From Ruth Gipps to Vivian Fung
Program
Gipps, Quintet for Oboe, Clarinet, and String Trio
Hindemith, Morgenmusik
Day, Ignition
Fung, Frenetic Memories for clarinet and string quartet
Program
Ruth Crawford Seeger - Music for Small Orchestra (1926)
Seare Ahmad Farhat - Muzzahaimat (2023) - Bay Area premiere
Vivian Fung - Ominous (2024) - West Coast premiere
Steve Reich Jacob’s Ladder (2023) - West Coast pemiere
Experience a bold new fusion of percussion and violin as Kristin Lee and Sandbox Percussion perform the DMV premiere of a new work by Vivian Fung, co-commissioned by Constellations.
Program:
Joan Tower To Sing or to Dance (Seattle Premiere) ECM co-commission
Gabriella Smith FIVE (World Premiere)
Vivian Fung New Work (World Premiere) ECM co-commission
Kristin Lee, violin | Sandbox Percussion, Ensemble in Residence: Jonny Allen, Victor Caccese, Ian Rosenbaum, Terry Sweeney, percussion
Curated and conducted by Brian Current, this special concert honours the extraordinary legacy of Sofia Gubaidulina (1931–2025) with a performance of Introitus, her deeply spiritual concerto for piano and chamber orchestra. Also featured are two bold contemporary works: Black Ice by Rashaan Allwood, a visceral reflection on unseen danger and structural inequality, and Ominous by Vivian Fung, a tense, vibrant work that explores precariousness and urgency through vivid textures. Together, these pieces explore vulnerability, voice, and transcendence through three distinct and powerful lenses.
WOMEN CROSSING/ LIMINALITY
Friday, April 17, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
Cha Chi Ming Hall, Bowes Center, SF Conservatory of Music, 200 Van Ness, SF and livestreamed on SFCM's Vimeo channel
FREE
Pre-concert talk at 7:00 p.m.
The culmination of E4TT's two-year exploration of women's immigration and identity and our sixth collaboration with the SF Conservatory of Music Technology and Applied Composition (TAC) Department, featuring:
Commissions by Juhi Bansal, Vivian Fung, and Pamela Z
Program
Haydn: Quartet in C Major, Op. 50, No. 2
Fung: String Quartet No. 5"Spiraling"
Beethoven: String Quartet in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2
Program
Vivian Fung: Quartet "Spiraling" - New York Premiere
Haydn: Quartet in C Major, Op. 50, No. 2 (1787)
Felix Mendelssohn: Octet in E-flat, Op. 20 (1825)—with members of the Ulysses Quartet
Concert will also be livestreamed
Ever wonder how professional musicians prepare for a concert? What does a professional rehearsal look and feel like? We invite you and your high school or middle school students to attend a working rehearsal as artists prepare for their upcoming concert at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.
Open Rehearsals include a pre-rehearsal discussion, rehearsal, and Q&A session with the artists. Attendees are also provided with a resource guide prior to the rehearsal to familiarize themselves with the repertoire they are about to experience.
All Open Rehearsals take place from 10:30 am–12:00 pm in the Rose Studio at CMS or Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center.
Events are free with registration.
SONIC SPECTRUM IV
Kristin Lee, Violin
Sandbox Percussion (Jonathan Allen, Victor Caccese, Ian David Rosenbaum, Terry Sweeney)
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center - Rose Studio at CMS
Program
Vivian Fung, Goddess//Insect
Joan Tower, Concerto for Violin with Percussion Orchestra
Harrison, Concerto for Violin with Percussion Orchestra
Program
Haydn: Quartet in C Major, Op. 50, No. 2 (1787)
Vivian Fung: Quartet "Spiraling"
Benjamin Britten: String Quartet No. 2, Op. 36 (1945)
Described as “exhilarating” by The New York Times and “utterly mesmerizing” by The Guardian, GRAMMY® Award-nominated Sandbox Percussion is committed to highlighting living composers with fearless, boundary-pushing performances. Since their 2011 debut, they’ve wowed audiences worldwide with visually striking, sonically thrilling concerts that showcase the excitement and innovation of contemporary chamber music. Joining them is violinist Kristin Lee, praised in The Strad for her “elegance” and “vivacity and electric energy and founder and artistic director of Seattle’s Emerald City Music. Together at The Breakers mansion, they present a program featuring a new work by Vivian Fung titled “Goddess//Insect, co-comissioned by Newport Classical. Derived from the term ‘God-Bug Syndrome’ where a “’god complex’ (inflated self-importance) acts as a defense against deep-seated feelings of worthlessness,” says Fung. “I believe our world right now is facing these conflicting emotions.” Exploring the vibrant dialogue between violin and percussion, Lee and Sandbox Percussion bring this dynamic new work to The Breakers, along with music by two other women composers, Gabriella Smith and Joan Tower.
