Calendar: March 3–9, 2014

Tuesday, March 4

Music at Stanford
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Wieland Kuijken, viola da gamba, in recital with Eva Legêne, recorder; John Dornenburg, gamba; and Yuko Tanaka, harpsichord, perform his favorite instrumental solos, duets, and chamber music settings including duets by less familiar 17th-c. composers Sainte-Colombe, Johann Schenck, and August Kühnel, alongside later music by George Ph. Telemann, Antonio Vivaldi, and Marin Marais, including Marais’ Tombeau de M. de Lully.

7:30PM
Memorial Church, Stanford University, Palo Alto.
$20/$15/$10
Stanford students free. 650-725-2787 or http://sto.stanfordtickets.org/single/SelectSeating.aspx?p=5518

 

Sacramento Recorder Society
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Regular meeting for recorder players, with guest conductor Joyce Johnson-Hamilton. Newcomers welcome. Bring recorders, stand, and other early instruments. Music provided. Refreshments.

6:45–9:30PM
Friends Meeting House
890 57th St., between H and J, Sacramento.
[email protected] or at 916-685-7684.

 


 Wednesday, March 5

Philharmonia Baroque, Elizabeth Blumenstock, leader and violin
BLUMENSTOCK_E-2013“Music From The Heart Of Europe” Georg Muffat,
Fasciculus I “Nobilis Juventus” from Florilegium Secundum; Johann Heinrich Schmelzer,
Sonata III from Sacro-profanum Concentus Musicus and Balletto à 4 Pastorella; Johann Schein,
Suite VII from Banchetto Musicale; Heinrich Von Biber,
Sonata IX from Sonatae tam aris quam aulis servientes; Joseph Umstatt,
Concerto for Violin, Strings and Continuo in A Major; Johann Pisendel,
Sonata for Orchestra in c minor, JunP III 2b; J.S. Bach,
Ricercar a 6 from The Musical Offering; and Georg Phillip Telemann,
Overture-Suite in B-flat major Les Nations.

8PM
Bankhead Theater
2400 First St., Livermore.
$25–$93
http://tickets.livermoreperformingarts.org/single/EventDetail.aspx?p=3322

 

UC Berkeley Music Department Noon Concert
Lucio Petito, solo violin, performs J.S. Bach, Partita No. 2 in d minor, Partita No. 3 in E Major.

12PM
Hertz Hall
UC Berkeley Campus, near College and Bancroft, Berkeley.
Free.
510-642-4864, [email protected]

 


Thursday, March 6

Philharmonia Baroque repeats program of March 5.
Music From The Heart Of Europe” Georg Muffat,
Fasciculus I “Nobilis Juventus” from Florilegium Secundum; Johann Heinrich Schmelzer,
Sonata III from Sacro-profanum Concentus Musicus and Balletto à 4 Pastorella; Johann Schein,
Suite VII from Banchetto Musicale; Heinrich Von Biber,
Sonata IX from Sonatae tam aris quam aulis servientes; Joseph Umstatt,
Concerto for Violin, Strings and Continuo in A Major; Johann Pisendel,
Sonata for Orchestra in c minor, JunP III 2b; J.S. Bach,
Ricercar a 6 from The Musical Offering; and Georg Phillip Telemann,
Overture-Suite in B-flat major Les Nations.

8PM
Bing Concert Hall
Stanford University, Palo Alto.
$25–$95
http://live.stanford.edu/calendar/march-2014/philharmonia-baroque-orchestra

 


Friday, March 7

In Bocca al Lupo and Gallimaufry, Shira Kammen, director
March 7_flyerQueen of Hearts: Iconic Women of the Middle Ages,
the Renaissance & Beyond. The program honors International Women’s Day and features songs of the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and beyond, celebrating such iconic women as Queen Elizabeth I, Anne Boleyn, Dido, The Virgin Mary, and the goddesses Aurora and Sophia.

7:30PM
Arlington Community Church
52 Arlington Ave, Kensington
Tickets at the door only: $18 general, $15 seniors, $12 students.”
Information at [email protected] or [email protected].

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East Bay Chapter, ARS
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Monthly playing session, Louise Carslake, guest conductor. New members and guests welcome.

7:30–10PM
Zion Lutheran Church
5201 Park Blvd., Oakland.
www.eastbayrecorders.org, 510-483-8675 or 415-472-6367

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 MusicSources
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“Revelry and Reverence: Music of the Spanish Baroque” JungHae Kim, harpsichord; Kevin Cooper, baroque guitar; and Kent Reed, percussion, perform music of the Spanish Baroque, including works of Scarlatti, Sanz, de Murcia, Guerau, et al.Cooper

8PM
St. Alban’s Episcopal Church
1501 Washington Ave., Albany.
$30/$25
510-528-1685 or www.musicsources.org

 

 Philharmonia Baroque repeats program of March 5.
Music From The Heart Of Europe” Georg Muffat,
Fasciculus I “Nobilis Juventus” from Florilegium Secundum; Johann Heinrich Schmelzer,
Sonata III from Sacro-profanum Concentus Musicus and Balletto à 4 Pastorella; Johann Schein,
Suite VII from Banchetto Musicale; Heinrich Von Biber,
Sonata IX from Sonatae tam aris quam aulis servientes; Joseph Umstatt,
Concerto for Violin, Strings and Continuo in A Major; Johann Pisendel,
Sonata for Orchestra in c minor, JunP III 2b; J.S. Bach,
Ricercar a 6 from The Musical Offering; and Georg Phillip Telemann,
Overture-Suite in B-flat major Les Nations.

