You've heard us: now we want to hear from YOU! In less than 10 minutes, help shape BARS future programming and offerings. Complete the survey by December 4th and be entered to win an iPod Shuffle or two (2) Premier tickets to BARS March 26, 2011 performance!
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Did You Hear? BARS was featured on SF's 97.1 FM KALW's Out in the Bay!
The half-hour interview features clips from past BARS performances and music previews of the Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010 performance (Tickets)
Click Here to listen to the broadcast
Join our friends, Lesbian/Gay Chorus of SF and SF Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band, as they present the 32nd Annual Pride Concert with guests SF Gay Men's Chorus, Golden Gate Men's Chorus, Voices Lesbian Choral Ensemble, and CHEER SF! For information and tickets, visit sfprideconcert.org
Join a limited number of select fans and artists after BARS' 2010 Pride Month Concert for lush wine and hors d'oeuvres from Barefoot Wine & Bubbly, Tallulah Wines, and Hansen's Natural Cane Soda, exclusive non-alcoholic beverage provider. VIP reception is 21+ only, proper ID required for admittance.
Sunday, June 13, 4-7pm
QBAR, 456 Castro Street between Market and 18th, SF 94114 (Map & Directions)
Join BARS members, friends and newcomers over icy brews and classy cocktails while socializing and supporting our community's music and programs. Boys and girls are always welcome at QBAR, one of the hippest LGBTQ hangouts in San Francisco. Together, BARS and QBAR serve up a friendly, mixed-gender mixer second to none! The full $8 for the beer bust, plus a portion of all beverage sales will benefit Bay Area Rainbow Symphony. 21+ and cash only.
Enter for a chance to win a luxurious package for two to the third annual Pebble Beach Food & Wine festival, April 8-11, 2010, presented by American Express Publishing.
The premier, grand-scale, epicurean lifestyle event on the West Coast, the festival brings more than 4000 national and international attendees to one of the most picturesque strips of coastline in the world. Learn more
Hosted at Pebble Beach Resorts this four-day event combines 250 acclaimed wineries with 60 celebrity chefs and offers countless wine tastings, cooking demonstrations, and some of the most remarkable dining opportunities available in the world.
Weekend Prize Package includes:
To enter, purchase any ONE (1) Ticket to the BARS Premier Concert Event on March 27th and be automatically entered to win a luxurious Magnum Package for two to the Pebble Beach Food and Wine Festival April 8 â 11.
For questions concerning this sweepstakes, as well as advertising and sponsorship opportunities, email marketing at bars-sf dot org or call 415-57-VIOLA.
OPEN ONLY TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE FIFTY (50) UNITED STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WHO ARE 21 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AND LOCATED IN THE U.S. AT THE TIME OF ENTRY. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER. VOID ELSEWHERE AND WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. Complete Terms
San Francisco Conservatory of Music, 50 Oak St at Van Ness, SF 94102 (Map) | Tickets
Milhaud â La crĂŠation du monde
Gershwin â Rhapsody in Blue
Ruth Butterfield-Winter, piano
Revueltas â Janitzio
Copland â Rodeo
About Ruth Butterfield-Winter, piano
Ruth Butterfield-Winter, pianist, is a native of California. She studied piano with Adolf Baller and John Delevoryas in the San Francisco Bay Area before attending the Curtis Institute.
Ruth is known throughout the San Francisco Bay Area; she has ongoing musical projects with members of the San Francisco Symphony and was recently the guest artist with the San Francisco Bay Area Winds. Ruth has served as orchestral pianist in the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra, Monterey Chamber Orchestra and Santa Cruz Symphony. Before returning to California in 1994, Ms. Winter lived in New York City, where she was on the accompanying staff at The Juilliard School of Music and played with the New York Chamber Ensemble.
Ms. Winter is a singing member and accompanist for The Choral Project of San Jose, CA. She has been serving as staff pianist at Advent Lutheran Church, in Morgan Hill, CA since 1999.
Welcome to the new Bay Area Rainbow Symphony (BARS) Official Website! We hope you'll find this site informative, easy to use, and a demonstration of our commitment to community, visibility, and artistic excellence. Please pardon our dust as we continue to update pages and add new content. If you find a typo or page error, please email webmaster at BARS-SF dot org
Player bio here.
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)
Schubert â Overture to Die Zauberharfe (The Magic Harp) in C, D. 644
(Also known as Rosamunde)
Brahms â Alto Rhapsody
Marla Volovna, mezzo-soprano
San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus
Dr. Kathleen McGuire, Artistic Director & Conductor
Sibelius â Symphony no. 2 in D major, Op. 42
About Marla Volovna, mezzo-soprano
Mezzo-soprano, opera director, and voice builder, Marla Volovna made her operatic debut in Besancon, France, as Adalgisa in Belliniâs Norma. She has performed the Verdi Requiem in Paris and Bordeaux, radio broadcasts of Mahlerâs Kindertoten Lieder in France, Darius Milhaudâs Return of the Prodigal Son and Mahlerâs Lieder eines Fahrenden Gesesllen for the RAI, Italian Radio. Among the roles she has sung in Europe and America are Olga and Filipievna in Tschaikowskyâs Eugene Onegin, Taven in Gounodâs Mireille, Fenena in Verdiâs Nabucco, Astarto in Bononciniâs Astarto, Nancy in Fowtowâs Martha, Baba in Stravinskyâs Rakesâs Progress, the Mother in Menottiâs Amahl and the Night Visitors, Carmen the Witch in Humperdinkâs Hansel and Gretel, Elvira in Mozartâs Don Giovanni, Adah in Victor Herbertâs Naughty Marietta, and the Second Lady in Mozartâs Magic Flute.
Ms. Volovna frequently directs for the Apollo Opera and received extraordinary acclaim for Carmen, Madame Butterfly, Rigoletto, Dido and Aeneas and, most recently, Amahl and the Night Visitors. Ms. Volovna is a renowned voice teacher who has taught voice at the University level for thirteen years. Her students have repeatedly achieved the highest honors including 1st prize in the Metropolitan Opera Completion for the western region. Ms. Volovna has just returned from Buenos Aires, Argentina where she gave master classes at the School of the Colon Theater and has now opened a voice studio in San Francisco. For more information, visit volovnavocalstudio.com
About San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus
Dr. Kathleen McGuire, Artistic Director & Conductor
Teddy Witherington, Executive Director
Founded in the fall of 1978, San Francisco Gay Menâs Chorus was the worldâs first chorus to have the word âgayâ in its name. The chorus made its first public appearance on the steps of San Francisco City Hall the night Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk were assassinated. Rising to instant acclaim, the chorus embarked upon an inspirational national tour in 1981, which led to the formation of many new gay choruses across the nation and overseas. The Chorus has raised over $400k for other charities and has a current budget of $700k. The full chorus is over 200 members strong and presents a home season of five concert productions. In addition, the SFGMC Ambassadors and small ensembles, The Lollipop Guild and Vocal Minority, support communities around the Bay Area by performing at over 30 events each year. For more information, visit sfgmc.org