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- 2. CHH Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall RH Sol Joseph Recital Hall OS Osher Salon 3 Photo: Matthew Washburn ’08 Photo: Daniel Jang ’08 Cover: Matthew Washburn ’08 OrchestraScott Sandmeier Music Director The Conservatory Orchestra presents a season of works specially chosen to challenge, enlighten and inspire. Mozart and two of his neglected but influential contemporaries receive pride of place during September’s Classical Kick-off Weekend (p. 18). And the orchestra explores sources of inspiration for Strauss and Berio in this spring’s Transformations series (p. 11). Classical Kick-off Weekend Sat Sep 12 8 pm | CHH Eric Tran ’14 piano Scott Foglesong ’77 presenter Myslive˘cek Octet for Winds No. 2 in E-flat Major Kraus Symphony in C Major, VB 139 Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466 Sun Sep 13 2 pm | CHH Jodi Levitz viola Thalea String Quartet Mozart Viola Quintet in G Minor, K. 516 Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550 Open Rehearsal Sun Oct 18 2 pm | CHH Rimsky-Korsakov Capriccio Espagnol Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 High Spirits Sat Nov 7 8 pm | CHH Sun Nov 8 2 pm | CHH Michael Kropf ’16 High Spirits (world premiere, Highsmith Award winner) Prokofiev Suite from Romeo and Juliet Sibelius Symphony No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 39 Brahms Favorites Sat Dec 12 8 pm | CHH Joshua Peters ’14 violin Scott Foglesong ’77 presenter Brahms Academic Festival Overture Brahms Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77 Transformations Sat Feb 20 8 pm | CHH Sun Feb 21 2 pm | CHH Scott Foglesong ’77 presenter R. Strauss Death and Transfiguration Schubert/Berio Rendering Season Finale Sat May 7 8 pm | CHH Sun May 8 2 pm | CHH Molly Hill ’15 mezzo-soprano J. Strauss Overture to Der Zigeunerbaron Wagner Wesendonck Lieder Revueltas Sensemaya Ravel Suite No. 2 from Daphnis and Chloé usicians prize a solid technique. But the San Francisco Conservatory of Music teaches other skills that are just as essential: how to inquire, how to evaluate, how to discern. An SFCM education enables students to develop a unique understanding of the world, one which they learn to express in a clear, strong voice as artists. A rich assortment of student performances – in orchestra, opera, chamber music and historical performance – anchors SFCM’s concert season. In this brochure, you’ll also find recitals by our lauded performance faculty and internationally regarded guest artists. Master classes, festivals, competitions and special events celebrate virtuosity and illuminate the historical, economic and personal forces that drive musical creativity. For a season overview, see At A Glance (pp. 12-15). Concert details appear on the performance series pages. Be sure to browse Department Recitals (pp. 16-17) for the full range of free concerts at SFCM. Our season holds discoveries for audiences and artists alike. We look forward to welcoming you! Events are free unless otherwise noted. Tickets and info: www.sfcm.edu/performances or 415.503.6275 $20 general admission; $15 students, seniors and Conservatory members* Concerts are free, but reservations are required. Email boxoffice@sfcm.edu. Café Crème offers a menu including beer and wine two hours before performances. www.sfcm.edu/cafe-creme * Learn more about becoming a member at www.sfcm.edu/giving or 415.503.6210.
- 3. 4 Events free unless otherwise noted R: Free, reservations required Tickets and info: www.sfcm.edu/performances CHH Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall RH Sol Joseph Recital Hall OS Osher Salon 5 Photo: Betsy Kershner Photo: Eli Akerstein Jodi Levitz and Mack McCray Co-Chairs Borromeo String Quartet Bowing together, breathing together, thinking together… What transforms a handful of soloists into a seamless string ensemble? SFCM explores this exhilarating alchemy by inviting members of world-famous quartets to mentor students side-by-side in master classes and as partners in performance. For drama and spectacle, it’s hard to top Carmen and Don Giovanni. But the most compelling thing about opera at SFCM is watching young singers meet the unique