Upcoming Performances
Mezzacappa’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...
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 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 MoreMusic@Noon
Quinteto Latino performs Paquito d’Rivera’s playful Wapango and Gabriela Lena Frank’s colorful Mitos (composed for Quinteto Latino). Also on the program are Marcus Siqueira’s monumental Egrégores and Eugenio Toussaint’s clever Mambo. Don’t miss this free opportunity to hear QL in the South Bay. You will have a chance to chat with the musicians about the music, the composers, and the musicians themselves too. Wednesday, April 24, 202412pm Santa Clara UniversityMusic Recital Hall500 El Camino RealSanta Clara, CA Free
Read MoreGlenview Classical Series
This exciting Oakland series welcomes Quinteto Latino to perform a program including commissions by two Venezuelan-American composers, Paul Desenne and Victor Márquez-Barrios, as well as music from Mexico (Eugenio Toussaint), Brazil (Marcus Siqueira), Cuba (Paquito d’Rivera) and Argentina’s star tango composer, Astor Piazzolla. Friday, March 22, 20247:30St. Paul Lutheran Church1658 Excelsior AvenueOakland CA 94602 $25 suggested...
Read MoreQL returns to Mazza Castle
The Mazza Castle Music Salon Series welcomes Quinteto Latino, a one-of-a-kind San Francisco Bay Area-based 501(c)3 organization driving social change in the classical music industry. The program will include a commissions by two Venezuelan-American composers: Paul Desenne and Victor Márquez-Barrios as well as music from Mexico (Eugenio Toussant), Brazil (Marcus Siqueira), Cuba (Paquito d’Rivera!) and Argentina’s star tango composer, Astor Piazzolla. Sunday, March 17, 20245pm (doors open at 4pm)Mazza Castle900 Mirador TerracePacifica, CA $45 general admission Tickets available...
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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.