Having recently enumerated the alternatives that will need to be considered on Friday, April 26, it is worth noting that a choice will have to be made on the following Sunday, April 28. While the two alternatives do not overlap, I am reluctant to advise that anyone try to make a mad dash from the early-afternoon concert to the one late in the afternoon. Since both events will take place in a chamber setting, many may find it difficult to commit to one alternative over the other. Here are the basic facts:
2 p.m., Davies Symphony Hall: The members of the San Francisco Symphony will present their next chamber music offering. The program will remind the attentive listener of just how much diversity could be encountered during the nineteenth century. The program will be in chronological order, beginning with the Opus 31 nonet by Louis Spohr, scored for wind quintet, violin, viola, cello, and bass. This will be followed by the second of Johannes Brahms’ three string quartets, Opus 51, Number 2, in A minor. The program will then conclude with Gabriel Fauré’s Opus 15 (first) piano quartet in C minor.
Davies Symphony Hall is located at 201 Van Ness Avenue and fills an entire city block. The other boundaries are Grove Street (north), Hayes Street (south), and Franklin Street (west). The main entrance (which is also the entrance to the Box Office) is on Grove Street, roughly halfway down the block. All tickets for this recital will be sold for $55. Tickets may be purchased in advance online through a Web page on the SFS Web site. Flash must be enabled for online ticket transactions. Tickets may also be purchased by visiting the Box Office or calling 415-864-6000. The Box Office is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, from noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday, and two hours before the beginning of the concert on Sunday.
[added 4/11, 10:50 a.m.:
4:30 p.m., SOMArts Cultural Center: The Living Earth Show will be presenting their annual fundraising event, Living Earth Day. For those unfamiliar with the name, the group is the duo guitarist Travis Andrews and percussionist Andy Meyerson, both of whom are not only thoroughly skilled at their instruments but also proficiently adept at mastering alternative techniques. Their annual fundraiser is consistently a veritable carnival of music, drinks, refreshments, instruments made of Jell-O (one of Meyerson’s specialties as a performer), and good cheer.
SOMArts is located at 934 Brannan Street (in SOMA, of course). Tickets are being handled by Brown Paper Tickets, which has created a Web page with further information. General admission will be $65. However, for those who cannot manage the full price, there is also an Artist Ticket option at $25.]
[added 4/11, 10:50 a.m.:
4:30 p.m., SOMArts Cultural Center: The Living Earth Show will be presenting their annual fundraising event, Living Earth Day. For those unfamiliar with the name, the group is the duo guitarist Travis Andrews and percussionist Andy Meyerson, both of whom are not only thoroughly skilled at their instruments but also proficiently adept at mastering alternative techniques. Their annual fundraiser is consistently a veritable carnival of music, drinks, refreshments, instruments made of Jell-O (one of Meyerson’s specialties as a performer), and good cheer.
SOMArts is located at 934 Brannan Street (in SOMA, of course). Tickets are being handled by Brown Paper Tickets, which has created a Web page with further information. General admission will be $65. However, for those who cannot manage the full price, there is also an Artist Ticket option at $25.]
5 p.m., Noe Valley Ministry: The LIEDER ALIVE! Liederabend Series will present a recital by artist-in-residence mezzo Kindra Scharich and pianist Jerffrey LaDeur. The program will begin with Ludwig van Beethoven’s Opus 98 song cycle, An die ferne Geliebte (to the distant beloved). The remainder of the program will be devoted to Robert Schumann with Scharich singing his Opus 42 Frauen-Liebe und Leben (a woman’s love and life) and LaDeur playing the Opus 17 fantasia in C major.
The Noe Valley Ministry is located at 1021 Sanchez Street, between 23rd Street and Elizabeth Street. Single tickets for all concerts in this series are $75 for reserved seating and $35 for general admission. These may also be purchased in advance through Eventbrite. Tickets at the door will be $40 with a $20 discount for students, seniors, and working artists.
[added 4/11, noon:
7:30 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Incarnation: As was observed at the beginning of this month, the Choral Series presented by Sunset Music and Arts is being produced in partnership with San Francisco Renaissance Voices (SFRV). The next result of that partnership will be a program of music for Holy Week entitled Passion & Lamentation. The program has been updated since it was initially announced. It will feature a Requiem setting by Juan Esquivel Barahone, two motets by Tomás Luis de Victoria, and and the “Miserere mei, Deus” Psalm setting by Italian composer Gregorio Allegri, best known for having been transcribed from memory by a young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The Guest Conductor for this performance will be Don Scott Carpenter, Executive Director of American Bach Soloists and Music Director at Lakeside Presbyterian Church.
The Episcopal Church of the Incarnation is located at 1750 29th Avenue, about halfway between Moraga Street and Noriega Street. Ticket prices are $30 for general admission with a $25 rate for students and seniors and $20 for children aged twelve and under. Because the demand tends to be high, advance purchase is highly advised. Tickets may be purchased online through a Brown Paper Tickets event page.]
[added 4/12, 12:15 p.m.:
7:30 p.m., Lower Haight: Pianist Ian Scarfe has announced a groupmuse concert at which he will preview a duo recital he has prepared with cellist James Jaffe for performance at Festival Rolland in France. The program will include compositions by Manuel De Falla, Sergei Prokofiev, and Ludwig van Beethoven. This will be the monthly Embassy groupmuse concert will be hosted by Will Marshall. Admission will require a $10 minimum donation for the performers and a $3 registration fee. Specifics are maintained on the groupmuse Web page through which reservations must be made. Those who attend will be invited to bring a bottle of wine or snacks to share with other guests. Note that this venue is not wheelchair-accessible.]
[added 4/11, noon:
7:30 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Incarnation: As was observed at the beginning of this month, the Choral Series presented by Sunset Music and Arts is being produced in partnership with San Francisco Renaissance Voices (SFRV). The next result of that partnership will be a program of music for Holy Week entitled Passion & Lamentation. The program has been updated since it was initially announced. It will feature a Requiem setting by Juan Esquivel Barahone, two motets by Tomás Luis de Victoria, and and the “Miserere mei, Deus” Psalm setting by Italian composer Gregorio Allegri, best known for having been transcribed from memory by a young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The Guest Conductor for this performance will be Don Scott Carpenter, Executive Director of American Bach Soloists and Music Director at Lakeside Presbyterian Church.
The Episcopal Church of the Incarnation is located at 1750 29th Avenue, about halfway between Moraga Street and Noriega Street. Ticket prices are $30 for general admission with a $25 rate for students and seniors and $20 for children aged twelve and under. Because the demand tends to be high, advance purchase is highly advised. Tickets may be purchased online through a Brown Paper Tickets event page.]
[added 4/12, 12:15 p.m.:
7:30 p.m., Lower Haight: Pianist Ian Scarfe has announced a groupmuse concert at which he will preview a duo recital he has prepared with cellist James Jaffe for performance at Festival Rolland in France. The program will include compositions by Manuel De Falla, Sergei Prokofiev, and Ludwig van Beethoven. This will be the monthly Embassy groupmuse concert will be hosted by Will Marshall. Admission will require a $10 minimum donation for the performers and a $3 registration fee. Specifics are maintained on the groupmuse Web page through which reservations must be made. Those who attend will be invited to bring a bottle of wine or snacks to share with other guests. Note that this venue is not wheelchair-accessible.]
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