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4:30–5:00Myra Melford

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2:00–2:45Equity & Opportunity:

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4:15–4:45Howard Wiley & Extra Nappy

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5:15–5:45Terrence Brewer

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SF MuSic Day 2019 ScheDuleSunday, OctOber 6, nOOn–7:45 PM SF War MeMOrial VeteranS building

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SF Music Day MarketplaceVisit the SF Music Day Marketplace in the main lobby to meet representatives of the Bay Area’s music presenting and artist service organizations, and learn about their upcoming seasons, events and programs.

Crowden Music Center, p. 34 1475 Rose Street, Berkeley

California Jazz Conservatory, p. 182087 Addison St

Berkeley Chamber Performances, p. 14Berkeley City Club. 2315 Durant

SF Community Music Center, p. 17 Mission & Richmond district locations

Center for New Music, p. 32 55 Taylor Street, SF

Old First Concerts, p. 51751 Sacramento Street

Roland Feller Violin Makers, p. 48 551 Divisadero, SF

Amateur Music Network, p. 11 amateurmusic.org

Mr. Tipples, p. 52 39 Fell St, SF

Philharmonia Baroque, p. 28 philharmonia.org

Voices of Music, p 56 voicesofmusic.org

San Francisco Early Music Society, p. 23

SF, Palo Alto, Berkeley

Earplay, p. 40 earplay.org

Jazz in the Neighborhood, p. 42 jazzintheneighborhood.org

SF Contemporary Music Players, p. 11 sfcmp.org

Chamber Music Society of San Francisco, p. 28

chambermusicsocietysf.org

Music on the Hill, p. 18 St. Aidan’s Church, Diamond Heights

Music at Kohl Mansion, p. 20 2750 Adeline Drive, Burlingame

Old First Concerts1751 Sacramento Street

SF, CA 94109

www.oldfirstconcerts.org

Over 60 concerts per year on Friday

evenings and Sunday afternoons

Chamber music, piano solo, world music,

jazz and vocal concerts

Complimentary refreshments at

intermission

Discounted tickets when purchased online

Student tickets just $5!

Celebrating 50 years of great music

for tickets and more info:

Welcome to SF Music Day!Welcome to our 12th annual SF Music Day!

On behalf of InterMusic SF, I want to congratulate you all on your superb taste in music! We are thrilled you are spending your day with us, listening to some of the Bay Area’s finest musicians.

If you are new to SF Music Day, we invite you to explore all four venues of the Veterans Building and experience both familiar performers and new artists. If you came to hear a particular ensemble or style of music, we hope you find something new on the schedule to spark your interest. Your new favorite group might be performing just before, or after, the artists you came to hear!

Today each artist on our roster will present a short set of music designed to highlight their group’s artistic vision, and you will find an incredible degree of variety from program to program. While we feature musical genres in the program book—new music, classical, early music, jazz, and world inspired sounds—you’ll find that musicians across the festival’s genre spectrum bend the boundaries of these categories, and experiment with tradition in exciting and original ways.

For this year’s festival, we have invited participating musicians to consider and respond to our theme, Rebels & Renegades. Intended as a celebration of musical innovation transcending genre or era, the theme has served as a prompt for artists as they considered their program choices for the festival, and has also encouraged them to consider what keeps them pushing forward as artists, musicians and ensemble leaders.

Richard Howell is performing John Coltrane’s seminal work, A Love Supreme, and shared his thoughts about the theme:

“What appears to be a rebellious revolutionary act today is to fight for the principles of the golden rule. My music, “Bridge Music,” is performed in the spirit of bridging the divide, creating a pathway to bring us together through sonic vibration and just plain simple love. I am a servant of love and the most high; I exist to touch souls and enrich lives and to be of service. That keeps me standing tall!”

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Ila Cantor explains her approach to stylistic blending, and the exploration of ancient musical traditions in her ensemble, Encanto:

“It is meant to be both a new lens on charango and a new contribution to modern jazz. The charango is a stunning folk instrument that has been admired in Andean music, but rarely have other cultures been exposed to its beauty. Likewise, rarely do we see instruments from other cultures in jazz. The sonic possibilities of this music inspired me to continue my exploration of ancient and world instruments which I bring into a modern jazz setting.”

And Ensemble for These Times leader, Nanette McGuiness speaks to inspiration in the group’s program, “Dracula Rising: Ghosts from Hollywood Past,” which features chamber music by European emigre composers who fled a conflict-ridden Europe in the 1930s and 40s:

“What inspires us is giving a voice to undeservedly forgotten musical gems by both composers from the past and present, as well as performing new music by living composers whose work excites us. We are passionate about bringing diverse artistic voices to the table, especially, but not only, by women creators and we actively try to reclaim the works of composers whose musical voices were suppressed or even extinguished.

The composers in our program were path breakers here in the US, bringing their compositional styles to LA at the dawn of talkies to create what became today’s “Hollywood sound.”

SF Music Day is and will remain a free community-based festival. We are thankful to our foundation and government supporters, as well as the individual donors that help us bring this event to life year after year. During your time at SF Music Day, please stop by our InterMusic SF table in the front lobby to learn more about all of our programs, and explore the festival Marketplace, where you can meet representatives from other incredible Bay Area arts organizations. Thank you for joining us to celebrate live music!

Sincerely,

Cory Combs Executive Director, InterMusic SF

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Violin Sonata (1917) Claude Debussy (1862–1918) Allegro vivo Intermède: Fantasque et léger Finale: Très animé

The Stenberg | Cahill Duo brings together two luminaries in modern and contemporary music, dedicated to promoting the American experimental tradition and expanding it through the commissioning of new work. SF Classical Voice wrote: “It’s difficult to believe that the Stenberg | Cahill Duo was formed in 2016: These two musicians sound as though they have been collaborating with one another much longer. Contemporary music fans are fortunate to have this simultaneously authoritative and approachable pair.” Kate Stenberg’s violin playing has been described as “stunning... getting under the skin of the music from start to finish.” She is a leading interpreter of contemporary chamber music, having premiered over a hundred works by composers worldwide, including works with multimedia and improvisation.Sarah Cahill, named a 2018 Champion of New Music by the American Composers Forum, has commissioned, premiered, and recorded numerous compositions for solo piano. Keyboard Magazine wrote: “Through her inspired interpretation of works across the 20th and 21st centuries, Cahill has been instrumental in bringing to life the music of many of our greatest living composers.”

