Zaptet Blog http://www.zaptet.org/blog Woodwind Quintet Extraordinaire Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:38:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Zaptet Plays at COLAGE 20th Anniversary Event http://www.zaptet.org/blog/?p=112 http://www.zaptet.org/blog/?p=112#comments Fri, 11 Jun 2010 07:00:23 +0000 admin http://www.zaptet.org/blog/?p=112 COLAGE 20th Anniversary LogoInvited through the auspices of the San Francisco Lesbian & Gay Freedom Band, Zaptet enthusiastically entertained attendees at an event celebrating the 20th anniversary of COLAGE, a nonprofit organization supporting children of queer parents.


Zaptet at COLAGE 20th Anniversary Event


Zaptet played a diverse selection of music for the luminaries assembled at the event, after which they heard from emcee comedienne Diane Amos, who grew up with two lesbian moms and is perhaps best known as The Pine Sol Lady.

Zaptet Meets Diane Amos, the Pine Sol Lady, at COLAGE 20th Anniversary Event

Special thanks to Steven Keys, an occasional French horn player with Zaptet, who arranged two of the pieces we performed. Zaptet was recognized as a $500+ sponsor of the event.

More pictures below!

]]> http://www.zaptet.org/blog/?feed=rss2&p=112 271 Zaptet Plays Garden Benefit for City College Scholarship http://www.zaptet.org/blog/?p=108 http://www.zaptet.org/blog/?p=108#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2009 01:43:04 +0000 admin http://www.zaptet.org/blog/?p=108 The Zaptet woodwind quintet will be featured at a garden party from 10:30am to noon on Saturday, September 12, at the home of Eric Bernier and his partner Mike, 63 La Grande Ave. in San Francisco. Please come by to hear, Hungarian Dances, Gypsy Flowers, and many other selections!

For tickets to the garden party circuit that will help set up a scholarship to SF’s City College Horticulture/Floristry and Botany Department, call Ruth Wallace at 415-420-6185 or 415-585-8399.

]]> http://www.zaptet.org/blog/?feed=rss2&p=108 49 Zaptet Zaps the Castro on Saturday, June 13 http://www.zaptet.org/blog/?p=99 http://www.zaptet.org/blog/?p=99#comments Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:45:42 +0000 admin http://www.zaptet.org/blog/?p=99 Zaptet lightning bolt logoThe Zaptet woodwind quintet will perform at the corner of Castro, 17th, and Market Streets from 12:00 noon to 2:00 pm on Saturday, June 13. Special guest clarinetist Kathy Hennig will join us for this outdoor performance in San Francisco’s queer mecca. This performance will promote the upcoming concert of the Bay Area Rainbow Symphony (BARS).

]]> http://www.zaptet.org/blog/?feed=rss2&p=99 108 Zaptet Seeks Talented Bassoonist http://www.zaptet.org/blog/?p=93 http://www.zaptet.org/blog/?p=93#comments Sat, 23 May 2009 19:45:10 +0000 admin http://www.zaptet.org/blog/?p=93 Zaptet rainbow lightning bolt logo

Our dynamic woodwind quintet called the Zaptet is seeking a talented bassoonist to join us for regular rehearsals in San Francisco and performances in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Zaptet provides a safe and supportive environment for musicians of all sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender
expressions and includes members of the Bay Area Rainbow Symphony and the San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band.

You can see more about us at http://www.zaptet.org including articles on prior performances and what we played.

If you’d like to give us a test run, please consider coming to the next rehearsal 7-10pm on Thursday, May 28.

The following rehearsal is 7-10pm on Friday, June 5.

We have been meeting on Thursday evenings twice a month, and playing gigs every month or two as our members find interesting performance venues.

We are all trying to be flexible with our schedules so we can make it work for everyone.

If you or someone you know is interested, please let us know by contacting stardust@willdoherty.org

]]> http://www.zaptet.org/blog/?feed=rss2&p=93 85 Next Performance: “Musica Para Las Madres” on May 3 http://www.zaptet.org/blog/?p=87 http://www.zaptet.org/blog/?p=87#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:37:18 +0000 admin http://www.zaptet.org/blog/?p=87 The next performance of the Zaptet will take place at 2:30pm to 4:30pm on Sunday, May 3, as part of a free Musica Para Las Madres Concert concert at the Women’s Building, 3543 18th Street, San Francisco, CA.

The performance will feature Carrie Barclay who joins us for the first time on bassoon. We will play the “Early Hungarian Dances” by Farkas.

Flier for May 3, 2009, Zaptet Concert at San Francisco Women's Building

]]> http://www.zaptet.org/blog/?feed=rss2&p=87 231 December 21, 2008 at Stonestown Galleria, San Francisco http://www.zaptet.org/blog/?p=5 http://www.zaptet.org/blog/?p=5#comments Mon, 22 Dec 2008 01:12:01 +0000 admin http://www.zaptet.org/blog/?p=5 Zaptet played a gig at the Stonestown Galleria in San Francisco during the busy holiday shopping season.

