Friday, December 8, 2023
Saturday, December 9, 2023
8:30pm
Eye, window to the soul. Sea, calm and expansive. You are here, present with intense love for the one planet we have. Violinist/singer/composer Mazz Swift engages us in a musical journey through land, sea, air, and ourselves. Swift has connected with audiences all over the world with a signature weaving of song, melody, and improvisation. Art by Santtu Mustonen.
CURATOR
VIOLIN
CELLO
PERCUSSION
Improvisation
Mazz Swift
Come Sunday
Duke Ellington (arr. Peter Evans)
Small Chat I
Haruka Fujii
Zapatos de Chincha from Hilos
Gabriela Lena Frank
tidal breathing
Philip Rawlinson
Symphony in Grey II
Haruka Fujii
Juegos from Hilos
Gabriela Lena Frank
Small Chat II
Haruka Fujii
The Long Introduction
Mazz Swift
Memory Four
Mazz Swift
SPONSORS
Lead support for SoundBox is provided by The Barbro and Bernard Osher SoundBox Fund.
Major support for the 2023-24 SoundBox season is provided by Trine Sorensen & Michael Jacobson.
Additional support is provided by Paul Upham & Michael Vosika.
Friday, Dec 9, 2022
Saturday, Dec 10, 2022
Friday, Dec 9, 2022
Saturday, Dec 10, 2022
Composer Reena Esmail is known for creating works where trans-global sound worlds bond and bloom. Journey across ages and through hemispheres in a SoundBox program curated by Esmail and featuring Grammy Award-winning soprano Hila Plitmann.
Friday, December 8, 2023
Saturday, December 9, 2023
8:30pm
Friday, December 8, 2023
Saturday, December 9, 2023
8:30pm
Eye, window to the soul. Sea, calm and expansive. You are here, present with intense love for the one planet we have. Violinist/singer/composer Mazz Swift engages us in a musical journey through land, sea, air, and ourselves. Swift has connected with audiences all over the world with a signature weaving of song, melody, and improvisation. Art by Santtu Mustonen.
CURATOR
VIOLIN
CELLO
PERCUSSION
Improvisation
Mazz Swift
Come Sunday
Duke Ellington (arr. Peter Evans)
Small Chat I
Haruka Fujii
Zapatos de Chincha from Hilos
Gabriela Lena Frank
tidal breathing
Philip Rawlinson
Symphony in Grey II
Haruka Fujii
Juegos from Hilos
Gabriela Lena Frank
Small Chat II
Haruka Fujii
The Long Introduction
Mazz Swift
Memory Four
Mazz Swift
SPONSORS
Lead support for SoundBox is provided by The Barbro and Bernard Osher SoundBox Fund.
Major support for the 2023-24 SoundBox season is provided by Trine Sorensen & Michael Jacobson.
Additional support is provided by Paul Upham & Michael Vosika.
Friday, March 25, 2022
Saturday, March 26, 2022
Friday, March 25, 2022
Saturday, March 26, 2022
Intense, beautiful, and totally unpredictable, our wildly popular—and wildly unique—SoundBox series delivers expanded live music experiences that push the envelope in fearless ways.
Composer and multi-instrumentalist Tyshawn Sorey curates this final SoundBox show of the 2021–22 season.
These concerts are generously sponsored by
Trine Sorensen and Michael Jacobson.
TICKET TYPES:
Due to patron safety concerns regarding Omicron, food and beverage service has been suspended at SoundBox.
GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS: $65
PRODUCER PASS TICKETS: $500
Producer Pass tickets give you access to an elevated SoundBox experience. By purchasing a Producer Pass, you join a loyal group of supporters dedicated to ensuring the longevity of this much-loved music space, while also receiving the following special benefits at the venue.
Feel free to contact the Box Office with any questions at 415.864.6000. For information on becoming a SoundBox Sponsor, contact May Van Norman at mvannorman@sfsymphony.org or 415.503.5475.
Menu, programs, and artists subject to change. Must be 21 or older to attend. Limit 4 General Admission tickets per person, per concert.
Canceled Friday, February 25, 2022
Canceled Saturday, January 26, 2022
Canceled Friday, February 25, 2022
Canceled Saturday, January 26, 2022
Concert update: Due to the serious ill health of an immediate family member, Pekka Kuusisto has withdrawn from the February 25–26 SoundBox shows. The performances will be rescheduled for a future season to be announced.
Need assistance? Patron Services representatives are ready to help you. We can be reached by calling 415.864.6000 or by sending an email to patronservices@sfsymphony.org. Helpline Hours: Mon–Fri: 10am–6pm.
SoundBox:
Violinist, conductor, and SF Symphony Collaborative Partner Pekka Kuusisto joins forces with composer Jesper Nordin to curate a SoundBox show traversing time and traditions. Kuusisto, Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen, and Ross Collins lead this epoch-spanning program.
