San Francisco Symphony, conducted by Edwin Outwater
Davies Symphony Hall
201 Van Ness, San Francisco, CA 94102 USA
7:30 PM, Thursday, February 2, 2023

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[7:35 PM] {lights down, announcements}
[7:36 PM] {Concertmaster Alexander Barantschik out; concert tuning}
[7:37 PM] {enter Edwin Outwater & Conrad Tao}

Jacob Bruskin Gershowitz AKA George Gershwin (1898–1937): Piano Concerto in F (1925); featuring Conrad Tao: piano.

1. [7:37 PM] Allegro
2. [7:52 PM] Adagio—Andante con moto
3. [8:05 PM] Finale: Allegro agitato
   [8:11 PM] {set ends; lots of applause; a couple curtain calls}
   [8:13 PM] {set break!}

[8:31 PM] {most of the performers out, noodling}
[8:34 PM] {concert tuning; entrance of the singers and EO}

Gabriel Kahane (b. 1981): emergency shelter intake form (San Francisco Symphony Premiere)

1. [8:35 PM] what brings you here?
2. [8:37 PM] chorus of inconvenient statistics
3. [8:40 PM] where did you stay last night?
4. [8:45 PM] if you answered yes to “living with family slash friends”
5. [8:48 PM] have you ever been evicted?
6. [8:54 PM] certainly we can all agree
7. [8:58 PM] have you received any income in the past thirty days?
8. [9:01 PM] do your co-workers know that you have lost your home?
9. [9:03 PM] are you eligible for a section 8 voucher?
10. [9:06 PM] has your physical health ever caused you to lose your housing?
11. [9:09 PM] a brief history of the subprime mortgage loan crisis
12. [9:15 PM] have you ever been denied a loan or a lease?
13. [9:21 PM] thank you for completing this form
    [9:27 PM] {show ends; lots of applause; a couple curtain calls}
    [9:29 PM] {all done!}

San Francisco Symphony

• Edwin Outwater: conductor;
• symphony members vary by program; see the current list.

• Gabriel Kahane: acoustic guitar, vox, as member of the Chorus of Inconvenient Statistics;
• Alicia Hall Moran: mezzo-soprano vox, as Narrator;
• Conrad Tao: piano;
• Kristen Toedtman: vox, as member of the Chorus of Inconvenient Statistics;
• Holcombe Waller: vox, as member of the Chorus of Inconvenient Statistics.
• Community Music Center Singers, led by Martha Rodríguez-Salazar: choral director.
• Skywatchers Ensemble

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Program Notes

Steven Ziegler posted a promo article with SFS: Getting at the Truth: Composer Gabriel Kahane.

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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Back to the previous event! ☸ Up to the 2023 yearbox! ☸ Up to the 2023 event list! ☸ On to the next event!