18.11.11

The 11th Annual Festival of Carols

Friday, December 9th, 7 PM

Celebrate the season with Advent and Christmas music featuring the Foothill Presbyterian Church Musical Ensembles, Voices of the Valley, the a cappella jazz ensemble Prime Time, and many other special guests.

Suggested Donation: a gift-item for a 4-year old child, or a non-perishable food item. Donations will benefit The Lord's Pantry to help those in need.

Foothill Presbyterian Church
5301 McKee Road, San Jose, CA 95127
Contact: Jay Jordana, (408) 258-8133
www.foothillpc.org

Thank you for your support.

7.10.11

South Bay Philharmonic

Friday, November 11th, 7:30 PM

Featuring Carl Nielsen's Symphony No. 3, Movt. IV, the U.S. premiere of Ludolf Nielsen's Symphony No. 3, Movt. I, and Edvard Grieg's Symphonic Dances, Movt. I, II, and IV.

Suggested Donation $10

Foothill Presbyterian Church
5301 McKee Road, San Jose, CA 95127
Contact: Jay Jordana, (408) 258-8133
www.foothillpc.org
www.southbayphilharmonic.org

Proceeds benefit the Foothill Music Series to provide future concerts to the community. Thank you for your support.

Pusaka Sunda

Sunday, November 6th, 3 PM

Pusaka Sunda, a 10-instrument gamelan degung group, under the direction of master suling bamboo flute player, Burhan Sukarma, will present a concert of traditional and contemporary music of West Java, Indonesia. Since 1988, Pusaka Sunda has performed frequently throughout the Bay Area and beyond.

Suggested Donation $10

Foothill Presbyterian Church
5301 McKee Road, San Jose, CA 95127
Contact: Jay Jordana, (408) 258-8133
www.foothillpc.org
www.pusakasunda.org

Proceeds benefit the Foothill Music Series to provide future concerts to the community. Thank you for your support.

15.9.11

South Bay Guitar Society: Ashwin Krishna

Saturday, September 24th, 7:30 PM

South Bay Guitar Society and Foothill Presbyterian Church present solo classical guitarist Ashwin Krishna, 2nd place winner of the 2011 Guitar Foundation of America International solo (Junior Division) competition, Pacific Musical Society, the 2011 Menhuin-Dowling, and the 2010 and 2011 Guitar Foundation of America Junior Division competitions.

Studying with Scott Cmiel at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, 13-year old Ashwin will feature Albeniz's Sevilla, York's Introduction & Sunburst, Bach's Prelude & Allegro, and Villa-Lobos' Prelude 1 in E Minor.

Suggested Donation $10

Foothill Presbyterian Church
5301 McKee Road,
San Jose, CA 95127
www.sbgs.org

Proceeds benefit the Foothill Music Series to provide future concerts to the community. Thank you for your support.

Loyalty Band

Sunday, September 18th, 3 PM

Featuring songs from their album "Prince of Life, the singer, songwriter team of Jon Roblin and Teresa Anthony will present a fusion of original Christian jazz compositions that swing with a combination of spiritual lyrics and uplifting jazz melodies.

Suggested Donation: $10

Foothill Presbyterian Church
5301 McKee Road,
San Jose, CA 95127
www.foothillpc.org

Proceeds benefit the Foothill Music Series to provide future concerts to the community. Thank you for your support.

31.5.11

The Peralta Consort

Saturday, June 11th, 3 PM

From Bach to Quantz, the Peralta Consort's break-out concert presents a program of mostly Baroque with a savory surprise in the center! Join recorderists Kraig Williams and Stevie White, recorderist and flutist Michael Megas, recorderist and percussionist Greta Haug-Hryciw, keyboardist William Andersen, cellist Carl Myers, harpist Carol Tillman, and guitarist Bruce Perkins for an afternoon of "Kings, Canons, and Fugues!"

