All Events

South Bay/Peninsula

Opera

Santa Cruz Chamber Orchestra

Opera

Kurt Weill and Bertold Brecht - ThreePenny Opera

1307 Seabright Ave., Santa Cruz
(800) 838-3006
http://www.scmusic.org

East Bay

Opera

San Francisco Opera and Cal Performances

The Little Prince

Zellerbach Hall, 2430 Bancroft Ave.
(415) 864-3330
http://www.sfopera.com

East Bay

Symphony

University Symphony Orchestra

David Milnes, conductor; Jessica Ling, violin

Ravel's Tzigane, Ahn's Salt, Campion's Practice, and R. Strauss' Alpine Symphony

Hertz Hall, UC Berkeley
(510) 642-4864
http://music.berkeley.edu

East Bay

Opera

San Francisco Opera

Rachel Portman's The Little Prince

UC Berkeley's Zellerbach Hall, Bancroft Way at Telegraph Ave., Berkeley
(510) 642-9988
http://www.calperfs.berkeley.edu

South Bay/Peninsula

Symphony

Symphony Silicon Valley

Gershwin Big Band Rhapsody in Blue and Concerto in F

California Theatre 345, South First St., San Jose
(408) 286-2600
http://www.symphonysiliconvalley.org

San Francisco

Orchestral and Choral

University Chorus and University Orchestra

David Xiques and Cyrus Ginwalla, conductors

Lord Nelson Mass by Joseph Haydn

Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 100 Diamond St., S.F.
(415) 338-1431
http://www.musicdance.sfsu.edu

East Bay

Opera

Oakland Opera Theater

Duke Ellington's Queenie Pie

Oakland Metro Opera House, 630 3rd St., Oakland
(510) 763-1146
http://www.oaklandopera.org

San Francisco

Choral

International Orange Chorale

a cappella choral concert

Scandinavian and Baltic a capella choral works by Alfven, Sandstrom, Mantjarvi, Martinaitis, Jersild, Olsson, Arvo Part, Nyberg, Karlsson, Wikander, and Mence

55 Second St., Solarium Room, S.F.

http://www.iocsf.org

East Bay

Opera

Berkeley Opera

Jonathan Khuner, artistic director

A double bill of Bartók’s Bluebeard’s Castle and Ravel’s L’Enfant et les Sortilèges

Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave., Berkeley
(510) 798-1300
http://www.berkeleyopera.org

South Bay/Peninsula

Early Music

UC Davis Baroque Ensemble

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi

Studio Theatre, Mondavi Center, UC Davis
(530) 754-2787
http://www.MondaviArts.org

East Bay

Chamber Music

The Bach Quartet Project

David Cheng, Harry Chomsky, Amy Apel, and Joan Hadeishi

Bach organ music arranged by David Cheng for string quartet.

Arlington Community Church, 52 Arlington Ave., Kensington
(510) 526-9146
http://www.acc-ucc.org/

East Bay

Recital

Grammy-nominated violinist Anastasia Khitruk

Solo violin

Khandoshkin's First Sonata for Solo Violin, 1st and 2nd Movements, Saint-Lubin's Thalberg Transcription/Caprice, Saint-Lubin's Lucia Transcription/Fantasy, J. S. Bach's Chaconne from the 2nd Partita for Solo Violin, Michael Colina's Der Golum, and Ysaye's Second Solo Violin Sonata

Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Dr., Walnut Creek
(925) 943-7469
www.lesherartscenter.org

North Bay

Symphony

Napa Valley Symphony

Pink Martini

If life is a cabaret, Pink Martini is the band in the existantial orchestra pit

Lincoln Theater, Veterans Home of California, Yountville
(707) 226-6872
http://www.napavalleysymphony.org

South Bay/Peninsula

Choral

Sacramento Choral Society and Orchestra

180-voice Chorus with soloists Sandra Rubalcava, Oksana Sitnitska, David Robinson, and Elias Mokoli

Mozart's Requiem and Lauridsen's Lux Aeterna (preconcert talk at 7 p.m.)

Sacramento Community Center Theater, 1301 L St., Sacramento
(916) 808-5181
http://www.sacramentochoral.com

South Bay/Peninsula

Opera

Santa Cruz Chamber Orchestra

Kurt Weill and Bertold Brecht - ThreePenny Opera

1307 Seabright Ave., Santa Cruz
(800) 838-3006
http://www.scmusic.org

North Bay

Opera

Martinez Opera Contra Costa

Fully staged production with orchestra

Puccini Madama Butterfly

Alhambra Performing Arts Center
(925) 798-1300
http://www.mtzo.com

East Bay

Opera

San Francisco Opera and Cal Performances

The Little Prince

Zellerbach Hall, 2430 Bancroft Ave.
(415) 864-3330
http://www.sfopera.com

East Bay

Chamber Music

Gold Coast Chamber Players

Strings, piano, and chamber choir

Ravel's Mother Goose Suite, Schumann's Piano Quintet, Whitacre's 5 Hebrew Love Songs, Bolcom's Fairy Tales

Acalanes Performing Arts Theater, 1200 Pleasant Hill Rd., Lafayette
(925) 798-1300
http://www.gcplayers.org

San Francisco

Orchestral and Choral

University Chorus and University Orchestra

David Xiques and Cyrus Ginwala, conductors

Lord Nelson Mass by Joseph Haydn

Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 100 Diamond St., S.F.
(415) 338-1431
http://www.musicdance.sfsu.edu

San Francisco

Symphony

San Francisco Symphony

MTT and Leif Ove Andsnes; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

Brahms Symphony No. 3, Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2

Davies Symphony Hall, Van Ness Ave. and Grove St.
(415) 864-6000
http://www.sfsymphony.org

East Bay

Symphony

University Symphony Orchestra

David Milnes, conductor; Jessica Ling, violin

Ravel's Tzigane, R. Strauss' Alpine Symphony, Ahn's Salt, Campion's Practice

Hertz Hall, UC Berkeley
(510) 642-4864
http://music.berkeley.edu

East Bay

Opera

San Francisco Opera

Rachel Portman's The Little Prince

UC Berkeley's Zellerbach Hall, Bancroft Way at Telegraph Ave., Berkeley
(510) 642-9988
http://www.calperfs.berkeley.edu

South Bay/Peninsula

Symphony

Symphony Silicon Valley

Gershwin Big Band Rhapsody in Blue and Concerto in F

California Theatre, 345 South First St., San Jose
(408) 286-2600
http://www.symphonysiliconvalley.org

North Bay

Symphony

Santa Rosa Symphony

Bruno Ferrandis, conductor; Philippe Bianconi, piano

Rimsky-Korsakov's The Golden Cockerel Suite, Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Stravinsky's The Firebird (original 1910 version)

50 Mark West Springs Rd., Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa
(707) 546-8742
http://www.santarosasymphony.com

San Francisco

Choral

San Francisco Bach Choir with Corey Jamason

Venetian Brilliance: Concert in the Round

Polychoral works by San Marco's maestri di capella: Monteverdi, G. Gabrieli, Schütz, and Willaert.

