(Photo by Robert Torres) San Francisco Early Music Society will present “Emperor of the Moon” on June 6-8, 2025 in Redwood City, Berkeley, and San Francisco. The pastiche is based on plays in the “Commedia dell’arte” tradition and features satirical science-fiction stories. It will be showcased in collaboration with Nash Baroque and Dance Through Time. “This is not a reconstruction {…}
(Photo credit: SFEMS) The San Francisco Early Music Society is set to host the 18th biennial “Berkeley Festival & Exhibition.” This article only contains vocal performances. iSing Silicon Valley, the World Champions at the 2023 World Choir Games in Seoul, South Korea make their debut the Festival with Antonio Vivaldi’s “Gloria” and excerpts their new album, “Love & Light.” Performance {…}
The San Francisco Early Music Society will present soprano Sherezade Panthaki and the early music ensemble Musica Pacifica in “Invitation to a Salon,” a French Baroque concert. The program features music that would have been enjoyed in a typical Parisian salon of the mid-18th century; suites and sonatas by Jean-Philippe Rameau and Jean-Marie Leclair; one of Georg Philipp Telemann’s “Paris” {…}
The San Francisco Early Music Society has announced its 2023-24 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. First up is “El Mundo” presenting “Archivo de Guatemala.” The event features sopranos Jennifer Ellis Kampani and Nell Snaidas, as well as tenor/countertenor Ryland Angel. Performance Date: Oct. 27 – 29, 2023 Vox Lumunis will then present “Bach: The Early Cantatas.” {…}