Celebrate the Holidays and Chanukah with Northern California’s premiere klezmer jazz ensemble, Ben Brussell’s KLEZMANIA!, a contemporary representation of klezmer music. Founded in May 1989 in San Francisco by Ben Brussell, KLEZMANIA! began to professionally perform klezmer music throughout the Bay Area and Los Angeles. As the group evolved, Brussell brought in players from a […]
Continue readingSqwonk, the world’s only active bass clarinet duo, has created a completely new repertoire of bass clarinet duets by commissioning works from composers that draw on classical music and a wide range of other contemporary genres, from jazz to heavy metal to klezmer. As one of only a few ensembles worldwide focusing on piano duets, […]
Continue readingKayageum virtuoso, Hyun-chae Kim, will make her American debut in a solo concert of works for kayageum (a Korean zither-like instrument). The program will have both traditional and new Korean music including recent work by Kim herself and Bay Area composer Hyo-shin Na. Ms. Kim is a young musician from Korea who has performed solo […]
Continue readingGiuseppe Tartini Devil’s Trill SonataJohn Biggs Dialogue for violin and piano Sergei Prokofiev Sonata in F minor, Op. 80Astor Piazzolla Le Grand TangoViolinist Thomas Yee and pianist Jieun Yee, a husband and wife pair began performing with each other with the desire to share music and life with each other, and the collaboration has blossoming […]
Continue readingin concert with singer-songwriter Melanie DeMore with additional music by Sean Feit
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