Eric Freeman is the former Operations Mananger of San Francisco Classical Voice. He holds a Master's in Nonprofit Adminstraion a Bachelor’s from UC Berkeley, and is an engineer by training.
Ancient and modern music techniques collide in Treasure State, a collaboration between So Percussion and Matmos. True collaborations can be tricky; new musical concepts can sometimes seem more like medicine than entertainment. But, these guys seem to be having fun entertaining each other, and the feeling is infectious.
The Jack Dubowsky Ensemble had its work cut out for it last Thursday at San Francisco's Eagle Tavern. The plan: Play through Depeche Mode’s classic 1990 album Violator with a small chamber group, and score it for (mostly) acoustic instruments — a reinterpretation that has the potential to delight.