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SF Symphony Celebrates the City's Musical Roots and Heritage

Davies Symphony Hall, Between Hayes and Grove (201 Van Ness San Francisco, CA 94102)
Barbarycoast
Full Price:
$44.00 - $90.00
Our Price:
$15.00 - $45.00*
4.7 by 29 members
Experience the vibrant musical history of San Francisco in Barbary Coast and Beyond: Music from the Gold Rush to the Panama-Pacific Exposition. Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony orchestra are joined by guest actress and narrator Val Diamond, former star of Beach Blanket Babylon, in a multi-media musical performance celebrating the history of the city and the Symphony from the mid-1800s through the Orchestra's founding in 1911 and beyond. Barbary Coast and Beyond: Music from the Gold Rush to the Panama-Pacific Exposition includes works brought to San Francisco by pianist Louis-Moreau Gottschalk, violinists Ole Bull, Fritz Kerisler, and Henryk Wieniawski, as well as opera stars Adelina Patti and Luisa Tetrazzini alongside popular pieces of the time by Offenbach, Wagner, Saint-Saëns, and Sousa. Tilson Thomas will serve as curator, conductor, and host. He'll be joined by soprano Laura Claycomb, violinist Vadim Gluzman, pianist Anton Nel, and organist Cameron Carpenter. You'll get to join the fun by singing along with the orchestra to such favorites as "California, Here I Come", "Hello, Frisco, Hello!", "Hail! California", and "San Francisco."

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The last date listed for Barbary Coast & Beyond: Music from the Gold Rush to the Panama-Pacific Exposition was Saturday May 12, 2012 / 8:00pm.

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Full Price:
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Davies Symphony Hall
Between Hayes and Grove,
201 Van Ness
San Francisco, CA 94102
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415-864-6000
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21 Goldstar Member Reviews

Missing_member_pic_grid_2_1 Rachel Major
5.0

We loved this very special concert that took us back to San Francisco's wonderful past where we met the "movers and shakers" of the times! The musicians, soloists, narrators, featured saw player and organist were amazing- WOW! Thank you Mr. Thomas

Written on May 16 2012
Missing_member_pic_grid_2_1 Valerie
5.0

MTT was brilliant!

Written on May 15 2012
Missing_member_pic_grid_2_1 Goldstar Member
3.0

The event was essentially SF Symphony light. Please don't get me wrong. It was nice, we had a good time, the musicians were strong, it was the program that was light.

Written on May 15 2012
Missing_member_pic_grid_2_1 Max F.
5.0

This was a wonderful experience combining lovely music and singing with the opportunity to learn about some of the history of San Francisco.

Written on May 15 2012
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More Information About Barbary Coast & Beyond: Music from the Gold Rush to the Panama-Pacific Exposition

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http://www.sfsymphony.org/season/Event.aspx?eventid=50214&...

Description

Artists:
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Laura Claycomb, soprano
Vadim Gluzman, violin
Anton Nel, piano
Cameron Carpenter, organ
James Robinson, producer and director
San Francisco Symphony


Program to include works by Meyerbeer, Gottschalk, Wieniawski, Bull, Offenbach, Kreisler, Wagner, Sousa, and Saint-Saëns.

About the Ticket Supplier: San Francisco Symphony

The San Francisco Symphony and Michael Tilson Thomas present more than 220 concerts each year from September through July in a variety of genres, with SFS musicians performing classical concerts, holiday favorites, summer pops events, free outdoor concerts, special series for families and children, plus presentations of visiting guest artists and orchestras from around the globe. The San Francisco Symphony also takes its unique style to audiences world-wide, touring nationally and internationally every year. The SFS is currently recording all the Mahler symphonies on its own media label and has recently launched Keeping Score, a national, multi-year, multi-media project bringing classical music to millions of Americans via TV, radio, the Internet and more.