Trinity Episcopal Church, 1668 Bush St., S.F.
(415) 441-4942
http://www.sfbach.org/concerts/20080510.html

South Bay/Peninsula

Piano Recital

Gilbert Kalish and Christina Dahl

Solo Piano, Piano for four hands

Capistrano Hall, Sacramento State, 6000 J St., Sacramento
(916) 278-7985
http://www.csus.edu/music/bravo/newmill.htm

North Bay

Choral

College of Marin Community Chorus

100-voice chorus, guest soloists, and full orchestra

Bach's Motets No. 1 and 6, Singet dem Herrn and Lobet dem Herrn, and Handel's Zadok the Priest and TeDeum

College of Marin, Fine Arts Theater, 835 College Ave., Kentfield
(415) 485-9687
http://www.collegeofmarincommunitychorus.com

San Francisco

World Music

Vocalist Lily Storm with Celtic harper Diana Rowan

Lullabies for Mother's Day

Rare lullabies from Malta, Croatia, Ireland, and around the world.

Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church, 1329 Seventh Ave., S.F.
(415) 664-2543
http://www.SevenPerforms.org

East Bay

Choral

OYC presents Oye La Musica!

With guest artist singer/composer Maria Marquez

First Congregational Church of Oakland, 2501 Harrison St., Oakland
(510) 287-9700
http://www.oaklandyouthchorus.org

North Bay

Musical Theatre

Lamplighters Music Theatre

Gilbert and Sullivan: Straight Up, With a Twist

Napa Valley Opera House, 1030 Main St., Napa
(707) 226-7372
http://www.lamplighters.org

East Bay

Opera

Oakland Opera

Duke Ellington's Queenie Pie

630 3rd St., Oakland
(510) 763-1146
http://www.oaklandopera.org

East Bay

Chamber Music

MusicÆterna

Aenea Mizushima Keyes, Michael Graham and Miles Graber (Violin, Cello, and Piano)

Turina, de Falla, Kreisler, Prokofiev, Shostakovich, and Keyes

Trinity Chapel, 2320 Dana St. (Bancroft/Durant), Berkeley
(510) 549-3864
http://www.trinitychamberconcerts.com

San Francisco

Choral

San Francisco Concert Chorale featuring Helmuth Rilling

Lecture, demonstration, and mini-performance

Bach Mass in B Minor

Trinity Church, 1668 Bush St.t, S.F.

http://www.sfconcertchorale.org

South Bay/Peninsula

Opera

Santa Cruz Chamber Orchestra

Conductor Maya Barsacq and Stage Director Daniel Helfgot

Kurt Weill and Bertold Brecht - ThreePenny Opera

1307 Seabright Ave., Santa Cruz
(800) 838-3006
http://www.scmusic.org

San Francisco

Avedis Chamber Music Series

Alexandra Hawley, Roy Malan, Susan Freier, Stephen Harrison, and Paul Hersh

Flute, violin, cello, viola, and harpsichord

Beethoven, Mechem, Françaix, and Rutter

Legion of Honor, Lincoln Park, 34th at Clement St., S.F.
(415) 392-4400
http://www.avedisconcerts.org

East Bay

Opera

San Francisco Opera and Cal Performances

The Little Prince

Zellerbach Hall, 2430 Bancroft Ave.
(415) 864-3330
http://www.sfopera.com

San Francisco

Symphony

San Francisco Symphony

MTT and Leif Ove Andsnes; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

Brahms Symphony No. 3, Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2

Davies Symphony Hall, Van Ness Ave. and Grove St.
(415) 864-6000
http://www.sfsymphony.org

East Bay

Opera

San Francisco Opera

Rachel Portman's The Little Prince

UC Berkeley's Zellerbach Hall, Bancroft Way at Telegraph Ave., Berkeley
(510) 642-9988
http://www.calperfs.berkeley.edu

San Francisco

Recital

Rafal Blechacz, Warsaw Competition Gold Medalist

Solo piano

Chopin's Preludes, Mozart, Debussy, and Szymanowski

Herbst Theatre, S.F.
(415) 392-4400
http://www.chambermusicsf.org

South Bay/Peninsula

Symphony

Symphony Silicon Valley

Gershwin Big Band Rhapsody in Blue and Concerto in F

California Theatre 345, South First St., San Jose
(408) 286-2600
http://www.symphonysiliconvalley.org

San Francisco

Recital

I-Wen Wang

Piano

Bach's French Suite No.6, Beethoven's Piano Sonata Op.31-1, Schumann's Piano Sonata No.2 in G Minor, Chopin's Ballade No.3

Concert Hall, Conservatory of Music, 50 Oak St., S.F.
(415) 864-SFCM
http://www.sfcm.edu

San Francisco

Recital

Benjamin Bachmann

Organ

Selected movements from Olivier Messiaen's The Pentecost Mass

Grace Cathedral, 1100 California St., S.F.
(415) 749-6355
http://www.gracecathedral.org

San Francisco

Chamber Music and Musical Theatre

Ron McFarland and Friends

80th Birthday Celebration with Donna Bruno,mezzo-soprano; Wesla Whitfield and Sara Ganz, sopranos; Kelly Leo-Pearce and Philip S

The Audition of Molly Bloom, Les Hommages, works by McFarland

Old First Church, 1751 Sacramento St., S.F.
(415) 474-1608
http://www.oldfirstconcerts.org

North Bay

Symphony

Santa Rosa Symphony

Bruno Ferrandis, conductor; Philippe Bianconi, piano

Rimsky-Korsakov's The Golden Cockerel Suite, Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Stravinsky's The Firebird (original 1910 version). Preconcert talk featuring Maestro Ferrandis, one hour prior to each performance.

50 Mark West Springs Rd., Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa
(707) 546-8742
http://www.santarosasymphony.com

San Francisco

Choral

San Francisco Bach Choir with Corey Jamason

Venetian Brilliance: Concert in the Round

Polychoral works by San Marco's maestri di capella: Monteverdi, G. Gabrieli, Schütz, and Willaert.

