Wednesday, February 18
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
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
Monthly playing session with guest conductor Joyce Johnson Hamilton. 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, February 19
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Faculty Artist Series. Corey Jamason, harpsichord, performs J.S. Bach’s “Goldberg Variations”
8 PM
San Francisco Conservatory, Sol Joseph Recital Hall
50 Oak Street, San Francisco
Free, Box Office reservation required
[email protected], 415-503-6275, or www.sfcm.edu
Friday, February 20
Agave Baroque with Reginald Mobley, countertenor
“Queen of Heaven: Music of Isabella Leonarda in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary” Presidio Sessions presents its ensemble-in-residence performing high-energy music from the 17th century.
6 PM
Presidio Officers’ Club
50 Moraga Avenue, San Francisco
Free
415-561-4400
Tickets
Barefoot Chamber Concerts
Zweikampf (Faythe Vollrath and Stephen Gamboa, harpsichord duo) perform “Sehnsucht: All the Feels of the Late Baroque.” This program explores the intense emotions and sensitive spirits of the last great era of decadence before the enlightenment took the fun out of things. Smelling salts will be provided along with the traditional Barefoot snax. From the “Empfindsamer” style of W.F. Bach to the drastic mood changes of Hypochondria, this program explores all aspects of ‘true and natural feelings.’ Featuring works by Zelenka, Rameau (yes, Rameau for two harpsichords; what more could anyone want?), and W.F. Bach.
6 PM
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Parish Hall
2300 Bancroft Way, Berkeley
Tickets $15 general, $13 seniors/students/SFEMS members
18 and under admitted free and welcome.
Special Double Bill with Musica Pacifica (7:30 PM, at Trinity Chapel, 2320 Dana St. (at Durant). Musica Pacifica’s concert is just one block away from Barefoot’s concert, which will end in time to attend both events. Those attending both (with advance reservations) will receive deep discounts as well as reserved seating at the Musica Pacifica concert.
BOTH concerts for $35 (general), $30 (Seniors/SFEMS) and $20 (students); you save up to $10 over the cost of attending both separately!
Order tickets online for the double bill!
Musica Pacifica
“Brandenburgs and more” Musica Pacifica (soloists Judith Linsenberg and Frances Blaker, recorder; Elizabeth Blumenstock, violin; Stephen Schultz, flute; and Charles Sherman, harpsichord; with Lisa Weiss and Anthony Martin, violins; David Wilson, viola; Gretchen Claassen, cello; and Farley Pearce, violone) performs Johann Gottlieb Graun double concerto for recorder, violin and strings in C major; Antonio Vivaldi string concertos in G minor RV156 and D minor (“Madrigalesco”) RV129; Georg Philipp Telemann concerto for flute and recorder E minor; and Johann Sebastian Bach Brandenburg Concertos Number 4 in G major and 5 in D major.
7:30 PM
Trinity Chapel
2320 Dana St. (at Durant), Berkeley
Tickets: $30 General; $25 Seniors/SFEMS; $13 Students in advance ($15 at door)
Advance tickets online, [email protected], 510-444-4113
Special Double Bill with Barefoot Concerts (6 PM, at St. Mark’s Parish Hall, 2300 Bancroft Way). The Barefoot concert, just one block away from the Musica Pacifica concert will end in time to attend the Musica Pacifica concert. Those attending both (with advance reservations) will receive deep discounts as well as reserved seating at the Musica Pacifica concert.
BOTH concerts for $35 (general), $30 (Seniors/SFEMS) and $20 (students); you save up to $10 over the cost of attending both separately!
Order tickets online for the double bill!
