Ravel's Don Quichotte songs at the SF International Piano Festival
Aug
31
4:00 PM16:00

Ravel's Don Quichotte songs at the SF International Piano Festival

Simon Barrad will join pianist Paul Sanchez for these classic songs on the festivals finale concert.

The 8th annual San Francisco International piano Festival concludes with a celebration of Maurice Ravel’s Basque heritage and inimitable mastery of Spanish musical color. Born to a Swiss father and Basque mother, Ravel thought of himself as more Basque than French, though he spent his entire life in France. Throughout his musical career, he championed folk and popular music from various traditions, and his music in Spanish style forms a significant part of his output. The festival finale highlights some of his most dazzling and colorful works including his Rhapsodie EspagnoleDon Quichotte à Dulcinée, and the opening movement of his Trio (1911) which represents perhaps the most quintessential Basque music we know from Ravel. The program also includes music in the Spanish style by his contemporaries and predecessors such as Chabrier’s España, Debussy’s La Puerto del vino, and Granados’ Quejas, ó la maja y el ruiseñor (Lament, or the Maiden and the Nightingale). 

Festival favorite Paul Sánchez returns to bring his unique understanding and flare for this repertoire. He will be joined by world class baritone Simon Barrad in song and the phenomenal Asiya Korepanova in the 2-piano repertoire. The festival is proud to welcome back our wonderful young artists in the Aveta Trio, including McKee laureate Sarah Yuan. Don’t miss this spectacular finale which is guaranteed to conclude your summer with some fireworks!

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From Avenue A to Broadway:  Songs and Stories of Tin Pan Alley
Jul
17
8:00 PM20:00

From Avenue A to Broadway: Songs and Stories of Tin Pan Alley

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Simon Barrad will be featured in this intimate performance presented by Cincinnati Opera of the music that brought rise to the golden age of Broadway.

At the turn of the 20th century, an unassuming Manhattan neighborhood was quickly becoming the vibrant epicenter of American popular music. Tin Pan Alley gave voice to a community of diverse composers, lyricists, and performers, mingling the traditions of Yiddish theater with Western classical music, ragtime, and jazz to shape the soundtrack of an era. Cincinnati Opera features Queen City Cabaret’s Sarah Folsom and Matthew Umphreys along with special guests to shine a spotlight on the artists whose resilience, innovation, and spirit of collaboration spurred the golden age of American popular song.

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Dayenu at JCCSF
Apr
17
1:00 PM13:00

Dayenu at JCCSF

Simon Barrad will join the members of JIVE: Jewish Innovative Voices and Experiences on tour with this program that tells the story of Passover through music. Experience the story of Passover like never before through vibrant multi-genres, new works and arrangements, and the soulful and diverse Jewish musical traditions of the holiday. Join us on a journey from the Prince of Egypt by Stephen Schwartz, to Yiddish jazz, songs composed by Jews who were imprisoned during the Holocaust including Ilse Weber, and songs by Simon & Garfunkel, Gerald Cohen, Simon Barrad, Robert Owens, Ernest Bloch and Samuel Steinberg.

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Dayenu at The Century Club SF
Apr
9
7:30 PM19:30

Dayenu at The Century Club SF

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Simon Barrad will join the members of JIVE: Jewish Innovative Voices and Experiences on tour with this program that tells the story of Passover through music. Experience the story of Passover like never before through vibrant multi-genres, new works and arrangements, and the soulful and diverse Jewish musical traditions of the holiday. Join us on a journey from the Prince of Egypt by Stephen Schwartz, to Yiddish jazz, songs composed by Jews who were imprisoned during the Holocaust including Ilse Weber, and songs by Simon & Garfunkel, Gerald Cohen, Simon Barrad, Robert Owens, Ernest Bloch and Samuel Steinberg.

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Dayenu with Cincinnati Song Initiative
Apr
6
3:00 PM15:00

Dayenu with Cincinnati Song Initiative

Simon Barrad will join the members of JIVE: Jewish Innovative Voices and Experiences on tour with this program that tells the story of Passover through music. Experience the story of Passover like never before through vibrant multi-genres, new works and arrangements, and the soulful and diverse Jewish musical traditions of the holiday. Join us on a journey from the Prince of Egypt by Stephen Schwartz, to Yiddish jazz, songs composed by Jews who were imprisoned during the Holocaust including Ilse Weber, and songs by Simon & Garfunkel, Gerald Cohen, Simon Barrad, Robert Owens, Ernest Bloch and Samuel Steinberg.

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Dayenu at Sonoma State
Mar
27
5:30 PM17:30

Dayenu at Sonoma State

Simon Barrad joins Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, Ronny Michael Greenberg, and Elizabeth Castro Greenberg for this telling of the Passover story through music. Experience the story of Passover like never before through vibrant multi-genres, new works and arrangements, and the soulful and diverse Jewish musical traditions of the holiday. Join us on a journey from the Prince of Egypt by Stephen Schwartz, to Yiddish jazz, songs composed by Jews who were imprisoned during the Holocaust including Ilse Weber, and songs by Simon & Garfunkel, Gerald Cohen, Simon Barrad, Robert Owens, Ernest Bloch and Samuel Steinberg.

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The American Immigrant Experience in Dallas
Mar
23
5:00 PM17:00

The American Immigrant Experience in Dallas

Simon Barrad will join the Santa Fe Desert Chorale on tour for this performance in Dallas. Experience an evening of extraordinary choral music with not one but two fully professional chamber choirs! Following their invitational performance at the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) National Convention, Santa Fe Desert Chorale is honored to share the stage with Orpheus Chamber Singers in this unique, one-night-only event in Dallas, Texas.

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ReCast with Conspirare
Feb
28
8:00 PM20:00

ReCast with Conspirare

Simon Barrad will join Conspirare in Austin for ReCast. ReCast explores traditional musical forms and transforms assumptions, inviting us to consider our contemporary stories in a new light. Featuring Requiem in the Light, commissioned by Conspirare as part of the Joel Brauer Fund for New Music, and Mass in Exile by composer Mark Buller and poet Leah Lax.

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ReCast with Conspirare
Feb
27
8:00 PM20:00

ReCast with Conspirare

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Simon Barrad will join Conspirare in Austin for ReCast. ReCast explores traditional musical forms and transforms assumptions, inviting us to consider our contemporary stories in a new light. Featuring Requiem in the Light, commissioned by Conspirare as part of the Joel Brauer Fund for New Music, and Mass in Exile by composer Mark Buller and poet Leah Lax.

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