Ruckus has been called "the world's only period-instrument rock band" (SF Classical Voice) for its high-energy fusion of the early-music movement's questing, creative spirit with the grit, groove, and jangle of American roots music. Joined by versatile baritone Davone Tines, they explore songs from baroque to contemporary. According to The New Yorker, "Davone Tines is changing what it means to be a classical singer" in all the best ways. His artistry creates bright new intersections of history, genres, and styles, telling deeply personal, universally relevant stories of human connection.
Program
WHAT IS YOUR HAND IN THIS?
STEPHEN FOSTER: Beautiful Dreamer
HANDEL: Musette from Concerto in G Minor, Op. 6; March; Why Do the Nations So Furiously Rage from Messiah
DOUGLAS ADAM AUGUST BALLIETT: The Despised One,The Four F's, Holy Word, Nunc Dimiitis, and Overture from Compassion Preludes; Federal Nations
TRADITIONAL (arr. Davone Tines): Be the Lover of My Soul
JOSHUA McCARTER SIMPSON: A Note to the Public; To the White People of America
JOHN DICKINSON (arr. Balliett): The Liberty Song
BENJAMIN CARR: The Federal Overture
JULIUS EASTMAN: Buddha
CLYDE OTIS (arr. Tines and Balliett): This Bitter Earth
GEORGE W. CLARK: The House I Live In
DAVONE TINES (arr. Balliett): What Is My Hand In This?
WILLIAM BILLINGS: Chester
SAM COOKE (arr. Balliett): A Change Is Gonna Come
$65/55/45.
Presented by San Francisco Performances