San Francisco

Informed by veteran soldiers and a serving battalion, Kay’s work touches on every aspect of war and its aftermath on the people who wage it.

Kaminsky’s strong music is the focal point of Opera Parallèle’s world-premiere production.

“Continuum” highlights the passing of the torch from famous masters to their students.

Liam Scarlett’s Isle of the Dead is forceful and virtuosic in its world premiere.

Our picks for this month’s best in jazz, Brazilian, blues, and more.

Jennifer Koh, Rachel Barton Pine, and Hugh Marsh tap into fresh founts of inspiration ranging from rural blues to electronic processing.

The singer/trombonist talks about the duo’s new recording of originals and an upcoming tour stop in Oakland.

Brilliant dancing isn’t enough to rescue S.F Ballet’s world premiere of a new Yuri Possokhov work.

The inventive duo joins forces with percussionist Tupac Mantilla in a set of John Zorn pieces.

Laura Kaminsky’s opera tells a big story with just two voices and bare-bones staging.