Michael Zwiebach | San Francisco Classical Voice

Michael Zwiebach is the senior editor/content manager for SFCV. He assigns all articles and content, manages the writing staff, and does editing. A member of SFCV from the beginning, Michael holds a Ph.D. in music history from the University of California, Berkeley.

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Christmas, Caliente

Michael Zwiebach - November 24, 2009

Sacred and Profane is another Bay Area chorus that flies, or sings, underneath the radar. But in its 32-year existence, this Berkeley-based group (which still sports one original member) has been led by several well-regarded music directors, who have kept this community chamber chorus vital. For the last five years, their leader has been Rebecca Seeman, a director who approaches programming like a watchmaker.

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Middle Ages? Meet Folk Music

Michael Zwiebach - November 17, 2009

A new Anonymous 4 program is always a bright occasion — and not only for those for whom the group’s music represents meditative release. (My wife had Miracles of Sant’Iago on endless loop during her labor with our second child.

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'Tis the Season to Go Wild With Holiday Music

Michael Zwiebach - November 10, 2009

It’s holiday crush time. We’ve just passed Halloween, we have about two weeks to think about Thanksgiving (we’ll just get through that one — a turkey and football are all you need, right?), and then we’ll brace ourselves for the month-long winter holiday season ... that orgy of partying and spending and family visiting that ends with a hangover and a New Year’s Day splurge.

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Picasso Quartet

Michael Zwiebach - November 3, 2009

It might just be worth an hour or two to check out the new Picasso String Quartet at Noe Valley Chamber Music this weekend.

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NCCO Showcases Bolcom

Michael Zwiebach - November 3, 2009

The upcoming New Century Chamber Orchestra concerts will introduce the music of this year’s “featured composer,” William Bolcom. A major name in American music, Bolcom is one of the old guard whose compositions, from the rags like Graceful Ghost and Galloping Ghost to the Songs of Innocence and Experience, have become staples in the American music repertory.

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Festival of Remembrance: Una Celebracion

Michael Zwiebach - October 28, 2009

Santa Rosa Symphony presents a concert of music from famous Mexican composers, appropriate for a Day of the Dead celebration.

Redwood Symphony's Family Halloween

Michael Zwiebach - October 28, 2009

There isn't much of a scare factor in the Redwood Symphony's annual Halloween concert. It's a family-friendly event that features a “tour of the orchestra,” with all the instruments demonstrated.

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BooM BooM Baroque

Michael Zwiebach - October 28, 2009

Who says the great masters don't get out anymore?

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UC Berkeley Building Up Bloch

Michael Zwiebach - October 28, 2009

There are a lot of composer anniversaries out there, and the lesser ones tend to be ignored. In 2009, the 50th anniversary of Ernest Bloch's death took a back seat to other commemorations, and the UC Berkeley Symphony is doing its part to take up the slack.

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Philharmonia Baroque’s Panoply of Purcell

Michael Zwiebach - October 20, 2009

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra fans won’t be surprised that star opera mezzo-soprano Susan Graham is headlining the group’s coming performances of Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas.