Lines, Circles, and Spirals

Presented by Ensemble for These Times

E4TT will kick off its Home Season on November 7, 2025 at Old First Concerts in San Francisco, with “Lines, Circles, and Spirals,” featuring 21st century works by Clarice Assad, Anna Clyne, Hannah Ishizaki, Niloufar Nourbakhsh, inti figgis-vizueta, and Karim Al-Zand, that engage with the geometrical theme of the concert title, in conversation with Duo No. 1 by Bohuslav Martinu for violin and cello, H. 157 (1927).

Guest violinist Maya Victoria will join soprano Nanette McGuinness, cellist Megan Chartier, and pianist Margaret Halbig. The concert will also be livestreamed on O1C’s YouTube channel.

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City: San Francisco
Price Range:
$30/$25/$10 (in-person); $20 (suggested donation for livestream)

Program Items

Clarice Assad “Displaced Lines” for solo piano
Anna Clyne “Fits + Starts” for amplified cello and tape
Hannah Ishizaki “Ammonite” for piano trio
Niloufar Nourbakhsh “Cavities” for piano trio
inti figgis-vizueta “the motion between three worlds” for solo cello
Karim Al-Zand “Six Bagatelles” for piano trio
Bohuslav Martinu Duo No. 1 for violin and cello, H. 157

Performers

Nanette McGuiness Soprano
Maya Victoria Violin
Megan Chartier Cello
Margaret Halbig Piano

Old First Concerts

Old First Concerts

1751 Sacramento Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States