Explore the interconnected narrative of Mexico’s multi-generational musical culture.
The music of Latin America traces a deep and beautiful narrative, a timeless journey of interconnected influences and traditions. Host/curator Michael Morgan, Bay Area musical ensemble Los Cenzontles, and SF Symphony musicians come together to discover something new in something familiar, and very much of our world today.
Heard in this program:
ATAHUALPA YUPANQUI (arr. Ljova): ‘Los Hermanos’ (The Brothers)
Los Cenzontles
Melissa Kleinbart, violin
Matthew Young, viola
Amos Yang, cello
Charles Chandler, bass
TRADITIONAL (arr. Ljova): ‘El Cascabel’ (The Rattle)
Los Cenzontles
Melissa Kleinbart, violin
Matthew Young, viola
Amos Yang, cello
Charles Chandler, bass
DOMINGO LOBATO: Rudo from String Quartet in G major
Wyatt Underhill & David Chernyavsky, violins
David Gaudry, viola
Jill Rachuy Brindel, cello
UNKNOWN (arr. Ljova): ‘Male Rosita’ (Miss Rosita)
Los Cenzontles
Melissa Kleinbart, violin
Matthew Young, viola
Amos Yang, cello
Charles Chandler, bass
Explore the stories and sounds of San Francisco’s Chinese community and the American experience.
Engaging artist conversations and performances by award-winning pipa virtuoso Shenshen Zhang and SF Symphony musicians bring this singular journey to life. Hosted/curated by Michael Morgan.
Heard in...
Explore the freedom, movement, and profound expression of Jazz.
The heyday of San Francisco’s Fillmore District—known as the “Harlem of the West” in the 1940s and ’50s—was an important chapter both for Jazz and the Black American experience. Experience Jazz as a state of mind with host/curator M...