Program:
GABRIELLA SMITH FIVE
VIVIAN FUNG Goddess // Insect [Regional Premiere, Newport Classical Co-Commission]
INTERMISSION
JOAN TOWER To Sing or Dance
Every one of our composers for this special New@Night brings us music from the many corners and traditions of the Americas—north to south, east to west. We’ll hear selections from the great Brazilian master Heitor Villa-Lobos and Chinese Canadian composer Vivian Fung, plus dynamic new works by seven-time Grammy nominee Curtis Stewart, rising-star pianist/composer Clayton Stephenson, and the esteemed David Serkin Ludwig.
Come join our artists for lively conversation about these exciting contemporary works both before and after their performances.
Performance at the 2026 Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival
Saturday, April 3rd, 2027- 7:30 PM at Sunset Center
With a pre-concert talk at 6:30 PM.
J.S. Bach (1685 – 1750) Two Chorale Preludes (trans. Ferruccio Busoni)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827) Piano Sonata No. 13 in Eb major, Op. 27 no. 1 “Quasi una Fantasia”
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827) Piano Sonata No. 14 in C# minor, Op. 27 no. 2 “Quasi una Fantasia” (“Moonlight”)
Intermission
Elena Ruehr (b. 1963) The Gork (2024)
Vivian Fung (b. 1975) Down and Dirty (2023) – Third Movement
Frédéric Chopin (1810 – 1849) Polonaise-Fantaisie in Ab major, Op. 61 (1846)
Fantaisie in F minor, Op. 49 (1841)
Jon Nakamatsu, piano
A live performance of music and poetry by Del Sol Quartet and poet Genny Lim, co-author of ISLAND, the first book of Angel Island poetry. This performance will amplify the experience of the Chinese diaspora on Angel Island through excerpts of their new project "Facing the Moon." The 45- minute concert includes new poetry by Genny Lim & music by Vivian Fung, Meilina Tsui, Theresa Wong, and Chinary Ung.
There will be one performance at 12:00 in the Detention Barracks Museum. Please note that the start time of this performance is subject to change.
There will be shuttles from Ayala Cove to the Immigration Station at 10:30 and 11:30 for the concert.
The performance is included in your $5 admission to the Detention Barracks Museum. Sign up below to let us know you’re attending.
2026 Summer Series: Groove Café
John Psathas’ Island Songs bring sun, surf, and a dash of Kiwi cool – no sunscreen required. Then you’re kept guessing with Eliodoro Sollima’s Tre movimenti, leaping from atonal intrigue to melodic surprises faster than you can say “cin cin”. Vivian Fung’s Ominous Machine whirs, glitches, and grooves like your favourite gadget on a caffeine rush. And it all ends with Nikolai Kapustin’s Divertissement, the ultimate musical cocktail: equal parts classical poise and jazz swagger, shaken (not stirred) into four sparkling movements.
This concert features guest pianist Stephen De Pledge
Artistic Director Kristin Lee teams up with our three-time GRAMMY®-nominated ensemble-in-residence, Sandbox Percussion, for a groundbreaking performance featuring three new premieres. This cutting-edge program showcases the dynamic blending of violin and percussion quartet- an unforgettable experience that pushes the boundaries of chamber music.
