Opera San José at Santana Row

09. July 2011 · Comments Off · Categories: Concert Announcements, Opera

Mark your calendars! (No orchestra there, though.)

On July 16th at 7pm, OSJ will return for a third year to perform at Santana Row, one of Silicon Valley’s premiere shopping destinations. One of the perks to this lovely venue is the opportunity to enjoy the performance while dining al fresco at one of the many restaurants encircling the Park Valencia stage. The Santana Row concierge also has a special treat lined up for passionate shoppers: from July 16-31, guests who spend $300 in a single day at Santana Row can receive two free tickets to Idomeneo (September 10-25 at the California Theatre in downtown San José).

RTWT

Operamission, L’Histoire du Soldat and Pierrot Lunaire

04. June 2011 · Comments Off · Categories: Concert Announcements, Videos

Operamission presents the second performance of the Stravinsky and Schoenberg works tonight at 8:00 PM in New York. But I have a concert at 8:00 here in San Jose. Well heck no problem! I think I’ll “attend” their concert anyway! You, too, can watch and listen! Click here and you’ll be at the concert too!.

And heck, you can support them by going here.

Meanwhile, Michael Monroe did a mashup of the two works. Crazy!

Wish I Could Be There!

02. June 2011 · Comments Off · Categories: Concert Announcements

… my brother is playing, as is friend and clarinetist Cory, and flutist Maria, whom I met last year at the Così event … and of course Jennifer is conducting. Ah well. I’ll be playing here with SSV. But I will attempt to check out the videostream (see below) either live or later!

operamission presents:

SCHOENBERG and STRAVINSKY
Defining classics.

PIERROT LUNAIRE, 1912
L’HISTOIRE DU SOLDAT – THE SOLDIER’S TALE, 1918

featuring mezzo-soprano JENNIFER BERKEBILE in the Schoenberg

and in the Stravinsky:
JOHN CARLO PIERCE as the Narrator
RYAN ALLEN as the Devil
and CAMERON SMITH as the Soldier

instrumentalists:
DOUG BALLIETT
TIMOTHY EMERSON
ED GONZALES
MIKE GURFIELD
MARIA JOHNSON
GLORIA KIM
SEAN SCOT REED
CORY TIFFIN
PAUL WOLFRAM
MIALTIN ZHEZHA

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, June 3 & 4, 2011, 8:00 PM
$20 General Admission
presented by Neke Carson at the GERSHWIN HOTEL
7 E. 27th Street, New York, NY
just east of 5th Avenue

If you’re outside of New York, the concerts will be videostreamed live at: www.ustream.tv/channel/soldatlunaire – we’ll go live at 7:45 PM EDT

Contribute and invite your friends to contribute here

3 – 2 – 1 & Done

02. June 2011 · Comments Off · Categories: Concert Announcements, Ramble, Symphony

This is the final week of Symphony Silicon Valley. For me there are three rehearsals, two concerts and I play all of one work. Yep … 3 – 2 – 1! There was actually another rehearsal that I skipped, but that was by choice: I decided that I just couldn’t cancel students yet again on a Wednesday afternoon, so I opted to move down to third oboe, take that rehearsal off and, with permission of the principal, take off the Mendelssohn and have the sub play it instead, as it was the only thing being rehearsed in the afternoon. In addition to the Mendelssohn (which uses two oboes) we are doing a Piazzolla work which uses only one oboe. So again, it’s 3 – 2 – 1! I feel like I’m counting down to zero. And then I’ll be done. For too long.

I’ll have a couple end of July Target summer concerts, and I’ll play (only) one of the “Some Assembly Required” events put on by operamission in New York City (I was hoping to do two, but flights didn’t pan out for that, due to the large increase in cost if I moved dates around to make that happen). It appears Merola is out for me this year, which I’m sorry about; I really enjoy doing that. But I’m not first call there ‐ heck, I’m not even second call. So there you go.

I really wish I’d gotten into the summer music festival thing when I was younger. I probably say this every year, right? But I didn’t so oh well. Money is always tight in summer (most students take off a large chunk of it), but I suppose I should be used to it by now.

