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SFist Reviews: Mason Bates's Cello Concerto with Berkeley Symphony

Mason Bates made his mark as a composer by breathing a fresh energy with the addition of electronic beats in his orchestral works. A composer for the symphony by day, he moonlights as

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SFist Previews Tonight's Mercury Soul At Ruby Skye

An interview with local composer Mason Bates, and some notes on the SF Symphony Opening Night. Mason Bates is a bridge between two musical worlds, classical and techno. With a PhD in composition

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SFist Reviews: Luisa Miller At SF Opera (And More)

We round up some reviews of classical and modern music events. Luisa Miller at SF Opera, the Merola Grand Finale concert, Santa Fe Opera commission of a Steve Jobs opera, and the American

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SFist Reviews: Re/Current At The SF Symphony

To all the gifts Steve Jobs gave us, the iPhone, the iPad, and most importantly, Toy Story, we must add Mason Bates' B sides, performed last Wednesday by the composer on the

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SFist Reviews: Riccardo Muti and Edo De Waart

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra led by Riccardo Muti was the third of the Big Six visiting orchestras in town for the 100th anniversary of the SF Symphony (on the tails of LA and

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This Sunday in Contemporary Music: the Switchboard Festival

More music from composers that are not dead: the Switchboard festival at the Dance Mission Theater puts together the best contemporary music the Bay Area has to offer. Between 2 p.m. and