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SF 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...
Read MoreTosca
Pocket Opera presents Puccini’s masterpiece. Sunday, July 16, 20232:30Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts500 Castro StreetMountain ViewSunday, July 23, 20232pmHillside Club2286 Cedar StreetBerkeley Sunday, July 30, 20232pmGunn TheatreLegion of Honor100 34th AvenueSan FranciscoTickets and more information here.
Read MoreNoontime Concerts
Quinteto Latino is excited to perform on this long-time San Francisco concert series. The program will include music of Gabriela Lena Frank, Paquito D’Rivera, Victor Márquez-Barrios, and Gabriela Ortiz. Tuesday, June 27, 202312:30pmNoontime ConcertsOld St. Mary’s Cathedral660 California StreetSan Francisco FREE!
Read MoreOrpheus in the Underworld
Pocket Opera presents Offenbach’s ever-popular operetta. This playful look at Orpheus and Eurydice’s relationship and their visit to the gods on Olympus features Offenbach’s most thrilling score, including the famous Can-Can of the Galop Infernal. Sunday, June 11, 20232pmHillside Club2286 Cedar StreetBerkeley Saturday, June 17, 20237pmJarvis Conservatory1711 Main StreetNapa Sunday, June 18, 20232:30Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts500 Castro StreetMountain View Sunday, June 25, 20232pmGunn TheatreLegion of Honor100 34th AvenueSan FranciscoTickets and more information...
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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.