A program exploring the complex dynamics between the Global North and the Global South, the transformative impact of technology, and often-overlooked promises of our Americas with a powerful combination of music and texts that will shed light on how progress can bridge divides yet deepen inequities.
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Join the Ali Akbar College of Music for an all-day musical celebration in honor of the life and work of our founder, legendary sarod Maestro Ali Akbar Khan. The afternoon performances will be from 3-5:30 PM (artists to be announced) and will be in memory of Maestro Khan’s oldest son, sarodiya Ustad Aashish Khan, and the world-renowned tabla artist and percussionist, Ustad Zakir Hussain. After a break, we will return with an evening portion from 7:30-9:30 with a performance by Maestro Khan’s two youngest sons, Alam and Manik Khan, both on sarod, with his long-time tabla accompanist, the esteemed Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri.
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Two world premieres by San Francisco’s own Hyo-shin Na are presented alongside Ruth Crawford’s String Quartet, a selection of piano works by the 20th Century master Ferruccio Busoni, and a new, re-imagined version of Louis Moreau Gottschalk’s The Banjo by the ensemble’s pianist, Thomas Schultz.
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Pianist Utsav Lal and Saxophonist George Brooks fuse Indian classical music and American jazz with contemporary minimalism, crafting innovative new sounds.
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Be inspired by the Bay Area’s best music students as they perform the music of Johann Sebastian Bach with great skill and beauty.
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