Classical Music - Orchestra - Traditional Music Events in Oakland, United States
Awesome Orchestra
San Francisco
Saturday, October 24, 2026
1100
- 1600
29.95 USD
Classical Music - Orchestra - Traditional Music Events
The Awesome Orchestra and conductor David Moschler have been doing it since 2013. Watch as they assemble at the Exploratorium. Many of the volunteer musicians will be meeting for the first time. They'll read through a complex musical piece, rehearse their parts, and ..
California Symphony: HOLIDAY TRADITIONS
Walnut Creek
Friday, December 18, 2026
1930
- 2130
50.00 USD
Classical Music - Orchestra - Traditional Music Events
California Symphony's holiday concerts are back by popular demand! Brass, percussion, and organ bring the season's music into sharp focus, moving from quiet reflection to rhythmic celebration. Familiar carols such as Hark! The Herald Angels Sing and Carol of the Bell ..
California Symphony: FROM TCHAIKOVSKY TO COPLAND - Classical Contemporaries
Walnut Creek
Saturday, November 7, 2026
1930
- 2130
50.00 USD
Classical Music - Orchestra - Traditional Music Events
California Symphony's November concerts explore the relationships between musical contemporaries across Russia and America. Russian composer Anton Arensky's Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky from 1894 honors his teacher Tchaikovsky, creating a direct musical and h ..
California Symphony: FROM TCHAIKOVSKY TO COPLAND - Classical Contemporaries
Walnut Creek
Sunday, November 8, 2026
1600
- 1800
50.00 USD
Classical Music - Orchestra - Traditional Music Events
California Symphony's November concerts explore the relationships between musical contemporaries across Russia and America. Russian composer Anton Arensky's Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky from 1894 honors his teacher Tchaikovsky, creating a direct musical and h ..
California Symphony: SIBELIUS, HIGDON, AND BARTOK - American Connections
Walnut Creek
Sunday, September 27, 2026
1600
- 1800
50.00 USD
Classical Music - Orchestra - Traditional Music Events
California Symphony opens its 40th anniversary season with a program celebrating American connections. All three works on the program share a common thread: they were premiered in the United States, a fitting nod as the nation marks its 250th anniversary and reflects ..
California Symphony: SIBELIUS, HIGDON, AND BARTOK - American Connections
Walnut Creek
Saturday, September 26, 2026
1930
- 2130
50.00 USD
Classical Music - Orchestra - Traditional Music Events
California Symphony opens its 40th anniversary season with a program celebrating American connections. All three works on the program share a common thread: they were premiered in the United States, a fitting nod as the nation marks its 250th anniversary and reflects ..
"The Captivating Saga of Crissy Field: An Audio-Visual Interpretation through Music and Art"
San Francisco
Thursday, September 17, 2026
1300
- 1400
Free
Classical Music - Orchestra - Traditional Music Events
For the Commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of the Presidio on September 17, 2026, the Interfaith Center at the Presidio (ICP) is pleased to invite everyone to "The Captivating Saga of Crissy Field: An Audio-Visual Interpretation through Music and Art" Admission i ..
Sacred Voices
San Francisco
Thursday, August 27, 2026
2000
- 2130
50.00 USD
Classical Music - Orchestra - Traditional Music Events
For the first time, this distinguished ensemble travels from Rome to California on a remarkable journey to share the rich tradition of Roman polyphony-most notably that of the Sistine Chapel Choir and its renowned composers.
Sacred Voices is composed of forty sing ..
Tribute to John Coltrane Community Play Along - CA
San Francisco
Monday, July 27, 2026
1200
- 1600
Free
Classical Music - Orchestra - Traditional Music Events
Charles McNeal (Tenor), Laura Klein (Piano), Mike Quigg (Drums), and John Wiitala (Bass), will lead A Love Supreme Saxophone Summit Community Play Along at 3-4pm. Everyone is Invited to bring your instrument and play with other musicians that love John Coltrane. We a ..
California Symphony: Fresh Look Classes - Lafayette
Lafayette
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
1830
- 2000
40.00 USD
Classical Music - Orchestra - Traditional Music Events
California Symphony presents Fresh Look: The Symphony Exposed this July, expanding access to music education and offering a fun and informative introduction to classical music for "classically curious" adults in the Bay Area. Hosted by award-winning instructor Scott ..
