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Welcome to the Web Site of the San Francisco Bay Area Nacusa Chapter.

Started more than 25 years ago the Chapter is devoted to the promotion of new music, producing four to six concerts each year with a membership close to fifty composers.

12/01/2025

GIVING TUESDAY FOR MUSIC & THE ARTS
https://nacusasf.org/Donate.html
Dear Friends--
The San Francisco Chapter of NACUSA has served the Bay Area for over thirty years making it possible for living American composers to have their work presented by outstanding musicians and ensembles such as the Ives Collective, Avenue Winds, the Serenade Choir, and Friction Quartet, among others.

This season, we were happy to showcase five concerts featuring nearly forty-five new works. However, concerts are expensive to produce. Our events are funded by member dues, ticket sales, and donations. Of these, donations are critical to our success.

We would greatly appreciate it if you can help us continue with a tax-deductible donation this Giving Tuesday. It would help underwrite the cost for concerts and for the Young Composer Competition this coming season. Together, we can bring new music to life and share it in our local communities. Donations can be made at our website:
https://nacusasf.org/Donate.html

Thank you,
The Members and Performers of NACUSA/SF

03/23/2025

NACUSAsf returns for a two-concert weekend of new music written by members of our Chapter. The concerts will be presented April 26-27 at The Center for New Music in San Francisco.

THE CENTER FOR NEW MUSIC
55 Taylor Street, San Francisco
https://centerfornewmusic.com/

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SATURDAY — APRIL 26, 2025, 8:00PM
The Accidental Composers Collective: New Music for Trio & Soprano
A Member-Curated Concert
$15 General Admission; $10 Seniors/Students/Members
Tickets are available at the door, or online at
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/accidental-composers-collective-new-music-for-trio-and-soprano-tickets-1236586907729?aff=oddtdtcreator

Program
Allan Crossman – “Soirtrios”
Alden Jenks – “Tanka”
Vance Maverick – “The Garden”
Davide Verotta – “Nel Tardo Mezzo”
Shawne Workman – “Second Thoughts”
Guest Artists:
Hailey Gutowski, soprano; Stephen Zielinski, clarinet
Maki Ishi Sowash, violin; Vicky Ehrlich, violoncello

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SUNDAY — APRIL 27, 2025, 2:00PM
NACUSAsf: New Music for Violin, Piano, Percussion & Voice
A Composers & Friends Concert
$15 General Admission; $10 Seniors/Students/Members
Tickets are available at the door, or online at
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nacusasf-new-music-for-violin-piano-percussion-and-voice-tickets-1285056090359?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

Program
John G. Bilotta – “Songs for a Modern Child”
James W. Cook – “Episodes for Solo Violin”
Allan Crossman – “Five Various Songs”
Robert Fleisher – “Five Songs from Carl Sandburg's ‘Prairie’”
John Mackay – “Foray No. 11 in F, Foray No. 3 in D-flat”
Soheil Shirangi – “Navaye Mahzoon”
Davide Verotta – “Lagrangian Point”
Guest Artists:
Sarita Cannon, soprano; Monika Gruber, violin; Davide Verotta, percussion
Kymry Esainko, John Mackay, & Soheil Shirangi, piano

11/01/2024

Live Performances of Contemporary Chamber Music
Saturday, November 23, 2024, 7:30PM

After last January’s successful “New Music for String Quartet & Soprano”, NACUSA San Francisco returns to Sunset Music and Arts with an evening of new music for mixed ensembles of flute, cello, piano and soprano. New works for duo, trio, and quartet by Dinah Bianchi, Monica Chew, I'lana Cotton, Brian Field, Douglas Ovens, Alex Shapira, Allen Shearer, and Davide Verotta will be performed by acclaimed Bay Area artists Jessie Nucho, flute, Vicky Ehrlich, cello, Paul Dab, piano, and Sarita Cannon, soprano.

