Friday, October 15, 2021, 8:00 p.m. Alchemy BUY TICKETS for in-person or live stream attendance at Old First Concerts ($25/$20). Visit the O1C website
to be sure of the most recent public health and safety protocols for in-person attendance.
Pre-concert composer talk at 7:30 p.m. with Bianco, Norris, and Stokes.
E4TT returns to Old First Concerts with a program focusing on identity and musical transformation:
World Premieres
"The Unseen" (commission) to poetry by Sara Teasdale (1884-1933) by Brennan Stokes (b. 1990) (for soprano and piano). Listen to his "In a Cuban Garden":
"Piglia" by Pablo Ortiz (b. 1956): Watch his "Le vrai tango argentin"
"How Beautiful Are the Feet" by Julia Perry, (1924-1979). Listen to her "Pastoral:"
Prelude and Caprice George Walker (1922-2018). Listen to the Caprice:
McGuinness, Monroe, and Halbig joined by guest coloratura soprano Chelsea Hollow.
"Alchemy" is made possible through the Musical Grant Program, which is administered by InterMusic SF, and supported by the Clarence E. Heller Charitable Foundation, the Hewlett Foundation, and San Francisco Grants for the Arts.
