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    Giacomo Fiore

    Giacomo Fiore is an Italian-born guitarist and musicologist specializing in U.S. Experimentalism and intonation. He teaches at the San Francisco Conservatory, USF, and UCSC.

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    Modern Classical Review
    January 10, 2017
    Pauline Oliveros Tape Music Retrospective Shows Her Unfettered Imagination
    BY Giacomo Fiore

    Rare musical treasures from one of the Bay Area’s most influential composers.

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    Chamber Music Review
    December 20, 2016
    Lisa Moore and Kate Stenberg Soar — Alone and Together
    BY Giacomo Fiore

    The piano and violin duet explores a satisfying range of contemporary pieces.

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    Chamber Music Review
    December 13, 2016
    A Solid SoundBox Retrospective Hints at Lou Harrison’s World of Ideas
    BY Giacomo Fiore

    A lovingly curated evening of great music provides just a few snapshots of the composer’s kaleidoscopic career.

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    Chamber Music Review
    September 13, 2016
    S.F. Symphony Celebrates Steve Reich in Style with Clapping on Stage and Off
    BY Giacomo Fiore

    A rousing retrospective ranges from minimalist to expansive, and celebrates both the somber and the spontaneous.

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    Chamber Music Review
    June 27, 2016
    Dresher and Neuburg Thrill With Their Amalgam of Image and Sound
    BY Giacomo Fiore

    A collaborative song cycle explores the intersection of photography and music.

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    Modern Classical Review
    May 13, 2016
    Ligeti Etudes Ignite Under Taka Kigawa’s Fingers
    BY Giacomo Fiore

    Pianist Taka Kigawa brought energy and immediacy to Ligeti’s pianistic Everest.

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    Chamber Music Review
    March 16, 2016
    Deep in the Groove with the Akoma Ensemble
    BY Giacomo Fiore

    Royal Hartigan guided the stellar combo in a vibrant program that spanned multiple musical traditions.

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    Recital Review
    March 10, 2016
    Pianist Vicky Chow Explores the Hard Edge of Technology
    BY Giacomo Fiore

    In her San Francisco debut, Vicky Chow showcased works that confronted difficult issues of technology and politics.

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    Recital Review
    March 8, 2016
    Listening In On Ambient Music’s “Beautiful Blandness”
    BY Giacomo Fiore

    Composer Catherine Lamb creates a composition/soundscape that is both suggestive and familiar.

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    Modern Classical Review
    February 5, 2016
    Earplay Pays Tribute to Stefan Wolpe, Midcentury Modernist
    BY Giacomo Fiore

    The composer’s early piano sonata and an Andrew Imbrie’s Earplay Fantasy dominated the proceedings.

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    Modern Classical Review
    December 14, 2015
    SoundBox Goes Underground with Cabaret-Inspired Season Opener
    BY Giacomo Fiore

    Singer Meow Meow headlined a night of provocative, outrageous music-making.

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    Modern Classical Review
    December 7, 2015
    Del Sol Quartet Caps Terry Riley Celebration With Premiere
    BY Giacomo Fiore

    Still active at 80, Terry Riley’s music continues to engage us, as the Del Sol’s recent performance demonstrated.

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    Modern Classical Review
    November 10, 2015
    Ensemble Intercontemporain Tackles ‘Difficult’ Music
    BY Giacomo Fiore

    The 31-member ensemble started its residency at UC Berkeley with a performance at Hertz Hall.

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    Recital Review
    September 21, 2015
    Bill Frisell, Not-So-Unplugged at Grace Cathedral
    BY Giacomo Fiore

    It was unadulterated Bill Frisell, as the guitarist played solo with only his effects pedals as occasional accompaniment.

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    Modern Classical Review
    September 14, 2015
    The S.F. Electronic Music Festival Launches With Bold Improvisations
    BY Giacomo Fiore

    Despite a last-minute cancellation in the opening concert, the festival debuted with panache and excitement to a delighted audience.

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    Festival Review
    June 23, 2015
    Percussion and Pierre Boulez: Ojai at Berkeley Festival
    BY Giacomo Fiore

    The festival, which paid tribute to composer Pierre Boulez, featured atmospheric performances held outdoors as well as an emphasis on percussion.

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    Modern Classical Review
    May 21, 2015
    Now Hear Ensemble Rolls Through Bay Area Premieres
    BY Giacomo Fiore

    The group, performing at the Center for New Music, experiments with wheels to generate sound.

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    <em>FluxGathering</em>: A Concert Ritual by Amy Foote
    March 20, 2015
    FluxGathering: A Concert Ritual by Amy Foote
    BY Giacomo Fiore
    The Bay Area-based soprano will rework a conventional religious service into a musical event. ...
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    Modern Classical Review
    March 18, 2015
    Earplay Excels in Quiet Celebration
    BY Giacomo Fiore

    The new music dynamo continues its anniversary season by focusing on the legacies of local composers.

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    Modern Classical Review
    March 15, 2015
    Switchboard Presents: Something for All Tastes
    BY Giacomo Fiore

    As a sampling of Switchboard’s genre-blurring monthly “new music” series, the lineup for the March edition in the Tenderloin was perfectly eclectic.

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