Lou Fancher

Malian griot, Egyptian chaabi, dan bau, rock 'n' roll, sound artists - and one very unusual string quartet.

The new-music festival devotes six days to text-sound compositional work using "speech" as a musical medium.

The program celebrates 30 years of providing engaging musical experiences in the public schools.

The composer chats about her creative process, the importance of staying open, and her upcoming concert at BAMPFA.

The jazz singer's sixth "Just Like a Woman" show features a stellar lineup of Bay-Area women singers and musicians.

The Bay Area's first family of traditional music talks about their new CD and an upcoming performance at the Freight & Salvage.

The renowned pianist offers a tour of the Beethoven concerto he's performing with Symphony Silicon Valley under Carlos Vieu.

The women's vocal ensemble presents a show about turning misfortune into strength.

Philharmonia Baroque's unique outreach program wraps its season with "Corelli the Godfather."

Intense and dramatic, Festival works tell stories from our current moment.