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Brass Farthing

Program

Midhat Assem
(arr. Osvaldo Golijov) /
Ya Habibi Ta'ala (My Love,
Come Quickly) +
Traditional (arr. Kronos,
transc. Ljova) / Tusen Tankar
(A Thousand Thoughts) +
Omar Souleyman (arr. Jacob
Garchik) / La Sidounak Sayyada
                                                                                                (I'll Prevent the Hunters from
Hunting You) +
Bryce Dessner / Tenebre *
West Coast premiere
Michael Gordon / Clouded
Yellow * West Coast
premiere Nicole Lizée /
Death to Kosmische *

INTERMISSION

Yechiel Karniol (arr. Judith
Berkson) / Sim Sholom +
West Coast premiere
Ramallah Underground
(arr. Jacob Garchik) /
Tashweesh *
Morton Feldman / Structures
Steve Reich / WTC 9/11 *
  1. 9/11/01
    2. 2010
     3. WTC

The Kronos Quartet's
engagement is made possible
in part by a grant from The
James Irvine Foundation to
support the Kronos
Performing Arts Association's
California Performances
and Residencies Initiative.

New York Polyphony
Sept. 17, 2011 • 8pm
A cappella medieval melodies to cutting edge contemporary works, with the kind of sound that makes you hold your breath.

Cavani String Quartet
Oct. 15, 2011 • 8pm
Naumburg Chamber Music award winners, described as completely engrossing, powerful and elegant.

SF Munich Trio
Nov. 5, 2011 • 8pm
Brilliant Bay Area cellist Rebecca Rust, bassoonist Friedrich Edelman of the Munich SO, and child prodigy pianist, Vera Breheda with a fine menu of sonatas, duos and trios.

Brass Farthing
Nov. 19th, 2011 • 8pm
Winners of the 2011 SF Harmony Sweeps, this group of gents will entertain you like no other

Kronos Quartet
Dec. 2nd, 2011 • 8pm
Combining a spirit of fearless exploration with a commitment to expanding the range and context of the string quartet

The Boston Trio
January 21, 2012 • 8pm
Boston Globe says..."Whenever this trio plays, drop everything and go hear them!"

Boris Andrianov, Cello
Feb. 11, 2012 • 8pm
Russian cellist, winner of the Intl. Rostropovich Competition, with gold medal pianist Alex Kobrin

Borromeo String Quartet
March 31, 2012 • 8pm
Sublime musicianship, where each quartet member reads the full score of music they play from a computer during live performances

Liz Carroll & Cormac McCarthy
April 14, 2012 • 8pm
Glaser Center, Santa Rosa
Grammy nominated, award winning "Michael Jordan" of Irish Fiddling, with astounding piano prodigy from Cork, Ireland

Program and performance venue subject to change.
All performances 8:00pm in the new Occidental Center for the Arts except the Kronos Quartet Dec 2nd and Lizz Carroll April 14th, which will be in the Glaser Center, Santa Rosa.

Brass Farthing

...tremendous response... very appropriate for a wide audience demographic... one of the most entertaining groups I've seen in years!
- John Neal, President, Harmony Sweepstakes A Cappella Festival

Saturday November 19th, 8:00pm

Occidental Center for the Arts

You’re sure to leave this concert with a smile on your face and in good cheer. Winners of the SF Harmony Sweepstakes A Cappella Festival, and proceeding to place third in this competition nationally, there is no question we have caught up with these ‘gents as they are gaining larger acclaim. With a program including songs called Itches in me Britches, God Bless the Human Elbow, and I Love You More Than Beer, this show features fun with outstanding musicianship. Heck, they’ve even thrown in some mandolin playing to go with!

Brass Farthing is a group of stalwart lads brought together to sing songs, raise good cheer, and otherwise make merry in the company of friends both old and new. We take our inspiration from many periods and enjoy performing historical, traditional, and contemporary compositions in traditional styles.