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Paul Kotapish

Paul Kotapish is the managing editor for SFCV.  You can learn more here or at guitarfish.net.

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Feature Article
Music Doodles Just for Fun
May 26, 2020
Music Doodles Just for Fun
BY Paul Kotapish

Here are some of our favorite interactive “Google Doodles” that explore music-making and history.

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West Edge Opera Puts Its Annual Festival on Ice Until 2021
May 26, 2020
West Edge Opera Puts Its Annual Festival on Ice Until 2021
BY Paul Kotapish
The local company plans to preserve this year’s ambitious program and possibly build on it during the gap year.
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New Relief Fund to Support Artists in the East Bay
May 19, 2020
New Relief Fund to Support Artists in the East Bay
BY Paul Kotapish
A public/private coalition will provide grants directly to artists and arts workers in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. Application deadline is June 5.
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Feature Article
Serenading From a Safe Distance in Alameda
May 12, 2020
Serenading From a Safe Distance in Alameda
BY Paul Kotapish

Porch concerts provide live music for locals all over the “Island City” on Friday evenings.

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San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus Launches Digital “TV” Station
April 14, 2020
San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus Launches Digital “TV” Station
BY Paul Kotapish
The new platform features the debut of “Truly Brave” to honor health-care workers and first responders.
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Young Women’s Choral Projects Earns Prestigious Honor
April 7, 2020
Young Women’s Choral Projects Earns Prestigious Honor
BY Paul Kotapish
The 2020 Margaret Hillis Award goes to Susan McMane’s YWCP for choral excellence.
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San Francisco Ballet’s Debut Tour to Toronto Canceled
April 7, 2020
San Francisco Ballet’s Debut Tour to Toronto Canceled
BY Paul Kotapish
Fears about the long-term impacts of COVID-19 prompt the National Ballet of Canada to make sweeping changes to their season.
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How to Help Local Artists Stay Afloat
April 7, 2020
How to Help Local Artists Stay Afloat
BY Paul Kotapish
With a season of gigs canceled and no income on the horizon, local musicians and arts organizations need help just to survive. Here’s how you can throw a life preserver.
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Keeping Sane With Shira Kammen’s “Noony Tunes”
March 31, 2020
Keeping Sane With Shira Kammen’s “Noony Tunes”
BY Paul Kotapish
A leading light in the Bay Area scene unites players from around the globe every day at noon to play a bit of music.
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San José’s New Ballet Moves Into New Digs
February 18, 2020
San José’s New Ballet Moves Into New Digs
BY Paul Kotapish
The innovative troupe cuts the ribbon for new facilities at the historic Corinthian Ballroom on Feb. 29.
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“Where Song Began” Is for the Birds
January 28, 2020
“Where Song Began” Is for the Birds
BY Paul Kotapish
Two Bay Area concerts of avian-themed violin/cello duets will benefit Australian birdlife endangered by the bushfire crisis.
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Aubrey Bergauer to Head New Leadership Program at SF Conservatory of Music
November 12, 2019
Aubrey Bergauer to Head New Leadership Program at SF Conservatory of Music
BY Paul Kotapish
The Center for Innovative Leadership will foster tomorrow’s arts entrepreneurs.
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UC Alumni Chorus Presents a “Mass-Up”
November 12, 2019
UC Alumni Chorus Presents a “Mass-Up”
BY Paul Kotapish
The massive chorus and orchestra perform a mashup of excerpts from a millennium of Masses.
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Lisa Dell Is California Symphony’s New Executive Director
November 5, 2019
Lisa Dell Is California Symphony’s New Executive Director
BY Paul Kotapish
The incoming leader has worked with every major classical-music institution in Chicago.
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Tim Page Ponders the End of Music Criticism
October 1, 2019
Tim Page Ponders the End of Music Criticism
BY Paul Kotapish
A critic’s thoughtful essay looks at the recent history and near future of arts journalism.
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The Refurbished Presidio Theatre Opens With a Pop-Up Orchestra
September 4, 2019
The Refurbished Presidio Theatre Opens With a Pop-Up Orchestra
BY Paul Kotapish
Music Director Laurie Cohen leads two free performances by 50 Bay Area musicians playing works of New Deal composers.
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Feature Article
Best of the Bay 2018–2019 Winners
August 27, 2019
Best of the Bay 2018–2019 Winners
BY Paul Kotapish

Congratulations to the winners of our annual Best of the Bay reader poll.

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Best of the Bay 2018–19 Nominations Are Closed
August 8, 2019
Best of the Bay 2018–19 Nominations Are Closed
BY Paul Kotapish
Nominations for the SFCV Best of the Bay are closed, but look for a chance to vote for the finalists on Aug. 13.
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Feature Article
Shameless Promotion of Local Artists: Bay Area Recordings in 2018
December 17, 2018
Shameless Promotion of Local Artists: Bay Area Recordings in 2018
BY Paul Kotapish

Offered without critique, a smorgasbord of recorded music released this year.

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S.F. Press Club Honors <em>SFCV</em> With Journalism Awards
November 27, 2018
S.F. Press Club Honors SFCV With Journalism Awards
BY Paul Kotapish
Writer Mark MacNamara and editor Michael Zwiebach named for two profile articles and a feature story.
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