Calendar of Past Concerts

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2004

August 11, 2004
8:00 p.m. at Strings on San Pablo in Berkeley, CA
(For address and more info call 653-5700.)

Kaila Flexer and Friends, featuring:

Dan Cantrell (Toids) -accordion/vocals
Peter Jacques (Brass Menagerie)-clarinet/cumbus/ney/trumpet
Michele Simon (Brass Menagerie, Anoush)-tupan/frame drum/vocals
With special guests vocalists Briget Boyle and Eva Primack (both of Kitka)

Sat. Nov. 20, 2004
2:30 and 3:30 p.m. San Francisco, CA
Celebration of Craftswomen
Festival Pavilion at Fort Mason
For more info, go to www.teamproevent.com or call 415-383-3470.

This group features Kaila Flexer-violin, Julia Graffangna-voice, tambura,
percussion and guitar and Briget Boyle-voice, guitar, percussion. Julie and
Briget are members of Kitka. This trio performs traditional Balkan and
original Balkan-inspired music.

December 3, 2004
8:00 PM, Wild Jane's, Guerneville, CA
Ticket & Info: 707-869-3600

With KITKA in their 2004 Wintersongs Tour

Kaila will be appearing with acclaimed women¹s vocal ensemble KITKA, for the 5th annual season of Wintersongs (dates listed above), a concert of holiday music from Eastern Europe. Wintersongs concerts feature new and traditional arrangements of Balkan and Slavic seasonal songs--from festive village carols to ethereal sacred hymns. Kaila will be joined by instrumentalists Rumen "Sali" Shopov on tambura (Bulgarian long-necked lute) and percussionist Tobias Roberson (frame drums, riqq and dumbek). For more info,
go to www.kitka.org.

December 4, 2004
7:30 PM (with pre-concert talk), Mission Blue, Brisbane, CA
Ticket & Info: 415-508-2110

December 5, 2004
4:00 p.m. Lake Merritt Church, Oakland, CA
Ticket & Info: 510-444-0323

December 10 , 2004
8:00 p.m. St. Stephen's Church,Belvedere, CA
Ticket & Info: 510-444-0323

December 11, 2004
7:30 p.m., Los Banos, CA, Falasco Arts Center
Ticket & Info: 209-826-625

December 12 , 2004
4:00 p.m., Sacramento, CA, Trinity Cathedral
Ticket & Info: 916-446-2513

December 17, 2004
8:00 p.m., Popejoy Hall, Univ. of NM, Albuquerque, NM
Ticket & Info:505-925-5858

December 19, 2004
8:00 p.m., Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center, Tarpon Springs, FL
Ticket & Info: 727-924-5605

2005

March 10 2005
7:00 a.m. (yikes!), Oakland, CA

Flexer, Michele Simon-tupan/frame drum/vocals and Peter Jacques teach a Balkan music workshop at Skyline High School, Oakland, CA.

April 7 and 8 2005
7:00 a.m. (yikes!)

Flexer, Michele Simon-tupan/frame drum/vocals and Peter Jacques teach a
Balkan music workshop at Skyline High School, Oakland, CA

March 29, 2005
8:00 p.m, Freight and Salvage Coffeehouse, 1111 Addison St., Berkeley CA

Music for Relief: A benefit Concert for Tsunami Reconstruction--Organized by a student committee from the Community School of the East Bay.

Featuring a spectacular lineup of artists including: David Grisman; Laurie
Lewis and Tom Rozum; Kaila Flexer and Friends; Geoff Muldaur, Eric Thompson, Suzy Thompson and Larry Hanks; Mike Wollenberg and Julian Smedley.

A sensational lineup of leading lights in acoustic music gathers under one
roof for this not-to-be-missed benefit concert. All of the money raised in
this benefit will be sent to the "Do Something: Young People Changing Their
World" campaign for Tsunami Relief. This organization guarantees that at
least 96% of funds receive go to support specific reconstruction projects:
construction of learning centers in Tamil Nadu, India; building a school in
Banda Aceh, Indonesia; construction of a medical clinic in Kirinda in
Hembanthota district in Sri Lanka; and building of a school in Pottuvil, Sri
Lanka and support for the Sarvodaya Orphan Relief Fund, Sri Lanka. (For
more information, go to www.dosomething.org

MAY 7-14, 2005
Marsh Youth Theater's Performances of JIP--His Story
The Marsh Theater, 1062 Valencia Street

Saturday, May 7 at 5:00pm
Sunday May 8 at 2:00pm
Friday May 13 at 7:30pm
Saturday May 14 at 2:00pm

Emily Klion is an incredible children's theater director. She has adapted JIP, HIS STORY based on the novel by Newbery Award-winning author Katherine Paterson. MainStage Performance Ensemble is a group of 5th-8th grade students from all over the Bay Area who work together to create theater magic under the direction of award-winning artists. A trio accompanying the kids includes KF on violin, former Kronos cellist Joan Joan Jeanrenaud, and pianist Richard Riley.

