Kurt Erickson – Here, Bullet

HERE, BULLET is a musical short film, currently in pre-production, by Tony Nominated, award-winning director and actor Will Chase, and Bay Area, prize-winning composer Kurt Erickson. Based on Erickson’s critically acclaimed, award-winning song cycle of the same name, HERE, BULLET is a singular moment frozen in time, a 5-minute surreal snapshot of a man confronting […]

Paul Hanson, Bassoonist

Paul Hanson’s mission is to take the bassoon and electric bassoon to places it rarely if ever goes-playing electric and acoustic jazz and jazz fusion, rock, funk, world music and contemporary classical music as an improvising bassoonist. paulhansonmusic.com donate

The Bow and the Brush

Created by violinist/composer Dan Flanagan, The Bow and the Brush integrates the visual arts with new music.​Dan commissions and composes new works of music inspired by paintings and sculptures in his personal collection. thebowandthebrush.com Donate to The Bow and the Brush

Cornelius Boots – Woodwind Nature

After a 30-year career of high-caliber jazz, classical, rock and experimental music activities (on multiple woodwinds with a focus on the bass clarinet), Boots has now positioned himself at the crossroads of personal expression and divine revelation, exclusively playing bamboo shakuhachi (jinashi/hotchiku) and its baritone brother, Taimu. He is the founder of Black Earth Shakuhachi […]

Piano @ The Palace

Piano at The Palace is a free, educational outdoor concert series. We aim to bring classical piano music outside of traditional concert halls. We help make qualify performances of classical music accessible to the general public. We let the individual audience decide how they move through the performance space. We create moments of beauty in […]

African American Composer Initiative

The African American Composer Initiative (AACI) presents the works of living and historical African American composers in concert, shares video of these live concerts online, and commissions new compositions. On our webpage you will find a catalog of the works we have performed, video links to the performances, composer/performer interviews, and information on obtaining scores. […]

Black Cedar

As a rare ensemble dedicated to music for flute, cello, and guitar, Black Cedar creates, discovers, and re-imagines works for this combination for the widest range of audiences possible.

David Garner

Well-known and often performed, composer David Garner’s body of work reflects his historical knowledge, theatrical flair and humor. David has taught at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music since 1979, acting as chairman of the Department of Musicianship and Music Theory for 16 years. Trained as a pianist and cellist, David has performed from the […]

Ensemble for These Times

Bringing new, nearly new, forbidden, and forgotten music to light (formerly Jewish Music & Poetry Project). Ensemble for These Times (E4TT) brings new, nearly new, forbidden, and forgotten music to light. We focus on 20th and 21st century music that is relevant, engaging, original and compelling—that resonates today and will speak to tomorrow—and we strongly […]

Kate Stenberg

Described as “highly virtuosic and deeply communicative…” Kate Stenberg’s violin playing has led to performances worldwide and the release of over two dozen CDs. She is especially devoted to promoting, educating and premiering the work of established and emerging composers, and devotes much of her time to nurturing those collaborations with other musicians and performing […]