ChamberFest (San Francisco, CA)
Jan
25
to Jan 26

ChamberFest (San Francisco, CA)

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We’re excited to announce ChamberFest, Del Sol’s annual chamber music workshop for adult amateur string players. In this program, we will explore the relationship between performer and composer and study the works of living composers. This year, we’re thrilled to welcome Shane Cook as our guest composer, with whom we’ll explore the vocal quality of string writing.

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Chamberfest Workshop Performance (San Francisco, CA)
Jan
25
5:30 PM17:30

Chamberfest Workshop Performance (San Francisco, CA)

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Del Sol will perform a concert as part of our annual ChamberFest, including a new work by guest composer Shane Cook.

Program (subject to change):
Shane Cook: New Work (2024)
Ben Johnston: String Quartet no. 4 “Amazing Grace”
Reena Esmail: Zeher
Tania León: Esencia

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San Francisco Performances Pivot Festival (San Francisco, CA)
Jan
29
7:30 PM19:30

San Francisco Performances Pivot Festival (San Francisco, CA)

Carla Kihlstedt and Del Sol Quartet will perform Kihlstedt’s 26 Little Deaths, inspired by Edward Gorey’s macabre alphabet book, The Gashlycrumb Tinies. Moving between art song, pop song, and cabaret, this hour-long song cycle captures the pathos, humor, and wit of Gorey’s iconic images.

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Kendrick Scott at SF Jazz (San Francisco, CA)
Feb
1
7:30 PM19:30

Kendrick Scott at SF Jazz (San Francisco, CA)

Del Sol is honored to be a part of the West Coast premiere of Kendrick Scott’s multimedia project Unearthed. Combining poetry, visuals, string quartet, and a jazz ensemble, this moving work memorializes the Sugar Land 95 – the 95 unidentified Black prisoners and forced laborers found buried in the Texas town of Sugar Land in 2018.

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Chamber Music America National Conference (Houston, TX)
Feb
14
8:00 PM20:00

Chamber Music America National Conference (Houston, TX)

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We are excited to announce Del Sol Quartet as one of Chamber Music America’s inaugural Ensembles in Residence! The Quartet will be presenting a program (TBA) as part of CMA’s Friday Festival event.

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Admission to the evening performances, beginning at 8:00pm, is included with conference registration. Concert-only tickets are available for non-conference attendees.

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Angel Island Immigration Station Concert Series
Dec
14
12:00 PM12:00

Angel Island Immigration Station Concert Series

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RESERVE YOUR SEAT

December 14, 2024 @ 12pm

Program: Korean experience on Angel Island

The Del Sol String Quartet, in partnership with Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation (AIISF), will present a concert highlighting the Korean American immigrant experience in the Bay Area. The concerts will take place at the Angel Island Immigration Station Detention Barracks and is part of the first musical series Angel Island has ever hosted. Each concert of the series highlights a cultural group that immigrated to the United States through Angel Island.

On December 14, 2024, Del Sol violinist Hyeyung Sol Yoon curates a program that explores the long history of Korean immigration to San Francisco, from those seeking refuge from Japanese-occupied Korea in the early 20th century to more recent immigration taking place post-1965. The program will feature San Francisco-based Korean composer Jungyoon Wie’s “Han”, which incorporates traditional Korean lullaby and an elegy that represents the complexity of han, a feeling of collective unresolved anger, grief, and regret amongst the Korean people. The concert will also feature newly-created pieces by gamin and Hyeyung Sol Yoon inspired by the responses of Joy from Korean-American elders of the Korean Community Center of East Bay’s Jikimee Senior Leadership Program.

*Exact time of the concert is subject to change based on ferry schedule changes

The event is free with admission to the Detention Barracks Museum ($5 adult, $3 youth).

PLEASE NOTE:

This involves a fun ferry ride!

DEPARTURE:
San Francisco: 10:15AM
TIburon: 10AM & 11AM

POST-CONCERT

return to SF: 3:20PM
return to Tiburon: 1:20PM & 3:20PM

We suggest you visit AIISF’s website to plan your visit. You take a ferry from Tiburon or San Francisco. Then you bike, walk, or tram to the immigration station. The show times are arranged to accommodate the ferry schedules.

If you need extra help figuring this out, don’t let it stop you from coming. Call us at 415 374 0074 or email info@delsolquartet.com.