katestenberg.com • sarahcahill.com

Stenberg | Cahill Duo

Herbst Theatre1:30–2:00 PM


Dee SpenCer: the Smile orange projeCt

Dee Spencer, piano • Charles Thomas, bass • Mark Lee, drums Lisa Sanchez, guitar • Erik Andrews, trumpet

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Reimagining the score from the 1976 film Smile Orange by composer/trombonist Melba Liston

The Smile Orange Project is a musical experience arranged and directed by Bay Area jazz luminary, Dee Spencer, combining the 1976 film Smile Orange with a live band performance of the soundtrack composed by trombonist Melba Liston. Spencer’s arrangement combines soul, R&B, jazz, pop and blues with traditional Jamaican sounds and pays homage to two great artists: Author Trevor D. Rhone (1940–2009) and Melba Liston (1926–1999). Sketches of the original scores are archived at the Center for Black Music Research (CBMR) at Columbia College in Chicago, Illinois, where Spencer accessed Liston’s manuscripts. Previously, Spencer was a member of a group of four researchers called the Melba Liston Collective and served as Liston’s music copyist in NYC in the summer of 1982.

Smile Orange is a satirical farce about the daily lives of native Jamaicans working in the tourism industry. Rhone’s title is embedded in Jamaican tradition and mythology. Inside this slapstick comedy is commentary about the social conditions of the Jamaican workforce with sharp comparisons to slavery. The characters of Smile Orange, who work at the fictitious Mondo Beach Hotel, must use their “smiles” as tools for survival. According to a myth dating back to the slave trade period, eating oranges causes sterility, and the orange growers used this to preserve the crop. Interestingly, oranges are enjoyed by everyone throughout the film.

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Paul Dresher • Joel Davel • Naomie Kremer, video projection

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Performing live on a trio of invented musical instruments, the duo of acclaimed composer, performer and instrument inventor Paul Dresher and percussionist extraordinaire Joel Davel consistently generates excitement and wonder! Three for Two is a collaboration with painter, video artist, and stage designer Naomie Kremer who has created projections from source video and imagery of the invented instruments and other sources.Playing the 15-foot Quadrachord and the 10-foot Hurdy Grande (both designed by Dresher and long-time collaborator Daniel Schmidt) and the Marimba Lumina (designed by Don Buchla), Dresher and Davel create lush textures and rhythmically propulsive grooves that fascinate the ear and the eye. Exploring unique sound-colors and amplified by live digital looping, this electro-acoustic duo creates complex sonic layers as rich as a full orchestra.The Quadrachord resembles a giant electric bass that is plucked like a guitar, bowed like a cello or struck like a drum. The Hurdy Grande has seven 10-foot strings that are mechanically bowed by a motorized wooden wheel, making possible a vast array of contrasting sounds—sounding alternately like a celestial violin, a screaming electric guitar, a harp, or a percussion instrument. Davel plays the Marimba Lumina, an electronic mallet controller created by synthesizer pioneer Don Buchla in collaboration with Davel and Mark Goldstein. It offers an extended range of musical expression in comparison to electronic keyboards and other mallet instruments.

dresherensemble.org


AMATEUR MUSIC NETWORK for the love of music-making

Workshops | Online Networking | Newsletters

JOIN US AT amateurmusic.org

@amateurmusicnetworkfor the love of music-making

SFCMP in the LABORATORY seriesKinetic Transformations FRI, JAN 17, 2020 Commemorating the 100th anniversary of celebrated choreographer Merce Cunningham’s birth, as well as his long and prolific partnership with California composer John CAGE, the Contemporary Players feature the brilliantly unconventional Concert for Piano and Orchestra, a work composed by Cage and adapted for Merce Cunningham Dance Company’s use in a performance of Cunningham’s Antic Meet. Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival founder and director Antoine HUNTER joins them in performance with a riveting original choreogra-phy to complement the piece. Composers Gloria JUSTEN, David COLL, Henry COWELL, and Anna CLYNE round out the program in an exploration of auditory, visual, and dance elements.

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ila Cantor’S enCanto

Ila Cantor, charango, voice • Ben Goldberg, clarinet Rob Reich, accordion • Schuyler Karr, bass • Eric Garland, drums

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Ila Cantor’s charango-led chamber-jazz ensemble performs music from her fifth album, Encanto

Ila Cantor’s Encanto is inspired by the charango, a South American stringed instrument historically used for accompanying prayer and in expressions of gratitude and healing. Cantor has written a mostly instrumental repertoire of compositions featuring this rare and underrated instrument in a chamber-jazz setting. Helping her realize this musical melding is a cast of some of the West Coast’s best instrumentalists and improvisers.In Spanish, “encanto” means enchantment, charm, wonderment, or a type of love. The word itself carries a magic that mysteriously uplifts the heart. To Cantor, the charango does exactly that:

“This instrument has captured my attention most completely by its heavenly, high-pitched yet gentle sound is like exploring a labyrinth of wonders, and this mysterious fascination has inspired me to ponder: What would the charango sound like in my familiar modern jazz / chamber music setting? The goal of inviting this instrument into the world of chamber-jazz is to explore the bridge between a ‘simple, sacred song’ approach toward music with a ‘complex, clever, composition’ approach. I believe that both approaches are positive and complementary forces for one another, and I’m passionate about their merging.”

ilacantor.com


Destiny Muhammad, harp • Leon Joyce, Jr., drums • Arthur ‘Chico’ Lopez, bass

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Jazz and the Urban Attitude: The music of Marvin Gaye, Herbie Hancock, Dorothy Ashby, Destiny Muhammad

Destiny Muhammad is a recording and performing artist, bandleader, composer, and producer. Her unique genre “Celtic to Coltrane” is cool and eclectic with a feel of jazz and storytelling to round out the sonic experience.

Following in the footsteps of jazz harp master Dorothy Ashby, Destiny Muhammad’s ensemble showcases Muhammad’s soaring vocals and transporting string work. Whether interpreting jazz standards or her original tunes, Muhammad turns every piece into a soulful adventure.

Destiny is the principal harpist for the Eddie Gale Inner Peace Orchestra, the Oakland Community Orchestra, and performs with the Awesöme Orchestra. She has headlined for the Women in Jazz concert series, the AfroSolo/Yerba Buena Gardens Concert Festival, Sundays in the Redwoods, Festival Sundiata and an SFJAZZ Tribute to Alice Coltrane’s epic album, Journey in Satchidananda.

