Set 1: Vinkeloe | Robinson | Lasqo | Ellis German/Swedish saxophonist and flautist Biggi Vinkeloe plays C4NM as part of her Northern CA tour! A sorceress of avant / jazz wind energy, and veteran of stellar collaborations with Roberto Bellatalla, Alberto Braida, Chris Brown, Lisle Ellis, Marco Eneidi, Ken Filiano, Gianni Gebbia, Vinny Golia, Giancarlo […]
Workshop: Creative Innovation with Max for Live by Alec Ness, Ableton Certified Trainer
An in depth look at Max for Live, a virtually limitless creative tool and library of devices to extend the capabilities of Ableton Live. Using devices from a community of developers to break down creative walls and inspire the artist. Free but registration required. Maximum 20 participants. Register Now This workshop will approach both creating […]
Discussion Forum: Commissioning
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Guerilla Composers Guild: Jarring Sounds (making our own)
World premieres for mezzosoprano and guitar/lute/theorbo by Nick Benavides, Danny Clay, Garrett Shatzer, Jon Yu, Justin Ralls, Kyle Hovatter, and Winton White. The Guerrilla Composers Guild hosts listening parties, music forums, and performances where musicians and Guerrilla Groupies get together to make good stuff happen. Sometimes things might be in a performance space, and sometimes […]
Best Coast Jazz Composers Series #6: Dan Plonsey
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 […]