July 25th, Friday @7:30PM
The Forgotten Tales of Armenia
A Tribute to Komitas, the founder of Armenian Classical music
Sarkis Aslamazian’s arrangements boast a widespread reputation both in Armenia and beyond Armenian borders. His compositional proficiency and delicate musical taste shine in arrangements based on Komitas’s works originally composed for chorus and solo voice.
For more info: www.komitas.am
David Cheng, violin
Michael Okun, violin
Nansamba Ssensalo, viola
Jennifer Adler, cello
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Friday, June 27th at 7:30pm
Pro Arts Gallery
550 Second Street, Oakland
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PAST EVENTS
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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June 6th, 7th, and 8th
European Jewels & Armenian Pearls
An Evening of Vivaldi, Bach & Armenian Composers
J.S. Bach's Harpsichord Concerto will feature the talented Berkeley harpsichordist Eugene Petrushansky; Vivaldi's Gloria, conducted by BACH founder Andrew J. Chung, will feature soloists selected from the BACH Chorus; and a beautiful selection of Armenian choral masterpieces will be conducted by Artin Der Minassians, Artistic Director of the newly formed Seemorgh Ensemble.
Tickets: $25 General / $18 Seniors / $12 Students
Arlington Community Church
52 Arlington Avenue, Kensington
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SATURDAY June 7th, 7:30PM
Saint Mary Magdalen Church
2005 Berryman Street, Berkeley
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SUNDAY June 8th, 5PM
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
81 N 2nd Street, San Jose
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B.A.C.H. turns 10, Bach Turns 323!
Bay Area Classical Harmonies celebrates J.S. Bach's belated birthday (it's actually the 21st), as well as our 10th anniversary season! Come drink a toast to our namesake at the exquisite Etiquette Lounge in San Francisco. This will be a chance for you and your friends to mix and mingle with the members and supporters of BACH in a relaxed, fun environment in one of the swankiest venues in the city - and in costume! Everyone is encouraged to dress up - wear anything related to J.S. Bach, whether it be the time period (17th and 18th centuries), music, or whatever you like.
Tickets are $15 online, $20 at the door.
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Saturday, March 29th
Etiquette Lounge
1108 Market St,
San Francisco, CA 94102
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G.F. Handel's Messiah - December, 2007
Bay Area Classical Harmonies (BACH) is proud to present George Frideric Handel's masterpiece Messiah, performed by the BACH Ensemble. Conducted by BACH's Assistant Director and Associate Conductor John Michael Boyer, this will be the ensemble's first time presenting this work. The production provides a rare opportunity for listeners in the Bay Area to hear the work in its entirety, and not in the form of a sing-along. The soloists are some of the Bay Area’s top singers, all regular performers in professional music ensembles, including the BACH Chorus. Co-sponsored by Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in San Jose and St. John Armenian Apostolic Church in San Francisco the program will be performed December 1 through 8 at 4 different venues around the Bay Area: San Francisco, Berkeley, Kensington and San Jose. Also known as the Sacred Oratorio, Messiah remains Handel's best known work. This piece was composed in London in 1741 and premiered in Dublin in 1742. Although it was originally conceived for Lent and Easter, since his death it is traditionally performed during the Christmas season.
Saint Mary Magalen Catholic Church
2005 Berryman Street, Berkeley (map)
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Sunday, December 2nd, Time @4:00PM
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
81 N 2nd Street, San Jose (map)
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Friday, December 7th @7:00PM
Arlington Community Church
52 Arlington Avenue, Kensington (map)
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Saturday, December 8th @7:00PM
Saint John Armenian Church
275 Olympia Way, San Francisco (map)
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TICKETS: $25 General / $18 Seniors / $12 Students
PRO ARTS GALLERY
550 2nd Street, Oakland (map)
TICKETS $15 General / $12 Seniors / $10 Students
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Thursday, May 17th @7:00PM Trinity Episcopal Church 1668 Bush Street, San Francisco (map) Friday, May 18th@7:00PM Saint Mary Magdalen Church 2005 Berryman Street, Berkeley (map) Saturday, May 19th@8:00PM Trinity Episcopal Cathedral 81 N 2nd Street, San Jose (map)
Passion According to
Saint John, by J.S. Bach
May 17th,
B.A.C.H. Revisits
Saint John Passion
Conducted by the Director Andrew J. Chung, one of the Bay Area’s youngest conductors to visit this piece for the second time; his conducting style has been described as “lively and heartfelt direction resonated through every section, from beginning to end.” Mr. Chung will also be playing the role of Jesus, metaphorically emphasizing the idea that Jesus Christ had a guiding role in the events leading up to his death, thus fulfilling his divine purpose as is shown in the Gospel of St. John. B.A.C.H. presents J.S. Bach's masterpiece, St. John Passion a second time, since its first performance in 2001 in Berkeley, Bakersfield and Long Beach. B.A.C.H. is a professional vocal and orchestral ensemble based in the Bay Area comprised of young professional musicians dedicated to the promotion of Classical music to audiences of all ages and backgrounds. The soloists are selected from the chorus, comprised of singers who regularly perform in professional music ensembles throughout the Bay Area. As it has moved from a student run group at UC Berkeley to a professional level group, B.A.C.H. revisits one of its most beloved pieces, performing in three locations in the Bay Area: San Francisco, Berkeley, and San Jose.