San Francisco Early Music Society presents Dark Horse Consort
“The (Un)Broken Consort: The Marriage of Voice and Brass in 17th-c. Germany” Jolle Greenleaf and Molly Quinn, soprano; Kiri Tollaksen, cornetto; Nathaniel Cox, cornetto & theorbo; Greg Ingles, Erik Schmalz and Mack Ramsey, sackbut; and Peter Sykes, harpsichord & organ, perform music of 17th-century Germany. With their ability to match vocal timbres and articulation, brass instruments often were used to support choral ensembles in the 16th and 17th centuries to create a richer, more vibrant effect. This program includes pieces by the famous trilogy Schütz, Schein, and Scheidt as well as by composers they influenced, Vierdanck and Rosenmüller. Read more . . .
8 PM
First Lutheran Church
600 Homer Street at Webster, Palo Alto
General $35, Seniors $32, SFEMS Members $30, Students $12
Tickets, 510-528-1725
Jordi Savall And Hespèrion XXI
“Istanbul” Cal Performances presents Hespèrion XXI, Jordi Savall, Director, performing music from the Ottoman Empire in dialogue with the Armenian, Greek, and Sephardic traditions. Spanish-Catalan viol player Jordi Savall returns with a program exploring 17th-century Sephardic and Armenian musical traditions, fruits of the Ottoman empire melting pot of Turkish, Greek, Armenian, and Jewish culture. The selections, varying from delicate and moody to bright and energetic, are drawn from The Book of the Science of Music, a compilation by the Ottoman musician and composer Dimitrie Cantemir. Savall’s Hespèrion XXI ensemble is joined by guests from Turkey, Armenia, Greece, and Morocco, on oud, ney, duduk, kanun, and santur.
8 PM
First Congregational Church
2345 Channing Way (entrance near Dana & Durant), Berkeley
$72
Tickets, 510-642-9988
Saturday, February 21
Agave Baroque/The Musical Offering Cafe
Come celebrate the release of Agave Baroque’s CD, Queen of Heaven. The Musical Offering Cafe will be open beforehand for those who’d like to reserve or drop in for dinner. The event will begin with an audience and artist mix and mingle; light refreshments will be served. Countertenor Reginald Mobley & Agave Baroque will perform selections from their new recording. Then, a special cameo by Draconia Crocodilia!
7:30 PM–9:30 PM
Musical Offering Cafe
2430 Bancroft, Berkeley
510-849-0211
Janine Johnson, harpsichord
A program of music from mid-to-late 18th-century France, the intriguing transitional period between the baroque and Classical eras, and a period of rivalry between the harpsichord and piano. While late French harpsichord music often is maligned, it is musically exciting, with rapidly changing styles, and composers clearly having fun. This was the period of Mozart’s childhood, and one can hear precursors to his compositions in many of these works, as well as pieces clinging to the grand French harpsichord tradition, often in the same book of music by the same composer. This is NOT decadent music, though occasionally it can be silly and witty, but there is much more depth and beauty here than we are often led to be believe by those who dismiss this music out of hand. Featured composers will include works of Mr. Dufour, Armand-Louis Couperin, Claude-Bénigne Balbastre, L’Abbé Gravie, J. Feyzeau, Jacques Duphly, Johann Schobert, and Charles Noblet. This concert will be performed on a harpsichord by Frank Hubbard after Henri Hemsch, 1738. A companion program (same composers, different pieces) will be performed next weekend on fortepiano.
10:30 AM
House concert at residence in Berkeley. Please RSVP by email (as there are a limited number of seats) for address and directions.
Suggested donation $15 Coffee, tea, and treats. CDs also for sale.
[email protected]
San Francisco Early Music Society presents Dark Horse Consort
“The (Un)Broken Consort: The Marriage of Voice and Brass in 17th-c. Germany” Jolle Greenleaf and Molly Quinn, soprano; Kiri Tollaksen, cornetto; Nathaniel Cox, cornetto & theorbo; Greg Ingles, Erik Schmalz and Mack Ramsey, sackbut; and Peter Sykes, harpsichord & organ, perform music of 17th-century Germany. With their ability to match vocal timbres and articulation, brass instruments often were used to support choral ensembles in the 16th and 17th centuries to create a richer, more vibrant effect. This program includes pieces by the famous trilogy Schütz, Schein, and Scheidt as well as by composers they influenced, Vierdanck and Rosenmüller. Read more . . .
