SFCV’s writers report on topics relevant to the San Francisco area. Preview Remembering Pioneering Black Ballerina Raven Wilkinson Victoria Looseleaf - March 14, 2023 A multimedia performance and conversation at the Ebell Club honors the memory of the great dancer, who died in 2018. Feature Defying the Algorithm: William Kentridge’s Sibyl and Intuitive Art Victoria Looseleaf - March 14, 2023 The new chamber opera about prophecy and instability is the climax of the artist’s yearlong residency at UC Berkeley. Music News Music Is More Than Accompaniment at 95th Academy Awards Janos Gereben - March 13, 2023 Musicians both real-life and fictional played starring roles in several of this year’s nominated films. Feature Excavating the Legacy of The Pyramids With Idris Ackamoor Andrew Gilbert - March 13, 2023 The saxophonist/composer, a key figure in the Afrofuturist movement, celebrates 50 years of his band as he moves into new creative territory. Music News Opera San José Announces 40th Season Michael Zwiebach - March 10, 2023 Building on the company’s recent success, General Director Shawna Lucey unveils a lineup with more firsts and some welcome blasts from the past. Review The Last Sorcerer: An Enchanting Fairy-Tale Opera Resurrected Chrysanthe Tan - March 7, 2023 The famous 19th-century mezzo Pauline García Viardot wrote this work for her children and vocal students, and it still holds up today. Review Choral Works by Margaret Bonds in Passionate Performances Jason Victor Serinus - March 7, 2023 Two of the recently revived composer’s late masterpieces flourish in a recording with soprano Janinah Burnett and bass-baritone Dashon Burton. Feature Women on the March This Month at Bay Area Jazz Venues Andrew Gilbert - March 3, 2023 Many of these artists have been getting the spotlight year-round from leading presenters, and rightly so. Music News Lara Downes Brings Music and Chat to Classical California Radio Michael Zwiebach - March 3, 2023 In a new series, the KDFC/KUSC resident artist continues to cover underrepresented composers and the history that makes American music so rich. Review Terri Lyne Carrington Stretches Possibilities With Seen/Unseen Andrew Gilbert - February 28, 2023 The drummer brings her four-part multimedia suite to SFJAZZ, working with the Del Sol String Quartet and dancer Babatunji Johnson, among others. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 … Next › Next page Last » Last page