faculty news
CSMA Executive Director Moy Eng will be performing withBrenda Wong Aoki and Mark Izu in Kabuki Jazz Cabaret over Halloween weekend, October 28-30. The performancefeatures Brenda's singular storytelling supported by a seven-member traditional jazz and Asian American instrument ensemble and straight-ahead jazz music. There are three shows to choose from: in Alameda, Mill Valley, and San Francisco. Stop by and enjoy a different sort of Halloween! Info & tickets
Art4Schools faculty member Charlene Chow invites everyone to see 
some of her recent artwork in two galleries during the month of October:
- Saturday, October 8, 4-7 pm, meet Charlene at a reception at the Davenport Gallery, where she will be displaying work as part of a group show. Make a day of it - visit the beach, a pumpkin patch on HWY1, Santa Cruz Open Studios, or the Davenport Roadhouse for some good food!
- Now through October 22, you can see some of Charlene's work at the Works San JoseGallery.
Art faculty member Paul Cartier is having an Open Studio in San Francisco on October 6 & 7 - find out more here.
Paul also has had a video published on KQED's website. The video, titled "So Far," was the product of a workshop they sponsored for educators on video self-portraits.
Faculty member Mary Helen Weinstein will be peforming with the jazz ensemble String Thing at the Peninsula Stroke Association's fundraising event at CSMA on Sunday, October 2. String Thing is a unique ensemble that features two violins instead of horns. They play jazz standards and Latin music.
CSMA Arts4Schools Coordinator (and Embark Grant Recipient) Calcagno Cullen has a solo art show, My Heart is a Telephone, at the Million Fishes Gallery, 2501 Bryant Street, San Francisco, from September 17th – October 1st, 2011. Opening Reception is Saturday, September 17th, 7-10pm. Cal says, “If you can't make the opening, there is a closing reception on October 1st which includes a potluck; so bring your favorite dish and experience the installation Meals in a unique way.”
Read the article about Cal's show from the Sept. 15 issue of the San Francisco Chronicle!
CSMA Music4Schools Director Hector Armienta is keeping pretty busy; not only with the start of the CSMA music programs in local schools, but with Opera Cultura as well.
- Opera Cultura will be presenting a La Llorona son as part of the Day of the Dead event in San Jose on November 2nd.
- On October 16th, Hector will serve as moderator at an Arts Action 21 event at the Mountain View Performing Arts Center
- On November 5th, Hector, representing Opera Cultura, will be presenting at a Triton Museum fundraising event at the home of Alfario and Carmen Castellano
- From January 16th - February 5th, Teatro Latea and Opera Cultura will be presenting La Llorona - A Musical Drama in New York. La Llorona is part of Hector's Ancient Waters Trilogy, which has had support from an NEA grant in artistic excellence, James Irvine Foundation, Castellano Family Foundation, and others.
A painting by CSMA art instructor Ernest Regua is featured in an exhibition of works by five abstract artists at the University of San Francisco School of Law Rotunda Gallery during USF's Fall Semester.
The paintings will be on display through December 2011. The exhibition is open to the public Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm, at 2199 Fulton Street (@Parker), San Francisco.
Probe II, by Ernest Regua, Acrylic & Oil on Canvas, 48"x36", 2010
Congratulations to CSMA art instructor Robert Schick. His landscape painting titled "El Monte Road Water Tower with Eucalyptus Tree" (right) won a first-place ribbon in the Los Altos History Museum's juried exhibition, “Heart's Delight.” The exhibition continues through September 25. Robert also has paintings on exhibit at Mountain View's Rengstorff House, as part of the 2011 August Arts Festival. Drop by both events to see Robert's fabulous work!
CSMA's Executive Director Moy Eng will be a featured vocalist with The Clifford Lamb Trio at an engagement on Friday, July 22. They'll be playing from 8-11 pm at the Oak City Grill in Menlo Park. “I'm delighted to play with Clifford who is an elegant, gifted pianist and arranger, and thrills me with the imaginative, fresh ways in which he rearranges classical songs,” says Moy. “For a little more on Clifford, here is a link to hear some of his work: http://One.Cliffordlamb.com/ and then you'll hear why I feel really fortunate to be playing with him.”
Gryphons Wild, a vocal duo consisting of CSMA faculty member Sally Terris and Ellen St. Thomas, will perform at the UC Botannical Gardens at Berkeley's Concerts in the Redwood Grove series on July 21.
City of Eyes and Feet, a video by CSMA Art4Schools Program Coordinator Cal Cullen, was featured during the TEDxSF talks at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco on Saturday, June 4th. The theme for the talks was "ALIVE! Maximum living as a human."
Watch the video on YouTube or in the sidebar » » »
Art instructor William Dunn has watercolor paintings entered in two upcoming art shows. Ferry Building is his entry in the University Art Open Competition, and Palace of Fine Arts is entered in the National Watercolor Society Annual Show. See the paintings on our Faculty Creative Work page and on William's profile page.
Daniel Wood's French Horn quartet QUADRE is performing at
the International Horn Symposium with percussionist (&
fellow faculty member) Jim Kassis on Wednesday, June 22. QUADRE then performs three concerts in Wisconsin as part of the Green Lakes Music Festival.
More info is at www.quadre.org.
Music4Schools instructor Kyle Sofman is performing with the Peninsula Women's Chorus on Wednesday, June 29, at 8:00 pm at Stanford Memorial Church. The chorus will be singing a selection of their 2010-2011 season repertoire prior to their European Tour. No admission charge, all are welcome!
Music faculty member Sara Moravej has launched her new website at saramoravej.com. Be sure to check it out! More news: Sara will be performing with Berkeley's West Edge Opera in their upcoming season, beginning October 30. Sara will be performing the role of Echo in Ariadne auf Naxos. For more information visit West Edge Opera's website at www.berkeleyopera.org.
World Harmony Chorus instructor Daniel Steinberg will be performing with Doris Williams and Les Campagnards at Angelica's Bell Theater and Bistro in Redwood City on July 14, 8:00 pm. This special Bastille Day event will feature French music, dance, & dinner party. Reservations are required. Info at Angelica's Bistro website.
The French Horn quartet Quadre, including CSMA faculty member Daniel Wood, will perform in a concert on Thursday,
May 12 at 7:30 pm to celebrate the release of their fourth CD titled Our Time. The other members of Quadre are Amy Jo Rhine, Lydia Van Dreel, and Nathan Pawelek.
The concert will be held at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, and will feature guest artists Elizabeth Weigle (soprano) and CSMA faculty member Jim Kassis (percussion).
For tickets visit www.mvcpa.com or call 650-903-6000. For information about Quadre, visit www.quadre.org.
CSMA faculty member Inge Infante is pleased to announce her "new and improved" website! www.ingeinfante.com
CSMA faculty member and phenomenal saxophonist 
Hermann Lara celebrates the arrival of his debut CD, New Mission, which will be released on 1/31. It will be available on iTunes, Amazon, CDbaby and directly from Hermann at these websites: http://hermannlara.com
http://myspace.com/hsax
Art club instructor Charlene Chow has a painting in a show at the Santa Cruz Art League called Local Essence. The show runs until February 6th. Here is a link to the directions and hours at SCAL: http://www.scal.org/directions_and_hours.php
CSMA faculty member Andy Muonio has published an article on the ARTSHIFT San José blog about the recent exhibition in Mohr Gallery of works by Norm Rosenberger. Read the article here.
On-site and In-school art teacher Celeyce Matthews has published a wonderful article on the blog ARTSHIFT San José, speaking about the importance of an arts education. Read the full article here.