Concert Choir: Between Earth and Sky

'Between Earth and Sky" presents contemplative and affirming music addressing themes of place, community, environment and aspiration. Singing works by Alex Berko, Eriks Ešenvalds, Vivian Fung, Shara Nova, Sarah Hopkins, Ysaye Barnwell and others, Concert Choir will be joined by instrumentalists with the addition of special lighting and imaginative use of space in the Recital Hall.

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Performance of Kecak Attack! by the C8dence Vocal Ensemble at Collins Recital Hall in Hamel Music Center.

SFCM Departmental Recitals showcase performance departments through its students. Featuring various students and repertoire, and curated by the faculty, performances in this recital highlight SFCM programs and the wide range of study.

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Chamber Music Marin

Program:
William Grant Still, Lyric String Quartette
Vivian Fung, String Quartet No. 2
Antonín Dvořák, Quartet No. 14 in A-flat Major, Op. 105

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E4TT's 17th anniversary season opener features a musical conversation around motion:

Program:

Mary Biano, Oboe/piano duo (world premeire, commissioned)
Ursula Kwong-Brown, “And I Made My Own Way, Deciphering That Fire” (world premeire, commissioned)
Darian Donovan Thomas, ubi lux floret (world premeire, commissioned)
Benjamin Britten, Moto Perpetuo, from Cello Sonata, Op. 65 for cello and piano
York Bowen, Moto Perpetuo (from Suite Mignonne, Op. 39)
Lisa Bielawa, “Synopsis #10: I Know This Room So Well”
Vivian Fung, Ominous Machine
Sage Shurman, composure
Zhou Tian, Majestic Bells

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Dive into an enchanting underwater world as Hans Christian Andersen's beloved tale, The Little Mermaid, comes to life with music! With captivating storytelling and the magical melodies from Grieg's Peer Gynt Suites, this family-friendly concert promises an unforgettable musical adventure.

Dana Gilbert, conductor

Program
Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt (selections of Suite No. 1 & 2
Vivian Fung: Pizzicato
Elizabeth Raum: Woodwind Quintet (excerpt)

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Dive into an enchanting underwater world as Hans Christian Andersen's beloved tale, The Little Mermaid, comes to life with music! With captivating storytelling and the magical melodies from Grieg's Peer Gynt Suites, this family-friendly concert promises an unforgettable musical adventure.

Dana Gilbert, conductor

Program
Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt (selections of Suite No. 1 & 2
Vivian Fung: Pizzicato
Elizabeth Raum: Woodwind Quintet (excerpt)

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Donald Schleicher, conductor

Program
John Adams, Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Vivan Fung, Prayer
Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp Minor

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Suites, Soirées and a Symphony

Our first concert of the 2024-25 season, under Conductor Jeffrey Pollock, featuring Stravinsky, Dvořák  and other composers, will be a great start to the new season.  

Program:

Vivian Fung - Pizzicato, str
Manuel de Falla - Ritual Fire Dance from El amor brujo 
Igor Stravinsky - Suites 1 & 2 for Small orchestra 
Benjamin Britten - Soirées Musicales

Intermission

Antonin Dvořák - Symphony 8   

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Named after Villiers Street in London, the Villiers Quartet encompasses the grand and iconic spirit of the extraordinary music tradition in Britain and has been praised for “exquisite ensemble playing” (Seen & Heard International), and their absolute “commitment and virtuosity” (The Sunday Times). The Villiers Quartet is the Quartet-in-Residence at the Jacqueline Du Pré Music Building at Oxford University.

Program:

Haydn: Quartet in G Major, Op. 76 No. 1
Fung: Quartet No. 1
Ravel: Quartet in F major

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Iowa Percussion: Celebrating the Steven Schick Legacy at Iowa

Livestream available here

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Classical Crossroads Classical Interludes

Classical Crossroads’ Classical Interludes Series presents a concert featuring CMOC Resident Artists and Pre-College Rising Stars in a variety of configurations.