demands of the art form. Under new Director of Opera Jose Maria Condemi and other seasoned professionals, students explore an exciting range of repertoire as they learn to command the stage. Thalea String Quartet SFCM Graduate String Quartet Fellows Tue Oct 13 8 pm | RH Wolf Italian Serenade Malipiero String Quartet No. 1 Verdi String Quartet Members of Kronos Quartet MASTER CLASS Tue Nov 10 7:30 pm | CHH Members of Danish String Quartet MASTER CLASS Wed Nov 18 7:30 pm | OS Courtesy of Cal Performances Geoff Nuttall violin MASTER CLASS Tue Dec 8 7:30 pm | RH CONCERT Thu Dec 10 8 pm | CHH with chamber music students Mozart Violin Sonata in G Major, K. 379 Haydn String Quartet in C Major, Op. 20 No. 2 Mozart Adagio and Fugue in C Minor, K. 546 Chausson Concerto for Violin, Piano and String Quartet, Op. 21 Members of Takács Quartet MASTER CLASS Mon Feb 22 10 am | CHH Courtesy of Cal Performances Thalea String Quartet SFCM Graduate String Quartet Fellows Tue Feb 23 8 pm | RH Borromeo String Quartet Residency CONCERT Mon Mar 14 7:30 pm | CHH Bartók Marathon: The Six Quartets MASTER CLASS Tue Mar 15 7:30 pm | RH LECTURE Wed Mar 16 7:30 pm | OS Paths Not Taken: A rare presentation of unpublished music from Bartók’s quartets loaned to the Borromeo by Peter Bartók CONCERT Thu Mar 17 8 pm | CHH with chamber music students Schubert Notturno in E-flat Major, D. 897 Mahler Piano Quartet in A Minor Webern Langsamer Satz Mendelssohn Ottetto in E-flat Major, Op. 20 (manuscript version) Bizet/Brook La tragédie de Carmen Fri Dec 4 7:30 pm | CHH Sun Dec 6 2 pm | CHH A condensed adaptation of Bizet’s famous work scored for chamber orchestra Mozart Don Giovanni Fri Apr 1 7:30 pm | CHH Sun Apr 3 2 pm | CHH Jose Maria Condemi stage director SFCM’s annual spring production with full orchestra Jonathan Dove Mansfield Park (West Coast premiere) Wed May 4 7:30 pm | CHH Fri May 6 7:30 pm | CHH Fully staged and scored for four-hand piano accompaniment Opera Scenes Sat Nov 21 7:30 pm | CHH Sat Apr 23 7:30 pm | CHH Sun Apr 24 2 pm | CHH Favorite selections from staples of the repertoire performed with piano accompaniment OperaJose Maria Condemi Director of Opera Curt Pajer Musical and Managing Director of Opera Chamber Music
- 4. 6 Events free unless otherwise noted R: Free, reservations required Tickets and info: www.sfcm.edu/performances CHH Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall RH Sol Joseph Recital Hall OS Osher Salon 7 Photos (left to right): Tessa Updike, Russell MacMasters, Kingman Young, Cliff Romig, Russell MacMasters, Courtesy of San Francisco Symphony Joint Faculty Recital Sun Oct 25 2 pm | CHH Wei He ’98 violin Yoshikazu Nagai piano “The Art of the Duo” Works of Handel, Prokofiev, Schumann and Strauss David Conte composition Sun Nov 1 2 pm | CHH Michael Morgan conductor Scott Foglesong ’77 piano with Brian Thorsett ’04 tenor Keisuke Nakagoshi ’06 piano Tristan Yang piano Jeffrey Thomas conductor San Francisco Opera Orchestra members and others “Celebrating David Conte’s 60th” Works of Conte and SFCM alumni Don Ehrlich viola Mon Nov 9 8 pm | RH Miles Graber piano Works of Brahms, Rubinstein and Schumann William Wellborn piano Mon Nov 16 8 pm | CHH Works of Bach, Chopin, Liszt, Mendelssohn, Mozart and Scriabin Mack McCray piano Mon Feb 22 8 pm | CHH Chopin Preludes, Op. 28 and other works Ian Swensen violin Wed Feb 24 8 pm | CHH with Jeffrey LaDeur ’12 piano Bettina Mussumeli violin Mon Mar 7 8 pm | RH Jennifer Culp cello Corey McVicar piano Works of Beethoven, Franck and Brahms Jonathan Vinocour viola Tue Mar 29 8 pm | RH with Keisuke Nakagoshi ’06 piano “The Russian Viola” Works of Glinka, Prokofiev and Shostakovich Historical Performance Recital Fri Apr 1 8 pm | RH Corey Jamason harpsichord Elizabeth Blumenstock baroque violin with Margaret Faultless baroque violin Works of Bach, Biber and Corelli David Garner ’79 composition Mon Apr 4 8 pm | CHH Kevin McLaughlin trumpet Emily Laurance harp Stephen Tramontozzi contrabass with Crystal Philippi ’08 mezzo-soprano Selections from Garner’s Mary Pleasant At Land’s End and a premiere of a vocal chamber work Great teachers, like great artists, can spark the imagination and move the spirit. As teaching artists, SFCM’s