Los Angeles Children's Chorus and San Francisco Boys Chorus
San Francisco
Friday, July 3, 2026
1930
- 2130
Free
Classical Music - Orchestra - Traditional Music Events
Join the Grammy Award-winning Los Angeles Children’s Chorus in concert with the San Francisco Boys Chorus. Free admission - all are welcome.
Category: Live Music | Choral ..
TILT: Midnight Sun
San Francisco
Saturday, June 20, 2026
1930
- 2100
40.00 USD
Classical Music - Orchestra - Traditional Music Events
The evening begins with The Warm Up reception, featuring summery spritzers, canapes, and a sparkling TILT cocktail, with Mosaic Strings performing elegant and festive arrangements drawn from popular film, television, and pop repertoire.
This year's performance bri ..
Love, Lost and Found on 7th June 2026
Oakland
Sunday, June 7, 2026
1600
- 1730
15.00 USD
Classical Music - Orchestra - Traditional Music Events
Join us as we fall in and out of love, sigh and laugh, and experience rapture and despair. We will trace journeys of the heart through many cultures and centuries, from late Medieval England to the present day. Alongside music by Gesualdo, Clara Schumann, Hensel, di ..
San Francisco Boys Chorus Spring Concert: Coming Together to Sing - Sat, June 6
San Francisco
Saturday, June 6, 2026
1400
- 1600
30.00 USD
Classical Music - Orchestra - Traditional Music Events
Spring Concert: Coming Together to Sing.
A family-friendly celebration of spring and the country’s 250th anniversary featuring all 150+ boys of the San Francisco Boys Chorus
Bring your family and friends to enjoy this concert by the San Francisco Boys Chorus, the ..
Love, Lost and Found on 31st May 2026
San Francisco
Sunday, May 31, 2026
1600
- 1730
15.00 USD
Classical Music - Orchestra - Traditional Music Events
Join us as we fall in and out of love, sigh and laugh, and experience rapture and despair. We will trace journeys of the heart through many cultures and centuries, from late Medieval England to the present day. Alongside music by Gesualdo, Clara Schumann, Hensel, di ..
Resonance: Circuit des Yeux featuring Alan Sparhawk
San Francisco
Thursday, May 28, 2026
1930
- 2045
22.95 USD
Classical Music - Orchestra - Traditional Music Events
Haley Fohr of Circuit des Yeux presents her piece Wordless Music, a recent work for solo voice based on a simple concept-one microphone and one voice.
In 2019, Fohr's late grandmother fell to extreme side effects of late onset Parkinson's Disease. As the illness m ..
Ghibli in Concert
San Francisco
Sunday, May 24, 2026
1400
- 1600
25.00 USD
Classical Music - Orchestra - Traditional Music Events
Experience the enchanting melodies of Studio Ghibli music in a captivating piano trio concert featuring works by film composers Joe Hisaishi and Yuji Nomi. Don't miss this musical journey through some of Studio Ghibli's most beloved soundtracks.
Category: Live M ..
Evensong Farewell to Canon Director of Music Jared Johnson
San Francisco
Thursday, May 21, 2026
1730
- 1815
Free
Classical Music - Orchestra - Traditional Music Events
Evensong is a service traditionally held near sunset focused on singing psalms, canticles, and prayers, ranging from meditative to jubilant. The Grace Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys sings during our Choral Evensong with an officiant. Join us at this mid-week choral ..
Bia Ferreira presents "The Lesbitarian Church"
San Francisco
Sunday, May 10, 2026
1700
- 1800
30.00 USD
Classical Music - Orchestra - Traditional Music Events
The Lesbitarian Church
Bia Ferreira invites the world to celebrate Mothers Day with a solo concert dedicated to women and the church she founded. The Lesbitarian Church is a space for those who have been cast out or targeted by Pentecostal and Protestant denominatio ..
California Symphony: Heroic Rachmaninoff
Walnut Creek
Sunday, May 10, 2026
1600
- 1800
50.00 USD
Classical Music - Orchestra - Traditional Music Events
California Symphony's season finale concerts feature Rachmaninoff's dazzling piano concerto, Borodin's dramatic symphony, and a world premiere. The performances include the third and final commission for the California Symphony by Resident Composer Saad Haddad, whose ..
