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CD Review
March 30, 2020
Caroline Shaw and PBO Make Magic on a New Disc
BY Steven Winn

Anne Sofie von Otter, Dashon Burton, and Avery Amereau give voice to Shaw’s The Listeners and Is a Rose.

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Tiny Dorm Concerts Deliver Music and More to Your Desktop
March 31, 2020
Tiny Dorm Concerts Deliver Music and More to Your Desktop
BY Janos Gereben
SF Conservatory of Music embraces technology to meet its mission in the face of the shelter-in-place order.
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SF Opera Summer Season in Jeopardy, As Other Festivals Fall Victim to COVID-19
March 31, 2020
SF Opera Summer Season in Jeopardy, As Other Festivals Fall Victim to COVID-19
BY Janos Gereben
The event cancellations roll into summer.
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CD Review
March 27, 2020
Soothing Music for Troubled Times
BY Victoria Looseleaf

The new disc from the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge offers restorative music by Arvo Pärt, Pēteris Vasks, and James MacMillan.

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Keeping Sane With Shira Kammen’s “Noony Tunes”
March 31, 2020
Keeping Sane With Shira Kammen’s “Noony Tunes”
BY Paul Kotapish
A leading light in the Bay Area scene unites players from around the globe every day at noon to play a bit of music.
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CD Review
March 27, 2020
Ted Hearne’s Place Sings About Housing Insecurity
BY Richard S. Ginell

A new CD offers a glimpse of the composer’s much-postponed multimedia collaboration with poet Saul Williams on issues of gentrification.

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In the Musical Trenches of the COVID-19 Crisis
March 23, 2020
In the Musical Trenches of the COVID-19 Crisis
BY Janos Gereben
The SF Symphony, Ballet, and Opera scramble to comply with necessary safety measures and plan for the uncertain future.
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San Francisco Launches $2.5 Million Initiative to Support the Arts
March 24, 2020
San Francisco Launches $2.5 Million Initiative to Support the Arts
BY Janos Gereben
Mayor Breed spearheads an effort to offset the economic toll that coronavirus measures are taking on the community’s cultural sector.
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CD Review
March 24, 2020
Going to Church With Kurt Elling
BY Jeff Kaliss

The jazz singer’s lyrics on Secrets Are the Best Stories reveal his roots in divinity school.

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<em>Keeping Score</em>: SF Symphony’s Gift for Virus-Imprisoned Days
March 22, 2020
Keeping Score: SF Symphony’s Gift for Virus-Imprisoned Days
BY Janos Gereben
A free treasure trove of documentaries hosted by MTT takes listeners on a tour of the SF Symphony’s world of music.
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CD Review
March 24, 2020
SF Symphony Illuminates Charles Ives
BY Michael Zwiebach

The orchestra under Michael Tilson Thomas lends a helping hand to anyone who’s ever been perplexed by Ives’s symphonies.

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Coronavirus Devastates Performing Arts Venues, Keeps Audiences Home
March 8, 2020
Coronavirus Devastates Performing Arts Venues, Keeps Audiences Home
BY Janos Gereben
SFCV will continue to update readers as more cancellations come in.
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Escape Your Sense of Isolation By Streaming Splendid Music and Dance
March 17, 2020
Escape Your Sense of Isolation By Streaming Splendid Music and Dance
BY Janos Gereben
Major performing arts organizations around the globe provide first-rate concerts online.
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Facing Crisis, Opera San José Sets Up Relief Fund for Its Musicians
March 17, 2020
Facing Crisis, Opera San José Sets Up Relief Fund for Its Musicians
BY Michael Zwiebach

General Director Khori Dastoor knows firsthand the challenges of being an artist, and it has shaped her responses to the coronavirus shutdown.

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Music Schools Take Countermeasures Against COVID-19
March 17, 2020
Music Schools Take Countermeasures Against COVID-19
BY Peter Feher
Conservatories are reacting quickly and, like colleges across the country, moving classes online.
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