faculty brings these gifts to both the classroom and concert hall. Learn more about music you already love or discover something entirely new in our Faculty Artist Series. Jean-Michel Fonteneau cello Wed Sep 16 8 pm | CHH Jodi Levitz viola Pei-Ling Lin ’12 viola with Axel Strauss violin Camille Fonteneau violin Dana Fonteneau cello Jeffrey Sykes piano Works of Beethoven, Robert M. Greenberg, Ravel and Schoenberg Darryl Cooper ’98 piano Mon Sep 21 8 pm | RH with Kenneth Woods tenor “Victorian Voices: Art Song from 19th-Century Britain” Works of Edward James Loder, C. Hubert H. Parry, Arthur Sullivan and Maude Valerie White Ian Swensen violin Wed Sep 23 8 pm | CHH Paul Hersh viola Bonnie Hampton cello with Eric Zivian piano Historical Performance Recital Thu Sep 24 8 pm | RH Corey Jamason harpsichord Elizabeth Blumenstock baroque violin with Catherine Mackintosh baroque violin Jean Marie Leclair Récréation de Musique Tarquinio Merula La Caterina and Ciaccona Jeffrey Anderle ’06 clarinet Mon Sep 28 8 pm | RH Tanya Tomkins cello with Eric Zivian piano Works of Brahms, Debussy, Muczynski and Zemlinsky Jodi Levitz viola Mon Oct 5 8 pm | CHH with Robin Sutherland ’75 piano and Carlos Ortega clarinet Works of Rebecca Clarke, Kurtag, Mozart and Schumann Marc Teicholz guitar Sun Oct 11 2 pm | RH Jeffrey Anderson tuba Mon Oct 12 8 pm | RH OcTUBAfest: Solo and chamber works for tuba Historical Performance Recital Thu Oct 15 8 pm | RH Corey Jamason harpsichord Elisabeth Reed viola da gamba J.S. Bach: The complete sonatas for viola da gamba and harpsichord Elisabeth ReedJodi Levitz Bettina MussumeliDavid Garner ’79 Jonathan Vinocour Mack McCray Faculty Artist Series
- 5. 8 Events free unless otherwise noted R: Free, reservations required Tickets and info: www.sfcm.edu/performances CHH Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall RH Sol Joseph Recital Hall OS Osher Salon 98 Events free unless otherwise noted R: Free, reservations required Tickets and info: www.sfcm.edu/performances Photos: Cliff Romig Think of it as a musical riff on archaeology. Historical performance examines manuscripts, ancient instruments and even artifacts like wax cylinders to reveal a new experience of music. The Baroque Ensemble headlines a series that includes opera, chamber music, orchestral works and appearances by top early music artists including SFCM’s own faculty. Classical Kick-off Weekend (also see p.18) Embellished Mozart: The Art of Vocal Improvisation Sun Sep 13 4 pm | RH Guitar, piano and voice students perform works by Mozart and J.C. Bach that feature dazzling vocal embellishments added by Mozart himself Faculty Artist Series Thu Sep 24 8 pm | RH Corey Jamason harpsichord Elizabeth Blumenstock baroque violin with Catherine Mackintosh baroque violin Jean Marie Leclair Récréation de Musique Tarquinio Merula La Caterina and Ciaccona Thu Oct 15 8 pm | RH Corey Jamason harpsichord Elisabeth Reed viola da gamba J.S.Bach: The complete sonatas for viola da gamba and harpsichord Fri Apr 1 8 pm | RH Corey Jamason harpsichord Elizabeth Blumenstock baroque violin with Margaret Faultless baroque violin J.S. Bach Sonata in A Major, BWV 1015 and works by Biber and Corelli Corey Jamason Director, Distinguished Chair in Historical Performance Baroque Ensemble Corey Jamason and Elisabeth Reed Directors Cantatas of Vivaldi and Handel Sun Nov 1 2 pm | RH A Vivaldi Celebration Sun Nov 15 2 pm | CHH Purcell The Fairy Queen Sat Mar 12 7 pm | CHH Sun Mar 13 2 pm | CHH Handel’s Transformations Thu Apr 7 8 pm | RH Program information on page 11 Orchestral Music Sun Apr 17 2 pm | CHH Featuring winners of the Baroque Ensemble Concerto Competition Master Classes Debra Nagy baroque oboe Mon Feb 22 7:30 pm | OS Jeffrey Thomas conductor Mon Apr 4 7:30 pm | OS Sandra Miller baroque flute Mon Apr 18 7:30 pm | OS All artists appear courtesy of American Bach Soloists Historical Performance