SUNSET MUSIC & ARTS https://sunsetarts.wordpress.com/new-music-for-flute-cello-piano-soprano/
1750 29th Avenue, San Francisco
$25 General Admission / $20 Students & Seniors
Tickets available at the door or online at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/new-music-for-flute-cello-piano-and-soprano-tickets-1070231614569?aff=oddtdtcreator

PROGRAM
Dinah Bianchi - Illumine Divergence
Monica Chew - Water (Take me home to me)
I'lana Cotton - Into Darkness
Brian Field - Dues cançons d’amor
Douglas Ovens - My Diamond Stud
Alex Shapira - Autumn Leaves Ablaze
Allen Shearer - Echoes
Davide Verotta - If I Must Die, Let It Be a Tale

ENSEMBLE
Jessie Nucho, flute WEBSITE
Vicky Ehrlich, violoncello WEBSITE
Paul Dab, piano WEBSITE
Sarita Cannon, soprano WEBSITE

NACUSA The National Association of Composers, USA (NACUSA) is a non-profit organization founded in 1933 by Henry Hadley, originally as the National Association of Composers and Conductors. It is one of the oldest organizations dedicated to the promotion and performance of music by Americans. Many of the most distinguished composers of the 20th Century have been NACUSA members. NACUSAsf the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter was started by Nancy Bloomer-Deussen and John Webber more than twenty years ago. The Chapter has evolved into an active organization with a peak membership of seventy-five. It produces four to six concerts a year in the San Francisco Bay Area.

08/30/2024

NACUSAsf PRESENTS NEW MUSIC FOR TRIO
Live performances of contemporary chamber music
Friday, September 20, 2024, 8:00PM

The San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of NACUSA (National Association of Composers USA) will present instrumental chamber music of beauty, searching, and loss written by local composers.

SF Community Music Center
544 Capp Street, San Francisco 94110
$25 General Admission / $15 Students & Seniors
Tickets available at the door or online at https://www.eventbrite.com/

PROGRAM
Jay Lyon - Piano Trio Movement 2
Adrienne Albert - Musescapes: 2. For My Mother
Robert Fleisher - Dumkyana
John Bilotta - The Blue Guitar
Brian Field - and all that jazz
Mary Fineman - Who You Were Then and Always
Davide Verotta - Lament for Gaza City
Greg A Steinke - Moments from White Blowing Daffodil Seeds

ENSEMBLE
Maki Ishii Sowash, violin
Vicky Ehrlich, violoncello
Paul Dab, piano

RSVP to attend the concert in-person or to watch it remotely on YouTube Livestream. Send RSVP to presidiointerfaith@gmai...

06/29/2024

RSVP to attend the concert in-person or to watch it remotely on YouTube Livestream. Send RSVP to [email protected] for details/link.

03/29/2024

NACUSA San Francisco presents "Nonetheless Spring Returns"
A Composers & Friends Concert

The San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of NACUSA invites you to join us for a concert of new chamber pieces written by West Coast composers. The program will feature eight works performed either by the composers or by outstanding local musicians.

"Nonetheless Spring Returns"
Saturday, April 13, 2024, 7:30pm
The Center for New Music
55 Taylor Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
Venue: Center for New Music

PROGRAM
MIKAKO ENDO Three pieces from "Blue Suite"
ALDEN JENKS Your Pieces
JEFF DUNN & MADELINE PUCCIONI Two Arias from "Finding Medusa"
JOHN BILOTTA Entr'acte
DAVIDE VEROTTA Variazioni per Violino
GREG STEINKE Don't We (Image Music VII) for Clarinet in A
JAMES W. COOK Two Movements from Exploratorium
ALEX SHAPIRA In Search of Lost Meaning

The National Association of Composers, USA (NACUSA) is a non-profit organization founded in 1933 by Henry Hadley as the National Association of Composers and Conductors. It is one of the oldest organizations dedicated to the promotion and performance of music by Americans. Many of the most distinguished composers of the 20th Century have been NACUSA members. The San Francisco Bay Area Chapter was started by Nancy Bloomer Deussen and John Webber more than twenty years ago. The Chapter has evolved into an active organization with nearly fifty members. It produces four to six concerts a year in the San Francisco Bay Area.

