| Friday 30 January 2026 | 19:30 |
| Wesley, Charles (1757-1834) | Jesus, Lover of My Soul (arr. Davóne Tines) | |
| Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759) | Alexander Balus, HWV 65: Calm though my soul | |
| Traditional | Drink to me only with thine eyes | |
| Anonymous | What Mean Ye | |
| Eastman, Julius (1940-1990) | Buddha | |
| Traditional | The Liberty Song (arr. Doug Balliett) | |
| Traditional | To The White People of America (arr. Davóne Tines and Ruckus) | |
| Carr, Benjamin (1768-1831) | Federal Overture | |
| Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759) | Messiah, HWV56: Why do the nations so furiously rage? | |
| Otis, Clyde (1924-2008) | This Bitter Earth | |
| Meeropol, Abel (1903-1986) | The House I Live In (arr. Davóne Tines and Doug Balli) | |
| Balliett, Doug | Steps to Compassion | |
| Davóne Tines and Doug Balliett | What Is My Hand in This |
| Davóne Tines | Bass-baritone |
| Ruckus |
Intrepid early music band Ruckus and pathbreaking singer Davóne Tines deliver the powerful bite of American revolutionary music, time-traveling through four centuries of songs, hymns, ballads, and new co-commissioned works by Tines and Doug Balliett. It’s an ideal meeting of artistic sensibilities, as Tines—whose eye-opening programming and vulnerable performances are “redefining the rules and rituals of classical music” (San Francisco Classical Voice)—meets the visceral might of Ruckus, known for combining a baroque band’s questing spirit with the grit, groove, and jangle of American roots music as “the world’s only period instrument rock band” (San Francisco Chronicle). As we reflect on the Declaration of Independence’s 250th anniversary, this program asks: “How can this fragile American experiment hold? Can we find compassion for others? Can you find compassion for yourself?”
Tickets:
- Available August 11 at 11 AM
- Subscriber/Member Presale: August 4 at 11 AM
