Welcome to the Morrison Chamber Music Center

[Postponed] Core Ensemble presents "Ain't I a Women!"

March 15, 2020, 3:00 p.m.
Creative Arts Building, Knuth Hall

[This event has been postponed to a later date.]

"Ain’t I a Woman!" is a new musical theater work for actress and chamber music trio (cello, piano, and percussion).

It celebrates the life and times of four powerful African American women: novelist and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston, ex-slave and abolitionist Sojourner Truth, folk artist Clementine Hunter, and civil rightsworker Fannie Lou Hamer. The musical score is drawn from the heart felt spirituals and blues of the Deep South, the urban vitality of the Jazz Age, and contemporary concert music by African American composers such as Charles Mingus, Thelonius Monk, Max Roach and Diane Monroe.

[Postponed to Fall 2020] Roger Woodward plays Beethoven's Complete Piano Sonatas (7 of 15)

March 13, 2020
Creative Arts Building, Knuth Hall, 1:00 p.m.

Join us for a special faculty artist series, A Musical Odyssey, where Roger Woodward plays the complete piano sonatas of Beethoven.

Program

Sonata quasi una fantasia No. 13 in E-flat major (op. 27, no. 1, 1800-1)
Sonata quasi una fantasia No. 14 in C-sharp minor "Moonlight" (op. 27, no. 2, 1801)

[Postponed to Fall 2020] Roger Woodward plays Beethoven's Complete Piano Sonatas (6 of 15)

March 9, 2020
Creative Arts Building, Knuth Hall, 1:00 p.m.

Join us for a special faculty artist series, A Musical Odyssey, where Roger Woodward plays the complete piano sonatas of Beethoven.

Program

Sonata No. 11 in B-flat major (op. 22, 1800)
Sonata No. 12 in A-flat major "Funeral March" (op. 26, 1800-1)

[Postponed to Fall 2020] Roger Woodward plays Beethoven's Complete Piano Sonatas (5 of 15)

March 2, 2020
Creative Arts Building, Knuth Hall, 1:00 p.m.

Join us for a special faculty artist series, A Musical Odyssey, where Roger Woodward plays the complete piano sonatas of Beethoven.

Program

Grand Sonata No. 8 in C minor "Pathétique" (1798)
Sonata No. 9 in E major (op. 14, no. 1, 1798-9)
Sonata No. 10 in G major (op. 14, no. 2, 1798-9)

[Postponed to Fall 2020] Roger Woodward plays Beethoven's Complete Piano Sonatas (4 of 15)

February 24, 2020
Creative Arts Building, Knuth Hall, 1:00 p.m.

Join us for a special faculty artist series, A Musical Odyssey, where Roger Woodward plays the complete piano sonatas of Beethoven.

Program

Sonata No. 6 in F major (op. 10, no. 2, 1798-9)
Sonata No. 7 in D major (op. 10, no. 3, 1798)

Septura

February 23, 2020, 3 p.m.
Creative Arts Building, McKenna Theatre

Septura brings together London’s leading players to redefine brass chamber music through the uniquely expressive sound of the brass septet.

Currently Ensemble in Residence at the Royal Academy of Music, the group is recording a series of 10 discs for Naxos Records, each focused on a particular period, genre and set of composers, creating a ‘counter-factual history’ of brass chamber music.

Septura’s members are the leading players of the new generation of British brass musicians, holding principal positions in the London Symphony, Philharmonia, Royal Philharmonic, City of Birmingham Symphony, Basel Symphony and Aurora orchestras.

[Postponed to Fall 2020] Roger Woodward plays Beethoven's Complete Piano Sonatas (3 of 15)

February 17, 2020
Creative Arts Building, Knuth Hall, 1:00 p.m.

Join us for a special faculty artist series, A Musical Odyssey, where Roger Woodward plays the complete piano sonatas of Beethoven.

Program

Grand Sonata No. 4 in E-flat major "Verliebte" (op. 7, 1796)
Sonata No. 5 in C minor (op. 10, no. 1, 1796-8)

[Postponed to Fall 2020] Roger Woodward plays Beethoven's Complete Piano Sonatas (2 of 15)

February 10, 2020
Creative Arts Building, Knuth Hall, 1:00 p.m.

Join us for a special faculty artist series, A Musical Odyssey, where Roger Woodward plays the complete piano sonatas of Beethoven.

