Features

A documentary unexpectedly spurs a charity relief effort to rebuild a music school in Haiti.

Hispanic Heritage Month kicked off on Sept. 15 and Jesse Hamlin’s article on Opera Cultura this week in SFCV got us thinking about music south of the border. Here’s a playlist of some great music from Mexico.

Sequoia High School in Redwood City has deep roots in music education, and despite the arts crisis in public schools, it’s not about to give that up.

San Jose’s Opera Cultura is drawing on a wide variety of music to present Latino/ Hispanic culture to a wider audience.

The Napa Valley Symphony was not long gone before plans were laid for reconstituting the orchestra. But in the meantime, a new one with different musicians was created. And therein lies a tale.

Haydn’s “Farewell” Symphony is only the beginning of a list of lyrical goodbyes.

Make plans to see these performances to satisfy your desire to hear great vocalists at the peak of their artistry.

Many brilliant season offerings are promised by Cal Performances, which presents world-class artists in concerts and residencies on the UC Berkeley campus.

Music education through the ages.

This Sunday, the place to be will be the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco, where tot-rocker Alison Faith Levy and her band headline the sixth annual Yerba Buena Family Day.