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"content": "\u003cp>The musicians of the San Francisco Symphony are calling for the Symphony’s board to retain Esa-Pekka Salonen as music director.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Symphony announced on March 14 that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13954083/esa-pekka-salonen-steps-down-sf-symphony\">the upcoming 2024–25 season will be Salonen’s last as music director\u003c/a>, framing the departure as a simple contract expiration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in a statement shared with KQED, Salonen said, “I do not share the same goals for the future of the institution as the Board of Governors,” without elaborating.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Later that day, the orchestra delivered a bouquet of flowers onstage to Salonen. After a performance on Saturday, musicians stationed outside Davies Symphony Hall distributed flyers to patrons, asking them to email Symphony leadership and “urge them to do what it takes to retain our world-class Maestro.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13954507\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 688px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/SFS.Flyer_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"688\" height=\"912\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13954507\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/SFS.Flyer_.jpg 688w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/SFS.Flyer_-160x212.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A flyer distributed outside Davies Symphony Hall on Saturday, March 16, 2024, calling on patrons to urge the Symphony to keep Esa-Pekka Salonen as music director.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The dispute is widely understood to be about cost-cutting measures. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the flyer and a press release distributed on Monday, orchestra musicians criticized the board’s decision to cancel the orchestra’s European tour and make cuts to its digital projects, educational initiatives and its nightclub-environment series, SoundBox. They added that the cancellations and cuts raise “serious questions about the future of the Symphony.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Through a representative, Salonen declined comment to KQED. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_13954083']“Esa-Pekka is a force for innovation and experimentation in classical music, and that kind of innovation requires investment,” said Catherine Payne, the Symphony’s piccolo player and a representative from the musicians’ artistic and action committees. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Payne believes it’s still feasible for the Symphony board to reverse course and keep Salonen, who, at least to the orchestra, appears to want to stay, should certain conditions be met. According to the musicians’ flyer, Salonen had also personally argued for the Symphony to restore musicians’ salaries to pre-pandemic levels, like other major orchestras have done. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Symphony provided no immediate comment for this story. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Musicians argue that the Symphony’s endowment — currently among the largest of American orchestras, at $324.5 million — should be utilized to pay for restoring programs, touring and Salonen’s salary. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to publicly available records that the Symphony is required to file as a nonprofit, Salonen’s total compensation for the fiscal year ending in August of 2021 was $2,065,642, comparable to that of his predecessor, Michael Tilson Thomas. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13954086\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/03_ESA_PEKKA_II_SF_SYMPHONY_0557.jpg\" alt=\"A middle-aged white man in black clothing stands against a black background, hands clasped at front.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13954086\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/03_ESA_PEKKA_II_SF_SYMPHONY_0557.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/03_ESA_PEKKA_II_SF_SYMPHONY_0557-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/03_ESA_PEKKA_II_SF_SYMPHONY_0557-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/03_ESA_PEKKA_II_SF_SYMPHONY_0557-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/03_ESA_PEKKA_II_SF_SYMPHONY_0557-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/03_ESA_PEKKA_II_SF_SYMPHONY_0557-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Esa-Pekka Salonen, Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony, will exit his position in June 2025. \u003ccite>(Cody Pickens)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Large nonprofits are typically hesitant to dip into endowment funds to cover deficits. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“But what is the endowment for?” asked Payne. “Is it to fund the music director’s artistic vision, or is it to just sit there and be added to, and grown and grown? The money in the endowment is to fund programing and the kind of projects that the orchestra is known for.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As \u003ca href=\"https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/esa-pekka-salonens-resignation-san-180044875.html\">classical music critic Mark Swed of the \u003cem>Los Angeles Times\u003c/em> wrote\u003c/a>, “Boards tend to be composed of highly successful individuals who are not always in the habit of listening to others, especially others who want to risk their money.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Matthew Spivey, the Symphony’s CEO, told other outlets last week that he understood Salonen’s decision to leave in the wake of the cuts to programming, and that the organization faced “significant financial pressures” that had become “impossible to ignore.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_13953312']Salonen’s tenure began in 2020, during the pandemic, which worsened what Spivey characterized as already existing budget problems. Spivey announced the canceled European tour and other programming cuts to the orchestra in January of this year. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Payne said that the musicians have been “deeply troubled” by the board’s decisions, adding that Salonen, who had been attracted to the creative possibilities of the Bay Area’s technology sector, had plans for new digital projects with Apple and Google on the horizon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re really a flagship institution that constantly pushes the boundaries of classical music, and is doing cutting-edge things,” said Payne, who has been with the orchestra for nearly 30 years. “It’s so sad to see all the progress that we’ve made over the decades, and how quickly that is going away.”\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>Joe Hisaishi, the composer for timeless Studio Ghibli films such as \u003cem>Spirited Away\u003c/em>, \u003cem>My Neighbor Totoro\u003c/em>, \u003cem>Kiki’s Delivery Service\u003c/em> and others, is coming to Davies Symphony Hall in September for four performances with the San Francisco Symphony. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a right-hand man to director Hayao Miyazaki since 1984’s \u003cem>Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind\u003c/em>, Hisaishi has played a key role in shaping the tone of four decades’ worth of Studio Ghibli films, be it the buoyancy of \u003cem>Ponyo\u003c/em> or the tension of \u003cem>Princess Mononoke\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hisaishi’s appearances conducting the San Francisco Symphony, running Sept. 5–8, will feature both orchestra and chorus, as well as clips from classic Studio Ghibli films.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13954061\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/SpiritedAway-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1384\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13954061\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/SpiritedAway-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/SpiritedAway-800x432.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/SpiritedAway-1020x551.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/SpiritedAway-160x86.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/SpiritedAway-768x415.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/SpiritedAway-1536x830.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/SpiritedAway-2048x1107.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/SpiritedAway-1920x1038.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A still from ‘Spirited Away,’ Hayao Miyazaki’s 2001 film which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. \u003ccite>(Studio Ghibli)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Ticket tip: the last time Hisaishi was in the Bay Area, at Symphony San Jose in 2018, all five shows sold out. So be ready when tickets go on sale for single symphony events on July 20 — or opt for a film series subscription package, available today, which includes screenings with a live orchestral score of \u003cem>Amadeus\u003c/em>, \u003cem>Titanic\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers\u003c/em>. (Other films with a live orchestral score in the symphony’s season include \u003cem>Psycho\u003c/em>, \u003cem>Coco\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Top Gun: Maverick\u003c/em>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_13954083']Hisaishi’s shows kick off the symphony’s 2024–25 season, \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfsymphony.org/Calendar/2024-25/Overview\">announced today\u003c/a>, which includes six commissions, five world premieres, 14 works by living composers and 14 artist debuts. It was also announced that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13954083/esa-pekka-salonen-steps-down-sf-symphony\">this will be the final season for Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen\u003c/a> before he steps down.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For film buffs, a Jan. 24–25 program conducted by Mark Elder includes Richard Strauss’ \u003cem>Also sprach Zarathustra\u003c/em> (you know it as the theme from \u003cem>2001: A Space Odyssey\u003c/em>), alongside works by Berlioz and Debussy, and Berkeley composer John Adams’ brisk, joyous \u003cem>Short Ride in a Fast Machine\u003c/em>. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13954064\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Xavier-matt-dine-hires1-Medium-res.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"936\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13954064\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Xavier-matt-dine-hires1-Medium-res.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Xavier-matt-dine-hires1-Medium-res-800x624.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Xavier-matt-dine-hires1-Medium-res-1020x796.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Xavier-matt-dine-hires1-Medium-res-160x125.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Xavier-matt-dine-hires1-Medium-res-768x599.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Double bassist Xavier Foley. \u003ccite>(Matt Dine)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The season also includes unusual combinations of musicians, such as a June 4 duo recital with double bassist Xavier Foley and pianist Kelly Lin, or a piano duet performance with Yuja Wang and Víkingur Ólafsson playing the music of Luciano Berio, Dave Brubeck, Conlon Nancarrow, Arvo Pärt and others.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Esteemed conductor Marin Alsop leads an April 10–12 program of American composers, including debut performances of works by Gabriela Ortiz and Gabriela Montero alongside Aaron Copland and Samuel Barber. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Guest artists include Lang Lang (at the symphony’s Sept. 25 gala performance), Joshua Bell, Emanuel Ax, Yuja Wang, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Hilary Hahn, Anne-Sophie Mutter and Itzhak Perlman, among others. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13954066\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Marin-Alsop-Credit-Nancy-Horowitz-DSC06568.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"840\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13954066\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Marin-Alsop-Credit-Nancy-Horowitz-DSC06568.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Marin-Alsop-Credit-Nancy-Horowitz-DSC06568-800x560.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Marin-Alsop-Credit-Nancy-Horowitz-DSC06568-1020x714.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Marin-Alsop-Credit-Nancy-Horowitz-DSC06568-160x112.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Marin-Alsop-Credit-Nancy-Horowitz-DSC06568-768x538.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marin Alsop. \u003ccite>(Nancy Horowitz)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Soundbox, the symphony’s more casual nightclub performance series, has been scaled down to just two programs, curated by percussionist and composer Andy Akiho and New Orleans-based composer Courtney Bryan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other programs include performances of Verdi’s Requiem, Brahms’ Symphony No. 4, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6, Mahler’s Symphony No. 7, Fauré’s Requiem, Elgar’s \u003cem>Enigma\u003c/em> Variations, Orff’s \u003cem>Carmina burana\u003c/em>, Brahms’ Symphony No. 1, Stravinsky’s \u003cem>The Rite of Spring\u003c/em>, Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 and other classics of the classical canon. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12127869\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Joe Hisaishi conducts the San Francisco Symphony in a prorgram of Studio Ghibli film scores on Sept. 5–8 at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco. The San Francisco Symphony’s 2024–25 season runs through June 2025; for a full list of programs and events, see the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfsymphony.org/Calendar/2024-25/Overview\">season announcement\u003c/a>. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13954086\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/03_ESA_PEKKA_II_SF_SYMPHONY_0557.jpg\" alt=\"A middle-aged white man in black clothing stands against a black background, hands clasped at front.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13954086\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/03_ESA_PEKKA_II_SF_SYMPHONY_0557.