San Francisco Bay Area
Early Music Concert Listings

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working musicians and concert-goers

Early music concerts are listed here as a free service. (Early means written before the death of Beethoven or including harpsichord or period instruments.) To have a concert listed or to tell me about listing errors,

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or SNAIL MAIL it to Concert Listings, 1071 Blair, Sunnyvale CA 94087.



SUNDAY MAY 4 2008

LOS GATOS, 3:00 PM.

MUSICIANS: Camerata California.
MUSIC: Festive music from Italy and England
VENUE: St Luke's Episcopal Church, 20 University Avenue, Los Gatos
TICKETS: Suggested $10 donation benefits Church's music program
INFORMATION: call: 650-969-2341 email: smith@operasj.org internet: www.stlukeslg.org

SAN FRANCISCO, 6:00 PM.

MUSICIANS: San Francisco Academy Orchestra. Andrei Gorbatenko, music director. Don Ehrlich, Viola.
MUSIC: Bartok- Rumanian Folk Dances; Stamitz- Concerto for Viola in D Major; Mozart- Symphony no. 40 in G minor.
VENUE: Calvary Presbyterian Church, Jackson and Fillmore Streets, San Francisco.
TICKETS: Call
INFORMATION: call: (415) 297-0956 email: sfacademyorchestra@gmail.com internet: www.sfacademyorchestra.org


SUNDAY MAY 11 2008

NAPA, 3:00 PM.

MUSICIANS: Skyflower Ensemble. Felicia McFall, violin. Jonathan Salzedo, harpsichord. Marion Rubinstein, recorder. Amy Brodo, cello. Gael Reed, soprano.
MUSIC: Music by Handel.
VENUE: Churchill Manor, 485 Brown St., Napa
TICKETS: $20
INFORMATION: call: 707-252-8671

SANTA CRUZ, 7:30 PM.

MUSICIANS: Medieval Beasts Shira Kammen (vielle, medieval harp, and voice), and Tim Rayborn (harp, voice, lute, and psaltery). Patrick Ball (harp, narration)
MUSIC: A legend of Celtic origin that predates the Arthurian tale of Lancelot and Guinevere, this medieval romance is filled with love, passion, magic, and death. The faithful knight Tristan is called upon to deliver Iseult, an Irish princess, to her future husband, the King of Cornwall. Yet, while traversing the waves of the Irish Sea, a mix-up involving a potion determines their joint but tragic fate.
VENUE: Recital Hall, UC Santa Cruz.
TICKETS: $2 K-12 & UCSC students, $16 std/sen, $25 gen, $40-65 3-ticket Flex Passes
INFORMATION: call: 831-457-9693 email: scbaroque@baymoon.com internet: www.scbaroque.org


TUESDAY MAY 13 2008

MOUNTAIN VIEW, 6:00 PM.

MUSICIANS: Camerata California.
MUSIC: Festive music from Italy and England
VENUE: Tateuchi Hall, Community School of Music and Arts, 230 San Antonio Circle, Mountain View
TICKETS: Suggested $10 donation benefits Church's music program
INFORMATION: call: 650-969-2341 email: smith@operasj.org internet: www.stlukeslg.org


SATURDAY MAY 17 2008

BERKELEY, 7:30 PM.

MUSICIANS: Contra Costa Chorale. John Montanero, Director. Saint David Festival Choirs
MUSIC: Music for double chorus and orchestra. Schutz, Pachelbel, Vivaldi.
VENUE: Unitarian Church, 1 Lawson Road, Berkeley.
TICKETS:
INFORMATION: call: 510-527-2026. internet: www.ccchorale.org


SUNDAY MAY 18 2008

RICHMOND, 3:00 PM.

MUSICIANS: Contra Costa Chorale. John Montanero, Director. Saint David Festival Choirs
MUSIC: Festive music from Italy and England
VENUE: St David of Wales Catholic Church, 5641 Esmond Avenue at Sonoma, E Richmond Heights
TICKETS:
INFORMATION: call: 510-527-2026. internet: www.ccchorale.org


SATURDAY MAY 24 2008

SAN FRANCISCO, 5:00 PM.

MUSICIANS: Soli Deo Gloria. Allen Simon, conductor. Jonathan Salzedo, harpsichord.
MUSIC: Handel: Ode on St. Cecilia’s Day; Britten: Hymn to St. Cecilia
VENUE: St Mark's Lutheran Church, 1101 O'Farrell, San Francisco.
TICKETS: General $25; Seniors, students $20; K-8 free; $3 advance booking discount
INFORMATION: call: 888/SDG-SONG internet: www.sdgloria.org


SUNDAY MAY 25 2008

ALAMEDA, 3:00 PM.

