Soundcheck: Gardens of Golden Gate Park by Kennedy Verrett

Date: Friday, September 13

Time: 2 pm & 4 pm

Location: Redwood Grove

Soundcheck: Gardens of Golden Gate Park honors the practices of conservation, preservation, and innovation for future generations. This work is designed to guide listeners through the Redwood Grove at the historic San Francisco Botanical Gardens. These ancient relics offer a unique space of reflection and being. This is a site-specific immersive concert composed by Kennedy Verrett for 4 musicians. A strolling audience will be enveloped with timeless deep listening sensations. A unique sonic event within Golden Gate Park, coupled with the visceral and rich culture of the cityscape–a bassoon player at the foot of a giant sequoia, a bass flute blessing the ferns, a bass setting the roots, while a piano soothes the soul.  Approximately 60 minutes. This work is commissioned by Sunset Piano.