New Music

Luminous Being

Venue:
Center for New Music
Date:
City:
San Francisco
Price Range:
$15 General, $10 Members & Students
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Venue:
Center for New Music
Date:
City:
San Francisco
Price Range:
$10 General, $6 Members & Students
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Field of Sound, curated by Featured Composer Angélica Negrón

Venue:
Sunset Center Studio 105
Date:
City:
Carmel-by-the-Sea
Price Range:
$80
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Wendy Reid's Ambient Bird - Ohlone Park with sfSOUND & Bird Ensemble, 1601 Hearst Ave, Berkeley Saturday 5/16 - 7:30pm

Wendy Reid's Ambient Bird-Ohlone Park 2026

Venue:
Ohlone Park
Date:
City:
Berkeley
Price Range:
free
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Aperture Duo Presents Contemporary Chamber Works for Violin & Viola

Venue:
Sierra Madre Playhouse
Date:
City:
Sierra Madre
Price Range:
$12-$35
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Feature

Silent Cinema, and Its Music, Returns to the Castro

Lisa Hirsch - April 28, 2026

Four accompanists reflect on improvising, composing, and the unlikely paths that led them to scoring silent films.

Music News

Cal Performances Gears Up for Its 120th Season

Janos Gereben - April 28, 2026

The 2026-2027 season, announced on April 28, includes birthday celebrations for Steve Reich, Philip Glass, and John Adams.

Review

Pablo Sáinz-Villegas Is Next Level With the New Century Chamber Orchestra

Michael Zwiebach - April 27, 2026

The guitarist played a Concierto de Aranjuez for the ages and the orchestra premiered Henry Dorn’s seductive Blues Variations.

Love, Lost and Found

Venue:
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Oakland
Date:
City:
Oakland
Price Range:
Advance: Pay What You Will; Door $15-$35
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Love, Lost and Found

Venue:
First Lutheran Church of Palo Alto
Date:
City:
Palo Alto
Price Range:
Advance: Pay What You Will; Door $15-$35
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