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/03_ESA_PEKKA_II_SF_SYMPHONY_0557-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/03_ESA_PEKKA_II_SF_SYMPHONY_0557-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/03_ESA_PEKKA_II_SF_SYMPHONY_0557-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/03_ESA_PEKKA_II_SF_SYMPHONY_0557-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/03_ESA_PEKKA_II_SF_SYMPHONY_0557-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Esa-Pekka Salonen, Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony. \u003ccite>(Cody Pickens)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Esa-Pekka Salonen will step down as the San Francisco Symphony’s music director in June of 2025, at the end of his five-year contract, the symphony announced today.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Salonen, a major figure in the classical music world, surprised many when he joined the symphony in 2020. After 17 years as Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, he had repeatedly said he was uninterested in leading another major orchestra.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Salonen’s creative vision and tech-friendly approach made a fit for San Francisco, where he presented innovative programs at Davies Symphony Hall and assembled an eight-member “brain trust” of younger artists to steer the orchestra into the future.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/esa-pekka-salonen-sf-symphony-18941145.php\">statement\u003c/a> to KQED, Salonen explained that he was leaving the symphony because “I do not share the same goals for the future of the institution as the Board of Governors,” without elaborating.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I am sincerely looking forward to the many exciting programs we have planned for my final season as Music Director,” Salonen continued, “and am proud to continue working with the world-class musicians of the San Francisco Symphony.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The symphony has not yet named a replacement. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13846588\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/EsaPekka.MAINREV.jpg\" alt=\"Esa-Pekka Salonen accepts his appointment as new Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony at a welcome party, Dec. 5, 2018.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13846588\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/EsaPekka.MAINREV.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/EsaPekka.MAINREV-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/EsaPekka.MAINREV-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/EsaPekka.MAINREV-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/EsaPekka.MAINREV-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/EsaPekka.MAINREV-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/EsaPekka.MAINREV-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/EsaPekka.MAINREV-960x540.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/EsaPekka.MAINREV-240x135.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/EsaPekka.MAINREV-375x211.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/EsaPekka.MAINREV-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Esa-Pekka Salonen accepts his appointment as new Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony at a welcome party, Dec. 5, 2018. \u003ccite>(Gabe Meline/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In a statement, San Francisco Symphony CEO Matthew Spivey praised Salonen’s creative vision and hard work to address the challenges of the pandemic in the fall of 2020, when his tenure began. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Over his time as Music Director, Esa-Pekka has brought with him a palpable spirit of collaboration and adventure to the San Francisco Symphony that has inspired our musicians, staff, board, and audiences to think more expansively about the possibilities of the orchestral experience,” Spivey said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_13953312']Salonen, who was part of a 2014 iPad campaign for Apple, notably engaged with the tech sector following his appointment; a \u003cem>New York Times\u003c/em> headline called him a “disrupter” in the classical world. An \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfsymphony.org/Buy-Tickets/2023-24/SoundBox-CAROL-REILEY\">upcoming SoundBox program\u003c/a> at the symphony in April curated by Carol Reiley, a roboticist and member of Salonen’s creative partner team, will feature music made with the help of robots and AI.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Earlier this month, Salonen conducted Scriabin’s \u003cem>Prometheus, The Poem of Fire\u003c/em> \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13953312/scriabin-prometheus-san-francisco-symphony-review\">augmented by colorful lights, smoke cannons and piped-in scents\u003c/a>. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13953338\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/2324-Concerts-Prometheus-Bluebeard-Brandon-Patoc_0005.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13953338\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/2324-Concerts-Prometheus-Bluebeard-Brandon-Patoc_0005.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/2324-Concerts-Prometheus-Bluebeard-Brandon-Patoc_0005-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/2324-Concerts-Prometheus-Bluebeard-Brandon-Patoc_0005-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/2324-Concerts-Prometheus-Bluebeard-Brandon-Patoc_0005-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/2324-Concerts-Prometheus-Bluebeard-Brandon-Patoc_0005-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/2324-Concerts-Prometheus-Bluebeard-Brandon-Patoc_0005-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the orchestra with pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet as the San Francisco Symphony performs Alexander Scriabin’s ‘Prometheus, The Poem of Fire’ at Davies Symphony Hall on March 1, 2024. \u003ccite>(Brandon Patoc)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And yet Salonen has kept one foot in classical music’s traditions. In his final concert as Music Director next June, he will conduct Gustav Mahler, a favorite composer of Salonen’s predecessor Michael Tilson-Thomas and of Thomas’ mentor Leonard Bernstein.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Esa-Pekka’s time as Music Director has been artistically rewarding and exciting for our whole organization, and though this moment is bittersweet, I’m looking forward to experiencing his creativity and artistry through his final programs in this role during the 2024–25 season,” said San Francisco Symphony Board Chair Priscilla Geeslin in a statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The news of Salonen’s exit, made public Thursday, coincided with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13954039/studio-ghibli-music-joe-hisaishi-san-francisco-symphony\">the symphony’s 2024–25 season announcement\u003c/a>. In his final season, Salonen will conduct 12 programs, starting with Verdi’s Requiem in September. He will also conduct several world premieres, by Gabriella Smith, Nico Muhly and Xavier Muzik, as well as his own cello concerto.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The season includes six commissions, five world premieres, 14 works by living composers and 14 artist debuts, along with classic repertoire from Beethoven, Brahms, Debussy, Sibelius and Strauss.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13849049\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2048px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/SFS_Esa-Pekka_Concert_Preview_Brandon_Patoc_0010-1.jpg\" alt=\"Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the San Francisco Symphony on Jan. 18.\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1366\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13849049\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/SFS_Esa-Pekka_Concert_Preview_Brandon_Patoc_0010-1.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/SFS_Esa-Pekka_Concert_Preview_Brandon_Patoc_0010-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/SFS_Esa-Pekka_Concert_Preview_Brandon_Patoc_0010-1-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/SFS_Esa-Pekka_Concert_Preview_Brandon_Patoc_0010-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/SFS_Esa-Pekka_Concert_Preview_Brandon_Patoc_0010-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/SFS_Esa-Pekka_Concert_Preview_Brandon_Patoc_0010-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/SFS_Esa-Pekka_Concert_Preview_Brandon_Patoc_0010-1-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Esa-Pekka Salonen leading the San Francisco Symphony on Jan. 18, 2019. \u003ccite>(Brandon Patoc/San Francisco Symphony)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Salonen’s tenure in San Francisco has been marked, perhaps more than anything else, by a sense of wonder. At a party announcing his appointment in 2018, he addressed the crowd about the task of leading an orchestra. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’ve been doing this for a long time, and I still don’t understand how it works,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Salonen is expected to continue collaborating with the symphony as a guest conductor after his tenure ends. His final season as music director commences in September, and concludes with a program of Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 on June 12–14, 2025.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The symphony has not yet named a replacement. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13846588\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/EsaPekka.MAINREV.jpg\" alt=\"Esa-Pekka Salonen accepts his appointment as new Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony at a welcome party, Dec. 5, 2018.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13846588\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/EsaPekka.MAINREV.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/EsaPekka.MAINREV-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/EsaPekka.MAINREV-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/EsaPekka.MAINREV-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/EsaPekka.MAINREV-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/EsaPekka.MAINREV-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/EsaPekka.MAINREV-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/EsaPekka.MAINREV-960x540.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/EsaPekka.MAINREV-240x135.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/EsaPekka.MAINREV-375x211.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/EsaPekka.MAINREV-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Esa-Pekka Salonen accepts his appointment as new Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony at a welcome party, Dec. 5, 2018. \u003ccite>(Gabe Meline/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In a statement, San Francisco Symphony CEO Matthew Spivey praised Salonen’s creative vision and hard work to address the challenges of the pandemic in the fall of 2020, when his tenure began. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Over his time as Music Director, Esa-Pekka has brought with him a palpable spirit of collaboration and adventure to the San Francisco Symphony that has inspired our musicians, staff, board, and audiences to think more expansively about the possibilities of the orchestral experience,” Spivey said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Salonen, who was part of a 2014 iPad campaign for Apple, notably engaged with the tech sector following his appointment; a \u003cem>New York Times\u003c/em> headline called him a “disrupter” in the classical world. An \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfsymphony.org/Buy-Tickets/2023-24/SoundBox-CAROL-REILEY\">upcoming SoundBox program\u003c/a> at the symphony in April curated by Carol Reiley, a roboticist and member of Salonen’s creative partner team, will feature music made with the help of robots and AI.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Earlier this month, Salonen conducted Scriabin’s \u003cem>Prometheus, The Poem of Fire\u003c/em> \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13953312/scriabin-prometheus-san-francisco-symphony-review\">augmented by colorful lights, smoke cannons and piped-in scents\u003c/a>. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13953338\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/2324-Concerts-Prometheus-Bluebeard-Brandon-Patoc_0005.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13953338\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/2324-Concerts-Prometheus-Bluebeard-Brandon-Patoc_0005.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/2324-Concerts-Prometheus-Bluebeard-Brandon-Patoc_0005-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/2324-Concerts-Prometheus-Bluebeard-Brandon-Patoc_0005-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/2324-Concerts-Prometheus-Bluebeard-Brandon-Patoc_0005-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/2324-Concerts-Prometheus-Bluebeard-Brandon-Patoc_0005-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/2324-Concerts-Prometheus-Bluebeard-Brandon-Patoc_0005-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the orchestra with pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet as the San Francisco Symphony performs Alexander Scriabin’s ‘Prometheus, The Poem of Fire’ at Davies Symphony Hall on March 1, 2024. \u003ccite>(Brandon Patoc)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And yet Salonen has kept one foot in classical music’s traditions. In his final concert as Music Director next June, he will conduct Gustav Mahler, a favorite composer of Salonen’s predecessor Michael Tilson-Thomas and of Thomas’ mentor Leonard Bernstein.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Esa-Pekka’s time as Music Director has been artistically rewarding and exciting for our whole organization, and though this moment is bittersweet, I’m looking forward to experiencing his creativity and artistry through his final programs in this role during the 2024–25 season,” said San Francisco Symphony Board Chair Priscilla Geeslin in a statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The news of Salonen’s exit, made public Thursday, coincided with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13954039/studio-ghibli-music-joe-hisaishi-san-francisco-symphony\">the symphony’s 2024–25 season announcement\u003c/a>. In his final season, Salonen will conduct 12 programs, starting with Verdi’s Requiem in September. He will also conduct several world premieres, by Gabriella Smith, Nico Muhly and Xavier Muzik, as well as his own cello concerto.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The season includes six commissions, five world premieres, 14 works by living composers and 14 artist debuts, along with classic repertoire from Beethoven, Brahms, Debussy, Sibelius and Strauss.