As much as a painter and subject are both represented in a visual portrait, composers and performers often mix in fascinating ways in music. Icelandic-American cellist, Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir performs a program that explores contemporary works for solo cello that she feels a close connection. From Jane Antonia Cornish’s aptly named “Portrait” from 2015 to a […]
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		Crossing Over Series presents an evening of contemporary chamber music by vibraphonist-composer Dr. Eldad Tarmu for vibraphone and oboe. Exploring the roles of classical and jazz performance practices, and the hybridization of the two, Tarmu’s compositions entrance the listener with jazz harmonies and grooving rhythms, while singing with classical phrasing and formal structure. This concert […]
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		Areon Flutes and Siroko Duo join forces for this recital of new music for flutes. Siroko Duo will perform works by Izabel Austin, Michael Kropf, and Chelsea Loew. Speed of Darkness by Izabel Austin is inspired by the second stanza of Muriel Rukeyser’s poem “Speed of Darkness”, which is about the interplay and transformation between […]
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		This event has been canceled. We are currently working on rescheduling with the artists and will announce further details later this year.  Curated by Farnood HaghaniPour, Hyphen showcases new works written for The Living Earth Show by composers representing different generations of the Iranian electroacoustic music. The concert serves as a celebration of the 80th […]
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		Announcing … the Surround Sound Salon Series (SSSS) A new monthly, informal show at CNM in which local electronic music composers present their fixed media and/or live electronic music through the 8-channel surround system, generously provided by Meyer Sound. The composers mix their sounds from the center of the space, and the audience is free […]
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		Trio Electrique features Michele Wather on electric violin and loops and effects; Edo Castro Woodhouse on 7 & 9 string basses and loops; E. “Doc” Smith on zendrum, loops and samples. Their self-titled album was just released on Edgetone Records and features music composed and arranged by the trio. OboeTronics is an ongoing performance project […]
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		**This concert has been canceled due to travel-related issues related to the coronavirus and safety concerns.** “Cloud About Mercury Revisited” with Feat of Clay, featuring trumpeter Eric Dahlman, zendrummer E. Doc Smith, bassist Edo Castro Woodhouse and guitarist Peter McKibben. in 1990 Dahlman and Smith were inspired by the music of guitarist David Torn’s 1987 […]
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		THIS CONCERT HAS BEEN POSTPONED The string quartet was established as a chamber ensemble in the 18th century and has enjoyed continuous attention by generations of composers due to the range, blend, agility, and beauty offered by the ensemble. Nine Bay Area composers join forces to present new string quartets in a cycle of two […]
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		An evening of transcendent improvised music featuring both mastery and mystery provided by VLP (Portland’s Michael Vlatkovich on trombone, Southern California’s Steuart Liebig on bass guitars, and Garth Powell on drums and percussion), and Berkeley’s Larry Ochs on sopranino and tenor saxophones with Kjell Nordeson on drums. About VLP  “Three masters on their instruments who know […]
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		Present what you’ve been working on, ask for feedback, hear what others are up to, discuss relevant new music topics, and spend time with colleagues and good company! The composer meetup is open to anyone. We will have three presenters offer their work for discussion from 7 to 9 PM. Space is limited, so please […]
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