7:30 PM
St. John’s Presbyterian Church
2727 College Ave at Garber, Berkeley
General $35, Seniors $32, SFEMS Members $30, Students $12
Tickets, 510-528-1725
San Francisco Recorder Society
“Fairest Isle” (Tune in to the Recorder XI) Louise Carslake and Hanneke van Proosdij direct SFRS’s eleventh annual workshop day for recorders of all sizes, this year focusing on music from England and Scotland. The San Francisco Recorder Society Workshop prides itself in being particularly open to those who may never have attended a music workshop in the past with sessions organized for players of differing skill levels, from low-intermediate to advanced. If you have friends who play but have been hesitant to attend a workshop for fear of not being “ready” please encourage them to join you at this event. There will be lots of friendly players who will gladly sit next to the newcomers and guide them through the music and the day. Refreshments will be provided, but bring your own lunch.
10 AM–4:30 PM
Christ Church Lutheran
1090 Quintara Street (at 20th Ave.), San Francisco
$45, which includes all music. Early registration encouraged.
Download registration form here or visit www.arssanfrancisco.org
Information: Florence Kress, 415-731-9709, or [email protected]; or Greta Hryciw, [email protected]
Santa Cruz Baroque Festival
“Treasures of the Irish Harp” SCBF’s 42nd Season, “Treasures from The Birth of the Baroque,” continues with an enchanting tapestry of plucked and bowed sounds featuring compositions by Ireland’s most famous musician, the blind, baroque harper Turlough O’Carolan, led by renowned Celtic guitarist Bill Coulter accompanied by harp, flute, fiddle, harpsichord and percussion.
7:30 PM
UC Santa Cruz Recital Hall
Meyer Drive, UCSC Campus, Santa Cruz.
$23/$17/$6/$3 ($3 parking charge)
Tickets, 831-457-9693 or www.scbaroque.org
Viola da Gamba Society/Pacifica Chapter
Stanford Workshop directed by John Dornenburg, with Julie Jeffrey, Adaiha MacAdam-Somer, and Lynn Tetenbaum. A one-day workshop consisting of repertory and technique classes followed by a large group session to end the day.
9 AM–4:30 PM
Braun Music Center (Music Department)
Stanford University, Palo Alto
[email protected], [email protected], 831-420-1618
Westminster Presbyterian Church Early Music Series
“Return of the Brunette” The Driftwood Consort (Lars Johannesson and Alissa Roedig, flutes; Sheila Willey, soprano; Amy Brodo, viola da gamba; and Jonathan Salzedo, harpsichord, perform a program of airs & brunettes, dances and song from 17th- and 18th-century Paris.
7 PM
Westminster Presbyterian Church
1100 Shasta Avenue, San Jose
Suggested Donation $10, Children Admitted Free
For further information, email [email protected] or call 408-294-7447
Sunday, February 22
Clerestory
“Love and the Knight” The a cappella men’s ensemble Clerestory celebrates Valentine’s Day with a musical homage to the medieval King Charlemagne. The concert features music from the earliest days of European cathedrals to the High Renaissance masters who followed, including Gregorian and Ambrosian chant, the mysticism of Hildegard von Bingen, the love songs of the French troubadours, and the woven polyphony of the Flemish masters. Let courtly love and gallant songs transport you back in time. The concert will run just over an hour with no intermission.
