UC Davis Events Calendar

Lorna Peters, director
Sinfonia spirituosa is a chamber orchestra dedicated to presenting bold, historically-informed performances on period instruments. Through a vibrant and collegial exchange the group aspires to faithfully bring to life the broad spectrum of color, affect, and rhetoric in the music of the Baroque era, and to share their passion for performing this period’s extraordinary variety of repertoire with the diverse audiences of today. The members of Sinfonia spirituosa lead multi-faceted careers as university professors, recording artists, soloists, chamber musicians, and members of symphony orchestras. They are active as teachers and performers on both period and modern instruments, and many are directors of their own ensembles specializing in early music, Romantic music, new music, jazz, and gypsy swing.
Free (a Shinkoskey Noon Concert)

Laura Reynolds, oboe
Patricia Sands, clarinet
David Granger, bassoon
Trois Bois has been concertizing since 2009 and champions a wide range of repertoire from the 18th century to the present day. The trio particularly enjoys providing verbal commentary and context for their repertoire and inviting listeners into the conversation.
Free (a Shinkoskey Noon Concert)

Free (a Shinkoskey Noon Concert)

Mestre Cobra Mansa is a recognized Capoeira Angola master based in Bahia (Brazil) who has extensive experience teaching and performing capoeira around the world. He participated in the revival of Capoeira Angola during the 1980s–90s in Bahia and now leads the International Capoeira Angola Foundation, one of the most influential capoeira groups in the world. Recently, he participated in the project Angolan Roots of Capoeira led by historian Matthias Rohrig Assuncao (University of Essex), which took them to Angola four times.
Free (a Shinkoskey Noon Concert)

Mestre Cobra Mansa is a recognized Capoeira Angola master based in Bahia (Brazil) who has extensive experience teaching and performing capoeira around the world. He participated in the revival of Capoeira Angola during the 1980s–90s in Bahia and now leads the International Capoeira Angola Foundation, one of the most influential capoeira groups in the world. Recently, he participated in the project Angolan Roots of Capoeira led by historian Matthias Rohrig Assuncao (University of Essex), which took them to Angola four times.
$12 Students and Children, $24 Adults (Open Seating)

Michael Sand, Angelo Moreno, and Phebe Craig, directors
$12 Students and Children, $24 Adults (Open Seating)

Free (a Shinkoskey Noon Concert)

Anne Moss, soprano | Jacob Thompson, tenor
Karen Rosenak, piano
Works for voice, with music composed by UC Davis graduate students in music, to texts written by graduate students of UC Davis in Creative Writing.
Free (a Shinkoskey Noon Concert)

Free (a Shinkoskey Noon Concert)

Brian Rice is a highly acclaimed performer, educator, and recording artist and one of the most versatile percussionists in the Bay Area. Though best known as a specialist in Brazilian and Cuban music, Brian can be heard playing a multitude of styles and his percussion playing graces over 60 recordings.
Free (a Shinkoskey Noon Concert)

Free (a Shinkoskey Noon Concert)

Rita Sahai, director
Free

Free (a Shinkoskey Noon Concert)

Free