TICKET TYPES:
Due to patron safety concerns regarding Omicron, food and beverage service has been suspended at SoundBox.
GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS: $65
PRODUCER PASS TICKETS: $500
Producer Pass tickets give you access to an elevated SoundBox experience. By purchasing a Producer Pass, you join a loyal group of supporters dedicated to ensuring the longevity of this much-loved music space, while also receiving the following special benefits at the venue.
Feel free to contact the Box Office with any questions at 415.864.6000. For information on becoming a SoundBox Sponsor, contact May Van Norman at mvannorman@sfsymphony.org or 415.503.5475.
Menu, programs, and artists subject to change. Must be 21 or older to attend. Limit 4 General Admission tickets per person, per concert.
Friday, January 14, 2022
Saturday, January 15, 2022
Friday, January 14, 2022
Saturday, January 15, 2022
Conductor and composer Jamie Man curates a SoundBox program delving into the spiritual and corporeal states of ecstasy in a multisensory odyssey through darkness and light.
SoundBox: Ecstasy showcases the ongoing creative collaboration between Jamie Man and internationally recognized light artist Ben Zamora with an immersive musical experience of sound and illumination.
TICKET TYPES:
Due to patron safety concerns regarding Omicron, food and beverage service has been suspended at SoundBox.
GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS: $65
PRODUCER PASS TICKETS: $500
Producer Pass tickets give you access to an elevated SoundBox experience. By purchasing a Producer Pass, you join a loyal group of supporters dedicated to ensuring the longevity of this much-loved music space, while also receiving the following special benefits at the venue.
Feel free to contact the Box Office with any questions at 415.864.6000. For information on becoming a SoundBox Sponsor, contact May Van Norman at mvannorman@sfsymphony.org or 415.503.5475.
Menu, programs, and artists subject to change. Must be 21 or older to attend. Limit 4 General Admission tickets per person, per concert.
Friday, December 17, 2022
Saturday, December 18, 2022
Friday, December 17, 2022
Saturday, December 18, 2022
Grammy Award-winning drummer/producer and composer Quentin E. Baxter curates a SoundBox program deeply imbued with the musical and spoken rhythms, bold colors, and landscapes that evoke home, heritage, and new horizons.
SoundBox: Embarkation is steeped in the sounds of Baxter’s hometown of Charleston, SC and inspired by the artists and poets who live and work there, including John Duckworth, Marcus Amaker, and Jonathan Green.
TICKET TYPES:
General Admission ($65)
Producer Pass ($500):
Friday, February 7, 2020
Saturday, February 8, 2020
Friday, February 7, 2020
Saturday, February 8, 2020
Seek refuge from the chaos of the world outside—step into a glorious realm of sound.
This February, SoundBox reimagines the old idea of sacred space, and explores the ability to create new ones through the powerful presence of music alone―no steeple necessary. Join us as we transform a cavernous void into an awe-inspiring cathedral of sound through otherworldly waves of ethereal voices, sublime amalgamations of strings and synth, rapturous visuals, and a divine DJ. It’s a transcendent healing like no other.
Come on in. Rejuvenate your mind. Electrify your soul. Leave feeling totally righteous.
Missy Mazzoli, curator
Edwin Outwater, conductor
Marnie Breckenridge, soprano
Seth Reiser, lighting design
Adam Larsen, video design
SOUNDBOX SPONSORS
Frederic H. Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth C. Einstein
Dr. Jerome Guillen & Mr. Jeremy Gallaher
Jeff Han & Jennifer Banzaca
Bernadino J. Pistillo, Jr.
Mr. Paul Upham
Dr. Paul Wilson
TICKET TYPES:
General Admission (start at $65)
Producers Pass Benefits:
This season, along with our $65 General Admission tickets, elevate your SoundBox experience and help support its future by purchasing a Producer Pass. By purchasing a Producer Pass, you join a loyal group of supporters dedicated to ensuring the longevity of this much-loved music space, while also receiving special benefits at the venue.
Producer Passes are available for the February and April performances. Guarantee your spot by purchasing your tickets today. General Admission tickets for February's SoundBox on sale now and April's SoundBox will go on sale 2/10 at 10am.
Feel free to contact the Box Office with any questions at 415-503-5299.
Menu, programs, and artists subject to change. Must be 21 or older to attend. Limit 4 General Admission tickets per person, per concert.
Friday, December 6, 2019
Saturday, December 7, 2019
Friday, December 6, 2019
Saturday, December 7, 2019
From the raw spontaneity of jazz to meticulously refined Baroque—all music starts with an improvised spark. This December, SoundBox uncovers the mysterious art of music-making. Be there as it catches fire, experience its creative evolution intensify, and see all the wonderful and wildly different ways it can take shape on stage.
Dabble in a night of principia musica.