“When one contemplates the great musicians of jazz a list of harpists do not immediately come to mind, but that is destined to change with Sound Sculptress, Destiny Muhammad.” —San Francisco Examiner

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Eric Chin, violin • Joseph Maile, violin Pei-Ling Lin, viola • Jeremiah Shaw, cello

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String Quartet Op. 3 (1910) Alban Berg (1885–1935) I. Langsam II. Mässige ViertelThe Telegraph Quartet formed in 2013 with an equal passion for the standard chamber music repertoire and contemporary, non-standard works alike. Described by the San Francisco Chronicle as “...an incredibly valuable addition to the cultural landscape” and “powerfully adept... with a combination of brilliance and subtlety,” the Telegraph Quartet was awarded the prestigious 2016 Walter W. Naumburg Chamber Music Award and the Grand Prize at the 2014 Fischoff Chamber Music Competition. The quartet has performed in concert halls, music festivals, and academic institutions across the United States and abroad, and is currently on the chamber music faculty at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music as the Quartet-in-Residence.The quartet has collaborated on projects with pianists Leon Fleisher and Simone Dinnerstein, cellists Norman Fischer and Bonnie Hampton, violinist Ian Swensen, and the Henschel Quartett. A fervent champion of 20th-and 21st-century repertoire, the Telegraph Quartet has recently premiered new works by John Harbison, Richard Festinger, and Robert Sirota with a new work by Sirota and librettist Stevan Cavalier with mezzo-soprano Abigail Fischer to premiere spring 2020.

telegraphquartet.com

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Richard Howell, saxophone • Frederick Harris, piano Fred Randolph, bass • Elé Salif Howell, drums

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In many ways, Richard Howell is a secret weapon of the Bay Area music scene—an artist who’s provided the creative glue holding together an extraordinary range of projects. Howell is an active saxophonist, educator, and producer of jazz, funk, world and pop music. He leads two innovative jazz ensembles, RH Quartet and Richard Howell and Sudden Changes in crowd-moving performances. Howell has a spiritual way of connecting to audiences of all ages.

Richard Howell’s music celebrates diversity as it bridges, unites and merges the experience of all listeners. He defines it as “Bridge Music”—a jazz pathway over obstacles that joins differences and links through the sonic connection. Its roots are based in the spirit of John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme and embrace the contradiction of James Brown’s simplistic yet complicated African inspired rhythmic concepts to the deep soulfulness of the Isley Brothers.

richardhowellandsuddenchanges.com


MUSIC FOREVERYONE

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Ari Micich, trumpet • Matthew Ebisuzaki, trumpet • Margarite Waddell, french horn Esther Armendariz, trombone • Lucas Jensen, bass trombone

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Quintet No. 3 Victor Ewald (1860–1935) I, IV

Four Pieces for Brass Quintet Paquito D’Rivera (b. 1948) Danzon & Wapango

Based in San Francisco, Brass Over Bridges is an ensemble that understands that music is all about connection. Inspired by the artistic community of the San Francisco Bay Area, Brass Over Bridges seeks to engage audiences with music across barriers of style and artistic discipline. In addition to performing concerts, Brass Over Bridges is passionate about supporting school music programs through outreach performances designed to educate and inspire young musicians.

brassoverbridges.com

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Music at Kohl MansionOctober 20, 2019 - May 10, 2020

All Concerts at 7pm

Music at Kohl Mansion2750 Adeline DriveBurlingame, CA 94010

650.762.1130www.musicatkohl.orgArt: Juan Gris, Violin and Guitar, 1913

October 20, 2019American Chamber PlayersNovember 10, 2019Minetti QuartettDecember 15, 2019 | Gala Holiday ConcertMusicians from theValley of the Moon Music FestivalJanuary 18 & 19, 2020Violins of Hope World PremiereFebruary 16, 2020Ariel QuartetMarch 15, 2020Cellist Amit PeledApril 5, 2020Fauré QuartettMay 10, 2020Heath Quartet

Karina Tseng, piano • Sean Mori, violin • Angeline Kiang, cello

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Pierre Jalbert (b. 1966)

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Piano Trio in D major, Op. 70, No. 1 “Ghost” (1808) I. Allegro vivace e con brio

Piano Trio No. 1 (1998) I. Life Cycle

Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66 (1845) I. Allegro energico e fuoco

The Fervida Trio is the 2019 Gold Medal Winner in the Junior Division of the 49th annual Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. The trio formed in 2017 in the pre-college chamber music training program, Young Chamber Musicians. Their coaches include Susan Bates and Jeffrey LaDeur, with additional coaching by Ian Swensen and Lisa Lee.

Young Chamber Musicians, founded and directed by violist Susan Bates offers advanced chamber music instruction and exciting performance opportunities to string players and pianists ages 14-19. The program immerses students in the chamber music repertoire to develop technical skill, musical imagination, and the art of working with others. Through its collaboration with Music at Kohl Mansion (p. 20) and Mercy High School, Burlingame, YCM has fostered “learning through listening and performing” since 2008.

youngchambermusicians.orgThis performance is sponsored by Nancy B. Ranney.

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12:45–1:15 PMGreen Room



SylveStriS Quartet

Anna Washburn, violin • Tyler Lewis, violin Aaron Westman, viola • Gretchen Claassen, cello

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Curtain Music from The Tempest Matthew Locke (c. 1621–1677)

String Quartet – ii. Piacevole Edward Elgar (1857–1934)

Mensa Sonora No. 3 – Sonatina Heinrich Biber (1644–1704)

String Quartet No. 15, Op. 132 Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770–1827) “Heiliger Dankgesang”

Sylvestris Quartet is the San Francisco Bay Area’s historically informed string quartet, performing music from the entire “gut-string era”… that is, from the 17th century up through World War II. Sylvestris in known for programming that explores the cyclical nature of music, looking forward through the veil of history.

“Renegades go Back to the Future” – For this year’s SF Music Day theme, Sylvestris performs two pairings of historically-inspired renegade composers who must have known each other in the 4th dimension. Matthew Locke/Edward Elgar, and Heinrich Biber/Ludwig van Beethoven.

sylvestrisquartet.org


Concerts in Palo Alto, Berkeley, and San Francisco.

Learn more about SFEMS today by visiting our SF Music Day Marketplace table!