Trinity Episcopal Church, 1668 Bush St., S.F.
(415) 441-4942
http://www.sfbach.org/concerts/20080510.html

North Bay

Choral

College of Marin Community Chorus

100-voice chorus, guest soloists, and full orchestra

Bach's Motets No. 1 and 6, Singet dem Herrn and Lobet dem Herrn; and Handel's Zadok the Priest and TeDeum

College of Marin, Fine Arts Theater, 835 College Ave., Kentfield
(415) 485-9687
http://www.collegeofmarincommunitychorus.com

East Bay

Symphony

Diablo Symphony, Joyce Johnson Hamilton, director

Soprano Aimee Puentes, tenor Jimmy Kansau, and young violinist Stephan Waarts

Selections from Bernstein's West Side Story, Wieniawski's Violin Concerto No. 1 in F Sharp Minor, suite from Kodaly's opera Hary Janos

Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Dr., Walnut Creek
(925) 943-7469
http://www.dlrca.org

North Bay

Musical Theatre

Lamplighters Music Theatre

Gilbert and Sullivan: Straight Up, With a Twist

Napa Valley Opera House, 1030 Main St., Napa
(707) 226-737
http://www.lamplighters.org

East Bay

Opera

Oakland Opera

Duke Ellington's Queenie Pie

630 3rd St., Oakland
(510) 763-1146
http://www.oaklandopera.org

San Francisco

Choral

International Orange Chorale

a cappella choral concert

Scandinavian and Baltic a capella choral works by Alfven, Sandstrom, Mantjarvi, Martinaitis, Jersild, Olsson, Arvo Part, Nyberg, Karlsson, Wikander, Mence

St. Marks , 1111 O'Farrell, S.F.

http://www.iocsf.org

East Bay

Opera

Berkeley Opera

Jonathan Khuner, Artistic Director

A double bill of Bartók’s Bluebeard’s Castle and Ravel’s L’Enfant et les Sortilèges

Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Ave., Berkeley
(925) 798-1300
http://www.berkeleyopera.org

San Francisco

Opera

Placido Domingo

Film

The Plácido Domingo 40th Anniversary Gala Concert

Landmark’s Embarcadero Center Cinemas, One Embarcadero Center, S.F.
(415) 267-4893
http://www.http://www.landmarktheatres.com/Films/films_frameset.

North Bay

Symphony

Santa Rosa Symphony

Conductor Bruno Ferrandis and Nadja-Salerno Sonnenberg, violin

Vasks' Sala, Symphonic Elegy, Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in D Major,; Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances, Op. 45

Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd., Santa Rosa
(707) 546-8742
http://www.santarosasymphony.com

San Francisco

Chamber Music

Magnus Lindberg and Anssi Karttunen

Piano and Cello

Dos Coyotes: Magnus Lindberg works for cello and piano

Conservatory of Music Concert Hall, 50 Oak St., S.F.
(415) 398-6449
http://www.performances.org

San Francisco

Opera Recital

Jesse Blumberg and Jocelyn Dueck

Baritone and Piano

Music at Meyer, Temple Emanu-el, Two Lake St., S.F.
(800) 838-3006
http://www.musicatmeyer.com

North Bay

Symphony Concert

Santa Rosa Symphony

Bruno Ferrandis, conducting; Philippe Bianconi, piano

Rimsky-Korsakov's The Golden Cockerel Suite, Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Stravinsky's The Firebird (original 1910 version). Preconcert talk featuring Maestro Ferrandis, one hour prior.

Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa
(707) 546-8742
http://www.santarosasymphony.com

San Francisco

Vocal

Classical Voice Students

Students perform classical repertoire

Knuth Hall, Creative Arts building, S.F. State, 1600 Holloway Ave., S.F.
(415) 338-1431
http://www.musicdance.sfsu.edu

East Bay

Contemporary

Composers, Inc.

La Rocca, Miller, McQuillan, Cho, Litton, Luna, and Reese

Cal State University East Bay, Recital Hall, MB 1055, 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd., Hayward
(415) 512-0641
http://www.composersinc.org

South Bay/Peninsula

Classical

Vladimir Feltsman

Piano

Bach, Beethoven, and Mussorgsky

McAfee Performing Arts and Lecture Center, 20300 Herriman Ave., Saratoga
(408) 961-5858
http://www.montalvoarts.org/events/vladimir_feltsman/

San Francisco

Chamber Music

Chamber Music Ensembles

Various chamber ensembles

Classical chamber music selections performed by student ensembles, coached by the Alexander String Quartet

Knuth Hall, Creative Arts building, S.F. State, 1600 Holloway Ave., S.F.
(415) 338-1431
http://www.musicdance.sfsu.edu

South Bay/Peninsula

New Works

San Jose Chamber Orchestra

Valley Voices-reading session of new works by Silicon Valley composers

Le Petit Trianon, 72 N 5th St., San Jose
(408) 295-4416
http://www.sjco.org

North Bay

Contemporary Chamber Music

The Left Coast Chamber Ensemble

Quartet for the End of Time:

Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time, a new work by Laurie San Martin for clarinet, violin, cello and piano; E. Carter's Con Legezza Pensosa for clarinet, violin and cello

142 Throckmorton Theatre, 142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley
(415) 383-9600
http://www.142throckmortontheatre.com

San Francisco

Symphony

San Francisco Symphony

Katharine Hanrahan Open Rehearsal, MTT and Yefim Bronfman; Michael Tilson Thomas; Yefim Bronfman, piano

Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Brahms Serenade No. 2, Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1

Davies Symphony Hall, Van Ness Ave. and Grove St.
(415) 864-6000
http://www.sfsymphony.org

San Francisco

Symphony

San Francisco Symphony

MTT and Yefim Bronfman; Michael Tilson Thomas; Yefim Bronfman, piano

Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Brahms Serenade No. 2, Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1

Davies Symphony Hall, Van Ness Ave. and Grove St.
(415) 864-6000
http://www.sfsymphony.org

San Francisco

Choral

S.F. State Men’s and Women’s Choruses

Spring Sing

Arrangements of folk tunes, modern a cappella, classical and opera works, and spirituals

Covenant Presbyterian Church, 321 Taraval St., S.F.
(415) 338-1431
http://musicdance.sfsu.edu

East Bay

Opera

Oakland Opera

Duke Ellington's Queenie Pie

630 3rd St., Oakland
(510) 763-1146
http://www.oaklandopera.org

San Francisco

Symphony

San Francisco Symphony

MTT and Yefim Bronfman; Michael Tilson Thomas; Yefim Bronfman, piano

Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Brahms Serenade No. 2, Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1

Flint Center for the Performing Arts 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino, CA 95014.
(415) 864-6000
http://www.sfsymphony.org

North Bay

Early Music

American Bach Soloists

John Thiessen, baroque trumpet; Jeffrey Thomas, conductor with period-instrument orchestra

Works by Bach, Fasch, Telemann, and Torelli

St. Stephen's Church, 3 Bay View Ave., Belvedere
(415) 621-7900
http://www.americanbach.org

San Francisco

Contemporary

Fabrizio Ottaviucci

Piano

Works by Vandor, Caprioli, Cappelli, Tesei, Mencherini, and Sani

Old First Church, 1751 Sacramento St., S.F.
(415) 474-1608
http://www.oldfirstconcerts.org

East Bay

Choral

Sacred & Profane

Songs of War and Peace by Monteverdi, Ravel, Rossi, Schutz, Elgar; including Poulenc's Un soir de neige.

