The Program for Other Minds Festival 11

Thursday, February 24: Concert at 8 p.m.
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater, 700 Howard St. (at Third St), San Francisco

Phill Niblock: Sethwork (2003) WEST COAST PREMIERE — Seth Josel, guitars with e-bow
Daniel Bernard Roumain: String Quartet No. 4, "Angelou" (2005) WORLD PREMIERE —
Daniel Bernard Roumain, electric violin; DJ Scientific; Del Sol String Quartet
Michael Nyman: Selections from The Piano; Manhatta accompaniment; String Quartet No. 3 SAN FRANCISCO PREMIERE; The Ballad of Kastriot Rexhepi (2001) SAN FRANCISCO PREMIERE — Michael Nyman, piano; Del Sol String Quartet; soprano TBA

Friday, February 25: Concert at 8 p.m.
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater, 700 Howard St. (at Third St), San Francisco

Charles Amirkhanian: Son of Metropolis San Francisco (1986; 1997) SAN FRANCISCO PREMIERE
Fred Frith: New works (2005) WORLD PREMIERE — Fred Frith, guitar solo; Normal: Frith, guitar, with Sudhu Tewari, homemade instruments
Maria de Alvear: New work (2005) WORLD PREMIERE — Maria de Alvear, piano/vocals; Joan Jeanrenaud, cello; Amelia Cuni, vocals

Saturday, February 26:Centenary Celebration of Marc Blitzstein (1905-1964)

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Forum, 701 Mission St. (at Third St), San Francisco
11 a.m. Film: Cradle Will Rock (Tim Robbins, 1999)
2 p.m. Centenary Celebration of Marc Blitzstein (1905-1964)
Piano Percussion Music (1929) WEST COAST PREMIERE — Sarah Cahill, piano
Songs from The Cradle Will Rock and No for an Answer — Amy X Neuburg and other singers TBA
Films: Hände (1927); Valley Town (1940)
Discussion: Eric A. Gordon, biographer (Mark the Music, St. Martin's Press, 1989)

Saturday, February 26: Concert at 8 p.m.
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater, 700 Howard St. (at Third St), San Francisco

John Luther Adams: Strange and Sacred Noise (1997) WEST COAST PREMIERE — So Percussion
Evan Ziporyn: Melody Competition (2000) SAN FRANCISCO PREMIERE — So Percussion
Billy Bang: Selections from Vietnam Trilogy WORLD PREMIERE — Billy Bang Quintet (Billy Bang, violin; Ted Daniel, trumpet and horns; Andrew Bemkey, piano; Todd Nicholson, bass; Michael Carvin, drums)

NOTE: Programs are subject to change.