Soprano Ariana Strahl

Please join us for an afternoon of German art song, spanning from Classical to Modern composers.  The program will include a wide variety of pieces by Brahms, Richard Strauss, Shreker, and more.

Irish-American Soprano Ariana Strahl has been called ‘the discovery of the night’ (Voralberger Nachrichten) and has been celebrated as a singer with ‘fearless, accurate vocalism’ (Opera Now).  Ms. Strahl received her training at Illinois Wesleyan University, and later as a private student in Vienna, Austria.  During her studies, she was a prize winner at the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions as well as the Neue Stimmen Competition in Gütersloh, Germany. 

Ariana Strahl at the Maybeck
Sunday, January 25, 2015, 3:00pm
Suggested donation: $15 at the door
This performance is sold out.

A Mysterious Abundance of Quinces: Steve Adams and Vinny Golia

The Steve Adams/Vinny Golia Duo will give a rare performance on unusual woodwinds at the Maybeck Recital Hall. The concert will feature Steve’s compositions, including the premieres of A Mysterious Abundance of Quinces for bass flute, contra alto clarinet and electronics, and Neon Meat Dream of a Beefheart Machine for sopranino sax, tubax (contrabass sax) and electronics. They will also be playing pieces from their CD Circular Logic, including In Ludwig’s House, written for a Rova performance at the Wittgenstein Haus in Vienna.  Steve and Vinny have been playing together since 1988 in a wide variety of ensembles, and their infrequent performances as a duo showcase the essence of their versatility and musicality.

Steve Adams – sopranino, alto and baritone sax, flute, bass flute and electronics
Vinny Golia – Bb, bass and contra alto clarinet, soprano sax, tubax, and …

A Mysterious Abundance of Quinces: Steve Adams and Vinny Golia at the Maybeck
Sunday, January 11, 2015, 3:00pm
Suggested donation: $20 at the door
Seating is extremely limited. Get your required online reservation here.

Qualia & Friends

Spend a Sunday afternoon at the historic Maybeck Studio with Qualia & Friends.

Qualia is the auditory outfit spearheaded by Alison Niedbalski. Born in Alabama and raised in the dirty South (Bend, IN), her devotion to music became apparent early on by the hours she spent spinning records, playing classical piano, and arguing with other children who "loved" the Beatles but had never heard of Harry Nilsson. After coming of age in the Chicago scene, she moved West to teach philosophy. Soon after, she found her heart in San Francisco, and a home in Oakland.
Witness her brand of Torch Gospel as it moves across the Bay Area and beyond.
http://qualia-is-real.bandcamp.com

Joining Alison for this live recording session will be the Qualia choir:

Aoife Davis
Bryn Lux
and Andrea Inéz DelaRosa

The afternoon will open with solo jazz piano work by Nicholas Culp. Nick was born in L.A. and did his early training with John Magruder and local jazz piano experimentalist Larry Karush.
He later spent 2000 to 04 At Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris, France where he obtained a concertist degree and studied harmony and composition with renowned jazz pianist Bernard Maury.
He now composes, records and performs in the Bay Area.
http://nickculpmusic.com

Qualia & Friends at the Maybeck
Sunday, January 4, 2015, 3:00pm
Suggested donation: $20 at the door.
Seating is limited. Get your required online reservation here.

Painting by Nicole Valerie Schach