Songbook II: More from the Great American Songbook - Berkeley
Event Information
Description
Clerestory returns to its long-running and popular series of Americana concerts. Songbook II explores more of the rich body of popular American musical styles that Clerestory first visited in 2015. The singers will delve into African American spirituals, barbershop, folk songs, and jazz styles to showcase their energy, textual richness, and deep emotional expressivity. Timeless melodies from all these genres and more make up what is known as the Great American Songbook, and we are thrilled to share a second chapter with our audiences.
This listing is for the Songbook II performance at the David Brower Center in Berkeley on May 12, 4pm. The program will also be performed in San Francisco at Holy Innocents Episcopal Church on May 11, 8pm (tickets for that performance may be purchased here).
NEW: We encourage you to purchase your tickets online in advance. Tickets at the door will each increase by $5.
Organizer Clerestory
Organizer of Songbook II: More from the Great American Songbook - Berkeley
Clerestory's singers are veterans of San Francisco's finest vocal groups, including Chanticleer, Philharmonia Baroque, American Bach Soloists and others. Since its founding in 2006, Clerestory has performed across the Bay Area, including regular concerts in San Francisco, Berkeley, and Palo Alto, along with appearances in Sonoma, Santa Cruz and Lodi. The ensemble has been featured on National Public Radio and on San Francisco's KDFC. Recordings from Clerestory’s concerts are available for free listening at clerestory.org/music.
Clerestory is named for cathedral windows that let in daylight; the group tells the "clear story" of music through sophisticated performances grounded in decades of experience singing together. Clerestory is a tax-exempt non-profit organization with a mission of providing high quality performances to local audiences at affordable prices.
