Serving the San Francisco Bay Area New Music Community

Sat, May 16 2026 7:30 PM

Knuth Music Hall - San Francisco Sate University School of Music
1600 Holloway Avenue San Francisco, CA

San Francisco Contemporary Music Players: American Reflections: Full Circle

Witness the wavelengths of life and history through this electrifying music.

Nico Muhly — Flexible Music
Restless and lyrical, this piece channels the swirling energy of video games into dazzling soundscapes.

Edward Smaldone — Symphony: Color and Line (2026) (Commission/World Premiere)
A bold new commission blending rock, classical, and painterly inspiration from De Kooning, Caravaggio, and Rembert.

Haruka Fujii — Divisions II for Strings, Clarinet, and Marimba
SFCMP’s own Haruka Fujii steps forward with a powerful new work that showcases her artistry as both percussionist and composer.

John Zorn — Concerto Grosso (for Charles Baudelaire)
An iconoclastic riff on the concerto grosso form, honoring the poet who coined the idea of “modernity.”

John Adams — Son of Chamber Symphony
High-wire brilliance and exuberant virtuosity in the dazzling sequel to his original Chamber Symphony.

Our season comes full circle with invention, brilliance, and arcs of sound that spin toward the future. See what arises when memory meets forward motion.