I think these symphony concerts should be fun for the listener. First on the program is the Piazzolla and it includes, appropriately, a bandoneon player. The work I’m playing in is by Avner Dorman and it’s a work for orchestra and percussion duo. It’s pretty darn amazing to watch those two musicians … you have to see them (as well as listen, of course!). And finally there’s the Mendelssohn … which, if you know the lyrics, begins “Spaghetti, spaghetti, spaghetti for lunch!” Okay, maybe not really, but I did used to have a book that put words to famous classical works. I wish I’d hung on to it. Rats!

Here’s some of the PIazzolla with the composer at the bandoneon. The picture isn’t great. Neither is the sound. BUT it’s Piazzolla playing it! So there you go …

If you want to watch the other videos there are two more that I’m sure you would easily find if you clicked on the video above and watched on YouTube instead.

I don’t see a video with our percussionists playing the Dorman (I believe they played it at the Cabrillo Festival last year), but here’s the first movement with the duo PercaDu:

And if you want a sample of the Mendelssohn … well … those are plentiful on YouTube!

& Now I Take A Nap

28. May 2011 · Comments Off · Categories: Concert Announcements

… despite “my” Giants playing right now.

I didn’t used to nap before concerts, but I sure do now. I solo tonight on Piazzolla’s Oblivion (and I play in the Tedesco as well). I think I need a bit of rest before I get ready for the concert. That’s what happens when you’re over 50, maybe? Or perhaps it’s just my somewhat low iron level that causes me to need them. Or … most likely … I’m just lazy and wimpy! Hmmm.

In case you didn’t see it earlier, here’s the info (if you click on the name of the group it takes you to their site):

CADENZÅ
Saturday May 28, 2011 @ 8pm
First Congregational Church
900 High Street, Santa Cruz

Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco – Guitar Concerto No.1, Op. 99
Mesut Ozgen – Guitar

Agustin Barrios Mangore – La Catedral
Mesut Ozgen – Guitar

Piazzolla – Oblivion
Patricia Mitchell – Oboe

Piazzolla – Los Quatros Estaciones Portenäs
Cynthia Baehr – Violin

CADENZÅ Concert Announcement

26. May 2011 · 2 comments · Categories: Concert Announcements

I’ll be there! Maybe you will too! (I play the Castelnuovo-Tedesco and Piazzolla’s Oblivion.)

CADENZÅ
Saturday May 28, 2011 @ 8pm
First Congregational Church
900 High Street, Santa Cruz

Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco – Guitar Concerto No.1, Op. 99
Mesut Ozgen – Guitar

Agustin Barrios Mangore – La Catedral
Mesut Ozgen – Guitar

Piazzolla – Oblivion
Patricia Mitchell – Oboe

Piazzolla – Los Quatros Estaciones Portenäs
Cynthia Baehr – Violin

In New York City? Try this: Willow Ensemble Concert

21. May 2011 · Comments Off · Categories: Concert Announcements

My brother, Timothy Emerson, manages and performs with the group. Here’s what he sent out:

Friends:

It’s time for another Willow Ensemble Concert!

Date / Time: 8PM on June 10 and June 11
Place: Grace Church Chantry at 10th and Broadway
Cost: $15 (advance); $20 (at the door)

Program:

Bach: Partitas for Organ
Bach: Cantata BWV 82, “Ich habe genug” for Bass Baritone and Chamber Orchestra
Schubert: Die Forelle (for baritone voice and piano)
Schubert: “The Trout” Piano Quintet

Players:

Patrick Allen, Organ
Martin Labazevitch, Piano
A. Joshua Stetson, Bass Baritone
Marilyn Cole, Oboe
Timothy Emerson, Bassoon
Alexander Sharpe, Violin
Michael Roth, Violin
David Gold, Viola
Sarah Hewitt-Roth, Cello
Jeffrey Carney, Bass

Hope you can join us!

If you would like to reserve tickets at $15/each, please respond to this email with your full name, the date of the concert you wish to attend, and the number seats you’ll need.

Cheers!

