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  Camelot on the North Coast The Mendocino Music Festival opened its doors—or rather, pinned back its tent flaps—on Saturday, July 10, for the 24th season of music-making on the headlands of the picturesque village of Mendocino....

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The wonders of Spring Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring has often been named one of the musical works that defined and separated the Romantic era of the 19th century from the Modernist era of the 20th century. Certainly it transformed classical dance as it was known in Europe at the time, and since then almost every noted choreographer of the 20th century—from Nijinsky to Béjart, from Kenneth...

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  Experimental opera alive and well in Berkeley Artistic director Harriet March Page and composer Mark Alburger have...

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The Bay Area may be foggy, but the nights will sizzle this summer in a slew of festivals, ranging from Bach favorites to hot-off-the-press premieres. Here is a selection of some popular favorites.   Garden of Memory www.gardenofmemory.com June 21 from 5:00 – 9:00 at...

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  Modern treatment for Brahms—and for an old theater Three vital modern works vied for space with an old Master last Thursday, June 3, in Mill Valley’s charming 145Throckmorten Theatre. The Bay Area-based Left Coast Chamber Ensemble performed living composers and Brahms. ...

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  Five easy pieces? Not! Earplay finished their season in style Monday night at San Francisco’s Herbst Theatre, with two World premieres and two West Coast premieres. Additionally, Earplay commissioned three of the five works on the program, no small feat for this small organization, and one that reveals their commitment to the next generation of composers....

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