TICKETS: $10 adults, $5 kids under 12

June 4, 2005
Berkeley, CA

An Evening in the Mediterranean with Kaila Flexer and Friends

Come hear the debut of this trio featuring Kaila Flexer on violin, Gari Hegedus on various (mostly plucked) strings and vocalist/percussionist Briget Boyle (of KITKA). This trio will provide an eclectic concert of traditional Balkan and Balkan-inspired original music, showcased in a beautiful and intimate turn-of-the century Berkeley farmhouse near Monterey Market.

You'll hear songs from Greece, Turkey, Macedonia and Bulgaria as well as Flexer's new material based on these traditions. Your admission includes the concert and light Mediterranean "mezze" and beverages. The music will start at 8:00 pm. There will be an intermission halfway through the program. if you like, bring a picnic supper to enjoy before the concert. This is a fund-raising concert (tickets $25) to benefit Aurora School.

2006

Sunday, February 12, 2006 at 12 NOON
Swedish American Hall, San Francisco , CA

also Friday, February 17, 2006 at 7:00 p.m.
First Unitarian Church of Oakland, Oakland, CA

A 20-piece “Folkestra” featuring music students from the Crowden School and Musical Director KAILA FLEXER violin/composer NICOLAI PRISACAR accordion (Next Village, Jok), MICHELE SIMON vocals, percussion (Brass Menagerie, Anoush), GARI HEGEDUS oud, saz, lauto (Stellamara), LISA GRODIN violin (Philharmonia Baroque, Crowden Artistic Music Director), KEN DURLING clarinet (Crowden Music Faculty)

SUNDAY, JUNE 4, 2006
Berkeley, CA

Gari and Kaila play as part of the Berkeley Free Folk Music Festival
Come to A Musical Offering, located at 2430 Bancroft Way in Berkeley. They'll be playing from 2:00-4:00.

SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 2006
Berkeley, CA

House Concert benefiting Aurora School
Featuring Kaila, Gari and Briget Boyle of Kitka

Your admission includes the concert and light Mediterranean "mezze" and beverages. The music will start at 8:00 pm. There will be an intermission halfway through the program. if you like, bring a picnic supper to enjoy before the concert. This is a fund-raising concert (tickets $25) to benefit Aurora School.

Sunday, November 5th 2006 at 4:00 pm
Berkeley, CA

Strings hosts the Sixth Young Composer's Concert
Young composers perform their own compositions in a variety of original styles. This will be an inspiring concert for all ages.

Participants include: Harp duo HarpScotch - Mirabelle Korn and Liza Wallace (composition students of Kaila’s); Stephen Spies, violin; Josh Hess, piano; Nick Brown, cello;

Niko Durr, violin; Gracie Coates, piano & vocals;
Samora Pinderhughes, piano; Elena Pinderhughes, flute
For more information, please call: 653-5700

Saturday, November 11, 2006
San Francisco, CA

Teslim (Kaila Flexer and Gari Hegedus) will perform live on KALW's (91.7) Folk Music and Beyond show with host Bob Campbell. Also featured on this show will be HarpScotch a harp duo, featuring Liza Wallace, 14 and Mirabelle Korn, 16--two of Kaila’s composition students. Tune in from 3:00-5:00 pm.

Saturday, December 2, 2006
Berkeley, CA

Teslim will perform a sumptuous concert of Turkish and Greek music as well as original music (by Flexer and Hegedus), inspired by these styles. This concert will take place at Hillside Concerts, a house concert series in the Berkeley Hills. The Concert begins at 8PM, Please RSVP to reserve a seat for this event. Suggested donation is $15 per person. RSVP to bob@cowart.com. They only seat about 35 people and must therefore limit reservations. If you need to phone, please call 510-540-6667 or 510-393-4906 and leave a message indicating number of people in your party.

Sunday, December 3, 2006
Event: Harpscotch Concert
Location: Oakland, CA
East Bay Dance Center, 1318 Glenfield Ave.
(just off Park Blvd.) in Oakland, CA
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Tickets $10.00

Harpscotch, a duo consisting of Liza Wallace (age 15) and Mirabelle Korn (age 16), will present a benefit concert on December 3rd at the East Bay Dance Center in Oakland's Glenview district. Mirabelle and Liza perform original compositions on neo-Celtic harps. Their repertoire draws from Balkan and Latin American folk music as well and jazz and Celtic music. They add an extra dimension to their concert with vocals and bodhran.

