nicole PAIEMENT
conductor

BluePrint
Bridging the gap between new music and the world around us.
Artistic Director, Nicole Paiement

EVENTS SUMMARY

Synesthesia: Bridging the Senses
October 13, 8:00 p.m. (pre-concert talk 7:15 p.m.)
With promotional support from San Francisco Opera
Five imaginative works that reach out to all the senses, including music by Philip Glass, Kaija Saariaho, Robert Helps, and works by Benjamin Britten and Jay Lyon, both inspired by the evocative poetry of Arthur Rimbaud.

Bridging Time
November 17, 8:00 p.m. (pre-concert talk 7:15 p.m.)
A unique collaboration between the New Music Ensemble and the Baroque Ensemble (Corey Jamason, director) featuring Astor Piazzolla’s Cuatro estaciones porteñas (The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires) with Cynthia Mei, violin soloist, and baroque-inspired works by Dan Becker and David Jones.

Bridging Cultures
March 8, 8:00 p.m. (pre-concert talk 7:15 p.m.)
Sponsored by the Italian Cultural Institute
Some of the most talented singers in the Bay Area come together for a dramatic program full of songs and sounds that bridge cultures and genres, including Kui Dong’s Blue Melody and Atlantis by Henry Cowell, plus new works by Alden Jenks and Luciano Chessa.

Special offer! Receive a 15% discount off selected performances of San Francisco Opera’s world premiere of John Adams’ Appomattox. Visit URL and use offer code CODE by September 20.

Tickets: $20 general/$15 students, seniors and Friends of the Conservatory
50 Oak Street, San Francisco
415.503.6275 for tickets | www.sfcm.edu for more info