Music and the Mind: From Ancient Mantras to Real-Time Brain Mapping Jim Farber - July 23, 2024 Feature Pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet Prepares for a Maurice Ravel Marathon Simon Cohen - July 22, 2024 Artist Spotlight A Panoramic Music Festival in the High Sierra Jeff Kaliss - July 22, 2024 Preview Latest Nominations Are Open for 2023–2024 Audience Choice Awards Music News The 10th-annual SFCV readers’ poll is taking nominations this week and next. The Inside Story on La Jolla’s SummerFest Preview Music Director Inon Barnatan has planned a month of concerts that are scandalous, intriguing, and inspiring in equal measure. SF Girls Chorus Venturing Far Away, Even as Musicians’ Touring Is Curtailed Music News The young singers are returning from a two-week trip to South Africa, which is just one highlight of the group’s busy summer. Long Beach Opera’s Outrageously Entertaining Bye Bye Butterfly Review The psychedelic homage to West Coast iconoclast Pauline Oliveros is absorbing but missing some key components of her legacy. Back-to-Back Beethoven and Bach in Carmel Review Top-notch period performances by ensembles both large and small make the Carmel Bach Festival worth a weekend trip. Festival Napa Valley Showcases Singers at All Stages Review A lieder recital by soprano Lisa Delan is followed by a concert featuring the up-and-coming Manetti Shrem Opera Fellows. Pianist Adam Tendler Creates Powerful Art From Inheritance Review Tendler has used a bequest from his father to commission 16 pieces reflecting the two’s complicated relationship. Dance An Arts Festival in Cancún as Irresistible as the Destination July 16, 2024 Retreating From Artifice and Returning to Nature With Julia Adam Dance July 9, 2024 Ballet Folklórico de México Does Traditional Dance in Depth July 9, 2024 Heritage Square Museum Hosts Blue13’s Soliloquy May 21, 2024 Jazz The Highlife Legacy of Osita Osadebe Lives On Abroad July 16, 2024 Freeing the Mind at the Outsound New Music Summit July 9, 2024 Finally, Vince Guaraldi Gets His Due July 9, 2024 Pianist Darrell Grant’s Tribute to the Modern Jazz Quartet June 11, 2024 Opera Long Beach Opera’s Outrageously Entertaining Bye Bye Butterfly July 23, 2024 Festival Napa Valley Showcases Singers at All Stages July 23, 2024 LA Opera Announces New Roster of Young Artists July 16, 2024 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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Preview A Panoramic Music Festival in the High Sierra Jeff Kaliss - July 22, 2024 Conductor Alexander Mickelthwate previews the orchestra concerts at this year’s Bear Valley Music Festival. Pianist Adam Tendler Creates Powerful Art From Inheritance July 23, 2024 Free Broadcasts of the BBC Proms Are Heard Around the World July 22, 2024 Pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet Prepares for a Maurice Ravel Marathon July 22, 2024 The Highlife Legacy of Osita Osadebe Lives On Abroad July 16, 2024 Features Music and the Mind: From Ancient Mantras to Real-Time Brain Mapping The Highlife Legacy of Osita Osadebe Lives On Abroad An Arts Festival in Cancún as Irresistible as the Destination Reviews Long Beach Opera’s Outrageously Entertaining Bye Bye Butterfly Festival Napa Valley Showcases Singers at All Stages Pianist Adam Tendler Creates Powerful Art From Inheritance Music News SF Girls Chorus Venturing Far Away, Even as Musicians’ Touring Is Curtailed Free Broadcasts of the BBC Proms Are Heard Around the World Nominations Are Open for 2023–2024 Audience Choice Awards Artist Spotlights Pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet Prepares for a Maurice Ravel Marathon Hank Dutt and John Sherba: Lions of the Kronos Quartet Composer Gregory Spears Makes an Operatic Journey West Previews The Inside Story on La Jolla’s SummerFest A Panoramic Music Festival in the High Sierra Like the Town, the Ventura Music Festival Is One of a Kind Media A Satisfying Disc of Benjamin Britten From Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Finally, Vince Guaraldi Gets His Due Meyerbeer’s Le prophète in a Winning New Recording From the Archives SFCV Presents: The Virtual Greenroom With Sheku Kanneh-Mason Videos On Oct. 5, 2023, cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason joined music writer Lev Mamuya via Zoom in SFCV’s interview series. Full Speed Ahead for the Kronos Festival at SFJAZZ Feature After nearly 50 years, the quartet still has new things to say. The festival April 7–9 spans its ever-expanding repertory. Renée Fleming Gets Really Busy Artist Spotlight At 63, the soprano has many irons in the fire, including un-retiring from the Metropolitan Opera to sing in a premiere. The Recording Wizard Who Keeps Music@Menlo Sounding Pristine Feature Da-Hong Seetoo trained as a virtuoso violinist, but for the past several decades, he’s made his biggest impact as an audio engineer.