Timothy Emerson
Artistic Director, Willow Ensemble

Obviously you can’t “respond to this email” as it says above. But here is Timothy’s email address: emerst [at] gmail [dot] com

Concert Announcement

14. May 2011 · Comments Off · Categories: Concert Announcements

Received from Kyle Bruckmann:

Hello friends.

I’m excited about a concert this coming Sunday at 2:00 that those of you in the Peninsula or South Bay (or with sufficient excuse to make the trek) might find interesting:

www.maacmusic.org

works by twentieth and twenty-first century masters Luigi Nono, Luciano Berio, Earle Brown, Harrison Birtwistle, and Brian Ferneyhough

Menlo-Atherton High School Performing Arts Center
555 Middlefield Road/Atherton, CA (on the campus of Menlo-Atherton High School)

ticket prices: $10 general admission/free for students

SfSound (www.sfsound.org) was invited to perform; as it turns out, pianist Chris Jones and I will be the sole representatives. We’ll be playing solo pieces that are watersheds for our respective instruments — and for “classic” avant-garde composition, period — along with some duo outings touching down at various hazy spots along the continuum between “composition” and “improvisation” (i.e., sfSound’s preferred stomping grounds). The whole thing will be fairly casual, peppered with lecture/demonstration/discussion, and followed by an improvisation workshop (!) that high school musicians in particular are heartily encouraged to bring instruments and join. Should be fun.

Thanks for your time, and I hope all’s well.
___________________________________________
kyle bruckmann www.kylebruckmann.com
___________________________________________

Menlo-Atherton Academy of Contemporary Music: Concert!

06. May 2011 · Comments Off · Categories: Concert Announcements

Another concert announcement that includes oboist Kyle Bruckmann:

I can’t believe I can write this, but I actually performed the Berio back in my college days. I now look at the work and puzzle over that … I doubt I would even attempt it now. It’s a very difficult work for oboe (with a drone B playing throughout). Lots of unusual fingerings, lots of unusual sounds (including multiphonics).

Here’s a bit of it to give you an example:

(I see the oboists are playing the B drone in this. When I did it we used a synthesizer.)

From Kyle: Apparently this is FREE to high school students, who are also heartily encouraged to bring instruments to the workshop …should be fun!

Quick Concert Announcement

03. May 2011 · Comments Off · Categories: Concert Announcements

I don’t really have time to do much more than post this, so please excuse any formatting or odd issues that appear below, but my friend and excellent oboist Kyle Bruckmann is involved in these so here ya go!:

Quinteto Latino’s May Events Quinteto Latino at Berkeley Chamber Performances

TONIGHT!
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
8pm
Berkeley City Club
2315 Durant Avenue
Berkeley, CA
Map
Join us for an early Cinco de Mayo celebration while we serenade you with rarely heard music by Mexican composers. Program
Soli No.2 — Carlos Chávez
Son de la Bruja (traditional) — arranged by José Luis Hurtado
Cinco danzas breves — Mario Lavista
Danza de Mediodía — Arturo Márquez

Tickets
General $25
Higher Ed Students $12.50
Students Free

For tickets and more information, visit Berkeley Chamber Performances . In addition to our formal concert for Berkeley Chamber Performances, Quinteto Latino will be performing an educational concert on their behalf at Coronado Elementary School on Friday May, 6th. We are pleased that Rufus Olivier III, associate bassoon, will be joining us for these concerts.

Quinteto Latino Plays Free Family Concert

THIS WEEKEND–FREE EVENT!
Saturday, May 7th
10:15am
Redwood City Public Library
1044 Middlefield Road
Redwood City, CA 94063
Map

On behalf of the Peninsula Symphony and in collaboration with the Redwood City Public Library, Quinteto Latino will perform Raices de Nuestra Muscia (Our Musical Roots). Quinteto Latino at Latinas Contra Cancer Fundraiser

Quinteto Latino will be playing a private event fundraiser for a wonderful latino service organization, Latinas Contra Cancer, on Thursday May 19th, in Saratoga, CA. Visit Latinas Contra Cancer for more information and to support this organization.

