SFIAF – Amelia Romano
May 11 @ 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Early Bird tickets are available on the festival website. It is advised to purchase advance tickets for this event. If tickets sell out online, tickets will not be available at the door.
Amelia Romano
Modern Minds
The compositions in this program were originally written for the lever harp, the primary instrument of the composers featured on this program. Arranged for lever harp, violin and cello, these works present the lever harp as a cross-genre voice in classic, contemporary, jazz, and folk settings, showcasing its versatility and vibrancy.
Featuring:
Director, Lever Harp: Amelia Romano
Violin: Basma Edrees
Cello: Stephanie Boivin-Blandino
Saturday, May 11th, 2024
Time: Doors 2:00 pm, Performance 2:30 pm
Admission: Early Bird: $20 / Advance: $25 / Door: $28
ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Amelia Romano (harp, voice) is a concertizing lever harpist, programming classical re-imaginations alongside original works. She received her master’s in classical lever harp performance at San Francisco State University under the tutelage of Karen Gottlieb, retired second harpist of the San Francisco Symphony. Her latest album, “Levers Engaged: Classical Works Re-imaged for Harp ” and sheet music collection “Classical Re-imaginations,” present the instrument as a valid voice in classical music. A composer, arranger and trailblazer in the lever harp world, she is equally at home writing Latin America inspired works for solo harp as she is adapting classical pieces for chamber collaborations.
https://www.instagram.com/electricharp/
Basma Edrees is a violinist based in the San Francisco Bay area. Basma has served as Associate Concertmaster of the Oakland Symphony, and has performed with the SF Ballet Orchestra, SF Opera Orchestra, Santa Rosa Symphony Orchestra, San Jose Opera and San Jose Chamber Orchestra. Trained in the Western Classical Musical tradition and growing up in Egypt surrounded by a rich Arab musical tradition, Basma specializes in both Western and Arab styles of violin playing. A graduate of The Juilliard School and Mannes School of Music in NY, Basma currently serves on the violin faculty at Santa Clara University.
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SAN FRANSISCO INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL (SFIAF):
SFIAF celebrates the arts by bringing together a global community of artists and audiences. SFIAF presents innovative projects that focus on increasing awareness and understanding within and across cultures. Their core values are based on principles of cultural and economic equity and coordinating the shared resources of multiple organizations in order to reach mutually beneficial goals.
SFIAF presents the work of innovative artists from the Bay Area and around the world; many of the international artists make their US debut at the Festival. From 2003-23, SFIAF and more than 100 presenting partners have coordinated, presented, and/or produced performances by over 600 arts ensembles from California and 60 other countries, and presented hundreds of educational and community engagement activities with diverse communities.
In addition to working with larger institutions, SFIAF places a high priority on the participation of culturally diverse and smaller entities—in particular, communities whose histories have been marginalized or left out of the prevailing American narrative. Activating and supporting relationships between such organizations and artists is a key component of SFIAF.
Saturday, May 11th, 2024
Time: Doors 2:00 pm, Performance 2:30 pm
Admission: Early Bird: $20 / Advance: $25 / Door: $28
Note: 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.
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