4 PM
Church of the Incarnation
550 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa
$15–$25
Tickets
[email protected]
Janine Johnson, harpsichord
A program of music from mid-to-late 18th-century France, the intriguing transitional period between the baroque and Classical eras, and a period of rivalry between the harpsichord and piano. While late French harpsichord music often is maligned, it is musically exciting, with rapidly changing styles, and composers clearly having fun. This was the period of Mozart’s childhood, and one can hear precursors to his compositions in many of these works, as well as pieces clinging to the grand French harpsichord tradition, often in the same book of music by the same composer. This is NOT decadent music, though occasionally it can be silly and witty, but there is much more depth and beauty here than we are often led to be believe by those who dismiss this music out of hand. Featured composers will include works of Mr. Dufour, Armand-Louis Couperin, Claude-Bénigne Balbastre, L’Abbé Gravie, J. Feyzeau, Jacques Duphly, Johann Schobert, and Charles Noblet. This concert will be performed on a harpsichord by Frank Hubbard after Henri Hemsch, 1738. A companion program (same composers, different pieces) will be performed next weekend on fortepiano.
2 PM
House concert at residence in Berkeley. Please RSVP by email (as there are a limited number of seats) for address and directions.
Suggested donation $15 Wine, cheese, etc. CDs also for sale.
[email protected]
Musica Pacifica
“Brandenburgs and more” Sonoma Classical Music Society presents Musica Pacifica (soloists Judith Linsenberg and Frances Blaker, recorder; Elizabeth Blumenstock, violin; Stephen Schultz, flute; and Charles Sherman, harpsichord; with Lisa Weiss and Anthony Martin, violins; David Wilson, viola; Gretchen Claassen, cello; and Farley Pearce, violone) performing Johann Gottlieb Graun double concerto for recorder, violin and strings in C major; Antonio Vivaldi string concertos in G minor RV156 and D minor (“Madrigalesco”) RV129; Georg Philipp Telemann concerto for flute and recorder E minor; and Johann Sebastian Bach Brandenburg Concertos Number 4 in G major and 5 in D major.
3 PM
Vintage House Sonoma (concert in the large auditorium)
264 First Street East (directly across from Depot Park), Sonoma
$35 adults; $30 Sonoma Classical Music Society members; $10 students
Tickets available through Sonoma Classical Music Society, at Readers Books and Pharmaca in Sonoma, and at the door.
San Francisco Early Music Society presents Dark Horse Consort
“The (Un)Broken Consort: The Marriage of Voice and Brass in 17th-c. Germany” Jolle Greenleaf and Molly Quinn, soprano; Kiri Tollaksen, cornetto; Nathaniel Cox, cornetto & theorbo; Greg Ingles, Erik Schmalz and Mack Ramsey, sackbut; and Peter Sykes, harpsichord & organ, perform music of 17th-century Germany. With their ability to match vocal timbres and articulation, brass instruments often were used to support choral ensembles in the 16th and 17th centuries to create a richer, more vibrant effect. This program includes pieces by the famous trilogy Schütz, Schein, and Scheidt as well as by composers they influenced, Vierdanck and Rosenmüller. Read more . . .
4 PM
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
1111 O’Farrell Street at Gough, San Francisco
General $35, Seniors $32, SFEMS Members $30, Students $12
Tickets, 510-528-1725
Jordi Savall And Hespèrion XXI
“Istanbul” Stanford Live presents Hespèrion XXI, Jordi Savall, Director, performing music from the Ottoman Empire in dialogue with the Armenian, Greek, and Sephardic traditions. Spanish-Catalan viol player Jordi Savall returns with a program exploring 17th-century Sephardic and Armenian musical traditions, fruits of the Ottoman empire melting pot of Turkish, Greek, Armenian, and Jewish culture. The selections, varying from delicate and moody to bright and energetic, are drawn from The Book of the Science of Music, a compilation by the Ottoman musician and composer Dimitrie Cantemir. Savall’s Hespèrion XXI ensemble is joined by guests from Turkey, Armenia, Greece, and Morocco, on oud, ney, duduk, kanun, and santur.
2:30 PM
Bing Concert Hall
327 Lasuen Street, Stanford University, Palo Alto
$30–$90
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