The 8th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music will present two concerts—on Saturday, July 17, 2010 and Saturday, August 7, 2010. Both concerts will begin at 8:00 p.m. at the San Francisco Community Music Center, 544 Capp Street. This year’s Festival will feature twenty works by twenty composers. Audience members will be able to meet the composers as all will be in attendance. Tickets for each concert are $10 general admission and $5 for students, seniors and ARTSCard members.
The first concert, Saturday, July 17, 2010 will feature ten compositions of acoustic chamber music. The spectrum of ensembles will include solo piano, solo guitar, and duos including voice, brass, piano, and harp. The concert will include two world premieres of works by Brian Bice and Micheal Vickers as well as the American premiere of Canadian composer Sylvia Rickard’s Three Cabaret Songs.
The second concert, Saturday, August 7, 2010 will feature ten compositions of acoustic and electronic chamber music. The spectrum of ensembles will include solo violin and solo piano, as well as works for acoustic instruments and electronics including bassoon, alto flute, soprano, clarinet, percussion, and bass. This year we are pleased to end the Festival with the final scene of John Bilotta’s new chamber opera Trifles.
The Festival of Contemporary Music is presented under the direction of Brian Bice and John Bilotta. Founded in 2003, the Festival of Contemporary Music has, prior to this year, presented 10 concerts featuring 82 compositions by 61 composers. Among those works 15 have been world premiere performances. This year marks the 8th Annual Festival and we are excited to present 20 more pieces during this two-concert event.
