Artist Spotlights

Lily O'Brien - April 26, 2019

The young keyboard wizard and conductor chats about his new position as executive director of the SFEMS.

Lou Fancher - April 23, 2019

The prolific composer and performer talks about her new album and her life of listening and creating.

Victoria Looseleaf - April 16, 2019

The groundbreaking director and librettist talks about his reimagined Perséphone, his fascination with Stravinsky, and the role of the artist today.

Lily O'Brien - April 13, 2019

The pianist and composer plays SFJAZZ with his trio April 20–21.

Lou Fancher - April 12, 2019

The eclectic pianist chats about her influences and inspirations for Holes in the Sky.

Jeff Kaliss - April 9, 2019

The lauded choral conductor/composer talks about his concert-length musical response to a notorious anti-gay hate crime.

Andrew Gilbert - March 8, 2019

The prolific composer shares stories from his career, from Broadway to Hollywood and back.

Lou Fancher - March 1, 2019

Koh delves deep into her profound connection with the Finnish composer and talks about a new project steeped in her family’s history.

Jim Farber - February 26, 2019

The composer/guitarist’s Triptych (Eyes of One on Another) premieres with the LA Phil’s New Music Group.

Jeff Kaliss - February 21, 2019

The composer and avant-garde guitarist talks about his philosophy of composition, tapping into traditional sources, and the pleasures of working with the local chorus.