"The Eve of March embodied the essence of strength, wisdom and love within and of women everywhere.
Between the spirit of nature and the glow of light, these women showed how spirituality and the power of women go together hand in hand."
Skylar DePaul, Daily Californian
Between the spirit of nature and the glow of light, these women showed how spirituality and the power of women go together hand in hand."
Skylar DePaul, Daily Californian
The Eve of the March: Songs on the Divine Feminine
Vajra Voices, Kitka, Shira Kammen, Theresa Wong
Friday, January 18, 2019 at 7:30pm
Kitka and Vajra Voices joined together for the first time and accompanied by Shira Kammen with composer, Theresa Wong to celebrate the strength of spirit inherent in the Divine Feminine. Highlighting the evening was the premiere of Wong's piece,To Burst To Bloom, a collection of 6 songs setting the poems on inner alchemy of the 12th Century Chinese Taoist Immortal, Sun Bu'er commissioned by Vajra Voices.
Vajra Voices, Kitka, Shira Kammen, Theresa Wong
Friday, January 18, 2019 at 7:30pm
Kitka and Vajra Voices joined together for the first time and accompanied by Shira Kammen with composer, Theresa Wong to celebrate the strength of spirit inherent in the Divine Feminine. Highlighting the evening was the premiere of Wong's piece,To Burst To Bloom, a collection of 6 songs setting the poems on inner alchemy of the 12th Century Chinese Taoist Immortal, Sun Bu'er commissioned by Vajra Voices.
Past Concerts
2018
The Last Trouvére: Guillaume de Machaut
Vajra Voices with Shira Kammen
Sunday, June 3, 4:00 PM
BERKELEY ART MUSEUM & PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE
2120 Oxford Street (at Center Street), Berkeley, CA 94720
Price: $20
Vajra Voices, known for their “shimmering resonance and elegantly paced performances” present a program of music of Machaut. Shira Kammen (vielle & harp) joins in this concert of motets, instrumentals, and Machaut’s exquisite Le Lai de la Fonteinne~ The Lay of the Fountain.
This concert is presented in conjunction with the Berkeley Festival Fringe series.
Vajra Voices with Shira Kammen
Sunday, June 3, 4:00 PM
BERKELEY ART MUSEUM & PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE
2120 Oxford Street (at Center Street), Berkeley, CA 94720
Price: $20
Vajra Voices, known for their “shimmering resonance and elegantly paced performances” present a program of music of Machaut. Shira Kammen (vielle & harp) joins in this concert of motets, instrumentals, and Machaut’s exquisite Le Lai de la Fonteinne~ The Lay of the Fountain.
This concert is presented in conjunction with the Berkeley Festival Fringe series.
Annus Novus: One Yeare Begins
Vajra Voices with Shira Kammen and Kit Higginson
MEDIEVAL POETRY, MUSIC, & MAGIC TO RING IN THE NEW YEAR
The “elegant, full-blooded” singing of Vajra Voices and zesty vibrant harp & vielle playing of Shira Kammen join together with instrumentalist & magician Kit Higginson to illuminate the mystery and wonder of the new year. This program boasts medieval florid chant, luscious French motets, and beautiful Middle English poems. Join this celebration of new beginnings that hearkens back to the magic of Winter’s light.
For more details, visit www.sfems.org.
Vajra Voices with Shira Kammen and Kit Higginson
MEDIEVAL POETRY, MUSIC, & MAGIC TO RING IN THE NEW YEAR
- Friday, January 5, 2018 at 8PM
- Saturday, January 6, 2018 at 7:30PM
- Sunday, January 7, 2018 at 4PM
The “elegant, full-blooded” singing of Vajra Voices and zesty vibrant harp & vielle playing of Shira Kammen join together with instrumentalist & magician Kit Higginson to illuminate the mystery and wonder of the new year. This program boasts medieval florid chant, luscious French motets, and beautiful Middle English poems. Join this celebration of new beginnings that hearkens back to the magic of Winter’s light.
For more details, visit www.sfems.org.
