sfSoundSeries: Summer 2005 Series

Our summer 2005 concerts showcase the improvisational talents of the sfSoundGroup, with free and structured improvisations appearing on every program. We also present some of the most influential compositions of the twentieth century: Erik Satie's Relache is an early experiment in multimedia performance, John Cage's Concert for Piano and Orchestra heralded the entrance of indeterminacy into the arts, and Steve Reich's Drumming introduced a generation of composers to the ecstatic pulse of minimalism. Finally, these concerts express our interest in the newest of music, with premieres by Bay Area composers Matt Ingalls and John Shiurba.

May 30 | June 27 | August 1

Monday, May 30, 2005, 8 pm
ODC Theater
3153 17th Street (@ Shotwell)
admission $5 (Memorial Day special!)

sfSoundGroup percussionist Chris Froh leads an ensemble of ten percussionists, three vocalists, and piccolo in a rare complete performance of Steve Reich's early masterwork Drumming (1970-71). Plus solo and ensemble improvisations by members of sfSoundGroup.

Monday, June 27, 2005, 8 pm
ODC Theater
3153 17th Street (@ Shotwell)
admission $12 ($10 student/senior)

New and classic works for large ensembles, including sfSound's new arrangement of Krzysztof Pendercki's 1960's avant-garde classic Fluorescences, Pauline Oliveros' choral work Sound Patterns, Robert Erickson's Pacific Sirens for instruments and tape, Christian Wolff's For five or ten people, and a new composition by Matt Ingalls.

Monday, August 1, 2005, 8 pm
ODC Theater
3153 17th Street (@ Shotwell)
admission $12 ($10 student/senior)

John Cage's Concert for Piano and Orchestra featuring soloist Christopher Jones, a new arrangment of Erik Satie's Entr'acte from the ballet Relache accompanied by René Clair's surrealist film, the premiere of John Shiurba's Moon Cycle for soprano and ensemble, and new improvisational works by members of the sfSoundGroup.