Grammy(R)-nominated Nicholas Phan is "one of the world's most remarkable singers" (Boston Globe), praised for his keen intelligence, captivating stage presence, and natural musicianship. The Wall Street Journal calls beloved artist Jake Heggie "arguably the world's most popular 21st-century opera and art song composer." Both of these prolific, sought-after artists have a long history with San Francisco Performances.
PROGRAM:
PURCELL (arr. Britten): If Music Be the Food of Love
IVES: The Things Our Fathers Loved, Memories
DVORÁK: Songs My Mother Taught Me
MENDELSSOHN: Auf Flügeln des Gesanges
HEGGIE: Silence from Newer Every Day
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Silent Noon
BRAHMS: Ständchen
SCHUBERT: Ständchen
FAURÉ: Mandoline
HEGGIE: Friendly Persuasions
BERNSTEIN: I Hate Music
PRICE: The Poet and His Song
WALLEN: What Shall I Sing?
This special evening celebrates and supports San Francisco Performances' award-winning music education programs.
For information about the full Gala, which includes a pre-concert cocktail reception and post-concert dinner, please call (415) 677-0326.
American composer Jake Heggie is best known for Dead Man Walking (2000), the most widely performed new opera of the last 20 years, with a libretto by Terrence McNally, and his critically acclaimed operas Moby-Dick (2010), Three Decembers (2008), and It's a Wonderful Life (2016), all with libretti by Gene Scheer. In addition to 10 full-length operas and numerous one-acts, Heggie has composed more than 300 art songs, as well as concerti, chamber music, choral, and orchestral works. His compositions have been performed on five continents, and he regularly collaborates with some of the world's most beloved artists as both composer and pianist.
Described by the Boston Globe as "one of the world's most remarkable singers," American tenor Nicholas Phan is increasingly recognized as an artist of distinction. Praised for his keen intelligence, captivating stage presence and natural musicianship, he performs regularly with the world's leading orchestras and opera companies. Also an avid recitalist, in 2010 he co-founded the Collaborative Arts Institute of Chicago (CAIC) to promote art song and vocal chamber music, where he serves as artistic director.
$50.
Presented by San Francisco Performances
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PROGRAM:
PURCELL (arr. Britten): If Music Be the Food of Love
IVES: The Things Our Fathers Loved, Memories
DVORÁK: Songs My Mother Taught Me
MENDELSSOHN: Auf Flügeln des Gesanges
HEGGIE: Silence from Newer Every Day
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Silent Noon
BRAHMS: Ständchen
SCHUBERT: Ständchen
FAURÉ: Mandoline
HEGGIE: Friendly Persuasions
BERNSTEIN: I Hate Music
PRICE: The Poet and His Song
WALLEN: What Shall I Sing?
This special evening celebrates and supports San Francisco Performances' award-winning music education programs.
For information about the full Gala, which includes a pre-concert cocktail reception and post-concert dinner, please call (415) 677-0326.
American composer Jake Heggie is best known for Dead Man Walking (2000), the most widely performed new opera of the last 20 years, with a libretto by Terrence McNally, and his critically acclaimed operas Moby-Dick (2010), Three Decembers (2008), and It's a Wonderful Life (2016), all with libretti by Gene Scheer. In addition to 10 full-length operas and numerous one-acts, Heggie has composed more than 300 art songs, as well as concerti, chamber music, choral, and orchestral works. His compositions have been performed on five continents, and he regularly collaborates with some of the world's most beloved artists as both composer and pianist.
Described by the Boston Globe as "one of the world's most remarkable singers," American tenor Nicholas Phan is increasingly recognized as an artist of distinction. Praised for his keen intelligence, captivating stage presence and natural musicianship, he performs regularly with the world's leading orchestras and opera companies. Also an avid recitalist, in 2010 he co-founded the Collaborative Arts Institute of Chicago (CAIC) to promote art song and vocal chamber music, where he serves as artistic director.
$50.
