The program mixes musical selections, news bulletins, and historic multimedia on a month by month tour through the seismic events of 1938. These will include: Popular songs of the era: Sholom Secunda’s Bei mir bist du Schoen, Cole Porter’s Begin the Beguine, and selections from Kurt Weill’s Knickerbocker Holiday Subversive musical protests: Weissert’s Mensch ohne Pass (Person without a Passport), Spoliansky’s Lied vom Stacheldraht (Barbed Wire Song), Leopoldi’s Die Novaks aus Prag (The Novaks from Prague), and Kreisler’s Schlag sie…

The program mixes musical selections, news bulletins, and historic multimedia on a month by month tour through the seismic events of 1938. These will include: Popular songs of the era: Sholom Secunda’s Bei mir bist du Schoen, Cole Porter’s Begin the Beguine, and selections from Kurt Weill’s Knickerbocker Holiday Subversive musical protests: Weissert’s Mensch ohne Pass (Person without a Passport), Spoliansky’s Lied vom Stacheldraht (Barbed Wire Song), Leopoldi’s Die Novaks aus Prag (The Novaks from Prague), and Kreisler’s Schlag sie…

Celebrating his 66th year as a recording artist in the music industry, legendary singer Johnny Mathis is The Voice of Romance. A sublime vocalist whose approach to pop music eclipses passing fads and trends, Mathis has performed songs in an incredible variety of styles and categories — from music composed for stage and film to golden era jazz standards, contemporary pop hits, and holiday music…  all assuring his reputation as one of the most enduring vocalists in music history.

he LMR Jazz Orchestra is the seasonally resident 20-player jazz ensemble made up of internationally accomplished musicians, including multiple GRAMMY award winners, who have played jazz across the world. This truly all-star orchestra is once again being assembled for the annual TIMOTHY HALL FOUNDATION Benefit Performance at Farmstead at Long Meadow Ranch. The benefit performance is one of northern California’s most outstanding jazz events each year. The 2022 concert will feature the music of 7-time GRAMMY nominee, composer/arranger Chris Walden.…

Celebrate Bay Area music in all its diversity at the 15th SF Music Day, the Bay Area’s free annual ensemble music festival in downtown San Francisco. From chamber music to jazz, contemporary works to global sounds—SF Music Day showcases extraordinary musicians from across the Bay, with music that spans continents and centuries. Come for the artists you know and love, and stay to discover new talents, enjoy fresh takes on familiar repertoire, and take in the wealth of creativity from the…

MARY LOU WILLIAMS: Zodiac Suite ERICH WOLFGANG KORNGOLD: Much Ado About NothingSuite LEONARD BERNSTEIN: Chichester Psalms