- 6. 10 Events free unless otherwise noted R: Free, reservations required Tickets and info: www.sfcm.edu/performances CHH Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall RH Sol Joseph Recital Hall OS Osher Salon 11 Photo: Anna Rosenstone ’15 Photo: Carlin Ma ’13 Besides chops, it takes knowledge and savvy to reach the world’s major stages. SFCM’s Master Class series invites renowned performers and conductors to share insights with Conservatory students about technique, style and the business – sprinkled with backstage tales – all before a live audience. Composers have long appreciated the virtues of recycling. This fascinating series explores those who have transformed existing music into something new through arrangements or transcriptions, whether to pay homage to a predecessor, to push boundaries ... or just to meet a deadline. Jennifer Koh violinJennifer Koh violin Patrick Summers vocal coaching Mon Sep 14 7:30 pm | CHH Courtesy of San Francisco Opera Midori violin Tue Sep 29 7:30 pm | RH Eric Mandat clarinet Wed Oct 7 7:30 pm | OS Jennifer Koh violin Thu Nov 5 7:30 pm | RH Courtesy of San Francisco Performances Shai Wosner piano Thu Nov 5 7:30 pm | OS Courtesy of San Francisco Performances William van der Sloot violin Fri Nov 13 7:30 pm | OS Nora Chastain violin Tue Dec 1 7:30 pm | OS Alvaro Pierri guitar Thu Dec 3 7 pm | RH Courtesy of the Omni Foundation for the Performing Arts and San Francisco Performances Frank Cohen clarinet Fri Feb 5 7:30 pm | RH Pinchas Zukerman violin Sat Feb 13 5 pm | CHH Courtesy of San Francisco Symphony Debra Nagy oboe Mon Feb 22 7:30 pm | OS Courtesy of American Bach Soloists Martin Katz vocal coaching Thu Feb 25 7:30 pm | RH Presented thanks to Melissa and Ritchie Post Manuel Barrueco guitar Mon Mar 14 12 pm | RH Courtesy of the Omni Foundation for the Performing Arts and San Francisco Performances Robert Dick flute MASTER CLASS Wed Mar 30 12:30 pm | RH CONCERT Wed Mar 30 8 pm | RH Jeffrey Thomas conductor Mon Apr 4 7:30 pm | OS Courtesy of American Bach Soloists Sandra Miller baroque flute Mon Apr 18 7:30 pm | OS Courtesy of American Bach Soloists Helen Callus viola Fri Apr 22 7:30 pm | CHH Virtuoso Transcriptions for Piano Fri Mar 18 8 pm | RH SFCM piano students Transcriptions by Liszt, Thalberg and Busoni of works by their idols and rivals Baroque Ensemble: Handel’s Transformations Thu Apr 7 8 pm | RH Corey Jamason and Elisabeth Reed directors A concert of early works that Handel recycled in his later masterpieces, and music he borrowed from other composers, including the favorite “Ombra mai fu” Chamber Music Thu Apr 21 8 pm | RH SFCM chamber music students Mahler Piano Quartet in A Minor Schnittke Piano Quartet Harrison String Quartet Set Conservatory Orchestra Sat Feb 20 8 pm | CHH Sun Feb 21 2 pm | CHH Scott Sandmeier conductor Scott Foglesong ’77 presenter R. Strauss Death and Transfiguration Schubert/Berio Rendering ’Round Midnight: Transcribing the World to Guitar Mon Feb 29 8 pm | RH SFCM guitar students Arrangements by Sérgio Assad, Roland Dyens and others Works include Monk’s ’Round Midnight and Villa-Lobos’ Aria from Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 (for 5 guitars) Baroque Variations Fri Mar 4 8 pm | CHH Jodi Levitz viola Thalea String Quartet and others Bach transcriptions by Kodály, Rachmaninoff and Busoni, and works by Lukas Foss, Thomas Adès and George Rochberg Master Classes Transformations
- 7. 12 Events free unless otherwise noted R: Free, reservations required Tickets and info: www.sfcm.edu/performances CHH Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall RH Sol Joseph Recital Hall OS Osher Salon 13 HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE 8OPERA 4ORCHESTRA 3 FACULTY ARTIST 6 TRANS- FORMATIONS 11MASTER CLASS 10 CHAMBER MUSIC 5 ARTIST INSIGHTS 22 SPECIAL EVENTS 18-21 5 THU 7:30 pm | RH MASTER CLASS Jennifer Koh violin 5 THU 7:30 pm | OS MASTER CLASS Shai Wosner piano 7 SAT 8 pm | CHH ORCHESTRA 8 SUN 2 pm | CHH ORCHESTRA 9 MON 8 pm | RH FACULTY ARTIST SERIES Don Ehrlich viola 10 TUE 7:30 pm | CHH CHAMBER MUSIC | Master Class Members of the Kronos Quartet 13 FRI 7:30 pm | OS MASTER CLASS William van der Sloot violin 15 SUN 2 pm | CHH HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE Baroque Ensemble 16 MON 8 pm | CHH FACULTY ARTIST SERIES William Wellborn piano 18 WED 7:30 pm | OS CHAMBER MUSIC | Master Class Members of the Danish String Quartet 21SAT 7:30 pm | CHH OPERA | Opera Scenes DECEMBER 1TUE 7:30 pm | OS MASTER CLASS Nora Chastain violin 3 THU 7 