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Molly Colin

Journalist Molly Colin writes about the arts and cultural trends.

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Feature Article
Art and Advocacy Combine in the Outlaw Ocean Music Project
December 8, 2020
Art and Advocacy Combine in the Outlaw Ocean Music Project
BY Molly Colin

Front-line journalist Ian Urbina engages musicians to help tell the story of a critical global problem.

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

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A Chamber Music Group Spreads an Anti-Bullying Message
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.

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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.

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In Line For Berlioz: Tales from the Standing Room Operagoer
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.

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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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Feature Article
SFS Youth Orchestra Harbors Conducting Talent
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.

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

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New Performing Arts Program at JCC Palo Alto
January 27, 2015
New Performing Arts Program at JCC Palo Alto
BY Molly Colin
A new chorus with a focus on Jewish composers.
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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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Feature Article
Things You Never Knew About Being an Understudy
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.

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Upcoming Concert
Ace Pairings in S.F. Symphony Season
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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Upcoming Concert
Small Packages, Seduced by Sound
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.

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Upcoming Concert
Triple Threats at Music in the Vineyards
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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Upcoming Concert
Yo-Yo Ma: Citizen of All Humanity
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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Upcoming Concert
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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Upcoming Concert
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
Age Before … What Does It Take to Be An Opera Singer?
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.

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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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