Music Features For Families

Every week, our writers take an in‐depth look at an artist, program or topic of interest to us. Spend some time with this week's classical music feature, or scroll through the extensive SFCV archive for insights in many music topics.

Photo Essay
Take a Tour of the 2018 Music@Menlo Festival
July 23, 2018
Take a Tour of the 2018 [email protected] Festival
BY Paul Kotapish

Photographer Geoff Sheil shares some images from inside the expansive chamber-music program.

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Playlist
Seven Serenades for Summer
June 26, 2018
Seven Serenades for Summer
BY Michael Zwiebach

Need a mood lift? Here's a look at a little genre that produced some of classical music's biggest hits.

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Photo Essay
Fafner Rears His High-Tech Head
June 19, 2018
Fafner Rears His High-Tech Head
BY Paul Kotapish

S.F. Opera builds a Wagnerian dragon for the 21st century.

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Photo Essay
No <em>Nutcracker</em> Without the Kids: Behind the Scenes at Oakland Ballet
December 19, 2017
No Nutcracker Without the Kids: Behind the Scenes at Oakland Ballet
BY Katharine Dimitruk

SFCV’s photographer captures a cast rehearsal and a school outreach program during Nutcracker season.

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Photo Essay
School Kids Engage in the Wonder of South African Dance
November 28, 2017
School Kids Engage in the Wonder of South African Dance
BY Paul Kotapish

A Cal Performances program offers students an opportunity to meet South African dancers and learn about Gumboot and Pantsula traditions first-hand. Our photo essay tells the story.

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Photo Essay
Mercury Soul Is Caught in the Act
March 1, 2017
Mercury Soul Is Caught in the Act
BY SFCV Staff

The Baroque & Beats program at the DNA Lounge had fans grooving to a mix of classical music and electronic dance music, and we have photos to prove it.

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Kids & Families Feature
At Play With a Young Actress in Berkeley
October 3, 2014
At Play With a Young Actress in Berkeley
BY Mark MacNamara

Sitting down with Dakota Dry, a young actress and singer, just out of rehearsal for a Berkeley Playhouse production of Mary Poppins, directed and choreographed by Kimberly Dooley.

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Kids & Families Feature
Bay Area Best Bets: Teaching Improv and Family Date Nights
August 7, 2014
Bay Area Best Bets: Teaching Improv and Family Date Nights
BY Mark MacNamara

Improvistation on string insturments for children to explore, and a Family Date Nights on Fridays at the Bay Area Children’s Museum — check both out.

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Kids & Families Feature
Symphony Silicon Valley Pops Festival Opens This Weekend
July 24, 2014
Symphony Silicon Valley Pops Festival Opens This Weekend
BY Mark MacNamara

Two weekends of concerts in the open air — it’s what summer is all about.

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Kids & Families Feature
Carmel Bach Festival: Adventures With Kids
July 17, 2014
Carmel Bach Festival: Adventures With Kids
BY Mark MacNamara

Among the large number of events at the two-week Carmel Bach Festival, are several that are family friendly, including a youth chorus and, for the first time, a bonafide children’s concert.

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