SFS MUSICIAN CURATORS
Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser, conductor
David Chernyavsky, curator and violin
Katie Kadarauch, curator and viola
Scott Pingel, curator and bass
Adam Larsen, video design
Luke Kritzeck, lighting design and production manager
TICKET TYPES:
General Admission ($65)
Producer Pass ($400):
SOUNDBOX SPONSORS
Frederic H. Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth C. Einstein
Dr. Jerome Guillen & Mr. Jeremy Gallaher
Jefferson Y. Han and Jennifer Banzaca
Bernadino J. Pistillo, Jr.
Mr. Paul Upham
Dr. Paul Wilson
Friday, April 26, 2019
Saturday, April 27, 2019
Friday, April 26, 2019
Saturday, April 27, 2019
This April, SoundBox experiments with the music of language—and the language of music—in a showcase of composers who wield text and voice as deft and dazzling instruments. Witness sonic layers of speech and script sculpted into complex acoustic architecture, and the beauty of language when it’s fueled and lifted by sublime soundwaves.
A radical conversation is underway. Hear what music has to say.
TICKET TYPES:
General Admission ($45)
Producer Pass ($350):
SOUNDBOX SPONSORS
Presenting Sponsors
John & Marcia Goldman Foundation
SoundBox is supported in part by a generous grant from the American Orchestras’ Futures Fund, a program of the League of American Orchestras made possible by funding from the Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation.
Tony Politopoulos
Kenneth & Christina Einstein
Jerome Guillen & Jeremy Gallaher
Jefferson Han
Frederic H. Smith
Friday February 22, 2019
Saturday February 23, 2019
Friday February 22, 2019
Saturday February 23, 2019
This February, SoundBox explores the circuits of the universal language of music. Curated by composer, guitarist, and newly appointed SF Symphony creative partner Bryce Dessner—one of the most sought-after composers of his generation—witness a vibrant program of Dessner’s breakthrough compositions that bridge musical languages and culture. Take a journey through fusions of colors and textures. Feel driving rhythms that alternate with deft suspensions in time. It's not where you come from, it's what lies beyond the road ahead—buckle up and let the adventure begin.
SOUNDBOX ARTISTS
Bryce Dessner, Curator
Case Scaglione, curator and conductor
Iva Bittová, mezzo-soprano and violin
Tim Day, flute and alto flute
Jerome Simas, clarinet and bass clarinet
Jacob Nissly, percussion
Marc Shapiro, piano
Wyatt Underhill, violin
Margaret Tait, cello
Luke Kritzeck, lighting designer
Adam Larsen, video designer
L.A. Dance Project:
Benjamin Millepied, Artistic Director & Choreographer for Aheym (Homeward)
Anthony Lee Bryant, Dancer
Aaron Carr, Dancer
David Adrian Freeland, Jr., Dancer
Mario Gonzalez, Dancer
Madison Hicks, Dancer
Daisy Jacobsen, Dancer
Rachelle Rafailedes, Dancer
Patricia Zhou, Dancer
James Buckhouse, Costume and Video Design for Aheym (Homeward)
Roderick Murray, Original Lighting Design for Aheym (Homeward)
Justin Peck, Choreographer for Murder Ballades
Sterling Ruby, Visual Artist for Murder Ballades
Brandon Sterling Baker, Original Lighting Design for Murder Ballades
SOUNDBOX PRODUCERS
Scott Bays
Nigel Gamble
Meriko Borogove
Heather Brundage
Jennifer Chang
Peter and Quin Curran
Monica Donovan
Martha Ehrenfeld
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth C. Einstein
Patrick Gales
John & Paula Gambs
Genevieve Getman-Sow
Michael A. Gonzalez
Michael Grady
Mr. Jerome Guillen & Mr. Jeremy Gallaher
Renee Hahn
Mark Kalow
Paul Kenney
Laura G. Leibowitz
Gary Loeb
Mr. Richard Martin
Mary Ann Maxwell
Mrs. Ernst Meissner
Russell Nelson
Dominic Paschel
Bernadino J. Pistillo, Jr.
Tony Politopoulos
Mr. Kevin Osinski and Mr. Marc Sinykin
Miriam Sedman & Ralph Nyffenegger
Mrs. Noelle Shahin
Frederic H. Smith
Trine Sorensen & Michael Jacobson
Mr. Paul Upham
James Wade
Dr. Paul Wilson
Kevin Yeh and Catherine Meng
Mark Young
Constance Yu
David Yu
Anonymous
TICKET TYPES:
General Admission ($45)
Producer Pass ($350): SOLD OUT
SOUNDBOX SPONSORS
Presenting Sponsors
John & Marcia Goldman Foundation
SoundBox is supported in part by a generous grant from the American Orchestras’ Futures Fund, a program of the League of American Orchestras made possible by funding from the Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation.
