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Last Friday Concert Series



In 2006 a partnership was formed between the ProArts Gallery and Bay Area Classical Harmonies (BACH). They each felt it was important to cross artistic genres and expose their patrons to a unique experience where several senses were engaged at a time. Thus, the Last Friday of the Month Concert series was created. BACH, a non-profit organization, has been dedicated to the presentation of fine classical music in the greater San Francisco Bay Area and is now expanding into presenting world music.







As of June 2009 the Pro Arts Gallery is moving to a new location and our concert series is moving with them. Hope you will continue to join us every month at our new location in downtown Oakland at the Oakland Art Gallery space by the City Hall.
 
New Location:
Pro Arts at Oakland Art Gallery
150 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza
Oakland, CA 94612
(Entrance on Kahn's Alley) 
Parking and Directions
 
 Please send us your feedback about this move, we would love to hear what you think or answer any questions/concerns you might have. Email us at info@bayareabach.org 



Last Friday Concert Series -
August, 2011
Harpsichord Recital:
Eugene Petrushansky


Harpsichord Music by: d'Anglebert, Louis Couperin, Froberger, Forqueray, and Scarlatti






Harpsichordist Eugene Petrushansky first appeared as continuo harpsichordist with BACH's performances of Handel's Messiah in late 2007. He studied privately at UC Berkeley with Davitt Moroney and Katherine Heater. He has been engaged as organist at St Joseph of Arimathea Chapel in Berkeley since 2006.



Friday August 26th, 2011
Pro Arts Gallery
150 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza
Oakland, CA 94612

Tickets: $18 General / $15 Seniors / $12 Students
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or call (510) 868-0695


Last Friday Concert Series -
July, 2011
Last Friday Concert Series
An Evening of Traditional Greek Music, Featuring Agapi Mou



Formed two years ago, Agapi Mou is the latest musical project from the young half-Japanese duo of Aya Davidson and Gregory Masaki Jenkins.
The name "Agapi Mou" translates from Greek to mean "my love" and signifies the group's love of and dedication to the traditional music of Greece.
With Aya on violin and vocals and Greg on clarinet and vocals, the group is rounded out with Greek-American percussionist/vocalist Michael Garibaldi and Alan Davidson on the Greek lute (laouto).

Encompassing the diversity of regional musical styles in Greece would be a daunting task for any group, but with graceful nuance,
Agapi Mou threads together an impressive selection, presenting songs and dance tunes from numerous islands, including Crete, Rhodes, Amorgos, Ikaria, Mytillini, and mainland areas such as Thrace, Macedonia, Eipirus,
and the Peloponnese. Many of these selections include the traditional improvisational sections known in Greek as "taximi". The group also
performs a number of selections from nearby countries such as Albania, Turkey, and Armenia.

  Agapi Mou web site: http://agapimoumusic.com



Friday July 29th, 2011 at 7:30 PM
Pro Arts Gallery
150 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza
Oakland, CA 94612

Tickets: $18 General / $15 Seniors / $12 Students
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Last Friday @ Pro Arts - April, 2011

An Evening of Baroque Music, Featuring Harpsichord and Voices

Join us at the Pro Arts Gallery for a relaxing evening of baroque music.



Act I:

Featured harpsichordist Eugene Petrushansky, returns to Pro Arts Gallery for the third time to perform the following pieces:

  1. Bach: Prelude & Fugue in C Major, BWV846 (Well-Tempered Clavier Book I)
  2. Scarlatti: Sonatas K.54 and K.175 in A minor
  3. D'Anglebert: Deuxieme Suite in G Minor
  4. Scarlatti: Sonatas K.58 and K.56 in C Minor

 

Act II:

Trio of vocalists Felicia Chen, Soprano, Jennifer Kay, Mezzo-Soprano, and Andrew J. Chung, Bass-Baritone will join Eugene Petrushanky to perform baroque opera, oratorio, and Italian Arias by Handel, Purcell, Vivaldi, among other composers.

Notable arias to be performed include:

  1. Handel (Serse): Om Bra Mia Fu
  2. Handel: Selections from Handel's Messiah to celebrate Easter (Aria and Duet)
  3. Monteverdi: Pur ti miro (L'incoronazione di Poppea)

 

 

This evening is not to be missed! Hope to see you there!



Friday, April 29th @7:30PM

Pro Arts at Oakland Art Gallery

150 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza

Oakland, CA 94612


Tickets can be purchased online or at the door
$18 General / $15 Seniors / $12 Students
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Last Friday @ Pro Arts

Bella Trio Playing Dvorak, Pärt, and Shotakovich



Come and join us for an elegant evening of Chamber music performed by Bella Trio Ensemble. BELLA will chat about and perform works by Dvorak, Pärt, and Shotakovich. It's an exhibit / salon kind of shindig, bringing local artists and local music together.

Get your ART on! Bring your friends and let's celebrate another Happy Friday!

Friday, March 25th @7:30PM

Pro Arts at Oakland Art Gallery

150 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza

Oakland, CA 94612


Tickets can be purchased online or at the door
$18 General / $15 Seniors / $12 Students
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Summer 2010


July 30th, 2010 - FRIDAY


Last Friday Concert Series - July

                 The Bach Quartet Project - In Concert




Transcriptions of J.S. Bach's Organ works by David Cheng for String Quartet.



String quartets by J.S. Bach? Join us Friday evening, July 30th, as we explore the genius of Johann Sebastian Bach as you have never experienced before. We will sample some of Bach’s masterworks originally composed for his favorite instrument, the organ, now cleverly transcribed to take full advantage of a String Quartet.