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Matthew Welch Premiere
Oct
17
7:30 PM19:30

Matthew Welch Premiere

The world premiere of Matthew Welch’s 50 minute String Quartet # 3 Terra Incognita

Program also includes the premiere of Eudimorphodon, Welch’s new bagpipe/sax duo with Dan Plonsey

From Matthew:

Terra Incognita is my monolithic treatise in harmony, counterpoint and structure. This minimalist tome was slowly composed over the course of five years. The contrapuntal lines of Observing Organisms grow directly out of the harmonies explored in Fossil Formations. My third work string quartet, this one is fashioned into two movements that are respectively slow (30 min) and fast (20 min).  Terra Incognita is dedicated to my son Mason Reid Welch-Lueck. 

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"Ka-plunk Ka-plunk" - Angel Island Kids Webinar
Oct
4
9:00 AM09:00

"Ka-plunk Ka-plunk" - Angel Island Kids Webinar

"Ka-plunk Ka-plunk" A spooky historic tale from Angel Island State Park

When Fri, October 4, 9:00am – 9:45am

Join us at Angel Island State Park for a spooky retelling of a real newspaper story that happened in 1907 on the island. Learn about the "devil" of Angel Island that went ka-plunk ka-plunk in the night...

After a choose-your-own-adventure retelling of the historic tale, learn about the history behind Angel Island's quarantine station and its connections to the military and medical history of the time. With special musical guests from Del Sol Quartet.


Pre-registration is required: https://ports-ca.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dFqqpmxZQt-TWWJw4H3k9Q

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Cambodian Day Celebration (San Francisco, CA)
Sep
28
10:00 AM10:00

Cambodian Day Celebration (San Francisco, CA)

Join us in celebrating the Inaugural Cambodia Day, a music and culture festival presented by A Khmer Buddhist Foundation and Water Buffalo Pictures in partnership with Cafe Du Nord and Union Square Alliance. Taking place in San Francisco’s historic Union Square, this event unites the Khmer community to showcase Cambodia’s rich culture, arts, and music to a diverse local and international audience.

Del Sol will be performing Cambodian-American composer Chinary Ung’s piece, Spiral X: “In Memoriam” in the middle of the morning set, which will be between 10:30am and 12:45pm.

This is a free, day long event, with encouraged RSVP.

More info

RSVP here

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Nellie Wong's 90th Birthday Bash (Oakland, CA)
Sep
15
12:30 PM12:30

Nellie Wong's 90th Birthday Bash (Oakland, CA)

Join us in celebrating the birthday of Asian American poet, rabble rouser, feminist activist, revolutionary leader, and now nonagenarian Nellie Wong! Festivities include readings, tributes, music, and the release of her new book of poetry, Nothing Like Freedom.

Del Sol will be performing a selection of music around 1:30pm.

In lieu of gifts, Nellie would appreciation donations towards Bay Area Freedom Socialist Party projects. Link: https://bit.ly/Nellie90donation

Hosted by Freedom Socialist Party
For more info, please call 415-864-1278 or email BayAreaFSP@socialism.com

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Angel Island Immigration Station Concert Series
Sep
14
2:00 PM14:00

Angel Island Immigration Station Concert Series

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September 14, 2024 @ 2PM

Program: amplifying the Jewish experience on Angel Island
Featuring Derek David in his String Quartet no.4, “Kaddish” and performances of Yiddish Folk Songs, with additional music by Ljova, Gabriela Lena Frank, and Jerome Kern.

The event is free with admission to the Detention Barracks Museum ($5 adult, $3 youth).

PLEASE NOTE:

This involves a fun ferry ride!

We suggest you visit AIISF’s website to plan your visit. You take a ferry from Tiburon or San Francisco. Then you bike, walk, or tram to the immigration station. The show times are arranged to accommodate the ferry schedules.

If you need extra help figuring this out, don’t let it stop you from coming. Call us at 415 374 0074 or email info@delsolquartet.com.

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Angel Island Immigration Station Concert Series
Sep
14
11:30 AM11:30

Angel Island Immigration Station Concert Series

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September 14, 2024 @ 11:30AM

Program: amplifying the Jewish experience on Angel Island
Featuring Derek David in his String Quartet no.4, “Kaddish” and performances of Yiddish Folk Songs, with additional music by Ljova, Gabriela Lena Frank, and Jerome Kern.

The event is free with admission to the Detention Barracks Museum ($5 adult, $3 youth).

PLEASE NOTE:

This involves a fun ferry ride!

We suggest you visit AIISF’s website to plan your visit. You take a ferry from Tiburon or San Francisco. Then you bike, walk, or tram to the immigration station. The show times are arranged to accommodate the ferry schedules.

If you need extra help figuring this out, don’t let it stop you from coming. Call us at 415 374 0074 or email info@delsolquartet.com.

