Wednesday, March 29
Early Music Open Mic Night
Join us for Early Music Open Mic Night in the East Bay. This is your opportunity to perform early music in a friendly cabaret style setting. Instrumentalists, singers, soloists, groups, students, youngsters, professionals — all are welcome! Please email [email protected] with the date you’d like to perform. Time slots will be up to 15 minutes, and there will be six time slots on each night. A Roland state of the art harpsichord/organ will be available on site as well as a regular piano. Food and drinks will be provided.
7–9:30 PM
Hillside Community Church,
1422 Navellier Street, El Cerrito
Donations gratefully accepted
[email protected]
Mid-Peninsula Recorder Orchestra
Regular meeting, for players of recorder, early winds or early strings. Bring your instrument(s) and music stand.
7:30–9:30 PM
Trinity Church, Angus Hall
330 Ravenswood Ave. (at Laurel), Menlo Park
650-591-3648 or mpro-online.org
Friday, March 31
American Bach Soloists, Jeffrey Thomas, Conductor
J.S. Bach, Motets for Double Chorus. Among the most compelling and mysterious of Bach’s sacred works are his motets for double chorus. Composed for special occasions, these mesmerizing and ethereal works rely on the human voice, in its multifaceted splendor, to provide the color palette, melodic movement, harmonic textures, and, of course, the message of the text. Thomas and the American Bach Choir left the audience breathless when they last performed Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied and Fürchte dich nicht, ich bin bei dir at the 2012 Berkeley Festival & Exhibition. This presentation of Bach’s motets, including some frequently overlooked works only recently attributed to Bach, promises to be a banquet of sublime vocalism. Program includes motets Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf, Fürchte dich nicht, ich bin bei dir, Jauchzet dem Herrn, alle Welt, and Komm, Jesu, komm.
8 PM
St. Stephen’s Church,
3 Bay View, Belvedere
$33–$85
Tickets online
Saturday, April 1
American Bach Soloists, Jeffrey Thomas, Conductor
J.S. Bach, Motets for Double Chorus. Among the most compelling and mysterious of Bach’s sacred works are his motets for double chorus. Composed for special occasions, these mesmerizing and ethereal works rely on the human voice, in its multifaceted splendor, to provide the color palette, melodic movement, harmonic textures, and, of course, the message of the text. Thomas and the American Bach Choir left the audience breathless when they last performed Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied and Fürchte dich nicht, ich bin bei dir at the 2012 Berkeley Festival & Exhibition. This presentation of Bach’s motets, including some frequently overlooked works only recently attributed to Bach, promises to be a banquet of sublime vocalism. Program includes motets Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf, Fürchte dich nicht, ich bin bei dir, Jauchzet dem Herrn, alle Welt, and Komm, Jesu, komm.
8 PM
First Presbyterian Church,
2407 Dana St., Berkeley
$33–$85
Tickets online
Foothill Community Concert Series
“Flauti Dolci & Amici II” A delightful collection of chamber music from ensembles representing the Bay Area’s vibrant Early Music scene. These recorder and mixed ensembles will perform music from the Renaissance and baroque eras, as well as modern compositions. Featured groups include Orphans of Venice. Ensemble Trecento, Belmont Consort, Hotte Ayre, and SDQ
3 PM
Foothill Presbyterian Church
5301 McKee Road, San Jose
$10; children 12 and under are free.
Tickets online or at the door
George Houle Memorial Concert
A musical tribute to the late performer-scholar, former head of Stanford’s Historical Performance Program and Director of the New York Pro Musica, offered in loving memory by his many friends and students. Read more . . .
7:30 PM
Stanford Memorial Church
450 Serra Mall, Stanford University
Free. Gifts designated for the George Houle Memorial Early Music Scholarship Fund should be noted as such, made payable to Stanford University, and sent to: Friends of Music, Braun Music Center, Stanford University, 541 Lasuen Mall, Stanford, CA 94305
San Francisco Renaissance Voices
We are delighted to once again host the internationally-renowned choreographer, performer and teacher of Baroque dance, Philippa Waite for a Baroque Dance Workshop; this workshop is LOW-IMPACT and designed for both the novice and experienced dancer. This workshop will include instruction in some of the more typical dance steps used in the main Baroque dance rhythms e.g., sarabande, bourée and menuet and will focus on using these steps to enhance Country Dances of the period found in sources such as Thomas Bray’s Country Dances (1699) and various editions of Playford’s The Dancing Master. Experienced students will be taught more complex step variations, however, the emphasis will be on the style, technique and performance and not on the ability to memorize them.
1:30–6 PM
Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church
1329 Seventh Avenue, San Francisco
$55 advance ($65 at the door)
More information and online registration
www.SFRVoices.org, 415-650-6258
Sunday, April 2
American Bach Soloists, Jeffrey Thomas, Conductor
J.S. Bach, Motets for Double Chorus. Among the most compelling and mysterious of Bach’s sacred works are his motets for double chorus. Composed for special occasions, these mesmerizing and ethereal works rely on the human voice, in its multifaceted splendor, to provide the color palette, melodic movement, harmonic textures, and, of course, the message of the text. Thomas and the American Bach Choir left the audience breathless when they last performed Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied and Fürchte dich nicht, ich bin bei dir at the 2012 Berkeley Festival & Exhibition. This presentation of Bach’s motets, including some frequently overlooked works only recently attributed to Bach, promises to be a banquet of sublime vocalism. Program includes motets Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf, Fürchte dich nicht, ich bin bei dir, Jauchzet dem Herrn, alle Welt, and Komm, Jesu, komm.
4 PM
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church,
1111 O’Farrell (at Gough), San Francisco
$33–$85
Tickets online
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