Cal Performances at Home is much more than a series of great streamed performances. Fascinating behind-the-scenes artist interviews. Informative and entertaining public forums. The Cal Performances Reading Room, featuring books with interesting connections to our Fall 2020 programs. For all this and much more, keep checking this page for frequent updates and to journey far, far Beyond the Stage!
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Artist Conversation with Julia Wolfe: 2020/21 Season
Artist Conversation with Julia Wolfe: 2020/21 Season
A Conversation with Cal Performances Executive and Artistic Director Jeremy Geffen
Cal Performances Executive and Artistic Director Jeremy Geffen sits down with Steel Hammer composer Julia Wolfe to discuss the genesis of the piece, how it was the inspiration for the Illuminations thread “Fact or Fiction,” the challenges of changing a large-scale live performance to a recording in the midst of a pandemic, and more in this Beyond the Stage artist talk.
This artist conversation video was recorded in conjunction with the Bang on a Can; Julia Wolfe’s Steel Hammer performance, part of the Cal Performances at Home Spring Season.
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Artist Conversation with Renée Fleming
Artist Conversation with Renée Fleming
A Conversation with Cal Performances Executive and Artistic Director Jeremy Geffen
Soprano Renée Fleming sits down with Cal Performances Executive and Artistic Director Jeremy Geffen to discuss her involvement with the mind/body/music scientific connection movement, what she learned about herself during—and the silver linings of—the pandemic, her role in mentorship of new talent, and more in this Beyond the Stage artist talk.
This artist conversation video was recorded in conjunction with the Renée Fleming performance, part of the Cal Performances at Home Spring Season.
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Issue 60 (April 21)
Three instances in classical music and opera that touch on the subject of maternal affection, plus an Alvin Ailey classic.
Artist Conversation with Jazzmeia Horn: 2020/21 Season
Artist Conversation with Jazzmeia Horn: 2020/21 Season
A Conversation with Cal Performances Executive and Artistic Director Jeremy Geffen
Jazz vocalist Jazzmeia Horn and Cal Performances Executive and Artistic Director Jeremy Geffen discuss how her name came about, what drew her to scat singing, her strategy of including both standards and original compositions on her albums and why she started composing her own music, how she approaches her career as the CEO of a female-owned business and brand, and so much more in this Beyond the Stage artist talk.
This artist conversation video was recorded in conjunction with the Jazzmeia Horn performance, part of the 2020/21 Cal Performances at Home Spring Season. And join us for Jazzmeia Horn’s Dec 10, 2021 in-person concert in Zellerbach Playhouse.
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Artist Conversation with Jeremy Denk: 2020/21 Season
Artist Conversation with Jeremy Denk: 2020/21 Season
A Conversation with Cal Performances Executive and Artistic Director Jeremy Geffen
Listen in on a casual conversation between the two Jeremys (Denk and Geffen, Cal Performances Executive and Artistic Director) as they discuss Bach, The Well-Tempered Clavier, performing it without music in one sitting for the first time, music education, and more in this Beyond the Stage artist talk.
This artist conversation video was recorded in conjunction with the Jeremy Denk, piano performance, part of the Cal Performances at Home Spring Season.
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Issue 59 (April 8)
In the spirit of solidarity in condemning hate crimes aimed at Asians and Asian Americans, this issue hopes to draw attention to a deep well of artistic accomplishment—the boundless contributions to world culture by performers and creators of Asian descent.