September 20–22, 2019Costanoan Trio —The Harmonious FourTrios by the four great composer-pianists of the late 18th century— Haydn, Mozart, Clementi, and Beethoven

November 22–24, 2019Aquila and Tres Hermanicas —Roses & AlmondsSephardic music and medieval Cantigas, celebrating life, love, food and drink, nature, spirituality, adventure and humor.

Special eveNt, oNe performaNce—December 13, 2019 Academy of Ancient Music—RejoiceThe Baroque at its most irrepressibly joyful and effervescent. Music to stir the soul and lift the spirits.

JaNuary 10–12, 2020Les Voix Humaines—L achrimaeSeven takes on Seven Teares. Interpretations of the most famous song of the Elizabethan Age.

february 14–16, 2020Musica Pacifica —Airs of CaledoniaSoulful airs and merry jigs, plus works of Purcell, Locke, Corelli, and Muffat; and music by Scottish composers that defies classification

march 20–22, 2020Rachel Barton Pine and Jory Vinikour —Music of J.S. BachBarton Pine and Vinikour team up again to perform Bach’s sonatas for violin and harpsichord as well as solo partitas for each instrument.

www.sfems.org 510-528-1725

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Cornelius Boots, taimu shakuhachi • Kevin Chen, taimu shakuhachi Chris Adkins, taimu shakuhachi • Darrell Hayden, taimu shakuhachi

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Green Swampy Water (2017)

The Heavy Root Speaks (2019) (premiere)

“Elemental Chamber Music & Bamboo Gospel”: The Heavy Roots Shakuhachi Ensemble creates sounds unknown to modern society. They are the world’s only taimu (bass) shakuhachi ensemble, and are making their official debut at SF Music Day 2019. Founded by award-winning composer Cornelius Boots, the group celebrates the low tones of the large, raw, root-end vertical bamboo flute of Japanese Zen Buddhism. The Heavy Roots explore themes of nature and the occult, rooted in Zen, Taoism, rural blues, old gospel, and the deep history of woodwind music.

Founder/composer of Black Earth Shakuhachi School, Cornelius Boots has forged his own eclectic style as a professional woodwind performer since 1989. A three-time graduate of Jacobs School of Music and licensed shihan (master) in the dynamic shakuhachi lineage of Watazumido, Boots has played international festivals in Montreux, Chicago, Assisi, Prague, London and Xalapa and received grants, commissions and crowdfunding to create new repertoire for his instruments.

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Sara LeMesh, soprano • Allegra Chapman, piano

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Pastorale (1907) Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971)from Apparition (1979) George Crumb (b. 1929) The Night in Silence Under Many a Star (Walt Whitman) Approach Strong Deliveress!from Hommage à Chopin – Five Vocalises (1955) Andrezj Panufnik Andante (1914–1991) Vivo Boli mnie głowa (I have a headache) (1955) Grażyna Bacewicz Sroczka (Little magpie) (1956) (1909–1969)from Suita Liryczna (Lyric Suite) (Julian Tuwim) (1953) Tadeusz Baird Pieśń o czereśniach (Song of Cherries) (1928–1981)Grief (Leroy V. Brant) (1953) William Grant Still (1895–1978)Spring Comes Singing (1954) Henry Cowell (1897–1965)

Recently formed in 2019, Chordless duo seeks to thrill and challenge audiences in performances of emerging, contemporary, and under-represented composers, both present and past. LeMesh and Chapman’s first collaboration in 2017 at the inaugural Bard Music West festival had critics raving about their “theatrical timing, tone, and technical control.” 2019–2020 projects include recitals around the Bay Area, a song cycle commission from composer Benjamin Pesetsky, and a music video of Crumb’s Apparition.

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Patrick Galvin, violin • Jung-Eun Kim, piano

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Roumanian Folk Dances (1915) Béla Bartók (1881–1945) arr. Zoltán Székely (1903–2001)

American Troubadours (2019) Stefan Cwik (b. 1987)

It Ain’t Necessarily So (1935) George Gershwin (1898–1937) arr. Jascha Heifetz (1901–1987)

Patrick Galvin and Jung-eun Kim are each soloists, chamber musicians and graduates of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. In 2019, Galvin commissioned and premiered two works, Road of the Pilgrim by Axel Hererra and American Troubadours by Stefan Cwik.

American Troubadours, is a multi-movement piece that echoes the long tradition of American folk music and the ‘Americana’ sound, but filtered through the medium of western chamber music. The title suggests a re-capturing of the musical vernaculars of the American ‘roots’ styles of music. The work presents a collage of these American roots styles of music including old blues, early jazz, New Orleans Dixieland, and bluegrass. American Troubadours draws on the lineage of these styles, which in themselves have West African, Scottish, English, and Irish heritage transplanted to the agricultural landscapes of the United States.

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Michael Hernandez, soprano saxophone Jonathan Szin, clarinet • Kris King, bassoon

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TAPAS (selections) Marc Mellits (b. 1966)

Keyed Kontraptions was founded in 2016 as a duo of contrabass wind instruments and continues in its new trio form, to explore unique colors and instrumental combinations of the wind family. The members of Keyed Kontraptions advocate for contemporary music through commissioning projects, working directly with composers to expand the repertoire.

Saxophonist Michael Hernandez is a founding member of the acclaimed Mana Quartet and has collaborated with many well known Bay Area organizations including Empyrean Ensemble, Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, New Century Chamber Orchestra, Santa Cruz Symphony, and others.

Clarinetist Jon Szin is an active teacher, chamber musician, and co-founder/co-director of the San Francisco-based wind octet, Nomad Session.

Bassoonist Kris King is a founding member of Keyed Kontraptions, a member of the chamber groups Nomad Session and Elevate Ensemble and regularly performs as a freelance musician with several orchestras throughout California.

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Mia Nardi-Huffman, violin • Samuel Nelson, violin Daphne Gooch, viola • Jorge Maresch, cello

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Sunrise of the Planetary Dream Collector (1980) Terry Riley (b.1935)

Entr’acte (2011) Caroline Shaw (b. 1982)

Four, for Tango (1988) Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992)

With a focus on bringing exciting works of the past and present to audiences in the Bay Area, Astraeus String Quartet has enjoyed a wide variety of performances since its conception in early 2018. The players have spent the last decade as colleagues and friends, having met at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Their inaugural season focused on Russian composers, with programs including masterworks by Prokofiev, Shostakovich, and Tchaikovksy, as well as a collaboration with composer Andrew Vickers on a concert benefitting the Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights. Astraeus is passionate about performing in unconventional spaces, which have included decommissioned cotton mills, art deco-themed bars, greenhouses, and more. Most recently, the quartet launched their annual Commissioning Initiative, where they seek to sponsor underrepresented composers in classical music. For 2020, they will commission a new work from an LGBTQ+-identifying composer to be premiered in June for Pride Month. Astraeus continues their collaboration with the Shelldance Orchid Gardens in Pacifica CA, offering donation-based concerts inside of an active greenhouse, and the Astraeus Salon Series in San Francisco, where they perform works in an intimate setting with food and wine.