MUSICIANS: Soli Deo Gloria. Allen Simon, conductor. Jonathan Salzedo, harpsichord.
MUSIC: Handel: Ode on St. Cecilia’s Day; Britten: Hymn to St. Cecilia
VENUE: Christ Episcopal Church, 1700 Santa Clara, Alameda.
TICKETS: General $25; Seniors, students $20; K-8 free; $3 advance booking discount
INFORMATION: call: 888/SDG-SONG internet: www.sdgloria.org


SUNDAY JUNE 1 2008

MORAGA, 2:00 PM.

MUSICIANS: Gold Coast Chamber Players. Pam Freund-Striplen, artistic director.
MUSIC: Cuisine de musique. Schubert: Trout Quintet. Martinu: Le Review de Cuisine. Schubert: Shepherd on the rock.
VENUE: Claey's Lounge, Soda Center, St Mary's College, 1928 St Mary's Road, Moraga.
TICKETS: $10-$30
INFORMATION: call: (925)283-3728 email: gccp@comcast.net internet: www.gcplayers.org


THURSDAY JUNE 5 2008

BERKELEY, 8:00 PM.

MUSICIANS: New Century Chamber Orchestra. Rachel Barton Pine, guest concertmaster
MUSIC: Saint-Georges: Violin Concerto in A Major; George Walker: Lyric for Strings; Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson: Sinfonietta No. 2, Generations; Brahms: Sextet in B-flat Major, Op. 18
VENUE: St John's Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Avenue, Berkeley.
TICKETS: $28-$42
INFORMATION: call: 415.357.1111 email: rrossos@ncco.org internet: www.ncco.org


FRIDAY JUNE 6 2008

PALO ALTO, 8:00 PM.

MUSICIANS: New Century Chamber Orchestra. Rachel Barton Pine, guest concertmaster
MUSIC: Saint-Georges: Violin Concerto in A Major; George Walker: Lyric for Strings; Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson: Sinfonietta No. 2, Generations; Brahms: Sextet in B-flat Major, Op. 18
VENUE: St Mark's Episcopal Church, 600 Colorado at Middlefield, Palo Alto.
TICKETS: $28-$42
INFORMATION: call: 415.357.1111 email: rrossos@ncco.org internet: www.ncco.org


SUNDAY JUNE 8 2008

BERKELEY, 2:00 PM.

MUSICIANS: Janine Johnson, harpsichord.
MUSIC: Soler, Scarlatti, Nebra, Sesse.
VENUE: Trinity Chapel, 2320 Dana at Durant, Berkeley.
TICKETS: $15 general, $12 SFEMS, WEKA and SEHKS members, $10 seniors/students/disabled.
INFORMATION: call: 510-549-1520 internet: www.trinitychamberconcerts.com

SAN RAFAEL, 5:00 PM.

MUSICIANS: New Century Chamber Orchestra. Rachel Barton Pine, guest concertmaster
MUSIC: Saint-Georges: Violin Concerto in A Major; George Walker: Lyric for Strings; Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson: Sinfonietta No. 2, Generations; Brahms: Sextet in B-flat Major, Op. 18
VENUE: Bernard Osher Marin Jewish Community Center, 200 North San Pedro Road, San Rafael.
TICKETS: $28-$42
INFORMATION: call: 415.357.1111 email: rrossos@ncco.org internet: www.ncco.org


TUESDAY JUNE 10 2008

SAN FRANCISCO, 8:00 PM.

MUSICIANS: New Century Chamber Orchestra. Rachel Barton Pine, guest concertmaster
MUSIC: Saint-Georges: Violin Concerto in A Major; George Walker: Lyric for Strings; Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson: Sinfonietta No. 2, Generations; Brahms: Sextet in B-flat Major, Op. 18
VENUE: Herbst Theatre, Van Ness/McAllister, San Francisco.
TICKETS: $28-$42
INFORMATION: call: 415.357.1111 email: rrossos@ncco.org internet: www.ncco.org


SATURDAY JUNE 14 2008

ALBANY, 2:00 PM.

MUSICIANS: David Wilson, violin. With David Morris, viola da gamba, and Katherine Heater, harpsichord
MUSIC: 50th birthday concert. "Fun Tunes I Like to Play." Music of Fontana, Muffat, Biber, Buxtehude, Couperin, and Bach.
VENUE: St Alban's Church, 1501 Washington Street, Albany.
TICKETS: Free
INFORMATION:


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San Francisco Choral Artists
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Sarabande
Sex Chordae Consort Of Viols
Soli Deo Gloria (formerly the Bay Area Lutheran Chorale)
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Musicians

Karen Bentley - violin
Amy Brodo - cello
John Dornenburg - viols
Lars Johanesson - flute
Elaine Kreston - cello
Kim Pineda - flute
Gonzalo Ruiz - oboe


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