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Press Kit: CURRENTS

CURRENTS: Vessel of Song - Klezmer Musical Culture
Curated by Joshua Horowitz & Veretski Pass
Released July 29, 2021

Members of the Veretski Pass Trio Cookie Segelstein, Joshua Horowitz, and Stuart Brotman curate and perform in CURRENTS: Vessel of Song

Members of the SF Symphony and Veretski Pass perform in CURRENTS: Vessel of Song

Members of Veretski Pass Cookie Segelstein and Joshua Horowitz perform in CURRENTS: Vessel of Song

Joshua Horowitz

Cookie Segelstein

Stuart Brotman

Veretski Pass trio: Joshua Horowitz, Cookie Segelstein, Stuart Brotman

Veretski Pass trio: Joshua Horowitz, Cookie Segelstein, Stuart Brotman

CURRENTS: Invisible Borders - Persian Classical Music
Curated by Mohammad Nejad
Released June 17, 2021

Digital Program Book

CURRENTS: Invisible Borders

Mohammad Nejad curates and performs in CURRENTS: Invisible Borders

Mohammad Nejad curates and performs in CURRENTS: Invisible Borders

Mohammad Nejad curates and performs in CURRENTS: Invisible Borders

Members of the SF Symphony perform in CURRENTS: Invisible Borders

SF Symphony Principal Percussion Jake Nissly performs in CURRENTS: Invisible Borders

Mohammad Nejad

CURRENTS: Mavambo eNgoma, Rooted in Music - Zimbabwean Music and Dance
Curated by the Chinyakare Ensemble
Released May 6, 2021

Press Release

SF Symphony presents CURRENTS: Mavambo eNgoma, Rooted in Music, curated by the Chinyakare Ensemble, available May 6 on SFSymphony+

Digital Program Book

CURRENTS: Mavambo eNgoma, Rooted in Music

The Chinyakare Ensemble performs Mbavarira in CURRENTS: Mavambo eNgoma, Rooted in Music

Members of the Chinyakare Ensemble perform Mbavarira in CURRENTS: Mavambo eNgoma, Rooted in Music

Members of the SF Symphony and the Chinyakare Ensemble perform Kura Uone in CURRENTS: Mavambo eNgoma, Rooted in Music

Members of the SF Symphony and the Chinyakare Ensemble perform Kunatsa Muroyi and Dzimba Mbiri Chete in CURRENTS: Mavambo eNgoma, Rooted in Music

Members of the Chinyakare Ensemble perform Kunatsa Muroyi and Dzimba Mbiri Chete in CURRENTS: Mavambo eNgoma, Rooted in Music

Julia and Kanukai Chigamba perform Kunatsa Muroyi and Dzimba Mbiri Chete in CURRENTS: Mavambo eNgoma, Rooted in Music

CURRENTS: Thunder Song
Curated by Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate
Released April 1, 2021

Press Release

SF Symphony presents CURRENTS: Thunder Song, curated by Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate, available April 1 on SFSymphony+

Digital Program Book

CURRENTS: Thunder Song

SF Symphony musicians Yun Chu, David Chernyavsky, Wayne Roden, and Carolyn McIntosh perform Rochelle Chester's Moon's Lullaby, video still from CURRENTS: Thunder Song

Pianist Marc Shapiro and SF Symphony cellist Anne Pinsker, video still from CURRENTS: Thunder Song

Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate conducts SF Symphony musicians, video still from CURRENTS: Thunder Song

Elder Thomas Leon Brown aka Machuchuk, behind the scenes of CURRENTS: Thunder Song

Elder Thomas Leon Brown aka Machuchuk and Elder Ron Montez, behind the scenes of CURRENTS: Thunder Song

Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate, video still from CURRENTS: Thunder Song 

Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate

Elder Thomas Leon Brown aka Machuchuk

Elder Ron Montez

Marc Shapiro

CURRENTS: Rhythm Spirits
Curated by Zakir Hussain
Released February 18, 2021

Program Book

CURRENTS: Rhythm Spirits

Zakir Hussain, video still from CURRENTS: Rhythm Spirits

Kala Ramnath, video still from CURRENTS: Rhythm Spirits

Video still from CURRENTS: Rhythm Spirits


CURRENTS Episodes I-IV

Press Release

San Francisco Symphony Announces Summer 2020 Programming

Bios

CURRENTS Artist Biographies

Michael Morgan

Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser


CURRENTS Episode IV: ¡Viva México!

Behind the scenes of CURRENTS Episode IV: ¡Viva México!

