Arts Listings

Classical Music-San Francisco Through August 1

Tuesday July 20, 2010 - 06:24:00 PM

CALVARY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH  

San Francisco Choral Society, July 31, 8 p.m. Works by Beethoven and Britten. $25-$31. www.cityboxoffice.com. 

San Francisco Choral Society, Aug. 1, 4 p.m. Works by Beethoven and Britten. $25-$31. (415) 392-4400, www.cityboxoffice.com. 

2515 Fillmore St., San Francisco. (415) 346-3832, www.calvarypresbyterian.org.

 

COMMUNITY MUSIC CENTER  

MultiVox, July 23, 8 p.m. Featuring Reconnaissance Fly, the Cornelius Cardew Choir and Amy X. Neuburg. $10  

Soundscapes, July 24, 8 p.m. A night of sculpted noise art with phog masheen, Headboggle, Kadet Khune and Chen Santa Maria. $10.  

544 Capp St., San Francisco. (415) 647-6015, www.sfcmc.org.

 

DAVIES SYMPHONY HALL  

co Symphony, July 23, 8 p.m. Works by Glinka, Rachmaninoff, Mussorgsky and Dvorak. $15-$70.  

San Francisco Symphony, July 24, 8 p.m. Works by John Adams, Ives, Copland and Gershwin. $15-$90. (415) 864-6000. 

201 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco. (415) 864-6000, www.sfsymphony.org.

 

GOLDEN GATE PARK  

Golgen Gate Park Band, Aug. 1, 1 p.m. A concert of overtures, suites, marches and showtunes featuring soloist Adam Frey. Free. (510) 530-0814. 

Fulton at 36th Avenue, Lincoln at 41st Avenue, San Francisco. < 

 

LEGION OF HONOR MUSEUM DOCENT TOUR PROGRAMS -- Tours of the permanent collections and special exhibitions are offered Tuesday through Sunday. Non-English language tours (Italian, French, Spanish and Russian) are available on different Saturdays of the month at 11:30 a.m. Free with regular museum admission. (415) 750-3638.  

ONGOING CHILDREN'S PROGRAM --  

"Doing and Viewing Art," For ages 7 to 12. Docent-led tours of current exhibitions are followed by studio workshops taught by professional artists/teachers. Students learn about art by seeing and making it. Saturday, 10:30 a.m. to noon; call to confirm class. Free with museum admission. (415) 750-3658. 

ORGAN CONCERTS -- 4 p.m. A weekly concert of organ music on the Legion's restored 1924 Skinner organ. Saturday and Sunday in the Rodin Gallery. Free with museum admission. (415) 750-3624. 

$6-$10; free for children ages 12 and under; free for all visitors on Tuesdays. Tuesday-Sunday, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Lincoln Park, 34th Avenue and Clement Street, San Francisco. (415) 750-3600, (415) 750-3636, www.thinker.org.

 

MAGIC THEATRE  

"The Magic Flute," July 24 through Aug. 1, Jul. 24, 30, 31, 8 p.m.; Jul. 25, Aug. 1, 2:30 p.m. Bay Area Summer Opera Theater Institute presents Mozart's opera. $20-$35. (415) 522-7376. 

Building D, Fort Mason Center, Buchanan Street and Marina Boulevard, San Francisco. (415) 441-8822, www.magictheatre.org.

 

OLD FIRST CHURCH  

Solo Acoustic Wizards: Ancient and Modern, July 23, 8 p.m. Featuring Michael Chikuzen Gould. $14-$17.  

Trevor Stephenson, July 25, 4 p.m. Works by Bach, Handel and Scarlatti. $14-$17.  

Ultra World X-tet, July 30, 8 p.m. Original works that fuse eastern and western traditions.  

1751 Sacramento Street, San Francisco. (415) 474-1608.< 

 

OLD ST. MARY'S CATHEDRAL  

Temescal String Quartet, July 27, 12:30 p.m. Works by Brahms. $5.  

$5 donation requested. 660 California St., San Francisco. www.oldsaintmarys.org/.< 

 

SAN FRANCISCO CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC  

"Midsummer Mozart Festival Program Two," July 23, 8 p.m. All-Mozart program features performances by pianist Seymour Lipkin and basso Jeremy Galyon. George Cleve conducts. $20-$65. (415) 627-4191, www.midsummermozart.org. 

Bay Area Summer Opera Theater Institute, July 29, 7:30 p.m. An evening of opera scenes from works such as "Aida,'' "Marriage of Figaro,'' "Fledermaus'' and more. $15-$25.  

$15 to $20 unless otherwise noted. Hellman Hall, 50 Oak St., San Francisco. (415) 864-7326, www.sfcm.edu.

 

SEVENTH AVENUE PERFORMANCES  

"The Armed Woman -- Music of Early Women Composers," July 31, 7:30 p.m. Works by Isabella Leonarda, Trobairitz, Hildegard von Bingen, Maddelena Casulana and others. $15-$20. (415) 664-2543 X3, www.sfrv.org. 

1329 7th Ave., San Francisco. (415) 664-2543, www.sevenperforms.org.

 

WAR MEMORIAL OPERA HOUSE  

Shen Yun Performing Arts, July 23, 8 p.m. Dance meets music and storytelling. $34-$80.  

301 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco. (415) 865-2000.<