8PM
Miner Auditorium
SFJazz Center, 201 Franklin St., San Francisco.
http://www.philharmonia.org/music-from-the-heart-of-europe/

 


 Saturday, March 8,

Philharmonia Baroque repeats program of March 5.
Music From The Heart Of Europe” Georg Muffat,
Fasciculus I “Nobilis Juventus” from Florilegium Secundum; Johann Heinrich Schmelzer,
Sonata III from Sacro-profanum Concentus Musicus and Balletto à 4 Pastorella; Johann Schein,
Suite VII from Banchetto Musicale; Heinrich Von Biber,
Sonata IX from Sonatae tam aris quam aulis servientes; Joseph Umstatt,
Concerto for Violin, Strings and Continuo in A Major; Johann Pisendel,
Sonata for Orchestra in c minor, JunP III 2b; J.S. Bach,
Ricercar a 6 from The Musical Offering; and Georg Phillip Telemann,
Overture-Suite in B-flat major Les Nations.

8PM
First Congregational Church
Dana & Durant, Berkeley.
415-392-4400 or http://www.philharmonia.org/music-from-the-heart-of-europe/

 

 San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Conservatory Baroque Ensemble performs a concert version of George Frideric Handel’s Serse

7PM
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
50 Oak St., San Francisco.
FREE, Ticket Required
415-503-6275 or www.sfcm.edu

Viennese Trio
schubertFeaturing music of Old Vienna, short masses by Mozart and Schubert and additional works by Bach and other Baroque composers accompanied by Orchestra Gloria. Soloists: Christa Pfeiffer, Sally Mouzon, Jeff Barnett, Ben Kazez with Soli Deo Gloria conducted by Artistic Director Allen Simon.

5:00 PM
First Baptist Church
305 N. California Ave., Palo Alto
$18-$23
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/484545

 

 Viola da Gamba Society/Pacifica Chapter
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Monthly viol consort playing with guest coaches Julie Jeffrey & Peter Hallifax. Players of all levels welcome.

9AM–3PM
Hillside Church
1422 Navellier Street, El Cerrito.
Newcomers please email or phone ahead. [email protected], 831-420-1618

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 Sunday, March 9

Susan Rode Morris and Friends
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAA performance of beautiful songs by soprano Susan Rode Morris, Shira Kammen and other friends, in celebration of Women’s History Month, reflecting on the thoughts, the joys, and the losses in women’s lives, from medieval times to the present.kammen shira pic

4:30PM
The Jazzschool
2087 Addison St., Berkeley
$12-$15
510-845-5373 and http://jazzschool.org/
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Philharmonia Baroque repeats program of March 5.
Music From The Heart Of Europe” Georg Muffat,
Fasciculus I “Nobilis Juventus” from Florilegium Secundum; Johann Heinrich Schmelzer,
Sonata III from Sacro-profanum Concentus Musicus and Balletto à 4 Pastorella; Johann Schein,
Suite VII from Banchetto Musicale; Heinrich Von Biber,
Sonata IX from Sonatae tam aris quam aulis servientes; Joseph Umstatt,
Concerto for Violin, Strings and Continuo in A Major; Johann Pisendel,
Sonata for Orchestra in c minor, JunP III 2b; J.S. Bach,
Ricercar a 6 from The Musical Offering; and Georg Phillip Telemann,
Overture-Suite in B-flat major Les Nations.

8PM
First Congregational Church
Dana & Durant, Berkeley.
$25–$93
415-392-4400 or http://www.philharmonia.org/music-from-the-heart-of-europe/

 

San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Conservatory Baroque Ensemble repeats program of March 8.
A concert version of George Frideric Handel’s Serse

7PM
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
50 Oak St., San Francisco.
FREE, Ticket Required
415-503-6275 or www.sfcm.edu
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Viennese Trio
Featuring music of Old Vienna, short masses by Mozart and Schubert and additional works by Bach and other Baroque composers accompanied by Orchestra Gloria. Soloists: Christa Pfeiffer, Sally Mouzon, Jeff Barnett, Ben Kazez with Soli Deo Gloria conducted by Artistic Director Allen Simon.

3:30 PM
Christ Episcopal Church
1700 Santa Clara Ave, Alameda
$18-$23
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/484547

Written by Derek Tam