Music News

Janos Gereben - March 26, 2013
Duniya Dance and Drum Company
Duniya Dance and Drum Company

Duniya Dance and Drum Company presents The Madness of the Elephant in Kanbar Hall at t

Janos Gereben - March 26, 2013
Laura Karpman
Laura Karpman

Stephen Paulson's Symphony Parnassus spring concert on April 7 in Old F

Janos Gereben - March 26, 2013

San Francisco Ballet's current revival of John Cranko's Onegin is getting well-deserved raves from critics and audiences, but — as usual — there is not sufficient acknowledgment of the musicians' contribution to what is, after all, "music in mo

Janos Gereben - March 26, 2013
Artist's rendering of the Wilsey Center Theater in the War Memorial Building
Artist's rendering of the Wilsey Center Theater in the War Memorial Building
Beth Hondl - March 25, 2013

Constance Hoffman is a costume designer who, as she says, tells stories. “My medium just happens to be costume.” The medium, however, requires a lot of research, especially for a Biblical epic, which could easily devolve into Cecil B. DeMille territory or stylization, which, in Hoffman’s view, wouldn’t fit this story.

Mark MacNamara - March 21, 2013
Berkeley Ballet Youth Company
Berkeley Ballet Theater Youth Company

March 23-34, various times in San Francisco, Oakland, an

Michael Zwiebach - March 21, 2013
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach

You probably have heard of today’s birthday boy: Johann Sebastian Bach was born on the first day of spring, 328

Mark MacNamara - March 21, 2013

Periodically, the Kids Around the Bay column profiles one of the local school music programs, to provide parents with a sense of the resources and philosophy offered, as well as how programs compare. This week we spoke with Colin Williams of The Bay School of San Francisco.

Mark MacNamara - March 21, 2013
David Lang's Battle Hymns
David Lang's Battle Hymns

There’s an exciting, huge event on the horizon: April 26-28, the enterprising Volti Chamber Singers