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The Nice Guy Trio + Strings, World Premiere of two YBGF-commissioned pieces! at Yerba Buena Gardens Festival

Courtesy of Marshall Lamm | Posted on July 27, 2010

When

Sat, September 4, 2010
1:00pm-2:30pm

At Door

Free

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Yerba Buena Gardens Festival (YBGF) today announced the World Premiere of two YBGF-commissioned pieces from The Nice Guy Trio + Strings on Saturday, September 4 from 1:00pm to 2:30pm, free, at Yerba Buena Gardens in downtown San Francisco. The YBGF commissioned pieces are trumpeter Darren Johnston’s “Waking Music” and accordionist Rob Reich’s “Sidewalks and Alleys.”

The Nice Guy Trio is Johnston, Reich and bassist Daniel Fabricant in an exclusive collaboration with some of the world’s most accomplished and versatile string players; Grammy-winning Mads Tolling on violin, Anthony Blea on violin, Dina Maccabee on viola and cellist Mark Summer. With an emphasis on spontaneity, they will create a sound that is both intimate and reflective of their contrasting yet complimentary musical backgrounds. ...

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