The 15th edition of the Other Minds Festival of New Music features nine of the world’s most innovative composers and performers.

International artists appear alongside local talents. Well-known in their own countries, composers Pawel Mykietyn (Poland) and Lars-Gunnar Bodin (Sweden) join local favorites Gyan Riley and Carla Kihlstedt for three days of concerts and panel discussions, hosted by Other Minds Director Charles Amirkhanian. Other guests include NY’s Lisa Bielawa, this year’s winner of the prestigious Rome Prize, Jürg Frey (Switzerland), composer and former Village Voice music critic Tom Johnson, and highly influential senior composers Chou Wen-Chung (China/US) and Kidd Jordan (New Orleans). Performers will include the ROVA Saxophone Quartet and Montreal’s Quatuor Bozzini.

“The premier new music festival on the West Coast!” – Los Angeles Times

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From the heart of New York, these ambassadors of African-American culture bring their foot-stomping, hand-clapping blues, jazz and joyous gospel to the JCCSF. The Harlem Gospel Choir shares its message of love and inspiration with songs that touch the depths of the soul as they lift spirits to angelic heights at this special Shabbat evening concert.

"The Harlem Gospel Choir is tremendous!" - Sir Elton John

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