SoundBox: Urban Forest

April 10 & 11, 2026

Overview

An urban forest awaits . . .

Experience a SoundBox program where music and nature collide, where cacti, sea shells, and a bicycle become musical instruments, and strings, voice, and percussion combine in lush landscapes. Composer Gabriella Smith unveils a vivid musical topography marked by the sounds of forests, cliffs, desert plants, and found objects.

Artists

Gabriella Smith

Curator and Violin

Gabriel Cabezas

Cello

Musicians of the San Francisco Symphony

Program

Samuel Adams
Heartwood

Gabriella Smith and Gabriel Cabezas
Lost Coast

Alyssa Weinberg
Illuminating Arches

John Cage
Branches

Maurice Ravel
Assez vif, très rythmé from String Quartet in F major

John Cage
Third Construction

Sponsors

Lead support for SoundBox is provided by the Barbro and Bernard Osher SoundBox Fund.

Gabriella Smith, curator
photo by Alex Welsh

TICKETING INFORMATION

General Admission $80

EVENT SCHEDULE

7:45pm General Admission doors open
8:30pm Show begins

Menu, programs, and artists subject to change.
Must be 21 or older to attend.
Limit 4 General Admission tickets per person, per concert.

For information on becoming a SoundBox sponsor, contact [email protected].
For other details, contact the Box Office at 415.864.6000 or [email protected].
Contributions to support SoundBox can be made here.