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When Antonio Sanchez 💀 first saw a drum set at the age of 5, it looked 'like a beautiful spaceship,' and he felt a kinship with the instrument right away. Learn more about how he composed for the 'Birdman' film and upcoming performances.
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From virtual Happy Hours during the pandemic to in-person events that are now also livestreamed, Salastina Society's audience and reach continues to grow. Learn more about some of their signature initiatives and see them perform.
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#Conductor Marin Alsop was the first woman to be named #music director of a major American orchestra and will continue to break new ground in her career when she debuts at the Metropolitan Opera later this month with John Adams Music's opera-oratorio 'El Niño.'
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As one of eight collaborative partners handpicked by Esa-Pekka Salonen when he came to the SF Symphony, Carol E. Reiley has contributed her expertise with robotics to the organization, and that knowledge will be on full display this weekend at SoundBox.
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In Opera Parallèle's 'Birds & Balls,' the focus is on sports. It's a double bill that features the world premiere of tennis-themed #opera 'Balls' by composer Laura Karpman, followed by 'Vinkensport or, The Finch Opera' by #composer @DavidTLittle.
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Choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa says, 'I think my dream is story ballets.' You can see seeds of that in 'Broken Wings,' her piece about Frida Kahlo that's being restaged for @SFBallet. sfcv.org/articles/artis… #choreographer #dance #ballet
The latest installment of James Conlon 'Recovered Voices' initiative brought works by Walter Arlen and Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco to the Colburn School last weekend.
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Winds, brass, percussion, and no strings — with one exception. Last weekend, Donato Cabrera led the California Symphony in an eclectic program, including Mozart's 'Gran Partita' that our reviewer described as 'almost teeth-rattling in its intensity.'
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Celebrating its 65th anniversary, #AlvinAiley American Dance Theater is currently on a 21-city tour, returning to The Music Center in Los Angeles and Cal Performances in Berkeley.
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In performing Vivaldi's only surviving oratorio, 'Juditha triumphans,' the SF Girls Chorus more than did justice to the composer's vocally daunting arias. It was a production that took years of work, in collaboration with director Céline Ricci.
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#Choreographer Yuri Possokhov is bringing 'Anna Karenina' with The Joffrey Ballet to the stage at Cal Performances this weekend and then will see a reprise of his 'Violin Concerto' at @SanFranciscoBallet next month.
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Breaking news: Esa-Pekka Salonen has announced that he will part ways with the SF Symphony when his contract ends in 2025. So, who will take up the helm? See a list of possible candidates and read more about what prompted this decision.
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Multi-instrumentalist Nathalie Joachim's first headlining appearance on the West Coast, for @CalPerformances, at times resembled a concept album, a song cycle, and an operatic monodrama but ultimately defied categorization.
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