Music: Past
Roulette’s Concert Series for New + Adventurous Music, launched in 1978, presents a wide range of experimental music including avant-jazz, new music, opera, world music, and electronic. This eclectic series features the work of well-known innovators in contemporary music, but a large percentage of the Series is devoted to emerging artists and composers.
The Soho Pops
Thursday, May 2, 1985. 8:00 pm
Michael Kowalski’s artificially enhanced synthesizer band presents new arrangements of Rossini, Beethoven, 1950’s television music, […]
Alcides Lanza
Sunday, April 14, 1985. 9:00 pm
From Montreal, staged vocal works for piano, electronics, and singer/actress Meg Shepard.
John Fonville & Tom North
Saturday, April 13, 1985. 9:00 pm
“Calliope Reconsidered,” for microtonal panpipes, and duets for flutes, bass recorder, oltophone, and prepared electric guitar, from […]
Julie Kabat
Friday, April 12, 1985. 9:00 pm
“Songs From The Shadows,” new music for voice and synclavier, with Neil Rolnick. To see full program, click on the attached image.
Camilla Hoitenga
Thursday, April 11, 1985. 9:00 pm
An international selection of premieres for solo flute, including works written for her by Stockhausen and Kobayashi, and new music from […]
Joseph Kubera
Wednesday, April 10, 1985. 9:00 pm
Performing a program of new music for solo piano including works by Donald Knaack, Jon Gibson, Robert Moran, and others. To see full program, […]
Robin Holcomb
Sunday, March 17, 1985. 9:00 pm
The pianist/composer in solo works and improvisations, and a duet with trombonist Jim Staley.
The American Festival of Microtonal Music
Saturday, March 16, 1985. 9:00 pm
A program of works in quarter-tones and “just” intonation, with music by Alois Haba, Hugh Le Caine, John Cage, and others. […]
Rova Saxophone Quartet
Friday, March 15, 1985. 9:00 pm
“Down On The Keys,” a program of eclectic arrangements from the hardest working band in San Francisco.
Fred Frith
Sunday, March 10, 1985. 9:00 pm
The guitarist in an improvising ensemble with drummer Ikue Mori, Zeena Parkins on harp and accordion, and Jim Staley, trombone.