The unaccompanied piece: a genre that places great demands on both the composer and the performer to express the totality of a musical idea through a single instrument. By any measure, it is music operating without a net. So often, such pieces are relegated to solo recitals or overlooked on programs featuring works for larger […]
Suite Talk with Pianist Van-Anh Nguyen
Versatile Australian concert pianist, producer and composer Van-Anh Nguyen has performed across the globe and leads an intense touring schedule. This marks her San Francisco debut performance where she invites you to join the intimate setting of the Center of New Music to engage with her big personality and virtuosic playing in a diverse selection […]
SFMusic Thursdays: Trio 180 (sponsored by SFFCM)
Trio 180 Ann Miller, violin Nina Flyer, cello Sonia Leong, piano Program Elegie, op. 23 – Joseph Suk (1874-1935) Piano Trio In E Minor, Op. 90 ‘Dumky’ – Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904) 180 Shift – Robert M. Greenberg (1954-) Commissioned by Trio 180 Primavera Portena / Oblivion / La Muerte del Angel – Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) […]
Jones Jones
Jones Jones is Mark Dresser on bass and effects, Lithuanian Vladimir Tarasov on percussion and Rova Sax member Larry Ochs. The trio has played intermittently on tours in Europe and USA since 2008, but the connections go much further back. Ochs and Tarasov met in USSR in 1983 during the historic Rova-USSR tour documented on […]
Robin Holcomb and Wayne Horvitz
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Gratkowski/Brown/Winant Trio
Gratkowski/Brown/Winant Trio Frank Gratkowski, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto sax Chris Brown, piano and live electronics William Winant, vibraphone and percussion The Gratkowski/Brown/Winant was founded in 2006. All three musicians are known worldwide in the field of contemporary classical music, jazz, and improvisation. The main interest of the trio is the process of instant composing, since […]
Scott Walton/Tim Perkis Duo + Eli Wallace solo piano
Scott Walton & Tim Perkis; photo by Jeff Kellem Eli Wallace Tim Perkis and Scott Walton comprise an improvising duo that’s sonically adventurous yet remarkably compatible with one another. Atonal flourishes, pops, smashes, sudden surprising torrid excursions, and low rumbles are tossed around between piano and electronics. Eli Wallace performs a set of compositions that […]
SFMusic Thursdays: Duo Camaraderie (sponsored by SFFCM)
Duo Camaraderie Flutist Laura Scarlata and Pianist Sharon Lee Kim will present an exciting selection of chamber music, including a trio featuring special guest, cellist Jane Lee. Hear a few of Duo Camaraderie’s favorites, and some new collaborations as well! Duo Camaraderie will perform the lively Sonata for Flute and Piano by Otar Taktakishvili, as […]
“As a Fowl” featuring Jarring Sounds, Amy Foote + Alexis Luque with music by Kyle Hovatter
Jarring Sounds Amy Foote Alexis Luque Kyle Hovatter A one night event at the Center for New Music featuring music for lute, theorbo, guitar, bassoon, piano, voice, and electronics. The program will include poetry by Elinor Wylie, T. E. Hulmne, and Sara Teasdale. Jarring Sounds, Amy Foote, and Alexis Luque will each premiere music by […]
Waffle Opera Presents: Così fan tutte in Concert
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