pm | RH MASTER CLASS Alvaro Pierri guitar 4 FRI 7:30 pm | CHH OPERA | La tragédie de Carmen 5 SAT 8 pm | CHH SPECIAL EVENTS Del Sol String Quartet Terry Riley premiere 6 SUN 2 pm | CHH OPERA | La tragédie de Carmen 8 TUE 7:30 pm | RH CHAMBER MUSIC | Master Class Geoff Nuttall violin 10 THU 8 pm | CHH CHAMBER MUSIC | Concert Geoff Nuttall violin 12 SAT 8 pm | CHH ORCHESTRA 13 SUN 2 pm | CHH CHORUS AND CHAMBER CHOIR Ragnar Bohlin director Christmas Concert 13 SUN 5:30 pm | CHH SPECIAL EVENTS | SFCM History John Adams with Mack McCray SEPTEMBER 11-13 FRI – SUN | CHH RH SPECIAL EVENTS Classical Kick-off Weekend 14 MON 7:30 pm | CHH MASTER CLASS Patrick Summers vocal coaching 16 WED 8 pm | CHH FACULTY ARTIST SERIES Jean-Michel Fonteneau cello 21 MON 8 pm | RH FACULTY ARTIST SERIES Darryl Cooper ’98 piano 23 WED 8 pm | CHH FACULTY ARTIST SERIES Ian Swensen violin 24 THU 8 pm | RH HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE | Faculty Recital Corey Jamason harpsichord Elizabeth Blumenstock baroque violin with Catherine Mackintosh baroque violin 28 MON 8 pm | RH FACULTY ARTIST SERIES Jeffrey Anderle ’06 clarinet 29 TUE 7:30 pm | RH MASTER CLASS | Midori violin OCTOBER 4 SUN 9 am – 6 pm | OS SPECIAL EVENTS | Pacific Voice Conference 4 SUN 7 pm | CHH SPECIAL EVENTS | Pacific Voice Conference Gala Concert: One Larynx, Many Voices 5 MON 8 pm | CHH FACULTY ARTIST SERIES Jodi Levitz viola 7 WED 7:30 pm | OS MASTER CLASS Eric Mandat clarinet 11 SUN 2 pm | RH FACULTY ARTIST SERIES Marc Teicholz guitar 12 MON 8 pm | RH FACULTY ARTIST SERIES Jeffrey Anderson tuba 13 TUE 8 pm | RH CHAMBER MUSIC | Concert Thalea String Quartet 15 THU 8 pm | RH HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE | Faculty Recital Corey Jamason harpsichord Elisabeth Reed viola da gamba 17 SAT 8 pm | OS MUSICAL THEATRE | Showcase 18 SUN 2 pm | CHH ORCHESTRA | Open Rehearsal 20 TUE 12 pm | RH SPECIAL EVENTS | Del Sol String Quartet Running your own ensemble 20 TUE 8 pm | CHH $10/FREE SPECIAL EVENTS San Francisco Contemporary Music Players 21 WED 8 pm | CHH $35/25/15 SPECIAL EVENTS San Francisco Contemporary Music Players 24 SAT 8 pm | CHH ARTIST INSIGHTS Christopher Basso ’04 piano 25 SUN 2 pm | CHH FACULTY ARTIST SERIES Wei He ’98 violin Yoshikazu Nagai piano NOVEMBER 1 SUN 2 pm | CHH FACULTY ARTIST SERIES David Conte composition 1 SUN 2 pm | RH HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE Baroque Ensemble Events are free unless otherwise noted. Tickets and info: www.sfcm.edu/performances or 415.503.6275 $20 general admission; $15 students, seniors and Conservatory members* Concerts are free, but reservations are required. Email boxoffice@sfcm.edu. Café Crème offers a menu including beer and wine two hours before performances. www.sfcm.edu/cafe-creme * Learn more about becoming a member at www.sfcm.edu/giving or 415.503.6210. 2015FALL Events at a Glance
- 8. 14 Events free unless otherwise noted R: Free, reservations required Tickets and info: www.sfcm.edu/performances CHH Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall RH Sol Joseph Recital Hall OS Osher Salon 15 HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE 8OPERA 4ORCHESTRA 3 FACULTY ARTIST 6 TRANS- FORMATIONS 11MASTER CLASS 10 CHAMBER MUSIC 5 ARTIST INSIGHTS 22 SPECIAL EVENTS 18-21 JANUARY 10 SUN 9 am – 5 pm | OS FREE SPECIAL EVENTS Gift of Music: Educators’ Exchange 14-17THU – SUN | CHH RH $30/FREE SPECIAL EVENTS | Maurizio Biasini International Guitar Competition and Festival 19 TUE 8 pm | CHH $35/25/15 SPECIAL EVENTS San Francisco Contemporary Music Players 29 FRI 8 pm | RH MUSICAL THEATRE | As Thousands Cheer 31SUN 8 pm | RH MUSICAL THEATRE | As Thousands Cheer FEBRUARY 5 FRI 7:30 pm | RH MASTER CLASS | Frank Cohen clarinet 6 SAT 8 pm | CHH ARTIST INSIGHTS | One Great City 13 SAT 5 pm | CHH MASTER CLASS | Pinchas Zukerman violin 20 SAT 8 pm | CHH TRANSFORMATIONS | Orchestra 21SUN 2 pm | CHH TRANSFORMATIONS | Orchestra 22 MON 10 am | CHH CHAMBER MUSIC | Master Class Members of the Takács String Quartet 22 MON 7:30 pm | OS HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE | Master Class Debra Nagy oboe 22 MON 8 pm | CHH FACULTY ARTIST SERIES Mack McCray piano 23 TUE 8 pm | RH CHAMBER MUSIC | Concert Thalea String Quartet 24 WED 8 pm | CHH FACULTY ARTIST SERIES Ian Swensen violin 25 THU 7:30 pm | RH MASTER CLASS | Martin Katz voice 29 MON 8 pm | RH TRANSFORMATIONS | ’Round Midnight MARCH 4 FRI 8 pm | CHH TRANSFORMATIONS | Baroque Variations 6 SUN 1 – 9 pm | CHH RH OS SPECIAL EVENTS | Hot Air Music Festival 7 MON 8 pm | RH FACULTY ARTIST SERIES Bettina Mussumeli violin 11FRI 8 pm | RH ARTIST INSIGHTS Ann Moss ’05 soprano 12 SAT 7 pm | CHH HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE Purcell The Fairy Queen 13 SUN 2 pm | CHH HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE Purcell The Fairy Queen 14 MON 12 pm | RH MASTER CLASS Manuel Barrueco guitar 14 MON 7:30 pm | CHH CHAMBER MUSIC | Concert Borromeo String Quartet 15 TUE 7:30 pm | RH CHAMBER MUSIC | Master Class Borromeo String Quartet 16 WED 7:30 pm | OS CHAMBER MUSIC | Lecture: Paths Not Taken Borromeo String Quartet 17 THU 8 pm | CHH CHAMBER MUSIC | Concert Borromeo String Quartet 18 FRI 8 pm | RH TRANSFORMATIONS Virtuoso Transcriptions for Piano 29 TUE 8 pm | RH FACULTY ARTIST SERIES Jonathan Vinocour viola 30 WED 12:30 pm | RH MASTER CLASS | Robert Dick flute 30 WED 8 pm | RH CONCERT Robert Dick flute APRIL 1 FRI 7:30 pm | CHH OPERA | Don Giovanni Jose Maria Condemi director 1 FRI 8 pm | RH HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE | Faculty Recital Corey Jamason harpsichord Elizabeth Blumenstock baroque violin with Margaret Faultless baroque violin 3 SUN 2 pm | CHH OPERA | Don Giovanni Jose Maria Condemi director 4 MON 7:30 pm | OS HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE | Master Class Jeffrey Thomas conductor 4 MON 8 pm | CHH FACULTY ARTIST SERIES David Garner ’79 composition 7 THU 8 pm | RH TRANSFORMATIONS Handel’s Transformations 16 SAT 8 pm | CHH CHORUS AND CHAMBER CHOIR Ragnar Bohlin director Spring Concert 17SUN 2 pm | CHH HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE Baroque Ensemble 18 MON 7:30 pm | OS HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE | Master Class Sandra Miller baroque flute 21 THU 8 pm | RH TRANSFORMATIONS | Chamber Music 22 FRI 7:30 pm | CHH MASTER CLASS | Helen Callus viola 23 SAT 7:30 pm | CHH OPERA | Opera Scenes 24 SUN 2 pm | CHH OPERA | Opera Scenes MAY 4 WED 7:30 pm | CHH OPERA | Mansfield Park 5 THU 8 pm | RH MUSICAL THEATRE | A New Brain 6 FRI 7:30 pm | CHH OPERA | Mansfield Park 7 SAT 8 pm | CHH ORCHESTRA 8 SUN 2 pm | CHH ORCHESTRA 8 SUN 8 pm | RH MUSICAL THEATRE | A New Brain Events are free unless otherwise noted. Tickets and info: www.sfcm.edu/performances or 415.503.6275 $20 general admission; $15 students, seniors and Conservatory members* Concerts are free, but reservations are required. Email boxoffice@sfcm.edu. Café Crème offers a menu including beer and wine two hours before performances. www.sfcm.edu/cafe-creme * Learn more about becoming a member at www.sfcm.edu/giving or 415.503.6210. 2016SPRING Events at a Glance
- 9. 16 Events free unless otherwise noted R: Free, reservations required Tickets and info: www.sfcm.edu/performances CHH Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall RH Sol Joseph Recital Hall OS Osher Salon 17 Photo: Anna Rosenstone ’15 Department Recitals Strings Sep 22; Oct 6, 28; Nov 3, 13; Dec 14 Feb 4, 16, 17, 26; Mar 9 Apr 5, 12, 25; May 3 Brass Oct 11; Dec 9, 14 Apr 11, 26 Winds Oct 14, 27; Nov 18; Dec 1 Feb 2, 25; Mar 9; Apr 15, 19 Chamber Music Oct 22; Nov 12, 19; Dec 3 Mar 8, 10, 31; Apr 14, 21, 28 Piano/Collaborative Piano Sep 13; Nov 11, 17, 20; Dec 4, 11 Mar 18; Apr 13, 18, 22, 29; May 6 Guitar Oct 7, 29; Nov 10; Dec 2 Feb 17, 29; Mar 16; Apr 6, 27 Voice Oct 7; Nov 10 Feb 4; Mar 1; Apr 13, 25 Composition Nov 13; Dec 7, 14 Apr 8 Percussion Nov 17; Mar 20 Chorus Dec 13; Apr 16 Competitions Jan 27 violin Jan 28 low strings Feb 3 guitar/ voice Feb 10 woodwind/brass/percussion/harp Feb 12 piano All events listed are free. For performance details, student recitals and schedule changes, visit www.sfcm.edu/performances. The most personal of performances, recitals are where students share musical discoveries, demonstrate new capabilities and grow as artists and individuals. Join them as they pass these milestones to further stages in their career.
