Monday, March 16
American Bach Soloists
Jeffrey Thomas, conductor of ABS, gives a master class. Repertoire and performers TBA
7:30 PM
Osher Salon, San Francisco Conservatory of Music
50 Oak St., San Francisco
Free, no tickets required
415-621-7900
Wednesday, March 18
San Francisco Recorder Society
Monthly playing session with guest conductor Judith Linsenberg. 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, March 19
Stanford Baroque Soloists, Anthony Martin, Director
“Orpheus Britannicus” Stanford Baroque Soloists perform music for the theatre and the chamber by Henry Purcell.
7:30 PM
Memorial Church
450 Serra Mall, Stanford University
Free admission
Voices of Music
Agostino Steffani Stabat Mater. An all-star cast performs Agostino Steffani’s baroque masterpiece as well as Giacomo Carissimi’s oratorio Vanitas, Vanitatum. With Jennifer Ellis Kampani and Céline Ricci, sopranos; Clifton Massey, countertenor; Paul Elliott and Christopher LeCluyse, tenors; and John Bischoff, bass, and the baroque strings of Voices of Music
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
Friday, March 20
American Bach Soloists
“Bach’s Birthday Celebration” with special guests Anthony Newman, organ and harpsichord; and Joshua Romatowski, flute. For this year’s celebration, patrons will board a chartered coach at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church at 5 PM and be shuttled to the historic General’s Residence at the Fort Mason Center for our annual celebratory fundraising event , which will begin with a grand party catered by Delicious! Catering. Enjoy visiting with ABS patrons and supporters as you overlook San Francisco Bay and the Golden Gate Bridge, all while enjoying plenty of wine, hors d’oeuvre, and sweets. While you’re there, be the first to preview our YouTube video project, “Bach’s Mass in B Minor,” shot during the 2014 ABS Festival & Academy. The shuttle will then transport you back to St. Mark’s for a perfect evening of music presented by organist and harpsichordist Anthony Newman, with guest artist Joshua Romatowski, performing works of Couperin, Bach and Newman. You will receive VIP seating in either the organ loft or the front rows of the main floor and an invitation to an intimate post-concert reception with the artists.
5 PM shuttle leaves from St. Mark’s Lutheran Church,
1111 O’Farrell St., San Francisco
To General’s Residence at the Fort Mason Center
Registration closes Friday, March 13
$250
Tickets and information americanbach.org
Barefoot Chamber Concerts
New and Old Music—Not Your Parents’ Viol Consort. Quaver, from their unique position at the sharp end of the of fabulous viol consort boat, pays homage to the rich tradition of Tenebrae with music from the Renaissance to the modern day based on the Lamentations of Jeremiah, and lights up the darkness with Corrette’s fiery suite for four bass viols, “Le Phénix.” Barefoot is delighted to be able to welcome Quaver back. Last time they were here, they brought the house down, but we have reinforced the floor since then. Anything but staid, the Quavercats are bringing the viol into the musical life of the 21st century, while keeping the old music as fresh as when it was first popular over 400 years ago. Don’t miss this! There’s life in the old stuff yet, and some of the new stuff is great, too.
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.
Tickets online or at the door
Junior Bach Festival
62nd annual Junior Bach Festival continues. The Junior Bach Festival is dedicated to touching young lives by promoting the study and performance of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Presented annually about the time of Bach’s birthday, March 21, the Festival features in concert some of the finest young musical talent in California (ages 6 to 18), chosen by audition. Tickets are $15 general admission, $10 Seniors, $5 for students 12 and under, except where noted. More concert details at www.juniorbach.org. Performances are scheduled the weekends of March 13–15 and March 20–22. Ten concerts (all different) at venues around the Bay Area feature young people performing works of Johann Sebastian Bach.
7:30 PM
St. Bede’s Episcopal Church
2650 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park
925-837-1683, [email protected], or www.juniorbach.org.
Voices of Music
Agostino Steffani Stabat Mater. An all-star cast performs Agostino Steffani’s baroque masterpiece as well as Giacomo Carissimi’s oratorio Vanitas, Vanitatum. With Jennifer Ellis Kampani and Céline Ricci, sopranos; Clifton Massey, countertenor; Paul Elliott and Christopher LeCluyse, tenors; and John Bischoff, bass, and the baroque strings of Voices of Music
8 PM
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
3 Bayview Avenue, Belvedere
Adult $40, Senior/SFEMS/EMA/ARS member $35, Student with valid ID $5
Tickets
www.voicesofmusic.org
Saturday, March 21
Junior Bach Festival
62nd annual Junior Bach Festival continues. The Junior Bach Festival is dedicated to touching young lives by promoting the study and performance of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Presented annually about the time of Bach’s birthday, March 21, the Festival features in concert some of the finest young musical talent in California (ages 6 to 18), chosen by audition. Tickets are $15 general admission, $10 Seniors, $5 for students 12 and under, except where noted. More concert details at www.juniorbach.org. Performances are scheduled the weekends of March 13–15 and March 20–22. Ten concerts (all different) at venues around the Bay Area feature young people performing works of Johann Sebastian Bach.
2 PM
Freight & Salvage Coffehouse
2020 Addison Street, Berkeley
Tickets $19 at Box Office, $17 if reserved ahead (510-644-2020)
925-837-1683, [email protected], or www.juniorbach.org.
