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February 2010

DateTimeTitle/Artist(s)DescriptionLocationCost
6 Sa 11:00 am The Cypress String Quartet Call & Response: Behind the Music Immerse yourself in the creative process at this public outreach event hosted by the Community Music Center. The Cypress discusses and deconstructs works by Mozart & Schubert, and introduces excerpts from Elena Ruehr’s new composition, Bel Canto. An excellent introduction for the novice or the connoisseur to gain insight into the concert program be - program info
Capp Street Concert Hall FREE
 
13 Sa 7:00 pm Cuerdas y Tambo Plena, salsa, mazurca, danzon, paso doble, salsa, and memengue. A musical experience of the young, and the not so young, blend together in different forms and genres. From jobaro music to the music of legendary puertorican cuatro player Ladislao Martinez (Ladi), to contemporary Afro Latin and video games. - program info
Capp Street Concert Hall $10 General Admission
 
15 M 7:00 pm Leanne Borghesi and Friends Leanne Borghesi and Friends host a benefit performance for the earthquake victims of Haiti. Additional program details TBA. - program info
Capp Street Concert Hall $15 adults / $10 seniors / students / ArtsCard
 
19 F 8:00 pm Sounds of Justice An artistic collaboration incorporating social work issues pertaining to the SF Bay area and the country including: remembering 9/11, immigration, depression, and human and drug trafficking. Highlighted artists include: Abraham Aviles-Scott (tenor), Muza Mdzinarishvili (piano), Ken Rosen (ensemble TBD), Alexi Wajchman (guitar & vocals), and Justin - program info
Capp Street Concert Hall $15 adults / $10 seniors / students / ArtsCard
 
20 Sa 8:00 pm Tango Harmony Concert and Milonga (Tango Party) International Tango harmonica/piano duo Joe Powers and Naoko Aoki return to SF to celebrate Tango's world heritage status! Listen to a selection of traditional Argentine Tangos, Waltzes and Milongas as well as original compositions by Joe Powers (www.joepowers.com) and Naoko Aoki http://celeste.coplan.jp/. Take an introductory dance lesson by awar - program info
Capp Street Concert Hall $15 adults / $10 seniors / students / ArtsCard
 
21 Su 1:00 pm CMC Student performance Workshop CMC students of all ages demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. - program info
Capp Street Concert Hall FREE
 
21 Su 3:00 pm Tango MasterClass CMC Faculty member Sonia Ricket and international tango harmonica/piano duo Joe Powers and Naoko Aoki lead a two-hour tango masterclass from 3-5 PM. Additional program details TBA. - program info
Capp Street Concert Hall Ticket price Info TBA.
 
27 Sa 8:00 pm Quinteto Latino Performs Mexican Masterworks Dedicated to the classical and contemporary music of Latin America, Quinteto Latino brings its impeccable artistry and infectious energy to works of distinguished Mexican composers Carlos Chávez, Mario Lavista and Arturo Márquez. - program info
Capp Street Concert Hall FREE, Donations Accepted
 
28 Su 1:00 pm CMC Student Performance Workshop CMC students of all ages demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. - program info
Capp Street Concert Hall FREE
 
28 Su 4:00 pm In Pursuit of Excellence Now in its 20th year, this twice-annual event featuring exceptional CMC students, faculty and staff as well as Pursuit of Excellence alumni is hosted by piano faculty, Betty Wong. Music featured will include Darius Milhaud's "Scaramouche", Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons", works by Scarlatti, music to celebrate Chopin - program info
Capp Street Concert Hall FREE
 

March 2010

DateTimeTitle/Artist(s)DescriptionLocationCost
5 F 8:00 pm Sex and the Bible: The Opera WORLD PREMIERE: SEX AND THE BIBLE: THE OPERA - a 75-minute cabaret opera based on the Old Testament by way of Las Vegas. Mark Alburger, composer/librettist. Composer Mark Alburger and director Harriet March Page have retooled these Biblical scenarios into a contemporary Sin City of Las Vegas, featuring Heavenly Emcee and a cast of familiar Satan - program info
Capp Street Concert Hall $15 adults / $10 seniors / students / ArtsCard
 
6 Sa 8:00 pm Sex and the Bible: The Opera WORLD PREMIERE: SEX AND THE BIBLE: THE OPERA - a 75-minute cabaret opera based on the Old Testament by way of Las Vegas. Mark Alburger, composer/librettist. Composer Mark Alburger and director Harriet March Page have retooled these Biblical scenarios into a contemporary Sin City of Las Vegas, featuring Heavenly Emcee and a cast of familiar Satanic - program info
Capp Street Concert Hall $15 adults / $10 seniors / students / ArtsCard
 
7 Su 1:00 pm CMC Student Performance Workshop CMC students ages 18 and under demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. - program info
Capp Street Concert Hall FREE
 
7 Su 4:00 pm CMC Children's Chorus and Teen Chorus Members of the CMC Children's Chorus and Teen Chorus perform broadway favorites and songs from around the world. Additional program details TBA. - program info
Capp Street Concert Hall FREE
 
7 Su 7:00 pm Sex and the Bible: The Opera WORLD PREMIERE: SEX AND THE BIBLE: THE OPERA - a 75-minute cabaret opera based on the Old Testament by way of Las Vegas. Mark Alburger, composer/librettist. Composer Mark Alburger and director Harriet March Page have retooled these Biblical scenarios into a contemporary Sin City of Las Vegas, featuring Heavenly Emcee and a cast of familiar Satanic - program info
Capp Street Concert Hall $15 adults / $10 seniors / students / ArtsCard
 
