Thursday, May 12
MUSA, Derek Tam, Director
Alliance Francaise Silicon Valley presents the acclaimed San Francisco-based baroque ensemble performing an all-French program featuring vocal and instrumental works by François Couperin, Michel Pignolet de Montéclair, André Campra and others. The ensemble will feature two popular and well-known singers in the field of Early Music: Rita Lily, soprano, and Daniel Pickens-Jones, baritone. Ms. Lily will perform Nicolas Bernier’s’ cantata Le Caffé, a delightful ode to the wonders of coffee that antedates Johann Sebastian Bach’s famous “Coffee Cantata.” Daniel Pickens-Jones will join Ms. Lilly to perform Montéclair’s expressive cantata Tircis et Climene. Also included in the program will be Le Tombeau de Monsieur de Lully by Jean-Féry Rebel, as well as other instrumental works.
8 PM
Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
500 Castro St., Mountain View
$45 adult; $35 seniors; $25 students; $10 children
Tickets online or 650-903-6000
Friday, May 13
South Bay Recorder Society
Monthly meeting, guest conductor Andrew Levy. New members and guests welcome.
7:30–10 PM
First Congregational Church of San Jose
1980 Hamilton Ave (at Leigh), San Jose
408-358-0878 or [email protected]
Friday–Sunday, May 13–15
Marin Headlands Workshop
East Bay Recorder Society presents its annual workshop for recorders (intermediate to advanced levels) at the Point Bonita YMCA in the Marin Headlands, with beautiful views of the Golden Gate Bridge, the Pacific Ocean, and San Francisco. This year’s featured instructors and coaches include Adam Gilbert, Frances Feldon, Peter Maund, Judith Linsenberg, Greta Haug-Hryciw, Michelle Levy, Rebecca Molinari, and Glen Shannon. Full and partial attendance possible.
Friday evening through Sunday afternoon.
Point Bonita YMCA in the Marin Headlands
Golden Gate Recreation Area, Marin Co.
Fees: Weekend $290; Weekend without lodging $220; Partial Weekend $200; Saturday $130.
Registration form Information Merlyn Katechisby email, or by phone: 510-593-4679
Saturday, May 14
San Francisco Bach Choir, Magen Solomon, Director
“San Francisco Bach Choir completes its 80th Season with a performance of J.S. Bach’s glorious Mass in B-Minor (BWV 232). Perhaps the greatest choral work ever written, Bach’s Bach’s timeless masterpiece is a veritable compendium of more than a century’s musical style, from Renaissance motets to the latest Italianate fashion. all knit into a glorious unified whole. This is Bach’s final summation of sacred music and a journey of heart and soul—intimate, dazzling, tender, and powerful. Although universally recognized as a pinnacle of human creativity, at its core this work is a personal expression of spiritual devotion that transcends religious boundaries. With soloists Mary Ellen Callahan and Rita Lilly, soprano; Heidi Waterman, mezzo-soprano; Brian Thorsett, tenor; Yannick Lambrecht, bass-baritone; and the Jubliate Orchestra
7 PM
Calvary Presbyterian Church
2515 Fillmore St. at Jackson, San Francisco
$10–$30 (Advance purchase), Youth under 18 FREE
Tickets online or by phone at 855-4SF-BACH (855-473-2224, toll-free)
www.sfbach.org
Viola da Gamba Society/Pacifica Chapter
Monthly viol consort playing with guest coaches Peter Hallifax and Julie Jeffrey. Players of all levels welcome. Newcomers please phone ahead.
9 AM–3 PM
Hillside Church
1422 Navellier Street, El Cerrito
RSVP. Please email or phone ahead.
[email protected]
Sunday, May 15
Berkeley Baroque Strings
“Gods and Heroes” Kati Kyme directs the ensemble in works of Henry Purcell and George Frideric Handel, including Purcell’s Suites from King Arthur and The Fairy Queen; and Overtures from Handel’s Hercules, Xerxes, and Judas Maccabeus.
5 PM
St. Clement’s Episcopal Church
2837 Claremont Blvd., Berkeley.
Free (donations gratefully accepted)
www.berkeleybaroquestrings.org
Jonathan Salzedo, Harpsichord
First United Methodist Church of Fremont presents Jonathan Salzedo in a free benefit harpsichord recital. There is no admission charge and all are welcome. A free-will offering may be made (via donation jar near the door) and 100% of the proceeds will benefit SAVE (Safe Alternatives to Violent Environments), a non-profit organization which provides shelter and assistance to victims of domestic violence. A reception will follow.
4 PM
First United Methodist Church of Fremont
2950 Washington Blvd, Fremont
Free Will Offering
San Francisco Bach Choir, Magen Solomon, Director
“San Francisco Bach Choir completes its 80th Season with a performance of J.S. Bach’s glorious Mass in B-Minor (BWV 232). Perhaps the greatest choral work ever written, Bach’s Bach’s timeless masterpiece is a veritable compendium of more than a century’s musical style, from Renaissance motets to the latest Italianate fashion. all knit into a glorious unified whole. This is Bach’s final summation of sacred music and a journey of heart and soul—intimate, dazzling, tender, and powerful. Although universally recognized as a pinnacle of human creativity, at its core this work is a personal expression of spiritual devotion that transcends religious boundaries. With soloists Mary Ellen Callahan and Rita Lilly, soprano; Heidi Waterman, mezzo-soprano; Brian Thorsett, tenor; Yannick Lambrecht, bass-baritone; and the Jubliate Orchestra
7 PM
First Congregational Church
2345 Channing Way (entrance on Dana, near Durant)
$10–$30 (Advance purchase), Youth under 18 FREE
Tickets online or by phone at 855-4SF-BACH (855-473-2224, toll-free)
www.sfbach.org
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