2017
Remembered Migrations: Voices of Women in Medieval to Modern Song
Friday, March 10, 2017, 7:30pm
with Shira Kammen and Theresa Wong
Arlington Community Church
52 The Arlington, Kensington, CA 94707
Tickets: $20
with Shira Kammen and Theresa Wong
Arlington Community Church
52 The Arlington, Kensington, CA 94707
Tickets: $20
Sunday, March 12, 2017, 7:30pm
with Shira Kammen and Theresa Wong
Second Sundays Concerts
Swedenborgian Church of San Francisco
2107 Lyon Street at Washington Street, San Francisco
Tickets: $20
with Shira Kammen and Theresa Wong
Second Sundays Concerts
Swedenborgian Church of San Francisco
2107 Lyon Street at Washington Street, San Francisco
Tickets: $20
Friday, May 12, 2017, 6 - 7:30pm
with Shira Kammen and Theresa Wong
San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music
Presidio Concerts Free event
Presidio Officers' Club : 50 Moraga Ave, San Francisc
with Shira Kammen and Theresa Wong
San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music
Presidio Concerts Free event
Presidio Officers' Club : 50 Moraga Ave, San Francisc
Sunday, May 14, 2017, 4:30pm
with Shira Kammen and Theresa Wong
San Francisco Early Music Society Early Music Sundays
at California Jazz Conservatory
2087 Addison Street, Berkeley
Reservations highly suggested!
Tickets- $20- available one month in advance
with Shira Kammen and Theresa Wong
San Francisco Early Music Society Early Music Sundays
at California Jazz Conservatory
2087 Addison Street, Berkeley
Reservations highly suggested!
Tickets- $20- available one month in advance
BAMPFA: Full Moon Performance
Concert included with price of admission to the museum.
with Theresa Wong
CIRCLES OF MYSTERY
Sunday, December 3, 2017 at 7;15pm
Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive
We return for a sublime program of medieval and contemporary music. This concert includes music by Hildegard von Bingen, Guillaume de Machaut, and the extraordinary composer-cellist-vocalist Theresa Wong, who joins Vajra Voices for her new work To Burst, to Bloom: Songs on Poems of the 12th Century Taoist Immortal Sun Bu’Er, composed especially for Vajra Voices
For more details, visit www.bampfa.org.
CIRCLES OF MYSTERY
Sunday, December 3, 2017 at 7;15pm
Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive
We return for a sublime program of medieval and contemporary music. This concert includes music by Hildegard von Bingen, Guillaume de Machaut, and the extraordinary composer-cellist-vocalist Theresa Wong, who joins Vajra Voices for her new work To Burst, to Bloom: Songs on Poems of the 12th Century Taoist Immortal Sun Bu’Er, composed especially for Vajra Voices
For more details, visit www.bampfa.org.
2016
Sunday, October 9, 2016
Extasies and Anguishes: A Concert of Medieval Music
Second Sunday Concert Series, Swedenborgian Church
2107 Lyon Street at Washington Street, San Francisco
Sunday, September 25, 2016
Vajra Voices performs in San Francisco Music Day
Music of Hildegard von Bingen
The Green Room, Veterans Memorial Building,
401 Van Ness Avenue
Hosted by San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music
Saturday, September 24, 2016, 7:30pm
Autumn CD Release Party
The Musical Offering Cafe, Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA
with Shira Kammen
July 28 - 31, 2016, Thursday - Sunday
Members of Vajra Voices sing in the new Garrett+Moulton Dance Premiere of Speak Angels
Music of Marc Mellits, Jonathan Russell, and Gustav Mahler,
San Francisco Yerba Buena Center
Thursday, June 9, 2016 at 11AM
St. Clement's Episcopal Church
2837 Claremont Blvd., Berkeley, CA 94705
Berkeley Festival Fringe Events
Sunday, May 22, 2016 at 5pm
Vajra Voices with Michelle Levy, vielle
Guillaume de Machaut: Le Lai de la Fonteinne
St. Mary the Virgin, San Francisco, CA
Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 7pm
Vajra Voices and Michelle Levy, vielle
Le Lai de la Fonteinne (The Lay of the Fountain)
by Guillaume de Machaut (1300-1377)
and music of Hildegard von Bingen from our new CD.
Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA)
2155 Center Street Berkeley
April 2016
Oakland Ballet Production: A Capella: Our Bodies Sing
Vajra Voices performed in the premiere of Garret+Moulton's dance work, Divining
Extasies and Anguishes: A Concert of Medieval Music
Second Sunday Concert Series, Swedenborgian Church
2107 Lyon Street at Washington Street, San Francisco
Sunday, September 25, 2016
Vajra Voices performs in San Francisco Music Day
Music of Hildegard von Bingen
The Green Room, Veterans Memorial Building,
401 Van Ness Avenue
Hosted by San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music
Saturday, September 24, 2016, 7:30pm
Autumn CD Release Party
The Musical Offering Cafe, Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA
with Shira Kammen
July 28 - 31, 2016, Thursday - Sunday
Members of Vajra Voices sing in the new Garrett+Moulton Dance Premiere of Speak Angels
Music of Marc Mellits, Jonathan Russell, and Gustav Mahler,
San Francisco Yerba Buena Center
Thursday, June 9, 2016 at 11AM
St. Clement's Episcopal Church
2837 Claremont Blvd., Berkeley, CA 94705
Berkeley Festival Fringe Events
Sunday, May 22, 2016 at 5pm
Vajra Voices with Michelle Levy, vielle
Guillaume de Machaut: Le Lai de la Fonteinne
St. Mary the Virgin, San Francisco, CA
Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 7pm
Vajra Voices and Michelle Levy, vielle
Le Lai de la Fonteinne (The Lay of the Fountain)
by Guillaume de Machaut (1300-1377)
and music of Hildegard von Bingen from our new CD.
Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA)
2155 Center Street Berkeley
April 2016
Oakland Ballet Production: A Capella: Our Bodies Sing
Vajra Voices performed in the premiere of Garret+Moulton's dance work, Divining
2015
Friday, July 31, 7:30pm
Music to Celebrate the Divine Feminine
with Shira Kammen
Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, Berkeley
Friday, April 17, 7:30pm
Heaven and Earth: Music of Hildegard von Bingen
with Angelorum Medieval Harp Ensemble
Arlington Community Church, Kensington
Music to Celebrate the Divine Feminine
with Shira Kammen
Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, Berkeley
Friday, April 17, 7:30pm
Heaven and Earth: Music of Hildegard von Bingen
with Angelorum Medieval Harp Ensemble
Arlington Community Church, Kensington
2014
June 2014
Berkeley Early Music Festival, Berkeley, CA
Music of Hildegard von Bingen: To Celebrate the Divine Feminine
St. Mark's Episcopal Church on Bancroft
July 2014
Grace Cathedral
Vajra Voices led the music for the Choral Eucharist in Celebration of 40 years of the Ordination of Women Ministers in the Episcopal Church, San Francisco, CA
Berkeley Early Music Festival, Berkeley, CA
Music of Hildegard von Bingen: To Celebrate the Divine Feminine
St. Mark's Episcopal Church on Bancroft
July 2014
Grace Cathedral
Vajra Voices led the music for the Choral Eucharist in Celebration of 40 years of the Ordination of Women Ministers in the Episcopal Church, San Francisco, CA
2011
May 2011
A Medieval Vespers: Music of Hildegard von Bingen and the St. Martial ms.
Seventh Avenue Performances, San Francisco, CA
A Medieval Vespers: Music of Hildegard von Bingen and the St. Martial ms.
Seventh Avenue Performances, San Francisco, CA
2010
December 2010
Christmas Concert: Music of Hildegard von Bingen
St. Mary's Church, Nicasio, CA
June 2010
Berkeley Early Music Festival, Berkeley, CA
A Medieval Vespers: Music of Hildegard von Bingen and the St. Martial ms.
St. Joseph Arimathea, Bowditch Street
Christmas Concert: Music of Hildegard von Bingen
St. Mary's Church, Nicasio, CA
June 2010
Berkeley Early Music Festival, Berkeley, CA
A Medieval Vespers: Music of Hildegard von Bingen and the St. Martial ms.
St. Joseph Arimathea, Bowditch Street