FEEDBACK: In Response

San Francisco-based flutist Jessie Nucho and composer Brett Austin Eastman present a program exploring the theme of feedback from a variety of perspectives, both literal and conceptual. Featuring a premiere by Brett Austin Eastman as well as works by Elainie Lillios, Eve Beglarian, Richard Reed Parry, and Anahita Abbasi.  More...

D. Riley Nicholson: “Resurrection” Album Release

Celebrate the release of D. Riley Nicholson’s latest album “Resurrection of Everyday People” in a special event benefiting Raices, a non-profit that provides free and low-cost legal services to immigrants and refugees. The music was originally commissioned in 2019 by David Herrera Performance Company, and the evening will include an excerpt of the original production performed by dance artist Lacy Gandenberger.  More...

The Living Earth Show: Hyphen

Hyphen showcases new works written for The Living Earth Show by composers representing different generations of the Iranian electroacoustic music. The concert serves as a celebration of the 80th birthday of Alireza Mashayekhi, the legendary Iranian composer often credited as being one of the first composers of contemporary classical music in Iran. His influence resonates throughout the generations of Iranian composers represented on this show (Aida Shirazi, Farnood HaghaniPour, and Nima Rowshan) alongside the world premiere of Mashayekhi’s new work Labyrinth II written for The Living Earth Show.  More...

Steuart Liebig & Garth Powell plus Larry Ochs

An evening of transcendent improvised music featuring both mastery and mystery provided by Southern California's Steuart Liebig on bass guitars and Garth Powell on drums and percussion, and Berkeley's Larry Ochs on sopranino and tenor saxophones.  More...

Quince Ensemble: This a Changin’ World

Inspired by the poetry, songs, and activism of Woody Guthrie, This A Changing World is a collection that conjures the wind, land, and stories of unplanned migration alongside songs about the American experience of loving and losing.  More...

Ensemble 4 These Times: Blooming Flowers

Ensemble for These Times performs the world premiere of Chinese composer Weiwei Miao's "Blooming Flowers, Full Moon" for piano trio, along with works by 8 living women composers.  More...

Raskin-Brown-Tarasov-Hoopes Quartet

Drummer Vladimir Tarasov of the famed Russian free improvising Ganelin Trio joins Rova Saxophonist Jon Raskin, pianist and electronic musician Chris Brown, and bassist Jason Hoopes for an evening of free form sonic adventures.  More...

SANS; duo

SANS; duo is a new music duo seeking to expound upon the saxophone-guitar duet format. In their inaugural concert, they explore open form, improvisational, and performance art piece in tandem with traditionally notated and electronically augmented works.  More...

Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir: Portraits

An evening of musical portraits for solo cello performed by Icelandic American cellist, Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir, with contemporary works by Jane Antonia Cornish, Melia Watras, Thuridur Jonsdóttir, Michelle Ross and Kaaija Saariaho.  More...

Areon Flutes and Siroko Duo: Current Winds

Areon Flutes and Siroko Duo join forces for this recital of new music for flutes. Siroko Duo will perform works by Izabel Austin, Michael Kropf, and Chelsea Loew. Areon Flutes celebrates 15 years as an award-winning new music chamber ensemble and non profit organization in 2020 by premiering their latest commissions from Julie Barwick, Jane Rigler, and Igor C. Silva.  More...