St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 2300 Bancroft Way, Berkeley
(415) 388-5899
http://www.sacredprofane.org

East Bay

Opera

Oakland Opera

Duke Ellington's Queenie Pie

630 3rd St., Oakland
(510) 763-1146
http://www.oaklandopera.org

San Francisco

Choral

San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus

Choral and full orchestra

Liszt, Sondheim

Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Ave., S.F.
(415) 865.2787
http://www.sfgmc.org

South Bay/Peninsula

Symphony

Peninsula Symphony

Jing Wang, violin

Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64; Mahler's Fifth Symphony

San Mateo Performing Arts Center, 600 N. Delaware St., San Mateo
(650) 941-5291
http://www.peninsulasymphony.org

San Francisco

Chamber Music and Lecture

Alexander String Quartet and Robert Greenberg

Franz Schubert's String Quartet No. 14, Death and the Maiden; George Crumb's Black Angels (Images I) for electric string quartet

Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave., S.F.
(415) 398-6449
http://www.performances.org

San Francisco

Baritone Vocals

Matthias Goerne and Alexander Schmalcz

Piano and Vocals

Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave., S.F.
(415) 398-6449
http://www.performances.org

North Bay

Choral Concert

Cinnabar Theater

Various composers, Spring Choral Concert

United Church of Christ, 825 Middlefield Drive, Petaluma
(707) 763-8920
http://www.cinnabartheater.org

San Francisco

Symphony

San Francisco Symphony

MTT and Yefim Bronfman; Michael Tilson Thomas; Yefim Bronfman, piano

Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Brahms Serenade No. 2, Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1

Davies Symphony Hall, Van Ness Ave. and Grove St.
(415) 864-6000
http://www.sfsymphony.org

East Bay

Early Music

American Bach Soloists

John Thiessen, baroque trumpet; Jeffrey Thomas, conductor with period-instrument orchestra

Works by Bach, Fasch, Telemann, and Torelli

First Congregational Church, 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley
(415) 621-7900
http://www.americanbach.org

San Francisco

Chamber Music/Lecture

Alexander String Quartet

With Music Historian Robert Greenberg

Schubert's String Quartet No. 14 (Death and the Maiden), Crumb's Black Angels (Images I) for electric string quartet

Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave., S.F.
(415) 392-2545
http://www.performances.org

South Bay/Peninsula

Choral Evensong

St. Paul's Choristers and Chancel Choir

Susan Jane Matthews, director

Britten Rejoice in the Lamb

415 El Camino Real, Burlingame
(650) 348-4811 x16
http://www.stpaulsburlingame.org

East Bay

Choral

Musae

Vocal ensemble

Grace: Songs of Hope and Wonder

St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 2300 Bancroft Way (at Ellsworth Street), Berkeley
(415) 637-1334
http://www.musae.org/calendar/20080517-21.html

East Bay

Choral

Voices of Musica Sacra

Orchestra and Organ

Fauré's Requiem and other works by Fauré, Duruflé, Saint-Saëns, and Canteloube

Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church, 49 Knox Dr., Lafayette
(925) 944-5939
http://www.vmschorus.org

East Bay

Choral

Musae

Voice

Grace: Songs of Hope and Wonder

St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 2300 Bancroft Way at Ellsworth St., Berkeley
(415) 637-1334
http://www.musae.org/calendar/20080517-21.html

San Francisco

Choral

Sacred and Profane

Songs of War and Peace by Monteverdi, Ravel, Rossi, Schutz, Elgar; including Poulenc's Un soir de neige

St. Francis Lutheran Church, 152 Church St., S.F.
(415) 388-5899
http://www.sacredprofane.org

San Francisco

Musical Theatre

Lamplighters Music Theatre

Gilbert and Sullivan: Straight Up, With a Twist

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 701 Mission St., S.F.
(415) 978-2787
http://www.lamplighters.org

East Bay

Opera

Oakland Opera

Duke Ellington's Queenie Pie

630 3rd St., Oakland
(510) 763-1146
http://www.oaklandopera.org

San Francisco

Choral

Volti

A Capella Chorus

Moe, Caltabiano, Stucky, Kernis, Hawley, and Lam

St. Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church 500 De Haro St., S.F.
(415) 771-3352
http://www.voltisf.org

North Bay

Youngest Orchestral Ensembles

Santa Rosa Symphony Preparatory and Discovery Orchestras

Jackson Theater, Sonoma Country Day School, 4400 Day School Place, Santa Rosa
(707) 546-8742
http://www.santarosasymphony.com

East Bay

Choral

Valley Concert Chorale

Spring Concert

Schubert's Mass in G, Peteris Vasks' Dona Nobis Pacem, spirituals, English part songs

Trinity Lutheran Church, 1225 Hopyard Rd., Pleasanton
(925) 866-4003
http://www.valleyconcertchorale.org/

South Bay/Peninsula

Youth Music

Cantabile Youth Singers Junior Choir

Purcell, Stroope, folksongs, and spirituals

St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 600 Colorado Ave., Palo Alto
(650) 424-1410
http://www.cantabile.org

South Bay/Peninsula

Symphony

Peninsula Symphony

Jing Wang, violin

Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64; Mahler's Fifth Symphony

Flint Center, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino
(650) 941-5291
http://www.peninsulasymphony.org

South Bay/Peninsula

Choral Evensong

St. Paul's Choristers and Chancel Choir

Susan Jane Matthews,director

Britten's Rejoice in the Lamb and Kelly's Evening Canticles in C

415 El Camino Real, Burlingame
(650) 348-4811 x16
http://www.stpaulsburlingame.org

South Bay/Peninsula

Early Music

Women's Antique Vocal Ensemble (WAVE)

