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Music News: November 3, 2009

Janos Gereben - November 3, 2009

'Our People' Doing Well Everywhere

Excuse yet another rather provincial outburst of pride, but young artists from hereabouts are making strides around the world — not that it's something new, but there is an unusual cluster of such reports:

Jose Maria Condemi

The Merola alumnus, who is likely to direct a San Francisco Bu
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Before and After the Performance: A “Where To?” Guide

Lisa Houston - October 27, 2009

A perfect evening at the Symphony or a dazzling night at the Opera might begin with a new outfit, a trip to the barber, and, once you’re properly outfitted, dinner out. Whether having hors d’oeuvres and cocktails with friends, or a fine meal at a restaurant near the concert hall, you can be sure that many of your fellow diners are headed for the same enjoyable evening that you are. But once you’ve soared on the golden wings of Puccini or Mahler, you might find yourself unceremoniously dropped into the less than majestic scene of San Francisco’s Civic Center after 11 p.m.

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Music News: October 27, 2009

Janos Gereben - October 27, 2009

Mansouri Unveiled

Lotfi Mansouri x2

Some En-Chanting Evening

Lisa Petrie - October 21, 2009
It is with great curiosity and a little trepidation that I approach my first “Chant Camp,” presented by the singers of Anonymous 4 and Stanford University on, Monday, October 19.
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In Memoriam: J. Karla Lemon

Jason Victor Serinus - October 20, 2009
Berkeley-raised conductor J. Karla Lemon, who conducted a host of local and national new music ensembles and orchestras between teaching gigs at Stanford University and other institutions, died peacefully at her Oakland home on October 15.
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Osmo Vänskä Makes the Grade

Georgia Rowe - October 20, 2009
On Nov. 6, 2002, a conductor named Osmo Vänskä made his first appearance with the San Francisco Symphony. At that time, few Bay Area music lovers had heard of the Finnish maestro, who had just been named music director-designate of the Minnesota Orchestra. But his San Francisco debut made a big impression. Conducting Carl Nielsen’s Symphony No.

Music News: October 20, 2009

Janos Gereben - October 20, 2009

Last-Minute Word About a First-Class Event

Yes, it's tonight at 8 p.m. in the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, but if you're a timely reader of Music News, you can still make it.

Music News: October 13, 2009

Janos Gereben - October 13, 2009

Global Opera

Being part of a full theater in San Francisco's Century-9 complex on Saturday for the
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The Joys of Musical Education

Brian Gleeson - October 13, 2009
It was an accident.

I remember the day my daughter Sofia came home from the nursery school she attended and told me that her teacher played a guitar during song time.“I want to play guitar,” she said. She was 4. I didn’t listen.

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Music Close to the Heart: Why I Love Chamber Music

Heuwell Tircuit - October 6, 2009
All kinds of instrumental combinations occur in classical music, though chamber music is by far the most diverse, in terms of instrumentation and variety. If you’ve shunned this area, you’re missing out on much of the world’s greatest music, since many composers have poured their finest concepts into chamber music, especially the string quartet.