Calendar: January 19–25, 2015

Monday, January 19

American Bach Soloists
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Steven Lehning gives a master class in continuo. Repertoire and performers TBA

7:30 PM
Sol Joseph Recital Hall, San Francisco Conservatory of Music
50 Oak St., San Francisco
Free, no tickets required
415-621-7900

 


Wednesday, January 21

Mid-Peninsula Recorder Orchestra
Fred square
Regular meeting, for players of recorder, early winds or early strings. Bring your instrument(s) and music stand.

7:30–9:30 PM
Music Room number 060, J.L. Stanford Middle School
480 E. Meadow, Palo Alto
650-591-3648 or mpro-online.org

 

San Francisco Recorder Society
Frances Feldon
Monthly playing session with guest conductor Frances Feldon. New members and guests welcome.

7:30 PM–9:30 PM
Christ Church Lutheran
1090 Quintara St. (at 20th Ave.), San Francisco.
Non-members $10 fee applied to membership.
For more information contact Florence Kress: 415-731-9709, arssanfrancisco.org/


Thursday, January 22

Voices of Music, David Tayler and Hanneke van Proosdij, Co-directors
Anna Dennis square“The Great Poets, From Shakespeare to Dryden” Direct from London, soprano Anna Dennis joins Voices of Music (Lisa Grodin, Elisabeth Reed, Carla Moore, Gabrielle Wunsch baroque strings; David Tayler, archlute; Hanneke van Proosdij, harpsichord & recorder) for an evening of 17th-century poetry and music. The program features works of Dowland, Johnson, Ferrabosco, Lanier, Danyel, Lawes and Purcell; and includes 17th-c. consort music for recorder strings, and continuo.

8 PM
Throckmorton Theatre
142 Throckmorton Ave, Mill Valley
Adult $40, Senior/SFEMS/EMA/ARS member $35, Student with valid ID $5
Tickets
www.voicesofmusic.org


Friday, January 23

American Bach Soloists, Jeffrey Thomas, Conductor
Acis and Galatea cropGeorge Frideric Handel, Acis and Galatea; and Johann Sebastian Bach, Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major. Jeffrey Thomas directs his renowned players in Bach’s fourth Brandenburg Concerto, a tour de force for violino principale and two recorders. The balance of the program will be devoted to Handel’s pastorale Acis and Galatea. This story of love and jealousy is full of buoyant, witty, charming melodies, making it one of Handel’s most popular operatic works. Acis pursues the nymph Galatea against the advice of his cohort, Damon, angering the envious giant, Polyphemus, whose murderous actions are annulled by a magical transformation. With soprano Nola Richardson as Galatea (debut), tenor Kyle Stegall as Acis (debut), bass Mischa Bouvier as Polyphemus, and tenor Zachary Wilder as Damon (debut).

8 PM
St. Stephen’s Church
3 Bay View Ave., Belvedere
$27–$66
Tickets, 415-621-7900, [email protected]

Voices of Music, David Tayler and Hanneke van Proosdij, Co-directors
Anna Dennis square“The Great Poets, From Shakespeare to Dryden” Direct from London, soprano Anna Dennis joins Voices of Music (Lisa Grodin, Elisabeth Reed, Carla Moore, Gabrielle Wunsch baroque strings; David Tayler, archlute; Hanneke van Proosdij, harpsichord & recorder) for an evening of 17th-century poetry and music. The program features works of Dowland, Johnson, Ferrabosco, Lanier, Danyel, Lawes and Purcell; and includes 17th-c. consort music for recorder strings, and continuo.

8 PM
All Saints Episcopal Church
555 Waverley Street, Palo Alto
Adult $40, Senior/SFEMS/EMA/ARS member $35, Student with valid ID $5
Tickets
www.voicesofmusic.org


Saturday, January 24

American Bach Soloists, Jeffrey Thomas, Conductor
Acis and Galatea cropGeorge Frideric Handel, Acis and Galatea; and Johann Sebastian Bach, Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major. Jeffrey Thomas directs his renowned players in Bach’s fourth Brandenburg Concerto, a tour de force for violino principale and two recorders. The balance of the program will be devoted to Handel’s pastorale Acis and Galatea. This story of love and jealousy is full of buoyant, witty, charming melodies, making it one of Handel’s most popular operatic works. Acis pursues the nymph Galatea against the advice of his cohort, Damon, angering the envious giant, Polyphemus, whose murderous actions are annulled by a magical transformation. With soprano Nola Richardson as Galatea (debut), tenor Kyle Stegall as Acis (debut), bass Mischa Bouvier as Polyphemus, and tenor Zachary Wilder as Damon (debut).