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“Nothing brings me closer to the music I love than listening to a small ensemble of passionate musicians connecting deeply with one another and their audience. InterMusic SF’s dedication to such music is pivotal in sustaining and enriching our remarkable community of musicians and music lovers in the Bay Area.”

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InterMusic SF is a San Francisco Bay Area non-profit organization that advocates for performing musical artists, and acts as a catalyst for their career development and creative collaboration.

Our mission is to support the professional and artistic growth of San Francisco Bay Area musicians whose focus is the small ensemble. Through programs that include fiscal sponsorship, grant-making, career development, and curated performance partnerships, we strengthen the careers of local artists who contribute to a vibrant and diverse music community.

We envision a thriving musical climate for San Francisco Bay Area musicians with sustainable careers who are celebrated by engaged and dedicated audiences. We value small ensemble music-making for its intimacy and immediacy, and champion its many genres by serving those who create and share it.

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Innovative, Experimental, Creative ConcertsE v e r y W e e k

The Chromelodia Project: music by Chris Brown in just intonation

Friction Quartet with bass clarinetist Bruce Belton

FriCtion Quartet

Otis Harriel, violin • Kevin Rogers, violin Lucia Kobza, viola • Doug Machiz, cello

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Abaciscus (2012) Geoffrey Gordon (b. 1968)

Can’t and Won’t (2017) Christopher Cerrone (b. 1984)

Friction Quartet, whose performances have been called “terribly beautiful” [San Francisco Classical Voice], “stunningly passionate” [Calgary Herald]and “exquisitely skilled” [ZealNYC], exists to modernize the chamber music experience and expand the string quartet repertoire. Friction achieves this mission by commissioning new works, curating imaginative programs, collaborating with artists, and presenting interactive educational outreach.Since forming in 2011, Friction has commissioned 43 works for string quartet. They created the Friction Commissioning Initiative as a platform for raising funds to commission new works for string quartet. They are currently accepting donations to help fund new works by exceptional young composers between the ages of 16–21 from across the United States.Friction has also become known for their engaging educational outreach, and are honored to be entering their third year as educating ensemble for San Francisco Symphony’s Adventures in Music program, providing interdisciplinary music education to elementary school students. They were awarded a 2019 InterMusic SF Grant to create an educational program with new music by composer Danny Clay, designed to be engaging and accessible for youth with cognitive, behavioral, and physical differences or disabilities.

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This performance is sponsored by Berkeley Chamber Performances.



Music changes everything


Sofia Matthews, violin/viola • Jun Yong Liu, violin/viola Anna Renton, violin/viola • Isabelle Nichols, cello

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Selections from:Haydn Op. 76, No. 4 • Beethoven Op. 95

Prokofiev String Quartet #2, Op. 92The Meráki Quartet was formed in 2016 by four 14-year-old students through Crowden’s Youth Chamber Music Program. Four months following its inception, the quartet participated in the Jane Galante Competition at the Yehudi Menuhin Chamber Music Seminar in San Francisco and earned second prize. They have since won Bronze in the 2019 Fischoff Junior Strings/Piano Competition, appeared on NPR’s From the Top with Christopher O’Riley, performed at the Rex Salon and Herbst Theatre with the Alexander String Quartet, opened for the St. Lawrence String Quartet, and played at Berkeley City Hall for Mayor Tom Bates.

The Meráki Quartet is dedicated to supporting young contemporary composers. Through their association with Crowden, they have premiered a commissioned piece by Preben Antonsen and have also performed works by Crowden alumni Theodore Haber and Matthew Cmiel. The quartet receives regular mentoring from cellists Bonnie Hampton and Eugene Sor. The group derives its name from the Greek “μεράκι,” meaning “soulfully artistic.”

The Meráki Quartet will return to their home stage, performing in Crowden’s Sundays @ Four concert series, May 3, 2020 in Berkeley, CA.

crowden.org • instagram.com/themerakiquartet

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hriSto vitChev trio

Hristo Vitchev, guitar • Dan Robbins, bass • Mike Shannon, drums

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Original compositions and arrangements for jazz trio.

Among the newest and most innovative voices in modern jazz guitar, Hristo Vitchev’s music has been captivating audiences all across the globe. At only age 38 he has already released nine critically acclaimed albums as a leader plus four more releases as a co-leader. As JazzTimes magazine describes his music, “Vitchev’s sophisticated and adventurous work is imbued with shimmering harmonies and lyrical improvisations.” “Bulgaria-born, Bay Area-based guitarist Hristo Vitchev, having firmly established himself as a gentle giant in the contemporary jazz scene, seems always willing and able to reinvent himself while holding true to the integrity of his artistry.” —ECM REVIEWS

hristovitchev.com

Education Studio12:00–12:30 PM


Amelia Romano, electric harp Misha Khalikulov, cello • Joshua Mellinger, percussion

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A program of original repertoire with influences from folk traditions of Latin America, Africa, and American jazz.

With an emphasis on exciting and unexpected grooves, adventurous improvisations and rich soundscapes, StringQuake has captivated audiences far and wide.

StringQuake formed in 2012 with the mission to use their unique instrumentation to transcend audience expectations. They have produced an outpouring of original recordings that harken to the diverse collaborative cultural scene found in their native San Francisco Bay Area.

Each performance draws listeners in to meticulous musical arrangements while still giving each trio member soloistic freedom. Defying genre, StringQuake’s stylistic influences include traditional classical chamber music, jazz, Latin, classical Indian, West African folk and Balkan music.