This concert is a benefit for the Mission Harp Ensemble: a recently inaugurated project of Diana Stork and Portia Diwa who teach Latino children from San Francisco's Mission District to play Latin American music on the harp

2007

Sunday, February 4 , 2007
Event: Harpscotch Concert
Location: Aurora School, 40 Dulwich in Oakland, CA
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Tickets: $10.
More info: email kaila@kailaflexer.com

Harpscotch (please read description from December 3, 2006) will perform a concert to benefit Aurora School's Assembly Committee.

Saturday, February 24, 2007
Event: When Strangers Meet: Music as a Universal Language featuring Teslim and Melody of China
Location: UC Berkeley
Time: 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
More info: www.calperformances.net

This workshop for teachers is being held to support the SchoolTime performance of the Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma, cello at Zellerbach Auditorium on March 16 at 11:00 am.

Tuesday, March 6, 2007
Event: Cal Performances in the Classroom features Teslim
Location: FAME Public Charter School in San Leandro CA
Time: 2:00 pm
More info: www.calperformances.net

This program is part of Cal Performances Classroom Sessions with Teaching Artists program

Thursday, March 8, 2007
Event: Cal Performances in the Classroom features Teslim
Location: Military Institute in Oakland CA
Time: 9:30 am
More info: www.calperformances.net

This program is part of Cal Performances Classroom Sessions with Teaching Artists program

Sunday, March 18, 2007
Event: Teslim Concert
Location:
French Garden Restaurant & Brasserie
8050 Bodega Avenue
Sebastopol, CA 95472
Time: Dinner is served 5:00-8:00 pm. Concert begins at 8:00 pm.
Cost: Concert price (with dinner reservation) $10; see
www.frenchgardenrestaurant.com for sample menu
and cost. Concert only $15.
More info/reservations: call 707-824-2030
www.frenchgardenrestaurant.com /calendar/calendar.html

(There is no dinner service during concert. Early diners have best concert seats).

Friday, March 23, 2007
Event: Teslim Concert
Location: Cayuga Vault, 1100 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz, CA
Time: 8:00 p.m.
Tickets: $15
More information:
info@cayugavault.com
www.cayugavault.com
Or call 831-421-9471

Sunday, May 20, 2007
Event: Teslim Concert
Location: Village Homes Community Center
2661 Portage Bay East, Davis, CA
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Tickets: $12 in adv. $15 at the door
For information and reservations:
www.timnatalmusic.com or call 530-867-1032

Sunday May 27, 2007
Event: Balkan Folk Music Workshop with Kaila Flexer
Location: The Jazzschool
2087 Addison St. Berkeley, CA
between Shattuck and Milvia.
Time: 12 - 2pm
Cost: $30 Jazzschool students, $45 others
Description: A hands-on workshop for all instrumentalists focusing on the stylistic aspects of Balkan folk music. Presented by ear, students learn tunes from several Balkan countries. We’ll focus on rhythm, melody, melodic ornamentation and improvisation characteristic of this region. Source materials on CD along with written music are provided.

For more information and reservations: swing@jazzschool.com
or call 510-845-5373

Saturday, June 2, 2007
Event: Benefit House Concert for Aurora School featuring Teslim
Location: Private Home in Oakland
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Tickets: $20 adults, $15 students
The Story: Please email Kaila at kaila@kailaflexer.com and put "June 2 reservation" in the subject line. Please indicate the number of people in your party. When she receives your email, she'll send you a confirmation (if there's still room) and the address and you can pay by check (or cash) that evening.
More info: kaila@kailaflexer.com

Monday, June 10-Friday, June 15
Event: Kaila teaches at Zoukfest in Santa Fe, NM
More info: www.zoukfest.com

Saturday, October 27, 2007
Event: Playing Music By Ear Workshop with Kaila
(Open to all instrumentalists, all levels)
Location: Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse
Address: 1111 Addison St. Berkeley CA
Phone: 510-548-7603
Workshop fee: $45.

The story:
Do you wish you could play music by ear? Does it seem like you should "just be able to?" Like many other things, playing by ear is a skill that can be
developed. Plus, it's really fun!
For more info or questions: kaila@kailaflexer.com

Saturday, November 10, 2007
Event: Balkan Folk Music Workshop with Kaila
(Open to all intermediate to advanced instrumentalists)
Location: Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse
Address: 1111 Addison St., Berkeley CA
Phone: 510-548-7603
Workshop fee: $45.

