Kathleen Ryan Verbs, Book 2J. S. Bach selection of two preludes, and Chaconneselection of etudes by Sergei Bortkiewicz, Felix Blumenfeld, Leopold Godowsky, and Moritz Moszkowski.Steinway Artist and respected piano pedagogue Keith Snell returns to Old First Concerts. After an eighteen-year battle with focal dystonia of the right hand, Mr. Snell reappeared on the concert circuit […]
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Continue readingThe sound of Cascada de Flores echoes the golden radio age of Latin America, where jazzy bolero and earthy traditions from the countryside were joyously juxtaposed. Their performances are reflections of the original radio variety programs, which exploded with thrilling diversity, from heart-wrenching bolero and raucous Cuban guaracha, to earthy Mexican son. You “learn the […]
Continue readingWorks by Steve McQuarry, Gil Evans/Miles Davis, Keith Jarrett, George Gershwin, Jimmy Heath, Kurt Weill and Ira Gerswhin, Lennon and McCartney, Clare Fischer, Gustav Holst, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, Duke Ellington, Stanly Clarke, and William Engvick, Morty Palitz, and Alex Wilder. This singularly unique jazz octet is the only one in the Bay […]
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