Composing Noh in Waltz Time – A Music Performance and Discussion
With co-composers David Crandall, Dr. Kevin Salfen, members of the In a Memory Palace cast. Moderated by Jay Ilan
Friday July 31, 2026, 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Koret Auditorium at the Main Branch of the San Francisco Public Library, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
Noh is usually performed on a bare wooden stage and accompanied by a chorus, drums and flute. Theatre Nohgaku crafts new noh in English, but In a Memory Palace expands the traditional noh ensemble by including cello, piano, and piccolo to evoke the opulence of early twentieth-century Vienna. The result is perhaps the most integrated conversation ever attempted between noh and European concert music.
Free | Reservations suggested