Sierra Ensemble
Sierra Ensemble, a San Francisco Bay Area-based violin, horn and piano trio, was founded in 1998 by horn player Janis Lieberman and two fellow Bay Area musicians. Sierra has performed extensively in communities throughout northern California, and has also toured the east coast and recently performed in Istanbul, Turkey. Sierra Ensemble has been recorded on […]
Sonic Forest
Sonic Forest weaves a delightful tapestry of classical, jazz, show tunes, American, Celtic and world folk musics, wild world fusion and spontaneous, soothing improvisations. Our musical instruments are made from trees, each a different species. Our musical training and experience is diverse. Our beautiful, spontaneous, evocative music also expresses a mystery – an awesome connection […]
Splinter Reeds
Splinter Reeds is the West Coast’s first reed quintet, comprising five innovative musicians with a shared passion for new music. The ensemble is committed to presenting top tier performances of today’s best contemporary composition, showcasing the vast possibilities of the reed quintet, commissioning new works, and collaborating with fellow musicians and artists. Splinter Reeds formed […]
Strobe
Strobe was born in a carpool, conceived by a love for the oboe. During commutes from San Francisco to Berkeley to play Swan Lake, Laura and Kris began talking about oboes—Laura plays it and Kris loves it because the oboe was her father’s instrument. They discussed favorite oboe repertoire and chamber music, along with concert […]
The Lee Trio
The Lee Trio is an award-winning piano trio made up of three virtuosic performers, educators and sisters from San Francisco. Since its critically acclaimed Wigmore Hall debut in 2002, The Lee Trio’s “gripping immediacy and freshness” and “rich palette of tone colours” [The Strad] has inspired and moved audiences worldwide, establishing itself as one of […]
Trois Bois
Trois Bois’ mission is to share a love of music for winds with others. Our programs span several centuries’ of music and feature many celebrated composers. www.troisbois.com Donate to Trois Bois
Amy X Neuburg
AMY X NEUBURG (Oakland, California) has been developing her own brand of irreverently genre-crossing works for voice, live electronics and chamber ensembles for over 25 years, known for her innovative use of live looping technology with electronic percussion, her 4-octave vocal range and her colorful — often humorous — lyrics. www.amyxneuburg.com
Chordless
Sara LeMesh and Allegra Chapman seek to illuminate contemporary works by underrepresented and marginalized composers, most notably women and composers of color. The duo is passionate about creating welcoming spaces to explore and appreciate this music that has historically been ignored. It is their belief that these works deserve not only to be heard, but […]
Sonic Harvest
Sonic Harvest delivers vital new works combining music, poetry, and drama as well as instrumental chamber music. Contributing Directors Ann Callaway, Peter Josheff, Allen Shearer and Claudia Stevens present new and recent work to be performed in the annual fall festival, in which they themselves often appear as performers along with some of the finest […]
Vitamin Em
Vitamin Em is a collective of Bay Area musicians who have come together, fueled by a passion for chamber music, improvisation, and a curiosity to explore a wide array of musical styles and cultures. Their compositions blend elements from several genres, including jazz, soul, funk, blues, Latin, Balkan, classical and fiddle music. These elements are […]