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dWeb Camp
Aug
7
to Aug 11

dWeb Camp

https://dwebcamp.org/

Retreat in the Redwoods

Set in the beautiful redwoods near the Mendocino coast of California, DWeb Camp is a five-day retreat for builders and dreamers to connect, learn, share and have fun as we work towards building a better, decentralized web. A web that actualizes the principles of trust, human agency, mutual respect, and ecological awareness. 

Our goal is to create a safe space and a caring community, grounded outside in nature, where we can explore the hidden dynamics and consequences of technology. A place where we can build tools to solve real-world needs. Where everyone can find their personal flow – that unique way they can contribute to the world.

Migration: Moving Together

Migration is a process of movement – of people, animals, data. It’s a journey from a tumultuous present into the unknown, toward a more hopeful future. But birds, butterflies, and people do not migrate alone. They move together in community, driven by a desire to reach a better place, helping each other toward their mutual destinations.

At DWeb Camp 2024, we’ll be exploring the theme of migration and how we can move together toward the Web we want and deserve. We’ll be tackling real-world challenges that technology may address: can we bring tools to migrate people and data onto the Decentralized Web? We’ll be sharing fundraising knowledge to help everyone find sustainable resources for their journeys. Musicians will perform new music about migration & climate change, while campers share their migration stories using the open source platform, Terrastories.

Register here!

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Sounds Current: Podcast Release Ep.4 (online)
Jul
22
11:00 PM23:00

Sounds Current: Podcast Release Ep.4 (online)

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We are excited to announce the release of the fourth episode of our new podcast, Sounds Current! This season follows Del Sol’s journey with Huang Ruo’s ANGEL ISLAND Oratorio and is an official selection of the 2024 Tribeca Festival for audio storytelling independent nonfiction.

Available to stream on all major podcast platforms, including Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

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Santa Fe Opera and Chatter: Examining "The Righteous" (Albuquerque, NM)
Jul
14
10:30 AM10:30

Santa Fe Opera and Chatter: Examining "The Righteous" (Albuquerque, NM)

Gregory Spears' The Righteous: Faith, Politics, and Power

Del Sol Quartet explores undercurrents of The Righteous, a world premiere by Gregory Spears and Tracy K. Smith at Santa Fe Opera, where the Biblical story of David unfolds in 1980s America - complete with televangelists, power politics and the AIDS crisis. Music by Chinary Ung, Ben Johnston, and Shelley Washington gives fresh ways of hearing faith, compassion and identity. Spears' own String Quartet #2, originally commissioned and premiered by Chatter in 2022, rounds out the program.

Program: 

Shelley Washington: Say
Gregory Spears: String Quartet no. 2
Ben Johnston: String Quartet no. 4 "Amazing Grace"
Chinary Ung: Spiral X "In Memoriam

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Santa Fe Opera and Chatter North: Examining "The Righteous" (Santa Fe, NM)
Jul
13
10:30 AM10:30

Santa Fe Opera and Chatter North: Examining "The Righteous" (Santa Fe, NM)

Gregory Spears' The Righteous: Faith, Politics, and Power

Del Sol Quartet explores undercurrents of The Righteous, a world premiere by Gregory Spears and Tracy K. Smith at Santa Fe Opera, where the Biblical story of David unfolds in 1980s America - complete with televangelists, power politics and the AIDS crisis. Music by Chinary Ung, Ben Johnston, and Shelley Washington gives fresh ways of hearing faith, compassion and identity. Spears' own String Quartet #2, originally commissioned and premiered by Chatter in 2022, rounds out the program.

Program: 

Shelley Washington: Say
Gregory Spears: String Quartet no. 2
Ben Johnston: String Quartet no. 4 "Amazing Grace"
Chinary Ung: Spiral X "In Memoriam

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Sounds Current: Podcast Release Ep.3 (online)
Jul
8
11:00 PM23:00

Sounds Current: Podcast Release Ep.3 (online)

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We are excited to announce the release of the third episode of our new podcast, Sounds Current! This season follows Del Sol’s journey with Huang Ruo’s ANGEL ISLAND Oratorio and is an official selection of the 2024 Tribeca Festival for audio storytelling independent nonfiction.

Available to stream on all major podcast platforms, including Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

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Sounds Current: Podcast Release Ep.2 (online)
Jun
24
11:00 PM23:00

Sounds Current: Podcast Release Ep.2 (online)

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We are excited to announce the release of the second episode of our new podcast, Sounds Current! This season follows Del Sol’s journey with Huang Ruo’s ANGEL ISLAND Oratorio and is an official selection of the 2024 Tribeca Festival for audio storytelling independent nonfiction.

