[NewMusicEvents] SFCCO @ Old First, Sept 15th

[Michael Cooke]

San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra  and Old First Concerts Present:

"HOW SUITE IT IS"
Saturday September 15, 2007 at 8 pm

Old First Concerts
1751 Sacramento Street/Van Ness, San Francisco, CA 94109

$15 General, $12 Seniors (65 and older), $12 Full Time Students

Tickets are available through the Old First Concerts Box Office at (415) 
474-1608, online at http://www.oldfirstconcerts.org and at the door.   For 
more information, please call Old First Concerts box office or visit SFCCO 
at http://www.sfcco.org.



SAN FRANCISCO, -- On Saturday September 15, 2007, the San Francisco 
Composers Chamber Orchestra presents "How Suite It Is" -- part escapist 
fantasy and part heavy-duty grappling with the issues of our day -- at Old 
First Church (1725 Sacramento Street) in San Francisco.  As always, SFCCO 
will be premiering new music by the Bay Areas most talented composers.


September’s concert will feature several suites, including: the diabolical 
“Mordake”, a new work by Erling Wold and “The Pied Piper of Hamelin “ by 
Mark Alburger; an apolitical screed derived from Robert Browning's poem by 
the same name with George W. Bush filling in for the man who leads others 
astray.  David Grave will be presenting “Life Is Like That”, a cynical yet 
respectful look at day to day reality, featuring an ensemble augmented with 
the surreal sounds of synthersizeric "Filmscape," "Crystals," and "Metal 
Box.".  Lisa Scola Prosek delivers music from her Iraqi operatic fantasy 
“Trap Door” and John Beeman searches for freedom as he tries his hand at 
“Free Form”.  Loren Jones brings three more movements from his 14-movement 
historical-sociological meditation on all things San Franciscan: Dancing on 
the Brink of the World ("Earthquake/Fire," "North Beach," and "Haight 
Ashberry")while violist composer Beeri Moalem and violinist composer Clare 
Twohy round out this sweet array of sonic sensibilities for our time with 
new works hot off the presses.  Don’t miss out on another chance to have 
your pulse on the sweetest trends in new music with the talented and 
innovative San Francisco Composers Orchestra.


Program:


Erling Wold..........................Mordake Suite

Beeri Moalem.......................Desires

David Graves........................Life is Like That

Clare Twohy........................tba

Mark Alburger.....................The Pied Piper of Hamelin Suite Suite

John Beeman......................Free Form, featuring Michael Cooke, Alto 
Sax

Loren Jones........................Dancing on the Brink of the World

Lisa Scola Prosek..................Trap Door Suite



CALENDAR EDITORS PLEASE NOTE:

WHO:             San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra

WHAT:           New Music premieres for orchestra by Bay Area composers

WHERE:         Old First Church 1751 Sacramento Street/Van Ness, San 
Francisco, CA 94109

WHEN:           8pm Saturday September 15, 2007

TICKETS:       $15 General, $12 Seniors (65 and older), $12 Full Time 
Students

UPCOMING SFCCO CONCERTS: Friday December 7, 2007 at Old First Church




Michael Cooke
http://www.blackhatrecords.com/

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