Black Experience

Victoria Looseleaf - March 4, 2025

The hardworking young star, who’s back at LA Opera this month for Così fan tutte, knows his business and what to do next with his career.

Melissa Hudson Bell - March 3, 2025

In works by Robert Moses, Raissa Simpson, and more, BCF explores the depth and breadth of Black dance in the Bay Area.

Andrew Gilbert - February 25, 2025

Pianists Thembi Dunjana and Bokani Dyer, along with pop sensation Thandiswa Mazwai, are set to land in the Bay Area soon.

Jim Farber - February 18, 2025

Composer Michael Abels’s searing setting of poetry by Nikky Finney expertly balances string playing, choral singing, and recitation.

Aimée Ts'ao - February 18, 2025

In both subject matter and style, BCF is showcasing many different sides of the Black experience.

Rebecca Wishnia - February 3, 2025

Bryan brings together diverse works from a dozen different contemporary composers who represent the global African diaspora.

Emily Wilson - January 28, 2025

The MacArthur “genius” grant winner draws on her deep knowledge of jazz, gospel, and more for the orchestra’s experimental concert series.

Katelyn Simone - January 27, 2025

After a century of silence, Opera Lafayette and OperaCréole premiere the greatest American opera never heard.

Yoshi Kato - January 22, 2025

Spencer uses the MLK holiday to introduce singers from her mentoring program across a weekend of sets at the SFJAZZ Center.

Harlow Robinson - January 22, 2025

The group’s latest concert, “Lift Every Voice,” comforts fire-ravaged Los Angeles the day before the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.