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Day: May 8, 2016

AN UNKNOWN REPERTORY OF SACRED MUSIC

AN UNKNOWN REPERTORY OF SACRED MUSIC

Chanticleeer Seeks and Sings Classics of South America By Paul Hertelendy artssf.com, the independent observer of San Francisco Bay Area music and dance Week of May 8-15, 2016 Vol. 18, No. 68 It’s time for true believers to drop down on their knees and thank the Almighty for the sacred music circulated by the chorus Chanticleer. Who can match their mining the Mother Lodes of early music that was created unnoticed, unheralded in the New World? And in our era,…

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‘TREASURE ISLAND:’ SLAM-BANG PIRACY, MUTINY, GOLD

‘TREASURE ISLAND:’ SLAM-BANG PIRACY, MUTINY, GOLD

Berkeley Rep and Zimmerman Do It Again BERKELEY — Having the Berkeley Repertory Theatre (BRT) nearby is opportune indeed. This is one of the premiere theaters in the nation, and thanks to Founder Michael Leibert and current Artistic Director Tony Taccone, we have some of the best plays coming our way. Currently they are producing “Treasure Island”, adapted and directed by Mary Zimmerman who has had 7 other shows at the BRT. Besides being a winner of the 1998 MacArthur…

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