Prize-winning kayageum performer Hyunchae Kim plays a concert of solo works by Hyo-shin Na, whose writing for combinations of western and eastern instruments is unusual in its refusal to compromise the integrity of differing sounds and ideas; she prefers to let them interact, coexist and conflict in the music.
Continue readingMonthly Archives: February 2023
Centennial Tribute to Maestro Ali Akbar Khan – Saturday, April 15 at 7 pm
This event celebrating in honor of the Centennial of Maestro Ali Akbar Khan’s birthday brings together his two sons, Alam and Manik Khan, on sarod, alongside his long-time tabla accompanist, Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri.
Continue readingWooden Fish Ensemble – From Korea to America – 120 Years and Beyond – Sunday, April 23 at 4 pm
The San Francisco-based Wooden Fish Ensemble celebrates the 120th year of Korean immigration to the United States with a concert featuring traditional Korean music and the World Premiere of Hyo-shin Na’s From Korea to America – 120 Years and Beyond.
Continue readingQuinteto Latino presents works of Orlando Jacinto García – Sunday, April 30 at 4 pm
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Quinteto Latino is pleased to be hosting the award-winning Cuban-American composer Orlando Jacinto García, whose haunting music suspends time with slow-moving timbre and texture changes.
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