Past Performances
Mezzacappa’s Music for More Than a Few of Us
Silvia Matheus (computer and electronic music composer, sound artist, and improviser) teams up with Ric Louchard (pianist, composer, and improviser) to create The VisitoR, a performance where electronics and acoustics meet and interact. The VisitoR goes beyond a simple two-person conversation, embracing a lively interplay of actions that flow freely. The soundscape blends algorithmically generated sounds with fixed compositions, all layered with live-processed acoustic elements, creating a rich and dynamic auditory experience. This piece will be presented in a multiple-speaker configuration. Bassist and composer Lisa Mezzacappa presents a set of new and newly-arranged...
Read MoreBertoncini & Lehn | Oakland Reductionist Orchestra
Tiziana Bertoncini (Italy) and Thomas Lehn (Germany), violin and analogue synthesizer, move in an abstract territory, their approach to sound is contemporary. Nevertheless their consideration to music is quite classical insofar as based principally on tension/release, rupture, intensity and expressivity in all its facets. The concert concludes with the duo joining THE OAKLAND REDUCTIONIST ORCHESTRA in an improvised set. A supergroup of local musicians with a predilection for lowercase/fricative/reductionist acoustic improvisation that often sounds more electronic than acoustic, this ensemble grows out of a rich tradition of “American reductionist” music that...
Read MoreWendy Reid’s Ambient Bird
A performance with Wendy Reid and ensemble, including live and pre-recorded African grey parrot, blue parrotlet and green parrotlet. Monday, September 23, 2024 Live Oak Park1301 Shattuck Ave.Berkeley, CA 6pm...
Read MoreCelebrating Elliott Carter
Join sfSoundGroup for a rare evening celebrating the music of Elliott Carter, featuring sextets, trios, and duos that span 70 years of his career. Don’t miss this opportunity to experience the creativity and innovation of one of the 20th century’s most remarkable composers. Performers:Sam Weiser, violinMonica Scott, celloKjell Nordeson, percussionHadley McCarroll, pianoBrendan Lai-Tong, tromboneJohn Ingle, alto saxophone, conductorMatt Ingalls, clarinetsTom Dambly, trumpet Sunday, September 22, 20247pm $10-$25 Dresher Ensemble Studio2201 Poplar...
Read MoreQuinteto Latino in Edmonds
QL travels to Washington state to perform at the Edmonds Center for the Arts. The performance will feature works of D’Rivera, Piazzolla, Frank, Ponce and others! Wednesday, September 25, 20242pmEdmonds Center for the Arts410 4th Ave. NEdmonds, WA More information here.
Read MoreQL at Yerba Buena
Quinteto Latino performs for the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival. This delightful, free, lunchtime series is perfect for the quintet’s blend of folk, contemporary and playful music by Latin-American composers. Thursday, September 5, 202412:30pm FREE! Yerba Buena GardensMission Street (bet 3rd & 4th Streets)San Francisco
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Diane Grubbe has appeared as a soloist with the Siena Music Festival in Italy, the San Francisco Concerto Orchestra, L’Orchestre de Notre Dame in San Francisco and the Calabasas Chamber Orchestra in Southern California, with whom she recorded the Vivaldi Piccolo Concerto for their CD The Baroque Concerto.