Lou Fancher

Lou Fancher is a San Francisco Bay Area writer. Her work has been published by WIRED.com, Diablo Magazine, Oakland Tribune, Contra Costa Times, InDance, East Bay Express, Oakland Magazine, SF Weekly, and others.  She is a children's book author, designer and illustrator, with over 50 books in print. Also a choreographer, ballet master and teacher, she coaches professional ballet and contemporary dance companies in the U. S. and Canada.  Visit her website online at www.johnsonandfancher.com.

Articles By This Author

Lou Fancher - September 11, 2018

The Path of Light is a fresh collaboration between Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri and Houman Pourmehdi with the Lian Ensemble.

Lou Fancher - September 11, 2018

The bandleader for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert talks upcoming projects and his sources of inspiration.

Lou Fancher - August 31, 2018

A diverse roster of artists melding human and electronic sounds highlights the 19th iteration of the festival.

Lou Fancher - August 8, 2018

The beloved singer is all about the music and the festival welcomes her to its all-star roster.

Lou Fancher - July 16, 2018

The Oakland-born composer of “Oh Happy Day” died this past January, and his music will be at the center of Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir’s festival performances.

Lou Fancher - July 10, 2018

New research shows how music helps Alzheimer’s patients and inspires us to cooperate.

Lou Fancher - July 6, 2018

Schoenberg on gut strings and a run of 19th-century composers, heard on instruments of their time.

Lou Fancher - July 2, 2018

The prolific composer talks about her creative life and her new opera about Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera.

Lou Fancher - June 25, 2018

Creativity blossoms within architectural wonders at the annual solstice event in Oakland's Chapel of the Chimes.

Lou Fancher - June 19, 2018

The concert pianist offers insights into his haunted early years, his controversial book, and the transformational power of music.