Alisa Rose and Amy Zanrosso are joined by special guest pianist Ian Scarfe in a program of nocturnes by Copland, Cage, Medtner, Chopin, Ravel, Crumb, Ogerman, Rose, Szymanowski, and Schnittke.
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Pianist José López returns to Old First Concerts with a performance of rarely heard works by 19th century Cuban-born composers José Comellas and Nicolás Ruíz Espadero, along with Charles V. Alkan’s Symphony. We will also be raising funds to help Melisa Nieves, a fourth-year student at the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music who lost her piano in the devastation of Hurricane Maria.
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Playing in an unbound, energetic village style this band of world renown klezmer veterans carries on the ancient tradition of klezmer musicians, playing music of all kinds, but with a recognizably Jewish sound.
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Internationally-acclaimed Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir return for their annual Candlelight Concert, featuring traditional to adventurous repertoire reflecting the reverence and joy of the Holiday season, including newly commissioned works.
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Choral Christmas works by Gabrieli, Victoria, Poulenc, Howells, Willan, and Rachmaninoff, along with lively Villancicos by composers from Old and New Spain, and arrangements of familiar carols.
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