Matt Renzi, saxophone, oboe, English horn; Lucy Southern, violin; Helen Newby, cello; John Wiitala, bass; Hamir Atwal, drums Arm Sized Legging is project consisting of woodwinds (saxophone, oboe, english horn), violin, cello, bass and drums, playing a repertoire of all original compositions. The music explores textures and colors as well as the various sonorities of […]
Continue readingEnsemble for These Times – Sunday June 4 at 4 pm
56X54 #2 Nanette McGuinness, soprano; Dale Tsang, piano; Anne Lerner-Wright, cello Please join us for a pre-concert talk with composers Christopher Wicks and Alden Jenks at 3:30 pm. Martyna Kosecka Nepheles US Premiere Alden Jenks Unrestful Sleep Molly Joyce One West Coast Premiere Eden Lonsdale Mosaic US Premiere Daniel Mehdizadeh Cello Sonata Stephen Mitton selections […]
Continue readingAnne Rainwater – Friday April 28 at 8 pm
Anne Rainwater, piano J. S. Bach Goldberg Variations Oakland-based pianist Anne Rainwater is a dexterous musician known for her vibrant interpretations of works from J.S. Bach to John Zorn. Recognized for her “boldly assertive rhetoric” (San Francisco Examiner) and “bright golden honeycomb for a brain” (Roy Doughty, poet), she appears as a soloist, chamber musician, […]
Continue readingAli Paris Trio – Friday June 9 at 8 pm
Eastern & Western Music: One Melody… One Story… Ali Paris, vocals & qanun; Gabriel Navia, guitar; Faisal Zeidan, percussion Ali Paris, internationally acclaimed vocalist and qanounist, premiers his Trio for Old First Concerts, presenting his own unique music and music from the Middle East, rich in culture. Bridging common grounds with the distinct differences between […]
Continue readingFestival of Russian Music – Sunday April 30 at 4 pm
The San Francisco Branch of the Music Teachers’ Association of California presents its students in a gala concert of Russian music. The performers for this event will be chosen by audition in the weeks before the concert, so you will hear some of the most gifted and accomplished music students in the Bay Area. A […]
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