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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Issue 44 (November 4)
In this issue: “Deep River” performed by Mahalia Jackson; Handel’s “Ombra mai fu” from Serse performed by Joyce DiDonato and Il Pomo d’Oro; Hahn’s “À Chloris” performed by Susan Graham and Jake Heggie; Mahler: “Urlicht” from Symphony No. 2, Resurrection performed by Bernarda Fink and Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Ariel Ramírez & Félix Luna’s “Alfonsina y el mar” performed by Mercedes Sosa; Lucilla Galeazzi’s “Voglio una casa” performed by Lucilla Galeazzi and L’Arpeggiata
Oliver Sacks: His Own Life – Forum Discussion
Oliver Sacks: His Own Life – Forum Discussion
An Illuminations: “Music and the Mind” Talk
In conjunction with its streaming presentation of Oliver Sacks: His Own Life, the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) hosted an informative conversation and Q&A with Ric Burns, the film’s director; Kate Edgar, Sacks’ editor and researcher, and executive director of the Oliver Sacks Foundation; and Bill Hayes, photographer, writer, and Sacks’ partner. The discussion was moderated by scientist and soprano Indre Viskontas, who holds faculty positions at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and the University of San Francisco, and whose scientific work is featured in Sacks’ book Musicophilia. Oliver Sacks: His Own Life – Forum Discussion was available free of charge, courtesy of BAMPFA.
This public forum is in conjunction with the Matthew Whitaker Quartet performance, part of the Cal Performances at Home Fall Season. Matthew Whitaker’s performance and all related activities are part of the Cal Performances Illuminations: Music and the Mind series.
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The Art of the Spark: Musical Creativity Explored with Dr. Charles Limb
The Art of the Spark: Musical Creativity Explored with Dr. Charles Limb
Illuminations: Music and the Mind Public Forum
Where does imagination come from? Neuroscientists have only recently begun to examine the elusive nature of creativity in connection to music. One key area of study is the notion of improvisation—a foundational element in many musical art forms, including jazz and hip hop. In this 90-minute video from the Kennedy Center, UCSF Professor of Otolaryngology Dr. Charles Limb shows how encouraging and developing musical improvisational skills in children has led to a better understanding of how creativity is implemented in the human brain. In this talk, Dr. Limb is joined by the Kennedy Center Artistic Director of Jazz Jason Moran, Freestyle Love Supreme co-founder Anthony Veneziale, music therapist Ed Roth, and jazz pianist Matthew Whitaker, who helps with a demonstration. Thank you to the Kennedy Center for generously sharing this video free of charge.
This public forum was in conjunction with the Matthew Whitaker Quartet performance, part of the Cal Performances at Home Fall Season. Matthew Whitaker’s performance and all related activities are part of the Cal Performances Illuminations: Music and the Mind series.
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Issue 43 (October 28)
In this issue: Excerpt from Giselle performed by Bolshoi Ballet and Orchestra; Excerpts from HK Gruber’s Frankenstein!! performed by Swedish Chamber Orchestra; William Shakespeare’s Macbeth featuring and co-directed by Kenneth Branagh; Bartók’s “The Sixth Door (The Lake of Tears)” from Bluebeard’s Castle; “The Bird” from Manual Cinema’s Frankenstein; Verdi’s “Libera me” from Requiem performed by Leontyne Price
Issue 42 (October 22)
In this issue: Beethoven’s Final movement from Cello Sonata No. 4 in C major, Op. 102, No. 1 performed by Mstislav Rostropovich and Sviatoslav Richter; The Spirit of Noh 能 directed by Edwin Lee; Mozart’s “Vorrei, spiegarvi, oh Dio!” performed by Sabine Devieilhe; Miles Davis’ “So What?” performed by Miles Davis; Rehearsing The Dying Swan and Lamentation performed by Sae Eun Park; Arvo Pärt: Fratres performed by Gidon Kremer
Issue 41 (October 13)
In this issue: Mozart’s Allegro vivace from String Quartet No. 16 in E-flat major, K. 428/421b performed by Tetzlaff Quartet; “So Is the Day” performed by Bria Skonberg; Fanm d’Ayiti performed by Nathalie Joachim; Beethoven Sonata Parody performed by Dudley Moore; Allegría from Carlos Saura’s Flamenco, Flamenco performed by Sara Baras