Junior Bach Festival
62nd annual Junior Bach Festival continues. The Junior Bach Festival is dedicated to touching young lives by promoting the study and performance of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Presented annually about the time of Bach’s birthday, March 21, the Festival features in concert some of the finest young musical talent in California (ages 6 to 18), chosen by audition. Tickets are $15 general admission, $10 Seniors, $5 for students 12 and under, except where noted. More concert details at www.juniorbach.org. Performances are scheduled the weekends of March 13–15 and March 20–22. Ten concerts (all different) at venues around the Bay Area feature young people performing works of Johann Sebastian Bach.
7:30 PM
Unitarian Universalist Church
1 Lawson Road, Kensington
925-837-1683, [email protected], or www.juniorbach.org.
San Francisco Renaissance Voices
“Merrie Olde England: English Country Dances & Madrigals” Spring of 2012 marked the beginning of our dance troupe, the San Francisco Renaissance Dancers. Under the guidance of Dance Director Jennifer Meller, our dancers have flourished and become an integral part of each season’s concert offerings, as well as performing as guest artists throughout the Bay Area, including a recent appearance in Marin Baroque’s production of John Blow’s Venus and Adonis. In our March 2015 program they delight us with popular dances from Merrie Olde England, accompanied by elegant instrumental music played on period instruments and madrigals composed by some our favorite British composers exquisitely sung by a quintet of our singers, including selections from our 2007 madrigals concert, “The Regina Monologues.”
7:30 PM
Crowden Music Center
1475 Rose Street, Berkeley
$30/$25/$15
Tickets
Voices of Music
Agostino Steffani Stabat Mater. An all-star cast performs Agostino Steffani’s baroque masterpiece as well as Giacomo Carissimi’s oratorio Vanitas, Vanitatum. With Jennifer Ellis Kampani and Céline Ricci, sopranos; Clifton Massey, countertenor; Paul Elliott and Christopher LeCluyse, tenors; and John Bischoff, bass, and the baroque strings of Voices of Music
8 PM
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church1111 O’Farrell Street, San FranciscoAdult $40, Senior/SFEMS/EMA/ARS member $35, Student with valid ID $5
Tickets
www.voicesofmusic.org
Sunday, March 22
Junior Bach Festival
62nd annual Junior Bach Festival continues. The Junior Bach Festival is dedicated to touching young lives by promoting the study and performance of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Presented annually about the time of Bach’s birthday, March 21, the Festival features in concert some of the finest young musical talent in California (ages 6 to 18), chosen by audition. Tickets are $15 general admission, $10 Seniors, $5 for students 12 and under, except where noted. More concert details at www.juniorbach.org. Performances are scheduled the weekends of March 13–15 and March 20–22. Ten concerts (all different) at venues around the Bay Area feature young people performing works of Johann Sebastian Bach.
2 PM
Berkeley Piano Club
2724 Haste Street, Berkeley
925-837-1683, [email protected], or www.juniorbach.org.
Junior Bach Festival
62nd annual Junior Bach Festival concludes. The Junior Bach Festival is dedicated to touching young lives by promoting the study and performance of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Presented annually about the time of Bach’s birthday, March 21, the Festival features in concert some of the finest young musical talent in California (ages 6 to 18), chosen by audition. Tickets are $15 general admission, $10 Seniors, $5 for students 12 and under, except where noted. More concert details at www.juniorbach.org. Performances are scheduled the weekends of March 13–15 and March 20–22. Ten concerts (all different) at venues around the Bay Area feature young people performing works of Johann Sebastian Bach.
7:30 PM
Old First Presbyterian Church
1731 Sacramento Street, San Francisco.
Tickets $17
925-837-1683, [email protected], or www.juniorbach.org.
San Francisco Renaissance Voices
“Merrie Olde England: English Country Dances & Madrigals” Spring of 2012 marked the beginning of our dance troupe, the San Francisco Renaissance Dancers. Under the guidance of Dance Director Jennifer Meller, our dancers have flourished and become an integral part of each season’s concert offerings, as well as performing as guest artists throughout the Bay Area, including a recent appearance in Marin Baroque’s production of John Blow’s Venus and Adonis. In our March 2015 program they delight us with popular dances from Merrie Olde England, accompanied by elegant instrumental music played on period instruments and madrigals composed by some our favorite British composers exquisitely sung by a quintet of our singers, including selections from our 2007 madrigals concert, “The Regina Monologues.”
4 PM
St. Bede’s Episcopal Church
2650 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park
$30/$25/$15
Tickets
Voices of Music
Agostino Steffani Stabat Mater. An all-star cast performs Agostino Steffani’s baroque masterpiece as well as Giacomo Carissimi’s oratorio Vanitas, Vanitatum. With Jennifer Ellis Kampani and Céline Ricci, sopranos; Clifton Massey, countertenor; Paul Elliott and Christopher LeCluyse, tenors; and John Bischoff, bass, and the baroque strings of Voices of Music
7:30 PM
St. Mary Magdalen Church
2005 Berryman Street, Berkeley
Adult $40, Senior/SFEMS/EMA/ARS member $35, Student with valid ID $5
Tickets
www.voicesofmusic.org
Crawford Young, lute
“The Lost Petrucci Book, c1508” Crawford Young performs a solo recital on medieval and Renaissance lutes. Light refreshment served afterwards- please bring a beverage to share.
4 PM
Ifshin Violins
6420 Fairmont Avenue, El Cerrito (at the El Cerrito Plaza adjacent to the El Cerrito Plaza BART station)
$20
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