StringQuake has toured Mexico, Oregon and performs extensively in the Bay Area. They released their first album Take 15 in 2013 and Cascade in 2016.

stringquake.com

StringQuake


Myra Melford—Professor of Composition and Improvisation, UC Berkeley Department of Music

Ila Cantor—composer, performer, bandleader and educator

Rebeca Mauleón—faculty member at SF Conservatory of Music, and Director of Education at SFJAZZ

Panelists:


eQuity & opportunity: a panel DiSCuSSion with women muSiC

leaDerS in the bay area

In January of 2019, the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism released its groundbreaking study*, “Inclusion in the Recording Studio?” thoroughly documenting the statistical representation of women artists across the popular music industry, including songwriters, performers, engineers, and producers. In no area of the study did women make up more than 22 percent of the field, and in some areas, professional representation was as low as two percent.

The data-driven study sparked dialogue across the industry, with high-profile music industry organizations like the Grammy Awards and the Recording Academy discussing how change can be implemented both in the short and long term.

While the study illuminated the obvious underrepresentation of women in the popular music industry, no such methodical study has been undertaken in genres outside of popular music.

In our SF Music Day panel conversation, InterMusic SF Executive Director Cory Combs hosts a discussion with some of the Bay Area’s most influential performers, ensemble leaders, arts administrators, and educators, inviting conversation about what our area arts institutions are currently doing, and aspire to do, to support women professional musicians in jazz, classical, and contemporary music.

While the problem of systemic underrepresentation cannot be solved in one session, we hope this dialogue sparks continued conversation about diversity and inclusion in our local musical arts scene, and that women artists working outside of the commercial music industry can find further opportunities to voice important perspectives on equity and opportunity in the Bay Area.

*http://assets.uscannenberg.org/docs/inclusion-in-the-recording-studio.pdf


Dee Spencer—Professor of Jazz and Musical Theatre in the School of Theatre & Dance, SF State University

Susan Muscarella—President and Founder of the CA Jazz Conservatory

Join us for SEASON 35: Light & Matterhonoring featured composer Kaija Saariaho

February 10, 2020 & Herbst Theatre

March 30 & May 4, 2020 Taube Atrium Theater

Season information & tickets: earplay.org

Earplay is grateful for the suppor t of the following funders:San Francisco Grants for the Arts, The Ann andGordon Getty Foundation, The Will iam and Flora Hewlett Foundation,The Yoshiko Kakudo Fund, and many generous donors.

Mary Chun. Thalia Moore, Ellen Ruth Rose, Brenda Tom, Tod Brody, Peter Josheff, & Terry Baune. Photo by Mark Shigenaga

Season 35 will include world premieres of works by Jen Wang, Hyo-Shin Na, Josiah Catalan, Addie Camsuzou, Bruce Christian Bennett & Richard Aldag,

alongside works by George Walker, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Kajia Saariaho, Haris Kittos, Gilad Cohen, & Brian Banks.



loS tangueroS Del oeSte

Sascha Jacobsen, bass • Seth Asarnow, bandoneón • Ishtar Hernandez, violin Carlos Caminos, guitar • Marlon Aldana, percussion

Original compositions by bandleader, Sascha Jacobsen

Los Tangueros del Oeste combine tango, flamenco and electronica for hypnotic grooves and undeniable melodies. This Nuevo Tango group is the most recently formed ensemble by bassist/composer Sascha Jacobsen, whose eclectic ensembles, including the Musical Art Quintet and Trio Garufa, synthesize classical music sensibilities, jazz improvisation and global rhythms. The formation of the new group was inspired through Jacobsen’s video project “Un Bajo de Magia / The Magic Bass” supported in part by InterMusic SF’s Musical Grant Program.

This page replaces page 41 in the program book. The Living Earth Show unfortunately had to cancel their SF Music Day appearance.

www.TangOeste.weebly.com

Howard Wiley, saxophone • LJ Holoman, organ/piano Michael “Tiny” Lindsey, bass • Thomas Pridgen, drums

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Improvisation-laced arrangements of classic songs steeped in African American idioms, from gospel, blues, and jazz to

R&B, funk, and hip-hop.Tenor saxophonist Howard Wiley has been a major force on the Bay Area music scene since his teenage years in the mid-90s. A protégé of the dynamic Miss Faye Carol, Wiley is steeped in a vast array of African- American idioms, from gospel, blues and jazz to R&B, funk and hip-hop.

Possessing a thick, brawny tone and well-honed skill at delivering compelling solos in the course of a few choruses, Wiley learned his craft by rubbing shoulders with veterans who came of age long before he was born. An essential member of Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers, he credits masters like the late trumpeter Allen Smith, saxophonist Jules Broussard, and trombonist Danny Armstrong with teaching him the value of connecting emotionally with an audience.

While Wiley brings his unique and inspiring voice to audiences throughout the world, his Bay Area roots are deep, and he continues to influence and shape jazz in the Bay, one solo at a time.

extranappy.com

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Terrence Brewer, acoustic guitar • Ken Husbands, acoustic guitar Micah McClain, percussion • Shimpei Ogawa, acoustic bass

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Original compositions and arrangements of jazz, Brazilian, and Afro-Cuban compositions, as well as great jazz standards

Award-winning guitarist Terrence Brewer is a first-call and in-demand bandleader, record producer, concert performer, studio musician, and one of the SF Bay Area’s foremost music educators.

Brewer has produced and released eight nationally acclaimed albums on his record label, Strong Brew Music, which he founded in 2006. In addition to being an in-demand record producer and recording artist, Brewer has lead his various groups in nearly 2,500 performances in the last eight years and has shared the stage with artists including Diana Krall, Michael McDonald, Gerald Albright, has worked with Mary Wilson, Darlene Love, Taylor Eigsti, Jay Lane, Dr. Anthony Brown, and Pete Escovedo.

When Brewer is not touring regionally and nationally, he finds time to instruct and facilitate master classes, clinics, workshops, and lectures at Stanford Jazz Workshop, SFJAZZ, The Jazzschool, Jazz Camp West, Blue Bear School of Music, Lafayette Summer Music Workshop, CMEA (California Music Educators Association), and presents at colleges, high schools, middles schools, and public libraries throughout California.

terrencebrewer.com


Rohan Krishnamurthy, mridangam, drums Prasant Radhakrishnan, saxophone

Colin Hogan, accordion, keys • Cory Combs, bass

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Original works combining classical Carnatic ragas, contemporary jazz and funk

The Alaya Project is a bridge between the intricate Carnatic style of Indian classical music and contemporary jazz and funk. Born in the cultural bastion of Oakland, California, the Alaya Project explores new textures and perspectives built over two decades of friendship, dialogue, and musical immersion across genres and continents. The driving hybrid kit grooves of Indian percussionist and drummer Rohan Krishnamurthy, the soulful ragas and melodies of Prasant Radhakrishnan on saxophone, and the harmonic bedrock of keyboardist Colin Hogan embodies the permanence of a changing soundscape.