Tony Politopoulos
Kenneth & Christina Einstein
Jerome Guillen & Jeremy Gallaher
Jefferson Han
Frederic H. Smith
Friday, April 6
Saturday, April 7
9pm / Doors 8pm
Friday, April 6
Saturday, April 7
9pm / Doors 8pm
This April, SoundBox tackles the breadth of aural expression as music mirrors the infinite facets of our emotions, from unfettered insanity to a loving caress; from the hysteria of a swarm of bees to a destructive percussionist; from sacred Baroque arias to the carnal howl of a wolf. Human emotions can be a wild ride. We invite you to come aboard.
Patrick Dupré Quigley, conductor and curator
Lauren Snouffer, soprano
Virginia Warnken, mezzo-soprano
Cameron Beauchamp, bass
Members of the San Francisco Symphony
Luke Kritzeck, lighting designer
Adam Larsen, video designer
Featuring the artwork of:
Leo Caillard
Alexey Kondakov
Kris Kuksi
Alexa Meade
Presenting Sponsors
John and Marcia Goldman Foundation
SoundBox is supported in part by a generous grant from the American Orchestras’ Futures Fund, a program of the League of American Orchestras made possible by funding from the Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation.
J.S. Bach: “Ich habe genug” from Cantata No. 82, BWV 82
Handel: “O, Sleep, Why Dost Thou Leave Me?” from Semele, HWV 58
Monteverdi: “Pur ti miro” from L’Incoronazione di Poppea, SV 308
J.S. Bach: “Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen” from Cantata No. 51, BWV 51
Intermission
J.S. Bach (arr. Berio): Contrapunctus XIX from The Art of Fugue
James Kallembach: The Song of Fenrir
Ligeti: Ramifications for 12 Strings
Intermission
Ligeti: Aventures
Ligeti: Nouvelles Aventures
SOUNDBOX PRODUCERS
Mr. Alexander Beilin and Ms. Kira Makagon
Mrs. Cecilia Bell
Ms. Meriko Borogove
Heather Brundage
Mr. David Friedberg
Mr. Nigel Gamble
Mr. & Mrs. A. John Gambs
Mr. and Ms. Genevieve Getman-Sowa
Mr. Michael Gonzalez
Ms. Elizabeth Gordon
Mr. Jerome Guillen
Mr. Jackson Haddad
Mrs. Zoe Harris
Mr. Wilford Hoover
Michael Jacobson & Trine Sorensen
Mr. F. C. Kirschner Jr
Ms. Laura G. Leibowitz
Mr. Glenn R. Lym
Mr. Richard Martin
Ms. Mary Ann Maxwell
Mr. Ryan McKillen
Mr. & Mrs. Augustus B. Morr
Mr. Russell Nelson
Mr. Bernie J. Pistillo
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Powell
Mrs. Jacqueline Pritzker
Mr. Nicholas Pritzker
Betty & Jack Schafer
Mr. Paul Upham
James Wade
Dr. Paul Wilson
Mr. Galen Wixson
Mr. David Yu
We would like to thank our SoundBox Crowdfunding supporters for their generosity in helping us launch this fourth season of SoundBox!
Friday, February 9
Saturday, February 10
9pm / Doors 8pm
Friday, February 9
Saturday, February 10
9pm / Doors 8pm
See sounds conjured into images, colors, and shapes. Feel the amplified vibrations of its rhythms travel through your body like electricity. And, witness as choreography is digitally translated into music in real-time. This February, SoundBox presents a multi-sensory concert experience like no other. From French Impressionism to industrial rhythms, this is music at its most physical, psychedelic, and stimulating level. Come hear, feel, and see what music can do.
Christian Reif, conductor and curator
International Contemporary Ensemble (I.C.E.)
Rebekah Heller, bassoon
Ryan Muncy, saxophone
Jennifer Curtis, violin
Mike Lormand, trombone
Stefan Weinzierl, timpani
Adam Larsen, video designer
Daniel Brodie, video designer
Seth Reiser, lighting designer
Members of the San Francisco Symphony
Presenting Sponsors
John and Marcia Goldman Foundation
SoundBox is supported in part by a generous grant from the American Orchestras’ Futures Fund, a program of the League of American Orchestras made possible by funding from the Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation.
SOUNDBOX PRODUCERS
Mrs. Robin Ayers-Lee
Dr. Elaine Baskin & Mr. Ken Krechmer
Mrs. Cecilia Bell
Ms. Meriko Borogove
Ms. Jennifer Braun & Mr. Raymond J. Ryan
Heather Brundage
Ms. Terin Christensen
Ms. Michèle Beigel Corash & Dr. Laurence Corash
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Denning
Ms. Monica Donovan
Ms. Martha Ehrenfeld
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth C. Einstein
Joanne Ferris
Mr. David Friedberg
Mr. & Mrs. A. John Gambs
Mr. Nigel Gamble
Michael A. Gonzalez
Ms. Elizabeth Gordon
Mr. Jerome Guillen
Ms. Renee Hahn
Mr. Jefferson Han
Mr. Wilford Hoover
Mr. Andrew Isaacson
Paul Kenney
Mr. F. C. Kirschner Jr
Ms. Laura G. Leibowitz
Mr. Richard Martin
Ms. Mary Ann Maxwell
Mr. & Mrs. Augustus B. Morr
Mr. Russell Nelson
Mr. Kevin Osinski & Mr. Marc Sinykin
Ms. Serene Pianist
Mrs. and Mr. Susan S. Pritzker
Mr. John Rogers
Dr. Adam Stoller
Michael Jacobson & Trine Sorensen
Mr. Paul Upham
Dr. Paul Wilson
Mr. David Yu
We would like to thank our SoundBox Crowdfunding supporters for their generosity in helping us launch this fourth season of SoundBox!
