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August 8, 2006

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Conservatory Performances for 2006-2007

By Janos Gereben

San Francisco Conservatory of Music performances in the new building will feature a series of master classes with such prominent artists as pianist Stephen Hough (Oct. 11), violinist Midori (Oct. 26), and clarinetist Karl Leister (April 16). The BluePrint New Music Project, now in its fifth year, starts on Oct. 14. The Conservatory Orchestra will perform in the new, large Concert Hall. Student concerts — upward of 300 during the year — are not yet announced.

The Conservatory Concert Hall has 450 seats

Events listed below are free, except those marked with an asterisk, which cost $10 for students and $15 for the general public. Unless otherwise marked, concerts take place in the Conservatory building at 50 Oak Street in San Francisco. Prices in outside venues will be slightly higher — for example, $15-$20 for the Cowell Theater opera performances — but the cost of music at the Conservatory is still a fraction of the prices for other organizations' tickets.

The new Recital Hall accommodates 140 listeners

Oct. 9, 8 p.m., Conservatory Orchestra (Herbst Theater)*
Oct. 11, 7:30 p.m., Master class — Stephen Hough, piano*
Oct. 12, 2-4 p.m., BluePrint: Master Class, Mario Boivin, percussion
Oct. 13, 3 p.m., Composers Talk Shop: Robert Cogan & François Rose
Oct. 14, 8 p.m., BluePrint: Fertility Rites*
Oct. 24, 8 p.m., Baroque Ensemble: music of Bach, Telemann, and Vivaldi
Oct. 26, 7:30 p.m., Master class — Midori, violin*

Nov. 6, 8 p.m., Scott Foglesong, piano*
Nov. 7, 8 p.m., Conservatory Orchestra (Herbst Theater)*
Nov. 8, 8 p.m., Baroque Ensemble: G. F. Handel Arias and Duets
Nov. 15, 3:30 p.m., Orchestral Workshop, Donald Runnicles, conductor
Nov. 17, 3 p.m., Composers Talk Shop: Bruce Mather & Jacques Desjardins
Nov. 18, 8 p.m., BluePrint: Volupté (Old First Church)*
Nov. 27, 8 p.m., Mario Guarneri, trumpet, with the Guarneri Jazz Quartet*
Nov. 28, 7:30 p.m., MastercClass — Joel Krosnick, cello
Nov. 30, 8 p.m., Concert — Joel Krosnick, cello*

Dec. 3, 2 p.m., Jean-Michel Fonteneau, cello, with Dana Putnam Fonteneau, cello, and John Sackett, bass clarinet*
Dec. 9, 8 p.m., Conservatory Orchestra — Alasdair Neale, guest conductor*
Dec. 11, 7:30 p.m., Master class — Kim Kashkashian, viola
Dec. 12, 8 p.m., Concert — Kim Kashkashian, viola*
Dec. 15, 3:30 p.m., Orchestral Workshop, Carl St. Clair, conductor
Dec. 16, 1 p.m., and 4 p.m. Conservatory Opera — Hansel and Gretel
Dec. 17, 1 p.m., and 4 p.m. Conservatory Opera — Hansel and Gretel

Jan. 30, 7:30 p.m., Master class — Seymour Lipkin, piano

Feb. 1, 8 p.m., Concert — Seymour Lipkin, piano*
Feb. 4, 2 p.m., Jack Van Geem, percussion*
Feb. 5, 8 p.m., Paul Hersh, piano*
Feb. 6, 7:30 p.m., Master class — Kai Gleusteen, violin*
Feb. 9, 7:30 p.m., Master class — Gyan Riley, guitar*
Feb. 10, 8 p.m., Conservatory Orchesta — Andrew Mogrelia, conductor*
Feb. 11, 2 p.m., Conservatory Orchesta — Andrew Mogrelia, conductor*
Feb. 12, 8 p.m., Sharon Mann, piano, with the Cavanni String Quartet*
Feb. 14, 8 p.m., Mark Kosower, cello, with Jee-Won Oh, piano*
Feb. 16, 8 p.m., Lou Harrison's Young Caesar (Yerba Buena Center)*
Feb. 17, 8 p.m., Lou Harrison's Young Caesar (Yerba Buena Center)*
Feb. 18, 2 p.m., Jodi Levitz, viola, with Eric Zivian, piano*
Feb. 19, 8 p.m., Don Ehrlich, viola with Robin Sutherland, piano*
Feb. 20, 7:30 p.m., Master class — Sheri Greenawald, voice*
Feb. 22, 7:30 p.m., Master class — Sylvia Rosenberg, violin*
Feb. 24, 8 p.m., Jonathan Russell, composition*
Feb. 26, 8 p.m., Faculty Brass: works for trumpet, horn, trombone, and tuba*
Feb. 27, 7:30 p.m., Master class — Menahem Pressler, piano

March 1, 8 p.m., Concert — Menahem Pressler, piano*
March 3, 8 p.m., J.S. Bach Magnificat and Handel Ode for St. Cecilia's Day
March 4, 2 p.m., J.S. Bach Magnificat and Handel Ode for St. Cecilia's Day
March 5, 8 p.m., Paul Hersh, piano, with guests*
March 9, 3 p.m., Composers Talk Shop: Chou Wen-chung (tentative date)
March 10, 8 p.m., BluePrint: Thick Skin*
March 11, 2 p.m., Wei He, violin, with David Gross, piano*
March 13, 7:30 p.m., Master class — Nora Chastain, violin*
March 17, 8 p.m., Conservatory Orchestra — Alasdair Neale, guest conductor*
March 18, 2 p.m., Corey Jamason, harpsichord*
March 19, 8 p.m., Bettina Mussumeli, violin; Jodi Levitz, viola; The Ives String Quartet*
March 20, 2:30 p.m., Master class — Paul Sperry, voice

April 3, 7:30 p.m., Master class — Robert Mann, violin
April 5, 8 p.m., Concert — Robert Mann, violin*
April 7, 8 p.m., Lou Harrison's Young Ceasar (UC Santa Cruz)
April 12, 8 p.m., Conservatory Opera — A Midsummer's Night Dream (Fort Mason)*
April 13, 8 p.m., Conservatory Opera — A Midsummer's Night Dream (Fort Mason)*
April 14, 8 p.m. Conservatory Opera — A Midsummer's Night Dream (Fort Mason)*
April 15, 2 p.m., Conservatory Opera — A Midsummer's Night Dream (Fort Mason)*
April 16, 7:30 p.m., Master class — Karl Leister, clarinet*
April 17, 8 p.m., Orchestral music of Vivaldi, Biber, and Geminiani (Concert Hall)
April 25, 8 p.m., Baroque Ensemble, vocal music (Recital Hall)
April 28, 8 p.m., Conservatory Orchesta — Andrew Mogrelia, conductor*
April 30, 2:30 p.m., Master class — Jake Heggie and Ricky Ian Gordon, voice

May 6, 2 p.m., Guitarrada — Pepe Romero and friends*