Lisa Petrie

Lisa Petrie is a writer and specialist in marketing and public relations for arts and education organizations. She earned a DMA in flute performance from SUNY, Stony Brook, and is the mother of two musical kids. Lisa was the Content Manager for the Kids and Families section of San Francisco Classical Voice during 2011.

Articles By This Author

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Artist Spotlight

Midori as Musical Ambassador

Lisa Petrie - February 2, 2010
Few artists have had the kind of impact on the world at large as violinist Midori’s. Almost 30 years after her famous debut with the New York Philharmonic at the age of 11, Midori champions music as the message of peace in her fight for social justice and environmental sustainability.
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California Symphony Reinvigorates the Standards

Lisa Petrie - January 10, 2010
Composers and directors often combine art forms in their quest for artistic expression and interesting programming. Pairing music and dance, or music with a visual element, spices up a concert. Yet the California Symphony’s concert on Jan.
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Santa Rosa Symphony, In the American Mold

Lisa Petrie - January 5, 2010
The Santa Rosa Symphony, under Music Director Bruno Ferrandis, has put together a program for Jan. 23-25 that appeals on many levels. Highlights of this special exposition of American orchestral works include a tribute to Samuel Barber, on the 100th anniversary of his birth, and John Corigliano’s music from the Academy Award–winning film The Red Violin.

Garrick Ohlsson: The Occidental Pianist

Lisa Petrie - December 22, 2009

Garrick Ohlsson talks about performing as a musician from the West, dining out in San Francisco, performance rituals, and reviews.

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Double Trouble Is Double Fun for S.F. Chamber Orchestra

Lisa Petrie - December 14, 2009
For those ready to cleanse their palates of holiday music and dig into something savory for the New Year, Benjamin Simon and the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra offer a smattering of everything at which they excel.
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Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah

Lisa Petrie - December 8, 2009
Music plays a huge role for Christians celebrating Christmas, both in the church liturgy and in the more secular practices of the season. The experience for Jews during Hanukkah is slightly different. Because Hanukkah is not a high holy day, its musical magic lies in the songs sung in homes, along with the resulting traditions and communities created.

Pianist Marc-André Hamelin: Merely Making Music

Lisa Petrie - December 8, 2009

Canadian-born pianist Marc-André Hamelin is recognized as one of the top talents in the concert hall today. He’s a champion of both undiscovered and standard piano repertoire, he’s prolific in the recording studio, and he’ll see his first published composition released next fall.

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Showcase For Promising Soprano

Lisa Petrie - November 23, 2009
The next San Francisco Conservatory Orchestra performance, like others before it, offers a chance to hear an incredibly talented, select group of students “on their game,” expressing their repertoire with the fresh energy of youth, a willingness to take chances, and the musical chops to carry it off. Yet it is also the embodiment of one individual’s musical journey.
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Real-Life High School Musical

Lisa Petrie - November 3, 2009
The high school selection process has begun for next fall with a flurry of open houses, fairs, school visits, and application forms. When the dust settles, some 5,260 eighth-graders in San Francisco will choose a public school in the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) for their high school experience.

Some En-Chanting Evening

Lisa Petrie - October 21, 2009
It is with great curiosity and a little trepidation that I approach my first “Chant Camp,” presented by the singers of Anonymous 4 and Stanford University on, Monday, October 19.