Debussy (arr. Schoenberg): Prelude à L'Après-midi d'un faune
Oliveros: A Singing Bowl of Steaming Soup from Thirteen Changes
Oliveros: Air Borne Carriers of Transparent Seedlings from Thirteen Changes
Anna Thorvaldsdottir: Sequences
Oliveros: Solar Winds Scorching the Returning Comet's Tail from Thirteen Changes
Oliveros: Atomic Imagery - Rotating Molecules - Instantaneous Particles Dancing – Vanishing from Thirteen Changes
Jacob Sello: Licht und Hiebe
Intermission
Anna Thorvaldsdottir: Aequilibria
Oliveros: A Sip of Midnight Well Water from Thirteen Changes
Oliveros: Elephants Mating in a Secret Grove from Thirteen Changes
Beethoven: Selections from String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Opus 131 for String Orchestra
Intermission
Bartók: Selections from Rumanian Folk Dances
Oliveros: Rollicking Monkeys Landing on Mars from Thirteen Changes
Oliveros: A Single Egg Motionless in the Desert from Thirteen Changes
Oliveros: Tiny Mites Circling One Hair in the Coat of a Polar Bear from Thirteen Changes
Jacob Sello: code_of_conduct
Oliveros: The Well and the Gentle
Friday, April 6
Saturday, April 7
9pm / Doors 8pm
Friday, April 6
Saturday, April 7
9pm / Doors 8pm
Watch this space for more details on these upcoming shows.
General admission tickets go on sale Monday, March 5 at 10am, but “Producer Passes” are available now. Click here for additional information. We can’t wait to unveil what we’ve got in store for you. See you at the show!
Presenting Sponsors
John and Marcia Goldman Foundation
SoundBox is supported in part by a generous grant from the American Orchestras’ Futures Fund, a program of the League of American Orchestras made possible by funding from the Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation.
Friday, December 8
Saturday, December 9
9pm / Doors 8pm
Friday, December 8
Saturday, December 9
9pm / Doors 8pm
This December, SoundBox explores the diverse nature of inspiration through a defiantly eclectic program, ranging from chamber-folk fusion to sardonic French salon music, from Romantic masterpieces to thundering heavy metal. Dare to open Pandora’s box. It’s all here, but all may not be what it seems. Come explore what makes people tick.
Michael Tilson Thomas, curator and piano
Christian Reif, conductor and piano
Adam Larsen, video designer
Luke Kritzeck, lighting designer
Presenting Sponsors
John & Marcia Goldman Foundation
SoundBox is supported in part by a generous grant from the American Orchestras’ Futures Fund, a program of the League of American Orchestras made possible by funding from the Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation.
Poulenc: Sonata for Piano Four Hands
Fauré: Morceau de concours
Ibert: Entr'acte
Dutilleux: Trois Strophes sur le nom de SACHER
Debussy: Cello Sonata in D minor
Intermission
Akhmedyarov/Sam Post: Sketches from Kazakhstan
Intermission
Shostakovich (arr. Levon Atovmian): Präeludium from Five Pieces for Two Violins and Piano
Ligeti: Ballad and Dance
Schubert: Scherzo, from String Quintet in C major, D.956
J.S. Bach: Prelude, from Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008
Greg Paulson: Excerpts from Nemethia
Read notes on the music
Read the show credits
SOUNDBOX PRODUCERS
Mrs. Cecilia Bell
Ms. Meriko Borogove
Ms. Jennifer Braun & Mr. Raymond J. Ryan
Mr. Terry Breedlove
Mr. Zheyong Chen
Ms. Michèle Beigel Corash & Dr. Laurence Corash
Ms. Katherine Brown-Favrot
Mr. David Corbell
Ms. Gail L. Covington & Mr. John Murray
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Denning
Ms. Monica Donovan
Mr. Mark L. Kalow
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth C. Einstein
Mr. David Friedberg
Mr. Nigel Gamble
Mr. & Mrs. A. John Gambs
Mr. Ed Goldfarb
Mr. Jefferson Han
Mr. Wilford Hoover
Mr. Henrik Jones
Mr. Mark L. Kalow
Mr. F. C. Kirschner Jr. & Mr. Nicholas Augustinos
Ms. Laura G. Leibowitz
Mr. Richard Martin
Mr. Russell Nelson
Mr. Bernie J. Pistillo
John Rogers
Ms. Alexandra Silverman
Trine Sorensen & Michael Jacobson
Ms. Lidia Szajko
Mr. Paul Upham
Dr. Paul Wilson
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald C. Wornick
Ms. Letitia Yang
Ms. Susan S. Young
Mr. David Yu
We would like to thank our SoundBox Crowdfunding supporters for their generosity in helping us launch this fourth season of SoundBox!