Johannes Passion is a musical composition by Johann Sebastian Bach that was first performed in 1724. The text for the body of the work is taken from The Gospel According to St. John chapters 18 and 19. Bach used Martin Luther's translation of the Bible with only slight modifications. The program will be performed Thursday, May 17th, at Trinity Episcopal Church in San Francisco; Friday, May 18th at St. Mary Magdalene Church in Berkeley and Saturday, May 19th in San Jose.
THE JOSQUIN SINGERS
March 15th, 17th, and 22nd
The Gates of Repentance:
Three Free Concerts
The Josquin Singers , a professional vocal ensemble based in the Bay Area, present “The Gates of Repentance: Lenten Music from the Byzantine and Slavic Traditions,” a free concert in cooperation with the St. John Koukouzelis Institute for Liturgical Arts and sponsored in part by the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco. Some of the most elegant and profound music ever created comes out of the Lenten period of the Eastern Orthodox tradition. This program will include Byzantine chants, including the famed “Great Troparion,” by the 9th century composer Kassiane the Nun and excerpts from the “Great Canon” of St. Andrew of Crete (7th-8th centuries); and Slavic chants and polyphony, including selections of Dvestmenny polyphony and compositions by Peter Tchaikovsky.
The program will be performed Thursday, March 15th in San Francisco at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, 3281 16th Street; Saturday, March 17th at Sacramento’s Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, 600 Alhambra Blvd.; and Thursday, March 22 in Oakland at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Ascension, 4700 Lincoln Ave, as part of The Greek Cultural Celebration Week. Admission is free; suggested donation is $15.
Thursday, March 15th @7:30PM
Saint Matthew's Lutheran Church
3281 16th Street, San Francisco (map)
Saturday, March 17th @7:30PM
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church
600 Alhambra Blvd, Sacramento (map)
Thursday, March 22nd @7:30PM
Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Ascension
4700 Lincoln Avenue, Oakland (map)
Phoenix Rising
Genre: Contemporary Classical & Jazz
The piano and flute duo Phoenix Rising- named after the phoenix from the Egyptian myth that lived in the desert for 500 years and then consumed itself by fire, later to rise, renewed from its ashes. Monica Williams (flute) and Wendy Loomis (composition & piano) come together to create a powerful union in their debut CD Whispers (Delvian Records / Copus Music). Click here for more information about Phoenix Rising.
The Pro Arts Gallery
550 Second Street, Oakland
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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
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.
Friday, February 23rd, 7:30PM
The Pro Arts Gallery
550 2nd Street, Oakland (map)
($15 General / $12 Seniors / $10 Students)
FRIDAY, January 26th, 2007 @ 8PM
Last Friday of the Month Concert Series GEFILTE FISH - A performance of Jewish Folk MusicWe are kicking off the 2007 Last Friday of the Month Concert Series with GEFILTE FISH this month, a collection of Jewish folk music, performed by soprano, Heather Klein.
