{"swEvent":[{"ID":3164,"Event":"San Francisco Choral Society","Description":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The San Francisco Choral Society, under the direction of <strong>Robert Geary</strong>, presents an evening of music that speaks to the enduring human longing for peace.</span><br /><br /><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">At the heart of the program is <strong>Ralph Vaughan Williams&rsquo;s <em>Dona Nobis Pacem</em></strong>, a stirring 20th-century plea for harmony and reconciliation. Drawing on texts from the Latin Mass and the poetry of Walt Whitman, the work moves from anguish to hope, reflecting both the devastation of war and the resilience of the human spirit.</span><br /><br /><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Complementing this masterwork are two luminous works by contemporary composer <strong>Ola Gjeilo</strong>: <em>The Lake Isle of Innisfree</em>, inspired by W. B. Yeats&rsquo;s vision of serenity and solitude, and <em>Bronte</em>, a choral piece commissioned and premiered by SF Choral Society in 2023, exploring memory, place, and renewal.</span><br /><br /><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The performance features <strong>soprano Michele Kennedy</strong>, <strong>baritone Kenneth Goodson</strong>, <strong>guitarist Maxwell Gibbs</strong>, and <strong>pianist Keisuke Nakagoshi</strong>, with orchestral accompaniment by the <strong>California Chamber Symphony</strong>.</span><br /><br /><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Join us for this moving reflection on peace, poetry, and the power of music. </span><br /><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> Saturday, November 15 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, November 16 at 4 p.m.</span></strong><br /><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> at <strong>Trinity + St. Peter&rsquo;s Episcopal Church, San Francisco</strong>.</span><br /><br /><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">This concert is made possible by the generous support of an anonymous donor</span></em></div>","Img_1":"SFChoralSocietyNov25Banner.jpg","FPriority":999,"PerformanceStart":"2025-11-16T03:00:00Z","PerformanceEnd":"2025-11-17T00:00:00Z","ItemType":"E","IsFeatured":1,"InteractiveSeatmapActive":1,"HasStream":0,"isBestSeller":0,"StreamlinedHomePageInfoLine":"","upcomingInfo":{"EventID":3164,"NumUCP":3,"PerfID":0,"PerfAreaID":0,"EarlyBooking":0,"AccessMemberRestriction":0,"AccessAllowedByMembershipLevel":0}},{"ID":3207,"Event":"TIAN JIANG","Description":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Live piano concert with world-famous virtuoso pianist and composer<br />F. Chopin, S. Rachmaninoff, Tian Jiang<br /><br />\"Exquisite performance.\"<br />- The Los Angeles Times<br /><br /> Tian's tireless energy and boundless drive to attract new audiences to classical music have brought him to a wide range of music audiences. Thinking \"outside the box\" and frequent steps into different musical worlds, he has shared the same stage with legendary Philip Glass, and plays concerts at the prestigious Carnegie Hall and the Sydney Opera House, as well as a special performance at the Jerry Lewis Telethon -\"Stars Across America\" and at a sports arena in front of 20,000 people in China. lf one word applies to Tian Jiang, to the musician, to his worldview, it is \"inspirational.\" It resounds like a musical motif through his life and concert career. He inspires audiences with open-hearted, emotive playing.</span></div>","Img_1":"TianJiang_1600.jpg","FPriority":999,"PerformanceStart":"2025-11-24T03:00:00Z","PerformanceEnd":"2025-11-24T03:00:00Z","ItemType":"E","IsFeatured":1,"InteractiveSeatmapActive":1,"HasStream":0,"isBestSeller":0,"StreamlinedHomePageInfoLine":"","upcomingInfo":{"EventID":3207,"NumUCP":1,"PerfID":15352,"PerfAreaID":0,"EarlyBooking":0,"AccessMemberRestriction":0,"AccessAllowedByMembershipLevel":0}}],"settings":{"ProtocolRelativeURL":"//www.CityBoxOffice.com","AlwaysHitEventLandingPage":1,"isMember":false,"Featured_NumPerPage":10,"BuyTicketsButtonText":"Purchase Tickets","SysMsgBundleAlias":"Series Ticket","isCorporatePartner":0,"PerfAutoJumpToSection":0,"UseFlexBundles":true,"SpotlightEventText":"Best Seller","LimitedInventoryTitle":"Selling Quickly","LimitedInventoryAdditionalDescription":"Limited Availability Remaining","endOfList":true}}