Past Performances
Noontime Concerts
Enjoy a mid-day break with Quinteto Latino. We returning to Noontime Concerts to perform Pulitzer Prize-winning Tania León’s monumental De Memorias. We’ll also perform Ronaldo Miranda’s lovely Variações Sérias and works by the legendary Astor Piazzolla and the quintessential tango: Gerardo Matos Rodríguez’s La Cumparsita. Tuesday, May 27, 202512:30pm Old Saint Mary’s Cathedral660 California StreetSan Francisco, CA Free
Read MoreQL performs León’s De Memorias
Pulitzer Prize winning composer Tania León’s De Memorias is an important standard in contemporary wind quintet repertoire. Quinteto Latino is excited to take it on! We’ll also perform Ronaldo Miranda’s tuneful Variações Sérias, Júlio Medaglia’s exquisite Belle Epoque en Sud-America and a suite of tangos by Gerardo Matos Rodriguez and Astor Piazzolla including his fiery masterpiece Libertango. San José Chamber Music SocietySaturday, May 17, 20257pm St. Frances Episcopal Church1205 Pine AvenueSan José, CA Tickets: $12 – $52Purchase...
Read MoreIntangible & Oakland Reductionist Orchestra
Intangible, (Gamin on Korean reed instruments, tenor saxophonist Robert Reigle, bassist Jeff Schwartz, and percussionist Tim Feeney) is a new ensemble. Its members have toured and recorded internationally, testing the potential and limitations of experimental music as a means of cross-cultural collaboration, and examinations of the terms “folk,” “Western,” and “world.” The ensemble’s name reflects gamin’s esteemed status as a bearer of an intangible cultural asset and the group’s dedication to exploring complex acoustic phenomena and the mysterious essence of successful improvisation. The concert also features the Oakland Reductionist Orchestra, a supergroup...
Read MoreQuinteto Latino at Chico State
Chico Performances has been presenting stellar events for over 40 years. QL looks forward to making their debut there with a unique program of traditional and contemporary music by Latina/o/e composers. Come to Chico State’s lovely Arts Recital Hall for music of Paquito d’Rivera, Gabriela Ortiz, Gabriela Lena Frank and many more! Sunday, November 3, 20242pm $41 | youth age 17 and under $17 | Chico State student $17 West Oakland Sound SeriesDresher Ensemble Studio2201 Poplar StreetOakland
Read MoreDuo performance with flutist Meerenai Shim
Bay Area flutists Diane and Meeranai Shim perform Robert Dick’s duo Time is a Two Way Street. Meerenai will premiere Whispers on the Wind for flute and electronics by The Honourable Elizabeth A. Baker. Diane will perform Mario Davidovsky’s Synchronism No. 1 for flute and pre-recorded tape, Dai Fujikura’s Glacier for bass flute, and Alyssa Aska’s Circles.lines for glissando flute & tape. The second half of the evening features The Holy Martins, Kasey Knudsen (alto saxophone), Lorin Benedict (voice), and Eric Vogler (guitar). They have been playing in this configuration for over 15 years, during which time the group has explored a broad range...
Read MoreMezzacappa’s Music for More Than a Few of Us
Silvia Matheus (computer and electronic music composer, sound artist, and improviser) teams up with Ric Louchard (pianist, composer, and improviser) to create The VisitoR, a performance where electronics and acoustics meet and interact. The VisitoR goes beyond a simple two-person conversation, embracing a lively interplay of actions that flow freely. The soundscape blends algorithmically generated sounds with fixed compositions, all layered with live-processed acoustic elements, creating a rich and dynamic auditory experience. This piece will be presented in a multiple-speaker configuration. Bassist and composer Lisa Mezzacappa presents a set of new and newly-arranged...
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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.