Program
L. Janáček (1854-1928): Sonata for Violin and Piano
Iryna Krechkovsky, violin • Louise Thomas. piano

V. Fung (b. 1975): "Birdsong" for Violin and Piano (2012)
Iryna Krechkovsky, violin • Louise Thomas. piano

F. Bridge (1879-1941): Miniatures for Piano Trio, H. 87-89 (Mvmts. VII & VIII)
"The Teddy Trio" • Katherine Zhang, violin • Micah Lee, cello • Denver Ming Chun Ng, piano

F. Liszt (1811-1886): Mephisto Waltz No. 1, S. 514
Kevin Zhang, piano

A. Arensky (1861-1905): Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 32 (Mvmt. I)
Iryna Krechkovsky, violin • Sophia Yoo, cello • Louise Thomas, piano

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Everything Is Green

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.

Program

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 11
ARVO PÄRT: Spiegel im Spiegel
RANDY WOOLF: Everything is Green
VIVIAN FUNG: The Billy Collins Suite

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Prairie Harvest Moon, presented by the Edmonton Multicultural Innovative Society

The
goal
of
this
concert
is
to
present
a
combination
of
Chinese
traditional
or
folk-inspired
music,
compositions
by
talented
composers
of
Chinese
descent
(including
Chinese-Canadians)
and
to
showcase
local
professional
musicians.

It
also
endeavours
to
bring
together
the
community
at
large
to
celebrate
the
recent
autumnal
equionx.
The
Chinese
celebrate
this
harvest
season
and
the
harvest
moon
through
the
Mid-Autumn
Festival.
Activities
including
lighting
lanterns
and
gifting
mooncakes, which symbolize completeness and reunion.

Program

Wind Blows, Huang Ruo
Kangding Love Song, Trad. Chinese folk song, arr. Zhao Yongshan
Liuyang River, Tang Biguang
Fisherman’s Song at Dusk, Trad. Chinese, arr. Lü Lu
Butterfly Lovers Concerto, He Zhanhao & Chen Gang, arr. Guan Sheng You
Birdsong, Vivian Fung
A Mother’s Tale, Qu Xixian, arr. Johannes Möller
Dance of the Orient, Mark Houghton
Energetic Duo for Two Violins, Chen Yi
Candlelight, Rron Delos Santos
The Seeker, Kevin Lau

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Everything Is Green

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.

Program

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 11
ARVO PÄRT: Spiegel im Spiegel
RANDY WOOLF: Everything is Green
VIVIAN FUNG: The Billy Collins Suite

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Everything Is Green

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.

Program

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 11
ARVO PÄRT: Spiegel im Spiegel
RANDY WOOLF: Everything is Green
VIVIAN FUNG: The Billy Collins Suite

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Everything Is Green

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.

Program

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 11
ARVO PÄRT: Spiegel im Spiegel
RANDY WOOLF: Everything is Green
VIVIAN FUNG: The Billy Collins Suite

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Vigorous Tenderness: a fall equinox concert is next sunday 9/22 at 2pm at Bug Light Park in South Portland.

Featuring music by Eleanor Alberga, Raven Chacon, Courtney Bryan, Evan Williams, Vivian Fung, Kinan Azmeh, Michael Tippett, and Sungji Hong

Performed by Katherine Liccardo, Ryu Mitsuhashi, Kal Sugatski, Fred Edelen, Sylvia Schwartz, Kirsten Monke, Brendon Wilkins, Mikayla McClure, Kate Campbell Strauss, Jayne Quinn Sawtelle, Maya French, Jordan Guerette, Maria Wagner, Michael Percy Albert, Meg McIntyre, Nicole Rabata, and Maine’s most musical mariners.

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Words in motion

Program:

The Fire by Michael Maiorana
The Connection by James Rolfe
Billy Collins Suite by Vivian Fung
The Last of James Fenimore Cooper II by Brent Michael Davids

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Sarah Cahill, host of tKALW’s Revolutions Per Minute, will present the 2024 Cabrillo Festival Concert Broadcasts on 91.7 FM in the San Francisco Bay Area and streaming at kalw.org on the following Sunday evening schedule.

September 1, 6pm PDT: Parade
September 8, 6pm PDT: Unbound
September 15, 6pm PDT: Creative Coast
September 22, 6pm PDT: Passage

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The Cabrillo Festival presents Grammy Award-nominated violinist Philippe Quint’s The Muse, a chamber recital. The Muse leads the audience through masterpieces by glass-ceiling-shattering composers such as Ethel Smyth and Nadia Boulanger. These women transformed classical music in their time, while also acting as mentors and educators–well beyond the usual definition of “muse.” A deeply personal journey, The Muse culminates in contemporary work by Quint’s mother, the celebrated composer Lora Kvint, and also presents works from today’s preeminent female composers, including Lera Auerbach, Vivian Fung, and Errollyn Wallen, with poetry by Anne Finch.

