FRIDAY, JULY 10, 2009 AT 8:00PM
Romancing the Voice
Eos Ensemble with Daniela Mack
Craig Reiss, violin; Mariya Borozina, violin; Caroline Lee, viola; Thalia Moore, 'cello; Marilyn Thompson, piano; Daniela Mack, mezzo-soprano
String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 51 and Two Songs, Op. 91 by Brahms; La Captive by Berlioz; Morgen, Op. 27, No. 4 by Strauss; Piano Quintet, Op. 81 by Dvorak
The Eos Ensemble returns to Old First Concerts with another diverse program highlighting the vocal artistry of mezzo-soprano Daniela Mack. In 2008 she thrilled audiences at the San Francisco Opera in productions of Idomeneo and Die tote Stadt. Here she performs art songs of Brahms, Berlioz and the heavenly Morgen by Richard Strauss. The String Quartet No. 2 in A minor of Johannes Brahms and Dvorak's Piano Quintet, with guest artist Marilyn Thompson, round out this sumptuous program of Romantic music.
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Romancing the Voice
Eos Ensemble with Daniela Mack
Craig Reiss, violin; Mariya Borozina, violin; Caroline Lee, viola; Thalia Moore, 'cello; Marilyn Thompson, piano; Daniela Mack, mezzo-soprano
String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 51 and Two Songs, Op. 91 by Brahms; La Captive by Berlioz; Morgen, Op. 27, No. 4 by Strauss; Piano Quintet, Op. 81 by Dvorak
The Eos Ensemble returns to Old First Concerts with another diverse program highlighting the vocal artistry of mezzo-soprano Daniela Mack. In 2008 she thrilled audiences at the San Francisco Opera in productions of Idomeneo and Die tote Stadt. Here she performs art songs of Brahms, Berlioz and the heavenly Morgen by Richard Strauss. The String Quartet No. 2 in A minor of Johannes Brahms and Dvorak's Piano Quintet, with guest artist Marilyn Thompson, round out this sumptuous program of Romantic music.
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FRIDAY, JULY 17, 2009 AT 8:00PM
Golden Gate International Children's and Youth Choral Festival
One of America's most celebrated gatherings of young choral performers attracts children’s and youth choirs from all over the world to compete, perform and build international friendship, including: Vox Aurea (Finland), MidtVest Pigekor (Denmark), Kaohsiung Municipal Children’s Chorus (Taiwan) and the Ensemble of the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir. Founded in 1991, the GGF was the first international children's choral festival in the western US. The Festival promotes international understanding through music, and musical excellence in choral singing, through competition and performance. Since its founding, the event has brought more than 3,000 young musicians from 19 countries together in friendship and harmony, performing for more than 50,000 audience members drawn from throughout northern California.
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Golden Gate International Children's and Youth Choral Festival
One of America's most celebrated gatherings of young choral performers attracts children’s and youth choirs from all over the world to compete, perform and build international friendship, including: Vox Aurea (Finland), MidtVest Pigekor (Denmark), Kaohsiung Municipal Children’s Chorus (Taiwan) and the Ensemble of the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir. Founded in 1991, the GGF was the first international children's choral festival in the western US. The Festival promotes international understanding through music, and musical excellence in choral singing, through competition and performance. Since its founding, the event has brought more than 3,000 young musicians from 19 countries together in friendship and harmony, performing for more than 50,000 audience members drawn from throughout northern California.
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FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2009 AT 8:00PM
Amendola Vs. Blades
Scott Amendola, drums & percussion; Wil Blades, Hammond B-3 organ
Though only a duo, Wil Blades and Scott Amendola conjure various sonic deities. They'll be performing pieces from classics like Duke Ellington's Far East Suite to originals. Vastly improvised, never the same twice.
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Amendola Vs. Blades
Scott Amendola, drums & percussion; Wil Blades, Hammond B-3 organ
Though only a duo, Wil Blades and Scott Amendola conjure various sonic deities. They'll be performing pieces from classics like Duke Ellington's Far East Suite to originals. Vastly improvised, never the same twice.
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SUNDAY, JULY 26, 2009 AT 4:00PM
Jazz Infusion
Alan Durst, saxophone; Hatem Nadim, piano
Saxophonist Alan Durst has been performed classical, jazz and musical theater works throughout North and Central America, Asia and Europe on stage, television and radio. For this concert he is joined by pianist Hatem Nadim, recognized as one of Germany's leading chamber music pianists before coming to Northern California. Their program is a montage of jazz influenced concert works for saxophone and piano, including Cinq danses exotiques by Jean Francaix, Hot-Sonate by Ervin Schulhoff, Out of the Cool by David Heath, Suite for Alto Saxophone and Piano by Dan Higgins, Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano by Phil Woods, and Gran Tango by Astor Piazzolla.