Program:
Joan Tower To Sing or to Dance (Seattle Premiere) ECM co-commission
Gabriella Smith FIVE (World Premiere)
Vivian Fung Goddess//Insect (World Premiere) ECM co-commission
Kristin Lee, violin | Sandbox Percussion, Ensemble in Residence: Jonny Allen, Victor Caccese, Ian Rosenbaum, Terry Sweeney, percussion
2026 Summer Series: Groove Café
John Psathas’ Island Songs bring sun, surf, and a dash of Kiwi cool – no sunscreen required. Then you’re kept guessing with Eliodoro Sollima’s Tre movimenti, leaping from atonal intrigue to melodic surprises faster than you can say “cin cin”. Vivian Fung’s Ominous Machine whirs, glitches, and grooves like your favourite gadget on a caffeine rush. And it all ends with Nikolai Kapustin’s Divertissement, the ultimate musical cocktail: equal parts classical poise and jazz swagger, shaken (not stirred) into four sparkling movements.
This concert features guest pianist Stephen De Pledge
Artistic Director Kristin Lee teams up with our three-time GRAMMY®-nominated ensemble-in-residence, Sandbox Percussion, for a groundbreaking performance featuring three new premieres. This cutting-edge program showcases the dynamic blending of violin and percussion quartet- an unforgettable experience that pushes the boundaries of chamber music.
Program:
Joan Tower To Sing or to Dance (Seattle Premiere) ECM co-commission
Gabriella Smith FIVE (World Premiere)
Vivian Fung Goddess//Insect (World Premiere) ECM co-commission
Kristin Lee, violin | Sandbox Percussion, Ensemble in Residence: Jonny Allen, Victor Caccese, Ian Rosenbaum, Terry Sweeney, percussion
2026 Summer Series: Groove Café
John Psathas’ Island Songs bring sun, surf, and a dash of Kiwi cool – no sunscreen required. Then you’re kept guessing with Eliodoro Sollima’s Tre movimenti, leaping from atonal intrigue to melodic surprises faster than you can say “cin cin”. Vivian Fung’s Ominous Machine whirs, glitches, and grooves like your favourite gadget on a caffeine rush. And it all ends with Nikolai Kapustin’s Divertissement, the ultimate musical cocktail: equal parts classical poise and jazz swagger, shaken (not stirred) into four sparkling movements.
This concert features guest pianist Stephen De Pledge
2026 Summer Series: Groove Café
John Psathas’ Island Songs bring sun, surf, and a dash of Kiwi cool – no sunscreen required. Then you’re kept guessing with Eliodoro Sollima’s Tre movimenti, leaping from atonal intrigue to melodic surprises faster than you can say “cin cin”. Vivian Fung’s Ominous Machine whirs, glitches, and grooves like your favourite gadget on a caffeine rush. And it all ends with Nikolai Kapustin’s Divertissement, the ultimate musical cocktail: equal parts classical poise and jazz swagger, shaken (not stirred) into four sparkling movements.
This concert features guest pianist Stephen De Pledge
2026 Summer Series: Groove Café
John Psathas’ Island Songs bring sun, surf, and a dash of Kiwi cool – no sunscreen required. Then you’re kept guessing with Eliodoro Sollima’s Tre movimenti, leaping from atonal intrigue to melodic surprises faster than you can say “cin cin”. Vivian Fung’s Ominous Machine whirs, glitches, and grooves like your favourite gadget on a caffeine rush. And it all ends with Nikolai Kapustin’s Divertissement, the ultimate musical cocktail: equal parts classical poise and jazz swagger, shaken (not stirred) into four sparkling movements.
This concert features guest pianist Stephen De Pledge
2026 Summer Series: Groove Café
John Psathas’ Island Songs bring sun, surf, and a dash of Kiwi cool – no sunscreen required. Then you’re kept guessing with Eliodoro Sollima’s Tre movimenti, leaping from atonal intrigue to melodic surprises faster than you can say “cin cin”. Vivian Fung’s Ominous Machine whirs, glitches, and grooves like your favourite gadget on a caffeine rush. And it all ends with Nikolai Kapustin’s Divertissement, the ultimate musical cocktail: equal parts classical poise and jazz swagger, shaken (not stirred) into four sparkling movements.
