An admirable performance of the 90-minute Mass setting was no small feat for the acclaimed conductor.
The record focuses on six pieces, each in the key of E.
The Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship is spearheading the #PurpleBaton social media campaign.
The free concert will feature the teenage Onde Trio, children from the Third Baptist Church, and dancers from SF Ballet.
With the resignation of Music Director Jeffrey Kahane and the cancellation of its season, the orchestra’s future is in doubt.
A program of works by Chen Yi, Mahler, Reena Esmail, and Daniel Bernard Roumain showcases an orchestra whose community values run deep.
Sandbox Percussion and American Modern Opera Company brought Dutch minimalist Simeon ten Holt’s masterpiece to Berkeley.
Violinist Jennifer Koh was all reserved elegance but didn’t convey the music’s emotional content in her recital.
