New Hells: Which is the Right Choice for you and your Family? Compositions from Winter 2013-14, bolstered by improvisations String Trio Masha Albrecht, violin Sarah Willner, viola Mary Artmann, cello Reeds Duo Dan Plonsey, saxophones and clarinets Randy McKean, saxophones and clarinets with Mantra Plonsey, voice Lynn Murdock, keyboards and Costumes by Dan Plonsey Composer […]
David Leikam / zBug | Splitting Glass
zBug, lead by David Leikam, will present a custom structured improvisational concert based on architectural and music compositional themes centered around the Center for New Music in San Francisco, California. zBug compositions will explore the sonic atmospheres of being and range from 7 to 10 minutes each. “diG your music. Eclectic ain’t the word. Film […]
Alvin Curran: Endangered Species – Songs and Dances
This duo concert features Rome-based composer Alvin Curran and percussionist William Winant. The pieces are derived from compositions Curran composed for specifically for the duo, and are largely included in his upcoming publication The Alvin Curran Fake Book. The works selected will be performed on Piano, Keyboard Sampler, percussions, voice(s), and objects in the space. […]
Erica Hunt, Marty Ehrlich
Co-sponsored by the Poetry Center, San Francisco State University “…I am drawn to language for its music, for language’s capacity to limn thought, its connection to experience, its power to still and magnify the world while one writes/reads the world/book…. I write poems that teeter on the verge of legibility, blur private and public, set […]
Taka Kigawa performs Pierre Boulez Complete Solo Piano Music
Program Pierre Boulez Complete Solo Piano Music Twelve Notations First Sonata Second Sonata Third Sonata (including “Sigle”) Incises Une page d’éphéméride Critically acclaimed pianist TAKA KIGAWA will present a solo piano recital with the program of Pierre Boulez Complete Solo Piano Music. He will perform Twelve Notations, First Sonata, Second Sonata, Third Sonata (including a […]
sfSoundSalonSeries: The Hub
A rare opportunity to hear the band that pioneered laptop ensembles over twenty-five years ago. Functioning in the West Coast tradition of composer as instrument builder — redefining music from the ground up — The Hub makes music using electronic and digital systems of their own devising. Producing some of the most imaginative and compelling […]
CANCELED — sfSoundSalonSeries: Stephane Ginsburg
THIS SHOW HAS BEEN CANCELED. WE APOLOGIZE!!! Belgian pianist Stephane Ginsburgh presents an evening of works for a solo pianist that subtly combines music, speaking, electronics, actions and percussion into a unique musical experience. “A pianist speaking, a speaker playing the piano… Let’s invert the roles, mix them, create ambiguity : music and text are […]
Opening Reception: Experimental Musical Instruments by Peter Whitehead
The exhibit represents a portion of the instruments created by Peter Whitehead over a 20 year period. Whitehead is a composer, songwriter and instrument builder. His instrument building grew out of his earlier work with sculpture made from found materials and a fascination with sound which began in childhood. While traveling in S.E. Asia […]
sfSoundSalonSeries: Benjamin Kreith / Travis Andrews Duo; Matt Ingalls Solo
Benjamin Kreith and Travis Andrews perform the West Coast premier of Jardín bajo la luna by David del Puerto, a Spanish composer/guitarist who continues to hone his personal, understated modal language. His new duo is a Schumannesque suite of night landscapes — a pathway through storms, fireflies, and still waters. Also on the program, Carlo […]
Del Sol String Quartet: “Soundings” No. 2
This is the second concert in the Del Sol String Quartet’s Home Season 2013-14 “Soundings” Project–a series of three, innovative performances by the Quartet at the Center for New Music in San Francisco in November, March and May. For this project Del Sol presents newly-commissioned works from three Bay Area emerging artists, each one inspired […]