Friday, April 14
Saturday, April 15
9pm / Doors 8pm
Friday, April 14
Saturday, April 15
9pm / Doors 8pm
Sensual like an Argentine tango, romantic like a French love poem. Hear the brilliance of an unsung hero of the orchestra, the trombone.
A marimba and harpsichord make an unlikely pair. Baroque ideas expand and contract. Shiny brass in a dark room brings life to the party. Improvised melodies and rhythms reverberating through your body. Cascading over each other.
See it in a new light. SoundBox goes brass.
Presenting Sponsor
Hans Koolmees: Allegro rigoroso from Trotter
Stuart Dempster (arr. Timothy Higgins): Standing Waves: 1976
Timothy Higgins: Altemusik
Bertali: Sonata à 3 in A minor
Intermission
Beethoven: Three Equali for four trombones
David Biedenbender: “for me, time moves both more slowly and more quickly,” from Radiant Spheres
Piazzolla (arr. Timothy Higgins): Mon âme a son secret
Intermission
Florian Maier: Slipstream for Trombone Solo and Loop Station
Timothy Higgins: Café Velocio
Stephen Rush: Rebellion
Friday, March 17
Saturday, March 18
9pm / Doors 8pm
Friday, March 17
Saturday, March 18
9pm / Doors 8pm
Next month at SoundBox, rebels and artists take the spotlight. Reclaiming their voice.
Let music move forward in the face of opposition. Find the intensity in creativity. In self-expression. Shostakovich did it sixty years ago. And we’re still doing it today.
Experience a sonic rebellion that spans eras and geographies. Break free. Rebel.
Presenting Sponsor
Friday, February 10
Saturday, February 11
9pm / Doors 8pm
Friday, February 10
Saturday, February 11
9pm / Doors 8pm
Hear the rebellion of what’s new. Of what’s next. Of the extraordinary and the raucous.
This month at SoundBox, iconic American composer John Adams presents a program of groundbreaking soundscapes featuring an eclectic assortment of contemporary composers.
Unexpected. Mind opening. Always captivating.
Exploring what’s possible. On the brink of something.
John Adams, host and curator
Chris Rountree, conductor
Seth Reiser, lighting designer
Adam Larsen, video designer
Mark Grey, sound designer
Presenting Sponsor
Andrew Norman: Try
John Adams: Hallelujah Junction
Intermission
Ashley Fure: Shiver Lung
Jacob Cooper: Ripple the Sky
Intermission
John Adams: Selections from John’s Book of Alleged Dances
John Adams: Ragamarole
Friday, January 20
Saturday, January 21
9pm / Doors 8pm
Friday, January 20
Saturday, January 21
9pm / Doors 8pm
The echoes of a baroque past reverberate through time and space. The sounds of the Amazonian jungle intermingle with beating techno rhythms of late night revelry. With bursts of warmth from a Hawaiian sunset to a kaleidoscope of pulsating colors lighting up an infinitely dark room, drink it all in.
It’s the wonderfully small and the breathtakingly big. At SoundBox.
Mason Bates and Edwin Outwater, co-curators
Adam Larsen, video designer
Luke Kritzeck, lighting designer
Presenting Sponsor
HAYDN: Adagio—Allegro, from Symphony No. 6, Le Matin
Vaughan Williams: "Bredon Hill," from On Wenlock Edge
Christopher Rouse: Ku-Ka-Ilimoku
Intermission
Gabriela Lena Frank: Milagrito—Danza de Tingo María and Milagrito—Sombras de Amantaní, from Milagros
Osvaldo Golijov: Lúa Descolorida, from La Pasíon Según San Marcos
Gabriela Lena Frank: Chasqui and Coqueteos, from Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout
Intermission
J.S. BACH: Gavotte en Rondeau, from Partita No. 3 in E Major for Solo Violin
J.S. BACH: Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C major from Well-Tempered Clavier
Mason Bates: The Rise of Exotic Computing
Friday, December 9
Saturday, December 10
9pm / Doors 8pm
Friday, December 9
Saturday, December 10
9pm / Doors 8pm
Lou Harrison traveled the world. Was inspired. Believed everyone is fundamentally good and that art is the expression of that goodness.
In a world where chaos reigns, join Harrison’s journey to achieve greater peace through music.
