From the Conservatory
From the Conservatory - Mondays at 9pm

Join us on Monday evenings at 9pm in April and May for a series of programs presenting music recorded at concerts given at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music by faculty and students, hosted by Alan Farley.


April 7

Anton Webern: Two Pieces for Cello and Piano, Op. 3
        Jean-Michel Fonteneau, cello; Yoshikazu Nagai, piano

Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 in A Major, Op. 100 
Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108 
        Axel Strauss, violin; Paul Hersh, piano

 

April 14

Jazz Faculty Recital

       Mario Guarneri, trumpet
       Mary Fettig, saxophone
       Mark Levine, piano
with special guests John Wiitala, bass and Akira Tana, drums

 

April 21

San Francisco Conservatory New Music Ensemble
Nicole Paiement, conductor

Benjamin Britten: Les illuminations 
       Ambur Braid, soprano

Astor Piazolla: Cuatro estaciones portenas (The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires)
       featuring Cynthia Mei, violin and Charles Akert, cello

 

April 28

Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 1in D Major 
The Conservatory Orchestra
Andrew Mogrelia, conductor

 

May 5

Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Cello and Piano in A Major, Op. 69

        Jean-Michel Fonteneau, cello; Yoshikazu Nagai, piano

Sergei Prokofiev: Sonata on F minor for Violin and Piano, Op. 80

         Ian Swensen, violin, Christopher Basso, piano

 

May 12

An all-John Adams program chosen from concerts held last fall when the Conservatory celebrated the composer’s sixtieth birthday.

Phrygian Gates 
        Mack McCray, piano

Shaker Loops 
        Conservatory Student Ensemble, conducted by John Adams.