinvented materials. The concert includes the world premieres of Eliza Brown’s …in hora mortis nostrae, which covers, extends, and reinterprets a 17th-century Ave Maria, and Lee Weisert’s Minutiae, which translates Weisert’s own intricate sketches into sound. Instrumental ensembles are reimagined as unique hybrids in Daniel Wohl’s […]
sfSoundSalonSeries: Larry Polansky and Paul Hoskin
Paul Hoskin Larry Polansky Recently relocated to Santa Cruz, composer/guitarist Larry Polansky presents recent work, including the premiere of “Approaching the Azimuth” for solo clarinet written for Matt Ingalls. The program also includes works for solo guitar, a work for solo saxophone, and new structured and free improvisations with sfSound. From Seattle, improvisor Paul Hoskin […]
sfSoundSalonSeries: John Ingle's Babylonian Lottery
sfSound saxophonist/improviser/composer John Ingle in a concert of his “Babylonian Lottery”, a game piece for improvisers that incorporates both composed and improvised music. Expect a wide range of musical expression, from tiny sounds and pristine textures to orchestral blasts and free-jazz blowouts. Within the “lottery” will be solos by the composer, “duo Ing” with Matt […]
SONIC BODY SERIES #6
Christine Bonansea + Zachary James Watkins www.christinebonansea.com www.zacharyjameswatkins.com Zachary James Watkins is a sound artist who has earned degrees in composition from The Cornish School and Mills College. Zachary has received numerous grants and commissions and presented works in festivals across the United States, Mexico and Germany. His 2006 composition Suite for String Quartet was awarded the Paul […]
Satoko Fujii New Trio + 1
Satoko Fujii Satoko Fujii New Trio Satoko Fujii – piano Todd Nicholson – bass Yoshi Shutto – drums Special guest Kappa Maki – trumpet ”With each new work Fujii’s musical vision matures and crystallizes so it is not by chance that Spring Storm is her most accomplished opus to date.” — Hrayr Attarian, All About […]
VOLTI: OPEN REHEARSAL with composers Ted Hearne and Melissa Dunphy
Volti is a 20-voice professional chamber chorus based in San Francisco. Our mission is to foster and showcase contemporary American music and composers, and to introduce contemporary vocal music from around the world to local audiences. Both Ted Hearne and Melissa Dunphy are young East Coast composers who are specializing in writing leading-edge new music […]
sfSoundSalonSeries: Lanacane & Green Alembic
LANACANE is the solo electronic music project of Lana Voronina, multi-media visual artist, performer, and event producer. Expect to hear piano improvisation, samples, effects, and beats. GREEN ALEMBIC is an eight piece improvisational chamber super-group of accomplished bay area musicians. Performing to original images and spoken word, the group’s aesthetic is focused upon the immediate […]
The Contemporary Guitar feat. the SF Conservatory Guitar Department
The San Francisco Conservatory Guitar Department has nearly forty students and five teachers, and the Conservatory Guitar Ensemble has a storied history of promoting new music. The Ensemble frequently commissions and premieres new pieces; it helped open the Conservatory’s new Concert Hall with the world premiere of Measures of Turbulence by Steve Mackey. The Ensemble […]
Henry Kaiser's Surprise Videos with/or about Music
Guitarist Henry Kaiser has worked as a film and tv director even longer than he has played guitar. His many intense musical passions have prodded him to amass a large collection of interesting videos dealing with music from all over the world: new music, roots music, improvised music, instructional videos… all sorts of odd and […]
Giant Music Boxes and The Long Tube, by Brenda Hutchinson
My work has always been more about invitation than instruction or direction. Engaging with sound in a mindful way has been the single most empowering aspect of my life. I believe in its transformative powers and have been inspired and committed to finding ways extend this experience to others. Join composer and sound artist Brenda […]