The San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of NACUSA is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization supported in part by grants and contributions from individuals and businesses. Your tax-deductible contributions are a vital source of support for our concerts and youth composition programs. To make a donation, visit our website at http://www.nacusasf.org/

03/11/2024

On Saturday, March 16 I will be part of this memorial concert with the San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra honoring Mark Alburger, our longtime music director. I will be playing bass in the orchestra and, as a composer, have contributed a variation "Swinging' Antigone" to a theme from Mark Alburger's opera, "Antigone." Hope you can attend this special concert! Here is some information.
A Tribute to Dr. Mark Alburger’s Musical Genius
Dr. Alburger's diverse and dynamic compositions will take center stage, showcasing his unique voice and creative prowess.
Join Us in Celebrating a Legacy on Saturday, March 16th at Lakeside Presbyterian Church in San Francisco.
Leaving a Mark is not only a tribute to Dr. Alburger's artistic achievements but also a celebration of his enduring influence on the music in Bay Area. We gather to remember a visionary composer and an inspiring individual whose legacy will continue to resonate through his music.

02/17/2024

Save the Date: Mark Alburger Memorial Concert - https://mailchi.mp/4cbcc5891ec2/save-the-date-mark-alburger-memorial-concert

01/24/2024

The San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of NACUSA invites you to join us for a concert of new chamber pieces written by West Coast composers. The program will feature new works performed either by the composers or by outstanding local musicians. The concert will also include the presentation of awards to the winners of the Nancy Bloomer Deussen Young and Emerging Composer Competition as well as premiere performances of the first-place works.

SONGS OF IMPRECISION — A Composers & Friends Concert
Saturday, February 10, 2024, 7:30pm
THE CENTER FOR NEW MUSIC
55 Taylor Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
Tickets: https://centerfornewmusic.com/

PROGRAM
DOUGLAS OVENS whisper, Murmur… SHOUT!
Igor Poklad, clarinet; Douglas Ovens, vibraphone
MOLLY AXTMANN Prelude in F # minor
Molly Axtmann, piano
ALLEN SHEARER Duo
Dan Flanagan, violin; Vicky Ehrlich, violoncello
EMILY THOMAS The Way I See It Now
Emerging Composer Competition Winner
MALCOLM XIELLIE Hypnagogia
Young Composer Competition Winner
JOHN BILOTTA & ANTHONY BILOTTA Dance-Aria
DAVIDE VEROTTA Two Dances
Monika Gruber, violin, Stephen Zielinski, clarinet; Paul Dab, piano

The National Association of Composers, USA (NACUSA) is a non-profit organization founded in 1933 by Henry Hadley as the National Association of Composers and Conductors. It is one of the oldest organizations dedicated to the promotion and performance of music by Americans. Many of the most distinguished composers of the 20th Century have been NACUSA members. The San Francisco Bay Area Chapter was started by Nancy Bloomer Deussen and John Webber more than twenty years ago. The Chapter has evolved into an active organization with nearly fifty members. It produces four to six concerts a year in the San Francisco Bay Area.

The San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of NACUSA is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization supported in part by grants and contributions from individuals and businesses. Your tax-deductible contributions are a vital source of support for our concerts and youth composition programs. To make a donation, visit our website at http://nacusasf.org/Donate.html

01/04/2024

COMPOSER SPOTLIGHT - Alden Jenks. Alden says, "here's a little promo of my new piece, to be performed on January 19, 2024 at Sunset Music and Arts, 1750 29th Avenue, San Francisco." (On the video Alden says the performance was Nov. 10, but it was rescheduled to Jan. 19, 2024). I am looking forward to hearing Alden's composition. It sounds intriguing!

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