Weekly Calendar of Early Music

Calendar: May 15–21, 2017

Tuesday, May 16 Berkeley Baroque Strings, Kati Kyme, Director “Musica Animalia—Birds, Frogs, Dogs, Sheep” A menagerie of animals will be heard in this concert, including J.S. Bach, Sheep May Safely Graze; Georg Philipp Telemann, Overture-Suite...

Calendar: May 8–14, 2017

Monday, May 8 American Bach Soloists, Jeffrey Thomas, Conductor George Frideric Handel, La Resurrezione. Composed and first performed during his youthful sojourn in Rome, Handel’s 1708 work is a marvel of creative power and imagination. La...

Calendar: May 1–7, 2017

Monday, May 1 Prescott Lectures “Mozart’s Grand Tour.” John Prescott, Ph.D., presents a series lectures exploring on the musical experiences of the young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart during his grand tour as a wunderkind, from 1763–66. Perhaps the...

Calendar: April 24–30, 2017

Wednesday, April 26 Early Music Open Mic Night Join us for Early Music Open Mic Night in the East Bay. This is your opportunity to perform early music in a friendly cabaret style setting. Instrumentalists, singers, soloists, groups, students...

Calendar: April 17–23, 2017

Wednesday, April 19 San Francisco Recorder Society Monthly playing session with conductor David Hogan Smith. 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...

Calendar: April 10–16, 2017

Wednesday, April 12 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 Trinity Church, Angus Hall 330 Ravenswood Ave. (at Laurel), Menlo...

Calendar: April 3–9, 2017

Monday, April 3 American Bach Soloists, Jeffrey Thomas, Conductor J.S. Bach, Motets for Double Chorus. Among the most compelling and mysterious of Bach’s sacred works are his motets for double chorus. Composed for special occasions, these...

Calendar: March 20–26, 2017

Tuesday, March 21 Noontime Concerts MUSA celebrates the 332nd birthday of Johann Sebastian Bach with a performance of the composer’s Coffee Cantata, BWV 211 and cantata Non sa che sia dolore, BWV 209. With Rita Lilly, soprano; Daniel Pickens...

Calendar: March 13–19, 2017

Wednesday, March 15 San Francisco Recorder Society Monthly playing session with conductor Glen Shannon. 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...