Curated by Michael Tilson Thomas, let music guide you from discord to harmony as East meets West in the first SoundBox of the season.
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor and curator
Eva Soltes, music consultant and filmmaker
Adam Larsen, video designer
Luke Kritzeck, lighting designer
Presenting Sponsor
Michael Tilson Thomas/Soltes: Live remarks by MTT and selections from LOU HARRISON: A World of Music
Harrison: Kyrie from Mass to St. Anthony
MTT/Soltes: Live remarks by MTT and selections from LOU HARRISON: A World of Music
Harrison: Concerto No. 1 for Flute and Percussion
Harrison: Canticle No. 3
Intermission
MTT/Soltes: Live remarks by MTT and selections from LOU HARRISON: A World of Music
Harrison: Suite for Violoncello and Harp
MTT/Soltes: Live remarks by MTT and selections from LOU HARRISON: A World of Music
Harrison: Selections from Pacifika Rondo
Intermission
MTT/Soltes: Live remarks by MTT and selections from LOU HARRISON: A World of Music
Harrison & Dee: Selections from Suite for Violin and American Gamelan
MTT/Soltes: Live remarks by MTT and selections from LOU HARRISON: A World of Music
Harrison: Selections from Concerto for Organ with Percussion Orchestra
Fri, April 22
Sat, April 23
9pm / Doors 8pm
Fri, April 22
Sat, April 23
9pm / Doors 8pm
A composer compulsively teases melodies from a single note. An architect creates elaborate designs for a vast imaginary city. And it all concludes with Frank Zappa defying genre through mind-blowing, creative energy.
Be part of a show where music and performance converge on the edge of mania.
Ted Hearne: For the love of Charles Mingus
Nathaniel Stookey: YTTE
Intermission
Purcell (arr. Cable): Fantasia on One Note
Stradella: Queste Lagrime e Sospiri” from Giovanni Battista
Frederic Anthony Rzewski: Attica
Intermission
Zappa: Selections from Yellow Shark
Friday, March 25
Saturday, March 26
9pm / Doors 8pm
Friday, March 25
Saturday, March 26
9pm / Doors 8pm
You stumble upon a hidden garden. A forgotten place. A mythological place. You catch the faint sound of an ancient pan-flute.
Through a gate, you find yourself on the streets of Paris. A medieval cathedral towers above. Sunlight plays with the brilliant colors of the stained glass. The echoes of chanting voices seep through the heavy doors.
You peek into an art gallery. Expressionist, impressionist and surrealist paintings dominate the space. Nearby, in a smoky nightclub, an eccentric pianist plays a bizarre tune—its beautiful chaos draws you in.
This March at SoundBox, experience the avant-garde and its rebellious spirit. Hear the creation of new musical possibilities that transform centuries-long traditions. Take part in this revolution of sound.
Vive la musique.
Rebel: Selections from Les élémens
Perotin: Sederunt principes
Intermission
Debussy: Syrinx
Messiaen: Couleurs de la cité céleste
Intermission
Ravel: Pièce en forme de Habanera
Saint-Saens: Molto allegro from Oboe Sonata in D Major, Opus 166
Milhaud: Concerto for Percussion and Small Orchestra, Opus 109
Milhaud: Excerpt from Scaramouche
Friday, February 19
Saturday, February 20
9pm / Doors 8pm
Friday, February 19
Saturday, February 20
9pm / Doors 8pm
Our voices.
The emotional power of the human voice. From bitter love songs to mystical visions, this is how we deal with life’s struggles. Let an 80-voice chorus surround you and guide you through the maelstrom into a dream of peace. A thousand years of musical responses to war, beauty, and heartache.
Come weather the storm. Pour another drink. Raise your voice. Transcend.
Friday, January 15
Saturday, January 16
9pm / Doors 8pm
Friday, January 15
Saturday, January 16
9pm / Doors 8pm
Music can take many forms. Can a flute sing like a whale? Can a tuba shred like a Stratocaster?
Follow these and other musical shape-shifters to the other side of the looking glass. From the buzzing rhythms of modern life to the deep currents of the ocean. This is music that takes you into other worlds. Puts you in a new frame of mind. Or, even into your own head.
It’s music from a different angle that gives you a new perspective. Really, it’s all in how you hear it.
Friday, December 11
Saturday, December 12
9pm / Doors 8pm
Friday, December 11
Saturday, December 12
9pm / Doors 8pm
In this show, we’re mixing a cocktail of the surreal, the exaggerated, and the dramatic — with more than a dash of bitters.
Drown yourself in a night of mysteries and passions. Edgy, dizzying songs from the notorious cabarets of Berlin. Operatic outbursts of the deepest ecstasy. A gritty, yet strangely glamorous and entertaining evening, that will take you to the very edge.
Come drink it all in.
Co-curated by Edwin Outwater and Meow Meow.