“A trio combining classical Carnatic ragas, contemporary jazz and funk, The Alaya Project is forging a beautiful new sound.” –Andrew Gilbert, Berkeleyside

rohanrhythm.com

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Quinteto latino

Armando Castellano, French horn • Diane Grubbe, flute Kyle Bruckmann, oboe • Leslie Tagorda, clarinet • Shawn Jones, bassoon

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Fuga y Misterio Astor Piazzolla (Argentina, 1921–1992)

Ajubete Jepȇ Amȏ Mbaȇ Liduino Pitombeira (Brazil, b. 1962)

Variações Sérias Ronaldo Miranda (Brazil, b. 1948)

Brasileirinho Waldir Azevedo (Brazil, 1923–1980) arr. Mark FishQuinteto Latino is a San Francisco Bay Area wind quintet with a mission to build community through the performance and advocacy of Latino Classical Music. Founded in 2004 by French horn player Armando Castellano, this unique ensemble aims to expand the boundaries of the classical music tradition, commonly perceived as predominantly EuroAmerican, by performing works exclusively by Latino composers.Quinteto Latino blends the vibrant colors and vigorous rhythms of Latin American music with the sumptuous voices of the wind quintet. Whether exploring new twists on traditional folk songs or premiering works by living composers, these five musicians perform with impeccable artistry and infectious energy.Quinteto Latino strives to make music available, relevant, and inspiring to audiences across cultural, class, and ethnic lines. The ensemble uses their organization as a tool to advocate on behalf of Latino composers and classical musicians through mentoring, commissioning, hiring, being a voice, both regionally and nationally, for issues around diversity and classical music.

quintetolatino.org

Taube Atrium Theater12:30–1:00 PM

Stephen Kent, didgeridoo, percussion, cello Beth Custer, clarinets • Peter Valsamis, drums

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Genre-breaking works from their upcoming CD release

Formed by world-renowned didgeridoo pioneer Stephen Kent and award-winning clarinetist/composer Beth Custer, the San Francisco-based “4th World” band Trance Mission makes genre-bending music best described as a new form of contemporary global jazz. With driving intricate rhythms and gorgeous soaring melodies, Trance Mission creates soundscapes that invite audiences into a unique universe of groove. With a classic catalogue of four globally-acclaimed CDs, Trance Mission, now a trio with virtuoso drummer/electronic artist Peter Valsamis, performs a CD release party at Yoshi’s in Oakland, January 13, 2020.

bethcuster.com

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enSemble For theSe timeS

Nanette McGuinness, soprano Anne Lerner-Wright, cello • Karen Rosenak, piano

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Cabaret (1934) Alexandre Tansman Capriccio (1931) (1897–1986)

Tanzlied des Pierrot Erich Korngold (from Die tote Stadt, 1919) (1897–1957)

Profiles, Op. 68 #1 (1948) Ernst Toch (1887–1964)

Elegy for David Raksin (2019) David Garner (b. 1954)

Duo (2019) Lennie Moore (b. 1961)

Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) celebrates its 12th season with a second place award from The American Prize in 2018/19 for Chamber Music Performance. E4TT focuses on 20th and 21st century music that is relevant, engaging, original and compelling—music that resonates with today and speaks to tomorrow, that harnesses the power of artistic beauty, intelligence, wit, lyricism, and irony to create a deep understanding of our times and the human condition. E4TT recently recorded Once/Memory/Night: Paul Celan and The Guernica Project (for release in 2020 and 2021/22), has commissioned 25 new works, and received a 2019 MGP award to commission and premiere Matrix by composer Elinor Armer.

e4tt.org


This performance is sponsored by Katherine Bukstein.

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Polly Moller-Springhorn, flutes • Kyle Bruckmann, oboe • Kevin Robinson, woodwinds David Boyce, tenor saxophone • Cory Wright, woodwinds

Randy McKean, woodwinds • Henry Hung, trumpet • Alan Williams, trombone Murray Campbell, violin • Karl Evangelista, guitar • Erika Oba, piano Lisa Mezzacappa, bass • Donald Robinson, drums • Jason Levis, drums

with special guest, Fay Victor, voice

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People in Sorrow (1969) Bowie, Favors, Jarman, Mitchell arr. Mezzacappa/Levis

Fifty years ago the Art Ensemble of Chicago recorded what would become a defining and influential work of contemporary music, the 40-minute opus, People in Sorrow. The improvised performance by luminaries Roscoe Mitchell, Joseph Jarman, Malachi Favors and Lester Bowie explored a universe of musical sounds and ensemble interactions, and it distilled into music so much of what Americans, and African-Americans in particular, were feeling about the world in 1969. People in Sorrow is a manifesto, and it is also a marvel of collective spontaneous creation.

The duo B. Experimental Band, co-led by bassist Lisa Mezzacappa and drummer Jason Levis, explores the rich terrain where composition and improvisation meet. This new arrangement of People in Sorrow by Mezzacappa and Levis was created in celebration of SF Music Day 2019, and seeks to honor the vision and spirit of these great musicians from whom we have inherited so much.

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Fay Victor, voice • Lisa Mezzacappa, bass • Myra Melford, piano

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A trio of distinguished composer-improvisors collaborates on compositions by each member of the trio

Pianist, composer, Guggenheim Fellow and UC Berkeley Professor Myra Melford is a prolific soloist and a versatile collaborator. With numerous ensembles and projects in rotation (Snowy Egret, Tiger Trio, Dialogue with Ben Goldberg, MZM, Trio M) Melford teams up with the most versatile and creative voices in the jazz avant-garde.

Lisa Mezzacappa is a San Francisco Bay Area-based composer, bassist, bandleader, and producer. Her activities as a composer and bandleader include ethereal chamber music, electro-acoustic works, avant-garde jazz, music for groups from duo to large ensemble, and collaborations with film, dance and visual art.

