SAN FRANCISCO -- If you are looking for an invigorating new musical experience ranging from new through-composed gems to electronic music and free improv with graphical scores; have we got a deal for you! SFCCO, the only orchestral ensemble comprised of compsers, has the largest selection of new and pre-owned new-music premieres.
There is great value! in new music by: John Beeman,
Michael Cooke, Philip Freihofner, Gary Friedman, David Graves, Loren Jones, Lisa Scola Prosek, David Sprung, Clare Twohy, Davide Verotta, Erling Wold, and Mark Alburger.
Michael Cooke considers quantum mechanics and general relativity in “String Theory?utilizing graphical notation and free improvisation for the entire ensemble. Philip Freihofner's “What Are You Going to Dream Tonight?presents technology-driven free writing for oboe, clarinet, electric keyboard, and viola. From the dreamy to the hallucinogenic with Davide Verotta’s “Yanitl? David Graves and Clare Twohy team up for a fire sale in the collaborative “Fireproof Winds?Lisa Scola Prosek’s “Serenade for Trumpet?is based on a melody by her son Eduard Prosek (who is also the soloist) and the drive-in movie side of film noir. Loren Jones?“February's Children?expands the ensemble with electric guitar and bass, harp, synthesizer, and percussion. David Sprung's “Serendipities?is an ambitious piece for large ensemble. Special deals for you thrill seakers with Erling Wold's bawdy “Two Orchestral Waltzes for Lynne?and Mark Alburger's deliciously inappropriate “Sex and the Orchestra? If more traditional means are your thing, consider “Wind Sextet?by Gary Friedman and “Adago and Dance?by John Beeman.
It's a beautiful program folks and a real Free-for-all (but for you, $15)!
Cost: $15 General $12 Seniors $12 Full Time Students
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Open Ended by Michael Cooke is a very versatile work that is composed live before your eyes and ears. Based on Rova‘s Radar techniques, Open Ended is less of a composition and more of a color or tool palette. It is an ever-growing collection of rules and games for the performers that are triggered by hand signals by the conductor/composer. The conductor/composer then composes the piece live using these hand signals to guide the performers. The ability to compose with what happens in the moment, in real time, is what is required to produce this piece. This similar to the “Soundpainting” language was created by Walter Thompson in Woodstock, New York in 1974. Open Ended has no set instrumentation and can be played by any number of performers. It also has no set length; the piece could last 5 minutes or 24 hours.