Schubert (arr. Bischoff): “Die Forelle” ("The Trout")
Schubert: Piano Quintet in A major, The Trout
Weill (arr. Grandage): "Ballad of the Drowned Girl"
Weill (arr. Grandage): "Surabaya Johnny"
Hindemith: Kammermusik No. 1
Weill (arr. Grandage): "Pirate Jenny"
Schulhoff: Sonata Erotica
Ligeti: Mysteries of the Macabre
Laurie Anderson (arr. Grandage): The Dream Before (for Walter Benjamin)
Thursday, April 9
Friday, April 10
9pm / Doors 8pm
Thursday, April 9
Friday, April 10
9pm / Doors 8pm
How do you find your way when the whole world is at your fingertips?
Filter your results. Find a new pattern.
Hear how five young composers are interpreting our digital culture. Navigating our mashed-up modern lives. Examining. Processing. Responding with music you’ve never imagined.
A string section gets a twist of digital and unconventional. 1-bit microchips make an orchestra. A grand piano collaborates with an iPad. Classical fragments meet information overload. When left to their own devices, musicians find new ways to play. This is a prototype of a new musical culture.
Tristan Perich: Observations
Clara Iannotta: Àphones
Intermission
Daniel Wohl: Saint Arc
Samuel Adams: Shade Studies
Intermission
Ted Hearne: Law of Mosaics
Friday, March 6
Saturday, March 7
9pm / Doors 8pm
Friday, March 6
Saturday, March 7
9pm / Doors 8pm
This is the scene that started here, in California, on the edge of genius and madness. Playland, the Summer of Love, the Playa, and farther out.
It’s a strange trip brought to you by the limitless imagination of the 1960s. Featuring deep explorations of ambient music, an eccentric vision of a wind-up arcade, a mind-altering take on the psychedelic, and other surprises from the far reaches of creativity.
Enter the musical funhouse and let your experience guide you. What will you make of it?
Doors (of perception) open at 8.
Friday, Feb 13
Saturday, Feb 14
9pm / Doors 8pm
Friday, Feb 13
Saturday, Feb 14
9pm / Doors 8pm
Hear it. Feel it. Touch it. A world of unbeatable sound will be on display for you to experience—and even take into your own hands. Where electronic dubbing and looping transforms the marimba. Where drums and gongs are given a radical new voice. Where the body itself becomes the instrument. Where what it means to be a percussionist is expanded, contorted, and completely redefined.
SoundBox presents a striking show of modern percussion. Hit it, this February.
Reich: Electric Counterpoint
Applebaum: Aphasia
Intermission
Lei Liang: Trans
Guo: Parade (Xiang)
Intermission
Reich: Clapping Music
Golijov: Mariel
Cage: Third Construction
Friday, January 9, 2015
Saturday, January 10, 2015
9pm / Doors 8pm
Friday, January 9, 2015
Saturday, January 10, 2015
9pm / Doors 8pm
An unexpected gift. A trapdoor revealed under a rug. A locked cabinet full of whimsical figurines.
You want to tear off the paper, throw open the doors. See what’s inside. You can’t help it.
What will you discover? What will you unleash?
This January, SoundBox brings you a musical menagerie of the most curious kind. Enter a raucous Parisian dance hall turned on its head, bursting with color, laughter, and mischief. Join an absurd battle between drunken soldiers. Twist and turn through the bizarre underworld of a chaotic city.
The extraordinary world of the transformative SoundBox space. You’ll be surprised by what you find.
Luke DuBois: Vertical Music (video)
Adams: Selections from Shaker Loops
Volkert: Selections from Serenade
Biber: Battalia
First Intermission
Bach: Selections from Cello Suite No. 1 in G major
Summer: Julie-O
Britten: Selections from Les Illuminations
Intermission
Milhaud: Le boeuf sur le toit
Saturday, December 13, 2014
9pm / Doors 8pm
Saturday, December 13, 2014
9pm / Doors 8pm
Listen to: The smooth, languid world of French impressionism, a brook running through a meadow, starlight sparkling.
Busy New York streets, confrontational instruments replacing honking horns and pushy crowds.
A 14th century gothic cathedral, echoes bouncing off stone walls, candlelight flickering.
Explore how music evolves in physical space in a completely new, immersive setting.
Cage: Branches, amplified cacti; Inlets, amplified shells filled with water and recorded pinecones burning
Various: "Stella splendens in monte" from the Llibre Vermell de Montserrat
des Prez: Kyrie from Missa Pange Lingua, with original Plainchant
Meredith Monk: Panda Chant II
Steve Reich: Music for Pieces of Wood
First Intermission
Steina: Voice Windows, SFMOMA Film
Ravel: Introduction and Allegro
Varèse: Intégrales
Second Intermission
Monteverdi: Magnificat from Vespro della Beata Vergine
SoundBox is an experimental performance space inside Davies Symphony Hall—a place for people who love music.
Menu, programs, and artists subject to change. Must be 21 or older to attend.
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