Conspiracy of Venus presents "Choral Accompaniments to Our Times"
San Francisco
Sunday, May 10, 2026
1400
- 1500
25.00 USD
Classical Music - Orchestra - Traditional Music Events
Ticket Information: Early Bird: $20, Gen Adm: $25, Door: $30
San Francisco-based treble-voice choir Conspiracy of Venus is known for their fabulous interpretations of director Joyce Todd McBride's arrangements, crafted especially for the choir, featuring out-of-th ..
California Symphony: Heroic Rachmaninoff
Walnut Creek
Saturday, May 9, 2026
1930
- 2130
50.00 USD
Classical Music - Orchestra - Traditional Music Events
California Symphony's season finale concerts feature Rachmaninoff's dazzling piano concerto, Borodin's dramatic symphony, and a world premiere. The performances include the third and final commission for the California Symphony by Resident Composer Saad Haddad, whose ..
Stravaig: Fiddle champion leads Scottish FIddlers spring concerts
Berkeley
Saturday, May 9, 2026
1900
- 2100
49.00 USD
Classical Music - Orchestra - Traditional Music Events
US National Scottish Fiddle Champion Caroline McCaskey leads more than 90 musicians on fiddles, cellos, piano, drums, and guitars in a high-spirited, family-friend concert. The music ranges from high-energy dance tunes to soulful, romantic melodies. Rooted in Scotlan ..
Fusion Fire: Mohini Dey Live at The Freight | Presented by Music and Minds
Berkeley
Sunday, April 26, 2026
1900
- 2200
44.00 USD
Classical Music - Orchestra - Traditional Music Events
Experience Future of Bass awardee Mohini Dey and her electrifying band as they fuse Indian rhythmic traditions, blazing jazz-fusion, and jaw-dropping virtuosity into one unforgettable night. Fans of Shakti-style Indian fusion, high-energy modern jazz, and next-level ..
Resonance: Sarah Davachi
San Francisco
Thursday, April 16, 2026
1930
- 2045
22.95 USD
Classical Music - Orchestra - Traditional Music Events
Double Reeds is a longform collaborative work with music by Sarah Davachi and film, separately titled Hivernale, by Dicky Bahto. As a musical performance, Double Reeds explores a harmonic and spatial exchange between the Hammond B3 electromechanical organ and the Les ..
California Symphony: Northern Lights - 22 March 2026
Walnut Creek
Sunday, March 22, 2026
1600
- 1800
50.00 USD
Classical Music - Orchestra - Traditional Music Events
California Symphony's March concerts feature music of reflection, resistance, and radiant transformation spanning the last century. Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov's Stille Musik from 2002 sets the tone, taking listeners on a meditative journey away from the n ..
California Symphony: Northern Lights - 21 March 2026
Walnut Creek
Saturday, March 21, 2026
1930
- 2130
50.00 USD
Classical Music - Orchestra - Traditional Music Events
California Symphony's March concerts feature music of reflection, resistance, and radiant transformation spanning the last century. Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov's Stille Musik from 2002 sets the tone, taking listeners on a meditative journey away from the n ..
L'Chaim! A Celebration of Life, USA
San Francisco
Sunday, March 15, 2026
1600
- 1730
15.00 USD
Classical Music - Orchestra - Traditional Music Events
L'Chaim! To Life! With music from the Jewish tradition and around the world, SFCA celebrates life and love, gratitude and consolation, in a program of psalms and lamentation, wisdom and joy. Spanning from Salomone Rossi and Felix Mendelssohn to contemporary voices in ..
Nintendo in Concert
San Francisco
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
1930
- 2130
25.00 USD
Classical Music - Orchestra - Traditional Music Events
This talented trio of local San Franciscan musicians has performed at sold-out concerts at Grace Cathedral since May 2023. Original scores are expertly arranged for Piano, Cello, and Violin. Sprinkled between the performances are insights and personal stories from pi ..
Soli Deo Gloria presents Dona Nobis Pacem
Alameda
Sunday, March 8, 2026
1530
- 1700
30.00 USD
Classical Music - Orchestra - Traditional Music Events
Grant Us Peace
Ralph Vaughan Williams’s (1872-1958) fascination with the voice was both lifelong and deeply profound. Regardless of their subject matter, his choral compositions affirm and celebrate the human experience. From the sensuous beauty of the Serenade to M ..
SF Chamber Orchestra "Seeing Double" w/ Jory Fankuchen, Music Director & Jory Vinikour, harpsichord
San Francisco
Friday, February 27, 2026
1930
- 2130
Free
Classical Music - Orchestra - Traditional Music Events
Admission Free!
