Beth Custer premieres Drawdown, an evening-length chamber work based on the compelling Paul Hawken book Drawdown: 100 Solutions to Reverse Global Warming. The ensemble features Custer on voice/clarinets, cellist Freya Seeburger and her ensemble Juxtapositions with Mia Nardi-Huffman (violin), Naomi Stine (piano) and special guest Jim Kassis on drums/percussion. An multi-movement piece covering solutions for […]
Composer Meetup
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 RSVP to Brent Miller if you would like to attend and/or present. […]
Composer Meetup
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 RSVP to Brent Miller if you would like to attend and/or present. […]
Deep Listening® Group
. “Listen to everything all of the time and remind yourself when you are not listening.” -Pauline Oliveros . The world is not yet fully known. Another kind of knowledge is amassed through observation and it happens in sensation. We relate to our environment and to each other by virtue of our common immersion in […]
Deep Listening® Group
. “Listen to everything all of the time and remind yourself when you are not listening.” -Pauline Oliveros . The world is not yet fully known. Another kind of knowledge is amassed through observation and it happens in sensation. We relate to our environment and to each other by virtue of our common immersion in […]
Latitudes: Tongue Depressor & Matsumoto/Sonnet Duo
Sonnet/Matsumoto Duo Caspar Sonnet (lap-steel dobro) Kozue Matsumoto (koto) is an acoustic experimental, improvisational duo based in Los Angeles, California. Both artists employ numerous extended techniques exploring an array of sounds and textures heralding modern and early eastern and western folk traditions. The collaborations are intensive, concentrated duets where both players utilize prepared techniques composed […]
The Black Cedar Trio
The Black Cedar Trio brings their quest to create a new genre of chamber music for flute, cello, and guitar to the San Francisco Center for New Music. They will present three new works for their unique combination: “Tres Colores” by Chilean composer Javier Contreras, “In The Spring” by San Jose composer Andre Gueziec, and […]
The Black Cedar Trio
The Black Cedar Trio brings their quest to create a new genre of chamber music for flute, cello, and guitar to the San Francisco Center for New Music. They will present three new works for their unique combination: “Tres Colores” by Chilean composer Javier Contreras, “In The Spring” by San Jose composer Andre Gueziec, and […]
Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir: Vernacular
Icelandic-American cellist, Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir, performs 4 pieces by contemporary Icelandic composers. The contemporary classic by Hafliði Hallgrímsson, Solitaire, is a 5 movement suite consisting of dances and folk-inspired forms, concluding in a fiery Jig. “Afterquake” by Páll Ragnar Pálsson explores the internal effects of emotional events through textures and overtones , “O” by Halldór Smárason […]
Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir: Vernacular
Icelandic-American cellist, Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir, performs 4 pieces by contemporary Icelandic composers. The contemporary classic by Hafliði Hallgrímsson, Solitaire, is a 5 movement suite consisting of dances and folk-inspired forms, concluding in a fiery Jig. “Afterquake” by Páll Ragnar Pálsson explores the internal effects of emotional events through textures and overtones , “O” by Halldór Smárason […]