Press Room

Feb 24, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO, CA—San Francisco Symphony Resident Conductor of Engagement and Education Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser leads Teen Night at the San Francisco Symphony on Saturday, March 26, 2022. Designed for teenagers 13 and up, Teen Night features interactive elements like games, trivia, and prizes alongside an eclectic program of music by John Adams, Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser, Kev Choice, Anna Clyne, Gustav Holst, Arturo Márquez, Max Richter, Gioachino Rossini, Igor Stravinsky, Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, George Walker, and John Williams.

Bay Area pianist, composer, emcee, producer, educator, and activist Kev Choice makes a special guest appearance during the concert, performing his 2020 composition Movements with Bartholomew-Poyser and the Orchestra. Movements was released on SFS Media in September 2021 and was first heard in the Symphony’s CURRENTS video series on CURRENTS: From Scratch in September 2020.

“Teen Night is a multi-genre interactive orchestral experience featuring a big orchestra with some of the biggest sounds in classical music,” said Bartholomew-Poyser. “Not only will teens hear some of their favorite familiar orchestral pieces, but they’ll also encounter modern orchestra sounds and movie favorites and see a performance from the amazing Oakland-based Hip-Hop artist Kev Choice. This is a concert built to surprise, and we want Bay Area young people to have a blast.”

CALENDAR EDITORS, PLEASE NOTE: 

Tickets 
Tickets for concerts at Davies Symphony can be purchased via sfsymphony.org or by calling the San Francisco Symphony Box Office at 415-864-6000. Tickets for Teen Night at the San Francisco Symphony are priced at $20.

Location 
Davies Symphony Hall is located at 201 Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco.

Health & Safety Information
Davies Symphony Hall is currently operating at full audience capacity. A face covering is required for entry into Davies Symphony Hall and must be worn at all times. Due to the transmissibility of the Omicron variant, the SF Symphony strongly recommends that patrons wear a non-vented respirator, such as an N95, KN95, or KF94 face mask. Effective February 1, 2022, the San Francisco Symphony requires proof of up-to-date vaccination against COVID-19 for everyone entering Davies Symphony Hall ages 16 and up who’s eligible—including patrons, performers, volunteers, and staff. “Up-to-date vaccination” is defined as two weeks after completion of the two-dose regimen of Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, one dose of Johnson & Johnson vaccine, or other WHO authorized COVID-19 vaccine, and one week after receiving a booster shot, for those eligible. Beginning March 1, 2022, this requirement is expanded to ages 12 and older. Patrons under age 12 must show proof of up-to-date vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test (PCR test taken within 2 days of event entry or antigen [rapid] test taken within 1 day of event entry.  

For those patrons under age 12 who wish to show verification of a negative COVID-19 test result, the following are acceptable as proof: a printed document (from the test provider or laboratory); or an email, text message, web page, or application (app) screen displayed on a phone or mobile device from the test provider or laboratory. The information should include person’s name, type of test performed, negative test result, and date the test was administered. Self-administered antigen testing is not acceptable at this time, but patrons may bring an unopened at-home rapid test with them to Davies Symphony Hall to take with a verified EMT present. Details about health and safety protocols at Davies Symphony Hall can be found here.

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