Black Experience

Andrew Gilbert - February 25, 2025

Pianists Thembi Dunjana and Bokani Dyer, along with pop sensation Thandiswa Mazwai, are set to land in the Bay Area soon.

Jim Farber - February 18, 2025

Composer Michael Abels’s searing setting of poetry by Nikky Finney expertly balances string playing, choral singing, and recitation.

Aimée Ts'ao - February 18, 2025

In both subject matter and style, BCF is showcasing many different sides of the Black experience.

Rebecca Wishnia - February 3, 2025

Bryan brings together diverse works from a dozen different contemporary composers who represent the global African diaspora.

Emily Wilson - January 28, 2025

The MacArthur “genius” grant winner draws on her deep knowledge of jazz, gospel, and more for the orchestra’s experimental concert series.

Katelyn Simone - January 27, 2025

After a century of silence, Opera Lafayette and OperaCréole premiere the greatest American opera never heard.

Yoshi Kato - January 22, 2025

Spencer uses the MLK holiday to introduce singers from her mentoring program across a weekend of sets at the SFJAZZ Center.

Harlow Robinson - January 22, 2025

The group’s latest concert, “Lift Every Voice,” comforts fire-ravaged Los Angeles the day before the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.

Victoria Looseleaf - January 19, 2025

The ensemble’s Black History Month concerts promise to serve as an ear-opener.

Janos Gereben - November 26, 2024

In his six years as music director, the conductor has furthered the orchestra’s legacy of adventurous programming.