With Katherine Heater, harpsichord; Shira Kammen, viol, vielle, and harp; Howard Kadis, lute; and Joyce Johnson-Hamilton, cornet

Rule Britannia! Power, Dunstable, Plummer, Cornysh, Taverner, Ferrabosco, Tallis, Byrd, Dowland, Morley, Gibbons, and Purcell

First Lutheran Church, 600 Homer St., Palo Alto
(510) 233-1479
http://www.wavewomen.org

San Francisco

Chamber Music

Laurel Ensemble

Flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano

Carter, Cohn, Larsen, Copland, Torke

SF Community Music Center, 544 Capp St., S.F.
(415) 647-6015
http://www.laurelensemble.com

San Francisco

Mezzo-Soprano Vocals

Isabel Leonard

Vocals

De Falla's Seven Spanish Songs, Schoenberg's Cabaret Songs; works by Rachmaninov, Joaquin Nin, and Hugo Wolf

Conservatory of Music Concert Hall, 50 Oak St., S.F.
(415) 398-6449
http://www.performances.org

North Bay

Chamber Music

Marin Music Chest Scholarship Winners

TBA

Mt. Tamalpais Methodist Church, Sycamore at Camino Alto, Mill Valley
(415) 381-4453
http://www.chambermusicmillvalley.org

San Francisco

Symphony

San Francisco Symphony

Chamber Music at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor; San Francisco Symphony Musicians

Beethoven Piano Trio in D major, Opus 70, No.1, Ghost, Debussy Five Preludes from Book II, Mendelssohn piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Opus 66

Legion of Honor, Lincoln Park, 34th Avenue & Clement Street, San Francisco, CA 94121
(415) 864-6000
http://www.sfsymphony.org

San Francisco

Symphony

San Francisco Symphony

San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra Concert; Benjamin Shwartz, conductor

John Adams Lollapalooza, Stravinsky Le Chant du rossignol

Davies Symphony Hall, Van Ness Ave. and Grove St.
(415) 864-6000
http://www.sfsymphony.org

South Bay/Peninsula

Lecture Series

Robert Greenberg Lecture Series

Censorship, Dissent, and the Music of Dmitri Shostakovich: He Who Has Ears Will Hear

Carriage House Theater, 15400 Montalvo Rd., Saratoga
(408) 961-5858
http://www.montalvoarts.org/events/110/

San Francisco

Early Music

American Bach Soloists

John Thiessen, baroque trumpet; Jeffrey Thomas, conductor with period-instrument orchestra

Works by Bach, Fasch, Telemann, and Torelli

St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 1111 O'Farrell St., S.F.
(415) 621-7900
http://www.americanbach.org

North Bay

Symphony

American Philharmonic - Sonoma County

For Young People - Discovering Hidden Treasures

Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy, Adams' Short Ride in a Fast Machine, Albinoni's Concerto for Two Trumpets and Orchestra, Hovhaness' And God Created Great Whales, Respighi's The Pines of Rome

Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd., Santa Rosa
(707) 546-3600
http://www.apsonoma.org

San Francisco

Chamber Music

Jeffrey Smith, Christa Pfeiffer, and Kristin Pankonin

Organ and Piano

Olivier Messiaen

Grace Cathedral, 1100 California St., S.F.
(415) 749-6355
http://www.gracecathedral.org

San Francisco

Contemporary

Stefano Scodanibbio and sfSound

Doublebass, two pianos, string quartet

Scodannibbio's Bay Area Premieres of Mas lugares and Labore navigacionis

Old First Church, 1751 Sacramento St., S.F.
(415) 474-1608
http://www.oldfirstconcerts.org

San Francisco

Choral

Musae

vocal ensemble

Grace: Songs of Hope and Wonder

St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 1755 Clay St.(at Van Ness Ave.), S.F.
(415) 637-1334
http://www.musae.org/calendar/20080517-21.html

East Bay

Choral

Voices of Musica Sacra

Orchestra and Organ

Fauré's Requiem and other works by Fauré, Duruflé, Saint-Saëns, and Canteloube

Piedmont Community Church, 400 Highland Ave., Piedmont
(925) 944-5939
http://www.vmschorus.org

North Bay

Opera

California Opera

Verdi's La Traviata

Andrews Hall, 275 E Napa St., Sonoma
(707) 938-4626 or (707) 410-6648

South Bay/Peninsula

Chamber Music

Santa Clara University Music Department Faculty

Women Composers

Women Composers: Anna Bon, Jolas, Quist, Beach, de la Guerre, Leonarda, Glanville-Hicks

Corner of Franklin and Lafayette, Santa Clara
(408) 554 4428
http://www.scu.edu/cas/music/calendar.cfm

San Francisco

Choral

Musae

Voice

Grace: Songs of Hope and Wonder

St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 1755 Clay St. at Van Ness Ave., S.F.
(415) 637-1334
http://www.musae.org/calendar/20080517-21.html

San Francisco

Musical Theater

Lamplighters Music Theater

Gilbert and Sullivan: Straight Up With a Twist

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 701 Mission St., S.F.
(415) 978-2787
http://www.lamplighters.org

East Bay

Opera

Oakland Opera

Duke Ellington's Queenie Pie

630 3rd St., Oakland
(510) 763-1146
http://www.oaklandopera.org

East Bay

Choral

Volti

A Capella Chorus

Moe, Caltabiano, Stucky, Kernis, Hawley, and Lam

St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 2300 Bancroft Way, Berkeley
(415) 771 3352
http://www.voltisf.org

North Bay

Youth Orchestra Spring Concert

Santa Rosa Symphony Youth Orchestra,

Dr. Richard Loheyde, conductor

Benefits the Youth Orchestra European Tour

Jackson Theater, Sonoma Country Day School, Santa Rosa
(707) 546-8742
http://www.santarosasymphony.com

North Bay

Recital

Marin Music Chest Young Artists Concert

Cello, harp, violin, piano

Various composers

Mt. Tamalpais United Methodist Church 410 Sycamore Ave., Mill Valley
(415) 381-4453
http://www.marinmusicchest.org

North Bay

Symphony

American Philharmonic - Sonoma County

Orchestra with trumpet solos

Albinoni's Concerto for Two Trumpets and Orchestra, Thomas Hyde and Daniel Norris, trumpet soloists from Sonoma County; Tchaikovsky's Overture-Fantasy: Romeo and Juliet

Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd., Santa Rosa
(707) 508-5479
http://www.apsonoma.org

South Bay/Peninsula

Chamber Orchestra

San Jose Chamber Orchestra

With trumpet coloists

Premieres by Vivian Fung and Jeff Smith, works by Bartok, Hovhaness, and Vivaldi

Le Petit Trianon, 72 N 5th St., San Jose
(408) 295-4416
http://www.sjco.org

South Bay/Peninsula

Chamber Orchestra

San Jose Chamber Orchestra

With trumpet soloists

Premieres by Vivian Fung and Jeff Smith, works by Bartok, Hovhaness and Vivaldi

Le Petit Trianon, 72 N 5th St., San Jose
(408) 295-4416
http://www.sjco.org

North Bay

Choral

Cinnabar Women's Chorus

Knox Presbyterian Church, 1650 West 3rd St., Santa Rosa
(707) 824-5611
http://www.CreativeArtsSeries.com

East Bay

Symphony, Youth Music

Young People's Symphony Orchestra and Oakland Symphony Chorus

Piedmont Choirs, Joyce Park, cello; Aimée Puentes, soprano; Brian Staufenbiel, tenor; Peter Tuff, baritone

Kabalevsky Cello Concerto/Allegro, Carmina Burana

Berkeley Community Theatre, Allston Way, Berkeley
(510) 849-9776
http://www.ypsomusic.net/ypsomusic@yahoo.com

San Francisco

Early Music, Choral

Vox Dilecti

San Francisco City Chorus

Bach, Elgar, Poulenc, Messiaen, Brahms, Schütz, Duruflé, and Allegri

Lakeside Presbyterian Church, 201 Eucalyptus Dr., S.F.
(415) 701-7664
http://www.sfcitychorus.org

San Francisco

Contemporary Chamber Music

The Left Coast Chamber Ensemble

Quartet for the End of Time

Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time, new work by Laurie San Martin for clarinet, violin, cello and piano; E. Carter's Con Legezza Pensosa for clarinet, violin and cello

The Green Room, San Francisco War Memorial Performing Arts Center, 401 Van Ness Ave., S.F.
(415) 642-8054
http://www.ChamberMusicPartn.org

San Francisco

Classical

Garrick Ohlsson and Robert Greenberg

Piano and Lecture

Rachmaninoff; Scriabin

Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave., S.F.
(415) 398-6449
http://www.performances.org

South Bay/Peninsula

Early Music

American Bach Soloists

John Thiessen, baroque trumpet; Jeffrey Thomas, conductor with period-instrument orchestra

Works by Bach, Fasch, Telemann, and Torelli

Davis Community Church, 412 C St., Davis
(415) 621-7900
http://www.americanbach.org

East Bay

Choral Auditions

Valley Concert Chorale

Auditions for 2008-2009 Season

Auditions: To schedule an appointment, call (925) 462-4205.

First Presbyterian Church Livermore, 4th at L St., Livermore
(925) 462-4205
http://www.valleyconcertchorale.org/

San Francisco

Classical

Garrick Ohlsson and Robert Greenberg

Piano and Lecture

Scriabin, Prokofiev

Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave., S.F.
(415) 398-6449
http://www.performances.org

East Bay

Chamber music

The Laurel Ensemble

Strings, piano, and winds

Brahms' Clarinet Quintet, Ravel's Introduction and Allegro, work TBA by James Cohn

Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant, Berkeley
(510) 525-5211
http://www.berkeleychamberperform.org

East Bay

Berkeley Chamber Performances

Laurel Ensemble

Mixed strings and winds with harp

Brahms' Clarinet Quintet, Ravel's Introduction and Allegro, and a James Cohn premiere

Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Ave., Berkeley
(510) 525-5211
http://www.berkeleychamberperform.org

San Francisco

Symphony

San Francisco Symphony

MTT conducts Brahms’s German Requiem; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Laura Claycomb, soprano; Matthias Goerne, baritone; SF

Brahms Songs for women's chorus, Brahms A German Requiem

Davies Symphony Hall, Van Ness Ave. and Grove St.
(415) 864-6000
http://www.sfsymphony.org

North Bay

Choral

Musae

vocal ensemble

Grace: Songs of Hope and Wonder

Old St. Hilary's Landmark 201 Esperanza St., Tiburon
(415) 637-1334
http://www.musae.org/calendar/20080517-21.html

North Bay

Choral

Musae

Voice

Grace: Songs of Hope and Wonder

Old St. Hilary's Landmark, 201 Esperanza St., Tiburon
(415) 435-1853
http://www.musae.org/calendar/20080517-21.html

San Francisco

Symphony

San Francisco Symphony

MTT conducts Brahms’s German Requiem; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Laura Claycomb, soprano; Matthias Goerne, baritone; SF

Brahms Songs for women's chorus, Brahms A German Requiem

Davies Symphony Hall, Van Ness Ave. and Grove St.
(415) 864-6000
http://www.sfsymphony.org

San Francisco

Recital

Lynn Harrell

Cello

Bach Cello Suites

Grace Cathedral, 1100 California St., S.F.
(866) 920-5299
http://www.gracecathedral.org

East Bay

Opera

Oakland Opera

Duke Ellington's Queenie Pie

630 3rd St., Oakland
(510) 763-1146
http://www.oaklandopera.org

San Francisco

Opera

San Francisco Parlor Opera

Voice and Piano

W.A. Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro

1550 Fell St., S.F.
(415) 235-9178
http://www.sfparloropera.org

San Francisco

Bach Cello Suites

S.F. Jazz presents Lynn Harrell

Solo Cello

Bach Cello Suites

Grace Cathedral 100 California St., S.F.
(866) 520-5299
http://www.sfjazz.org

San Francisco

Symphony

San Francisco Symphony

MTT conducts Brahms’s German Requiem; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Laura Claycomb, soprano; Matthias Goerne, baritone; SF

Brahms Songs for women's chorus, Brahms A German Requiem

Davies Symphony Hall, Van Ness Ave. and Grove St.
(415) 864-6000
http://www.sfsymphony.org

San Francisco

Cello Recital

Lynn Harrell

Cello

Bach Cello Suites

Grace Cathedral, 1100 California St., S.F.
(866) 920-5299
http://www.gracecathedral.org

San Francisco

Contemporary

Edmund Welles

The bass clarinet quartet: Cornelius Boots, Aaron Novik, Jeff Anderle, Jonathan Russell

Boots' Apicultural Excursion Parts I and II, and other heavy chamber music

Old First Church, 1751 Sacramento St., S.F.
(415) 474-1608
http://www.oldfirstconcerts.org

