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The Berkeley Music Group is a 501(c)(3) non-profit based in Berkeley, California. It was formed in 2012 by David Mayeri, who was formerly chief operating officer of Bill Graham Presents [1] to renovate the UC Theatre. [2] The UC Theatre was a movie theatre from its opening in 1917 to its closing in 2001. [3]
Opened on June 30, 1917 as a first run theater, [2] the 1,466-seat theater was initially owned by Luther H. Williamson and Richard H. Bradshaw and managed by Albert H. Moore and John P. Dean. [3] The auditorium measured 150 by 91 feet (46 by 28 m) and was billed as "comfortably [seating] 2,000 persons."
Cal Performances is the performing arts presenting, commissioning and producing organization based at the University of California, Berkeley in Berkeley, California. [1]The origins of Cal Performances date from 1906, when stage actress Sarah Bernhardt appeared at the William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre to help rebuild public morale after the devastating San Francisco earthquake and fire in ...
The UC Berkeley Symphony Orchestra is an orchestra of the University of California, Berkeley. It was founded in 1923, and is currently under the direction of David Milnes. [ 1 ] Its home concert hall is Hertz Hall on the university's campus.
The Berkeley Rep Teen Council is most noted for its annual Teen One Acts Festival, completely written, directed, produced, and acted by students. [ 5 ] The theatre opened their 2009–10 season with the original stage production of the Green Day -inspired musical American Idiot , based on the band's concept album of the same name .
The Great Hall. The Faculty Club of the University of California at Berkeley, [2] or Faculty Club at UC Berkeley, is a private members' club located on the University of California, Berkeley campus in Berkeley, California. In 1982, The Faculty Club was placed on the National Register of Historic Places (NPS-82000960).
The California Jazz Conservatory is a private conservatory in Berkeley, California. It is the only independent music conservatory in the United States devoted solely to jazz and related styles of music. Located in the Downtown Berkeley Arts District, the CJC offers Associate, Bachelor's, and Master's degrees in Jazz Studies.
Hertz Hall was named for the 1915-30 conductor of the San Francisco Symphony, Alfred Hertz, who left his estate to Berkeley for music. Its 678-seat concert hall hosts free noontime concerts during the academic year. The building also houses the music department's collection of historic organs. [46]