The story:
Whether you're a classical musician looking to expand your horizons or a
folk musician looking for new repertoire, come learn tunes from Greece,
Macedonia and/or Bulgaria!
For more info or questions: kaila@kailaflexer.com

2008

Sunday, February 24 , 2008
Ladder of Gold
Event: Lecture/Demonstration: Revival of Sephardic Music
Location: Temple Sinai 2808 Summit Street, Oakland, CA
Time: 2:00-4:30
For Directions/Parking: 510-451-3263
Tickets: $15 general/$12 members of JCC East Bay and Temple Sinai
To Register: 510-848-0237 or email: info@jcceastbay.org
For more info: www.jewishmusicfestival.org

The story:  Musical scholar Francesco Spagnolo traces the history of the revival of Sephardic music since the 19th century. With musical examples by Teslim, with Kaila Flexer and Gari Hegedus.

TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 2008
Event: Free Teslim Concert at Eastmont Library,
Oakland CA
Location: Eastmont Town Center 7200
Bancroft Ave. Suite 211
Time: 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.
For more info: 510-615-5726

SATURday, MARCH 22, 2008
Ladder of Gold
Event: Teslim offers a hands-on workshop for intermediate to advanced instrumentalists. Sephardic and original repertoire.
Location: Oakland Public Conservatory 1616 Franklin St. in Oakland, CA.
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
To sign up or get more info: kaila@kailaflexer.com
Cost: $30 per person
Pre-registration strongly advised.
Email kaila@kailaflexer.com to sign up or
for more information.

TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 2008
Ladder of Gold
Event: TESLIM CD RELEASE CONCERT!
Location: First Unitarian Church of Oakland
685 14th St. in Oakland, CA
Time: 7:30 PM
Tickets: $16 members, students and seniors; $20 general ON SALE January 15

Special guests
Shira Kammen, Julian Smedley, Leah Wollenberg, violins
Tobias Roberson, percussion
Liza Wallace, harp

For more information and to purchase tickets: www.jewishmusicfestival.org
Or www.brownpapertickets.com or 24/7 phone sales 800.838.3006

Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Event: A Carla-bration! A celebration & fundraiser for beloved singer, musican and actor, Carla Zilbersmith.

Our dear friend Carla was recently diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. While facing extraordinary challenges Carla continues bring a charismatic and witty charm to her musical and stage productions. Carla will perform music from her new CD, Extraordinary Renditions . She'll be joined by an exceptional line-up of musical talent, including famed musical satirist Roy Zimmerman, internationally renowned bassist Kai Eckhardt, the Michael Zilber-Billy Collins Project with Andy Kirshner and Teslim. More than 30 musicians will be part of the celebration. The evening will be hosted by comedian David Allen Moss. There will also be a live auction of 4 tickets to a Giants game, along with an on-field meet and greet with pitcher Barry Zito.

Venue: Yoshi's Jack London Square
Location: 510 Embarcadero West, Oakland, CA 94607
Time: Two shows: 8:00 PM and 10:00 PM
Tickets: $25 general $15 students/seniors

More information and reservations:
510-238-9200 or www.yoshis.com

SUNDAY, MAY 18, 2008

Event : Timna-Tal Music presents a CD Release Concert featuring Teslim
Venue : Village Homes Community Center
Location : 2661 Portage Bay East, Davis, CA
Time : 7:00 PM
Tickets : $12 in advance/$15 at the door

For information and reservations:

530-867-1032 or www.timnatalmusic.com

Event : Benefit for Aurora School
Venue : House Concert
Location : Private Home in Berkeley, CA
Time : TBA
Tickets : $25 general $15 students/seniors

For more information and reservations:
email Kaila@kailaflexer.com

JUNE 8 -13, 2008
Event: Kaila returns to teach at a wonderful music camp called Zoukfest!
Location: Santa Fe, NM
For more information: http://www.zoukfest.com/

JULY 13-19, 2008
Event: Kaila teaches at the 2nd Annual Summer Music Camp at the College of Santa Fe, NM. This great camp is open to musicians entering the 7th-12th grades.
Location: Santa Fe, NM
For more information and to enroll online: http://music-camp.csf.edu/

SATURDAY, JULY 19, 2008
Event: Teslim CD Release Concert
Time: 8:00 pm
Venue: GiG Performance Space
Location: 1808 Second St Suite H – Suite L  
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Tickets: $15
More Info: http://www.gigsantafe.com 

Monday, July 21, 2008 
Event: Hands-On Sephardic Music workshop with Teslim
Time: 7:00-9:00
Venue: Congregation Har HaShem, South Building
Location: 3950 Baseline Rd, Boulder, CO 80303
Tickets: Har HaShem members, $25, non-members $30.
For More Info: www.kailaflexer.com

Bring your instruments and learn tunes!

wednesday, july 23 , 2008
Event: Teslim CD Release Concert
Time: 7:30 pm
Venue: Congregation Har Hashem, South Building
Location: 3950 Baseline Rd
Boulder, CO 80303
Tickets: $15 adults; $12 seniors, $10 children 12 and under
More Info: (303) 499-7077 or www.harhashem.org