Keith Jarrett Köln Concert Part IIc Toru Takemitsu arrangements of songs of the BeatlesSergei Rudnev The Old Lime-Tree, (Lipa vekovaia)Konstantin Vassiliev Three Forest PaintingsJohann Kaspar Mertz ElegieJean Baptiste Lully Ouverture de la Grotte de VersaillesRobert De Visée Suite No. 11 in B minorSylvius Leopold Weiss Tombeau Sur La Mort De M. ComteJoaquin Turina Sonata Op. […]
Continue readingErik Ulman Ocean (World Premiere) Mathias Spahlinger Fugitive Beauté (American Premieres)Matthew ShlomowitzFast Medium SwingBrian Ferneyhough ColoraturaChristian Wolff ExercisesMatt Ingalls Trio LargosfSound is a unique collective of composer/performers that performs its own music compositions, commissions new work, performs avant-garde repertory and develops highly creative “radical transcriptions†of modern masterpieces. Presenting contemporary and experimental music concerts in […]
Continue readingMesse de Tournai: sacred music from 12th-14th century France
Continue readingJazz and Standards from the Great American Songbook, plus originals.In the aggregate, the members of The Rudy Salvini Octet bring, literally, several centuries worth of musical experience to Old First. Collectively, they are a virtual embodiment of that fabled period in Bay Area music known as the big band jazz era. Just a partial list […]
Continue readingJohn Fergusons performances have been praised for their “proselytizing zeal—along with fleet fingers, power, and fine dynamic control†(Boston Globe) and “impressive qualities of pianistic brilliance, strength, intellect and sensitivity†(Sacramento Bee). Ferguson has performed solo recitals in major cities throughout the US, featuring some of the most demanding and epic works in the piano […]
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