The Emerging Black Composers Project Is Turning Up a Lot of Diamonds Victoria Looseleaf - December 4, 2023 Feature Delirium Musicum Does Things Differently, With Entertaining Results Jim Farber - December 5, 2023 Review Otis McDonald Leaves the Studio Andrew Gilbert - December 4, 2023 Feature Latest The End Is the Beginning in Dido’s Ghost Review Errollyn Wallen’s new opera, given its American premiere by Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, extends Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas. Big Works Push the Sonic Envelope at Disney Hall Review The LA Phil features Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Karawane and Maurice Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé. SF Opera Adler Fellows Shine in 2023 Showcase Review The young professionals in the program take swings at big roles, with consistently exciting results. In Tell, Black and White Dancers Hold Space for Racial Healing Preview Bay Area choreographers Sarah Crowell and Keith Hennessy have nurtured conversation and community with their collaboration. Alarm Will Sound Opens Doors and Minds at CAP UCLA Review The contemporary ensemble brings in composers from diverse backgrounds and practices, which creates its own challenges. Stanford Live’s New Director Comes From Toronto Arts Center Music News Iris Nemani arrives on campus in April and brings a background in theater. Conductor Christopher Rountree Gets Symphony San Jose’s Motor Running Review The founder of L.A. new-music group Wild Up leads a spirited concert of Americana, including Jeff Midkiff’s Mandolin Concerto. Dance In Tell, Black and White Dancers Hold Space for Racial Healing December 4, 2023 Urban Bush Women: Dance Can Change You and the World November 27, 2023 Dancing in the Dark in a New Show by Jess Curtis/Gravity November 6, 2023 Wading Through Akram Khan’s Postapocalyptic Jungle Book October 30, 2023 Jazz Saxophonist Richard Howell Brings the Spirit to Mr. Tipple’s December 4, 2023 Otis McDonald Leaves the Studio December 4, 2023 Billy Childs Is Fiendishly Busy and Loving It November 14, 2023 Vocalist Claudia Villela Is Right at Home in SFJAZZ Residency November 14, 2023 Opera SF Opera Adler Fellows Shine in 2023 Showcase December 5, 2023 The End Is the Beginning in Dido’s Ghost December 5, 2023 Scalia/Ginsburg Is Arguably Excellent at Pacific Opera Project November 28, 2023 Homepage Links Listen to KDFC Facebook Twitter Instagram The SFCV Weekly Newsletter Receive the latest news delivered straight to your inbox with a digest of all the latest events, reviews, and hot deals. 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Review Saxophonist Richard Howell Brings the Spirit to Mr. Tipple’s Andrew Gilbert - December 4, 2023 The veteran player continues to tap into the unique variety that the Bay Area jazz scene has to offer. Peninsula Women’s Chorus Finds Its Way Home December 5, 2023 The End Is the Beginning in Dido’s Ghost December 5, 2023 Alarm Will Sound Opens Doors and Minds at CAP UCLA December 5, 2023 Conductor Christopher Rountree Gets Symphony San Jose’s Motor Running December 5, 2023 Features Otis McDonald Leaves the Studio The Emerging Black Composers Project Is Turning Up a Lot of Diamonds Prominent Composers Band Together as the Blacknificent 7 Reviews Conductor Christopher Rountree Gets Symphony San Jose’s Motor Running Big Works Push the Sonic Envelope at Disney Hall Alarm Will Sound Opens Doors and Minds at CAP UCLA Music News Stanford Live’s New Director Comes From Toronto Arts Center LACO Fellowship Program Aims to Help Diversify Classical Music Tabernacle Choir, Lea Salonga, David Suchet in Christmas Special Artist Spotlights Audra McDonald Celebrates Our Shared Humanity After 43 Years at SF Symphony, Robert Ward Sounds His Final Notes Tenor Pene Pati Becomes a Leading Man Previews Peninsula Women’s Chorus Finds Its Way Home In Tell, Black and White Dancers Hold Space for Racial Healing Urban Bush Women: Dance Can Change You and the World Media Boston Symphony Brings Its Shostakovich Cycle to a Close Tabernacle Choir, Lea Salonga, David Suchet in Christmas Special Moby Dick Makes a Memorable Silent Film From the Archives SFCV Presents: The Virtual Greenroom With Will Liverman Videos On March 29, 2023, baritone Will Liverman joined music journalist Steven Winn In Search of Duende: Flamenco in Southern California Feature A full slate of upcoming concerts reveals a flourishing scene for the passionate art form. Fatma Said and Rafael Aguirre Make the Most of Their Cultural Kinship Review At Carnegie Hall, the Egyptian soprano and Andalusian guitarist trace the exchange of Islamic and Judaic influences in Spanish songs. The Best 21st-Century Operas, According to Our Readers Feature We asked, you answered.
