Join the San Francisco Symphony in celebrating the 80th birthday of Music Director Laureate Michael Tilson Thomas. A leader in the global music landscape and a beloved San Francisco icon, MTT has re-imagined the role of a conductor, showing how it can be done with style, grace, and vigor. In this one-of-a-kind event, MTT conducts Britten’s The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra and Respighi’s Roman Festivals. The program also includes the San Francisco Symphony Chorus and special guest appearances by vocalists Frederica von Stade, Sasha Cooke, Jessica Vosk, and Ben Jones, performing vocal works by MTT and other composers whose music he is closely associated with. Part lively musical journey through cherished memories, part celebration of a singular artist, this promises to be an unforgettable evening.

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MTT 80th Birthday Concert

Davies Symphony Hall

Over his 43 year career, trombonist and composer Michael Davis, leader of Hip-Bone Big Band, has gone on five world tours with the Rolling Stones, toured and recorded extensively with Frank Sinatra, released 11 CDs as a solo artist, and appeared on over 500 CDs, television themes and motion picture soundtracks.

Michael Davis Hip Bone Big Band

Jay Paul Company Main Stage

Award-winning New York-based theatre creators David Gosz & Leo Fotos present their original work San – a Mardi Gras Musical! Broadway meets the “Big Easy” in San – a new musical based on the life story of Mardi Gras designer San Nicholas. Experience this concert extravaganza of music by Gosz & Fotos then second line with the band to The Presbytère to attend the grand opening of The Louisiana State Museum’s brand new exhibit titled “To Be A Star: The Carnival Costume Designs of San Nicholas” celebrating the centennial of San’s birth. Original sketches and costumes will be on display at The Presbytère in Jackson Square offering an inside look into the work and life of the man who revolutionized the celebration of Mardi Gras.

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