- 10. Presented in partnership with the Concorso Chitarristico Internazionale Maurizio Biasini Association and the OMNI Guitar Foundation, with support from the Harris Guitar Foundation. 18 Events free unless otherwise noted R: Free, reservations required Tickets and info: www.sfcm.edu/performances CHH Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall RH Sol Joseph Recital Hall OS Osher Salon 19 Fri Sep 11 Chamber Music 8 pm | CHH Bettina Mussumeli violin Mack McCray piano Rebecca Plack ’03 soprano and chamber music students Chamber works and selected songs of Haydn and Mozart Sat Sep 12 Pre-College Recital 5:30 pm | RH Josephine Chan piano Pierce Wang violin Elliot Wuu piano Mozart Piano Sonata in F Major, K. 332 Mozart Violin Sonata in G Major, K. 301 Conservatory Orchestra 8 pm | CHH Scott Sandmeier conductor Eric Tran ’14 piano Scott Foglesong ’77 presenter Myslive˘cek Octet for Winds No. 2 in E-flat Major Kraus Symphony in C Major, VB 139 Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466 Sun Sep 13 Haydn: The Master of Invention 10 am | RH Piano department students Music of the Enlightenment 11:30 am | RH Scott Foglesong ’77 presenter An audio-visual presentation on the Classical style The Soul-Searching Mozart 2 pm | CHH Conservatory Orchestra Scott Sandmeier conductor Jodi Levitz viola Thalea String Quartet Mozart Viola Quintet in G Minor, K. 516 Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550 Embellished Mozart: The Art of Vocal Improvisation 4 pm | RH Guitar, piano and voice students perform works by Mozart and J.C. Bach that feature dazzling vocal embellishments added by Mozart himself This fall, SFCM welcomes back students and audiences in classic style – by celebrating music of the Classical Period. Drop by for a weekend of free concerts, recitals and lecture presentations devoted to Mozart, Haydn and their Viennese contemporaries, including some composers who have only recently re-emerged from relative obscurity. Sat Jan 16 Semi-Finals 10 am - 1:30 pm | RH FREE Harris Guitar Collection Demonstration 4 pm | RH FREE Concert 8 pm | CHH $30* Biasini jurors Gérard Abiton, Marco Vinicio Carnicelli, Stephan Schmidt, David Tanenbaum ’78 and Walter Zanetti Music by Swiss and Italian composers Sun Jan 17 Final Round and Award Ceremony 2 - 5 pm | CHH $30* Festival Orchestra Scott Sandmeier conductor with competition finalists Joaquin Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez (competition piece) * A Festival Pass may be purchased for $100. For tickets and updated information, visit www.omniconcerts.com/concerts. Thu Jan 14 Opening Concert 8 pm | CHH $30* Cristóbal Selame ’17 guitar Marc Teicholz guitar New Music Ensemble and Festival Orchestra Nicole Paiement conductor Conservatory Guitar Ensemble David Tanenbaum ’78 conductor Clarice Assad Guitar Concerto O Saci-Pererê (world premiere) Javier Farías Nazcan Mauro Giuliani Guitar Concerto No. 1 in A Major, Op. 30 Fri Jan 15 Semi-Finals 10 am - 1 pm & 2:30 - 6 pm | RH FREE Concert 8 pm | CHH $30* Emanuele Buono guitar (2013 Biasini winner) Guitar Competition & FestivalClassical Kick-off Weekend Twelve young guitarists from around the world compete for a $12,000 cash prize during a festival that celebrates the tradition and evolution of classical guitar. The Third International Maurizio Biasini Guitar Competition and Festival showcases SFCM’s acclaimed guitar faculty, the Conservatory Guitar Ensemble and New Music Ensemble, a Festival Orchestra of Conservatory students and a world premiere by the multifaceted composer Clarice Assad. David Tanenbaum Artistic Director Photo: Matthew Washburn ’08 SPECIAL EVENTS