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Jazz Infusion
Alan Durst, saxophone; Hatem Nadim, piano
Saxophonist Alan Durst has been performed classical, jazz and musical theater works throughout North and Central America, Asia and Europe on stage, television and radio. For this concert he is joined by pianist Hatem Nadim, recognized as one of Germany's leading chamber music pianists before coming to Northern California. Their program is a montage of jazz influenced concert works for saxophone and piano, including Cinq danses exotiques by Jean Francaix, Hot-Sonate by Ervin Schulhoff, Out of the Cool by David Heath, Suite for Alto Saxophone and Piano by Dan Higgins, Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano by Phil Woods, and Gran Tango by Astor Piazzolla.
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FRIDAY, JULY 31, 2009 AT 8:00PM
A Sweeter Music
Sarah Cahill, piano
Sarah Cahill, recently called "fiercely gifted" by the New York Times, performs new compositions written on the theme of peace from her project A Sweeter Music, inspired by this quote from Dr. Martin Luther King: "We must see that peace represents a sweeter music, a cosmic melody that is far superior to the discords of war." Composers include Terry Riley, Meredith Monk, Phil Kline, Kyle Gann, Michael Byron, and Ingram Marshall. Video projections are by John Sanborn, who has collaborated with such artists as Bill T. Jones, Van Halen, and Mikhail Baryshnikov.
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A Sweeter Music
Sarah Cahill, piano
Sarah Cahill, recently called "fiercely gifted" by the New York Times, performs new compositions written on the theme of peace from her project A Sweeter Music, inspired by this quote from Dr. Martin Luther King: "We must see that peace represents a sweeter music, a cosmic melody that is far superior to the discords of war." Composers include Terry Riley, Meredith Monk, Phil Kline, Kyle Gann, Michael Byron, and Ingram Marshall. Video projections are by John Sanborn, who has collaborated with such artists as Bill T. Jones, Van Halen, and Mikhail Baryshnikov.
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SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, 2009 AT 4:00PM
Homages
Daniel Glover, piano
Daniel Glover, piano, will perform Haydn's Sonata in E-flat, 'Genzinger', three pieces in Homage to Haydn (1909) by Dukas, Ravel and Debussy, Chopin's Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, 'Funeral March', Liszt's Ave Maria (The Bells of Rome) and Funerailles (Burial), along with Hexameron, variations on the March from Bellini's I Puritani by six composers.
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Homages
Daniel Glover, piano
Daniel Glover, piano, will perform Haydn's Sonata in E-flat, 'Genzinger', three pieces in Homage to Haydn (1909) by Dukas, Ravel and Debussy, Chopin's Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, 'Funeral March', Liszt's Ave Maria (The Bells of Rome) and Funerailles (Burial), along with Hexameron, variations on the March from Bellini's I Puritani by six composers.
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 2009 AT 8:00PM
Music: The Next Generation
Matthew McCright, piano; Jeff Anderle, clarinet; Jonathan Russell, clarinet; Alisa Rose, violin; Hannah Addario-Berry, 'cello; Brian Dowdy, guitar
The dynamic young pianist Matthew McCright joins some of the Bay Area's brightest up-and-coming new music stars in a concert highlighting the vitality and inventiveness of the next generation of Bay Area musicians. Performers include Jeff Anderle and Jonathan Russell, clarinets; Alisa Rose and Emily Packard, violins; and Brian Dowdy, guitar. The program features Bay Area luminary Paul Dresher's epic piano work Blue Diamonds, as well as works by Jonathan Russell, Ryan Brown, Damon Waitkus, Max Stoffregen, and Frederic Rzewski''s classic 1971 work Coming Together.
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Music: The Next Generation
Matthew McCright, piano; Jeff Anderle, clarinet; Jonathan Russell, clarinet; Alisa Rose, violin; Hannah Addario-Berry, 'cello; Brian Dowdy, guitar
The dynamic young pianist Matthew McCright joins some of the Bay Area's brightest up-and-coming new music stars in a concert highlighting the vitality and inventiveness of the next generation of Bay Area musicians. Performers include Jeff Anderle and Jonathan Russell, clarinets; Alisa Rose and Emily Packard, violins; and Brian Dowdy, guitar. The program features Bay Area luminary Paul Dresher's epic piano work Blue Diamonds, as well as works by Jonathan Russell, Ryan Brown, Damon Waitkus, Max Stoffregen, and Frederic Rzewski''s classic 1971 work Coming Together.
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SUNDAY, AUGUST 16, 2009 AT 7:00PM
Jazzberry Patch
Don Pender, saxophone
Don Pender leads his new quartet in a set of standards and original compositions featuring Hammond B-3 organ.
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Jazzberry Patch
Don Pender, saxophone
Don Pender leads his new quartet in a set of standards and original compositions featuring Hammond B-3 organ.