TONIGHT! Friday, Jan. 26th 8PM
The Pro Arts Gallery
550 2nd Street, Oakland (map)
($15 General / $12 Seniors / $10 Students)
December 15th & 16th, 2006
Featuring: Andrew J. Chung, Jamie Kuske,
Joseph Hammer and Brian Christian
Friday, June 30th, 2006
Bay Area Classical Harmonies presents an Evening of Songs and New Music. This event is a part of concert series presented by Arlington Community Church. At this event on Friday, June 30th, some of the regular BACH artists Andrew J. Chung and Jamie Kuske will perform songs from Italy and Germany, Opera Arias by Mozart and Verdi, and Broadway Show Tunes along with new music composed by Brian Christian who will also accompany the singers. Claremont Country Club Men's Chorus, led by Andrew J. Chung, will be the guest group to open the concert. They will open the concert with singing " Some Enchanted Evening." Baritone Joseph Hammer, originally from California, sang with BACH for many years, returns and makes special appearance after completing his Master's degree in voice at New England Conservatory.Memory Eternal
from Bach to Byzantine Chant
June 7-10th, 2006
Bay Area Classical Harmonies' Josquin Singers will bring to the Berkeley Festival and Exhibition Fringe "Memory Eternal: Music for the Dead from Bach to Byzantine Chant". The 12-member a capella choral ensemble will perform J.S. Bach's Jesu Meine Freude and select pieces from the Eastern Orthodox funeral service including compositions by St. John of Damascus (7th century) and Vasily Titov (Russian baroque era), in honor of the Saturday of Souls, and Eastern Orthodox holiday. While Exhibiting the widely treasured choral music of J.S. Bach, Bay Area Classical Harmonies' program will expose the general classical music audience to Eastern Orthodox music, while giving the Eastern Orthodox community the opportunity to hear repertoire from its own musical heritage performed by a professional ensemble. In honor of the Saturday of Souls, the Friday concert is free at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Ascension in Oakland. A percentage of the proceeds of the Saturday concert will go towards the Annunciation Cathedral Building Fund.
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($18 General | $15 Seniors | $12 Students)
6:00-7:30pm
St. Mark's Episcopal Church map
2300 Bancroft Way (at Ellsworth), Berkeley.
June 9th, Friday
7:00PM-8:30pm
Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Ascension map
4700 Lincoln Avenue, Oakland.
FREE CONCERT ( MAKE A DONATION).
June 10, Saturday
7:00PM-8:30PM
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral map
245 Valencia Street, San Francisco
Party with BACH!
A Benefit Dinner and Concert
May 19th, 2006, 7:30PM
Bay Area Classical Harmonies invites you to a special benefit dinner and concert at Pro Arts Gallery in Oakland. Dinner prepared by critically acclaimed restaurant, Ghetto Gourmet, recently featured in NPR's Marketplace, the San Francisco Chronicle, and soon to be on the Food Network. Accompanied by vocal and chamber performances by members of Bay Area Classical Harmonies. This event will This event will support BACH's launch of its new and exciting 2006-07 season, including the Berkeley Festival and Exhibition Fringe in June 2006, and a BACH sponsored Friendster Orchestra and Opera Music Festival in August 2007. Please join us to enjoy this wonderful dinner with Ghetto Gourmet and learn more about joining Bay Area Classical Harmonies.
Featured BACH Member Artists: Axel van Chee, Brian Christian, Steve Whitehead, John Michael Boyer, and Andrew J. Chung.
FRIDAY MAY 19th at 7:30PMPRO ARTS GALLERY
550 Second Street, Oakland map
$80 at the door | $60 advanced | $100 in advance for two
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Spring 2007 Season
Summer 2007 Season
Cantata No. 80 "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott," & Cantata No. 82 "Ich habe genug,"
AUGUST 11th, 2007 @7:30PM
On August 11th, the BACH Ensemble will perform one of Bach's most famous Cantatas, No.80, "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott," ("A mighty fortress is our God") along with Cantata No. 82, "Ich habe genug" ("I've had enough") at Saint Mary Magdalen Church in Berkeley. Cantata No. 82 Bass solo cantata, will feature our own Andrew J. Chung as the soloist, and Cantata No. 80 will feature soloists drawn from the BACH Chamber Chorus. Anticipating BACH's 10th Season, this will be a free concert with a suggested donation of $10. Please join us in the celebration.
~FREE CONCERT~
Suggested Donation $10
Saturday, August 11th @7:30PM
Saint Mary Magdalen Church
2005 Berryman Street, Berkeley (map)
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).
The Pro Arts Gallery
550 Second Street, Oakland (map)
$15 General / $12 Seniors / $10 Students
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Last Friday Concert @ Pro Arts - September, 2007
"So You Want to Write A Fugue" by Glenn Gould
& Arrangements of J.S. Bach's Organ Pieces arranged by David Cheng
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!!!
Spring / Summer 2008 Season