Friday, November 11 Classical Revolution is the group of chamber musicians who play at Revolution Cafe in the Mission District every Monday night. They're five years old, and releasing their first CD, from the founding members' Music Arts Quintet. |
Friday, November 11Classical Revolution is the group of chamber musicians who play at Revolution Cafe in the Mission District every Monday night. They're five years old, and releasing their first CD, from the founding members' Music Arts Quintet. |
Monday, November 14 The Lesbian/Gay Chorus of San Francisco's upcoming concert is called "BrokeBach Mountain" - and features works by three Bachs: J.S., P.D.Q., and Offen-. Plus, there's music from the 2005 film that inspired the name of the concert. |
Tuesday, November 15 Former San Francisco Ballet prima ballerina Muriel Maffre returns to a Bay Area stage, to dance in a production of "The Soldier's Tale" she's co-directing at Aurora Theatre in Berkeley. But she's also acting as puppeteer for the title character, as he's tempted by the devil to give up his violin. |
Wednesday, November 16 The next concert in the SFJazz Series called "Soulful Singers" will feature Anonymous 4 at Grace Cathedral, where the acoustics keep notes reverberating for seven seconds before they fade away.It's also on Dianne's Top 5 this week! |
Thursday, November 17 Berkeley's Crowden Center for Music in the Community presents a concert Saturday evening... of music by students who are "John Adams Young Composers", as played by the Sierra Ensemble, a professional horn trio. |
Friday, November 18 A concert this Saturday of the music of French composer Philippe Hersant will include the American premiere of a viola concerto called "Musical Humors". It's a contemporary piece that gets inspiration from a Baroque-era Scottish composer and viola da gamba player Tobias Hume. There's more information about the concert here. |
Monday, November 21 Violinist Gil Shaham returns to Davies Symphony Hall this week for three concerts of the Brahms Violin Concerto with the San Francisco Symphony. He's also just been named "Instrumentalist of the Year" by the journal Musical America. |
Tuesday, November 22 The Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society has its 30th Annual Classical Piano Fest this weekend, with two up and coming soloists selected and joined by the Mack McCray, Chair of the Piano department at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. |
Wednesday, November 23 Mezzo-soprano Kendall Gladen returns to the San Francisco Opera - where she was once an Adler Fellow - to sing the lead in Bizet's Carmen, a character she calls both sexy and smart. |
This time of year, you're very likely to be able to find performances of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker, Menotti's Amahl and the Night Visitors, and Handel's Messiah. But who has all that time? Here's a seasonal mashup to whet your appetite.