J.S. was considered the finest and most ingenious organist of his generation, inspiring awe and fear among his contemporaries for his musical prowess. One famous story recounts an upcoming organ competition in Dresden between J.S. Bach and the French musician, Louis Marchand, which drew the attention of thousands. Legend states that, the night before the competition, Marchand heard Bach practicing on the organ, and was so impressed that, by morning, Marchand had suddenly left town!

The program will include a wide variety of works, from the majestic Prelude & Fugue in e minor BWV 533 (Cathedral), to the bold harmonies of the Fantasia & Fugue in G minor BWV 542 (Great). Of course, this program is not complete without the famous Toccata & Fugue in D minor BWV 565.

This concert is sure to win the heart of the most hard core Bach afficionado.

David Cheng, Quelani Penland, violins


Stephanie Ng, viola


Gabriel Beistline, cello




Friday, July 30th, 7:30PM
Pro Arts at Oakland Art Gallery
150 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza
Oakland, CA 94612

Tickets can be purchased online or at the door
$18 General / $15 Seniors / $12 Students

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS




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PAST EVENTS


June 25th, 2010 - FRIDAY

Last Friday Concert Series - June

               An Evening of Korean Art Songs (" 한국가곡")

Korean Art Song performance returns to Pro Arts Gallery. This year, the Korean Art Songs will be explored around 4 seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. In the 1900’s western classical music was introduced to Korea. Over time Korean composers began fusing the European Romantic style with Korean folk melodies and poetry. These songs tell stories of  love, longing, leaving loved ones behind, home, war and nature— mountains, rivers, sea, birds and flowers.


Featuring 5 Bay Area Korean- American Opera Singers: Sopranos Yoonsil Kae (계윤실) and Shawn Kim (김선주), Mezzo-Soprano Jennifer Kay (계수정),  Tenor Michael Kim (김상민), and Bass Andrew Chung (정종철) with pianist Jungmee Kim (김정미).


Don’t miss this opportunity to hear music that is rarely performed!


Friday, June 25th, 7:30PM
Pro Arts at Oakland Art Gallery
150 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza
Oakland, CA 94612

Tickets can be purchased online or at the door
$18 General / $15 Seniors / $12 Students

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May 28th, FRIDAY

Last Friday Concert Series - May

AN ARIA and LIEDER ABEND: Featuring works of Handel, Mozart, Weber, Brahms, Schubert, and Mahler



Members of BACH cast of Le Nozze di Figaro and accompanist Chris Goslow come together for an evening of opera favorites and Lieder gems. Hear this ensemble of stunning voices perform Brahms' Op.31 Three Quartets for Solo Voices and Piano.

Kate Howell, Soprano

Katie Francis, Mezz -Soprano

Michael Kim. Tenor

Steve Hoffmann, Baritone

Chris Goslow, Pianist




Friday, April 30th, 7:30PM
Pro Arts at Oakland Art Gallery
150 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza
Oakland, CA 94612

Tickets can be purchased online or at the door
$18 General / $15 Seniors / $12 Students


April 30th, 2010 - Last Friday Concert Series

A Night of Baroque Music

with Flute and Harpsichord

Featuring the music of Handel, Bach, Froberger, and Sweelinck




Harpischordist Eugene Petrushansky returns to the Last Friday Concert Series to perform J.S. Bach's French Suite No.4, Johann Froberger's Suite in A minor, Partita sopra Mayrin, and Jan Sweelink's Ballo del Granduca.

Flautist Stephen Whitehead will join Petrushansky in the 2nd half of the program to perform G.F. Handel's Sonata for Flute and Harpsichord No.2 in G minor and also No.3 in A minor.


Friday, April 30th, 7:30PM
Pro Arts at Oakland Art Gallery
150 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza
Oakland, CA 94612

Tickets can be purchased online or at the door
$18 General / $15 Seniors / $12 Students

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS


February 26th, 2010 - Last Friday Concert Series

The Bernal Hill Players


The Bernal Hill Players return to Pro Arts Gallery for an enchanting evening of Classical, Romantic, and Contemporary chamber music.

The program features a magnificent Brahms Trio, a divine Mozart aria, a zesty C.P.E. Bach sonata, a trance-inducing Saint-Säens tarantelle, and a sinuous Piazzolla fugue.

The Bernal Hill Players is a trio of seasoned professional chamber musicians featuring Martha Rodríguez-Salazar on flute and voice, Leah di Tullio on clarinet, and Jennifer Peringer on piano.  They are joined for this concert by special guest Poppea Dorsam on cello.

The Bernal Hill Players believe in keeping music live, local, diverse, and friendly. Their next performing project, "San Francisco: In and About the City", features new works by local composers.



Check out their website:
www.bernalhillplayers.com


Friday, February 26th @7:30PM
Pro Arts at Oakland Art Gallery
150 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza
Oakland, CA 94612

Tickets can be purchased online or at the door
$18 General / $15 Seniors / $12 Students





January 29th, 2010 - Last Friday Concert Series

Escalay - Middle Eastern Jazz



Escalay (“waterwheel”) melds classical Arabic music and jazz in the tradition of John Coltrane. Led by Tom Chandler, a student of the Nubian oud master Hamza El Din, Escalay’s repertoire includes music by El Din, Coltrane, John Zorn, Andrew Hill, Ornette Coleman, Oum Kulthum, and Arabo-Andalusian music as well as original compositions. 


Band Lineup: Tom Chandler, oud, Micha Patri, drums,

Eric Vogler, bass and Lila Sklar, violin


Friday, January 29th @7:30PM
Pro Arts at Oakland Art Gallery
150 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza
Oakland, CA 94612

Tickets can be purchased online or at the door
$18 General / $15 Seniors / $12 Students
CLICK HERE to PURCHASE TICKETS



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