Old First Concerts

POSTPONED FRIDAY JUNE 10 8PM PASSIONFLOWER DUO... We are sorry to announce the concert is postponed. A new reading of Franz Schubert’s Winterreise by the dynamic recital partnership Passionflower Duo, specializing in classical song. https://www.oldfirstconcerts.org//passionflower-duo-schub/

Dear Old First Concerts Facebook community, We are sorry to announce Passion Flower Duo: Schubert's Winterreise is postponed until June 10th @8 pm. A new reading of Franz Schubert’s Winterreise by the dynamic recital partnership Passionflower Duo, specializing in classical song.... https://www.oldfirstconcerts.org//passionflower-duo-schub/

POSTPONED FRIDAY JUNE 10 8PM PASSIONFLOWER DUO... We are sorry to announce the concert is postponed. A new reading of Franz Schubert’s Winterreise by the dynamic recital partnership Passionflower Duo, specializing in classical song. https://www.oldfirstconcerts.org//passionflower-duo-schub/

UPCOMING Celebrate the bond of the famous sister and brother composersFanny and Felix Mendelssohnboth prodigiously talented musicians but unequally supported and encouraged in their talents due to the prevalent sexism of the time. TICKETS... https://www.oldfirstconcerts.org//circadian-string-quarte/ See more

UP NEXT Sierra Ensemble performs the premieres of two new works for horn, violin and piano: the World Premiere of Richard Aldag’s Trio for Violin, French horn, and Piano and the US Premiere of Tolga Özdemir’s Chaopolis. TICKET LINK... https://www.oldfirstconcerts.org//sierra-ensemble-sunday-/ See more

UP NEXT Sierra Ensemble performs the premieres of two new works for horn, violin and piano: the World Premiere of Richard Aldag’s Trio for Violin, French horn, and Piano and the US Premiere of Tolga Özdemir’s Chaopolis. TICKET LINK... https://www.oldfirstconcerts.org//sierra-ensemble-sunday-/ See more

NEXT WEEK FANNY & FELIX PLAY @ Old First Concerts

Happy Friday everyone! Check out this lithophone! https://fb.watch/5LLSbwMBg8/

Check out our June concerts! close & personal | chamber music among friends and generations: https://www.oldfirstconcerts.org//close-personal-chamber-/ Breanna Sinclairé: https://www.oldfirstconcerts.org//breanna-sinclaire-sunda/

And....We're back! Live audiences welcome! We've missed you! Given our last live audience was March 1, 2020, we are excited to again welcome you into our space to experience the magic of live performance.... We have consulted with the City of San Francisco Health Department and want to be sure that you feel comfortable and safe while attending. Please find below some of the new procedures and protocols we will be following: All tickets will be presold and the number of tickets is limited to 100. Price is $25 per ticket with no Senior or Student discount offered at this time. All persons purchasing tickets will have to affirm electronically that: They have been fully vaccinated (Note: You do not have to bring proof of vaccination with you.) AND That neither they nor anyone in the same household knowingly has the COVID-19 virus or has awareness of having been exposed to COVID-19 AND They expressly agree to hold harmless and to indemnify Old First Presbyterian Church, Old First Concerts and their respective officers and board members, for any and all claims now or in the future, which may arise as a result of them, or anyone in their family or friendship networks who contract COVID-19 or any related virus due directly to or due indirectly to attendance at this concert. Seating in the sanctuary will maintain 6 foot separation between groups and a 12 foot separation between the audience and performers. Seating areas will be clearly marked with signage on the pews. Audience will enter through the door at the corner of Sacramento and Van Ness. The line will form outside along the Sacramento side of the building to prevent groups of people congregating on the stairs and in the vestibule. Those needing the elevator should call 415-474-1608 upon arriving or check with the volunteer at the entrance door. Audience members are required to wear masks for the duration of the time they are inside the building. No food or drink will be permitted in the church except for water brought to the venue by an audience member for personal use. Anyone bringing a water bottle must also take it with them out of the church. At the conclusion of the concert, one volunteer/staff member will dismiss each row from the rear of the building forward to maintain an orderly and socially distanced exit. Concerts will be presented with abbreviated or no intermission to reduce bathroom use. Please plan accordingly. Did you purchase a Golden Ticket last year? If so, you can use the coupon code goldentholder at checkout to apply. Golden Tickets are linked to the e-mail address you used to buy them. If you have any questions/problems with your order, be sure to send an e-mail or give us a phone call (415-474-1608) and we will get things sorted out.

Interesting conversation with composer Paul Dresher! INTENSE BEAUTY, VISCERAL ENERGY, AND SONIC CURIOSITY Our upcoming concert, close & personal | chamber music among friends and generations, will feature work by Paul Dresher! More Info: http://ow.ly/nSpB50EV4vZ... http://ow.ly/dPpI50EV4vY

Sarah is planning several recording projects this year, and one of them involves recording You Are Getting Sleepy, which she commissioned from Evan Ziporyn Musi...c in 2015 in honor of TERRY RILEY's eightieth birthday. Watch Sarah perform You Are Getting Sleepy at Old First Concerts here: https://youtu.be/SRxMrP2v8Bg

This is such a beautiful composition.I heard renditions of the amazing Pt. Kumar Gandharva, Dr Prabha Atre and Dr Mukul Shivputra who inspired me to play this i...mprovised version for my concert for Old First Concerts, San Francisco in Nov 2019. The full recording is available on YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/user/Ragapianist See more