Program

Sonata No. 3 in C major (op. 2, no. 3, 1794-5)
Sonata No. 20 in G major (op. 49, no. 2, 1795-1805)
Sonata No. 19 in G minor (op. 49, no. 1, 1795-1805)

IntermusicSF Showcase

February 9, 2020, 3:00 p.m.
Creative Arts Building, Knuth Hall

Intermusic SF has a mission "to support the professional and artistic growth of San Francisco Bay Area musicians whose focus is the small ensemble." Through programs that include fiscal sponsorship, grant-making, career development, and curated performance partnerships, IntermusicSF strengthens the careers of local artists who contribute to a vibrant and diverse music community.

IntermusicSF envisions a thriving musical climate for San Francisco Bay Area musicians with sustainable careers who are celebrated by engaged and dedicated audiences. They value small ensemble music-making for its intimacy and immediacy, and champion its many genres by serving those who create and share it.

This showcase will feature Brass Over Bridges, Curium Trio, and Alaya Project.

[Postponed to Fall 2020] Roger Woodward plays Beethoven's Complete Piano Sonatas (1 of 15)

February 3, 2020
Creative Arts Building, Knuth Hall, 1:00 p.m.

Join us for a special faculty artist series, A Musical Odyssey, where Roger Woodward plays the complete piano sonatas of Beethoven.

Program

Sonata No. 1 in F minor (op. 2, no. 1, 1793-5)
Sonata No 2 in A (op. 2, no. 2, 1794-5)

ensemble PHASE (앙상블 페이즈)

November 3, 2019, 3:00 p.m.
Creative Arts Building, Knuth Hall

ensemble PHASE is a group of musicians with a long-time passion for experimental projects, creating and performing new repertoires through experimentation on Korean instruments with various musical materials and artistic forms. 


ensemble PHASE has been actively performing traditional and contemporary repertoires, collaborating with living composers and performers from diverse musical backgrounds. Also, in order to expand interest in writing for Korean instruments, ensemble PHASE has given workshops and lectures for composers and students to better understand Korean music and instruments, in and out of Korea.

Since 2017, ensemble PHASE’s projects have been sponsored by the City of Seoul, Seoul Foundation of Arts and Culture, Art Council Korea, National Gugak Center and Studio Paju.

Program:
Korean Traditional Music Repertoires:
- Cheon-nyeon-man-se (Korean classical ensemble piece)
- Sanjo (Korean folk solo piece)
Contemporary Repertoires composed for Korean Instruments
- Benjamin Sabey, Rare Bird (World Premiere)
- Christine Lee, Deep Ocean
- Sunghyun Lee, Isle of Ecstasy (US Premiere)

Alexander String Quartet: Season Opener

October 6, 2019, 3:00 p.m.
Creative Arts Building, McKenna Theatre

Having celebrated its 35th Anniversary in 2016, the ALEXANDER STRING QUARTET has performed in the major music capitals of five continents, securing its standing among the world’s premiere ensembles. Widely admired for its interpretations of Beethoven, Mozart, and Shostakovich, the quartet's recordings of the Beethoven cycle (twice), and the Bartók and Shostakovich cycles have all won international critical acclaim.

The Alexander String Quartet was formed in New York City in 1981 and captured international attention as the first American quartet to win the London International String Quartet Competition in 1985. The quartet has received honorary degrees from Allegheny College and St. Lawrence University, and Presidential medals from Baruch College (CUNY). The Alexander plays on a matched set of instruments made in San Francisco by Francis Kuttner (born in Washington, D.C., 1951). This year marks the 30th anniversary of these instruments, known as the Ellen M. Egger Quartet.

Jassen Todorov plays Beethoven's Complete Violin Sonatas (1 of 3)

September 23, 2019, 1:00 p.m.
Creative Arts Building, Knuth Hall

Jassen Todorov is joined by staff accompanist Michael Smith to celebrate Beethoven's 250th birthday. This program includes:

Sonata in D Major, Op. 12 No. 1 (1797/98)
Dedicated to Antonio Salieri
Allegro con brio
Tema con Variazioni: Andante con moto
Rondo: Allegro

Sonata in A Major, Op. 12 No. 2 (1799)
Dedicated to Antonio Salieri
Allegro vivace
Andante, piu tosto Allegretto
Allegro piacevole

Sonata in E flat Major, Op. 12 No. 3 (1797/98)
Dedicated to Antonio Salieri
Allegro con spirito
Adagio con molto espressione
Rondo: Allegro molto