NYC based guitarist/composer Charlie Rauh has been invited to be resident composer by such organizations as The Rauschenberg Foundation, The Klaustrid Foundation, and The Chen Dance Center. His work as a soloist has been supported by grants from Meet The Composer, The Untitled Artist Group, and The Fractured Atlas Group. Rauh’s approach to solo guitar […]
Gordon Grdina's The Marrow
The Marrow is led by Oud Player Gordon Grdina, the group brings together Arabic Maqam and Persian Dastgah with western improvised music. The music is intricate and delicate with a deep connection to the past while looking forward. The group plays original and traditional works with Mark Feldman-Violin, Hank Roberts- Cello Mark Helias- Bass and […]
duo B. vs. vIDEO sAVant + two films by Dominic Angerame
duo B. vs. vIDEO sAVant (live sound/image performance) + two films by Dominic Angerame Presented in association with the San Francisco Cinematheque The Center for New Music collaborates with Cinematheque to present the finale performance by our 2019 Ensemble in Residence, duo B. vs. vIDEO sAVant. The trio, an improvising intermedia ensemble of drums (Jason Levis), bass (Lisa […]
Soundwave Festival 9 | Nochtlaca: Todos, todos, todos
Nochtlaca: Todos, todos, todos Soundwave guest curator Christo Oropeza presents vocalist San Cha alongside Guillermo Galindo’s hand-made instruments from objects found at the border, in Nochtlaca: Todos, todos, todos. This program explores how borders, walls, and unity looks, feels, and sounds like, in the face of our polarized times. The artists will emphasize importance of […]
Thomas Schultz Plays Na, Rzewski, and Ustvolskaya -canceled-
**Due to recommendations from the CA Department of Public Health related to the Coronavirus outbreak, we are canceling this event.** Thomas Schultz plays the newly written “Great Noise” by Hyo-shin Na along with her “Rain Study” from 1999. Also on the program are Frederic Rzewski’s “Which Side Are You On” and the classic “Winnsboro Cotton […]
Ensemble PHASE
Ensemble PHASE is a group of musicians with a long-time passion for experimental projects, creating and performing new repertoires through experimentation on Korean instruments with various musical materials and artistic forms. Ensemble PHASE has been actively performing traditional and contemporary repertoires, collaborating with living composers and performers from diverse musical backgrounds. Also, in order to […]
Latitudes: Kaori Suzuki & Joseph Hammer
Armed with a battery of consumer-grade electronics and an unwholesome passion for sci-fi and AM radio, audio plunderer Joseph Hammer assembles found sound detritus into a palace of labyrinthine referents. Kaori Suzuki rewards endurance with transcendence in a set featuring modified melodica and oscillators. Kaori Suzuki Kaori Suzuki is a Tokyo-born music maker/composer living in […]
Closing Reception: Guillermo Galindo
Closing Reception: Cyber-totemic Objects and Sonic Mediators by Guillermo Galindo Doors and Reception, 6pm Artist Talk and Demonstration, 7pm Join us for the (free!) closing reception for Guillermo Galindo’s exhibition at C4NM’s Window Gallery. Galindo’s exhibit features invented sonic devices made out of daily life objects. By identifying with pre-Colombian healing practices, Galindo sees his […]
Elizabeth Kimble: Fundraiser Concert
Patrick Galvin and Jungeun Kim are working with Elizabeth Kimble to commission a new piece for violin and piano, which will be premiered in May 2020 in San Francisco. This evening’s performance is to raise awareness for this project by offering a short concert and reception, including an excerpt from the piece. The piece explores […]
Kathleen Supové, Pianist: Rise Up, Take Flight
Presented by Common Sense Composers’ Collective Pianist Kathleen Supové presents “Rise Up, Take Flight”, a concert of dramatic works and a call to action. Featured are World and California Premieres by three members of the Common Sense Composers’ Collective: “Steps” by Belinda Reynolds, “Road Trip Snapshots” by Dan Becker, and “A Face In The Crowd” […]