Features

Jesse Hamlin - April 9, 2013

Composer Jonathan Berger is making music out of auditory hallucinations in two fascinating new one-act operas, part of Stanford’s Music and the Brain conference.

Janos Gereben - April 8, 2013

When is an agreement not an agreement? The short answer: if it's not ratified. The long story, of course, is more complicated.

Michael Zwiebach - April 5, 2013

An endorsement of the passage of Bill AB 580 and funding for the California Arts Council.

Jeff Kaliss - April 4, 2013

With this list, you’ll find a variety of reasons to smile and laugh, getting some of that best medicine along with some memorable melodies.

Janos Gereben - April 1, 2013

After a weekend of lengthy and intensive contract talks, on the 18th day of a strike, musicians and the administration of the San Francisco Symphony reached a tentative agreement.

Michael Zwiebach - March 28, 2013

Here’s a playlist of concerto movements and Handel oratorio choruses in that 18th-century tradition.

Janos Gereben - March 25, 2013

As the San Francisco Symphony strike goes into its third week, there are few signs that it is close to a resolution.

Michael Zwiebach - March 21, 2013

Here’s a playlist of some of the biggest hits in classical music (and one Rodgers and Hart classic), all inspired by the vernal equinox and the racing blood of youth in love.

Janos Gereben - March 20, 2013

A report on the state of the SFS musician's strike, one week later, at an impasse.

Mark MacNamara - March 19, 2013

A local composer dreams big: Lisa Bielawa has an idea that has already taken longer to plan than to compose, in which “who” and “how” are at least as important as the notes, and in which ordinary people (you!) can take part.