Behind the scenes of CURRENTS Episode IV: ¡Viva México!

Behind the scenes of CURRENTS Episode IV: ¡Viva México!

Behind the scenes of CURRENTS Episode IV: ¡Viva México!

Behind the scenes of CURRENTS Episode IV: ¡Viva México!

Behind the scenes of CURRENTS Episode IV: ¡Viva México!

Behind the scenes of CURRENTS Episode IV: ¡Viva México!

Behind the scenes of CURRENTS Episode IV: ¡Viva México!

Behind the scenes of CURRENTS Episode IV: ¡Viva México!

Behind the scenes of CURRENTS Episode IV: ¡Viva México!

Behind the scenes of CURRENTS Episode IV: ¡Viva México!

Behind the scenes of CURRENTS Episode IV: ¡Viva México!

Behind the scenes of CURRENTS Episode IV: ¡Viva México!

Behind the scenes of CURRENTS Episode IV: ¡Viva México!

Behind the scenes of CURRENTS Episode IV: ¡Viva México!

Behind the scenes of CURRENTS Episode IV: ¡Viva México!

Guest Artist Headshots

Fabiola Trujillo and Lucina Rodriguez

Verenice Velasquez

Martha Rodriguez-Salazar


CURRENTS Episode III: From Scratch

Kev Choice, behind the scenes of CURRENTS Episode III: From Scratch

Behind the scenes of CURRENTS Episode III: From Scratch 

Michael Morgan, behind the scenes of CURRENTS Episode III: From Scratch

Michael Morgan, behind the scenes of CURRENTS Episode III: From Scratch

Behind the scenes of CURRENTS Episode III: From Scratch

Dame Drummer, behind the scenes of CURRENTS Episode III: From Scratch

Andrew Levin, behind the scenes of CURRENTS Episode III: From Scratch

Jenay Anolin, behind the scenes of CURRENTS Episode III: From Scratch

Behind the scenes of CURRENTS Episode III: From Scratch

AÏMA the DRMR and Lady Fingaz, behind the scenes of CURRENTS Episode III: From Scratch 

AÏMA the DRMR and Kev Choice, behind the scenes of CURRENTS Episode III: From Scratch

Behind the scenes of CURRENTS Episode III: From Scratch

Guest Artist Headshots 

AÏMA the DRMR

Yeni Lucero

Jenay Anolin

Maddy “MADlines” Clifford


CURRENTS Episode II: Bay Area Blue Notes

Scott Pingel and Ed Stephan, behind the scenes of CURRENTS Episode II: Bay Area Blue Notes

Behind the scenes of CURRENTS Episode II: Bay Area Blue Notes 

Behind the scenes of CURRENTS Episode II: Bay Area Blue Notes 

Scott Pingel, behind the scenes of CURRENTS Episode II: Bay Area Blue Notes 

Tammy Hall, behind the scenes of CURRENTS Episode II: Bay Area Blue Notes 

Tammy Hall, behind the scenes of CURRENTS Episode II: Bay Area Blue Notes 

Behind the scenes of CURRENTS Episode II: Bay Area Blue Notes

Ed Stephan, , behind the scenes of CURRENTS Episode II: Bay Area Blue Notes

Mark Inouye, behind the scenes of CURRENTS Episode II: Bay Area Blue Notes 

Michael Morgan, behind the scenes of CURRENTS Episode II: Bay Area Blue Notes

Jason Hainsworth, behind the scenes of CURRENTS Episode II: Bay Area Blue Notes

Jason Hainsworth, behind the scenes of CURRENTS Episode II: Bay Area Blue Notes

Guest Artist Headshots

By Irene Young Photography

Tammy Hall

By Edison Penafiel

Jason Hainsworth

Soleil Ho


CURRENTS Episode I: Enter the Pipa

Michael Morgan, behind the scenes of CURRENTS Episode 1: Enter the Pipa

Jessie Fellows, behind the scenes of CURRENTS Episode 1: Enter the Pipa

Amos Yang, behind the scenes of CURRENTS Episode 1: Enter the Pipa 

Yun Jie Liu, behind the scenes of CURRENTS Episode 1: Enter the Pipa

Behind the scenes of CURRENTS Episode 1: Enter the Pipa 

Shenshen Zhang, behind the scenes of CURRENTS Episode 1: Enter the Pipa

Shenshen Zhang and Yun Jie Liu, behind the scenes of CURRENTS Episode 1: Enter the Pipa 

Behind the scenes of CURRENTS Episode 1: Enter the Pipa

Guest Artist Headshots

Shenshen Zhang

Bright Sheng

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