Presented by San Francisco Performances
Grammy(R)-nominated Nicholas Phan is "one of the world's most remarkable singers" (Boston Globe), praised for his keen intelligence, captivating stage presence, and natural musicianship. The Wall Street Journal calls beloved artist Jake Heggie "arguably the world's most popular 21st-century opera and art song composer." Both of these prolific, sought-after artists have a long history with San Francisco Performances.
PROGRAM:
PURCELL (arr. Britten): If Music Be the Food of Love
IVES: The Things Our Fathers Loved, Memories
DVORÁK: Songs My Mother Taught Me
MENDELSSOHN: Auf Flügeln des Gesanges
HEGGIE: Silence from Newer Every Day
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Silent Noon
BRAHMS: Ständchen
SCHUBERT: Ständchen
FAURÉ: Mandoline
HEGGIE: Friendly Persuasions
BERNSTEIN: I Hate Music
PRICE: The Poet and His Song
WALLEN: What Shall I Sing?
This special evening celebrates and supports San Francisco Performances' award-winning music education programs.
For information about the full Gala, which includes a pre-concert cocktail reception and post-concert dinner, please call (415) 677-0326.
American composer Jake Heggie is best known for Dead Man Walking (2000), the most widely performed new opera of the last 20 years, with a libretto by Terrence McNally, and his critically acclaimed operas Moby-Dick (2010), Three Decembers (2008), and It's a Wonderful Life (2016), all with libretti by Gene Scheer. In addition to 10 full-length operas and numerous one-acts, Heggie has composed more than 300 art songs, as well as concerti, chamber music, choral, and orchestral works. His compositions have been performed on five continents, and he regularly collaborates with some of the world's most beloved artists as both composer and pianist.
Described by the Boston Globe as "one of the world's most remarkable singers," American tenor Nicholas Phan is increasingly recognized as an artist of distinction. Praised for his keen intelligence, captivating stage presence and natural musicianship, he performs regularly with the world's leading orchestras and opera companies. Also an avid recitalist, in 2010 he co-founded the Collaborative Arts Institute of Chicago (CAIC) to promote art song and vocal chamber music, where he serves as artistic director.
$50.
Presented by San Francisco Performances
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PROGRAM:
PURCELL (arr. Britten): If Music Be the Food of Love
IVES: The Things Our Fathers Loved, Memories
DVORÁK: Songs My Mother Taught Me
MENDELSSOHN: Auf Flügeln des Gesanges
HEGGIE: Silence from Newer Every Day
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Silent Noon
BRAHMS: Ständchen
SCHUBERT: Ständchen
FAURÉ: Mandoline
HEGGIE: Friendly Persuasions
BERNSTEIN: I Hate Music
PRICE: The Poet and His Song
WALLEN: What Shall I Sing?
This special evening celebrates and supports San Francisco Performances' award-winning music education programs.
For information about the full Gala, which includes a pre-concert cocktail reception and post-concert dinner, please call (415) 677-0326.
American composer Jake Heggie is best known for Dead Man Walking (2000), the most widely performed new opera of the last 20 years, with a libretto by Terrence McNally, and his critically acclaimed operas Moby-Dick (2010), Three Decembers (2008), and It's a Wonderful Life (2016), all with libretti by Gene Scheer. In addition to 10 full-length operas and numerous one-acts, Heggie has composed more than 300 art songs, as well as concerti, chamber music, choral, and orchestral works. His compositions have been performed on five continents, and he regularly collaborates with some of the world's most beloved artists as both composer and pianist.
Described by the Boston Globe as "one of the world's most remarkable singers," American tenor Nicholas Phan is increasingly recognized as an artist of distinction. Praised for his keen intelligence, captivating stage presence and natural musicianship, he performs regularly with the world's leading orchestras and opera companies. Also an avid recitalist, in 2010 he co-founded the Collaborative Arts Institute of Chicago (CAIC) to promote art song and vocal chamber music, where he serves as artistic director.
$50.
Presented by San Francisco Performances
show less
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401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102
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