"With an impressive repertoire spanning early music to contemporary, Chanticleer starts its 48th Bay Area season this month. The 12-man vocal ensemble has a range of music in store, including a new commission by composer Trevor Weston, whose music has been described as "a gently syncopated marriage of intellect and feeling." The new program also includes Chanticleer vocal arrangements of gospel, barbershop quartets, vocal jazz, bluegrass tunes, and American classics including Irving Berlin's "Blue Skies.""
"Conductor James Gaffigan arrives at Davies Symphony Hall this week to conduct music by George Gershwin, Duke Ellington, and Carlos Simon. Of special interest: pianist Hélène Grimaud joins the orchestra in Gershwin's Piano Concerto in F. Come early for a free pre-concert talk at 6:30 p.m. by UC Berkeley's David H. Miller. Details: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 18-20; $30-$185; sfsymphony.org."
"Opera lovers still have the opportunity to experience San Francisco Opera's season-opening production of "Rigoletto." Verdi's masterwork continues into next week, directed by Jose Maria Condemi, conducted by Eun Sun Kim, and featuring top-flight singers including Amartuvshin Enkhbat in the title role. Details: Performances through Sept. 27;"
The Bay Area classical calendar offers notable choral, orchestral, and operatic events this fall. Chanticleer opens its 48th Bay Area season with a varied program that spans early music, a new Trevor Weston commission, gospel, barbershop, vocal jazz, bluegrass, and American classics. James Gaffigan conducts the San Francisco Symphony in works by Gershwin, Ellington, and Carlos Simon, featuring pianist Hélène Grimaud in Gershwin's Piano Concerto in F and a free pre-concert talk. San Francisco Opera presents Verdi's Rigoletto, staged by Jose Maria Condemi and conducted by Eun Sun Kim, with performances running through late September.
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