Music Features
Every week, our writers take an in‐depth look at an artist, program or topic of interest to us. Spend some time with this week's classical music feature, or scroll through the extensive SFCV archive for insights in many music topics.
Playlist
April 18, 2013
Celebrating the April 21 Brazilian holiday, Tiradentes’ Day, our Brazil Mixtape blurs the boundaries between classical and popular music, reflecting the blurred boundaries between the races in Brazil, a great place to listen to and to visit.
More "Brazil Mixtape" »
News Report
April 13, 2013
Two weeks after word about a tentative collective bargaining agreement between San Francisco Symphony and Musicians Union, Local 6, AFM, the two sides announced ratification of a 26-month contract.
More "Symphony Labor Contract Ratified" »
Playlist
April 11, 2013
People of any age in any place can appreciate how the composers represented on this mixtape turned rain and wind into evocative pieces of music, much of it based on mythical and religious stories.
More "April Showers Mixtape" »Feature Article
April 9, 2013
Composer Jonathan Berger is making music out of auditory hallucinations in two fascinating new one-act operas, part of Stanford’s Music and the Brain conference.
More "Can You Compose a Hallucination?" »News Report
April 8, 2013
When is an agreement not an agreement? The short answer: if it's not ratified. The long story, of course, is more complicated.
More "SF Symphony Question: When Is an Agreement Not an Agreement?" »Editorial
April 5, 2013
An endorsement of the passage of Bill AB 580 and funding for the California Arts Council.
More "A Call for Support: Funding the California Arts Council" »
