October 30th - Last Friday Concert Series

Winds & Strings,
A Night of Chamber Music

Members of the B.A.C.H. Orchestra, Bill Benjamin, Oboe, Alice Benjamin, Bassoon, Alice Kao, Violin, Nansamba Ssensalo, Viola, and Nancy Kim, Cello will perform a variety of chamber music for winds and strings by W.A. Mozart, Karl Stamitz, Geroges Bizet, and Francois Gebauer including Quartet in F Major K.370 for Oboe, Violin, Viola, and Cello by Mozart. Come and enjoy a delightful evening of chamber music accompanied by a glass of wine at our gorgeous new space in downtown Oakland!

Friday, October 30th @7:30PM
Pro Arts at Oakland Art Gallery
150 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza
Oakland, CA 94612

Tickets can be purchased online or at the door
$18 General / $15 Seniors / $12 Students
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September 24 -27th

Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) by W.A. Mozart

Bay Area Classical Harmonies Brings in Greek National Opera Stage Director to Stage Mozart Masterpiece

Bay Area Classical Harmonies (B.A.C.H.) is proud to host Eugenia Arsenis, stage director of the Greek National Opera, as it brings a fully staged and orchestrated production of Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) by W.A. Mozart to downtown Oakland; free opera tickets will be available to children 12 and under. 

BACH founder/director Andrew J. Chung will conduct Mozart’s beloved and perhaps most loved comic masterpiece with cast members and musicians comprised of the Bay Area’s most talented up and coming musicians, along with professionals well known to local audiences.

Ms. Arsenis recently collaborated as stage director for the prestigious San Francisco Opera - Merola Opera program in summer of 2007. Awards include the Greek State Scholarship Foundation, the Onassis Foundation, the National Bank Cultural Foundation, the Dame Margaret Tuke Travel Bursary from Royal Holloway University of London. Moreover, the Fulbright scholarship for Artists and Art Scholars, the Propondis scholarship and a scholarship from the New York Film Academy.

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Cast for the Production:

Count Almaviva: Nicolas Aliaga

Figaro: Steven Hoffmann

Cherubino: Megan Stetson

Antonio:  Jordan Eldredge

Countess Rosina Almaviva: Daniella Risman (9/24, 9/26)  

Lang Nixon (9/25,9/27)

Doctor Bartolo: Patrick Boyle

Don Basilio: Jose Hernandez

Don Curzio: Michael Kim

Susanna: Katherine Howell

Marcellina: Elana Cowen (9/24,9/26)

Katie Francis (9/25,9/27)

Barbarina: Felicia Chen (9/24,9/26)

Erin Lahm(9/25,9/27)

Stage Director: Eugenia Arsenis

Conductor: Andrew Chung

BACH Chorus & Orchestra

WHEN: 
Thursday, September 24th @7:30PM 
Friday, September 25th @7:30PM 
Saturday, September 26th @7:30PM 
Sunday, September 27th @3:00PM (Matinée) FREE SHOW for children 12 and under 
 
Where: 
Oakland Metro Operahouse 
630 3rd Street, Oakland, CA  
 
TICKETS: $35 General, $32 Senior, and $25 Student

Guitar Duel
An Evening of Classical Guitar with Jard and Fred
Friday, July 31st at 7:30pm

Two established Bay Area musicians, Jard Davis and Fred Boette (www.guitarfred.com ) show off their chops in a varied program ranging from Bach to Villa Lobos. Enjoy a summer evening, a glass of wine and the beautiful music by Jard and Fred at our gorgeous new space in downtown Oakland!

 

New Location:

Pro Arts at Oakland Art Gallery
150 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza
Oakland, CA 94612
(Entrance on Kahn's Alley) 
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$18 General / $15 Seniors / $12 Students
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Join this trio in an evening of Klezmer and Yiddish art songs that are sure to bring you to your feet! Heather Klein; soprano and Alla Gladysheva on piano are excited to share the stage with SPECIAL GUEST Peter Jaques, a Bay Area fixture and director of the Brass Menažeri, on the clarinet. For a special treat, Bruce Bierman, a Bay Area favorite and klezmer dance master, will be leading the dancing. His interpretations of the trio's pieces will get everyone dancing.

Friday, June 26th at 7:30pm

$18 General / $15 Seniors / $12 Students
Tickets available online, by phone or at the door

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Works by the Fugue Masters: Bach, Handel, and Gould

Founder and Director Andrew J. Chung will conduct a beautiful Baroque Summer evening of the Fugue Masters, including Handel's Chando Anthem no. 8: "O Come, Let Us Sing unto the Lord," J.S. Bach's Cantata 140: "Wachet Auf ruft uns die Stimme," and the reprise of one of our favorites: Glen Gould's "So You Want to Write a Fugue."  A show that will be sure to have everyone wanting to write a fugue!

Friday, June 12th 8PM
Berkeley, Saint Mary Magdalen Church
2005 Berryman Street, Berkeley
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Saturday, June 13th 8PM
 San Francisco, Saint John Armenian Church
275 Olympia Way, San Francisco
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Sunday, June 14th  7PM
 Bethel Korean United Methodist Church
1700 Lincoln Street, Santa Clara
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Tickets available online, by phone or at the door

510-868-0695

Tickets available online, by phone or at the door

March 27 - ESCALAY - Middle Eastern Jazz




Escalay ("waterwheel") melds classical Arabic music and jazz in the
tradition of John Coltrane in search of musical transcendence or "tarab".
Led by Tom Chandler, a student of the Nubian oud master Hamza El Din,
Escalay's repertoire includes music by El Din, Coltrane, John Zorn, Andrew
Hill, Ornette Coleman, Oum Kulthum, Arabo-Andalusian music as well as
original compositions.
More info: http://www.tchandler.com/escalay

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January 30 - The California Honeydrops
Keep the good vibes going for 2009 with a dance party New Orleans style! 

Playfully crossing genres from roots and blues to R&B and soul, The California Honeydrops' sound is tied together by their unique instrumentation, soulful vocal harmonies, and a funky, good-time New Orleans style. Digging deep into the traditions of American music, the California Honeydrops bring to the stage not only an unmatched level of musicianship and authenticity but also a funky good time that¢s hard to beat. Ripping through classic material as well as their own original songs, The California Honeydrops will get any crowd on its feet, dancing and singing along.
More info: http://www.myspace.com/thecaliforniahoneydrops

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February 27 - The Bernal Hill Players



A new local chamber ensemble conceived by San Francisco Community
Music Center faculty members, Jennifer Peringer and Martha Rodriguez-Salazar.
Leah diTullio and Ron Relic complete the unusual lineup, which consists of flute,
clarinet, viola, mezzo-soprano, and piano. The upcoming program features
works by Mozart, Saint-Saens, Holmboe, Villa-Lobos, and Malcolm Arnold.

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