Available to stream on all major podcast platforms, including Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

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POSTPONED - Music & Migration @ Angel Island Immigration Station
Jun
15
2:30 PM14:30

POSTPONED - Music & Migration @ Angel Island Immigration Station

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POSTPONED DUE TO ILLNESS

NEW DATE ANNOUNCED SOON

June 15, 2024 @ 11:30AM & 2:30PM

Featuring Takuma Itoh’s “American Postcards - Picture Brides” and music by Erika Oba

To ensure a physical seat at the concert, please register here.

PLEASE NOTE:

This involves a ferry ride.

Visit AAISF’s website to plan your visit. You have to take a ferry from Tiburon or San Francisco. Then you bike, walk, or tram to the immigration station.

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POSTPONED - Music & Migration @ Angel Island Immigration Station
Jun
15
11:30 AM11:30

POSTPONED - Music & Migration @ Angel Island Immigration Station

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POSTPONED DUE TO ILLNESS
NEW DATE ANNOUNCED SOON

June 15, 2024 @ 11:30AM & 2:30M

Featuring Takuma Itoh’s “American Postcards - Picture Brides”

To ensure a physical seat at the concert, please register here.

PLEASE NOTE:

This involves a ferry ride.

Visit AAISF’s website to plan your visit. You have to take a ferry from Tiburon or San Francisco. Then you bike, walk, or tram to the immigration station.

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Sounds Current: Podcast Release Ep.1 (online)
Jun
10
11:00 PM23:00

Sounds Current: Podcast Release Ep.1 (online)

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We are excited to announce the release of the first episode of our new podcast, Sounds Current! This season follows Del Sol’s journey with Huang Ruo’s ANGEL ISLAND Oratorio and is an official selection of the 2024 Tribeca Festival for audio storytelling independent nonfiction.

Available to stream on all major podcast platforms, including Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

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Tribeca Festival: Podcast Panel (New York, NY)
Jun
10
5:30 PM17:30

Tribeca Festival: Podcast Panel (New York, NY)

Our new podcast Sounds Current has been nominated for the 2024 Tribeca Festival’s independent Audio Nonfiction Award!

Join us as we preview the episode before its June release, and participate in a discussion exploring how our podcast came to be, the themes explored in our first season, and what’s next in our podcast journey.

Tickets and info here

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Yampa River Expedition with Del Sol
Jun
7
to Jun 11

Yampa River Expedition with Del Sol

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We’re partnering with Holiday River Expeditions to take a trip on the Yampa River. Join us as we float along the river inside the beautiful Yampa Canyon and perform concerts in some pretty amazing venues! Check out more details, and grab your spots (there are very few of them!)

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West Oakland Sound Series hosts: Pacific Pythagorean Music Festival (Oakland, CA)
May
26
7:00 PM19:00

West Oakland Sound Series hosts: Pacific Pythagorean Music Festival (Oakland, CA)

In a co-presentation with sfSound’s West Oakland Sound Series, we are hosting the Bay Area’s only festival celebrating ‘just intonation’ compositions with an all-star lineup showcasing experimental and traditional styles!

Program:

Del Sol String Quartet - works by Mat Muntz and Juri Seo
Hwayoung Shon - new work for gayageum
Paul Dresher/ Joel Davel invented instrument duo
sfSoundOrchestra - Matt Ingall’s ZIA
Sam Weiser - Taylor Brook’s Vocalise for violin with tape
Caleb Rose, Matt Ingalls, and Sam Weiser - Andrew McIntosh’s Three Symmetry Etudes for two clarinets and violin

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Love the Bulb Garden Party (Albany, CA)
May
18
3:00 PM15:00

Love the Bulb Garden Party (Albany, CA)

Join us to celebrate 8 years of Love the Bulb’s stewardship, advocacy, and arts activities at our beloved Albany Bulb at this free community event! We’re gathering to wish Love the Bulb founder Susan Moffat well in her retirement and introduce the new team including fearless leader Angela Armendariz.

The award-winning Del Sol Quartet will return for an encore performance!

Come learn about the history and future of the unique shoreline park known as the Albany Bulb and learn how you can get involved. Refreshments will be served!

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TRANSIT

Parking is very difficult on Saturday afternoons, so allow time. We also highly encourage you to come by bicycle, foot, public transit, or taxi/ride service.

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Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation Gala
Apr
20
6:00 PM18:00

Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation Gala

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The gala to support this amazing 41-year old organizaiton

THE CONSERVATORY AT ONE SANSOME • SAN FRANCISCO

Join us for an elegant evening of delicious cuisine, memorable performances, and the chance to mix and mingle with AIISF’s extended network of friends, supporters, and community partners.

Tickets and info here

Honoring: 2024 Immigrant Heritage and Spirit of Angel Island Award Recipients:

Jose Antonio Vargas, Phil Ting, Him Mark Lai (posthumous), and Genny Lim

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