​"Omer Quartet" Azure Concert 
Saturday, February 16, 2019
2:30pm to 3:30pm
Campbell Recital Hall, Braun Music Building
Stanford University
 
Once again the world renowned St. Lawrence String Quartet presents the best in chamber music ensembles from around the world!  Join us for a beautiful afternoon of fantastic music from the Omer Quartet!

As usual, all behaviors are welcome.  This event is "shush proof"!

If this event is sold out and you'd like to be put on the waitlist, please email us at
info.autismfunbayarea@gmail.com


THE OMER QUARTET

Distinctive among todays young string quartets, the Omer Quartet won First Prize in the 2017 Young Concert Artists International Auditions, and holds the Helen F. Whitaker Chamber Music Chair of YCA. It makes debuts during the 2018-2019 season in the Peter Jay Sharp Concert of YCA in New York at Merkin Concert Hall, and in Washington, D.C. at the Kennedy Center.

The quartet came into prominence in 2013 when it received Grand Prize and gold medal at the Fischoff National Competition. It has also received Top Prize at the 2017 Premio Paolo Borciani Competition in Italy, Second Prize at the 2017 Trondheim International Competition in Norway, and Special Prize at the 2016 Bordeaux Competition in France.

Read more at
https://www.omerquartet.com/about/ 

Azure Concert with Puck Quartet!
Saturday, October 6, 2018
3:00 to 4:00pm 
Campbell Recital Hall, Braun Music Building
Stanford University
541 Lasuen Mall
Palo Alto, CA 94305
FREE (Reservations required)

Once again the world renown St. Lawrence String Quartet presents the best in chamber music ensembles from around the world!  Join us for a beautiful afternoon of fantastic music from the Puck Quartet!

As usual, all behaviors are welcome.  This event is "shush proof"!

Tickets are free but reservation required. 

THE PUCK QUARTET
The Puck Quartet, drawing inspiration from their mischievous Shakespearean namesake, seeks to bring a capricious spirit and evocative language to music.  They share a passion and sense of humor in their approach to chamber music. 
www.puckquartet.com/about/

FBA and SF Lives Arts launches first "Inclusion" concert: Don't miss"invoke" on April 28, 2018! 

Join us for fantastic music in a relaxed and "all behaviors welcome" setting! 

Hosted by Autism Fun Bay Area and SF Live Arts by St. Cyprians Church in San Francisco, this unique event is the first to blend the Inclusion and Azure Family Concert series. We welcome individuals and families with Autism and developmental disabilities along with our neurotypical friends. Visiting artists invoke are sponsored by the St. Lawrence String Quartet's Emerging String Quartet Program at Stanford.

invoke is remarkable group from Austin has roots in the great Quartet tradition, but explodes the boundaries of the repertoire by including the banjo, mandolin and vocals in their performances alongside their violins, viola and cello. invoke's repertoire weaves together traditions sounds from across America including bluegrass, Appalachian fiddle tunes, jazz and minimalism. Equally at home in a collaborative setting, invoke has appeared with musicians from genres at complete opposite ends of the spectrum -- from chamber rock powerhouse San Fermin, to indie sensation Never Shout Never, to DC beatboxer/rapper/spoons virtuoso Christylez Bacon.

RESERVE FREE TICKET
https://invoke-inclusion.brownpapertickets.com/

For questions, email info.autismfunbayarea@gmail.com

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For more info on invoke and SF LIve Arts see: 

​invoke
http://www.invokesound.com/

SF Live Arts at St Cyprians Church
https://sflivearts.org/
 

P.S. We are looking for volunteers for this event. If you can help out by serving as an usher or as a stage watcher at the event, please email us at info.autismfunbayarea@gmail.com