- 11. 20 Events free unless otherwise noted R: Free, reservations required Tickets and info: www.sfcm.edu/performances CHH Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall RH Sol Joseph Recital Hall OS Osher Salon 21 San Francisco Contemporary Music Players One of the nation’s leading contemporary music ensembles expands its presence at SFCM with a mini-series of concerts featuring SFCM students Tue Oct 20 8 pm | CHH $10/FREE* An educational performance including Gérard Grisey Quatre chants pour franchir le seuil Wed Oct 21 8 pm | CHH $35/25/15* “Songscape” Works by David Lang, Gérard Grisey, Lee Hyla and Ken Ueno/Kyle Bruckmann Tue Jan 19 8 pm | CHH $35/25/15* “Xeriscape” Works by Morton Feldman, Louis Andriessen and Zosha Di Castri * For tickets and information visit sfcmp.org. Del Sol String Quartet Sat Dec 5 8 pm | CHH Benjamin Kreith violin Rick Shinozaki violin Charlton Lee ’93 viola Kathryn Bates ’07 cello and Gyan Riley ’01 guitar Featuring a world premiere for guitar and string quartet by Terry Riley Life in the ’70’s at SFCM Sun Dec 13 5:30 pm | CHH Special guest John Adams and Mack McCray piano An SFCM Library and Archives presentation Hot Air Music Festival Sun Mar 6 1 – 9 pm | CHH RH OS SFCM’s annual student-organized new music marathon A series of educational events devoted to professional development, entrepreneurship and vocal health Pacific Voice Conference Sun Oct 4 9 am – 6 pm | OS* Lectures, panels and demonstrations on voice medicine and care, voice technology and voice in the performing arts Pacific Voice Conference Gala Concert: One Larynx, Many Voices Sun Oct 4 7 pm | CHH* with voice faculty Catherine Cook, SFCM students and others *Tickets and info: www.pvsf.org/future-pacific-voice-conferences/ How to Start and Run Your Own Chamber Ensemble Tue Oct 20 12 pm | RH FREE Members of the acclaimed Del Sol String Quartet, including founder and SFCM alumnus Charlton Lee ’93, address the nuts and bolts of running a successful nonprofit ensemble, from finances to branding, booking, publicity and more. Gift of Music: Educators’ Exchange Sun Jan 10 9 am – 5 pm | OS FREE This all-day symposium gives school teachers and private instructors the opportunity to network and discuss topics such as running a private studio, adopting innovative classroom curricula, establishing summer programs and engaging underserved communities. SPECIAL EVENTS Symposia at SFCM John Adams in the 1970s Photo: Mark Drury ’79 Photo: Anna Rosenstone ‘15
- 12. Photos (top to bottom): Walter Briski, Jr., Matthew Washburn ’08, Debra A. Zeller Play Your Part Artist Insights Hear the music, stories and insights of artists trained at the Conservatory. Alumni spanning four decades of SFCM history perform with guests including faculty, mentors and classmates. Stay afterward to hear them discuss Conservatory experiences and share thoughts about pursuing creative, artistic lives as alumni. Christopher Basso ’04 piano with Jodi Levitz viola Sat Oct 24 8 pm | CHH LAST WORDS Basso plays final works by Beethoven and Schubert. Faculty violist Jodi Levitz joins him for Shostakovich’s Viola Sonata, Op. 147. One Great City Alexandra Iranfar ’14 and Timothy Sherren ’14 Sat Feb 6 8 pm | CHH EXCURSIONS Guitarist/soprano Iranfar and guitarist Sherren showcase music by SFCM composers including their mentor, renowned guitarist and faculty member Sérgio Assad. Ann Moss ’05 soprano with Emil Miland ’75 cello and Steven Bailey piano Fri Mar 11 8 pm | RH LOVE LIFE Moss performs songs from her album Love Life by contemporary composers ranging from Liam Wade and Jake Heggie to Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell. Guests include Heggie and Grammy Award-winning producer and visiting faculty member Leslie Ann Jones. Before our students have even walked through the door, they’ve already clocked thousands of hours of practice, invested in countless lessons and made endless personal sacrifices. Why do they go to such lengths? They’re doing it to become artists of the highest caliber. They’re doing it for themselves, and for you, so that we can all live in a world with music that delights, captivates and transforms. You’ll also receive valuable benefits, including ticket discounts and invitations to exclusive talks, behind-the-scenes experiences and opportunities to interact with artists and students. They’ve done their part. Now do yours. Make your contribution today. www.sfcm.edu/giving 415.503.6210 22 Events free unless otherwise noted R: Free, reservations required Tickets and info: www.sfcm.edu/performances