The Muse Program

Anne Finch, Poem: “The Bird and the Arras”
Vivian Fung, Birdsong
Clara Schumann correspondence with Johannes Brahms.
Clara Schumann, Romance from Drei Romanzen, Op. 22
Lera Auerbach, Poem: “Fugue”
Lera Auerbach, Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano
Ethel Smyth, Sonata in A minor, Op. 7 for Violin and Piano
Errollyn Wallen, Three Songs, with Miriam Khalil, soprano
Nadia Boulanger Correspondence with Igor Stavinsky
Nadia Boulanger, Trois Pièces for Cello and Piano Piece No. 3, arr. for Violin and Piano
Sappho, Poem: “The Muses”
Lora Kvint, ‘Odyssey’ Rhapsody for violin and piano

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Bang on a Can LOUD Weekend at MASS MoCA

Program

Kyle Miller, Stones Are The Flowers
I Dewa Ketut Alit, Pangenter Alit
with dancer, Miranda Danusugondo
Margapati, (traditional)
Vivian Fung, Kreasi Mekanik Mainan

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The 63rd season kicks off with Maestro Măcelaru leading the Festival Orchestra in works by Vivian Fung, Helen Grime, Nina Young, and Karim Al-Zand. 

Beginning our season, San Jose-based, JUNO Award-winning, Canadian composer Vivian Fung‘s West Coast premiere of Parade captures the essence of community amid solitude, reflecting on the journey from isolation to togetherness experienced during the pandemic. Inspired by the San Francisco Lunar New Year parade, Fung intertwines chaos and melancholy with empathy and gratitude, echoing the spirit of celebration amidst adversity.

Program:

Vivian Fung, Parade (West Coast Premiere)
Helen Grime, Violin Concerto (West Coast Premiere)
Nina Young, Tread Softly (West Coast Premiere)
Karim Al-Zand, Al Hakawati (World Premiere | Festival Co-Commission)

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Cabrillo Festival: Open Rehearsals

You’re invited to discover what increasing numbers of Festival fans have already realized—Open Rehearsals are a dynamic precursor to the concerts themselves. As the community of conductors, musicians, and composers sculpt pieces for performances, you have the chance to watch the music come to life. These free events are now available in person and live-streamed to you anywhere!

Parade rehearsals include:

• Monday, July 29 from 2:30-5:00pm PT

• Thursday, August 1 from 2:30-5:30pm PT

Full open rehearsal schedule>>>

Livestream available here>>>

American String Quartet at Luzerne Music Center

Program:

Beethoven, String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat Major, Op. 18 No. 6
Shaw, Blueprint
Fung, Pizzicato
Ravel, String Quartet in F Major, M. 35

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Cabrillo Festival: Open Rehearsals

You’re invited to discover what increasing numbers of Festival fans have already realized—Open Rehearsals are a dynamic precursor to the concerts themselves. As the community of conductors, musicians, and composers sculpt pieces for performances, you have the chance to watch the music come to life. These free events are now available in person and live-streamed to you anywhere!

Parade rehearsals include:

• Monday, July 29 from 2:30-5:00pm PT

• Thursday, August 1 from 2:30-5:30pm PT

Full open rehearsal schedule>>>

Livestream available here>>>

Marimba One founder and CEO, Ron Samuels, and percussionist Steven Schick, team up to create an every-once-in-a-while gathering of young percussionists in Arcata, CA

Inaugural 2024 AG Artists include: Anna Desfor, McKenna Blenk, William Brown, Jade Hails, Luke Helker, Michael Jones, Ethan Strickland, and Malcolm Taylor

Participant concert - 6:00-7:30pm on Friday, July 26th

More details about Arcata Gathering 2024>>>

Door time: 6:00pm
Show time: 6:30pm

Program:
Vivian Fung, Prayer
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Piano Cocnerto No. 2, Op. 18
Edvard Grieg, Suites from Peer Gynt

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Door time: 7:00pm
Show time: 7:30pm

Program:
Vivian Fung, Prayer
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Piano Cocnerto No. 2, Op. 18
Edvard Grieg, Suites from Peer Gynt

Tickets