Tuesday, November 1
Noontime Concerts
San Francisco Renaissance Voices performs a concert for All Saints Day. Program includes works of William Byrd, Hildegard von Bingen, Carlotta Ferrari, Isabella Leonarda, Mark Schweitzer, Thomas Tallis, and Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, as well as Traditional plainchant and other compositions.
12:30 PM
Old St. Mary’s Cathedral
660 California St., San Francisco
Free
415-777-3211, www.noontimeconcerts.org
Sacramento Recorder Society
Regular meeting for recorder players, with guest conductor Frances Feldon. Newcomers welcome. Bring recorders, stand, and other early instruments. Music provided. Refreshments.
6:45–9:30 PM
Friends Meeting House
890 57th St., between H and J, Sacramento
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Wednesday, November 2
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Rachel Podger, leader and violin
“Vivaldi & Bach” Rachel Podger returns with her definitive interpretations of Vivaldi, this time accompanied by works of his greatest admirer, J.S. Bach. Program includes J.S. Bach, Double Concerto for Oboe and Violin and Orchestral Suite No. 1; Antonio Vivaldi, Violin Concerto in D Major, “L’inquietudine,” and Chamber Concerto in G Minor; Giuseppe Tartini, Concerto for Violin in A Major; and Francesco Maria Veracini, Overture No. 6 in G Minor. These works embodies the variety of styles and forms encompassed by the word “concerto,” from the overt violin virtuosity of Tartini to the collaboration of flute, oboe, violin, and bassoon in the chamber concerto of Vivaldi. These forces then combine for the first of only four suites that Bach composed in Leipzig.
7:30 PM
First United Methodist Church
625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto
$27–$108
Tickets online or 415-392-4400
Thursday, November 3
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Rachel Podger, leader and violin
“Vivaldi & Bach” Rachel Podger returns with her definitive interpretations of Vivaldi, this time accompanied by works of his greatest admirer, J.S. Bach. Program includes J.S. Bach, Double Concerto for Oboe and Violin and Orchestral Suite No. 1; Antonio Vivaldi, Violin Concerto in D Major, “L’inquietudine,” and Chamber Concerto in G Minor; Giuseppe Tartini, Concerto for Violin in A Major; and Francesco Maria Veracini, Overture No. 6 in G Minor. These works embodies the variety of styles and forms encompassed by the word “concerto,” from the overt violin virtuosity of Tartini to the collaboration of flute, oboe, violin, and bassoon in the chamber concerto of Vivaldi. These forces then combine for the first of only four suites that Bach composed in Leipzig.
7:30 PM
Bankhead Theater
2400 First St., Livermore
$50–$80
Tickets online or 925-373-6800
Friday, November 4
East Bay Chapter, ARS
Monthly playing session with guest conductor David Morris. New members and guests welcome.
7:30–10 PM
Zion Lutheran Church
5201 Park Blvd., Oakland
http://www.symbolicsolutions.com/ebrs-web2015/index.html
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra presents a Free Student Concert with Rachel Podger
“Musical Meet-Ups: Baroque Favorites With Rachel Podger” Early music super star Rachel Podger will appear in PBO’s free student concert from 11 AM to noon at Herbst Theatre. Families and school groups are warmly invited to attend this chance to hear the virtuoso violinist in PBO’s riveting program of Bach and Vivaldi’s concertos! Sign up for free seating and learn more details about the concert at https://philharmonia.org/education/student-concerts/. One adult chaperone is required for each group of ten students. Questions? Please contact PBO’s Director of Education Lisa Grodin at [email protected] or Education Coordinator Arturo Rodriquez at [email protected].
11 AM
Herbst Theatre
401 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco
Free, sign-up required
Information: [email protected] or [email protected].
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Rachel Podger, leader and violin
“Vivaldi & Bach” Rachel Podger returns with her definitive interpretations of Vivaldi, this time accompanied by works of his greatest admirer, J.S. Bach. Program includes J.S. Bach, Double Concerto for Oboe and Violin and Orchestral Suite No. 1; Antonio Vivaldi, Violin Concerto in D Major, “L’inquietudine,” and Chamber Concerto in G Minor; Giuseppe Tartini, Concerto for Violin in A Major; and Francesco Maria Veracini, Overture No. 6 in G Minor. These works embodies the variety of styles and forms encompassed by the word “concerto,” from the overt violin virtuosity of Tartini to the collaboration of flute, oboe, violin, and bassoon in the chamber concerto of Vivaldi. These forces then combine for the first of only four suites that Bach composed in Leipzig.
8 PM
Herbst Theatre
401 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco
$27–$108
Tickets online or 415-392-4400
Stanford Live presents Capella Romana
“Icons of Sound: Hagia Sophia Reimagined” Take a virtual journey to Hagia Sophia, Constantinople’s Great Church, when the renowned choir Cappella Romana returns to the Bing to continue its collaboration with Stanford’s Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA) and its Art and Art History department. CCRMA will digitally imprint Hagia Sophia’s reverberant acoustics on Cappella Romana’s sublime Byzantine chant, complemented by visuals designed to create a totally immersive experience. Faculty experts in art, music, and technology lead the audience through this acoustic and aesthetic journey in time.
