Every culture has a sound. Each week, the San Francisco Symphony’s CURRENTS podcast explores the Bay Area’s rich mosaic of musical communities through the lens and voices of its creators and citizens. Hosted and curated by conductor Michael Morgan, and in conversation with San Francisco Symphony musicians, local artists, and personalities, CURRENTS takes a look at the changing perspectives for symphony orchestras today. Taking cues from the community, what does moving forward sound like for us? For more information visit www.sfsymphony.org and sfsymphony.org/CURRENTS
Identity and Ingenuity: Michael Morgan, Eugene Rodriguez from Los Cenzontles, Bay Area musician/teacher Martha Rodríguez-Salazar, and San Francisco Symphony cellist Jill Rachuy Brindel share how for them Mexican musical culture connects and transforms traditions while building community.
Art and Activism, Connectivity and Creativity: Michael Morgan, Kev Choice, AÏMA the DRMR, DJ Lady Fingaz, Jenay Anolin from Mix’d Ingredients and San Francisco Symphony musicians Kelly Leon-Pearce, Nick Platoff, and Aaron Schuman share how Hip Hop culture embraces a prism of influences, viewpoints, and voices.
Jazz as a State of Mind: Michael Morgan, pianist Tammy Hall, saxophonist Jason Hainsworth, and San Francisco Principal Bass Scott Pingel and Principal Timpani Edward Stephan share how for them, the give-and-take of Jazz creates community and freedom of expression.
The stories, sounds, and traditions of San Francisco’s Chinese community speak not only to the Chinese or Asian immigrant experience, but the American experience. Michael Morgan, and San Francisco Symphony Assistant Principal Cello Amos Yang, Associate Principal Viola Yun Jie Liu, and Assistant Principal Second Violin Jessie Fellows share their unique connections to Chinese culture and reflect on what music can offer in times like these.
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