classical/opera/performing
Carmel Bach Festival
Through - Tues 8/19, Sunset Center Theatre (and Various Venues), Carmel tickets
Hildegard: Ordo Virtutum (Ritual of the Virtues)
San Francisco Renaissance Voices
Todd Jolly, Music Director; Deepak Ram, bansuri; Diana Rowan, Celtic harp
Old First Concerts
Sat 8/9, Old First Church, San Francisco tickets
San Francisco Guitar Quartet
Old First Concerts
Sat 8/10, Old First Church, San Francisco tickets
Joel Fan, Piano
Old First Concerts
Fri 8/15, Old First Church, San Francisco tickets
San Francisco Opera
Stern Grove Festival
Sun 8/17, Stern Grove, San Francisco free event
An Evening of Profondo Delights & Laments
A Celebration of the Bass Voice
Gregory Stapp, bass; Robert Ashens, piano
Old First Concerts
Fri 8/22, Old First Church, San Francisco tickets
Rudy Salvini Octet
The Great American Songbook
Art Dougherty, alto sax; Tom Hart, tenor sax; Ted Thiele, baritone sax; Van Hughs, trombone; Rudy Salvini, trumpet; John Price, piano; Dean Reilly, bass; Tom Duckworth, drums
Old First Concerts
Sun 8/24, Old First Church, San Francisco tickets
The Bloom Trio
Trio No. 2 in B minor, Op. 76 by Turina; Trio in E minor, Op. 90 ‘Dumky’ by Dvorák; Piano Trio in A minor by Ravel
Old First Concerts
Sun 9/7, Old First Church, San Francisco tickets
The Tenenbaum Sonatas
Old First Concerts
Toby Tenenbaum, piano
Fri 9/12, Old First Church, San Francisco tickets
San Francisco Lyric Opera
Aida - Verdi
Fri 9/19, Sun 9/21, Fri 9/26, Sat 9/27, Cowell Theater Fort Mason, San Francisco tickets
Schola Cantorum San Francisco
Old First Concerts
Sun 9/20, Old First Church, San Francisco tickets
Koto Ensemble Lantana
Shoko Hikage; Ryuko Mizutani; Michie Kobayashi; Noriko Tsuboi; Brian Mitsuhiro Wong; Kanoko Nishi, kotos; Special Guest Caral Kihlstedt, violin
Old First Concerts
Sun 9/21, Old First Church, San Francisco tickets