These concerts are sponsored by Karen Traister in memory of Leon Traister
Jory Fankuchen, Music Director
PROGRAM:
Jens Ibsen - Scene Symphony
SFCO Commission with support from the NEA
Philip Glass - Concerto for Harpsichord and Orchestra
..
California Symphony: Schubert in Vienna
Walnut Creek
Sunday, January 25, 2026
1600
- 1800
50.00 USD
Classical Music - Orchestra - Traditional Music Events
California Symphony's first concerts of 2026 feature a genre-blending program that showcases the wind and brass instruments of the orchestra, moving from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's classical elegance to Friedrich Gulda's jazz-inspired Cello Concerto. The concert begin ..
California Symphony: Schubert in Vienna
Walnut Creek
Saturday, January 24, 2026
1930
- 2130
50.00 USD
Classical Music - Orchestra - Traditional Music Events
California Symphony's first concerts of 2026 feature a genre-blending program that showcases the wind and brass instruments of the orchestra, moving from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's classical elegance to Friedrich Gulda's jazz-inspired Cello Concerto. The concert begin ..
Mystery, Magi, and Mittens
Oakland
Sunday, December 21, 2025
1600
- 1730
15.00 USD
Classical Music - Orchestra - Traditional Music Events
Join us under the heavens' dome of stars as we explore the wonder and mystery of the Christmas story with the music of chilly nights and warm fires, of beasts in the fields and in the manger, and angels singing the mystery of Christ's birth.
For centuries the Chri ..
A Cathedral Christmas at Grace Cathedral
San Francisco
Sunday, December 21, 2025
1500
- 1630
23.00 USD
Classical Music - Orchestra - Traditional Music Events
From the great cathedrals of Europe comes one of our most cherished traditions: Grace Cathedral’s Choir of Men and Boys. And since 1947, the Choir has celebrated the coming of Christmas with exquisite performances of classic carols and sacred masterpieces. Ring in t ..
A Brass and Organ Christmas at Grace Cathedral
San Francisco
Monday, December 15, 2025
1930
- 2100
23.00 USD
Classical Music - Orchestra - Traditional Music Events
The Bay Brass was founded in 1995 and is comprised of brass players from the San Francisco Bay Area's leading performing organizations, including the San Francisco Symphony, the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra and the San Francisco Opera Orchestra. The Bay Brass pride ..
Mystery, Magi, and Mittens
San Francisco
Sunday, December 14, 2025
1600
- 1730
15.00 USD
Classical Music - Orchestra - Traditional Music Events
Join us under the heavens' dome of stars as we explore the wonder and mystery of the Christmas story with the music of chilly nights and warm fires, of beasts in the fields and in the manger, and angels singing the mystery of Christ's birth.
For centuries the Chri ..
A Cathedral Christmas at Grace Cathedral
San Francisco
Sunday, December 14, 2025
1500
- 1630
23.00 USD
Classical Music - Orchestra - Traditional Music Events
From the great cathedrals of Europe comes one of our most cherished traditions: Grace Cathedral’s Choir of Men and Boys. And since 1947, the Choir has celebrated the coming of Christmas with exquisite performances of classic carols and sacred masterpieces. Ring in th ..
A Festive Holiday Celebration: San Francisco Boys Chorus Winter Concert Dec 13, 2025
San Francisco
Saturday, December 13, 2025
1400
- 1600
29.34 USD
Classical Music - Orchestra - Traditional Music Events
The young choristers of the San Francisco Boys Chorus in a joyous afternoon of carols and holiday classics for families and friends.
Join us on December 13, 2025, for a joyous afternoon of carols and holiday classics, featuring selections from Bach to Broadway. With ..
California Symphony: Beethoven's Eroica On 16 November 2025
Walnut Creek
Sunday, November 16, 2025
1600
- 1800
50.00 USD
Classical Music - Orchestra - Traditional Music Events
California Symphony and Artistic and Music Director Donato Cabrera celebrate the triumph of the human spirit. The concert opens with the rich harmonies of GRAMMY-winning composer Jessie Montgomery's Overture. Composed in 2022, Montgomery's Overture blends elements of ..
California Symphony: Beethoven's Eroica
Walnut Creek
Saturday, November 15, 2025
1930
- 2130
50.00 USD
Classical Music - Orchestra - Traditional Music Events
California Symphony and Artistic and Music Director Donato Cabrera celebrate the triumph of the human spirit. The concert opens with the rich harmonies of GRAMMY-winning composer Jessie Montgomery's Overture. Composed in 2022, Montgomery's Overture blends elements of ..
