Welcome to the Morrison Chamber Music Center
Upcoming Performances
Music from Marlboro
March 10, 2019, 3 p.m.
Creative Arts Building, McKenna Theatre
Ancuza Aprodu Trio
April 12, 2019, 8 p.m.
Creative Arts Building, McKenna Theatre
Jack Quartet
May 12, 2019, 3 p.m.
Creative Arts Building, McKenna Theatre
Recent Performances
Nordic Voices
February 10, 2019, 3 p.m.
Creative Arts Building, McKenna Theatre
Nordic Voices is an internationally acclaimed six-voice a cappella ensemble praised for the depth of its programming and its extraordinary vocal skills. A technically brilliant ensemble, Nordic Voices made a quick sensation in international vocal circles and is now acknowledged as a leader of the a cappella art form. The group’s repertoire spans the Renaissance to the contemporary, on disc and in performances across Asia, Europe, and North America. Nordic Voices is unrivaled in the fine art of sophisticated music-making and stylish performance, and as a result, have been hailed by international critics for their live appearances and remarkable recordings. Based in Oslo, Norway, the members of Nordic Voices were educated at the State Academy of Music in Oslo and the National Academy of Operatic Art in Oslo, where they specialized in opera, composition, church music and pedagogy.
Thalea String Quartet
December 2, 2018, 3 p.m.
Creative Arts Building, McKenna Theatre
Formed in 2014 at the Zephyr International Chamber Music Festival in Courmayeur, Italy, the Thalea String Quartet has been praised for their “vibrant performance” and “sincere expressivity” (SF Classical Voice). The quartet has performed recitals in Italy, France, the United States and Canada and was appointed as the first quartet-in-residence at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music from 2015-17. They were named one of the “Top 10 Bay Area Quartets You Should Know” by CultureTrip.com and were the recipients of the 2016 Barbara Fritz Chamber Music Award from the Berkeley Piano Club. They made their debut at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC in early 2016. The Thalea String Quartet were top prize winners at both the 2018 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition and the 2018 Chamber Music Yellow Springs Competition.
Orlando Consort
October 26, 2018, 8 p.m.
Creative Arts Building, McKenna Theatre
The ORLANDO CONSORT has made an international reputation in the field of medieval and Renaissance vocal music and, though the group's imaginative programming, also embraces jazz, film and world music. The Consort regularly tours throughout the UK, Europe and the USA (including BBC Proms, Carnegie Hall, Edinburgh & Lucerne Festivals) and has recorded for Deutsche Grammophon and Harmonia Mundi USA (including 2 Gramophone Awards). The Consort is currently recording a 12-disc Machaut project with Hyperion Records.
Alexander String Quartet
September 16, 2018 3-5pm
Creative Arts Building, McKenna Theatre
The Alexander String Quartet is a major artistic presence in its home base of San Francisco, serving since 1989 as Ensemble in Residence for San Francisco Performances and Directors of the Morrison Chamber Music Center in the College of Liberal and Creative Arts at San Francisco State University. Their recordings of Mozart's Piano Quartets with Joyce Yang will be released in July 2018 and the "Prussian" Quartets will follow in January 2019.