Gabriel Kahane & Roomful of Teeth at Herbst Theatre, January 25, 2024

San Francisco Performances presents Gabriel Kahane & Roomful of Teeth
Herbst Theatre
Veterans' Building, San Francisco War Memorial Performing Arts Center, 401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102-4522 USA
7:30 PM, Thursday, January 25, 2024

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[7:38 PM] {lights down; greetings and program description from Gabriel Kahane; Roomful of Teeth out}

Caroline Shaw (b. 1982): The Isle (2023)

1. [7:41 PM] Prologue »
2. [7:43 PM] Ariel »
3. [7:48 PM] Caliban »
4. [7:51 PM] Prospero »
5. [7:52 PM] Epilogue
   [7:54 PM] {work ends}
   [7:55 PM] {Greetings from Cameron Beauchamp and introduction for the next work on the program}

Peter S. Shin (b. 1991): Bits torn from words (2022), for 8 voices

1. [7:57 PM] IV. GaNaDaRaMaBaSa AJaChaKaTaPaHa (bridge)
   [8:02 PM] {work ends}
   [8:02 PM] {Cameron Beauchamp previews the last work of the set}

1. [8:04 PM] [Angélica Negrón](https://www.angelicanegron.com/) (b. 1981): Math, the one which is sweet; (2022) text by Raquel Salas Rivera
   [8:13 PM] {set ends}
   [8:14 PM] {intermission!}

[8:31 PM] {lights down, all out}

Early version of Elevator Songs (GK handwritten note)

Gabriel Kahane (b. 1981): Elevator Songs (2023) (California premiere)

1. [8:32 PM] Prologue: Speaking in Tongues »
2. [8:35 PM] Room 304: Newborn Plague »
3. [8:39 PM] Room 813: St. Vincent Hotel »
4. [9:42 PM] Room 1832: Put It in My Valise »
5. [9:47 PM] Room 1801: The Rack of Time »
6. [9:52 PM] (untitled interlude) »
7. [9:53 PM] Room 1211: Sophomore Record »
8. [9:56 PM] Fitness Center: the Hot Tub »
9. [9:01 PM] Room 1212: Not Even the Dead Will Be Safe »
10. [9:03 PM] Lobby: Memory Burn »
11. [9:07 PM] The Elevator Operator
    [9:12 PM] {applause at end of work; no encore}
    [9:14 PM] {show ends}

• Gabriel Kahane: piano, guitar, vox.

Roomful of Teeth

• Cameron Beauchamp: vox;
• Steven Bradshaw: vox;
• Martha Cluver: vox;
• Estelí Gomez: vox;
• Virginia Warnken Kelsey: vox;
• Jodie Landau: vibraphone, vox;
• Thann Scoggin: vox;
• Caroline Shaw: violin, vox.

What a great show! I was kinda surprised to see that the show was going to be fully electric, but they did a good job with that – it was as loud as I'd hope to hear without sounded congested or echoey – kudos to Randall Squires, the soundman tonight!

Program Notes or program notes

Marke B posted a nice promo article about the PIVOT festival at 48 Hills.

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