Zaptet Woodwind Quintet Plays at Stonestown Galleria in San Francisco Zaptet Woodwind Quintet Signage for Performance at Stonestown Galleria in San Francisco

We played the following music:

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams’ “And All in the Morning,” one of his “8 English Carols”
  • Franz Danzi’s “Quintet in F Major,” movements 1 and 3
  • Antonio Soler’s “Sonata No. 89″
  • György Ligeti’s “Sechs Bagatellen für Bläserquintett,” movement I
  • Edvard Grieg’s “Peer Gynt: Four Pieces: Solveig’s Song”
  • Gustav Holst’s “March” from his “Second Suite in F”
  • Camille Saint-Saëns’ “Introduction and the Lion’s Royal March” from his “Carnival of the Animals”
  • Erik Satie’s “Sonatine Bureaucratique”
  • Claude Debussy’s “Minstrels,” “La Fille Aux Cheveux de Lin” (“Girl With the Flaxen Hair”), and “Golliwogg’s Cake-Walk” from his “Suite No. 1″
  • Malcolm Arnold’s “Three Shanties,” movement 1

Zaptet Woodwind Quintet Plays at Stonestown Galleria in San Francisco Tom on Bassoon and Doug on Clarinet in Zaptet Woodwind Quintet Performing at Stonestown Galleria in San Francisco Jeff Performing French Horn in Zaptet Woodwind Quintet Through Cosmetic Store at Stonestown Galleria in San Francisco

Eric on Flute and Stardust on Oboe in Zaptet Woodwind Quintet Performing at Stonestown Galleria in San Francisco Jeff on French Horn, Tom on Bassoon, and Doug on Clarinet Performing in Zaptet Woodwind Quintet at Stonestown Galleria in San Francisco

Zaptet Woodwind Quintet Performing Under Plant Frond at Stonestown Galleria in San Francisco Zaptet Woodwind Quintet Performing Under Plant Frond at Stonestown Galleria in San Francisco

Rainbow Music Stands for Zaptet Woodwind Quintet Performance at Stonestown Galleria in San Francisco

The concert included an intermission and many encores to a sometimes enthusiastic audience including a well-dressed poodle.

Well-Dressed Poodle Audience for Zaptet Woodwind Quintet at Stonestown Galleria in San Francisco

Zaptet Woodwind Quintet Performing in Extreme Upper Right at Stonestown Galleria in San Francisco Zaptet Woodwind Quintet After Performing at Stonestown Galleria in San Francisco

Many thanks to Sacrilege for the photos.

]]> http://www.zaptet.org/blog/?feed=rss2&p=5 208 September 20, 2008 at Portal to the Past, Golden Gate Park http://www.zaptet.org/blog/?p=3 http://www.zaptet.org/blog/?p=3#comments Sun, 21 Sep 2008 01:04:23 +0000 admin http://www.zaptet.org/blog/?p=3 Zaptet first performed at the Portal to the Past in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park.

Zaptet Woodwind Quintet Performing at Portal of the Past, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco Zaptet Woodwind Quintet Performing at Portal of the Past, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco

Announced only to a few friends, Zaptet played the following pieces at this “zap” performance:

  • Edvard Grieg’s “Peer Gynt: Four Pieces: Solveig’s Song”
  • Erik Satie’s “Sonatine Bureaucratique”
  • Franz Danzi’s “Woodwind Quintets, Opus 68, Nos. 2-3″
  • Various Composers from “Encore Pieces Vol 2″

Doug Over Flute, Zaptet Woodwind Quintet Performing at Portal of the Past, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco Small Audience With Most of Zaptet Woodwind Quintet Performing at Portal of the Past, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco

Zaptet Woodwind Quintet Viewed Across Pond at Portal of the Past, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco Closeup of Zaptet Woodwind Quintet at Portal of the Past, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco

Zaptet Woodwind Quintet Viewed Across Pond at Portal of the Past, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco Sammy Dog With Zaptet Woodwind Quintet at Portal of the Past, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco Tom on Bassoon and Jeff on French Horn, Zaptet Woodwind Quintet Performing at Portal of the Past, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco

Zaptet Woodwind Quintet at Portal of the Past, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco Zaptet Woodwind Quintet Performing at Portal of the Past, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco

Zaptet Woodwind Quintet Performing at Portal of the Past, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco Doug on Clarinet, Zaptet Woodwind Quintet Performing at Portal of the Past, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco

Eric on Flute, Zaptet Woodwind Quintet Performing at Portal of the Past, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco Eric on Flute, Stardust on Oboe, Zaptet Woodwind Quintet Performing at Portal of the Past, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco

Geese on Pond While Zaptet Woodwind Quintet Performing at Portal of the Past, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco Goose Grooming While Zaptet Woodwind Quintet Performing at Portal of the Past, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco

Goose Feet Near Zaptet Woodwind Quintet Performing at Portal of the Past, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco

Duck Swimming While Zaptet Woodwind Quintet Performing at Portal of the Past, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco Ducks Swimming While Zaptet Woodwind Quintet Performing at Portal of the Past, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco

View Across Pond of Zaptet Woodwind Quintet Performing at Portal of the Past, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco Closeup of Stardust Playing Oboe Reed, Zaptet Woodwind Quintet Performing at Portal of the Past, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco Stardust on Oboe, Zaptet Woodwind Quintet Performing at Portal of the Past, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco

Most of Zaptet Woodwind Quintet Performing at Portal of the Past, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco Audience Enjoying Zaptet Woodwind Quintet Performing at Portal of the Past, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco

Jeff on French Horn, Zaptet Woodwind Quintet Performing at Portal of the Past, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco

Tom on Bassoon and Jeff on French Horn, Zaptet Woodwind Quintet Performing at Portal of the Past, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco Bassoon and Jeff on French Horn, Zaptet Woodwind Quintet Performing at Portal of the Past, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco

Many thanks to Sacrilege for the pictures.

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