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Danny Clay

Danny Clay is a composer and general noise-maker based in San Francisco, California.
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Qasim Naqvi’s Preamble (NNA Tapes)

Qasim Naqvi is probably best known as the drummer for Dawn of Midi, a group that, alongside The Neck...
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5 Questions to TIGUE

Although TIGUE is a trio of percussionists on paper, their work truly defies categorization. A Brook...
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Revamping the String Quartet: Matthew Barnson’s Sibyl Tones

At some point, whether it be for reasons personal, professional, or purely psychological, most compo...
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Production Pretense Unsettles Maya Beiser’s All Vows at Yerba Buena

On the weekend of March 21, 2014, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts hosted the debut of “All Vows,” a...
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Kronos Quartet - Photo by Jay Blakesberg

Kronos Quartet premieres Mary Kouyoumdjian’s Under 30 commission at Z-Space

The extended weekend of February 6 thru 9 was a particularly exciting one for the Bay Area, as the m...
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Lisa Bielawa’s Crissy Broadcast: Field of Possibilities

It is truly difficult to objectively review a work like Lisa Bielawa's Crissy Broadcast. The hour-lo...
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Transcendent Pathways Concerts Debut at San Francisco Conservatory

The San Francisco Conservatory of Music hosted the Inaugural Concert of the Transcendent Pathways co...
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Thomas Adès in San Francisco: A Warm, Welcoming Concert Among Friends

Early October saw the San Francisco Symphony continuing it's commendable streak of new music program...
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Beethoven Could Have Used More Dinosaurs

Kids, Graphic Scores, & How Music Education is a Two-Way StreetI suppose I should open with a di...
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