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13849049\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2048px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/SFS_Esa-Pekka_Concert_Preview_Brandon_Patoc_0010-1.jpg\" alt=\"Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the San Francisco Symphony on Jan. 18.\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1366\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13849049\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/SFS_Esa-Pekka_Concert_Preview_Brandon_Patoc_0010-1.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/SFS_Esa-Pekka_Concert_Preview_Brandon_Patoc_0010-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/SFS_Esa-Pekka_Concert_Preview_Brandon_Patoc_0010-1-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/SFS_Esa-Pekka_Concert_Preview_Brandon_Patoc_0010-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/SFS_Esa-Pekka_Concert_Preview_Brandon_Patoc_0010-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/SFS_Esa-Pekka_Concert_Preview_Brandon_Patoc_0010-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/SFS_Esa-Pekka_Concert_Preview_Brandon_Patoc_0010-1-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Esa-Pekka Salonen leading the San Francisco Symphony on Jan. 18, 2019. \u003ccite>(Brandon Patoc/San Francisco Symphony)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Salonen’s tenure in San Francisco has been marked, perhaps more than anything else, by a sense of wonder. At a party announcing his appointment in 2018, he addressed the crowd about the task of leading an orchestra. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’ve been doing this for a long time, and I still don’t understand how it works,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Salonen is expected to continue collaborating with the symphony as a guest conductor after his tenure ends. His final season as music director commences in September, and concludes with a program of Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 on June 12–14, 2025.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>So here’s the challenge: How does one present a 114-year-old piece of music by a composer said to be afflicted with \u003ca href=\"https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/synesthesia\">synesthesia\u003c/a> who, in the score, calls for a “\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clavier_%C3%A0_lumi%C3%A8res\">color organ\u003c/a>” — an instrument that does not exist?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Furthermore, how does one interpret this composer’s mysticism and artistic philosophy of merging the senses? How does one weave together so many intangibles and unknowns in a way that says, “Yes, yes, this is the way he would want it performed” — even though it involves significant labor and cost, and, oh right, only lasts 20 minutes?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_13951043']That’s the challenge Esa-Pekka Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony faced when deciding to undertake Alexander Scriabin’s \u003cem>Prometheus, The Poem of Fire\u003c/em>, a piece rarely performed due to risks both aesthetic and logistic. (It’s not exactly an easy commercial sell, either.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And yet on Sunday, with colorful light splashed around the inside of Davies Symphony Hall, and special scents piped throughout the audience, \u003cem>Prometheus\u003c/em> was a dazzling success.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13953338\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13953338\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/2324-Concerts-Prometheus-Bluebeard-Brandon-Patoc_0005.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/2324-Concerts-Prometheus-Bluebeard-Brandon-Patoc_0005.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/2324-Concerts-Prometheus-Bluebeard-Brandon-Patoc_0005-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/2324-Concerts-Prometheus-Bluebeard-Brandon-Patoc_0005-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/2324-Concerts-Prometheus-Bluebeard-Brandon-Patoc_0005-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/2324-Concerts-Prometheus-Bluebeard-Brandon-Patoc_0005-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/2324-Concerts-Prometheus-Bluebeard-Brandon-Patoc_0005-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the orchestra with pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet as the San Francisco Symphony performs Alexander Scriabin’s ‘Prometheus, The Poem of Fire’ at Davies Symphony Hall on March 1, 2024. \u003ccite>(Brandon Patoc)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Before the orchestra played a single note, Davies resembled elements from the film \u003cem>2001\u003c/em>; bathed in red light, the sound baffling conjured \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/pop/102906/50-years-later-2001-a-space-odyssey-is-still-a-cinematic-landmark\">David Bowman’s spherical helmet\u003c/a>, and the grid of square holes in the stage wall recalled \u003ca href=\"https://www.kinolab.org/FilmClip.php?id=790\">HAL’s central circuit boards\u003c/a>. A giant circular lighting rig hovered over the stage. Around the side terraces and floor were situated 12 \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/23/arts/music/scriabin-prometheus-san-francisco-perfume-cartier.html\">wooden contraptions looking like space pods\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And then? The piece started in complete darkness. A faint spotlight appeared on conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen, then vertical lights down the orchestra floor turned indigo. Overhead, the circle glowed green, illuminating pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Three minutes in, I could smell the aroma developed by Mathilde Laurent from Cartier. I’d figured it’d resemble women’s perfume, but no — this was a complex, earthy scent. The lights changed colors corresponding to the music. A dextrous solo passage by Thibaudet was bathed in deep purple, and during one loud portion, what I thought was someone opening the concert hall’s doors to the bright afternoon sun turned out to be the side lighting burning bright white.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The scent got stronger — I thought of fern, madrone and damp bay leaves — and the music more swirling and intense. Swelling brass played against full-fingered piano runs as Scriabin’s score approached the moment, in the Greek myth of Prometheus (and, coincidentally, the beginning of \u003cem>2001\u003c/em>), when humankind is gifted with the power of harnessing fire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13953336\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13953336\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/2324-Concerts-Prometheus-Bluebeard-Brandon-Patoc_0021.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/2324-Concerts-Prometheus-Bluebeard-Brandon-Patoc_0021.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/2324-Concerts-Prometheus-Bluebeard-Brandon-Patoc_0021-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/2324-Concerts-Prometheus-Bluebeard-Brandon-Patoc_0021-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/2324-Concerts-Prometheus-Bluebeard-Brandon-Patoc_0021-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/2324-Concerts-Prometheus-Bluebeard-Brandon-Patoc_0021-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/2324-Concerts-Prometheus-Bluebeard-Brandon-Patoc_0021-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The San Francisco Symphony performs Alexander Scriabin’s ‘Prometheus, The Poem of Fire’ at Davies Symphony Hall, outfitted with special lighting and smoke cannons, on March 1, 2024. \u003ccite>(Brandon Patoc)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>That arrived at the 13-minute mark, when the round doors of the space pods slowly opened, emanating wisps of mist. As the orchestra crescendoed to a climax, \u003cem>boom!\u003c/em> — the space pod cannons launched smoke rings across the hall, zig-zagging over the audience in vibrant red and yellow light. The scent suddenly changed, lighter and less musky, to what seemed like citrus and lychee. I may or may not have whispered, “Oh my God.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Did I say that was the climax? Alas, the joke was on me, because a 77-piece choir started filing into the center terrace to sing thunderously as the music intensified and the scent changed yet again, this time to a sweet herbal note reminiscent of Fernet Branca being poured in a houseplant boutique.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What followed in the final six minutes was pure wonderment at the scope of it all, and the capacity of humans to undertake such a vigorous challenge. At the gigantic fortississimo ending, Davies shimmered with red and yellow until a full blackout after the final thrilling chord.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13953335\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13953335\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/2324-Concerts-Prometheus-Bluebeard-Brandon-Patoc_0035.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/2324-Concerts-Prometheus-Bluebeard-Brandon-Patoc_0035.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/2324-Concerts-Prometheus-Bluebeard-Brandon-Patoc_0035-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/2324-Concerts-Prometheus-Bluebeard-Brandon-Patoc_0035-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/2324-Concerts-Prometheus-Bluebeard-Brandon-Patoc_0035-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/2324-Concerts-Prometheus-Bluebeard-Brandon-Patoc_0035-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/2324-Concerts-Prometheus-Bluebeard-Brandon-Patoc_0035-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A curtain call for the San Francisco Symphony performance of Alexander Scriabin’s ‘Prometheus, The Poem of Fire’ at Davies Symphony Hall on March 1, 2024. Left to right: Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen, Chorus Director Jenny Wong, lighting designer Luke Kritzeck, pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet and Cartier’s in-house perfumer Mathilde Laurent. \u003ccite>(Brandon Patoc)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>After the intermission, Béla Bartók’s \u003cem>Duke Bluebeard’s Castle\u003c/em> felt a bit like Carly Rae Jepsen having to follow Beyoncé. Gerald Finley and Michelle DeYoung were in fine form singing the tale of a doomed wife exploring a blood-stained castle, and the special lighting was used intermittently. But it was no match for the first half.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Scriabin is a composer with a diehard fanbase. During a 2015 performance of Scriabin’s piano sonatas at SFJAZZ by Garrick Ohlsson, some audience members had sheet music in their laps to follow along. Their passion comes from those moments when his singular, strange vision of music is beautifully realized.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It doesn’t happen often. Leave it up to San Francisco to pull it off.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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Swelling brass played against full-fingered piano runs as Scriabin’s score approached the moment, in the Greek myth of Prometheus (and, coincidentally, the beginning of \u003cem>2001\u003c/em>), when humankind is gifted with the power of harnessing fire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13953336\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13953336\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/2324-Concerts-Prometheus-Bluebeard-Brandon-Patoc_0021.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/2324-Concerts-Prometheus-Bluebeard-Brandon-Patoc_0021.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/2324-Concerts-Prometheus-Bluebeard-Brandon-Patoc_0021-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/2324-Concerts-Prometheus-Bluebeard-Brandon-Patoc_0021-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/2324-Concerts-Prometheus-Bluebeard-Brandon-Patoc_0021-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/2324-Concerts-Prometheus-Bluebeard-Brandon-Patoc_0021-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/2324-Concerts-Prometheus-Bluebeard-Brandon-Patoc_0021-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The San Francisco Symphony performs Alexander Scriabin’s ‘Prometheus, The Poem of Fire’ at Davies Symphony Hall, outfitted with special lighting and smoke cannons, on March 1, 2024. \u003ccite>(Brandon Patoc)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>That arrived at the 13-minute mark, when the round doors of the space pods slowly opened, emanating wisps of mist. As the orchestra crescendoed to a climax, \u003cem>boom!\u003c/em> — the space pod cannons launched smoke rings across the hall, zig-zagging over the audience in vibrant red and yellow light. The scent suddenly changed, lighter and less musky, to what seemed like citrus and lychee. I may or may not have whispered, “Oh my God.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Did I say that was the climax? Alas, the joke was on me, because a 77-piece choir started filing into the center terrace to sing thunderously as the music intensified and the scent changed yet again, this time to a sweet herbal note reminiscent of Fernet Branca being poured in a houseplant boutique.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What followed in the final six minutes was pure wonderment at the scope of it all, and the capacity of humans to undertake such a vigorous challenge. At the gigantic fortississimo ending, Davies shimmered with red and yellow until a full blackout after the final thrilling chord.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13953335\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13953335\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/2324-Concerts-Prometheus-Bluebeard-Brandon-Patoc_0035.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/2324-Concerts-Prometheus-Bluebeard-Brandon-Patoc_0035.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/2324-Concerts-Prometheus-Bluebeard-Brandon-Patoc_0035-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/2324-Concerts-Prometheus-Bluebeard-Brandon-Patoc_0035-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/2324-Concerts-Prometheus-Bluebeard-Brandon-Patoc_0035-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/2324-Concerts-Prometheus-Bluebeard-Brandon-Patoc_0035-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/2324-Concerts-Prometheus-Bluebeard-Brandon-Patoc_0035-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A curtain call for the San Francisco Symphony performance of Alexander Scriabin’s ‘Prometheus, The Poem of Fire’ at Davies Symphony Hall on March 1, 2024. Left to right: Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen, Chorus Director Jenny Wong, lighting designer Luke Kritzeck, pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet and Cartier’s in-house perfumer Mathilde Laurent. \u003ccite>(Brandon Patoc)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>After the intermission, Béla Bartók’s \u003cem>Duke Bluebeard’s Castle\u003c/em> felt a bit like Carly Rae Jepsen having to follow Beyoncé. Gerald Finley and Michelle DeYoung were in fine form singing the tale of a doomed wife exploring a blood-stained castle, and the special lighting was used intermittently. But it was no match for the first half.