A night with San Francisco Symphony celebrating Steve Reich’s 80th birthday

When
11 Sep 2016
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Location
201 Van Ness Avenue San Francisco, CA 94102

Register at http://www.cornellnorcal.com/event-2321777/Registration
•  Ticket for SF Symphony – $30.00 (USD)   
 
Join Cornell NorCal for an evening at the San Francisco Symphony for a concert celebrating Steve Reich’s 80th birthday.

Steve Reich, graduated from Cornell University in 1957, is a contemporary composer who was renowned as “America’s greatest living composer” by The Village VOICE, he was awarded the Pulitzer prize in Music for his composition ‘Double Sextet’ in 2009. Steve Reich’s music has been performed by major orchestras and ensembles around the world, including the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas; The Ensemble modern conducted by Bradley Lubman; the Saint Louis Symphony conducted by Leonard Slatkin, etc. This year, in celebration of his 80th birthday, conductor Michael Tilson Thomas hosted special events at the San Francisco Davies Symphony Hall, with special guests Kronos Quartet and Eighth Blackbird.

Cornell Alumni are offered with a special discounted price on the night of September 11th with the orchestra sittings. Mr. Steve Reich will stop by after the performance and say hello to us!

Details

Sunday, September 11th, 2016
7:00 pm

Davies Symphony Hall
201 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94102

Organizers:
Anthony Asta,
Director of Events
Cornell Norcal
aja28@cornell.edu

Avina Sun
Director of Events
Cornell Norcal