Posts by diane
Phillip Greenlief’s Saint Petersburg
Brazilian electronic music composer Silvia Matheus explores the compositional possibilities of noise with occasional pitch centered sounds while pianist Ric Louchard explores the compositional possibilities of chromatic, pitch centered improvisations with occasional noise centered sounds. Phillip Greenlief conducts a performance of his map score Saint Petersburg, with members of sfSoundGroup. Greenlief began composing his map scores series in 2004, a process that uses a collage approach to organizing compositional elements, including text score, traditional notation, iconic imagery, graphic notation, and fragments of maps that inspire free improvisation. The concert...
Read MoreUC Merced UpstART Presents Quinteto Latino
The quintet makes their debut performance at UC Merced. The program will feature QL commissions by Paul Desenne and Gabriela Lena Frank as well as exciting works by Paquito D’Rivera, Gabriela Ortiz, Astor Piazzolla and Eugenio Toussant. Wednesday, November 8, 20237pmNoontime ConcertsMerced Multicultural Arts CenterWest Main StreetMerced, CA 95340 FREE!
Read MoreCrossing the Lines
An evening of chamber works by Gabriel Fauré, Norman Dello Joio and Louise Farrenc, all accompanied by the works of painter Peggy Gyulai. The evening will end with an improvisation between the painter and the musicians. Diane Grubbe, fluteMonica Scott, celloFrank Johnson, pianoPeggy Gyulai, artist Farrenc Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano, mvmt. IDello Joio Trio for Flute, Cello and PianoFauré Sonatine for flute and pianoimprovisation: flute, cello & artist Sunday, October 294pm (drinks and hors d’oeuvres at 4 pm; desserts offered after the concert) Verdi Club 2424 Mariposa StreetSan Francisco, CA $65 more information...
Read MoreSF Music Day
Quinteto Latino performs on this free, daylong music festival hosted in the center of San Francisco’s arts and culture district. Founded over 15 years ago, this event celebrates the diverse Bay Area music community and invites local audiences to explore, savor, and experience live music performances at the historic San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center. Sunday, October 15, 20231:45pm – 2:30pm Veterans Building401 Van Ness AvenueSan Francisco...
Read MoreMosswood Sound Series
CircleCircleCircleSquare (Kris Tiner, trumpet; Beth Schenck, saxophone; percussionist Nathan Hubbard and bassist Lisa Mezzacappa) Expect asymmetrical song structures, irregular grooves, free jazz explosions, sumptuous melodies, wide-open soundscapes, and also, definitely, surprises. sfSoundGroup performs new compositions and improvisations, including a new work by Monica Scott and a composition by Matt Ingalls exploring extended low instrument ranges, including Mosswood’s new Bösendorfer’s lowest four notes below the usual piano low A. Sunday, June 16, 20237pmMosswood Chapel3630 Telegraph (enter 2nd door on 37th St)Oakland, CA $10-$25 sliding scale (cash...
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Diane Grubbe has appeared as a soloist with the Siena Music Festival in Italy, the San Francisco Concerto Orchestra, L’Orchestre de Notre Dame in San Francisco and the Calabasas Chamber Orchestra in Southern California, with whom she recorded the Vivaldi Piccolo Concerto for their CD The Baroque Concerto.