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Scriabin is a composer with a diehard fanbase. During a 2015 performance of Scriabin’s piano sonatas at SFJAZZ by Garrick Ohlsson, some audience members had sheet music in their laps to follow along. 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"content": "\u003cp>Michael Tilson Thomas was in a good mood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Entering the stage at Davies Symphony Hall on Thursday night to an instant standing ovation, a playful smirk came across his face. While applause continued, he extended his baton toward concertmaster Alexander Barantschik, and playfully poked the blue ribbon on his lapel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then, with an amused shrug, the 79-year-old conductor laughed, as if to say, “Let’s not be weighed down by all this gravitas here.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_13909978']Because surely, there was gravitas. This weekend’s performances of Mahler’s Fifth Symphony could well constitute the last time Thomas conducts the San Francisco Symphony.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Having been diagnosed in 2021 with an \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13909978/michael-tilson-thomas-cancer-announcement\">aggressive form of brain cancer\u003c/a>, Thomas is noticeably weaker onstage and in public appearances. The beloved figure who led the orchestra for 25 years \u003ca href=\"https://symphony.org/michael-tilson-thomas-withdraws-from-some-2024-concerts-with-san-francisco-symphony/\">recently withdrew\u003c/a> from conducting two other programs at Davies. It’s possible he could return to the podium in the future, but as of now, this weekend marks his final concerts on the symphony’s calendar. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951058\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/2324concerts_012524mttmahler_stefancohen_019-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1708\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951058\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/2324concerts_012524mttmahler_stefancohen_019-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/2324concerts_012524mttmahler_stefancohen_019-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/2324concerts_012524mttmahler_stefancohen_019-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/2324concerts_012524mttmahler_stefancohen_019-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/2324concerts_012524mttmahler_stefancohen_019-768x513.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/2324concerts_012524mttmahler_stefancohen_019-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/2324concerts_012524mttmahler_stefancohen_019-2048x1367.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/2324concerts_012524mttmahler_stefancohen_019-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael Tilson Thomas conducts the San Francisco Symphony’s performance of Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, at Davies Symphony Hall. \u003ccite>(Stefan Cohen)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Not that you’d have known it from his demeanor Thursday night. While leading a richly rewarding performance of Mahler’s Fifth — a program that repeats Friday and Saturday — a beaming grin was present on his face. Evidently, he needed this music as much as the music needed him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Or maybe, just maybe, his smile came from settling a score. In 2022, filmgoers watched as Cate Blanchett’s character in \u003cem>Tár\u003c/em> took a tasteless dig at Thomas, likening his conducting to “screaming like a [expletive] porn star.” The central piece performed in the film? You guessed it: Mahler’s Fifth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>MTT announced these performances just months after the film opened, and on Thursday night, he showed \u003cem>Tár\u003c/em> how it’s done.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mahler composed the Fifth Symphony in 1901–1902, and it’s often credited with ushering in 20th century composition. Deeply evocative, it fits nearly every human emotion into 75 minutes. It zig-zags from theme to theme, presenting soft timpani and pizzicatos along with thundering, full-throated brass passages.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951066\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/2324concerts_012524mttmahler_stefancohen_021-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1708\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951066\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/2324concerts_012524mttmahler_stefancohen_021-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/2324concerts_012524mttmahler_stefancohen_021-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/2324concerts_012524mttmahler_stefancohen_021-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/2324concerts_012524mttmahler_stefancohen_021-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/2324concerts_012524mttmahler_stefancohen_021-768x513.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/2324concerts_012524mttmahler_stefancohen_021-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/2324concerts_012524mttmahler_stefancohen_021-2048x1367.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/2324concerts_012524mttmahler_stefancohen_021-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael Tilson Thomas conducts the San Francisco Symphony’s performance of Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, at Davies Symphony Hall. \u003ccite>(Stefan Cohen)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>On Thursday, in the hands of Thomas — who made his conducting debut with the San Francisco Symphony 50 years ago, with Mahler’s Ninth — every few minutes yielded a new delight, from its alluring first measures to its thrilling ending.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Once or twice during the music, one noticed his health as he steadied himself by grasping his left hand on the podium. His conducting retained its rhythm, even if it lessened in dynamism; he rarely called for volume adjustments, or vigorously punctuated key moments. At one climactic downbeat in the first movement, the strings, brass and tympani all landed just a millisecond off from each other.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But this is Mahler. Every cell in Thomas’ body knows this music. The orchestra does, too, and rose to the occasion — especially in the beloved Adagietto, one of Mahler’s most heart-wrenching pieces of music. (Thomas’ mentor, Leonard Bernstein, so loved it that he was reportedly buried with the score.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951059\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/2324concerts_012524mttmahler_stefancohen_022-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1708\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951059\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/2324concerts_012524mttmahler_stefancohen_022-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/2324concerts_012524mttmahler_stefancohen_022-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/2324concerts_012524mttmahler_stefancohen_022-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/2324concerts_012524mttmahler_stefancohen_022-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/2324concerts_012524mttmahler_stefancohen_022-768x513.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/2324concerts_012524mttmahler_stefancohen_022-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/2324concerts_012524mttmahler_stefancohen_022-2048x1367.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/2324concerts_012524mttmahler_stefancohen_022-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael Tilson Thomas embraces concertmaster Alexander Barantschik after the San Francisco Symphony’s performance of Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, at Davies Symphony Hall. \u003ccite>(Stefan Cohen)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It was during the Adagietto that I couldn’t help but meditate on Thomas’ long history here. Personally, I thought back to first seeing him \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfsymphony.org/Larry-s-Play-Folder/z-OLD/1995-96-(2)\">at Davies in 1995\u003c/a>, conducting Stravinsky with violin prodigy Midori; again in 2001, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13875367/a-landmark-of-michael-tilson-thomas-career-revisited\">valiantly conducting Mahler’s Symphony No. 6 one day after 9/11\u003c/a>; and in 2015, premiering the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/10216961/live-review-soundbox-classical-goes-clubbing\">groundbreaking SoundBox series\u003c/a>. He’s inspired multiple generations in the Bay Area (the Mahler vinyl bins at Amoeba Music are, as of this writing, completely sold out), and is indelibly woven into the cultural fabric of San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After the piece’s rousing finale — before the audience spilled out onto the newly christened “\u003ca href=\"https://michaeltilsonthomas.com/2023/12/18/mtt-way-unveiled-in-san-francisco/\">MTT Way\u003c/a>” — Thomas stood for a seven-minute standing ovation. It would have gone on longer, too, were it not for him theatrically sighing and \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@horsesweremylife/video/7329402685969698094\">miming to the enthusiastic crowd that it was time to drink milk and go to bed\u003c/a>, drawing laugher among the cheers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As if to console anyone with tears in their eyes at this celebration of life and an incredible career, for a second, at least, the message was: don’t be sad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12127869\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Michael Tilson Thomas conducts the San Francisco Symphony in Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 again on Friday, Jan. 26, and Saturday, Jan. 27. \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfsymphony.org/Buy-Tickets/2023-24/MTT-CONDUCTS-MAHLER-5\">Details here\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Or maybe, just maybe, his smile came from settling a score. In 2022, filmgoers watched as Cate Blanchett’s character in \u003cem>Tár\u003c/em> took a tasteless dig at Thomas, likening his conducting to “screaming like a [expletive] porn star.” The central piece performed in the film? You guessed it: Mahler’s Fifth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>MTT announced these performances just months after the film opened, and on Thursday night, he showed \u003cem>Tár\u003c/em> how it’s done.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mahler composed the Fifth Symphony in 1901–1902, and it’s often credited with ushering in 20th century composition. Deeply evocative, it fits nearly every human emotion into 75 minutes. 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His conducting retained its rhythm, even if it lessened in dynamism; he rarely called for volume adjustments, or vigorously punctuated key moments. At one climactic downbeat in the first movement, the strings, brass and tympani all landed just a millisecond off from each other.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But this is Mahler. Every cell in Thomas’ body knows this music. The orchestra does, too, and rose to the occasion — especially in the beloved Adagietto, one of Mahler’s most heart-wrenching pieces of music. (Thomas’ mentor, Leonard Bernstein, so loved it that he was reportedly buried with the score.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13951059\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/2324concerts_012524mttmahler_stefancohen_022-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1708\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13951059\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/2324concerts_012524mttmahler_stefancohen_022-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/2324concerts_012524mttmahler_stefancohen_022-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/2324concerts_012524mttmahler_stefancohen_022-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/2324concerts_012524mttmahler_stefancohen_022-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/2324concerts_012524mttmahler_stefancohen_022-768x513.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/2324concerts_012524mttmahler_stefancohen_022-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/2324concerts_012524mttmahler_stefancohen_022-2048x1367.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/01/2324concerts_012524mttmahler_stefancohen_022-1920x1281.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael Tilson Thomas embraces concertmaster Alexander Barantschik after the San Francisco Symphony’s performance of Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, at Davies Symphony Hall. \u003ccite>(Stefan Cohen)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It was during the Adagietto that I couldn’t help but meditate on Thomas’ long history here. Personally, I thought back to first seeing him \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfsymphony.org/Larry-s-Play-Folder/z-OLD/1995-96-(2)\">at Davies in 1995\u003c/a>, conducting Stravinsky with violin prodigy Midori; again in 2001, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13875367/a-landmark-of-michael-tilson-thomas-career-revisited\">valiantly conducting Mahler’s Symphony No. 6 one day after 9/11\u003c/a>; and in 2015, premiering the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/10216961/live-review-soundbox-classical-goes-clubbing\">groundbreaking SoundBox series\u003c/a>. He’s inspired multiple generations in the Bay Area (the Mahler vinyl bins at Amoeba Music are, as of this writing, completely sold out), and is indelibly woven into the cultural fabric of San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After the piece’s rousing finale — before the audience spilled out onto the newly christened “\u003ca href=\"https://michaeltilsonthomas.com/2023/12/18/mtt-way-unveiled-in-san-francisco/\">MTT Way\u003c/a>” — Thomas stood for a seven-minute standing ovation. It would have gone on longer, too, were it not for him theatrically sighing and \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@horsesweremylife/video/7329402685969698094\">miming to the enthusiastic crowd that it was time to drink milk and go to bed\u003c/a>, drawing laugher among the cheers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As if to console anyone with tears in their eyes at this celebration of life and an incredible career, for a second, at least, the message was: don’t be sad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12127869\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Michael Tilson Thomas conducts the San Francisco Symphony in Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 again on Friday, Jan. 26, and Saturday, Jan. 27. \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfsymphony.org/Buy-Tickets/2023-24/MTT-CONDUCTS-MAHLER-5\">Details here\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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Monét grew up in Sacramento before relocating to Los Angeles to launch her songwriting career. