June 27th This FRDIAY!

Chamber works for clarinet, piano and strings

Throughout history, composers have been inspired by the musicians who brought their music to life. This month's program features music inspired by clarinetists. Anton Stadler was Mozart's inspiration for the Kegelstatt Trio. In the next generation of composers, Brahms created his Clarinet quintet in B minor for clarinetist Richard Muhlfeld. The results were some of the most beautiful music ever written for the Clarinet. Also on the program is Robert Schumann's Fantasiestucke that was originally written for clarinet and piano but is often played with viola instead. Don't miss some of the bay area's top classical musicians paying tribute to this magnificent instrument:

Jen Adler, cello
Michael Okun, violin
Nansamba Ssensalo, viola
Hung-Chung Fang, violin
Ron Relic, viola
Jennifer Peringer, piano
Leah diTullio, clarinet

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 LAST FRIDAY @ PRO ARTS - May 30

REBETIKO

 

In the early 1900’s Asia Minor Greeks were forced to
flee their homes and resettle in the larger cities of
Greece, bringing with them their traditional music. The
Kymata Trio follows in the footsteps of these
persecuted Asia Minor Greeks, particularly a
sub-culture called "Rebetes", through their music spanning
a period of roughly 50-60 years. The music of the
“Rebetes” now referred to as Rebetiko (Reh-beh-teek–oh),
has gone through a transformation, acquiring its
own peculiar character. The songs, often compared to
American blues, are full of grief, bitterness, passion and
romance, telling the stories of simple ordinary people.
www.kymataband.com

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 LAST FRIDAY @ PRO ARTS - April 25

Donne di Mezzi quartet

This quartet features two mezzo sopranos Kathryn Miller & Celeste Winant, Rebekah Ahrendt on viola da gamba and Esther Criscuola de Laix on keybard. This group specializes in early music duets for matched voices.

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 LAST FRIDAY @ PRO ARTS - March 28

David Rogers: Guitar and Lute

Recently termed, 'a prominent guitarist,' by the New York Times, David Rogers maintains an active solo and ensemble performance career as a classical guitarist and performer on early plucked strings. He is guitarist and lutenist with the Terra Nova Consort, ensemble in residence at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and faculty member at Southern Oregon University. http://www.sou.edu/music/rogers.html

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 LAST FRIDAY @ PRO ARTS - February 29

An evening with Saul Kaye

SAUL KAYE is an internationally touring Artist whose music and healing lyrics take the listener on a journey from their heart on to the dance floor. His music is rock and funk, reminiscent of early Dave Matthews and John Mayer with a heavy groove influence. This evening will be a celebration for the release of his new live DVD! www.saulkaye.com

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 LAST FRIDAY @ PRO ARTS - January 25
Keyboard Dances from the 1600's

with Eugene Petrushansky on Harpsichord

This recital presents music from a time so distant and yet so near our own, by keyboardists who attracted international crowds and whose reputations rivaled those of modern rock stars. An amalgam of charming simplicity, dancelike rhythms and exhausting virtuosity, these pieces, despite their age and obscurity, strike a resonant chord with modern listeners wary of the refined artifice of the everyday classical repertoire.

A Cal grad, Eugene is an accomplished and dedicated musician and was recently featured at the popular UC Berkeley Noon Conert series held at Hertz Hall. This evening will feature works by Sweelinck, Frescobaldi, Froberger, Louis Couperin, Peter Philips and Byrd.

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Last Friday at Pro Arts - October, 2007
Tre Amici: An evening of opera and art songs


Tre Amici, or Three Friends, comprises of soprano, Linda Blum, mezzo-soprano, Katie Francis, and bass-baritone, Steven Hoffman. The three friends met and began performing together while studying in the voice studio of Catherine Cook. Please join them, and accompanist, Ron Valentino, for an evening of opera and art songs featuring the works of Mozart, Puccini, Schubert, Rorem, Handel, and many others!!!

FRIDAY, October 26th @ 7:30PM
PRO ARTS GALLERY
550 2nd Street, Oakland (map)
TICKETS $15 General / $12 Seniors / $10 Students
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Last Friday Concert @ Pro Arts - September, 2007
September 28th, 2007 @7:30PM
"So You Want to Write A Fugue" by Glenn Gould & Arrangements of J.S. Bach's Organ Pieces arranged by David Cheng

The Pro Arts Gallery
550 Second Street, Oakland (map)
$15 General / $12 Seniors / $10 Students
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LAST FRIDAY CONCERT@ PRO ARTS GALLERY
ENCHANTE STRING QUARTET
AUGUST 31st, 2007 @7:30PM

BACH and Pro Arts Gallery are proud to present Enchanté String Quartet on August 31st @7:30PM at the Pro Arts Gallery.  Founded in 1992, Enchanté String Quartet is an experienced and versatile sting ensemble that has performed throughout Northern California. Their selections range from classical, waltzes, pops and broadway, to latin and jazz. Some of the selections featured in this program includes: Bachianas Brazileiras Number 5- by H. Villa-Lobos, arranged for string quartet by Matt Naughtin, Beethoven String Quartet Opus 18, Number 4 in C Minor, and String Quartet # 3 by Durwynne Hsieh (Bay area composer, written in 2003).

February 23rd, 2007
The Songs of Greece -
A musical journey from antiquity to the 21st century
Featuring the Kymata Band

A rare opportunity to experience a live performance of Greek music that spans centuries. On Friday, February 23rd, Bay Area Classical Harmonies and the Pro Arts Gallery present the Kymata Band. Kymata will take you on a musical journey through time and place, beginning in Ancient Greece and ending in Modern Greece. They will demonstrate the lineage of contemporary Greek music, exploring the most influential time periods in Greek history and how they each affected the musical traditions of Greece. The program will include the earliest known composition, found on the Epitaph of Seikilos that dates back to c. 200 BC, a song celebrating the coming of spring from the Byzantine period, a patriotic song spurring on the Greek Revolution, and songs of the Rebetic tradition, often referred to as Greek Blues. Explanations and visual presentations will enhance the musical component of the concert. They will conclude the program with a sampling of contemporary Greek music where the audience will be able to identify familiar patterns and sounds from the past. (Click Here to check out the Kymata Band's website)

Kymata is lead by George Mylordos on Bouzouki, with Kosta Papamichael on vocals, guitar and dumbec and Katerina Clambaneva on vocals. The band has been a fixture in the bay area’s Greek community since 1994, and has featured a number of musicians through the years. Kymata was featured on KQED’s Spark and a video clip can be viewed a here: http://www.kqed.org/arts/people/spark/profile.jsp?id=4569

Friday, February 23rd, 7:30PM

The Pro Arts Gallery

550 2nd Street, Oakland (map)

($15 General / $12 Seniors / $10 Students)