SF World Music Live Festival
San Francisco
Saturday, November 15, 2025
1600
- 2200
68.99 USD
Classical Music - Orchestra - Traditional Music Events
Travel the world in just two nights!. Enjoy vibrant performances of Indian, Brazilian, Argentine, Egyptian, Turkish, Latin, and Spanish flamenco music - all live at the SF Community Music Center. On Day one, November 15, we will have the bands playing the music of In ..
Grace Cathedral Artist Series: Roger Sayer's Interstellar 10
San Francisco
Friday, November 14, 2025
1930
- 2130
20.00 USD
Classical Music - Orchestra - Traditional Music Events
Virtuosic and versatile, international organ star Roger Sayer was chosen by Hans Zimmer to create the prominent organ role for Christopher Nolan's gripping film INTERSTELLAR. It was recorded at Temple Church, London in 2014, where Roger was Director of Music. In 2024 ..
The Forum with Mason Bates: 2025 Grace Cathedral Artist in Residence
San Francisco
Sunday, October 19, 2025
0930
- 1030
Free
Classical Music - Orchestra - Traditional Music Events
Every year since 2012, we have offered a residency to artists to create work illuminating the cathedral's vision and annual theme and reimagining church as they do so. Our 2025 Artist in Residence, for our Year of the Future, is composer, DJ, and curator Mason Bates ..
California Symphony: Pictures from Paris
Walnut Creek
Sunday, September 28, 2025
1600
- 1800
50.00 USD
Classical Music - Orchestra - Traditional Music Events
California Symphony opens its 2025-2026 season with PICTURES FROM PARIS, featuring three iconic orchestral showstoppers to transport you to the vibrant artistic world of 1920s Paris. Conducted by Artistic and Music Director Donato Cabrera, the orchestra performs Maur ..
California Symphony: Pictures from Paris
Walnut Creek
Saturday, September 27, 2025
1930
- 2130
50.00 USD
Classical Music - Orchestra - Traditional Music Events
California Symphony opens its 2025-2026 season with PICTURES FROM PARIS, featuring three iconic orchestral showstoppers to transport you to the vibrant artistic world of 1920s Paris. Conducted by Artistic and Music Director Donato Cabrera, the orchestra performs Maur ..
Sing with the SF Boys Chorus. Placements held on Sept. 6, 2025 in SF, San Mateo, Marin and Oakland
San Francisco
Saturday, September 6, 2025
1000
- 1200
Free
Classical Music - Orchestra - Traditional Music Events
Join the San Francisco Boys Chorus. Placement Appointments will be on Saturday, September 6, 2025. Sign up on our website today for an appointment or more info instantly.
Parents can choose from our four rehearsal and training sites in San Francisco, San Mateo, Oa ..
California Symphony - Fresh Look: The Symphony Exposed
Pleasant Hill
Thursday, July 10, 2025
1830
- 2000
30.00 USD
Classical Music - Orchestra - Traditional Music Events
California Symphony presents Fresh Look: The Symphony Exposed this July, expanding access to music education and offering a fun and informative introduction to classical music for "classically curious" adults in the Bay Area. Hosted by award-winning instructor Scott ..
San Francisco Boys Chorus Spring Concert - Build Me A World - Saturday June 7 - Calvary Presbyterian
San Francisco
Saturday, June 7, 2025
1400
- 1600
33.00 USD
Classical Music - Orchestra - Traditional Music Events
Join us Saturday, June 7 at 2:00 PM for the San Francisco Boys Chorus Spring Concert, Build Me A World, with special guest members of Kitka Women's Vocal Ensemble. Held at the beautiful Calvary Presbyterian Church in San Francisco, located in Pacific Heights at the c ..
Eryen Korath and Neblinas del Pacífico (Colombia / USA) Mangroves and Marimba (2025, World Premiere)
San Francisco
Saturday, May 10, 2025
2030
- 2200
20.00 USD
Classical Music - Orchestra - Traditional Music Events
Mangroves and Marimba
An evening of Afro-Colombian Music with Eryen Korath and Neblinas del Pacifico
Eryen Korath Ortiz Garces (Buenaventura, Colombia) and Neblinas del Pacífico (La Mission, San Francisco) present a sound fabric of marimba de chonta music from the ..