Fay Victor is an improvising vocalist, composer, lyricist and educator riding all the chasms and seams of musics that are improvisational and conversational in nature. Based in Brooklyn, NY, Victor hones a unique vision for the vocalist’s role in jazz and improvised music. Victor sees the vocal instrument in itself as full of possibilities of sound exploration, the voice a direct and powerful conduit for language and messages in an improvising context. Fay Victor is in the Bay Area as an Artist in Residence at Headlands Center for the Arts.

fayvictor.com myramelford.com • lisamezzacappa.com



Nathan Bickart, piano • Owen Clapp, bass • Michael Mitchell, drums

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Debuting new compositions and music from their 2018 release, Poem

Sitting at the intersection of jazz, soul, and folk, the Nathan Bickart Trio showcases its deep commitment to rhythmic unity, honest and searching melodic statements, and an expansive sense of harmony. The trio combines a deep respect for jazz heritage with a desire to explore the ways in which this tradition has transformed into and supported related genres like R&B, funk, and hip-hop. The ensemble features versatile and accomplished Bay Area musicians, and plays original compositions and jazz standards.

Nathan Bickart is a pianist, composer, and educator based in Berkeley, CA and heavily involved in the Bay Area jazz scene, having studied under Bay Area piano greats Myra Melford, Peter Horvath, Gini Wilson, and Frank Martin. His music combines eclectic influences ranging from hip-hop to bluegrass, from Bill Evans to Robert Glasper.

nathanbickart.bandcamp.com

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Sunday, October 4, 2020SF War Memorial Veterans Building

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meloDy oF China

Yangqin Zhao, yangqin (hammered dulcimer), percussion Gangqin Zhao, guzheng (zither), percussion • Xiaofeng Zhang, erhu, gaohu ( fiddle)

Xian Lu, dizi, xiao (bamboo flute) • Marilyn Go, yangqin, guzheng, drum

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Beautiful Flowers and Full MoonJourney to Gusu

Thunder After the DroughtWhen Will My Love Return

Squabbling Ducks Tumbling Walnuts

Horse RacingGolden Snake Dance

Melody of China (MoC) is a San Francisco-based Chinese music ensemble performing both traditional and contemporary music. Formed in 1993 by a group of enthusiastic musicians from Mainland China, MoC’s mission is two-fold: To provide rich musical entertainment through the synergy of ancient Chinese tradition with youthful, diverse American culture; and to promote classical and modern Chinese music.

Their dedication to taking on new works by contemporary composers in addition to traditional material is what sets them apart from other Chinese music ensembles. Over the years, MoC has commissioned over 40 new works by 20 contemporary composers and has performed at numerous Bay Area schools and venues across the Bay Area. Keeping one foot firmly planted in tradition, MoC continues to take on new and exciting projects.

melodyofchina.org


The InterMusic SF Musical Grant Program (MGP) awards grants to support the creative musical activity of San Francisco Bay Area performers, composers and presenters whose projects focus specifically on music for the small ensemble.

The 2019 MGP recipients are:Classical & New Music

Jazz & Globally inspired Music

Learn about these projects and the Musical Grant Program at InterMusicSF.org. The 2020 application cycle will be announced in January 2020.

The 2019 Cypress Award goes to two MGP recipients to support educational outreach through their MGP-awarded projects:

Brass Over Bridges and Mads Tolling.

The InterMusic SF Musical Grant Program is made possible through support from San Francisco Grants for the Arts, the Clarence E. Heller Charitable Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and InterMusic SF’s generous individual donors. Since 2008, the program has awarded more than $810,000 to help support 277 projects in the Greater Bay Area.

Ars Minerva • Brass Over Bridges & Julie Barwick • Chris Brown: The Chromelodia Project • Ensemble ARI & Jean Ahn • Ensemble for These Times & Elinor Armer Friction Quartet & Danny Clay • Hyo-shin Na & Wooden Fish Ensemble • L’arc

Trio & Vivan Fung • The MANA Quartet & Common Sense Composers’ Collective MediusTerra Horn Duo & Aida Shirazi • New Moon Duo & Nicolas Lell Benavides

Outsound Presents, Outsound New Music Summit • Quinteto Latino Splinter Reeds & Amadeus Regucera • ZOFO & Pablo Ortiz

The Berkeley Festival of Choro • The Frank Tusa Ensemble Mads Tolling & The Mads Men • Melody of China

Rent Romus & Heikki Koskinen • Teslim & Kaila Flexer

2019 MUSICAL GRANT PROGRAM

New Moon Duo Wooden Fish Ensemble Aida Shirazi

Mads TollingTeslim Rent Romus


Vicki Melin, traverso • Farley Pearce, viola da gamba Tatiana Senderowicz, theorbo • Jennifer Meller & Isabelle Sjahsam, dancers

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An Italian in Paris — Celebrating the famous 18th c. dance sensation, Barbara Campanini. Featuring music and fully costumed dances from Jean Phillipe Rameau’s opera ballet Dardanus, interspersed with instrumental airs and dances by De La Barre, Monteclair and Marin Marais. This presentation includes an opportunity for the audience to learn a baroque dance.

This program features music to which the famous trailblazing dancer, Barbara Campanini danced in Rameau’s 1739 production of Dardanus. The Italian 16-year-old “La Barbarina”, became the star of the Paris Opera and would negotiate her own salary as prima dancer of the Berlin Opera. She was paid, according to Voltaire, higher than anyone in Frederick the Great’s royal employ.

Nash Baroque is a period chamber ensemble whose instrumental and vocal repertoire ranges from the early baroque to the classical, with a focus on the French baroque. The ensemble aims to produce lively performances on period instruments, using original source materials to inform their interpretation.

San Francisco Renaissance and Baroque Dancers seek to preserve and perpetuate interest in early dance through performances, workshops and classes in Baroque and Reniassance dance history, technique and notation.

nashbaroque.org • sfbaroquedancers.org

naSh baroQue & SF renaiSSanCe & baroQue DanCerS


voices of music2019-2020 concert season

hanneke van proosdij & david tayler, directors

soloists: jesse blumberg, meg bragle, sophie junker, christopher lowrey, jennifer kampani & stefanie trueoctober 11-13 2019concerto delle donnathe secret choir of women virtuoso singers at the court of ferrara

december 19-22 2019virtuoso concertoshandel and vivaldi with countertenor christopher lowrey

february 14-16 2020stylus phantasticusmusic from the 17th century

april 2-5 2020: music of j.s. bachmass in g minor bwv 235

tickets at www.voicesofmusic.orgsan francisco berkeley palo alto

performed on original instruments 415.260.4687

voices of music is pleased to announce that we are the first early music ensemble in the world

to receive the silver creator award from youtube.

Christopher L

owrey

Sophie Junker


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