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Monét performed a homecoming show last month in Sacramento following two sold-out nights at the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco. The star quality in her performance was palpable. Monét previously received three Grammy nominations for her work on Ariana Grande’s album \u003cem>thank u, next\u003c/em> and Chloe x Halle’s hit single “Do It,” but this year’s seven nominations mark a first for her as a performer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Monét’s 2-year-old daughter, Hazel, achieved a milestone as well. She’s the youngest nominee in the history of the awards for her featured voice in the song “Hollywood” alongside the legendary group Earth, Wind & Fire in the Best Traditional R&B Performance category.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/Justjstyle/status/1720626880607396004?s=20\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Monét is also nominated in these categories: Best R&B Song for “On My Mama”, Best R&B Performance for “How Does It Make You Feel”, Best R&B Album and Best Engineered Album categories. What’s more, she’ll compete in two of the four general field categories as she receives a coveted Best New Artist nomination while her hit song, “On My Mama,” lands in the Record of the Year tier. Colin Leonard, nominated as the mastering engineer of “On My Mama,” studied classical guitar at the University of the Pacific in Stockton.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The most nominated artist this year, SZA, had some Bay Area magic on her album, too. 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Renowned for his work at Carnegie Hall, the National Symphony and others, Reineke has also become known for his collaborations with R&B and hip-hop stars, including Cynthia Erivo, Nas, Common and Kendrick Lamar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As with Maxwell’s other symphony performances, audience members will be asked to lock up their cell phones \u003ca href=\"https://variety.com/2022/music/news/yondr-festival-live-pouch-lockup-1235230522/\">in Yondr pouches\u003c/a> for the duration of the show, a conscious choice intended to pay homage to the orchestra, and to take us back to the old school way of experiencing concerts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We get to kind of shut the world off for a second and really appreciate the magnitude of what [we]’re hearing,” Maxwell says of the decision. “Because I’m literally falling over inside myself, trying to keep it together because I’m so stunned by the harps and the conviction with which it’s played. It’s something to behold, really. So, I can’t wait. 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In \u003cem>Game On!\u003c/em>, game composer Andy Brick conducts the San Jose Symphony in an evening of music from titles like \u003cem>World of Warcraft, Diablo, Assassin’s Creed, League of Legends, Until Dawn\u003c/em> and more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13929695\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13929695\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/NavayeAzadiEnsemble-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/NavayeAzadiEnsemble-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/NavayeAzadiEnsemble-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/NavayeAzadiEnsemble-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/NavayeAzadiEnsemble-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/NavayeAzadiEnsemble.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Navaye Azadi Ensemble sings of the ‘women, life, freedom’ movement in Iran. \u003ccite>(SFIAF)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfiaf.org/2023_navaye_azadi\">Navaye Azadi Ensemble\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>June 11\u003cbr>\nBrava Theater, San Francisco\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As inspiring as the \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woman,_Life,_Freedom\">Women, Life, Freedom\u003c/a> movement in Iran may be, it’s important to remember that the opposition of the country’s morality police is strong, deadly, and not waning. To keep the movement in the public eye, and to express the issues of women’s rights and democracy through song, the Navaya Azadi Ensemble sings contemporary texts in Farsi, accompanied by violin and piano. The concert is part of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfiaf.org/\">San Francisco International Arts Festival\u003c/a>, itself a cornucopia of socially conscious performances over an 11-day span.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13929694\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13929694\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/FridaDiego.CRED_.CarliKadelSDOpera-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/FridaDiego.CRED_.CarliKadelSDOpera-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/FridaDiego.CRED_.CarliKadelSDOpera-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/FridaDiego.CRED_.CarliKadelSDOpera-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/FridaDiego.CRED_.CarliKadelSDOpera-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/FridaDiego.CRED_.CarliKadelSDOpera-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/FridaDiego.CRED_.CarliKadelSDOpera.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Guadalupe Paz and Alfredo Daza in the San Diego Opera world premiere of ‘El ultimo sueño de Frida y Diego.’ \u003ccite>(Karli Cadel / San Diego Opera)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>‘\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfopera.com/operas/el-ultimo-sueno-de-frida-y-diego/\">El último sueño de Frida y Diego\u003c/a>’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>June 13–30\u003cbr>\nWar Memorial Opera House, San Francisco\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In this summer’s most anticipated new work, the story of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera’s rollercoaster romance gets a creative treatment by Boonville-based composer Gabriela Lena Frank and librettist Nilo Cruz. Set three years after Kahlo’s death, and weeks before Rivera’s own, the opera imagines Rivera (Alfredo Daza) pining to see his wife Frida (Daniela Mack) one last time. Since it happens to be Día de los Muertos, his wish becomes an absorbing journey for both of them. With a relatively short run time of just over two hours, consider \u003cem>Frida y Diego\u003c/em> a perfect option for introducing first-timers to the opera.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10811128\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10811128\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/TerryDavid.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/TerryDavid.jpg 640w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/TerryDavid-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Terry Riley with the Kronos Quartet’s David Harrington at the SFJAZZ Center. \u003ccite>(Evan Neff)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://kronosquartet.org/kronos-festival-2023/\">Kronos Festival\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>June 22–24\u003cbr>\nSFJAZZ Center, San Francisco\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Put the classical canon in an air fryer, send it 50 years into the future, and play it at 1.5x speed, and you’d get something close to the atmospheres created by the Kronos Quartet. The Bay Area institution’s annual festival is always thrilling, with guest performers and daring works. This year’s lineup includes pieces by West African singer Angélique Kidjo, Pulitzer winner Henry Threadgill, Bay Area composer Gullermo Galindo, jazz-thrash polyglot Trey Spruance, and even some reliable standbys like Terry Riley (above) and Philip Glass. With Aizuri Quartet, Attacca Quartet and Friction Quartet joining Kronos, check your preconceptions at the door.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13929699\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13929699\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/IsaiahCollier.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"519\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/IsaiahCollier.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/IsaiahCollier-160x104.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/IsaiahCollier-768x498.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Isaiah Collier. \u003ccite>(Tiffany Smith)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://blackcatsf.turntabletickets.com/\">Isaiah Collier & the Chosen Few\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>June 22–25\u003cbr>\nThe Black Cat, San Francisco\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’ve ever wanted to travel back in time to see John Coltrane recording his landmark album \u003cem>A Love Supreme\u003c/em>, Isaiah Collier & the Chosen Few have a deal for you. For the saxophonist’s 2021 album \u003cem>Cosmic Transitions\u003c/em>, he brought his group to the same recording studio where \u003cem>A Love Supreme\u003c/em> was made, and on John Coltrane’s birthday, no less. This quaint anecdote could have ended there — if the results weren’t so vital and stunning. Live, Collier is always on his game, and in the classic confines of this Tenderloin basement club, his sets are bound to be a transporting experience.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13929700\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 660px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13929700\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/WillieColon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/WillieColon.jpg 660w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/WillieColon-160x116.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Willie Colón. \u003ccite>(Artist photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.livenation.com/event/G5vYZ9Pb4EECE/cafe-con-leche-starring-willie-colon\">Willie Colón\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>July 15\u003cbr>\nShoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Willie Colón’s name is near-synonymous with the New York Salsa renaissance of the early 1970s. In a series of underworld-themed albums on the Fania label, the trombonist, vocalist and bandleader worked with Hector Lavoe, Celia Cruz, Ruben Blades and many others. The Latin music legend headlines this package tour with Los Hermanos Rosario, Hector Acosta, Los Hermanos Flores and Fulanito. Pro tip: For a free concert of New York Latin music without the snarled traffic into and out of the parking lot, the Latin soul legend \u003ca href=\"https://ybgfestival.org/event/joe-bataan_la-dona/\">Joe Bataan plays with Mission District favorite La Doña at Yerba Buena Gardens\u003c/a> on the same day, July 15.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13929728\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13929728\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Marshall.Allen_-800x532.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Marshall.Allen_-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Marshall.Allen_-1020x678.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Marshall.Allen_-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Marshall.Allen_-768x511.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Marshall.Allen_.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marshall Allen of the Sun Ra Arkestra performs on stage in the United Kingdom in 2012. \u003ccite>(Gary Wolstenholme/Redferns via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfjazz.org/tickets/productions/summer23/sun-ra-arkestra-adventure-into-outer-space/\">Sun Ra Arkestra\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>July 20–23\u003cbr>\nSFJAZZ Center, San Francisco\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The music and mystique of Sun Ra just keep growing, and while Ra himself left this Earth to travel the outer spaceways in 1993, his mission is, thankfully, kept alive by 99-year-old saxophonist and bandleader Marshall Allen. (Note: Allen, 99, is no longer performing on the road with the band, and will not appear at these shows.) Cunningly, the group’s residency is split in half: two nights of Ra’s more borderless, avant-garde music, and two nights of his singular take on big-band swing. Attendees are advised to be ready for a journey — no one who experiences the music of Sun Ra in a live setting leaves unchanged.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13929729\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13929729\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Peter.Drake_-800x394.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Peter.Drake_-800x394.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Peter.Drake_-160x79.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Peter.Drake_-768x378.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Peter.Drake_.jpg 1015w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tchaikovsky and… Drake?\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfsymphony.org/Buy-Tickets/2022-23/Hackman-Tchaikovsky-X-Drake\">Tchaikovsky x Drake\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>July 29\u003cbr>\nDavis Symphony Hall, San Francisco\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dude, I don’t know either. The classical establishment is always looking for ways to make classical music more enticing to younger people, and this seems to be its latest attempt: a touring production that blends the symphonies of Tchaikovsky with the half-melodic melodies and incel-adjacent bars of the famous Canadian rapper Drake. For a more local spin on this experiment, San Francisco rap icon \u003ca href=\"https://www.cityboxoffice.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=2867\">Andre Nickatina hosts a “reimagining” of his music with a classical ensemble\u003c/a> just one block away from Davies on June 24. Attention, NBA Youngboy and Yo-Yo Ma: your move!