The San Francisco Classical Voice has posted a review of The San Francisco Contemporary Music Players‘ concert on February 23, 2009 at the Herbst Theatre. The concert featured David Tanenbaum on his specially-tuned National Steel guitar, performing Terry Riley’s Quando cosas malas caen del cielo (When bad things fall from the sky).
On Sunday, February 22, David Tanenbaum performed the world premiere of a major new work by Sofia Gubaidulina, Repentence, for three guitars, cello and bass. The half hour long piece was presented in Davies Symphony Hall by the San Francisco Symphony as part of Ms. Gubaidulina’s two week residency with the orchestra. Performing with Mr. Tanenbaum were Thomas Viloteau and Elliot Simpson on guitars, with Symphony members Peter Wyrick, cello and Scott Pingel, bass. Here is a published preview of the concert:
Artist Spotlight: David Tanenbaum @ San Francisco Classical Voice
Scott Cmiel, in the San Francisco Classical Voice, has posted a review of the Oct. 11, 2008 concert at the San Francisco Conservatory.
Tanenbaum is without peer in this music. He captured every mood to perfection — ebullient opening, mournful solo, building determination, and painful conclusion — with an amazing command of color, time, and empathy.
With the Guitar Foundation of America coming to San Francisco for the first time in less than a month now, I wanted to tell the story of my becoming the co-artistic director. Not long after the San Francisco Conservatory‘s move to the Civic Center became a reality, several GFA leaders approached me about making an application to host the festival at the new facility. I have directed two festivals before – the 2nd American Classical Guitar Congress in Winston Salem, North Carolina and the Lou Harrison 80th birthday Festival at the Conservatory – and I knew that taking the whole thing on with my schedule would be impossible.
Meanwhile, Richard Patterson, an entrepreneur par excellence and the host of the longest running and certainly biggest classical guitar series in the country (omniconcerts.com), had been wanting to take a year off from touring during his son’s last year of high school and do something in town. So he decided to make a proposal as Convention director, and he approached me right away about being co-Artistic Director. (more…)
2008 has been a tough personal year so far for David Tanenbaum. On January 10 he lost his beloved father, Elias Tanenbaum at age 83; on February 3 his good friend Jorge Liderman at age 50; on April 16 the luthier Thomas Humphrey at age 59; and on April 21 his former teacher Aaron Shearer, aged 88. You can read Mr. Tanenbaum’s comments at the following pages:
