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SUMMARY:Melinda Becker + Friction Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Advance tickets are available online for both shows. It is advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. If tickets sell out online\, tickets will not be available at the door. \n\n\n\n\nMelinda Becker + Friction Quartet\nSongs of Love\, Life\, and Memory\nContemporary Classical & Ranchera Songs for Mezzo Soprano & String Quartet \nMelinda Becker and Friction Quartet present Canto Caló\, a collection of songs by Nicolas Benavides that explore the process of keeping memory and culture alive. They will also perform an eclectic mix of works in English and Spanish by Caroline Shaw and Raymundo Pérez y Soto\, crossing genres from contemporary classical to ranchera. \nFeaturing:\nMelinda Becker – Mezzo soprano\nDoug Machiz – Cello\nOtis Harriel – Violin\nKevin Rogers – Violin\nMitso Floor – Viola \n\n\n\nSaturday\, May 13th \, 2023\nTime: 7:00 pm doors\, 7:30 pm show\nAdmission: (Online) $20-30 / (Door) $35 general \nMasks are required inside at all time. Proof of vaccination is required.  \n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE ARTIST:  \n\n\nMelinda Martinez Becker’s New Mexican and Jewish heritage has shaped her career as a performer of art song in Spanish\, Ladino\, Yiddish and a variety of other languages. As a soloist and chamber musician\, she is recognized for her expressive interpretations of diverse repertoire\, such as baroque\, new\, and experimental music. \nMelinda’s collaborations with emerging new music composers and ensembles include projects with Nicolas Lell Benavides\, Emily Koh\, Friction Quartet\, Brian Baumbusch\, the Musical Art Quintet\, and as a soloist with the Ukiah Symphony Orchestra.\nShe is dedicated to performing\, championing\, and the education of music by underrepresented groups\, including BIPOC and female composers. In 2023 she will join forces with Friction Quartet to record Canto Caló\, an album of music by Nicolas Lell Benavides\, on Innova Recordings. \nFriction Quartet exists to modernize the chamber music experience and expand the string quartet repertoire. Friction achieves this mission by commissioning new works\, curating imaginative programs\, collaborating with artists\, and presenting interactive educational outreach. Joshua Kosman (San Francisco Chronicle) has declared them\, “The Bay Area’s redoubtable new-music ensemble.”\nSince forming in 2011\, Friction has commissioned fifty works for string quartet and given world premiere performances of more than eighty works. They won Second Prize in the 2016 Schoenfeld Competition\, were quarter-finalists in the 2015 Fischoff Competition\, and placed second at the 2015 Frances Walton Competition. \nFriction appears on recordings with National Sawdust Tracks\, Innova Records\, Albany Records\, and Pinna Records. They released their full-length debut album\, resolve\, in 2018. \nMelinda Becker: www.melindabecker.com\nFriction Quartet: www.frictionquartet.com/ \n  \n\nPREVIEW THE MUSIC: \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n \nCOVID-19 PRECAUTIONS\n\nMasks are required inside at all time. Proof of vaccination is required. We have missed our packed events\, but due to COVID\, and our staff\, volunteers & artists safety\, we can only accommodate 30 guests per show. Please get your tickets ahead of time. \nPlease read the following information before purchasing your ticket: \nTo make the event a safe and comfortable one for all\, Red Poppy will be strictly enforcing COVID-19 Vaccine and Mask requirements. Please note that we will NOT make any exceptions. All guests will be required to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccinations (2 doses + 1 booster at least) and a photo ID at the door to gain entry and wear a face mask properly at all time inside the space. \n\n \nEVENT DETAILS\nSaturday\, May 13th\, 2023\nTime:  7:00 pm doors\, 7:30 pm show\nAdmission: (Online) $20-30 / (Door) $35 general \nMasks are required inside at all time. Proof of vaccination is required.  \nNote: A limited quantity of additional tickets will be available for purchase at the door unless otherwise noted on the Facebook event page that the show is SOLD OUT. \nAdvance tickets are available online for both shows. It is advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. If tickets sell out online\, tickets will not be available at the door. \nPurchase advance tickets for this event \nNote: Purchasing an advance ticket guarantees admission but does not guarantee a seat. Seating is first come\, first served. \nRSVP to the Facebook event:\n \n \n  \nVolunteer for this event!
URL:https://redpoppyarthouse.org/event/melinda-becker-friction-quartet/
LOCATION:Red Poppy Art House\, 2698 Folsom St.\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,May,May,Performing Arts
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