Arts Listings

Classical Music-San Francisco Through August 22

Tuesday August 10, 2010 - 12:32:00 PM

COMMUNITY MUSIC CENTER  

"Victory, My Heart!" Aug. 15, 4 p.m. Bay Area tenor Andrew Morgan performs with pianist Charles Calhoun for a program of works of passion by composers spanning four centuries.  

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

 

GOLDEN GATE PARK  

Golden Gate Park Band, Aug. 15, 1 p.m. A concert featuring the music of the Czech composer Antonin Dvorak. Concert takes place at the Music Concourse, located at 9th Avenue and Lincoln Way. Free. (510) 530-0814. 

Golden Gate Park Band, Aug. 22, 1 p.m. The concert will be a celebration of St. Stephen's Day, with Hungarian music, dance, singing, costumes and more. Free. www.goldengateparkband.org. 

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.legionofhonor.org.

 

OLD FIRST CHURCH  

EUOUAE, Aug. 13, 8 p.m. Steven Sven Olbash presents sacred music from 12th-14th century France.  

sfSound, Aug. 20, 8 p.m. World premiere of "Oceanothers'' by Erik Ulman, and works by Ferneyhough, Wolff, Schlomowitz and Spahlinger.  

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

 

SAN FRANCISCO CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC  

"Musical Textual: Where Music and Text Combine" Aug. 21 and Aug. 22, 7:30 p.m. Concert featuring the Betons, The Hot Air Chamber Ensemble and the Hot Air Vocal Ensemble. $10-$15.  

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