This will be Mozart’s classic opera as you have never seen it before, stripped to its bare essentials and explored in fresh and exciting ways. This production features brand-new English dialog written by director Ted Zoldan, with the original incredible music. Tickets include a reception with the cast featuring our world famous Waffles. Waffle Opera […]
CANCELED: Hoods, Chamber opera mashup of the Red Riding Hood and Hekabe Stories
THIS PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN CANCELED Hoods is a chamber opera based on Euripides’ Hekabe and Little Red Riding Hood, parallel stories of women in extremis. Setting myth and fairytale in the context of late empire and perpetual war, the opera explores themes of violence, gender, and metamorphosis. Three singers each play three roles from two […]
Ned Rothenberg w/ Chris Brown
Ned Rothenberg’s April 12 performance at C4NM will include a solo set, plus duos with local electronic music luminary, Chris Brown. Ned Rothenberg composes and performs on saxophones, clarinets, flute and shakuhachi (an end blown Japanese bamboo flute). He has been internationally acclaimed for his solo music which he has presented for over 30 years […]
Ned Rothenberg w/ Gino Robair
Ned Rothenberg’s April 11 performance at C4NM will include a solo set, plus duos with Bay Area percussion wizard Gino Robair. Ned Rothenberg composes and performs on saxophones, clarinets, flute and shakuhachi (an end blown Japanese bamboo flute). He has been internationally acclaimed for his solo music which he has presented for over 30 years […]
Shackle: Anne La Berge, flute/electronics + Deckard, laptop, plus Alex Christie
Shackle is Anne LaBerge on flute and electronics and Deckard on laptop-instrument. Their aim is to explicitly and subtly exploit shackling in both concept and material. shackle |ˈ sh akəl| 1. used in reference to something that restrains or impedes. 2. a metal link, typically U-shaped, closed by a bolt, used to secure a chain […]
Joseph Van Hassel – “New Music for Snare Drum”
Solo percussionist Joseph Van Hassel presents a concert of new music for solo snare drum, including the world premiere of works by Berkeley-born composer David Macbride and San Francisco native Janis Mercer. Also included are works by Oakland native Dan VanHassel and founding member of Percussion Group Cincinnati, Allen Otte. The program includes multiple styles […]
Best Coast Jazz Composers Series #5: Karl Evangelista
“One of the most original instrumentalists and composers of his generation.” — Signal to Noise Versatile guitarist and composer Karl Evangelista presents an evening of mixed ensembles showcasing his wide-ranging compositional voice and eclectic musical inclinations, influenced by the jazz avant-garde as well as experimental rock, alt-blues and contemporary chamber music. The concert includes a […]
Time-Machine_music , “Adventures and Reveries” featuring Loop 2.4.3 and Prism
Loop 2.4.3’s Time-Machine_music integrates ancient instruments and the human voice with electronic sampling and manipulation. A virtuosic percussionist, Thomas Kozumplik (also of Brooklyn-classical quartet, Clogs) routes a sophisticated system of microphones and electronic hardware to Chinese drums, Tibetan bells, antique cymbals, and African log drums, adding vocals, steel drum, and synthesizer. A sub-text of social […]
David Katz: foreignfire
David improvises in solo voice, with no instruments or processing, unfolding sensitive conversations between voice and space. The improvisations explore the continuum between sonic, phonetic shape and plastic shape as perceived in space, often employing movement as part of this articulation. […]
From Chicago: A Dave Rempis Special
Chicago saxophonist Dave Rempis makes a rare appearance in San Francisco, and presents two bands. He teams up with Larry Ochs and Darren Johnston for a set celebrating the release of this collective’s new CD Spectral, which will be available at the show. Then he presents his Chicago trio called WHEELHOUSE: Dave Rempis […]