Pianist

Fanny Mendelssohn and Gustav Mahler brush shoulders with composers of our time, past and present connecting through musical memories.

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Midnight Memories:  Mendelssohn, Mahler, Moderns

Noe Valley Ministry

Paris has long been a city that absorbs influences from across the globe, a vibrant hub where cutting-edge musical ideas flourish. Throughout the years, composers and musicians such as Gershwin, Copland, and Joséphine Baker left their mark on the city’s dynamic music scene. This concert celebrates the rich musical exchange between continents, from the rhythms of jazz and ragtime to the unique style and virtuosity of Cuban violinist José White. Jazz musicians adopted French harmonies and the French, in turn, embraced the rhythmic freedom of jazz with open arms. The composers featured in this concert were either Americans beloved in Paris, lived there for a time, or, like Debussy and Ravel, were deeply influenced by the vibrant music of the Americas. Join us for a program that captures the dazzling interplay of these musical worlds.

Americans In Paris

Hanna Center

The contrasting timbres of the violin, clarinet, and piano bring to life a vibrant variety of musical imaginations in this program of rhythmic vitality and melodic invention.

Spring Contrasts

Piedmont Center for the Arts

USO 24-25 Concert 3

Mendocino College

Space travel meets Art in a program which is interpreted in live painting by artist Adrian Arias*.

A Dark Matter

Berkeley Hillside Club

From pleasing to provocative, intellectual to insouciant, this program sheds light on the many facets of 20th-century Mexican and Argentinian classical compositions. Feel the passion and intensity of the tango in Piazzola’s renowned “Seasons”, juxtaposed with the exhilarating and profound string quartet “Música de Feria” by Revueltas. The program also features the graceful compositions of Manuel Ponce, offering a glimpse into the elegant charm of his musical creations. Works by 20th-century composers Alberto Ginastera (Argentina) and Mario Lavista (Mexico) top off an exciting and varied program.

Mexico and Argentina

Hanna Boys Center

Aaron Copland made four highly publicized government-sponsored trips to Latin America between 1941 and 1963. During these visits, he shared contemporary American concert music with Latin American audiences, including his own violin sonata, heard on tonight’s program. Back home, he drew US attention to the composers and musicians he met in Latin America, such as Heitor Villa-Lobos of Brazil and Silvestre Revueltas and Manuel Ponce of Mexico, all whom Copland knew personally and whose works are also featured. Another contemporary of Copland was the Black American composer William Grant Still, whose Panamanian Dances were inspired by a collection of Latin American folk songs. The history of Pan-American musical exchange predates Copland.

The Americas

Volti and Left Coast meet in a new work by Chris Castro for storyteller and musicians, which explores the connection between sound and the spoken word in tales from the west coast. The human relationship to our environment forms a through-line from romantic to experimental musical sensibilities.

Pianist

Allegra Chapman

Events

Upcoming events

20 - 21 Mar, 2026

Sound Stories · Left Coast Chamber Ensemble

Jun 21, 2026

America in Rhythm & Rhapsody · Bay Philharmonic

Past events

1 - 2 Nov, 2025

Midnight Memories: Mendelssohn, Mahler, Moderns · Left Coast Chamber Ensemble

Jul 26, 2025

Americans In Paris · Valley of the Moon Music Festival

Future and recently performed repertoire

Pianist in Rhapsody in Blue by Gershwin

Bay Philharmonic

Piano in Piano-Rag-Music by Stravinsky

Valley of the Moon Music Festival

Piano in Piano Blues No. 4 by Copland

Valley of the Moon Music Festival

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