San Francisco Chronicle - (Sunday)
JOSHUA KOSMAN’S CLASSICAL MUSIC PICK
One of the most exciting musical developments in recent years has been the gradual rediscovery of the work of composer and performer Julius Eastman, a pioneering quasi-minimalist and boundarystretching original who died penniless and alone in 1990. It’s daring, provocative and often thrilling music, infused with a politics of race and sexuality.
San Francisco composer and pianist Luciano Chessa has been active in reclaiming Eastman’s ambitious legacy, and he presents a sampler of that music this weekend along with pianists Sarah Cahill , Regina Myers and Chris Brown , and vocalists Kevin Baum and Richard Mix .
On the program are “Crazy N—,” Eastman’s tour de force for four pianos, as well as “Our Father” and “Hail Mary.”
Music of Julius Eastman:
4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13. $25. Old First Presbyterian Church, 1751 Sacramento St., S.F. 415-474-1608. www.oldfirst concerts.org Cotati Ave., Rohnert Park. 866-955-6040. gmc.sonoma.edu
Anne Rainwater Piano. “Dark Humor.” Works by Debussy, Ravel, Ligeti, Bach, others. 3 p.m. Sun., Jan. 13. $20-$25. Maybeck Studio, 1537 Euclid Ave., Berkeley. www.maybeckstudio.org
Ara Lyrica Houston Chamber Players “Semper Phantasticus.” Matthew Dirst conducts works by Buxtehude, Biber, August Kerzinger, Philipp Heinrich Erlebach, Antonio Bertali, Michelangelo Rossi, Bach. Elizabeth Blumenstock, baroque violin; Mary Springfels, viola da gamba; Matthew Dirst, harpsichord. $15-$45. 8 p.m. Fri., Jan. 11 at First Presbyterian Church, 1140 Cowper St., Palo Alto. 7:30 p.m. Sat., Jan. 12 at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 2300 Bancroft Way, Berkeley. 4 p.m. Sun., Jan. 13 at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 1111 O’Farrell St., S.F. 510-5281725. www.sfems.org
Ben Capps, Vassily Primakov Cello; piano. Works by Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich. 7:30 p.m. Fri., Jan. 11. $15-$20. Incarnation Episcopal Church, 1750 29th Ave., S.F. sunsetarts.wordpress.com
Berkeley Chamber Opera “Manon Lescaut.” Puccini. 7 p.m. Fri., Jan. 11; 2 p.m. Sun., Jan. 13. $25-$42, under 12 free. Berkeley Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St., Berkeley. 800-8383006. www.berkeleychamberopera.org
Berkeley Community Chorus and Orchestra “The Spectre’s Bride.” Works by Dvorak. 3 p.m. Sun., Jan. 6. Free. Hertz Hall, Bancroft Way and College Ave., UC Berkeley. www.bcco.org
Berkeley Symphony Martin West conducts works by Mendelssohn, Daniel de Togni, others. Nicole Hillis, trombone; Ji Hyung Park, guitar; Boxianzi Ling, violin. 7:30 p.m. Fri., Jan. 11. Free. S.F. Conservatory of Music, 50 Oak St., S.F. www.berkeleysymphony.org Brenda Tom, Robin Mayforth, Janet Witharm, Caroline Lee Piano; violin; cello; viola. “The Music of Rebecca Clarke.” 4 p.m. Sun., Jan. 13. Free. Epworth United Methodist Church, 1953 Hopkins St., Berkeley. www.communityconcertepworth.org/concerts
Bye Bye Bartok Collective Darren Johnston, trumpet; Matt Renzi, english horn, saxophone, clarinet; Adam Shulman, piano; Eric Vogler, bass. 3 p.m. Sun., Jan. 6. $15-$20. Maybeck Studio, 1537 Euclid Ave., Berkeley. www.maybeckstudio.org Cathedral Concerts Golden Gate Boyschoir and Bellringers, St. Brigid School Honor Choir. 4 p.m. Sun., Jan. 6. Cavatina Music Society. 4 p.m. Sun., Jan. 13. St. Mary’s Cathedral, 1111 Gough St., S.F. 415567-2020.
Daniel Glover Piano. Works by Debussy, Liszt, Copland, Gershwin. 7:30 p.m. Sun., Jan. 13. $25. Cinnabar Theater, 3333 Petaluma Blvd. North, Petaluma. 707-763-8920. www.cinnabartheater.org Delphi Trio Liana Bérubé, violin; Michelle Kwon, cello; Eunmi Ko, piano. Works by Beethoven, Schumann, Schubert. 4 p.m. Sun., Jan. 13. $20-$25, under 18 free. Crowden Music Center., 1475 Rose St., Berkeley. 510-559-6910. www.crowden.org
Formosa Quartet Jasmin Lin, and Wayne Lee, violin; CheYen Chen, viola; Deborah Pae, cello. Works by Tchaikovsky, Lei Liang, Shostakovich. 7:30 p.m. Sat., Jan. 12. $37-$42. Regents Theatre, Holy Names University, 3500 Mountain Blvd., Oakland. 510-845-4444. www.fsarts.org
Four the Love of Cello Robert Howard, Angela Lee, Tanya Tomkins, and Emil Miland, cello. Works by Bach, David Popper, Vivaldi, Rachmaninoff. 8 p.m. Sat., Jan. 12. $15-$20. Mission Blue Center, 475 Mission Blue Dr., Brisbane. www.liveatmissionblue.com Haley Fohr “Wordless Music.” Vocals, composition. 8:30 p.m. Sat., Jan. 12. $10-$15. The Lab, 2948 16th St., S.F. www.thelab.org
Handel Opera Project “The Little Match Girl.” Gordon Getty. “Amahl and the Night Visitors.” Menotti. 2 and 7 p.m. Sun., Jan. 6. $20, under 12 free. Christian Science Organization Hall, 2601 Durant Ave., Berkeley. 510-665-5988.
Itzhak Perlman “In the Fiddler’s House.” Violin. 8 p.m. Mon., Jan. 14. $110-$275. Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Ave., S.F. 415-8646000. www.sfsymphony.org Kate Liu Piano. Works by Beethoven, Brahms, Scriabin. 7:30 p.m. Sat., Jan. 12. $40$60. Trianon Theatre, 72 N. 5th St., San Jose. 408-9900872. www.steinwaysociety.com
L’Arc Trio Maria van der Sloot,