San Francisco Bay Area featuring contemporary and experimental music.
Our programs reach from the latest music of the European Avant-garde
to the grittiest sounds of the Bay Area Improv-Underground,
encompassing the latest trends in instrumental technique, conceptual
art, music theater, and electronic sound.
** VISIT http://sfSound.org/series FOR MORE DETAILS **
Sunday June 8, 2008 ODC Dance Commons [8p, $5]
Renowned english saxophone virtuoso John Butcher performs solo and
improvises with sfSoundGroup. The program also includes John Cage’s
“Fourteen”, cellist Monica Scott performing Kaija Saariaho’s “Sept
Papillons”, and “Seis Vícios de Garlândia” by local brazilian composer
Bruno Ruviaro.
Sunday July 13, 2008 ODC Dance Commons [8p, $5]
Steve Reich’s “Four Organs”, Giacinto Scelsi’s “Kya”, Salvatore
Sciarrino’s “Muro d’orizzonte”, violist Alexa Beattie performing Alan
Hilario’s “kîbo”, and new works by sfSoundGroup members.
Sunday August 10, 2008 ODC Dance Commons [8p, $5]
A sampling of theatrical compositions from the 1960’s San Francisco
Tape Music Center by Pauline Oliveros, Morton Subotnick, Ramon Sender,
Robert Moran, and others. Plus works by Brian Ferneyhough, Bernd
Alois Zimmermann, Chris Burns and the premiere of a new work for
sfSound by Erik Ulman.
Sunday September 14, 2008 ODC Dance Commons [8p, $5]
Morton Feldman’s 80+ minute composition, “For John Cage” performed by
violinist Graeme Jennings, and pianist Christopher Jones.
Sunday October 12, 2008 ODC Dance Commons [8p, $5]
Local percussionist Gino Robair performs “Potluck Percussion” (You
bring it, he’ll play it – Guaranteed!) and presents ensemble pieces
with sfSound augmented by laptops and voices. The program also
includes two giant works from the 1980’s: Gérard Grisey’s “Talea” and
Matthias Spahlinger’s “Aussageverweigerung / Gegendarstellung: Zwei
Kontra-Kontexte für Doppelquartett”.
Sunday November 9, 2008 ODC Dance Commons [8p, $5]
Featuring sfSound’s saxophonist John Ingle in a recital of new solo
and ensemble compositions, improvisations, and a concerto by local
composer Josh Levine. Plus, a premiere of a new work written for
sfSound by Austrian composer Burkhard Stangl and NYC-based percussion
duo Hunter-Gatherer (Russell Greenberg and Ian Antonio) perform the
West Coast premiere of a new work by David Lang, David Bithell’s
“Whistle From Above” for percussion and robotics, and Gérard Grisey’s
“Stele” for 2 bass drums.
November 14-16, 2008 Theater Artaud
San Francisco Tape Music Festival 2008 Our annual festival presenting
new and classic electroacoustic works performed in complete darkness
through a 20+ channel surround-sound loudspeaker array. It’s cinema
for your ears!
Performers Include:
Ian Antonio, Jen Baker, Alexa Beattie, Kyle Bruckmann, David Bithell,
John Butcher, Tom Dambly, Heather Frasch, Russell Greenberg. Diane
Grubbe, Matt Ingalls, John Ingle, Graeme Jennings, Christopher Jones,
Loren Mach, Hadley McCarroll, Gino Robair, Andy Strain, Stefano Scodanibbio, Monica Scott, Erik Ulman, Richard Worn, Ann Yi, and others.
…. AND CHECK OUT SFSOUND ON THESE OTHER CONCERTS …
May 18, 2008 : 4p : $15/12 Old First Church
1751 sacramento st, san francisco
Istituto Italiano di Cultura, collaborating with sfSound, presents
Stefano Scodanibbio in an entire program of his compositions for
solos, duos, and ensembles.
http://www.iicsanfrancisco.esteri.it/IIC_SanFrancisco/webform/SchedaEvento.aspx?id=243&citta=SanFrancisco
September 3-7, 2008 Theater Artaud
The San Francisco Electronic Music Festival
sfSound is the resident performing ensemble in this years SFEMF
(program tbd)
September 25-28, 2008
The first of two residencies at University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
http://sfSound.org
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