Molly Colin

Journalist Molly Colin writes about the arts and cultural trends.

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November 4, 2020

Composing Music for Trying Times: Three Composers Respond to a Pandemic

BY Molly Colin

Brian Baumbusch, Lisa Bielawa, and Danny Clay hope that their musical reflections during quarantine will resonate.

Feature Article

September 15, 2018

A Chamber Music Group Spreads an Anti-Bullying Message

BY Molly Colin

Cellist Michelle Djokic calls “Time’s Up” on bullying and shaming in music rehearsals — and spreads the message to teens.

Chamber Music Review

December 20, 2016

All Eyes Are on Marcel Khalifé in Concert

BY Molly Colin

The renowned oudist and singer shares the stage with his talented sons but can’t shake the limelight.

Feature Article

July 6, 2015

In Line For Berlioz: Tales from the Standing Room Operagoer

BY Molly Colin

A look at the world of standing-room opera attendees.

Upcoming Concert

Ojai at Berkeley to Celebrate the Spirit of Pierre Boulez

June 17, 2015

Cal Performances

Ojai at Berkeley to Celebrate the Spirit of Pierre Boulez

BY Molly Colin

Percussionist and festival music director Steven Schick talks about the program, which will feature innovative, atmospheric music from the 20th and 21st centuries.

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May 26, 2015

SFS Youth Orchestra Harbors Conducting Talent

BY Molly Colin

Where do young conductors come from? Move over Teddy Abrams, the SFS Youth Orchestra seems ready to produce another one – Agata Sorotokin.

Upcoming Concert

Up River With Opera Parallele’s <em>Heart of Darkness</em>

April 15, 2015

Opera Parallèle

Up River With Opera Parallele’s Heart of Darkness

BY Molly Colin

A look at the San Francisco company’s upcoming opera at Z Space based on the Joseph Conrad novella.

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March 11, 2015

Aimard on Boulez: A Tribute on the Composer's 90th

BY Molly Colin

Pierre-Laurent the pianist celebrates his long-time association with Pierre the composer.

January 27, 2015

New Performing Arts Program at JCC Palo Alto

BY Molly Colin

A new chorus with a focus on Jewish composers.

Dance Review

January 22, 2015

Life After Ballet: Wendy Whelan in Restless Creature

BY Molly Colin

Only months after retiring from the New York City Ballet at 47, the famous principal ballerina performs new works by four male choreographers who also dance with her on stage.

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December 2, 2014

Things You Never Knew About Being an Understudy

BY Molly Colin

In San Francisco Opera’s understudy room, a sense of camaraderie and good humor prevails, as singers watch a production they’ve prepared to perform, but which will go on without them.

Upcoming Concert

August 26, 2014

San Francisco Symphony

Ace Pairings in S.F. Symphony Season

BY Molly Colin

The upcoming season at the San Francisco Symphony offers intriguing collaborations and pairings that play off each other.

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August 20, 2014

Small Packages, Seduced by Sound

BY Molly Colin

sfSound continues its "small packages" musical series on Aug. 24, showcasing two rarely played 20th-century modern classics, along with five short works commissioned in response to them.

Upcoming Concert

August 8, 2014

Music in the Vineyards

Triple Threats at Music in the Vineyards

BY Molly Colin

The Three-By-Three concert series are just one of the highlights of the 20th anniversary season of Music In the Vineyards in the Napa Valley.

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August 7, 2014

Cal Performances

Yo-Yo Ma: Citizen of All Humanity

BY Molly Colin

Yo-Yo Ma brings the intimacy and power of three Johann Sebastian Bach solo cello suites to the Hearst Greek Theatre at UC Berkeley on Aug. 12 as a Cal Performances special summer event.

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One Man's Treasure: <em>Monsieur Chopin</em>

August 2, 2014

Berkeley Repertory Theater

One Man's Treasure: Monsieur Chopin

BY Molly Colin

Hershey Felder brings the pianist Frederic Chopin to life in his solo show, Monsieur Chopin, now playing on the Berkeley Repertory Theatre's Thrust Stage through Aug. 10.

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From Russia With Love of Choral Tradition

July 31, 2014

International Russian Choral Music Festival

From Russia With Love of Choral Tradition

BY Molly Colin

From medieval chants to premieres, the third International Russian Choral Music Festival gets underway Aug. 3 in San Francisco and runs through Aug. 10.

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Feature Article

July 29, 2014

Age Before … What Does It Take to Be An Opera Singer?

BY Molly Colin

For three late-bloomer singers in the Merola Opera Program, emotional maturity and determination substitute for a long apprenticeship.

Upcoming Concert

Audience Favorite: <em>Pirates</em> at Lamplighters

July 28, 2014

Lamplighters Music Theatre

Audience Favorite: Pirates at Lamplighters

BY Molly Colin

San Francisco’s Lamplighters Music Theatre kicks off their 62nd season with a swashbuckling perennial Gilbert & Sullivan favorite, The Pirates of Penzance.

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