It’s Your District is programming the arts and culture hub of SundayStreets again this year, and we want you to join! Do you or your students perform an instrument or play in a band? Do they love to perform? We would love to have you! There are TEN events in 2018: March 11– Mission March 25– Excelsior… Read More
Archives: Music
Upcoming Conference: The Power of Hip Hop: Using Hip Hop Culture, February 3
The Power of Hip Hop: Using Hip Hop Culture as a tool for leadership, empowerment, and creating meaningful change in our independent school communities. WHEN: Saturday, February 3rd 2018 TIME: 9AM–4PM WHERE: The Bentley School Lafayette Campus- 1000 Upper Happy Valley Road Lafayette, CA 94549 The Bentley School is partnering with Today’s Future Sound (https://todaysfuturesound.org) who will provide beat… Read More
Free Spring Break Opportunities in Music, Poetry, Dance, Theatre, or Digital Storytelling!
Fill your spring break with music, poetry, dance, theater, and digital media storytelling! Bay Area teens will work with local artists and specialists from San Francisco Opera, San Francisco Ballet, SFJAZZ, and A.C.T. to craft original works and produce a performance for their families and the community. No person will be turned away for lack… Read More
Opera Parallèle’s Champion: An Opera in Jazz, Register by January 25
Introduce yourself to the wonders of opera! Explore the intersection of art and social issues. Composed by jazz trumpeter Terence Blanchard. Production will feature Gospel Choir, non- traditional dance, and innovative projections. Based on the real-life story of Emile Griffith, Champion is the story of a world champion boxer who killed rival Benny Paret in their… Read More
LWHS Student Solo with Oakland Civic Orchestra, January 24
Myer J.-P. ’16 will perform a Sibelius Concerto with the Oakland Civic Orchestra on Sunday, January 24 at 4pm at the Lake Merit United Methodist Church. The event is free! Find more details online. Read More
Interactive Open Sound Check & Artist Lecture, Register by January 15
Cameron Carpenter is “smashing the stereotypes of organists and organ music” by expanding the frontiers of his instrument and bringing it into the 21st century. And with a classical background and Juilliard education, the 33-year-old virtuoso engages just as vividly with the organ’s history as he does with his vision for its future. Alongside his… Read More
Youth Arts Summit, December 5
Free | 1–5pm |SOMArts Join Youth Art Exchange, presenting sponsor PicsArt, and dozens of youth arts organizations from the Bay Area & beyond at WE ARE HERE: The Fifth Annual San Francisco Youth Arts Summit, a celebration of young artists and their vibrant contributions to the creative and cultural fabric of San Francisco. Find out… Read More