Mendelssohn String Octet, op. 20
Performed by the Danish String Quartet, with principal string players of the UC Berkeley Symphony Orchestra: Lucia Petito, violin; Peter Hintz, violin; Jane Kim, viola; Mosa Tsay, cello
12:15 noon to 1pm, Hertz Concert Hall
Barefoot Chamber Concerts ("an enterprise noted for both its quality and informality" - San Francisco Classical Voice) is delighted to present Se Piace (Katherine Heater, harpsichord; Anthony Martin, violin; David Morris, cello and viola da gamba) playing the music of C. P. E. Bach.
Carl Phillip Emmanuel Bach, the fifth child of JSB, is one of the great originals of his time. His unique musical language developed from the conservative but very elegant style favored by his first employer Frederick the Great, in Berlin, to the new galant "sensitive" style that was in vogue in Hamburg, where he was next employed.
He was the most highly regarded composer in his time, and was extremely prolific. His reputation continued for at least a century afterwards; Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven all referred to him as "the master." However, the revival of classical and baroque music in the 19th century overlooked his music precisely because it is neither fully "baroque" nor fully "classical." Because of his "transitional" style, until recently he was simply thought of as one of (JS) Bach's sons, or as a precursor of the great classical composers. Only now are we realizing the full extent of his genius, and the extraordinary range of his musical language.
We are lucky that three of the Bay Area's finest have taken the time to focus on this very unusual music. It is very virtuosic, and because of that, rarely heard. However, Se Piace (aka Katherine Heater, Anthony Martin, and David Morris) is the right team for the job, and they have a treat in store for us.
$15.
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2247304
http://www.stmarksberkeley.org/
6pm to 7pm, Parish Hall of St. Mark's Episcopal Church 2300 Bancroft Way
$45-$60. 644-2020. www.thefreight.org
8pm, Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, 2020 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA, United States
Jordi Savall, violo; Frank McGuire, bodhran. $78. 642-9988. [email protected]
8pm, First Congregational Church, Channing Way
Film, Sketch & Improv!
$5-$10
8pm to 9pm, East Bay Media Center 1939 Addison Street
A multimedia evening of music, dance, and video, curated by Sonsheree Giles, John Carnahan, and Megan Lowe in collaboration with music talents WaterSaw, Tequila Daisy, and Sisu BrassLand.
A farewell to Subterranean Arthouse, an acknowledgment of passings and loss, and a celebration of endings and beginnings.
$15-20 donation
links to artists involved:
sonsheree.com
www.carnahan.guru
mlowedances.wix.com/meganlowe
watersaw.org
www.aaronpriskorn.com
8pm to 9pm, Subterranean Arthouse 2179 Bancroft Way
$10 adv/$13 day of show. 525-5054. www.ashkenaz.com
9:30pm, Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center, 1317 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States