BAY AREA RAINBOW SYMPHONY (BARS) JOINS 33rd ANNUAL PRIDE CONCERT® PROGRAM & PRODUCTION TEAM
The newest LGBTQ community music group in town, and one of San Francisco’s hottest concert tickets, Bay Area Rainbow Symphony (BARS) joins the performance line-up for the Annual Pride Concert™, making BARS the first string orchestra to perform at the Pride Concert in the event’s 33-year history.
The 33rd Annual Pride Concert – five pioneering ensembles, one fabulous performance – kicks off pride weekend with music by the world’s first and most recent openly LGBTQ music ensembles performing some of the flashiest music written for chorus, orchestra and wind ensemble.
Playing one night only, the concert features Bay Area Rainbow Symphony, Lesbian/Gay Chorus of San Francisco and San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band, with special guests Golden Gate Men’s Chorus and San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus Ambassadors, emceed by Trauma Flintstone. The program includes an Americana-style tribute to honor the 2011 Pride Theme, “In Pride We Trust,” and the lifting of the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy.
Show starts at 8 pm, Friday, June 24 at Everett Auditorium, 450 Church Street (between 16 th & 17th streets), San Francisco. Tickets are $15-$30. Wheelchair accessible. (800) 595-4TIX, or from the PRIDE CONCERT website.
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San Francisco Conservatory of Music, 50 Oak St at Van Ness, SF 94102 (Map) | Tickets
David Latulippe, flute
Elgar – Nimrod from Enigma Variations
Jessica Bejarano, assistant conductor
Liebermann – Concerto for Flute, op. 39
David Latulippe, flute
Prokofiev – Romeo and Juliet Suite no. 1
This event’s post concert reception sponsored by
Barefoot Wine & Bubbly
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Calvary Presbyterian Church, 2515 Fillmore St at Jackson, SF 94115 (Map) | Tickets
Part of the Calvary ConcertConnect Series benefitting Larkin St Youth Services
Bejarano, ast cdtrDimmock, organ
Poulenc – Suite Française
Jessica Bejarano, assistant conductor
Poulenc – Organ Concerto
Jonathan Dimmock, organ
Beethoven – Symphony no. 7
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Bay Area Rainbow Symphony (BARS) First Open Reading Rehearsal, Wed Jan 18 7:30-10:00 PM
1600 Holloway Ave, Creative Arts Building Room 153, San Francisco State University
To get the year started by making great music together, please join the Bay Area Rainbow Symphony (BARS) for an Open Reading Rehearsal on Wednesday January 18th. BARS members, and any interested string players, will play through Tchaikovsky: Symphony #4 (Movements 1 and 4), Wagner: Rienzi Overture, and another mystery piece. Double bass and violin players are especially encouraged to join us! (The wind and percussion parts will be taken by BARS members).
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San Francisco Conservatory of Music, 50 Oak St at Van Ness, SF 94102 (Map) | Tickets
Jon Mendle, guitar
Marquez – Danzon no. 2
Villa-Lobos – Guitar Concerto
Jon Mendle, guitar
Falla – El sombrero de tres picos
(Three Cornered Hat) suite no. 2
Ravel – Bolero
This event’s post concert reception sponsored by
Tres Agaves Tequila and Barefoot Wine & Bubbly
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San Francisco Conservatory of Music, 50 Oak St at Van Ness, SF 94102 (Map) | Tickets
Bettina Mussumeli, violin
Mozart – Overture to La Clemenza di Tito
Barber – Violin Concerto, op. 14
Bettina Mussumeli, violin
Tchaikovsky – Symphony no. 5 in E minor, op. 64
This event’s post concert reception sponsored by
Barefoot Wine & Bubbly
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First Unitarian Universalist Church, 1187 Franklin St at Geary, SF 94109 (Map) | Tickets
Thorsett, tenor; Harvey, horn
Pärt – Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten
Britten – Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings, op. 31
Brian Thorsett, tenor
Rachel Harvey, horn
Dvorak – Serenade for Wind Instruments in D minor, Op. 44 (B. 77), Mvt. III
Copland – Appalachian Spring
VIP Wine Reception
After the concert, join a limited number of fans and enjoy lush wine from Barefoot Wine & Bubbly. Proceeds benefit BARS artistic and member programs. VIP reception is 21+ only, proper ID required for admittance.
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January 30, 2011, 5pm
Calvary Presbyterian Church, 2515 Fillmore St at Jackson, SF 94115 (Map)
Tickets: Pay-what-you-can (sliding scale) at the door the evening of the performance
Brian Thorsett, tenor
Showcasing music for tenor, strings, and winds by Arthur Bliss, Bohuslav Martinu, Monteverdi, Schubert, and a world-premiere by David Conte, internationally recognized Professor of Composition at SF Conservatory of Music.
The performance features Brian Thorsett, tenor, graduate of SF Opera’s Merola Opera Program, who has performed over 50 operatic roles and 60 concert works. Brian is principal tenor at Calvary Presbyterian Church of SF. BARS chamber ensembles join Brian for this event (click here for artist info and bios).
Benefit Concert: All ticket sales and proceeds benefit Larkin Street Youth Services, whose Castro Youth Housing Initiative and services for HIV+ youth serve the LGBTQ community, and BARS Drum Drive for Timpani and Percussion, matched dollar-for-dollar by the Jon Sims Endowment Fund for the Performing Arts.
A free reception with wine and hors d’œuvres will follow the performance. This concert is part of the Calvary Connect Concerts series.
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San Francisco Conservatory of Music, 50 Oak St at Van Ness, SF 94102 (Map) | Tickets
Daniel Glover, piano
Tchaikovsky – Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23
Daniel Glover, Piano
Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade, op. 35
VIP Wine Reception
After the concert, join a limited number of fans and enjoy lush wine from Barefoot Wine & Bubbly. Proceeds benefit BARS artistic and member programs. VIP reception is 21+ only, proper ID required for admittance.
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Chamber Music of Dohnanyi, Ireland, & Stravinsky
Saturday, September 18, 2010, 8pm
SF Community Music Center, 544 Capp St at 20th, SF 94110 (Map)
Parking Garage is $15 at Capp and 19th.
Presented by BARS Rainbow Chamber Players, featuring BARS musicians Thomas Alexander, Russ Bartoli, Michael Cook, Tom Hill, Mark Hodgson, Don Hubert, Jeff Johnson & Gene Nakajima
Pre-concert, no host coffee/dinner: Crepe House, 1132 Valencia at 22nd after 6:30pm (Map). Reception immediately following performance.
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San Francisco Conservatory of Music, 50 Oak St at Van Ness, SF 94102 (Map) | Tickets
Ruth Butterfield-Winter, piano
Milhaud – La création du monde
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
Ruth Butterfield-Winter, piano
Revueltas – Janitzio
Copland – Rodeo
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The historic first collaboration between BARS and San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus
Friday, March 26, 2010, 8pm
First Unitarian Universalist Church, 1187 Franklin St at Geary, SF 94109 (Map)
Saturday, March 27, 2010, 8pm
San Francisco Conservatory of Music, 50 Oak St at Van Ness, SF 94102 (Map)
Marla Volovna, mezzo-soprano
Schubert – Overture to Die Zauberharfe (The Magic Harp) in C, D. 644
(Also known as Rosamunde)
Brahms – Alto Rhapsody
Marla Volovna, mezzo-soprano
San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus
Dr. Kathleen McGuire, Artistic Director & Conductor
Sibelius – Symphony no. 2 in D major, Op. 42
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