This concert features guest pianist Stephen De Pledge
The Del Sol Quartet residency is a UI String Quartet Residency Program / Center for Asian and Pacific Studies/ Obermann Center for Advanced Studies collaboration with support from the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Endowment Fund
"A Storm Within: The Music of Vivian Fung”
University of Toronto New Music Festival: Contemporary Music Ensemble
Wallace Halladay, conductor
Sophie Lanthier, flute
UofT Saxophone Ensemble
Walter Hall
Program
Vivian Fung: The Shaman Speaks (2009)
Vivian Fung: Ominous (2024)
Vivian Fung: Flute Concerto: “Storm Within” (2020-21)
(Sophie Lanthier, flute)
Unsuk Chin: Xi (1998)
UTNMF: Percussion Ensemble: Vis a Vis
Norbert Palej, festival coordinator
Music of Vivian Fung and Morton Feldman
The University of Toronto New Music Festival and the Student National Association of Teachers of Singing present a very special concert including works by Vivian Fung, the Roger D. Moore Distinguished Visitor in Composition, alongside works by student composers from the Faculty of Music.
The University of Toronto New Music Festival and the Student National Association of Teachers of Singing present a very special concert including works by Vivian Fung, the Roger D. Moore Distinguished Visitor in Composition, alongside works by student composers from the Faculty of Music.
Time and location to be confirmed!
Program
Barber, Adagio for Strings in B minor
Fung, Pizzicato
Grieg, Two Elegiac Melodies
Hailstork, Sonata da Chiesa
Brahms: Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 120, No. 2
Debussy: Premiere Rhapsody
Mendelssohn: Fantasy in f-sharp minor, Op. 28 (Jon Nakamatsu only)
Leonard Bernstein: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
Gordon Goodwin: 3rd movement from Four Views for Clarinet and Piano
Paquito D’Rivera: Bandoneon from Cape Cod Files
Vivian Fung: 4th movement from Down and Dirty
John Novacek: from Four Rags for Two Jons
4th Street Drag
Full Stride Ahead+
Program
Bright Angel, Roshanne Etezady
Wood Point, Ian Crutchley
Down and Dirty: III. Impassioned, Vivian Fung
Limbo, Jocelyn Morlock
Program
Bright Angel, Roshanne Etezady
Wood Point, Ian Crutchley
Down and Dirty: III. Impassioned, Vivian Fung
Limbo, Jocelyn Morlock
Program
Bright Angel, Roshanne Etezady
Wood Point, Ian Crutchley
Down and Dirty: III. Impassioned, Vivian Fung
Limbo, Jocelyn Morlock
Program
Bright Angel, Roshanne Etezady
Wood Point, Ian Crutchley
Down and Dirty: III. Impassioned, Vivian Fung
Limbo, Jocelyn Morlock
Program
Bright Angel, Roshanne Etezady
Wood Point, Ian Crutchley
Down and Dirty: III. Impassioned, Vivian Fung
Limbo, Jocelyn Morlock
Program:
Jocelyn Morlock, Hatch (2007)
Bruce Nielsen, Zen Nothingness (1995)
Vivian Fung, The Voices Inside My Head (2014)
Anthony Genge, Urban Landscape (2008)
Kara Gibbs, That Was the Year (2021)
Bill Brennan, Kaleidoscope (2021)
Russell Hartenberger, Invisible Proverbs (2002)
Mine Be the Lips - a concert of songs by women composers performed by contralto Vira Slywotzky and pianist David Sytkowski.
This carefully curated program celebrates the diverse output of female composers of the past who have been overlooked and under programmed because of their gender and the works of innovative female composers of the present. The songs have been selected both for their beauty and also for their power to transport listeners. Featuring music by Maria Szymanowska, Silvia Filus, Poldowski, Amy Beach, Stefania Turkewich, Sheila Silver, Vivian Fung, Lori Laitman and others.