East Bay

Opera

Oakland Opera

Duke Ellington's Queenie Pie

630 3rd St., Oakland
(510) 763-1146
http://www.oaklandopera.org

North Bay

Chamber Orchestra

Young Peoples Chamber Orchestra

Strings ensemble with Linda Ghidossi LeLuca, director

Glaser Center, 547 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa
(707) 546-8742
http://www.santarosasymphony.com

San Francisco

Bach Cello Suites

S.F. Jazz presents Lynn Harrell

Solo Cello

Bach Cello Suites

Grace Cathedral 100 California St., S.F.
(866) 520-5299
http://www.sfjazz.org

San Francisco

Symphony

San Francisco Symphony

MTT conducts Brahms’s German Requiem; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Laura Claycomb, soprano; Matthias Goerne, baritone; SF

Brahms Songs for women's chorus, Brahms A German Requiem

Davies Symphony Hall, Van Ness Ave. and Grove St.
(415) 864-6000
http://www.sfsymphony.org

San Francisco

Opera

Pocket Opera

Don Pasquale

Legion of Honor, S.F.
(415) 972-8934
http://www.pocketopera.org

East Bay

Crowden Music Center 25th Anniversary Concert

David Abel, George Cleve, Bonnie Hampton, Benjamin Simon, Julie Steinberg, and more

Chamber ensembles

Bach, Bloch, Brahms, Cmiel, and Schubert

Hertz Hall, UC Berkeley campus, Bancroft Way at College Ave., Berkeley
(510) 559-6910
http://www.crowden.org

East Bay

Opera

Oakland Opera

Duke Ellington's Queenie Pie

630 3rd St., Oakland
(510) 763-1146
http://www.oaklandopera.org

San Francisco

Opera

San Francisco Parlor Opera

Voice and Piano

W.A. Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro

1550 Fell St., S.F.
(415) 235-9178
http://www.sfparloropera.org

San Francisco

Early Music

Julia Earl, soprano; and Katherine McKee, alto

With period strings, harpsichord & theorbo

Veni Amica Mea - Baroque Love Duets: The music of Cozzolani, Schutz, and Handel

Seventh Avenue Performances, 1329 Seventh Ave., S.F.
(415) 664-2543
http://www.SevenPerforms.org

East Bay

Recital and Symphony

Crowden Music Center 25th Anniversary Concert

Bach, Bloch, Brahms, Schubert, and LeRoy Anderson's Fiddle-Faddle

Hertz Hall, UC Berkeley, UC Berkeley Campus, Bancroft Way near College Ave., Berkeley
(510) 559-6910
http://www.crowden.org/Events/anniversary_concert.htm

San Francisco

Contemporary Chamber Music

Worn Chamber Ensemble

Mixed Contemporary Chamber Music

Dusapin, Henze, Schumaker, and Vassilandonakis

Main Post Chapel in the Presidio, 130 Fisher Loop, S.F.
(415) 386-8954
w_chamb@yahoo.com

San Francisco

Choral and Orchestra

Soli Deo Gloria with Orchestra Gloria

Conductor Allen Simon and soloists soprano Beverly Jane Peatross and tenor Brian Thorsett

Handel's Ode on St. Cecilia's Day and Benjamin Britten's Hymn to St. Cecilia

St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 1111 O'Farrell, S.F.
(888) SDG-SONG
http://www.sdgloria.org

East Bay

Chamber Music

Premiere Saxophone Quartet

J.S. Bach's Prelude from Partita No. 3 for unaccompanied violin, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck's Fantasia, François Rose's Le destin d’Echo, Gabriel Pierné's Introduction et Variations sur une Ronde Populaire, John Harbison's Trio Sonata, Ralph Vaughan Williams' Six Studies in English Folksong, Jon Scoville's Miro’s Saxophone Suite (1995)

Bankhead Theater, 2400 First St., Livermore
(925) 373-6800
http://www.livermoreperformingarts.org

East Bay

Choral

Chora Nova

Chorus, soloists, and piano

Brahms' A German Requiem

First Congregational Church, Dana at Durant, Berkeley

http://www.choranova.org

East Bay

Recital

Iris Stone

Solo violin

Bach’s E-major Partita and Ysaye’s Sonata No. 2

Trinity Chapel, 2320 Dana St., Berkeley
(510) 549-3864
http://www.trinitychamberconcerts.com

San Francisco

Symphony

San Francisco Symphony

Katia and Marielle Labeque

Haydn's Symphony No. 98, Mozart's Concerto for Two Pianos, Poulenc's Concerto for Two Pianos, Ravel's La Valse

201 Van Ness Ave., S.F.
(415) 864-6000
http://www.sfsymphony.org

San Francisco

Recital

Simone Dinnerstein

Solo piano

Bach's Goldberg Variations

Florence Gould Theatre, Legion of Honor, S.F.
(415) 392-4400
http://www.chambermusicsf.org

San Francisco

Recital

McNeil Robinson

Organ

Grace Cathedral, 1100 California St., S.F.
(415) 749-6355
http://www.gracecathedral.org

North Bay

Opera

California Opera

Verdi's La Traviata

Andrews Hall, 276 E Napa St., Sonoma
(707) 938-4626, (707) 410-6648

East Bay

Opera

Oakland Opera

Duke Ellington's Queenie Pie

630 3rd St., Oakland
(510) 763-1146
http://www.oaklandopera.org

East Bay

Chamber Music

MasterGuild

Roy Bogas, Axel Strauss, Amy Hiraga, Nancy Ellis, Peter Wyrick

Dvorak's Piano Quintet in A and Ernest Bloch's Second String Quartet

Regents Theater, Valley Center for the Performing Arts, Holy Names University, 3500 Mountain Blvd., Oakland
(510) 559-8535
http://www.masterguild.org

East Bay

Choral and Orchestra

Soli Deo Gloria and Orchestra Gloria

With conductor Allen Simon and soloists soprano Beverly Jane Peatross and tenor Brian Thorsett

Handel's Ode on St. Cecilia's Day and Benjamin Britten's Hymn to St. Cecilia

Christ Episcopal Church, 1700 Santa Clara, Alameda
(888) SDG-SONG
http://www.sdgloria.org

San Francisco

Chamber Music

String quartet from S.F. Conservatory of Music, members of SSV Chorale, and St. John

Choral, vocal, and chamber instrumental

Original music by Cyril Deaconoff, composer in residence, St. John's Presbyterian Church, ECS composer