8 PM
First Congregational Church
2345 Channing Way (entrance on Dana near Durant), Berkeley
$27–$66
Tickets, 415-621-7900, [email protected]

Voices of Music, David Tayler and Hanneke van Proosdij, Co-directors
Anna Dennis square“The Great Poets, From Shakespeare to Dryden” Direct from London, soprano Anna Dennis joins Voices of Music (Lisa Grodin, Elisabeth Reed, Carla Moore, Gabrielle Wunsch baroque strings; David Tayler, archlute; Hanneke van Proosdij, harpsichord & recorder) for an evening of 17th-century poetry and music. The program features works of Dowland, Johnson, Ferrabosco, Lanier, Danyel, Lawes and Purcell; and includes 17th-c. consort music for recorder strings, and continuo.

8 PM
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
1111 O’Farrell St., San Francisco
Adult $40, Senior/SFEMS/EMA/ARS member $35, Student with valid ID $5
Tickets
www.voicesofmusic.org


Sunday, January 25

American Bach Soloists, Jeffrey Thomas, Conductor
Acis and Galatea cropGeorge Frideric Handel, Acis and Galatea; and Johann Sebastian Bach, Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major. Jeffrey Thomas directs his renowned players in Bach’s fourth Brandenburg Concerto, a tour de force for violino principale and two recorders. The balance of the program will be devoted to Handel’s pastorale Acis and Galatea. This story of love and jealousy is full of buoyant, witty, charming melodies, making it one of Handel’s most popular operatic works. Acis pursues the nymph Galatea against the advice of his cohort, Damon, angering the envious giant, Polyphemus, whose murderous actions are annulled by a magical transformation. With soprano Nola Richardson as Galatea (debut), tenor Kyle Stegall as Acis (debut), bass Mischa Bouvier as Polyphemus, and tenor Zachary Wilder as Damon (debut).

4 PM
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
1111 O’Farrell St., San Francisco
$27–$66
Tickets, 415-621-7900, [email protected]

Creative Arts Series
JungHae square
“Per senses ad animum” JungHae Kim, harpsichord, performs music of d’Angelbert, Le Roux, Frescobaldi, Froberger, Louis Couperin, and Bach.

3:30 PM
Resurrection Parish
303 Stony Point Road, Santa Rosa
$15 suggested donation; all are welcome regardless of means.
707-824-5611 www.creativeartsseries.com

Handel Opera Project
Handel SquareWilliam G. Ludtke conducts the chamber orchestra and vocalists in a performance of George Frideric Handel’s Admeto. With soloists Billy Sauerland, countertenor, as Admeto; Vanessa Langer, soprano, as Alceste; Sara Hagenbuch, soprano, as Antigona; Michael Mohammed, countertenor, as Trasimede; Martin Bell, baritone, as Ercole; and David Peterson, bass as Meraspe.

7 PM
2601 Durant Avenue in Berkeley (limited seating)
General Admission $20 Students $5
Tickets can be purchased through our web site or by phone at 510-665-5988

Voices of Music, David Tayler and Hanneke van Proosdij, Co-directors
Anna Dennis square“The Great Poets, From Shakespeare to Dryden” Direct from London, soprano Anna Dennis joins Voices of Music (Lisa Grodin, Elisabeth Reed, Carla Moore, Gabrielle Wunsch baroque strings; David Tayler, archlute; Hanneke van Proosdij, harpsichord & recorder) for an evening of 17th-century poetry and music. The program features works of Dowland, Johnson, Ferrabosco, Lanier, Danyel, Lawes and Purcell; and includes 17th-c. consort music for recorder strings, and continuo.

7:30 PM
St. Mary Magdalen Church
2005 Berryman St., Berkeley
Adult $40, Senior/SFEMS/EMA/ARS member $35, Student with valid ID $5
Tickets
www.voicesofmusic.org

 

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Written by Jonathan Harris