Interdisciplinary arts collective featuring cellist Vernon Regehr, pianist Gregory Oh, dance artist Shannon Litzenberger, and Christine Carter on clarinet. The program “Everything is Green”, pairs newly imagined interdisciplinary creations with works including Arvo Part and Beethoven.
The “Looking Glass Ensemble” is an interdisciplinary arts collective featuring cellist Vernon Regehr, pianist Gregory Oh, dance artist Shannon Litzenberger, and Christine Carter on clarinet. They will be touring their program “Everything is Green” in British Columbia, which pairs newly imagined interdisciplinary creations, including Arvo Pärt’s “Spiegel im Spiegel” and Randy Woolf’s breathtaking “Everything is Green,” with whimsical repertoire for the clarinet, cello, and piano trio combination by Vivian Fung and Ludwig van Beethoven.
Recent engagements include the Canadian Opera Company’s Concert Series in Toronto, the Scotia Festival of Music in Halifax, Virtuosi Concerts in Winnipeg, and several university residencies. Our film “Everything is Green” also just won “Best Dance Short” at both the Berlin Indie Film Festival and the Cine Paris Film Festival.
The Looking Glass Ensemble is an interdisciplinary performance collective founded by clarinetist Christine Carter and dance artist Shannon Litzenberger. In collaboration with Canada’s trailblazing pianist Gregory Oh and award-winning cellist Vernon Regehr, “Everything is Green” pairs newly imagined interdisciplinary creations, including Randall Woolf’s breathtaking “Everything is Green” and Arvo Pärt’s equally exquisite “Spiegel im Spiegel,” with whimsical repertoire for the clarinet, cello, and piano trio combination by Ludwig von Beethoven and Vivian Fung.
The interdisciplinary nature of the ensemble underpins the creative practices of its members, the originality and accessibility of its performances, and the diversity of artists with which the Ensemble can collaborate.
The performances of The Looking Glass Ensemble are imagined as multi-layer concerts, allowing for audiences to experience the novelty of multiple art forms, including music, dance, poetry, and film, in the recognizable and accessible context of music presentation. The ensemble has toured across Canada, and “Everything is Green,” the group’s dance film, recently won “Best Dance Short” at both the Berlin Indie Film Festival and the Cine Paris Film Festival.
The Looking Glass Ensemble is an interdisciplinary performance collective founded by clarinetist Christine Carter and dance artist Shannon Litzenberger. In collaboration with Canada’s trailblazing pianist Gregory Oh and award-winning cellist Vernon Regehr, this program pairs newly imagined interdisciplinary creations, including Arvo Pärt’s exquisite Spiegel im Spiegel, with whimsical repertoire for the clarinet, cello, and piano trio combination by Ludwig von Beethoven and Vivian Fung.
The Creative Work Fund is pleased to award 13 new grants to Greater Bay Area artists collaborating with nonprofit organizations to develop new works of visual art, theater, traditional art, dance, poetry, arts activism and more. Grantees continue to show us that when artists and organizations are in partnership, they strengthen the vibrancy of the Bay Area.
Poet Genny Lim is collaborating with Del Sol Performing Arts Organization to create The Songs of the Diaspora, a connection between our ancestors and our future through new poetry by Lim in an immersive musical experience with collaborating artists Vivian Fung, Mark Heller, Meilina Tsui, Andi Wong, and Theresa Wong. The evening-length work will be presented in June 2025.
Mine Be the Lips - a concert of songs by women composers performed by contralto Vira Slywotzky and pianist David Sytkowski.
This carefully curated program celebrates the diverse output of female composers of the past who have been overlooked and under programmed because of their gender and the works of innovative female composers of the present. The songs have been selected both for their beauty and also for their power to transport listeners. Featuring music by Maria Szymanowska, Silvia Filus, Poldowski, Amy Beach, Stefania Turkewich, Sheila Silver, Vivian Fung, Lori Laitman and others.
