Guitarist Bryce Dessner of the indie rock band The National is also an indie composer for classical ensembles like the Kronos Quartet, a record producer, a collaborator with other artists, and even a little bit of an impresario.
Watch a SFCV produced slideshow of Lisa Bielawa’s Crissy Field Broadcast — simultaneously an experiment in large-scale community music-making and a kind of interactive, open-air sound sculpture created by over a thousand musicians tramping over the former airfield.
Celebrating the orchestra’s 25th anniversary, the Oakland East Bay Symphony and Michael Morgan have one of the few long-term orchestra-conductor relationships that have grown more fruitful with time.
There is so much scary, spooky music out there, Halloween is practically a classical music holiday. This is just a beginning sampler ranging from ghost stories to haunted house staples. Have fun.
sf Art & Film is a local nonprofit that lets teenagers experience art, including music performances, for free. The only difficulty is finding interested teens.
It’s been a long road, but Frank Zappa’s magnum opus has finally been reconstructed and is given a semistaged production, complete with video, this week at Disney Hall.
The violin bow may look like a simple piece of technology, but it is integral to the sound of the instrument and making bows is the work of master craftspeople.