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About Quinteto Latino
Quinteto Latino blends the vibrant colors and vigorous rhythms of Latin American music with the sumptuous voices of the wind quintet: flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn & bassoon. Whether exploring new twists on traditional folk songs or premiering works by living composers, these five musicians perform with impeccable artistry & infectious energy – educating, enriching & entertaining listeners of all ages & backgrounds.

Founded in 2003 by French hornist Armando Castellano, this unique ensemble is passionately dedicated to a dual mission: to expand the cultural boundaries of classical music and to make that music available, relevant and inspiring to entirely new audiences.
See you there!

Diane Grubbe, flute
Kyle Bruckmann, oboe
Leslie Tagorda, clarinet
Armando Castellano, French horn
Shawn Jones, bassoon

acastellano [at] quintetolatino [dot] org
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WindSync @ Stanford

25. April 2011 · 1 comment · Categories: Concert Announcements

Concert Announcement:

Wednesday, April 27, 8:00 PM

WindSync: Wind Surfin’ USA

WindSync, a Houston-based woodwind quintet, presents a program of their own unique style of dramatic and interactive chamber music, as well as insight into traditional and non-traditional approaches to composition for the ensemble. In this lecture / recital, WindSync will teach all of the rules, and then show how to break them. Highlights will include works by Beethoven, Berio, Maslanka, and Bernstein.

I’ve really enjoyed seeing the WindSync on YouTube, and this concert, according to the Stanford site, is free! How ’bout that?! Now I just have to locate Campbell Recital Hall on Wednesday evening!

(You’d never catch me trying to move around and play oboe. I’m too klutzy for that sort of thing!)

Concert Announcement: Lowell Trio

15. April 2011 · Comments Off · Categories: Concert Announcements

This in from the fantastic English hornist of San Francisco Opera:

Hi Everyone,
Our next Lowell Trio appearance will be on Sunday May 1st, 3pm at the Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church as a part of the Acalanes Ridge Music Celebration.
This concert features our trio as well as other singers & musicians from the San Francisco Opera (see Concert Flyer 2011), with all proceeds going to benefit the beautiful Muir Heritage Land Trust Acalanes Ridge Acquisition.
Refreshments will be served & suggested contribution is $25.00
Directions are available at muirheritagelandtrust.org.
Hope to see you there!
best wishes,
Janet Archibald
PS. Our next Lowell Trio appearance at Armando’s in Martinez will be Sunday, August 7, 4pm- save the date!

I’m bummed that I can’t be there … but I’ll be in the Opera San José pit.

Karl Spiker — Recital!

11. April 2011 · Comments Off · Categories: Concert Announcements

& how fun is this poster?!

This is Karl’s final quarter at UCSC. I’ve had the privilege of teaching — and annoying! — him for nearly three years. This recital makes it feel so much like it is all coming to an end.

I’m looking forward to hearing you Wednesday night, Karl!

Concert Reminder

09. April 2011 · Comments Off · Categories: Concert Announcements

I had put this up a while back:

Francaix Quartet with Russ de Luna
Chamber Music Sundaes Series
April 10 at 3PM at St. John’s Church
Berkeley, California
Tickets are $20-25 415-753-2792

Here’s the whole program:

Concertino for Flute, Viola, & Double Bass 1925, Erwin Schulhoff (1894-1942)
Cathy Payne, flute/piccolo; Nanci Severance, viola; Scott Pingel, Bass

Trio for clarinet, cello, & piano, opus 114, A minor (1891), Johannes Brahms, 1833-1897
Lawrence London, clarinet; David Goldblatt, cello; Gwendolyn Mok, piano

Duo for violin and cello, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1756-1791
Duo No. 1, Bohuslav Martinu, 1890-1959
Leor Maltinski, violin; Angela Lee, cello

Quartet for English Horn and Strings, Jean Francaix, 1912-1997
Russ deLuna, English horn; Kelly Leaon-Pearce, violin; Gina Feinauer, viola; Margaret Tait, cello

Russ Deluna Concert

31. March 2011 · Comments Off · Categories: Concert Announcements

I’m hoping to get to this:


Francaix Quartet
Chamber Music Sundaes Series
April 10 at 3PM at St. John’s Church
Berkeley, California
Tickets are $20-25 415-753-2792

… and now you can get to it too!

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