Ninth Planet

05/29/2026

Listen to Cole Reyes talk about “Dot Plot,” one of the pieces on our June 13 concert: “In my undergraduate studies, I pursued mathematics alongside music. Though I loved many facets of math, one that constantly eluded me was statistics. This work, Dot Plot, is an homage to the many frustrations I endured during those classes in the form of using a scatterplot (or dot plot) as inspiration. Within these plots, one may acquire many points of data that may lead to structural cohesion and a conclusion based on a hypothesis, or it may completely disintegrate.”

Come hear this fun and groovy quintet on June 13 in San Francisco! Link in bio.

05/28/2026

If you haven't heard a LAPTOP OPERA before, don't miss the chance to check out this immersive take on the classic Orpheus Myth! 🥳 This weekend at the ODC Theater in San Francisco 🎶

The Glance: A Laptopera is an immersive opera that reimagines the Orpheus myth for laptop orchestra and live voices. In this contemporary retelling, lovers Orphea and Eurydice struggle to build intimacy in a world shaped by constant surveillance, confronting their own limitations around trust and co...

05/20/2026

Join us for our final concert of the season on June 13 at 7:30pm! Featuring ‘Mother Eve’ by with mezzo-soprano Kindra Scharich. Full of light and life, the rest of the program includes music by Emma O’Halloran, Josiah Tayag Catalan, and

As always, good music and good snacks.

05/08/2026

Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Ettelson Award! $1000 prize open to composers of any age anywhere in the world. Submitted works should be scored for 2+ members of the Ninth Planet ensemble: violin, cello, flute, clarinet, trombone, keyboard, percussion, guitar/ e gtr, double bass - plus one more musician of your choice (i.e., voice)! The winning work will be performed in our next season, and all submitted works will be considered for future programming.

Apply by June 15th! More details: https://www.ninthplanetmusic.org/2026-ettelson-composers-award.html

02/05/2026

Check out a sneak preview of Ursula Kwong-Brown’s ‘Requiem for the Living,’ which we’ll be premiering this Saturday 2/7 at 7:30pm. In this piece, Ursula draws inspiration from her own grief to reconsider the nature of ritual, memorial, and memory, constructing a highly personal reconceptualization of the traditional Requiem form, combining Latin text with vocoder harmonies and analog synthesizer riffs from a 1982 Roland Juno. Come check it out!

01/26/2026

talks about her new piece ‘Requiem for the Living,’ which we’ll be premiering on our February 7 show. Link in bio for details. This is not one to miss!

01/23/2026

Just a few weeks away from our first concert of 2026! Featuring George Crumb’s masterpiece “Vox Balaenae” and a premiere of Ursula Kwong-Brown’s “Requiem for the Living.” Join us for this evening of powerful chamber music for flute, cello, piano, and voice. Link in bio.

12/23/2025

From now through the end up the year, each donation we receive up through $1,000 will be matched by a generous donor! Please consider supporting us this season to help us continue creating new music in the SF Bay Area. We could not do this without you! Wishing you all a relaxing and restorative end of 2025.

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11/23/2025

Setting up for our concert tonight. Really cool music performed by some fabulous musicians. Thanks for hosting us!

11/17/2025

Join us November 22 @ 7:30pm for our first concert of the season! A program on the intersection of nature, technology, and humanity. Featuring the music of 2025 Ettelson Award Winner Bobby Ge.