8 M 6:00 pm A Concert with Conversation with Jennifer Koh, Violin San Francisco Performances and the Community Music Center are proud to present violinist Jennifer Koh. Koh mesmerizes audiences with the sheer intensity of her playing. As a virtuoso whose natural flair is matched with a probing intellect, Ms. Koh is committed to exploring connections between the pieces she plays, searching for similarities of voic - program info
Capp Street Concert Hall FREE
 
12 F 8:00 pm Sex and the Bible: The Opera WORLD PREMIERE: SEX AND THE BIBLE: THE OPERA - a 75-minute cabaret opera based on the Old Testament by way of Las Vegas. Mark Alburger, composer/librettist. Composer Mark Alburger and director Harriet March Page have retooled these Biblical scenarios into a contemporary Sin City of Las Vegas, featuring Heavenly Emcee and a cast of familiar Satanic - program info
Capp Street Concert Hall $15 adults / $10 seniors / students / ArtsCard
 
13 Sa 8:00 pm Sec and the Bible: The Opera WORLD PREMIERE: SEX AND THE BIBLE: THE OPERA - a 75-minute cabaret opera based on the Old Testament by way of Las Vegas. Mark Alburger, composer/librettist. Composer Mark Alburger and director Harriet March Page have retooled these Biblical scenarios into a contemporary Sin City of Las Vegas, featuring Heavenly Emcee and a cast of familiar Satanic - program info
Capp Street Concert Hall $15 adults / $10 seniors / students / ArtsCard
 
14 Su 1:00 pm CMC Student Performance Workshop CMC adult students demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. - program info
Capp Street Concert Hall FREE
 
14 Su 2:30 pm Richard Ross, Tenor/Baritone Richard Ross performs a selections of operatic arias for tenor and baritone. Additional program details TBA. - program info
Capp Street Concert Hall FREE
 
14 Su 7:00 pm Sex and the Bible: The Opera WORLD PREMIERE: SEX AND THE BIBLE: THE OPERA - a 75-minute cabaret opera based on the Old Testament by way of Las Vegas. Mark Alburger, composer/librettist. Composer Mark Alburger and director Harriet March Page have retooled these Biblical scenarios into a contemporary Sin City of Las Vegas, featuring Heavenly Emcee and a cast of familiar Satanic - program info
Capp Street Concert Hall $15 adults / $10 seniors / students / ArtsCard
 
21 Su 1:00 pm CMC Faculty Workshop CMC guitar faculty member Sandy Brassard leads intermediate students 13 years or older. Participants will work on a piece together, paying special attention to technique. While observers are welcome, all participants will need to sign up at the front desk at CMC's Capp Street office. - program info
Capp Street Concert Hall FREE
 
21 Su 4:00 pm California Eclectic California Eclectic presents music for viola, cello, and piano, performed by the composers. Original music drawing on themes of nature. performers include CMC faculty member Katrina Wreede, viola, Moses Sedler, cello, and Alexis Alrich, piano. Additional program details TBA. - program info
Capp Street Concert Hall FREE
 
26 F 8:00 pm Kathryn Bates Williams and Friends Kathyrn Bates Williams and guests perform. Additional program details TBA. - program info
Capp Street Concert Hall $10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
 
27 Sa 7:30 pm Anything Goes Chorus Anniversary Concert Celebrate Bay Area diversity the way we do it best---through song and merriment! This heart opening show will infuse your weekend with joy and inspiration, from the variety of jazz,Broadway and pop songs we perform to the sprinkling of props and choreography we use.Directed by Ellen Robinson http://www.ellenrobinson.com. Pre-sale tickets will - program info
First Congregational Church $15 General Admission
 
27 Sa 8:00 pm Scenes Workshop Class Performance Directed by CMC faculty member Michael Mohammed, students enrolled in CMC's Scenes Workshop perform excerpts from works for opera and musical theater. Additional program details TBA. - program info
Capp Street Concert Hall FREE
 
28 Su 3:00 pm Junior Bach Society Festival Performance The Junior Bach Festival is dedicated to touching young lives by promoting the study and performance of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Presented annually about the time of Bach's birthday, March 21, the Festival features in concert some of the finest young musical talent in California, chosen by audition. Additional program details TBA. - program info
Capp Street Concert Hall $10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
 

April 2010

DateTimeTitle/Artist(s)DescriptionLocationCost
5 M 6:00 pm A Concert with Conversation with Cellist Alisa Weilerstein San Francisco Performances and Community Music Center are proud to present cellist Alisa Weilerstein. Ms. Weilerstein performed in the White House this fall and here at CMC last winter to a mesmerized audience. A natural virtuoso hailed for her impassioned musicianship and expressive range, Weilerstein is internationally renowned as one of the prem - program info
Capp Street Concert Hall FREE
 

May 2010

DateTimeTitle/Artist(s)DescriptionLocationCost
2 Su 3:00 pm Chopin and Schumann: Bicentennial Celebration 7th Annual CMC Keyboard Marathon Community Music Center presents its 7th annual Keyboard Marathon, Chopin and Schumann, in celebration of the bicentennial of the composers' births. Faculty and guest performers will showcase works by two of the greatest Romantic composers for piano. - program info
Capp Street Concert Hall $10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
 
8 Sa 2:30 pm CMC and SF Conservatory of Music Prep Division Joint Recital Hear a selection of talented students from both CMC and the SF Conservatory of Music perform side by side. Additional program details TBA. - program info
San Francisco Conservatory of Music FREE
 
22 Sa 8:00 pm Y Al Ritmo E'Zapateo The zapateo is a Spanish derived folkloric "tap dance" characterized by precise rhythmical patterns created by the movement of feet stamping on the floor. This is an inherited tradition in most Hispanic cultures. From beginning to end, the zapateo is a conversation of body percussion and movement. Performers include: De Rompe y Raja Ensemble and Pa - program info
Capp Street Concert Hall $10 Adults/$5 Students/Seniors