\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13929730\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13929730\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Ahya.Simone-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Ahya.Simone-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Ahya.Simone-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Ahya.Simone-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Ahya.Simone-768x513.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Ahya.Simone.jpg 1298w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ahya Simone. \u003ccite>(Artist photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>‘\u003ca href=\"https://operaparallele.org/expansive/\">Expansive: A Showcase of Transgender and Non-Binary Classical Artists\u003c/a>’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Aug. 3 and 4\u003cbr>\nStrand Theater, San Francisco\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco’s first-of-its-kind Transgender District was founded in 2017, and in 2022, it partnered with Opera Parallèle to celebrate trans and nonbinary classical musicians. The series returns in a year that’s seen increased attacks on trans rights, both in distant state legislatures and on San Francisco’s own streets. Performing this year are singer Katherine Goforth, harpist Ahya Simone (above) and mezzo-soprano Nikola Printz. With host Afrika America, expect poignancy, humor and artistry of high order.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13929731\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13929731\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Patrice-Rushen-800x494.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Patrice-Rushen-800x494.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Patrice-Rushen-1020x629.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Patrice-Rushen-160x99.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Patrice-Rushen-768x474.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Patrice-Rushen.jpg 1332w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Patrice Rushen. \u003ccite>(San Jose Jazz)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://summerfest.sanjosejazz.org/\">San Jose Jazz Summer Fest\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Aug. 11-13\u003cbr>\nVarious venues, downtown San Jose\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s remarkably common for small festivals to lose their steam and peter out after a couple years. Rare is the festival, like San Jose Summerfest, that just gets bigger and better each year. This year’s fun comes in the form of headliners like bassist extraordinaire Marcus Miller, experimentalists The Bad Plus, Zambian rock band W.I.T.C.H., soulful vocalist Gregory Porter and jazz phenomenon Veronica Swift. Spread out over central San Jose, the festival offers the sublime opportunity to listen to Patrice Rushen (above) on a Sunday afternoon, laying on a blanket in Plaza de César Chávez. Does summertime get much better?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Correction:\u003c/strong> \u003c/em>\u003cem>This story previously stated that San Jose Jazz Summer Fest takes place Aug. 3 and 4. The correct dates are Aug. 11-13. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story has also been updated to reflect that Marshall Allen is not performing with the Sun Ra Arkestra in Sam Francisco.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>They say that jazz is best as a cool, late-night experience, and classical concerts are often a nighttime affair. But don’t let that notion get in the way of enjoying the season where both genres hang a little loose, and let their formal suit buttons out. Here’s a solid list of picks for the club, concert hall and outdoor setting this summer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13929696\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13929696\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/AndyBrick.GameOn.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/AndyBrick.GameOn.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/AndyBrick.GameOn-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/AndyBrick.GameOn-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Video game composer Andy Brock conducts ‘Game On!’ \u003ccite>(Courtesy Andy Brick)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>‘\u003ca href=\"https://www.symphonysanjose.org/season/\">Game On!\u003c/a>’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>May 26 and 27\u003cbr>\nSan Jose Center for the Performing Arts\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like trap music or TikTok, video game music is a generational divider: younger people who came of age playing \u003cem>Super Mario Bros.\u003c/em> recognize it as high art, and a certain older generation dismisses it as commercial decoration. While not all video game scores rise to the brilliant level of, say, \u003cem>Final Fantasy VII\u003c/em>, there’s enough craft in the canon at this point that symphonic concerts of video game music have become frequent — and popular. In \u003cem>Game On!\u003c/em>, game composer Andy Brick conducts the San Jose Symphony in an evening of music from titles like \u003cem>World of Warcraft, Diablo, Assassin’s Creed, League of Legends, Until Dawn\u003c/em> and more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13929695\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13929695\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/NavayeAzadiEnsemble-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/NavayeAzadiEnsemble-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/NavayeAzadiEnsemble-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/NavayeAzadiEnsemble-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/NavayeAzadiEnsemble-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/NavayeAzadiEnsemble.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Navaye Azadi Ensemble sings of the ‘women, life, freedom’ movement in Iran. \u003ccite>(SFIAF)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfiaf.org/2023_navaye_azadi\">Navaye Azadi Ensemble\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>June 11\u003cbr>\nBrava Theater, San Francisco\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As inspiring as the \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woman,_Life,_Freedom\">Women, Life, Freedom\u003c/a> movement in Iran may be, it’s important to remember that the opposition of the country’s morality police is strong, deadly, and not waning. To keep the movement in the public eye, and to express the issues of women’s rights and democracy through song, the Navaya Azadi Ensemble sings contemporary texts in Farsi, accompanied by violin and piano. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In this summer’s most anticipated new work, the story of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera’s rollercoaster romance gets a creative treatment by Boonville-based composer Gabriela Lena Frank and librettist Nilo Cruz. Set three years after Kahlo’s death, and weeks before Rivera’s own, the opera imagines Rivera (Alfredo Daza) pining to see his wife Frida (Daniela Mack) one last time. Since it happens to be Día de los Muertos, his wish becomes an absorbing journey for both of them. With a relatively short run time of just over two hours, consider \u003cem>Frida y Diego\u003c/em> a perfect option for introducing first-timers to the opera.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10811128\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10811128\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/TerryDavid.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/TerryDavid.jpg 640w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/06/TerryDavid-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Terry Riley with the Kronos Quartet’s David Harrington at the SFJAZZ Center. \u003ccite>(Evan Neff)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://kronosquartet.org/kronos-festival-2023/\">Kronos Festival\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>June 22–24\u003cbr>\nSFJAZZ Center, San Francisco\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Put the classical canon in an air fryer, send it 50 years into the future, and play it at 1.5x speed, and you’d get something close to the atmospheres created by the Kronos Quartet. The Bay Area institution’s annual festival is always thrilling, with guest performers and daring works. This year’s lineup includes pieces by West African singer Angélique Kidjo, Pulitzer winner Henry Threadgill, Bay Area composer Gullermo Galindo, jazz-thrash polyglot Trey Spruance, and even some reliable standbys like Terry Riley (above) and Philip Glass. With Aizuri Quartet, Attacca Quartet and Friction Quartet joining Kronos, check your preconceptions at the door.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13929699\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13929699\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/IsaiahCollier.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"519\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/IsaiahCollier.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/IsaiahCollier-160x104.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/IsaiahCollier-768x498.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Isaiah Collier. \u003ccite>(Tiffany Smith)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://blackcatsf.turntabletickets.com/\">Isaiah Collier & the Chosen Few\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>June 22–25\u003cbr>\nThe Black Cat, San Francisco\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’ve ever wanted to travel back in time to see John Coltrane recording his landmark album \u003cem>A Love Supreme\u003c/em>, Isaiah Collier & the Chosen Few have a deal for you. For the saxophonist’s 2021 album \u003cem>Cosmic Transitions\u003c/em>, he brought his group to the same recording studio where \u003cem>A Love Supreme\u003c/em> was made, and on John Coltrane’s birthday, no less. This quaint anecdote could have ended there — if the results weren’t so vital and stunning. Live, Collier is always on his game, and in the classic confines of this Tenderloin basement club, his sets are bound to be a transporting experience.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13929700\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 660px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13929700\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/WillieColon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/WillieColon.jpg 660w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/WillieColon-160x116.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Willie Colón. \u003ccite>(Artist photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.livenation.com/event/G5vYZ9Pb4EECE/cafe-con-leche-starring-willie-colon\">Willie Colón\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>July 15\u003cbr>\nShoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Willie Colón’s name is near-synonymous with the New York Salsa renaissance of the early 1970s. In a series of underworld-themed albums on the Fania label, the trombonist, vocalist and bandleader worked with Hector Lavoe, Celia Cruz, Ruben Blades and many others. The Latin music legend headlines this package tour with Los Hermanos Rosario, Hector Acosta, Los Hermanos Flores and Fulanito. Pro tip: For a free concert of New York Latin music without the snarled traffic into and out of the parking lot, the Latin soul legend \u003ca href=\"https://ybgfestival.org/event/joe-bataan_la-dona/\">Joe Bataan plays with Mission District favorite La Doña at Yerba Buena Gardens\u003c/a> on the same day, July 15.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13929728\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13929728\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Marshall.Allen_-800x532.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Marshall.Allen_-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Marshall.Allen_-1020x678.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Marshall.Allen_-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Marshall.Allen_-768x511.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Marshall.Allen_.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marshall Allen of the Sun Ra Arkestra performs on stage in the United Kingdom in 2012. \u003ccite>(Gary Wolstenholme/Redferns via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfjazz.org/tickets/productions/summer23/sun-ra-arkestra-adventure-into-outer-space/\">Sun Ra Arkestra\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>July 20–23\u003cbr>\nSFJAZZ Center, San Francisco\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The music and mystique of Sun Ra just keep growing, and while Ra himself left this Earth to travel the outer spaceways in 1993, his mission is, thankfully, kept alive by 99-year-old saxophonist and bandleader Marshall Allen. (Note: Allen, 99, is no longer performing on the road with the band, and will not appear at these shows.) Cunningly, the group’s residency is split in half: two nights of Ra’s more borderless, avant-garde music, and two nights of his singular take on big-band swing. Attendees are advised to be ready for a journey — no one who experiences the music of Sun Ra in a live setting leaves unchanged.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13929729\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13929729\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Peter.Drake_-800x394.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Peter.Drake_-800x394.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Peter.Drake_-160x79.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Peter.Drake_-768x378.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Peter.Drake_.jpg 1015w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tchaikovsky and… Drake?\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfsymphony.org/Buy-Tickets/2022-23/Hackman-Tchaikovsky-X-Drake\">Tchaikovsky x Drake\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>July 29\u003cbr>\nDavis Symphony Hall, San Francisco\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dude, I don’t know either. The classical establishment is always looking for ways to make classical music more enticing to younger people, and this seems to be its latest attempt: a touring production that blends the symphonies of Tchaikovsky with the half-melodic melodies and incel-adjacent bars of the famous Canadian rapper Drake. For a more local spin on this experiment, San Francisco rap icon \u003ca href=\"https://www.cityboxoffice.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=2867\">Andre Nickatina hosts a “reimagining” of his music with a classical ensemble\u003c/a> just one block away from Davies on June 24. Attention, NBA Youngboy and Yo-Yo Ma: your move!\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13929730\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13929730\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Ahya.Simone-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Ahya.Simone-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Ahya.Simone-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Ahya.Simone-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Ahya.Simone-768x513.