Music News

Mark MacNamara - March 21, 2013

Periodically, the Kids Around the Bay column profiles one of the local school music programs, to provide parents with a sense of the resources and philosophy offered, as well as how programs compare. This week we spoke with Colin Williams of The Bay School of San Francisco.

Mark MacNamara - March 21, 2013
David Lang's Battle Hymns
David Lang's Battle Hymns

There’s an exciting, huge event on the horizon: April 26-28, the enterprising Volti Chamber Singers

Janos Gereben - March 19, 2013
Oberon, not the opera
Oberon, not the opera

No, not the opera by Carl Maria von Weber (which shoul

Janos Gereben - March 19, 2013

Just to remember that there is a tomorrow, here's a note from San Francisco Symphony that has nothing to do with labor relations. That is true, appearances notwithstanding: Robin Sutherland made this decision long before the strike began.

Janos Gereben - March 19, 2013

Live and free of charge today (March 19), beginning at noon PDT, the video of Junge Deutsche Philharmonie's performance of the symphony will be streamed on the Berlin Philharmonic's Digital Concert Hall. Registration is required, but it's free and the site doesn't send spam too frequently.

Janos Gereben - March 19, 2013
Joyce Johnson Hamilton
Joyce Johnson Hamilton

When Diablo Symphony's Matilda Hofman strikes up the band for the first time in her capacity as music

Janos Gereben - March 19, 2013
<em>Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rehearsal)</em>
Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rehearsal)

"I make dances because I can’t help it,

Janos Gereben - March 19, 2013

Of all responses to the news about Kiri Te Kanawa's scheduled appearance on Downton Abbey, my favorite comes from Geoffrey Blum.

He writes that Petula Clark would have been a better choice:

Janos Gereben - March 19, 2013
The youngest picket sign
The youngest picket sign

Here are just a few of the hundreds of comments on the web and in e-mails I received.