Pianist Jerry Kuderna plays from classics to the newest compositions.
12 noon to 1:30pm, 2133 University Ave.
GILBERT MARTINEZ
Harpsichord
Music of Jean-Philippe Rameau
This year we are delighted to be able to present harpsichordist Gilbert Martinez, who will play an entire concert of music by Jean-Phillipe Rameau. We heard this program 2 years ago, and have been working hard on presenting it ever since.
Rameau represents the best and maybe most prolific of the late, decadent French musicians: he held the title “Compositeur du Cabinet du Roi”, and beside his fabulous harpsichord music, he wrote many operas, ballets, chamber music, cantatas, and sacred music. Although he was often controversial (mostly because of his poor social skills) during his lifetime, he was highly regarded by most of his peers; his unusually rich harmonic language changed French music forever, and surely his operas are the gold standard of French baroque opera. His zest for drama is also reflected in the harpsichord music, which is conspicuously daring and colorful.
A favorite of Bay Area audiences, Gilbert Martinez, harpsichord, is the Artistic Director of MusicSources, Center for Historically Informed Performance in Berkeley. He studied harpsichord with Laurette Goldberg at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and with Alan Curtis.
$15.
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Phone: 510-220-1195
Contact: Peter Hallifax
6pm to 8pm, Parish Hall of St. Mark’s Church 2300 Bancroft Way
In Concert: Argentinian Jazz Multi-Instrumentalist & Vocalist
Critically acclaimed Argentine vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Sofia Rei is a contemporary musician strongly rooted in jazz and Latin American folk music traditions. She is widely considered one of the most inventive and passionate artists on the current New York City music scene. Originally from Buenos Aires, Sofia Rei ties together diverse influences in a haunting yet uplifting program of rhythmic sophistication and melodic purity – beautiful and compelling. Since moving to NYC in 2005, she has worked with renowned musicians including Bobby McFerrin, John Zorn, Lionel Loueke, and Maria Schneider.
Sofia has performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, Blue Note, Annenberg Center, Chicago World Music Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival, and Vancouver Jazz Festival, to mention just a few.
For this October 2016 tour, Sofia Rei will be touring with her Trio, featuring Peruvian upright and electric bassist, Jorge Roeder, a Thelonious Monk Competition semi-finalist, and GRAMMY-nominated Columbian percussionist, Tupac Mantilla.
Sofia with Jorge Roeder: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rl4E-XDqkWw.
$20 Advance / $25 Door
8pm to 9:30pm, La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Avenue
$25 adv / $27 door. 644-2020. www.thefreight.org
8pm, Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, 2020 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA, United States