Features

The Harris Guitar Collection at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music offers students a chance to work with different guitars from history.

Cappella SF is embarking on yet another presentation of the "rare and unusual," and iconic artist David Bowie dies.

SFCV recommends some of the big events hitting the Bay Area this spring.

One of opera’s great philanthropists argues for allowing market forces to help opera production escape from "infantile disorder."

The Conservatory of Flowers will continue to celebrate the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition through April 10, 2016, and the San Francisco Merola Opera Program is honoring Patricia Racette.

Anyone can join this Oakland orchestra without an audition, and not surprisingly, a lot of adventurous musicians are taking advantage.

The milennial-oriented venue at the S.F. Symphony’s SoundBox series has orchestra officials dreaming big as the second season begins. Can the series last?

You may never have heard his name, but meet the man who put Cal Performances on the map and has powered up a great many Bay Area arts presenters.

Chamber Music Silicon Valley debuts, and a different Carmen opens at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

The recent financial good news bodes well for the orchestra’s future, even as Music Director Bruno Ferrandis announces his departure.