7:30 PM
Bing Concert Hall
327 Lasuen St, Stanford
$30–$50
Tickets online 650-724-2464
Saturday, November 5
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Rachel Podger, leader and violin
“Vivaldi & Bach” Rachel Podger returns with her definitive interpretations of Vivaldi, this time accompanied by works of his greatest admirer, J.S. Bach. Program includes J.S. Bach, Double Concerto for Oboe and Violin and Orchestral Suite No. 1; Antonio Vivaldi, Violin Concerto in D Major, “L’inquietudine,” and Chamber Concerto in G Minor; Giuseppe Tartini, Concerto for Violin in A Major; and Francesco Maria Veracini, Overture No. 6 in G Minor. These works embodies the variety of styles and forms encompassed by the word “concerto,” from the overt violin virtuosity of Tartini to the collaboration of flute, oboe, violin, and bassoon in the chamber concerto of Vivaldi. These forces then combine for the first of only four suites that Bach composed in Leipzig.
8 PM
Hertz Hall
101 Cross-Sproul Path, UC Berkeley Campus
$27–$108
Tickets currently unavailable
415-392-4400
Sunday, November 6
Boxwood Soloists with Derek Tam, Harpsichord
St. Alban’s Concerts presents Boxwood Soloists with Derek Tam, harpsichord. Boxwood Festival soloists Chris Norman, flutes, pipes and vocals, and David Greenberg, baroque violin and fiddle, are joined by Derek Tam on harpsichord in a program which includes 18th-century Scottish composers such as James Oswald, William McGibbon, and Niel Gow, as well as Purcell, Veracini, and a healthy dose of traditional music from Cape Breton (Nova Scotia) and Scotland.
4 PM
St. Albans Episcopal Church
1501 Washington Ave., Albany
$20–25
Tickets online, 510-525-1716
Hidden Valley Road Scholar Early Music Workshop
“Celebrating the Music of German Speaking Lands,” a week-long workshop for recorder, gamba, shawm, and dulcian, with faculty Letitia Berlin, Frances Blaker, Louise Carslake, David Morris, and Joan Kimball. The schedule includes four daily classes, morning exercise/dance, and impromptu group playing, appropriate for intermediate to advanced players. The schedule includes a faculty concert, student concert (and open mike), and a free afternoon to explore the beautiful Carmel Valley area, play music, or just relax. Continues through November 13.
Hidden Valley Institute of the Performing Arts
88 West Carmel Valley Road, Carmel Valley, CA
Please visit www.hiddenvalleymusic.org and click on the link for Early Music Workshops for faculty bios and registration. To register by telephone, call Road Scholar Registration toll-free at 1-800-454-5768 and ask for program number #6254RJ. For questions about the workshop curriculum please email Tish Berlin, Director, at [email protected] or call 510-882-1169.
MusicSources
“La Folia: A Tumultuous Evening of Music” Faythe Vollwrath, harpsichord, in her MusicSources debut, opens the season with an exploration of the baroque era’s greatest hit, La Folia. Ms. Vollrath will explore repertoire from Spain, France, Italy and Germany, using instruments from the MusicSources Collection.
5 PM
St. Mary Magdalen Church
2005 Berryman Street, Berkeley
$30 non members, $25 MusicSources members and seniors, $10 students 18 yrs. or younger
510-528-1685 or
[email protected]
www.musicsources.org
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Rachel Podger, leader and violin
“Vivaldi & Bach” Rachel Podger returns with her definitive interpretations of Vivaldi, this time accompanied by works of his greatest admirer, J.S. Bach. Program includes J.S. Bach, Double Concerto for Oboe and Violin and Orchestral Suite No. 1; Antonio Vivaldi, Violin Concerto in D Major, “L’inquietudine,” and Chamber Concerto in G Minor; Giuseppe Tartini, Concerto for Violin in A Major; and Francesco Maria Veracini, Overture No. 6 in G Minor. These works embodies the variety of styles and forms encompassed by the word “concerto,” from the overt violin virtuosity of Tartini to the collaboration of flute, oboe, violin, and bassoon in the chamber concerto of Vivaldi. These forces then combine for the first of only four suites that Bach composed in Leipzig.
4 PM
Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church
49 Knox Dr., Lafayette
$27–$108
Tickets currently unavailable
415-392-4400
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
SFCM Conservatory Baroque Ensemble performs Mozart arias. SFCM Voice students present rarely-heard treasures from early Mozart operas such as La finta semplice, Mitridate, and La finta giardiniera, accompanied by SFCM piano students on a Mozart-era fortepiano.
2 PM
San Francisco Conservatory of Music Sol Joseph Recital Hall
50 Oak St., San Francisco
FREE, no tickets required
[email protected], 415-503-6275
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