Features

Mark MacNamara - May 30, 2013

Anton Sanko’s Whale Migration is music from a documentary, but it’s also the latest entry in a popular subgenre for composers.

Michael Zwiebach - May 30, 2013

Igor Stravinsky’s famous score for the ballet The Rite of Spring is 100 years old this month, and everyone is celebrating. For this playlist we turn to Sergei Diaghilev of the Ballets Russes.

Mark MacNamara - May 30, 2013

Music was a balm to Sean Do, and he wanted to bring it into his childrens’ lives. He succeeded, but, as always with children, not in the way he expected.

SFCV Staff - May 29, 2013

Hot Club of San Francisco shares a track with SFCV readers from their album Live at Yoshi’s.

Jeff Kaliss - May 25, 2013

Modest to a fault, the outgoing president of the S.F. Conservatory of Music has much to crow about, having led the Conservatory to a new facility, international prominence, and an inspired focus on music education.

Michael Zwiebach - May 23, 2013

Richard Wagner, who turned 200 yesterday, wrote one of the great epic stories ever in his Ring of the Nibelung. This slim-and-trim version doesn’t take in the whole story, but it's a good primer.

SFCV Staff - May 23, 2013

Lara Downes shares a track with SFCV readers from her collection of "good music for bedtime."

Michael Zwiebach - May 23, 2013

Richard Wagner established German repertory of the world, creating a radical new way to tell stories in music. Learn more about one of the most inventive composers for orchestra on his 200th birthday.

Mark MacNamara - May 23, 2013

Winton Lee remembers what struck him about music on a car ride. Now, at 9-years-old, you can hear him how his inspiration plays out in a solo recital.

Mark MacNamara - May 23, 2013

In a girl’s mind, school experiences in China are mixed with ideas from America, where she now lives. What choices will she make? What choices does she have?