Concerts & Events
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Sacred Space: Joshua Redman, solo
Fearsomely talented saxophonist Redman brings his expansive improvisatory abilities to the cathedral for the first time since 2000 – expect the unexpected.
Presented by SFJazz.
Friday, February 26, 2010
8:00 p.m. Pacific Time
Every War Has Two Losers
Viewing War:
A film series provoking questions on violent conflict past and present.
Poets, soldiers, historians and families in these four documentary films share a variety of perspectives on the impact of war. After viewing the film participate in a civil discussion facilitated by cathedral clergy and members of the American Friends Service Committee. All films are free.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
7:00 p.m. Pacific Time
Robert Gurney in Recital
For 75 years, the world’s greatest organists have vied for the opportunity to play our magnificent Aeolian-Skinner organ. Revel in the sounds of 7,466 pipes in our Gift to the City Organ Recital Series.
Free, donations accepted
Sunday, February 28, 2010
4:00 p.m. Pacific Time
Young Musicians on Tour:
Taft Collegium Musicum
This choir of 50 vocalists, led by Bruce Fifer, last visited us in 2007. With Paul Halley, renowned organist and composer.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
3:00 p.m. Pacific Time
Susan Jane Matthews in Recital
For 75 years, the world’s greatest organists have vied for the opportunity to play our magnificent Aeolian-Skinner organ. Revel in the sounds of 7,466 pipes in our Gift to the City Organ Recital Series.
Free, donations accepted
Sunday, March 14, 2010
4:00 p.m. Pacific Time
United States Naval Academy Men's Glee Club
One of America’s premier men’s choral ensembles performs masterpieces of choral-orchestral literature.
Monday, March 15, 2010
7:30 p.m. Pacific Time
Corpus Christi
Terrence McNally's passion play about the life of Jesus as a young gay man coming of age in 1950s Corpus Christi, Texas.
Presented by 108 Productions.
Friday, March 19, 2010
7:00 p.m. Pacific Time
Outsiders, Outcasts & Offenders: Raves & Faves Film Series screens The Visitor
A lonesome widower and college economics professor finds his mundane existence suddenly shaken up when he befriends a pair of illegal immigrants, one of whom has recently been threatened with deportation by U.S. immigration authorities.
Sunday, March 21, 2010
7:00 p.m. Pacific Time
Benjamin Bachmann in Recital
Death and Resurrection: Organ Music for Lent and Easter
Featuring works by J.S. Bach, Olivier Messiaen, and Herbert Howells.
For 75 years, the world’s greatest organists have vied for the opportunity to play our magnificent Aeolian-Skinner organ. Revel in the sounds of 7,466 pipes
in our Gift to the City Organ Recital Series.
Free, donations accepted
Sunday, March 28, 2010
3:00 p.m. Pacific Time
Be good, smile pretty
Viewing War:
A film series provoking questions on violent conflict past and present.
Poets, soldiers, historians and families in these four documentary films share a variety of perspectives on the impact of war. After viewing the film participate in a civil discussion facilitated by cathedral clergy and members of the American Friends Service Committee.
Sunday, March 28, 2010
7:00 p.m. Pacific Time
Sacred Space: Pharoah Sanders, solo
In the perfect marriage of artistry and ambiance, living legend and Coltrane veteran Sanders fills our majestic nave with his “impossibly sweet and full tenor saxophone sound” — The Independent, London.
Presented by SFJazz.
Friday, April 16, 2010
8:00 p.m. Pacific Time
Outsiders, Outcasts & Offenders: Raves & Faves Film Series screens The Woodsman
From the creators of Precious. Walter, a convicted sex offender, gets out of prison after serving a 12-year sentence. He returns to his old town and tries to start over, but still struggles with his past, the suspicions of co-workers, and police harassment.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
7:00 p.m. Pacific Time
Young Musicians on Tour:
Fond du Lac High School Choir
Traveling from Wisconsin, members of the Concert Choir, Concert Treble Choir and Cardinal Singers will perform.
Monday, April 19, 2010
2:30 p.m. Pacific Time
Pacific Boychoir Sing Rachmaninoff's Vespers
The world-class boychoir presents Rachmaninoff's famous Vespers as the composer intended for it to be sung.
Friday, April 23, 2010
7:30 p.m. Pacific Time
The Ground Truth: After the Killing Ends
Viewing War:
A film series provoking questions on violent conflict past and present.
Poets, soldiers, historians and families in these four documentary films share a variety of perspectives on the impact of war. After viewing the film participate in a civil discussion facilitated by cathedral clergy and members of the American Friends Service Committee.
Sunday, April 25, 2010
7:00 p.m. Pacific Time
Magnificat: Monteverdi’s Vespro della Beata Vergine
The early music ensemble Magnificat, under the direction of Warren Stewart, celebrates the 400th anniversary of Claudio Monteverdi’s masterpiece, Vespro della Beata Vergine joined by the early wind ensemble The Whole Noyse.
Sunday, April 25, 2010
3:00 p.m. Pacific Time
Outsiders, Outcasts & Offenders: Raves & Faves Film Series screens Quinceañera
A Hispanic teenager travels the rough road to adulthood earlier than she expected in this independent drama. Magdalena is a young Latina living in LA's Echo Park neighborhood, anticipating her quinceañera. When she is discovered to be pregnant, her parents kick her out and she is forced to make a new life for herself.
Sunday, May 16, 2010
7:00 p.m. Pacific Time
The Trap
Viewing War:
A film series provoking questions on violent conflict past and present.
Poets, soldiers, historians and families in these four documentary films share a variety of perspectives on the impact of war. After viewing the film participate in a civil discussion facilitated by cathedral clergy and members of the American Friends Service Committee.
Sunday, May 23, 2010
7:00 p.m. Pacific Time
Grace Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys in Concert
A program of choral masterpieces performed by our choir, modeled after the 500-year-old tradition of English choirs and one of only a few of its kind in North America. Amid the soaring arches and luminous stained glass of gothic Grace Cathedral, the choir's sound is truly timeless.
Free, donations accepted
Sunday, May 23, 2010
3:00 p.m. Pacific Time
Miriam's Well
Interweaving dance, live music, poetry, and sacred text, Miriam's Well tells the stories of three visionary women gathering communal waters from the universal well. The stories of Mary, Maryam, and Miriam from the Christian, Muslim, and Jewish traditions illumine the commonality and interconnectedness of these three traditions through a shared story and archetype. Drawing on traditional expressive arts and ritual, contemporary theater and dance technique, the stories emotionally engage the audience in a rich image of a shared heritage.
Friday, June 18, 2010
8:00 p.m. Pacific Time
Outsiders, Outcasts & Offenders: Raves & Faves Film Series screens I've Loved You So Long
Juliette has just finshed served a 15-year prison sentence. When she moves in with her sister's seemingly idyllic family while getting back on her feet, the two siblings wage an emotional battle to rebuild their relationship, overcome the secrets that keep them apart, and finally express thoughts that have lain dormant for well over a decade.
Sunday, June 20, 2010
7:00 p.m. Pacific Time