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Ahya.Simone.jpg 1298w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ahya Simone. \u003ccite>(Artist photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>‘\u003ca href=\"https://operaparallele.org/expansive/\">Expansive: A Showcase of Transgender and Non-Binary Classical Artists\u003c/a>’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Aug. 3 and 4\u003cbr>\nStrand Theater, San Francisco\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco’s first-of-its-kind Transgender District was founded in 2017, and in 2022, it partnered with Opera Parallèle to celebrate trans and nonbinary classical musicians. The series returns in a year that’s seen increased attacks on trans rights, both in distant state legislatures and on San Francisco’s own streets. Performing this year are singer Katherine Goforth, harpist Ahya Simone (above) and mezzo-soprano Nikola Printz. With host Afrika America, expect poignancy, humor and artistry of high order.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13929731\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13929731\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Patrice-Rushen-800x494.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Patrice-Rushen-800x494.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Patrice-Rushen-1020x629.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Patrice-Rushen-160x99.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Patrice-Rushen-768x474.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Patrice-Rushen.jpg 1332w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Patrice Rushen. \u003ccite>(San Jose Jazz)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://summerfest.sanjosejazz.org/\">San Jose Jazz Summer Fest\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Aug. 11-13\u003cbr>\nVarious venues, downtown San Jose\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s remarkably common for small festivals to lose their steam and peter out after a couple years. Rare is the festival, like San Jose Summerfest, that just gets bigger and better each year. This year’s fun comes in the form of headliners like bassist extraordinaire Marcus Miller, experimentalists The Bad Plus, Zambian rock band W.I.T.C.H., soulful vocalist Gregory Porter and jazz phenomenon Veronica Swift. Spread out over central San Jose, the festival offers the sublime opportunity to listen to Patrice Rushen (above) on a Sunday afternoon, laying on a blanket in Plaza de César Chávez. Does summertime get much better?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Correction:\u003c/strong> \u003c/em>\u003cem>This story previously stated that San Jose Jazz Summer Fest takes place Aug. 3 and 4. The correct dates are Aug. 11-13. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 4.6875em;float: left;line-height: 0.733em;padding: 0.05em 0.1em 0 0;font-family: times, serif, georgia\">T\u003c/span>here’s a standout scene in \u003cem>Moonlight\u003c/em>, Barry Jenkins’ widely acclaimed 2016 coming-of-age film, that doesn’t have the typical “pivotal moment” hallmarks of an \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCQn_FkFElI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oscars Best Picture winner\u003c/a>. There’s not a big speech. Not a lot really happens, even.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the scene in which Juan (Mahershala Ali) teaches Little (Alex Hibbert) how to swim is rich text for other reasons. There’s the painterly light, athletic camera work. The symbolism is somehow both striking and understated — a rare glimpse of Black masculinity as a nurturing force, as well as what Jenkins has called a “spiritual transference” between these two characters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then there’s the music. Bright, anxious violins pick up speed as the figurative baptism progresses; over the course of a two-minute piece, composer Nicholas Britell’s score reflects the beauty and danger of the ocean, as well as the complex sea of emotions in our young protagonist: determination, hope and fear. I dare you to find me someone who didn’t sit in the movie theater holding their breath for the entire scene.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6yMItXePG8\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the seven years since \u003cem>Moonlight\u003c/em>’s release, with films like \u003cem>If Beale Street Could Talk\u003c/em> and the limited series \u003cem>The Underground Railroad\u003c/em>, the partnership between Jenkins and Britell has produced numerous breathtaking moments like this. Jenkins tells stories of Black America, consistently turning an artful, unflinching eye on protagonists who are limited or literally trapped by injustice, by poverty and incarceration. And while Jenkins’ writing and direction are deeply empathetic, it’s often Britell’s scores — soaring, evocative works that apply R&B and hip-hop production techniques to classical music — that grant these characters their full humanity, reminding us that even people living in the most tragic of circumstances experience a vast range of emotion, including love and yearning along with anguish.[aside postid='forum_2010101892493']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A horn line swells, and we remember — oh, right. Every single person I meet has an entire universe of pain and beauty and unfulfilled dreams swirling inside them at all times. And then we weep uncontrollably into our popcorn.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Britell, a classically trained pianist, has been a “\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfsymphony.org/About-SFS/Collaborative-Partners\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">collaborative partner\u003c/a>” with the San Francisco Symphony since 2018. But his April 14–15 events with Jenkins at \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/tag/soundbox\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SoundBox\u003c/a>, with Symphony musicians performing works from \u003cem>Moonlight,\u003c/em> \u003cem>Beale Street\u003c/em> and \u003cem>The Underground Railroad\u003c/em>, will present his most personal collaboration yet with the organization.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This interview has been edited for length and clarity.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Emma Silvers: Barry, your projects have always shown a love of music, even going back to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/24154/medicine_for_melancholy\">\u003cem>Medicine for Melancholy\u003c/em>\u003c/a>. Can you talk about where music lives in your writing process? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Barry Jenkins:\u003c/strong> Music has always been part of it. I mean, I’ve always been surrounded by music — I grew up in a household where, even though we were so extremely poor, there was always music playing. Or I would go to the flea market and get tapes — and this is terrible as someone who now makes a living from copywritten material — but people would make these cassette tapes with all these different songs on them, and you could get a tape for like five bucks, as opposed to an album, which cost 15 or 20 bucks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13844783']And I’ve always listened to music while I write. When I first got to college and started pursuing creative writing and working on film, I would go to this café to work. And between coffee, wine and music, I found that I could slip into a place where I could translate the feeling of what was happening in the scene in my head to the page.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This was also when I was discovering the filmmakers who became foundational to my idea of what cinema was, people like Claire Denis and Wong Kar-wai, and they used music in a very open, very clear way. In film school, I was taught music is meant to be in the background of a film, which is kind of making it elevator music. So I was like, \u003cem>No, no, no:\u003c/em> I’ve seen films where you can use this combination of sound and images and score to really elevate what the character was feeling. That’s the place it’s always had for me.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13927608\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/3519cb71-3220-4c5f-bd61-a040847310ed-scaled.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13927608\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/3519cb71-3220-4c5f-bd61-a040847310ed-800x530.jpg\" alt=\"a black and white photo of a young Black man in a dark collared shirt with glasses, smiling at the camera \" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/3519cb71-3220-4c5f-bd61-a040847310ed-800x530.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/3519cb71-3220-4c5f-bd61-a040847310ed-1020x676.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/3519cb71-3220-4c5f-bd61-a040847310ed-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/3519cb71-3220-4c5f-bd61-a040847310ed-768x509.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/3519cb71-3220-4c5f-bd61-a040847310ed-1536x1018.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/3519cb71-3220-4c5f-bd61-a040847310ed-2048x1358.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/3519cb71-3220-4c5f-bd61-a040847310ed-1920x1273.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Barry Jenkins’ San Francisco-set debut feature, ‘Medicine for Melancholy,’ will be released by The Criterion Collection in June, with new commentary from the filmmaker. \u003ccite>(Matt Morris)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>You’ve both spoken about not wanting to tell the audience how to feel, that it’s more about music that sounds the way the characters feel — kind of achieving interiority through music. Which, especially as a non-musician, seems mystical to me. Can you talk about what it looks like to get into that headspace and compose for different characters, especially people with very different lived experiences from your own?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Nicholas Britell:\u003c/strong> It can \u003cem>feel\u003c/em> mystical; I also use the word “alchemy” a lot. And so much of it is about this incredibly close collaboration, searching \u003cem>together\u003c/em> for things — I’m never working alone. Which is why it’s so special that Barry and I are doing this show; we get into this stream of consciousness when we’re in the room together.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On \u003cem>Beale Street\u003c/em>, for example, Barry said “I’m hearing brass and horns.” So I started thinking about the scene where Tish and Fonny have finally been able to rent that apartment, and they’re in the street and they start shouting to the sky with joy. I think a lot about shapes. I feel that the shapes of things in music actually affect us all in similar ways. So, OK, I want the music to go upward — to shout to the sky. Well, what if it’s a trumpet shouting to the sky? And then I start doing experiments with brass, French horns, clarinet, trumpet, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet, and I kind of go off into the wilderness and try things.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then, through experimenting together, we realized it was missing cellos. Like, \u003cem>oh, the cellos are the feeling of love.\u003c/em> And all of a sudden, if I take the chords that I was playing with brass but the cellos play them, everything feels different. It’s never, oh, what key signature is this, or what type of chord is this. It ultimately always comes back to feelings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmK71ZfaZO4\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Audiences have these incredibly poignant, personal responses to these scores, where the music seems to help them access complicated feelings about their own lives. Have you seen \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWQ7neoBhCE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the comments\u003c/a> on “Agape” on YouTube?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Barry Jenkins:\u003c/strong> They’re nuts. (Laughs.) Nuts! Way more people have listened to that piece than have even heard of this film. Way more people are going to hear that song than will ever watch \u003cem>If Beale Street Could Talk\u003c/em>. And I remember being there at the moment of its creation, in this really diligent but simple process of chasing what that moment felt like, both within the film and within the characters’ lives. It’s this very aspirational moment, when Tish is at her most hopeful, like everything is on the table for this family. And Nick just did this thing where he had the song keep reaching \u003cem>up and up and up\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"Barry Jenkins\"]‘[James] Baldwin was … bottling this nuclear atom of the hopes, the aspirations, the yearning, the melancholy of Black life in America. And Nick somehow found a way to get in there and really translate that into music.’[/pullquote]But the way that piece of music connects with people, and this is me saying this, not Nick — these are Black films and this is Black music. It really is. And it’s amazing to me there are white people all over the world, we’ve seen this on Instagram, who walk down the aisle to this piece of music. I say it’s Black music because what Mr. Baldwin was writing, and what Regina and Stephan and KiKi are doing in that sequence, is bottling this nuclear atom of the hopes, the aspirations, the yearning, the melancholy of Black life in America. And Nick somehow found a way to get in there and really translate that into music.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When I get a little tipsy and I go read those comments on YouTube, I see that the whole journey of making that film, even if people only accessed it through hearing this one song, would have been worth it. Because the way people respond to the feeling of that music … I mean, sometimes it knocks me down. If you want to know the power, the effect, the legitimate movement that a piece of score can create, go look up that thing on YouTube and the things that complete strangers — who have no skin in the game on how successful this film is or isn’t! — and they’re just pouring themselves out about what this piece of music means to them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13927605\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/image0-scaled.