Monday, February 17
American Bach Soloists
Ian Howell, countertenor, leads a master class.
7:30PM
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
50 Oak St., San Francisco.
FREE
415-621-7900
Wednesday, February 19
Mid-Peninsula Recorder Orchestra
Regular meeting, for players of recorder, early winds or early strings. Bring your instrument(s) and music stand.
8–10PM
Music Room number 060, J.L. Stanford Middle School
480 E. Meadow, Palo Alto.
650-591-3648 or www.sfems.org/mpro
Friday, February 21
American Bach Soloists, Jeffrey Thomas director
J.S. Bach, Missa Brevis in G Major, Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C Major, and secular cantata Herkules auf dem Scheidewege (“Hercules at the Crossroads”). With soloists, Kathryn Mueller, soprano; Ian Howell, countertenor; Derek Chester, tenor; Jesse Blumberg, baritone; and the American Bach Choir.
8PM
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
3 Bay View Ave., Belvedere.
$25–$64
415-621-7900; www.americanbach.org; [email protected],
http://americanbach.tix.com/Event.asp?Event=565653
Saturday, February 22
American Bach Soloists, Jeffrey Thomas director repeats program of February 21.
J.S. Bach, Missa Brevis in G Major, Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C Major, and secular cantata Herkules auf dem Scheidewege (“Hercules at the Crossroads”). With soloists, Kathryn Mueller, soprano; Ian Howell, countertenor; Derek Chester, tenor; Jesse Blumberg, baritone; and the American Bach Choir.
8PM
First Congregational Church
Dana & Durant, Berkeley.
415-621-7900; www.americanbach.org; [email protected],
http://americanbach.tix.com/Event.asp?Event=565656
Sunday, February 23
American Bach Soloists, Jeffrey Thomas director repeats program of February 21.
J.S. Bach, Missa Brevis in G Major, Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C Major, and secular cantata Herkules auf dem Scheidewege (“Hercules at the Crossroads”). With soloists, Kathryn Mueller, soprano; Ian Howell, countertenor; Derek Chester, tenor; Jesse Blumberg, baritone; and the American Bach Choir.
4PM
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
1111 O’Farrell St., San Francisco.
415-621-7900; www.americanbach.org; [email protected],
http://americanbach.tix.com/Event.asp?Event=565667
WEKA Harpsichord Tuning Workshop
The Western Early Keyboard Association (WEKA) presents a hands-on harpsichord tuning workshop led by Jonathan Salzedo at a private home in San Francisco. Temperaments covered: quarter-comma meantone, sixth-comma meantone, and Salzedo #1.
Workshop Agenda:
—Theory lecture
—Practical demo
—Hands-on tuning practice in small groups
—Lunch (included with your WEKA membership)
—Short performance (by Jonathan and any others who would like to play) of pieces that demonstrate the tunings.
10 am – 1:30 pm
Workshop location will be emailed to you when you register.
The event is free for WEKA members and includes lunch. If you’re not a WEKA member, you can join WEKA from the event registration page.
Sign up here <http://www.wekaweb.org/?page_id=29&ee=21>
Questions: Please contact Gwen Adams: [email protected]