Coming up Sunday 24th at 4PM: Ives Collective The Ives Collective presents powerful live music experiences through fresh and informed interpretations of established masterworks and underappreciated gems. This program features pianist Elizabeth Schumann in performances of piano trios by Smetana and Dvoák. https://youtu.be/Qq_tk686a0E... More info: https://www.oldfirstconcerts.org//ives-collective-sunday-/ Ives Collective

Happy New Year! Samantha Cho will be kicking off our 2021 concerts! January 22nd at 8PM An exciting program of solo piano. Featuring classic repertory as well as beautiful music that is less-often played, the evening features French composers Germaine Tailleferre and Claude Debussy and ends with the virtuosic piano sonata by Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg. ... Germaine Tailleferre Hommage à Debussy, Pastoral, Romanza and Rêverie Claude Debussy Images, Books I & II Edvard Grieg Piano Sonata in E minor, Op. 7 More Info: https://www.oldfirstconcerts.org//samantha-cho-friday-jan/

We are very excited to announce the initial line-up for our virtual anniversary gala November 15 - an amazing group of musicians showcasing the quality and variety of our year-round programming. How many have you seen? Live performances by: Bill Wellborn Hadley McCarroll... Daniel Glover Gwendolyn Mok Robert Schwartz Sarah Cahill Henry Plotnick and Anne Lerner (from Ensemble for These Times) Pre-recorded performances and/or live interviews with: KITKA sfSound Cascada de Flores Cornelius Boots Larry Ferrara Arjun Verma Friction Quartet Ensemble ARI Quinteto Latino ZOFO Winnie Nieh & Paul Dab Golden Bough and more...

Let Mike Greensill & John Wiitala guide you through this sunny fall afternoon. Such a treat! Footage from their recent performance SEPT 6th, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gn5l26Hf-2E&feature=youtu.be

Not to be missed! Tomorrow at 4PM - The Music of Kimio Eto Kimio Eto is a legendary koto player who took the US by storm in the mid-sixties and just as quickly disappeared back to Japan. His virtuosity and innovation (he had a custom koto built with added strings for more range and power) led to an inimitable style. Shirley Kazuyo Muramoto along with Brian Mitsuhiro Wong & Isabella Kazuai Lew will present arrangements of his works along with a very special surprise that wil...l only be available during the live stream due to copyright restrictions. Tune in on tomorrow! More Info: https://www.oldfirstconcerts.org//the-music-of-kimio-eto-/ Live Stream Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ryPHYqH-M8&feature=youtu.be

THIS EVENING at 8PM: Aaron Rosengaus, viola; Jennifer Lee, piano The English Viola: 20th century English music for viola and piano Sneak Peek at them rehearsing at O1C! A concert focusing on English viola music from 1908 to 1946, a tumultuous period encompassing two devastating world wars as well as a complete rethinking of societal norms. The program includes two works by Rebecca Clarke, an influential composer for the viola whose works, like those of many women composers a...ctive during the earlier part of the 20th century, were "rediscovered" by music critics when she was in her 80s. More Info: https://www.oldfirstconcerts.org//aaron-rosengaus-jennife/ . . . #O1C #SFmusic #LiveMusic #SupportMusicians

Don't miss Shirley Kazuyo Muramoto, Brian Mitsuhiro Wong & Isabella Kazuai Lew - Kotos & bass kotos this coming Sunday at 4PM. More info: http://ow.ly/bjTi50C0ddF Here Shirley Kazuyo Muramoto plays "Sakura Sakura"(Cherry Blossom). Version inspired by composer Kimio Eto ... http://ow.ly/7jMF50C0ddG

Don't miss a rare opportunity to hear compositions by Kimio Eto performance in arrangements by Shirley Kazuyo Muramoto, many of which have remained unpublished to this day. This coming Sunday (25th) at 4PM! Shirley Kazuyo Muramoto, Brian Mitsuhiro Wong & Isabella Kazuai Lew, kotos & bass kotos... More Info: http://ow.ly/caqk50BX1EK Live Stream Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ryPHYqH-M8&feature=youtu.be

THIS COMING FRIDAY AT 8PM Aaron Rosengaus, viola & Jennifer Lee, piano will perform English works for viola and piano written during the difficult and confusing era of the two World Wars, a time with parallels to our current Covid-19 pandemic. More Info: https://www.oldfirstconcerts.org//aaron-rosengaus-jennife/... Live Stream Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwOVotpnVTw&feature=youtu.be

Tonight, tune into pianist Stephen Porter live stream with a program of Beethoven and Debussy, plus four brand new pieces by Toni Lester, Norberto Oldrini, Andrew List and Martin Skafte. Live Stream Link: http://ow.ly/wSWc50BTNAA Info: https://www.oldfirstconcerts.org//stephen-porter-friday-o/

This coming Sunday (18th) at 4PM, pianist Lynn Schugren will perform a series of 10 newly commissioned preludes evoking the Sierra Nevada Mountains, from the beauty of sunrise or the sounds of the forests to the destruction caused by man or wildfire. More Info: https://www.oldfirstconcerts.org//lynn-schugren-sierra-pr/ Live Stream Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gFFVjwkz-w&feature=youtu.be

NEXT - Stephen Porter Friday, October 16 at 8 pm Stephen Porter returns to our stage with a program of Beethoven’s final piano work, the Six Bagatelles Op. 126, premieres by four living composersToni Lester, Norberto Oldrini, Andrew List and Martin Skafteand both books of Debussy’s luminous Images. More Info: http://ow.ly/Ls5B50BQsby... Live Stream Link: http://ow.ly/xUHy50BQsbD