CMC Presents! features outstanding music and educational events such as “Concerts with Conversation” with internationally acclaimed artists (in partnership with SF Performances), concerts by our award-winning faculty, master classes, clinics, and special CMC productions such as our annual Performathon, “Field Day at CMC.”
Encore! Summer Concert Series
Tune in to relive a selection of great concerts featuring CMC faculty, students, and partners. Each Monday we’ll feature an encore concert from the CMC Concert Hall archives which will be available to view on-demand on our website. Concerts can be viewed for one week, and will be available on our YouTube Channel.
Watch the encore on our website here
New concerts will be available every Monday at 9 AM unless otherwise noted. Visit our Encore! page for a list of featured concerts, or check our online calendar for more schedule details.
July 27–August 2 features Cultural Traditions in Diaspora: CMC Faculty Concert. Originally presented on Saturday, March 16, 2019 as part of Field Day.
The concert included faculty from the brass/winds and cultural traditions departments and was curated by faculty members Miguel Govea and Tregar Otton. The concert memorable evening of incredible music and an achievement in programming that showcased the depth talent on the CMC faculty.
The program for “Cultural Traditions in Diaspora” features an array of genres that run the gamut of styles and sensibilities. The common theme in the program is repertoire that has emerged from cultural diasporas and migrations, such as tango, jazz, Afro-Cuban, and others. See below for the program.
La Muerte del Angel (Astor Piazzolla, Argentina 1921-1992) blends tango, classical and jazz influences, with an open section for improvised solos.
Jennifer Peringer – piano
Martha Rodriguez Salazar – flute
Rachel Condry – clarinet
Robert Lopez – percussion
Compón Cortito (Eduardo Gamboa, Mexico, b. 1960)
Jennifer Peringer – piano
Martha Rodriguez Salazar – flute
Rachel Condry – clarinet
Robert Lopez – percussion
Annelise Zamula – tenor sax
Butterfly Lovers Song (traditional Chinese melody arr. by Jon Jang)
“The work is inspired (by) Jesse Jackson’s multiple speeches in SF Chinatown during the 1980’s. I symbolically merge the Chinese melody with the feeling of Jackson’s anthem, Country Preacher.” – Jon Jang
Jon Jang – piano
Alex Farrell – double bass
Robert Lopez – drums
Annelise Zamula – tenor sax
Miguel Govea – valve trombone
Yank Sing Work Song (Jon Jang)
“A southern Chinese Cantonese head that morphs into a Miles Davis Bitches Brew 1970s inspired piece. This composition pays tribute to the soulful courage of the Chinese immigrant workers of the Yank Sing Restaurant and sends a powerful message to Trump’s anti-immigrant stance and manic xenophobia.” – Jon Jang
Jon Jang – piano
Alex Farrell – double bass
Robert Lopez – drums
Annelise Zamula – tenor sax
Miguel Govea – valve trombone
Yo Mambo (Larry Dunn) Contemporary R&B
Larry Dunn – electric guitar
Alex Farrell – bass
Robert Lopez – drums
Till Closing Time (Larry Dunn)
Larry Dunn – electric guitar
Alex Farrell- bass
Robert Lopez – drums
Cecilia Peña-Govea – trumpet
Miguel Govea – trumpet
Annelise Zamula – tenor sax
Scatterbrain (Annelise Zamula): An original jazz composition with two horn parts.
Annelise Zamula – tenor sax
Miguel Govea – trumpet
Robert Lopez – drums
Jon Jang – piano
Alex Farrell- bass
Divina (Annelise Zamula): An original jazz ballad.
Annelise Zamula – tenor sax
Robert Lopez – drums
Piano – Jon Jang
Alex Farrell – bass
Cuando Se Van (Cecilia Peña-Govea). This transgenre song questions and mourns the effects of gentrification on the cultural landscape of San Francisco and the larger Bay Area. It incorporates Jamaican slave chant and traditional drums, with the production styles of reggaeton.
Cecilia Peña-Govea – voice and trumpet
Annelise Zamula – tenor sax
Miguel Govea – valve trombone
Larry Dunn – guitar
Jon Jang – piano
Alex Farrell – bass
Robert Lopez – congas
Sergio Duran – percussion
El Rae Sivad (Maestro Curtis)
“This Latin/Bop piece was written as a tribute to my elder and mentor, friend and student of Thelonius Monk and Miles Davis. He also played with Sun Ra. His name is Earle Davis – El Rae Sivad spelled backwards.”
Maestro Curtis – piano
Frankie Curtis – standup bass
Winifred Williams – drums
Juan Escovedo – congas
Rousell White – trumpet
Tim Merritt – saxes
Dos Gardenias (arr. by Tregar Otton) was composed in 1945 by Isolina Carrillo of Cuba. Achieved international fame in 1996 thanks to Omara Portuondo’s recording with the Buena Vista Social Club collective.
Tregar Otton – percussion, violin
Cecilia Peña-Govea – voice, trumpet
Miguel Govea – voice, trumpet
Annelise Zamula – tenor sax
Larry Dunn – guitar
Jennifer Peringer – piano
Sylvia Sherman- bass
Robert Lopez – congas
Sergio Duran – voice, timbales
Puerto Rico – Composed by Nuyorican salsa pioneer Eddie Palmieri, this Charlie Sepulveda arrangement uses the characteristics of call and response, and improvisation found in all African influenced music. A tribute to the island of great composers and musicians instrumental in the blending of jazz and Latin music.
Miguel Govea – valve trombone, voice
Cecilia Peña-Govea – trumpet, voice
Annelise Zamula – tenor sax
Jennifer Peringer – piano
Alex Farrell – bass
Robert Lopez – congas
Sergio Duran – timbales
Tregar Otton – percussion