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13927605\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/image0-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"a young white man with light brown hair in a black button-down shirt and glasses looks down away from the camera\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/image0-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/image0-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/image0-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/image0-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/image0-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/image0-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/image0-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nicholas Britell’s other scores include collaborations with director Adam McKay, including ‘The Big Short’ and ‘Don’t Look Up,’ as well as the HBO show ‘Succession.’ \u003ccite>(Emma McIntyre)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Nicholas Britell:\u003c/strong> I’ll just add that the music that I write with Barry is unlike anything else that I write. In some ways, I think Barry lets me tap into different emotions, and there are certain feelings that I think we are both drawn to. And I get to figure out: what is the sound of that? So much of what we do is experimentation — Barry will like a kernel of something, so we follow that, but we don’t know where we’re going. Just that when we’re there, we’ll know.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Moonlight\u003c/em> and \u003cem>Beale Street\u003c/em> were both so rooted in Miami and New York, respectively, the cities where they took place. But \u003cem>The Underground Railroad\u003c/em> takes us to so many different locations, and then also has surreal elements. How do you find the sound for something of that scope, especially without the anchor of a specific, singular time or place?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='arts_13897166']\u003cstrong>Nicholas Britell:\u003c/strong> The scale and scope and difficulty of \u003cem>The Underground Railroad\u003c/em> was unlike anything I’d ever done. I remember Barry saying to me, you know, each state is a different state of mind for Cora — and we thought of it almost like different planets. Because that journey is unlike \u003cem>anything\u003c/em>. As a comparison, it’s not \u003cem>Succession,\u003c/em> where, from episode 1 to 2, we’re probably in New York City, probably in the Roy family. This is like we’re in a different \u003cem>universe\u003c/em>. We’re in a different dimension, possibly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then there’s the sonic experimentation, just the amount that we were going to push… we look at \u003cem>Moonlight\u003c/em>, where there was the idea of using \u003ca href=\"https://ra.co/features/4040\">chopped and screwed\u003c/a> as a technique, or in \u003cem>Beale Street\u003c/em>, where we’re taking the sounds of love and harming them so they’re broken and they become a sound of injustice. On \u003cem>Underground Railroad\u003c/em>, it was times 100. How do we push things to feel beyond what we can even imagine?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then, what is the architecture? Because if you establish a musical idea at the very beginning of a film, part of the beauty, hopefully, is that if it comes back later, you have a memory of having felt it — even just subconsciously. So multiplying that across 10 episodes, when do we echo back? I remember showing Barry some new ideas at one point, and he was like, ‘You know what? No new ideas. We’re done.’\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sUIo56q-Qw\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Barry Jenkins: \u003c/strong>\u003cem>The Underground Railroad\u003c/em> was definitely less of a literal journey, but to me it was also a much more clear emotional one: every state is different, because Cora’s mental state has shifted in addition to the setting. What Nick said about planets — I love that because different planets have different atmospheres, and these soundscapes are like those atmospheres. Venus is not like Mars, you know, it’s got to be completely different.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And we’re also responding to the world around us. [At one point during production] Nick and Caitlin, his wife, who’s a cellist, had moved out to L.A., and Nick, do you remember Caitlin took up this hobby of birdwatching?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Nicholas Britell: \u003c/strong>She’s still doing it. She’s an avid birder.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Barry Jenkins:\u003c/strong> She had all these feeders around, so there were these hummingbirds always around the studio. And I was thinking the other day, Nick, about the track “Fireflies.” And there’s a harp that’s played really fast, and to me, that’s the hummingbird wings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13927602\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/DSC09282-grittani-creative-scaled.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13927602\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/DSC09282-grittani-creative-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"a crowd of people sits watching classical musicians perform in a dark club-like space with large artworks projected onto the walls and ceiling\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/DSC09282-grittani-creative-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/DSC09282-grittani-creative-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/DSC09282-grittani-creative-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/DSC09282-grittani-creative-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/DSC09282-grittani-creative-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/DSC09282-grittani-creative-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/DSC09282-grittani-creative-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">‘SoundBox: Modern Sanctuary,’ conducted by Edwin Outwater in February 2020. \u003ccite>(Mike Grittani/Grittani Creative)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What do you want people to know going into these SoundBox shows?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Nicholas Britell:\u003c/strong> These performances are something Barry and I have never really done. While we’ve played \u003cem>Moonlight\u003c/em> live to picture before with orchestras, we have never actually performed in the authentic forms of the film with the original orchestrations. This is something we’ve been talking about since these were first written — like, how could we do this? \u003cem>Can\u003c/em> we do this? Because, for example, \u003cem>Beale Street\u003c/em> is as much an orchestration exercise, with these different instrument colors, as it is about these very special reverbs at times, where you hear the sounds sort of floating and soaring and swirling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Barry Jenkins: \u003c/strong>We have heard stories about the reverb quality of SoundBox and we are hoping to put it through its paces. We’ve heard it’s legit. And the cats that work there are out to prove to us that it’s legit, so we’re pushing the boundaries with this concert.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I’ll also say — I moved to the Bay at a time in my life when I was incredibly down on myself, and I went through some ups and downs there. And I’d walk past the Symphony all the time, and I just never thought … There are going to be images of Black folks projected all throughout this show. These folks are going to be playing music that I think organically reflects the experience of Black people. And I just never, never thought there was a world in which that would ever happen. It’s gonna be very cool.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>‘SoundBox: In Conversation With Nicholas Britell and Barry Jenkins’ takes place at 9 p.m. on Friday, April 14 and Saturday, April 15 at the San Francisco Symphony’s SoundBox (300 Franklin St., San Francisco). Tickets start at $99; \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfsymphony.org/Buy-Tickets/2022-23/SBX-NicholasBritell\">details here\u003c/a>.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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Venus is not like Mars, you know, it’s got to be completely different.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And we’re also responding to the world around us. [At one point during production] Nick and Caitlin, his wife, who’s a cellist, had moved out to L.A., and Nick, do you remember Caitlin took up this hobby of birdwatching?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Nicholas Britell: \u003c/strong>She’s still doing it. She’s an avid birder.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Barry Jenkins:\u003c/strong> She had all these feeders around, so there were these hummingbirds always around the studio. And I was thinking the other day, Nick, about the track “Fireflies.” And there’s a harp that’s played really fast, and to me, that’s the hummingbird wings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13927602\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/DSC09282-grittani-creative-scaled.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13927602\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/DSC09282-grittani-creative-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"a crowd of people sits watching classical musicians perform in a dark club-like space with large artworks projected onto the walls and ceiling\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/DSC09282-grittani-creative-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/DSC09282-grittani-creative-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/DSC09282-grittani-creative-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/DSC09282-grittani-creative-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/DSC09282-grittani-creative-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/DSC09282-grittani-creative-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/DSC09282-grittani-creative-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">‘SoundBox: Modern Sanctuary,’ conducted by Edwin Outwater in February 2020. \u003ccite>(Mike Grittani/Grittani Creative)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What do you want people to know going into these SoundBox shows?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Nicholas Britell:\u003c/strong> These performances are something Barry and I have never really done. While we’ve played \u003cem>Moonlight\u003c/em> live to picture before with orchestras, we have never actually performed in the authentic forms of the film with the original orchestrations. This is something we’ve been talking about since these were first written — like, how could we do this? \u003cem>Can\u003c/em> we do this? Because, for example, \u003cem>Beale Street\u003c/em> is as much an orchestration exercise, with these different instrument colors, as it is about these very special reverbs at times, where you hear the sounds sort of floating and soaring and swirling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Barry Jenkins: \u003c/strong>We have heard stories about the reverb quality of SoundBox and we are hoping to put it through its paces. We’ve heard it’s legit. 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"content": "\u003cp>In 2018, the Oakland Symphony’s “Rooted in Oakland” series brought an orchestral ensemble to the Paramount Theatre. But instead of the 50-piece band playing the usual Mozart or Bach, they summoned the mobbish energy of Too $hort, the Luniz and Dru Down. The mastermind behind that string-heavy tour de hyphy? Oakland’s own, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13878382/kev-choices-social-distancing-album-captures-four-weeks-of-hope-and-grief\">Kev Choice\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/kevchoice/?hl=en\">Choice\u003c/a> isn’t just a prolific, classically trained composer and arranger who has worked with the Oakland and \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYuoaytEeDE\">San Francisco\u003c/a> symphonies, though; he also raps, produces, sings and is an especially fire pianist. His wide-ranging list of collaborators includes NBA superstar Damian Lillard and local rap savant \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13915940/rexx-life-raj-the-blue-hour-empire\">Rexx Life Raj\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_13878382']Now, the chameleonic artist is on the verge of a new sound, one that synthesizes his maturity as a veteran Bay Area musician with his latest project, \u003ci>The Healing\u003c/i>. He’ll debut select tracks from the album as a “ghetto upscale” pre-release party with guest performances from \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AnAwaYmIlE\">Rob Woods\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/aR1LVuhivnY\">T. Carriér\u003c/a> on Friday, April 7, at the New Parish in Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The event will serve as a teaser for the upcoming full-length album (scheduled to be dropped at the end of April). It’s a celebration of the local arts community that has pushed him towards his musical peak — “from concert halls to sidewalks,” as Choice puts it. Though listed as a solo project, the album’s various features — which include Woods and Carriér and contributions from \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/djdsharp/?hl=en\">DJ D-Sharp\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/drewwwbanga/\">Drew Banga\u003c/a> — are meant to tell a story about the kinds of relationships that men, Black men in particular, are capable of healing from.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a dope energy to build on. Just seeing how we’re all aligned as men in music, hip hop, community. We focus on craft, positive messaging,” he says. “There’s lots of issues around commitment, trust and transparency in any relationship. This is me telling that in a musical form.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The album is part of a planned trilogy, something Choice says is influenced by his work as an orchestra arranger in a genre which often features a series of movements and sequences to create epic emotion. \u003ci>The Healing\u003c/i> is a preamble of sorts, and Choice later plans to explore the stages of “progression” and “transformation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s about my growth as a human, musician and artist,” he adds. “Every step is building towards a larger composition. This is that first step for people to recognize and hear those elements I’ve been working on.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>‘The Healing’ album pre-release party will be at \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/thenewparish/?hl=en\">The New Parish\u003c/a> (1743 San Pablo Ave., Oakland) on Friday, April 7 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15-40 \u003ca href=\"https://www.ticketweb.com/event/kev-choice-t-carrier-rob-the-new-parish-tickets/12972385\">in advance\u003c/a>, $20 at the door.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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