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Chris Hoff and Sam Harnett: “The World According to Sound,” Live!
Chris Hoff and Sam Harnett are co-creators of “The World According to Sound,” a brief feature (and a podcast) that airs on NPR’s All Things Considered and weekly on individual public radio stations. The Washington Post writes that “each episode is 90 seconds, containing a neat little story about an evocative, unusual sound rendered in intense aural detail.” The show’s sound-driven approach to radio has been featured on programs like NHPR’s “Overheard,” KQED’s Earful, KALW’s The Spot, CBC’s Podcast Playlist, and a segment on…
Find out more »NOON CONCERT: Piano Students of George Barth and Kumaran Arul
Stanford piano students from the studios of George Barth and Kumaran Arul perform.
Find out more »University Singers
Robert Huw Morgan directs the University Singers’ performance of the Mass in G minor by Ralph Vaughan Williams along with British choral music by Weelkes, Purcell, and Stanford.
Find out more »Stanford Jazz Orchestra with special guest Carl Allen, drums
Michael Galisatus directs the Stanford Jazz Orchestra’s program, featuring guest artist Carl Allen on drums. With over 200 recordings to his credit, the gifted Milwaukee-born, New York-based drummer, sideman, bandleader, entrepreneur, and educator Carl Allen has provided soulful and syncopated support for nearly three decades. Allen has played with Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, Benny Golson, Jennifer Holliday, J.J. Johnson, Rickie Lee Jones, Sammy Davis, Jr., Branford Marsalis, Kenny Garrett, Lena Horne, Ruth Brown, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Bobby Hutcherson, Mike Stern,…
Find out more »Production | The Panza Monologues
Conceived of and written by Virginia Grise and Irma Mayorga, The Panza Monologues is performance piece based on women’s stories about their panzas. Tú sabes – that roll of belly we all try to hide! The Panza Monologues boldly places the panza front and center as a symbol that reveals the lurking truths about women’s thoughts, lives, loves, abuses, and lived conditions. Originally devised as a one-woman tour de force performed by Grise and brought to Stanford TAPS by a…
Find out more »NOON CONCERT: Voice Students of Claire Giovannetti
Voice students of Claire Giovannetti perform in this noontime recital (Program TBA).
Find out more »Decoda
Life Circus The musicians of Decoda—Carnegie Hall’s resident ensemble—are dynamic advocates for classical music. Its members comprise versatile musicians and entrepreneurs—including the St. Lawrence String Quartet’s own violinist Owen Dalby. Now in its fifth season, they provide engaging performances, interactive concerts, and enlightening discussions serving the widest possible types of audiences.
Find out more »Miramar
In most of Latin America, if you’re by the sea, there is bound to be a place called Miramar very close by. Miramar, the group—Rei Alvarez, Marlysse Simmons Argandoña, and Laura Ann Singh—aims to capture that poetry through their music. Using a somewhat traditional instrumentation that includes organ, piano, guitar, bass, percussion and an occasional string quartet the group’s arrangements distill the essence of the golden age of boleros while adding touches that reveal the band’s scope and diversity. At…
Find out more »Stanford Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble: Fall Concert
The acclaimed Stanford Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble is excited to present its first performance of the academic year! The group will present repertoire spanning the full range of the Latin Jazz idiom — classic salsa from greats such as Celia Cruz and El Gran Combo, Latin jazz pieces from masters such as Orlando “Maraca” Valle, and unique arrangements of songs by American artists such as Thelonious Monk and the even the Eagles! Join us for a unique blend of music from…
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Stanford Symphony Orchestra
Paul Phillips conducts the SSO’s Fall program: Stravinsky: Funeral Song, Op. 5 Korngold: Violin ConcertoLéa Bourgade, violin soloist (Concerto Competition winner) Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5
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Paul Phillips conducts the SSO’s Fall program: Stravinsky: Funeral Song, Op. 5 Korngold: Violin ConcertoLéa Bourgade, violin soloist (Concerto Competition winner) Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5
Find out more »Stanford Baroque Soloists
The Stanford Baroque Soloists, under the direction of Anthony Martin, presents their Fall program.
Find out more »NOON CONCERT: Flute Students of Greer Ellison
Flute students from Greer Ellison’s studio are featured in this noontime concert. (Program TBA.)
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Fall Chamber Music Showcase
Participants from the Stanford Chamber Music program perform.
Find out more »Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and Chorale
Guest conductor Patrick Dupre Quigley, who presides over his own Seraphic Fire ensemble, leads the holiday celebration, which includes two Bach cantatas: 61, in a light mood, and 140, more straitlaced. Also in the plans for the evening are works from Vivaldi, Monteverdi and Purcell. Guest voices are soprano Margot Rood, countertenor Reginald Mobley, tenor Steven Soph, and baritone Steven Eddy.
Find out more »BEAM SPLITTER
BEAM SPLITTER is a duo for amplified voice, trombone, and occasional analog electronics. Utilizing the pure sounds of acoustic and closely amplified sound sources, the duo joins together two individual voices into a distinct dialog that delves beyond the borders of the corporeal elements of extended technique and sound. There is an intimacy and conflict that becomes evident as the two personas intertwine, in moments joining together seamlessly and in the next, being left with the feeling of irrevocable fracture.…
Find out more »Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers
“America’s Hottest Accordion” winner, Dwayne (Dopsie) Rubin plays a unique, high energy style of zydeco. Though inspired by tradition, he has developed his own high energy style that defies existing stereotypes and blazes a refreshingly distinct path for 21st century Zydeco music. This singer/songwriter and accordionist has performed all over the world since debuting his band, Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers, at age 19. Dwayne Dopsie and The Zydeco Hellraisers not only pump out incredible Zydeco music, they also add…
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Friends of Music Holiday Musicale
The Friends of Music at Stanford present their annual holiday showcase in Memorial Church featuring the Stanford Philharmonia, Stanford Chamber Chorale, Early Music Singers, and other guests.
Find out more »Paula West
Called by JazzTimes “the finest jazz-cabaret singer around,” the beloved Bay Area jazz vocalist Paula West offers a program of Bob Dylan and other American standards. The almost vibrato-less vocal sound and warm affection for the repertoire she has acquired make West a distinctive singer.
Find out more »SJW Big Band Showcase
Big band jazz is alive and well in the Bay Area. In this swinging concert, you’ll hear some of the best young jazz musicians in the Bay, including the Giant Steps Big Band directed by Kristen Strom, which is one of the finest middle school jazz bands in the Bay Area — you’ll think they’re professionals! Also performing are the Miles Ahead Combo, the Miles Ahead Lab Band, and the Miles Ahead Big Band, SJW’s high-school all-star jazz performance groups.…
Find out more »A Chanticleer Christmas
San Francisco’s own men’s choir, famous worldwide, brings its annual holiday celebration blend to Memorial Church. Since its 1978 founding in San Francisco by Louis Botto, Chanticleer has toured the world, winning bravos from the capitals of Europe to the greenways of Central Park, where the group has sung alongside the New York Philharmonic. It wouldn’t be December at Stanford without it.
Find out more »Dianne Reeves
A holiday visit from a five-time Grammy-winning jazz legend is well worth celebrating. Dianne Reeves brings music from her album, Christmas Time is Here, to the Bing, and she’s the whole package. Choosing from a menu that includes “The Little Drummer Boy,” “Carol of the Bells,” “Christmas Waltz,” “I’ll Be Home for Christmas,” and “Let It Snow,” Reeves gifts standards with her own distinctive musicianship, timeless elegance, and Christmas cheer.
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