25 Lake St., (at Arguello), S.F.
(415) 751-1626

San Francisco

Contemporary

Earplay

Earplay 23: Intricate Inventions (flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano)

Christopher Burns, Peter Maxwell Davies, Beat Furrer, Hector Parra, and Salvatore Sciarrino

Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness, S.F.
(415) 392-4400
http://www.cityboxoffice.com or www.earplay.org

East Bay

Musical Theater

Robert Lepage's The Andersen Project

Featuring Yves Jacques

The Andersen Project

UC Berkeley's Zellerbach Hall, Bancroft Way at Telegraph Ave., Berkeley
(510) 642-9988
http://www.calperfs.berkeley.edu

San Francisco

Choral

Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares

Bulgarian women's choir

Traditional songs with modern arrangements

Grace Cathedral, 1100 California St., S.F.
(866) 920-5299
http://www.sfjazz.org

San Francisco

Choral

Bulgarian Women's Choir

Grace Cathedral, 1100 California St., S.F.
(866) 920-5299
http://www.gracecathedral.org

East Bay

Musical Theater

Robert Lepage's The Andersen Project

Featuring Yves Jacques

The Andersen Project

UC Berkeley's Zellerbach Hall, Bancroft Way at. Telegraph Ave., Berkeley
(510) 642-9988
http://www.calperfs.berkeley.edu

East Bay

Recital

From The Top, with Christopher O'Riley

Performances by various local young musicians.

UC Berkeley's Zellerbach Hall, Bancroft Way at Telegraph Ave, Berkeley
(510) 642-9988
calperfs.berkeley.edu

South Bay/Peninsula

Opera

UCSC Opera Theater

Menotti’s “The Consul”

Music Center Recital Hall, UCSC Santa Cruz
(831) 459-2159
http://www.santacruztickets.com

South Bay/Peninsula

Chamber Music

Ives Quartet

String quartet with guest cellist, Bonnie Hampton

Joseph Haydn's Quartet in D Minor, Quincy Porter's Quartet No. 2, Franz Schubert's Cello Quintet with guest cellist Bonnie Hampton

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 600 Colorado Ave., Palo Alto
(650) 224-7849
http://www.ivesquartet.org

San Francisco

Opera

San Francisco Lyric Opera

Benjamin Britten’s The Turn of the Screw

Cowell Theater at Fort Mason, S.F.
(415) 345-7575
http://www.sflyricopera.org

East Bay

Musical Theater

Robert Lepage's The Andersen Project

Featuring Yves Jacques

The Andersen Project

UC Berkeley's Zellerbach Hall, Bancroft Way at Telegraph Ave, Berkeley
(510) 642-9988
http://www.calperfs.berkeley.edu

East Bay

Recital

Audra McDonald, soprano

Program TBA.

UC Berkeley's Zellerbach Hall, Bancroft Way at Telegraph Ave., Berkeley
(510) 642-9988
http://www.calperfs.berkeley.edu

San Francisco

Choral

Occidental College Glee Club

Brahms, Rachmaninoff, Bruckner, William Byrd, and Morten Lauridsen

Grace Cathedral, 1100 California St., S.F.
(866) 468-3399
http://www.ticketweb.com

South Bay/Peninsula

opera

UCSC Opera Theater

Menotti’s “The Consul”

Music Center Recital Hall, UCSC Santa Cruz
(831) 459-2159
http://www.santacruztickets.com

East Bay

Choral

San Francisco Girls Chorus

Dance On, My Heart!

Vandervelde, Dalglish, Kodaly, Paulus, Gershwin, and Schumann

First Congregational Church of Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley
(415) 392-4400
http://sfgirlschorus.org

North Bay

Orchestra

Mill Valley Philharmonic

Take a River Trip with Mill Valley Philharmonic: River music and a world premiere

Butterworth's Banks of Green Willow; Dvorak's Water Goblin; Smetana's The Moldau; world premiere by Moses Sedler, Ripples and Currents

Mount Tamalpais United Methodist Church, 410 Sycamore Ave., Mill Valley
(415) 383-0930
http://www.millvalleyphilharmonic.org

North Bay

Chamber Music

San Francisco Saxophone Quartet

Classical and jazz works arranged for and by the Quartet

Occidental Community Church, 3637 Church St., Occidental
(707) 874-1124
http://www.redwoodarts.org

San Francisco

Early Chamber Music

The New Esterházy Quartet

String Quartet

A Toast to Johann Tost: Haydn Quartets Op. 54, No. 1; Op. 55, No. 3; Op. 64, No.1

St Mark's Lutheran Church, 1111 O'Farrell St., S.F.
(510) 233-9403
http://www.newesterhazy.org

South Bay/Peninsula

Chamber Music

Ives Quartet

String quartet with guest cellist, Bonnie Hampton

Joseph Haydn's Quartet in D Minor, Quincy Porter's Quartet No. 2, Franz Schubert's Cello Quintet with guest cellist Bonnie Hampton

Le Petit Trianon Theater, 72 North Fifth St., San Jose
(650) 224-7849
http://www.ivesquartet.org

San Francisco

Piano Recital

Eldred Marshall

Piano

Pianist Eldred Marshall Completes Beethoven Sonata Cycle Part 8 of 8

1187 Franklin St., S.F.
(415) 776-4580
http://www.eldredmarshall.net

East Bay

Musical Theater

Robert Lepage's The Andersen Project

Featuring Yves Jacques

The Andersen Project

UC Berkeley's Zellerbach Hall, Bancroft Way at Telegraph Ave., Berkeley
(510) 642-9988
http://www.calperfs.berkeley.edu

San Francisco

Opera

Pocket Opera

Don Pasquale

Legion of Honor, S.F.
(415) 972-8934
http://www.pocketopera.org

East Bay

Choral

WomenSing, a 50 member chorus

Artistic Director Martin Benvenuto with accompanist Paul Caccamo

Choral Concert, Elemental Quartet, a choral exploration of Earth Water, Fire and Air, featuring Jeffers' Indian Singing, Holst's Hymn to the Waters, Elgar's fiery My Love Dwelt in a Northern Land, and popular airs of all time.

Trinity Lutheran Church, Walnut Creek
(925) 974-9169
http://www.womensing.org

South Bay/Peninsula

opera

UCSC Opera Theater

Music Center Recital Hall, UCSC Santa Cruz
(831) 459-2159
http://www.santacruztickets.com

South Bay/Peninsula

Opera

UCSC Opera Theater

Menotti’s “The Consul”

Music Center Recital Hall, UCSC Santa Cruz
(831) 459-2159