Music News

Janos Gereben - March 26, 2013
Artist's rendering of the Wilsey Center Theater in the War Memorial Building
Artist's rendering of the Wilsey Center Theater in the War Memorial Building
Beth Hondl - March 25, 2013

Constance Hoffman is a costume designer who, as she says, tells stories. “My medium just happens to be costume.” The medium, however, requires a lot of research, especially for a Biblical epic, which could easily devolve into Cecil B. DeMille territory or stylization, which, in Hoffman’s view, wouldn’t fit this story.

Mark MacNamara - March 21, 2013
Berkeley Ballet Youth Company
Berkeley Ballet Theater Youth Company

March 23-34, various times in San Francisco, Oakland, an

Michael Zwiebach - March 21, 2013
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach

You probably have heard of today’s birthday boy: Johann Sebastian Bach was born on the first day of spring, 328

Mark MacNamara - March 21, 2013

Periodically, the Kids Around the Bay column profiles one of the local school music programs, to provide parents with a sense of the resources and philosophy offered, as well as how programs compare. This week we spoke with Colin Williams of The Bay School of San Francisco.

Mark MacNamara - March 21, 2013
David Lang's Battle Hymns
David Lang's Battle Hymns

There’s an exciting, huge event on the horizon: April 26-28, the enterprising Volti Chamber Singers

Janos Gereben - March 19, 2013
Oberon, not the opera
Oberon, not the opera

No, not the opera by Carl Maria von Weber (which shoul

Janos Gereben - March 19, 2013

Just to remember that there is a tomorrow, here's a note from San Francisco Symphony that has nothing to do with labor relations. That is true, appearances notwithstanding: Robin Sutherland made this decision long before the strike began.

Janos Gereben - March 19, 2013

Live and free of charge today (March 19), beginning at noon PDT, the video of Junge Deutsche Philharmonie's performance of the symphony will be streamed on the Berlin Philharmonic's Digital Concert Hall. Registration is required, but it's free and the site doesn't send spam too frequently.