Locaphonic’s mission is to connect Bay Area residents with our local musicians, food, and culinary artists, promoting sustainable livelihoods for artists and farmers and uniting our community through food and music.


Locaphonic was inspired by the “locavore” movement, which promotes the idea that eating locally-produced food supports a sustainable local food economy. By applying similar principles to the music world and partnering with talented local culinary artists, Locaphonic’s intention is to strengthen the Bay Area’s understanding and appreciation for the creative work of our gifted local musicians.


Our purpose is to build community through food and music by connecting Bay Area residents with the musical and culinary talent that exists right in our own backyard. We believe that life is better with good food and good music, and we believe that our cultural community can thrive by supporting local artists. Chefs and musicians collaborate to create edible concerts and to nourish the life of our vibrant local community.


By providing musicians with performance opportunities at home, they travel  less and play more for their communities. Chefs create with seasonal, organic, local produce, connecting their patrons to the land that nourishes them. Residents hear stellar local musicians and support local chefs and restaurants, thereby investing in the sustainability of our community.

 

Hannah Addario-Berry grew up in British Columbia, Canada, and fell in love with the cello at age nine.  She studied music in Montreal and San Francisco, and has been living in the Bay Area since 2004. Hannah has been a member of several accomplished chamber music ensembles, including Navitas Ensemble and Del Sol String Quartet, and performs regularly with the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra and Ensemble Parallele. Though she has performed in many of North America’s great concert halls, Hannah is most passionate about bringing music to more unusual venues: she’s performed an opera on a city bus, played cello while riding on dancers’ backs across a stage, and since 2008 she has been hosting a popular cello series at her neighborhood café.


When she’s not playing cello, Hannah can most often be found in the kitchen or at the farmers’ market.  Her passion for food and appreciation for the immensely talented folks who are making beautiful, organic, and local food available to Bay Areans has led Hannah to seek out and present music with all the same qualities.  Through Locaphonic, she is committed to nurturing the ears, bellies, and souls of our community. www.addarioberry.com





 

Illustration courtesy Molly Campbell - www.mollyhcampbell.com

Our Advisory Board


Karl Cronin (USA/UK) is a San Francisco-based singer-composer who performs original indie pop songs with chamber ensembles and orchestras. With a background in classical cello, Karl has presented his unique neoclassical pop music at YBCA, SOMArts, Dance Mission Theater, Boston Institute of Contemporary Art, Santa Fe Art Institute and in concert halls and living rooms throughout the USA. Karl is active in the San Francisco contemporary music community, and is the artistic director of the Deva String Quartet. He is currently an artist-in-residence at the OFF Center and ODC in San Francisco. When not performing he can be found teaching yoga and working on his Somatic Natural History Archive - a longitudinal study of embodied music cognition.


Louise Gilbert


Yoko Hata


Matthew Krumholz is CEO of a private independent retail consulting firm in San Francisco specializing in assortment strategies for international luxury retailers. Consulting in the areas of tactical marketing, brand development, business planning, retail store/internet category development, merchant planning, reporting and effective communication.  


Cynthia Pelini’s background is in international finance, with a particular focus on Latin America (Mexico and Brazil) and telecommunications (satellites, cellular and media).  She has specialized in the resolution of financially troubled situations, and especially enjoys being able to anticipate and prevent such experiences. 


Martha Richards


Benjamin Simon is music director of the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra and the award-winning youth ensemble, Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra.  A violist by training and a chamber musician at heart, Ben's mission in life is to "unstuffify" classical music, bringing the beauty and power of this timeless art to listeners around the Bay Area.  




Many other people have volunteered time and talents to help Locaphonic come to life.  For all their support, we are grateful to the following wonderful folks:

Laura Boytz

Molly Campbell

Elizabeth Cooper

Ryan Moskal

Oksana Divina-Teicholz

Tara Luz Stevens

Marie D’Abreo

Ann Wang

Dominique Pelletey

Jason O’Connell

Jeffrey Anderle

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