Items of particular interest at the 2013 Y... Stephen Smoliar's feed Every year between May and October, Yerba Buena Gardens hosts over 90 free events for the general public though the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival. The offerings include music, theater, circus, dance, and poetry, all with distinctively international... 1 month ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

Cypress String Quartet brings informative ... Stephen Smoliar's feed Last night in the Gallery Wendi Norris, violinists Cecily Ward and Tom Stone, violist Ethan Filner, and cellist Jennifer Kloetzel, the members of the Cypress String Quartet (CSQ) gave the final concert in their 2012--2013 Salon Series. The... 1 month ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

The concluding SF Offside Festival concert... Stephen Smoliar's feed Last February I announced that the SF Offside Festival would return this year in conjunction with the Spark Series of preview events. This is the month when the festival of leading-edge approaches to experimental and improvisatory jazz will take... 1 month ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas falls shor... Stephen Smoliar's feed The final subscription concert in the 2010--2011 season of the San Francisco Symphony (SFS) was a particularly memorable high point for Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas (MTT). The program consisted entirely of Ludwig van Beethoven's... 1 month ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

Clarinetist Ben Goldberg to perform twice ... Stephen Smoliar's feed This is cutting things really close. However, clarinetist Ben Goldberg just put out the word that he is giving two performance in San Francisco this weekend. Both are worth noting.Tonight (May 10) at 8 p.m. he will... 1 month ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

Calvary Presbyterian Church to offer a fre... Stephen Smoliar's feed As part of their innovative ConcertConnect music series, Calvary Presbyterian Church will host a Mother's Day concert entitled Classical Dance Music From Around The Globe. The performers will be The Trinity Alps Chamber Players, providing an... 1 month ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

The new generation of SF chamber musicians... Stephen Smoliar's feed Last night San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) composition student Danny Clay presented his Graduate Recital in the Osher Salon. His music was performed by some of the most interesting rising talents among chamber music performers here in... 1 month ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

The Rainbow Chamber Players to perform a p... Stephen Smoliar's feed The Bay Area Rainbow Symphony (BARS) was founded in 2008 as (in their words) "a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer identified (LGBTQ) musicians and composers... 1 month ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

Jarring Sounds to provide two new opportun... Stephen Smoliar's feed Jarring Sounds, the duo of lutenist Adam Cockerham and mezzo Danielle Reutter-Harrah, have announced two new opportunities to enjoy their performances in free concert settings, both of which will be given near the San Francisco Conservatory of... 1 month ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

New Century Chamber Orchestra to conclude ... Stephen Smoliar's feed The final concert in the 2012--2013 season of the New Century Chamber Orchestra will feature the world premiere of a new work by Lera Auerbach, prepared in conjunction with her appointment as Featured Composer of the season. The... 1 month ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story