The Bow and the Brush, a Concert of Music and Visual Art by Daniel Flanagan

Daniel performs new music inspired by French paintings and Baroque masterworks paired with period paintings. The pieces will be performed with projections of the art, mixing French and American, new and historic, traditional and experimental. He performs on a French violin made in 1840 by Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume and gives a brief description of the music and art in a combination of English and French. Daniel has performed The Bow and the Brush across the United States and Europe, including Carnegie Hall, Boston University, University of California, The American Library in Paris, University of Rome, and Stern Pissarro Gallery in London. The performance will be followed by a Q&A.

“A virtuoso exposition of violin playing, and a celebration of the intersection of art and music” (Fanfare)

Daniel Darmesin Flanagan currently serves as Concertmaster of the Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera, Concertmaster of West Edge Opera, and Instructor of Violin at University of California, Berkeley. Described as an “excellent violinist” (New York Concert Reviews), “stellar musician” (Nevada Reviews), “one of the country’s most talented interpreters of contemporary music” (International Journal of Music), and “superior violinist” (Piedmont Post), he has been praised for his “exquisite tones” and “forthright brio” (Sacramento Bee), and his “solos were excellent” (San Francisco Classical Voice). Flanagan created The Bow and the Brush, an organization that commissions new music inspired by paintings and sculptures. With over 30 chamber and solo works, he has performed solo recitals across the United States and Europe, including Carnegie Hall, University of California, Boston University, University of Rome, Stern Pissarro Gallery, and The American Library in Paris. Several of these compositions can be heard on his album, The Bow and the Brush, released by MSR Classics in March of 2023, to critical acclaim. Flanagan has performed as concertmaster with the Oakland Symphony, Santa Rosa Symphony, California Symphony, California Musical Theater, Festival Opera, Symphony San Jose, Modesto Symphony, and Opera Parallèle. He performs regularly with the San Francisco Opera, San Francisco Ballet, Trio Solano, Berkelium String Quartet, and the Eco Ensemble. As a composer, he has been commissioned by International Arts Educators Forum, Cecilia String Quartet, Trio Solano, Farallon Quintet, Hunter’s Point Shipyard Artists, Shipyard Gallery, Gold Coast Chamber Players, Le Petit Festival, Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera, and numerous musician colleagues. In addition to promoting living composers and artists of diverse backgrounds, Dan regularly features his art collection to host fundraisers for charities.

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