Now in its fifth year, the Hot Air Music Festival is a student-organized marathon that focuses on new music, as composed and performed by students, faculty and alumni of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. The festival presents eleven premieres showcasing SFCM composers and performers, guests including the legendary Mills College Gamelan Ensemble, and works by contemporary greats such as Steve Reich and Kaija Saariaho. Hot Air fills all Conservatory concert halls on March 15 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Admission is free. SFCM composer and graduate student Marko Bajzer delivers a pre-concert talk at 10:30 a.m. For complete festival details, please visit hotairmusicfestival.com.
Cost: free