WOMEN CROSSING/ LIMINALITY Friday, April 17, 2026, 7:30 p.m. Cha Chi Ming Hall, Bowes Center, SF Conservatory of Music, 200 Van Ness, SF
Pre-concert talk at 7:00 p.m.
The culmination of E4TT's two-year exploration of women's immigration and identity and our sixth collaboration with the SF Conservatory of Music Technology and Applied Composition (TAC) Department, featuring:
THREE COMMISSIONED WORLD PREMIERES
"Fields of Sorrow" for soprano, cello, and piano by Indian-Honkongese composerJuhi Bansal, setting translations of landays (women's poetry from Afghanistan. Listen to E4TT perform her "Rivers of Light":
"Rustling" for found-object percussion and bass flute by Chinese-Canadian composer Vivian Fung. Listen to E4TT (guest percussionist Haruka Fujii) perform her "Sparkle," written for E4TT:
"From" by SF composer for violin, cello, found-object percussion, tape, voice, and electronics by Pamela Z. Listen to E4TT (guest percussionist Adrienne Anaya) perform the SF Premiere of her "Only If It's Asked For":
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"Jupiter Rain" by Jamie Morales, winner of the E4TT/TAC multimedia student composition competition.
PLUS
"say it in your heart, say it when you sleep" (2023) for solo piano by Hawaiian composer Leilehua Lanzilotti:
"Liminality" (2021) for solo cello by Chinese-American Sofia Jen Ouyang:
Performed by E4TT (cellist Megan Chartier, and pianist Margaret Halbig) joined by percussionist Haruka Fujii, violinist Lylia Guion, soprano Bryana Marrero, flutist Stacey Pelinka, and composer-performer and media artist Pamela Z; with visuals by Jaime Morales and Stephanie M. Neumann
