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Tonight we celebrate the 10-years-ago release of Mukyoku 無曲: New Music for Taimu Shakuhachi. Taimu are the wide-bore, bass variants of the vertical bamboo flute of ancient Zen Buddhism, shakuhachi 尺八. The complete Mukyoku repertoire features 27 compositions (Japanese calligraphic scores and recordings) and instructional materials for these big flutes and serve as part of the foundation for Black Earth Shakuhachi School, Boots’ thriving global nano-community of bamboo-breathing practitioners. [More]

Nine Bay Area composers join forces to present new string quartets in a cycle of two concerts. A showcase of the Bay Area composition scene performed by the acclaimed Friction String Quartet and guest artists. [More]

Janis Mercer, piano, Daniel Lewin, violin, and Friends commemorate the 75th anniversary of Anton Webern's death. [More]