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2009 AT 8:00PM
Robert Howard & Elizabeth Dorman
Robert Howard, 'cello; Elizabeth Dorman, piano
Pampeana No. 2 by Ginastera; Sonata No. 4 in C major by Beethoven; Suite Italienne by Stravinsky; Sonata by Rachmaninov
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Robert Howard & Elizabeth Dorman
Robert Howard, 'cello; Elizabeth Dorman, piano
Pampeana No. 2 by Ginastera; Sonata No. 4 in C major by Beethoven; Suite Italienne by Stravinsky; Sonata by Rachmaninov
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SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 2009 AT 4:00PM
Tanya Vegvary Plescia, pianist and composer
Tanya Vegvary Plescia, piano
Sonata, Op. 28 ‘Pastoral’ by Beethoven; Geary Street and Dark Carousel by Tanya Vegvary Plescia; sonatas by Scarlatti and other works
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Tanya Vegvary Plescia, pianist and composer
Tanya Vegvary Plescia, piano
Sonata, Op. 28 ‘Pastoral’ by Beethoven; Geary Street and Dark Carousel by Tanya Vegvary Plescia; sonatas by Scarlatti and other works
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2009 AT 8:00PM
Basically British XIII
Joseph Edelberg, violin; Anna Kruger, viola; Thalia Moore, 'cello; John Parr, piano
Program to include Fantasy Quartet by Frank Bridge and music by George Onslow.
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Basically British XIII
Joseph Edelberg, violin; Anna Kruger, viola; Thalia Moore, 'cello; John Parr, piano
Program to include Fantasy Quartet by Frank Bridge and music by George Onslow.
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SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2009 AT 4:00PM
Clarinet Trios by Beethoven & Brahms
Jerome Simas, clarinet; Rebecca Rust, 'cello; Friedrich Edelmann, bassoon; Dmitry Cogan, piano
Trio No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 11, ‘Gassenhauer-Trio’ by Beethoven; Trio in A minor, Op. 114 by Brahms; US Premiere of Sapphische Strophen by Karl Michael Komma
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Clarinet Trios by Beethoven & Brahms
Jerome Simas, clarinet; Rebecca Rust, 'cello; Friedrich Edelmann, bassoon; Dmitry Cogan, piano
Trio No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 11, ‘Gassenhauer-Trio’ by Beethoven; Trio in A minor, Op. 114 by Brahms; US Premiere of Sapphische Strophen by Karl Michael Komma
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2009 AT 8:00PM
Quinteto Latino
Diane Grubbe, flute; Kyle Bruckmann, oboe; Leslie Tagorda, clarinet; Armando Castellano, French horn; Shawn Jones, bassoon
Dedicated to the classical and contemporary music of Latin America, Quinteto Latino brings its impeccable artistry and infectious energy to works of distinguished Mexican composers Carlos Chávez, Mario Lavista and Arturo Márquez.
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Quinteto Latino
Diane Grubbe, flute; Kyle Bruckmann, oboe; Leslie Tagorda, clarinet; Armando Castellano, French horn; Shawn Jones, bassoon
Dedicated to the classical and contemporary music of Latin America, Quinteto Latino brings its impeccable artistry and infectious energy to works of distinguished Mexican composers Carlos Chávez, Mario Lavista and Arturo Márquez.
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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2009 AT 4:00PM
Thomas Schultz
Thomas Schultz, piano
Sonata in B flat, D. 960 by Schubert; Variations and Fugue on a theme of Handel, Op. 24 by Brahms
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Thomas Schultz
Thomas Schultz, piano
Sonata in B flat, D. 960 by Schubert; Variations and Fugue on a theme of Handel, Op. 24 by Brahms
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2009 AT 8:00PM
Fan plays Beethoven, Bolcom and Carter
Joel Fan, piano
Sonata, Op. 101 by Beethoven; Nine New Bagatelles by Bolcom; Piano Sonata by Carter
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Fan plays Beethoven, Bolcom and Carter
Joel Fan, piano
Sonata, Op. 101 by Beethoven; Nine New Bagatelles by Bolcom; Piano Sonata by Carter
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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2009 AT 4:00PM
S.F.P.Q.
6 Degrees
Robin Mayforth, violin; Elizabeth Prior Runnicles, viola; Angela Lee, 'cello; Avi Downes, piano
S.F.P.Q. will present a new and exciting way of exploring chamber music repertoire in their Six Degrees series. Connecting the dots between music, composers and history, with works by Mendelssohn, Bach, Hindemith and Beethoven.
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S.F.P.Q.
6 Degrees
Robin Mayforth, violin; Elizabeth Prior Runnicles, viola; Angela Lee, 'cello; Avi Downes, piano
S.F.P.Q. will present a new and exciting way of exploring chamber music repertoire in their Six Degrees series. Connecting the dots between music, composers and history, with works by Mendelssohn, Bach, Hindemith and Beethoven.
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2009 AT 8:00PM
Chamber Music Day . Live + Free
Presented in collaboration with the San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music and the San Francisco Community Music Center, several of the Bay Areas most exciting ensembles will perform works spanning from early music to contemporary works. A local presenter will introduce each ensemble, with special performances for children and their families. Check back later for more detailed information and schedule.
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Chamber Music Day . Live + Free
Presented in collaboration with the San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music and the San Francisco Community Music Center, several of the Bay Areas most exciting ensembles will perform works spanning from early music to contemporary works. A local presenter will introduce each ensemble, with special performances for children and their families. Check back later for more detailed information and schedule.
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