Chamber Music Day Live + Free: Encounter the Unexpected

San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music, in collaboration with the de Young Museum, Intersection for the Arts, and Other Minds, presents a day-long concert series performed by the Bay Area’s top music ensembles.

Whether you are a music aficionado or are exploring chamber music for the first time, Chamber Music Day offers a rich assortment of pristine compositions played by 33 of the best classical, world, and jazz ensembles in the Bay Area. Staged throughout the galleries of the de Young Museum, Chamber Music Day is a family-friendly event that invites you to savor your favorite musical style and discover something new.

“I liked the variety of composers/styles and the exposure to local music groups, some of which I know only by name. I was expecting ‘safe’ and standard selections. I like the come-and-go aspect. Thank you.” —Pilar, 27

“I’ve never been to a mixed-genre concert like this. Piano jazz followed by Beethoven String Quartet! Do it every Sunday!” —John, 64

“The program demonstrated to me how the “traditional” chamber music nurtures and flows into all the music of the world.”—anonymous, 49

The lineup of performer has been selected by four curators—Renee Baldocchi, Katherine Bukstein, Kevin Chen, and Adam Fong.

KORET AUDITORIUM (No tickets necessary, first-come, first-seated. Limited availability):

10:00 a.m.   Bridge Chamber Virtuosi
10:30            Real Vocal String Quartet
11:00            Delphi Trio
11:30            Quinteto Latino

noon            Break

12:15 p.m.  Lisa Mezzacappa's Bait & Switch
12:45           sfSound
1:15             Voices of Music
1:45             martha & monica
2:15             Alexander String Quartet

2:35 p.m.    Break    

3:00             Cascada de Flores
3:30             Bella Trio
4:00             Del Sol String Quartet
4:30             Claudia Villela Quartet
5:00             Marcus Shelby Trio

WILSEY COURT (No tickets necessary, first-come, first-seated. Limited seating):

10:00 a.m.  Rob Reich Trio
10:40           DU UY Quintet
11:15           Rootstock Percussion
11:40           Quartet San Francisco

noon            Break

12:15 p.m.  Ultra World X-tet
12:55           Erik Jekabson String-tet
1:35             Prasant Radhakrishnan's VidyA
2:15             Sarah Wilson Ensemble 

2:35             Break

3:00             After Everything
3:40             RW3
4:20             The Nice Guy Trio + Strings

CAFÉ
11:30 am–3 pm    Classical Revolution

TENT
Several short interviews/discussions lead by Salon97

GALLERIES (General admission is required for non-members, FAMSF members admitted free). Seating is limited.

11:00 a.m.   DoubleTake -- Landscape Gallery 26
11:35            Duo Revirado  -- Textile Lobby 60
noon             Hallifax & Jeffrey  -- Landscape Gallery 26
12:30 p.m.    Kora-Didge Danstep - Oceanic Gallery 30

Break

2:00 p.m.     Nils Bultmann Duo -- Landscape Gallery 26
2:30              Nordeson Shelton -- Oceanic Gallery 30
3:00              Cançonièr -- Hamon Tower/ 9th Floor Observation Deck
4:00              Teslim -- Textile Lobby 60

ENTRANCE OF THE de YOUNG
HANDS-ON ART AND MUSIC ACTIVITIES FOR ALL AGES

11:00 a.m.   Thingamajigs DIY Musical Instrument
1:00 p.m.      Magik*Magik Musical Petting Zoo
3:00 p.m.      Outsound GearExplore


PIAZZONI MURALS ROOM
10:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Chamber Music Marketplace : More information on the performance groups and Chamber Music in the Bay Area (no CD sales)