Suggested Donation $10

Foothill Presbyterian Church
5301 McKee Road, San Jose, CA 95127
Contact: Jay Jordana, (408) 258-8133
www.foothillpc.org

1.5.11

Doris Williams Ensemble

Sunday, May 1st, 3 PM

Performing Love Songs of the Renaissance, vocalist and lutist Doris Williams will feature works by Dowland, Morley, Hofhaimer, Johnson, Guedron, and Attaignant. www.doriswilliams.com

Foothill Presbyterian Church
5301 McKee Road, San Jose, CA 95127
Contact: Jay Jordana, (408) 258-8133
www.foothillpc.org

Suggested Donation $10

Proceeds benefit the Foothill Music Series to provide future concerts to the community.
Thank you for your support.

4.4.11

Harmonia Felice

Saturday, April 16th, 3 PM

Featuring music of the late Baroque: Kati Kyme, Baroque violin; Yueh Chou, Baroque bassoon; Amy Brodo, cello and viola da gamba, and Katherine Heather, harpsichord will perform works by Marin Marais, Elisabeth Claude-Jacquet de la Guerre, Francois Couperin, and others.

Suggested Donation $10

Foothill Presbyterian Church
5301 McKee Road, San Jose, CA 95127
Contact: Jay Jordana, (408) 258-8133
www.foothillpc.org

21.3.11

National Association of Composers USA (San Francisco)

Sunday, April 10th, 3 PM

Composers and Friends Concert II presents new American music for piano, guitar, violin, clarinet, and voice written by outstanding Bay Area composers: Michael Barnett, Mark Behm, Simon Bokman, Robert R. Conrad, L Peter Deutsch, Hubert Ho, Joanne Reinecker, and Davide Verotta. www.music-usa.org/nacusa/


Foothill Presbyterian Church
5301 McKee Road, San Jose, CA 95127
Contact: Jay Jordana, (408) 258-8133x105

Suggested Donation: $10/person

Proceeds benefit the Foothill Music Series to facilitate future concerts. Thank you for your support.

Flauti Dolci & Amici II

Saturday, April 2nd, 3 PM

More recorder consorts and mixed ensembles from around the Bay Area: Camerata California, Quartetto Paradiso, Ensemble Sonoma, and SDQ come together to perform early music and recent works.

Foothill Presbyterian Church
5301 McKee Road, San Jose, CA 95127
Contact: Jay Jordana, (408) 258-8133x105

Suggested Donation: $10/person

Proceeds benefit the Foothill Music Series to facilitate future concerts. Thank you for your support.

23.2.11

Gabrieli West

Sunday, March 13th, 3 PM

This concert is dedicated to the 25th anniversary of Early Music America.

Katherine Button, violin; Joyce Johnson Hamilton, cornetto; Marion Rubinstein, recorder; Michael Cushing and Don Benham, sackbuts; Amy Brodo, cello and viola da gamba; Jonathan Salzedo, harpsichord in a program of early 17th century Italian chamber music.

Foothill Presbyterian Church
5301 McKee Road, San Jose, CA 95127
Contact: Jay Jordana, (408) 258-8133x105

Suggested Donation $10

Proceeds benefit the Music Series to facilitate future concerts for the community. Thank you for your support.

Flauti Dolci & Amici I

Saturday, March 5th, 3 PM

A collection of recorder consorts and mixed ensembles from the Bay Area: Baroque Etc..., Ministriles, Bona Speranza, and the Belmont Consort come together to perform early music as well as recent compositions.

Foothill Presbyterian Church
5301 McKee Road, San Jose, CA 95127
Contact: Jay Jordana, (408) 258-8133x105

Suggested Donation $10

Proceeds benefit the Music Series to facilitate future concerts for the community. Thank you for your support.


20.1.11

Falling In Love With Ragtime

Sunday, February 13th, 3 PM

Sparkling and lively ragtime is coming when duo pianists Jack and Chris Bradshaw return to Foothill, this time teamed up with Robyn Drivon, tuba, and Steve Drivon, percussion and vocals as the Ragnolia Ragtette. Adding to this mix is special guest, Tom Brier, pianist extraordinaire. Their program will cover 100 years of toe tapping, rib-tickling, heart-bursting ragtime pieces including favorites as Pearl of the Harem (Harry P. Guy), Pickles and Pepper (Adaline Shepherd) and Swipesy Cakewalk (Joplin & Marshall).

Foothill Presbyterian Church
5301 McKee Road, San Jose, CA 95127
Contact: Jay Jordana, (408) 258-8133x105

Suggested Donation: $10/person