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SF Performances Presents: Davóne Tines | Ruckus
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SF Performances Presents: Davóne Tines | Ruckus

Herbst Theatre

Sat, February 7, at 7:30 PM, PST
(Ticket sales close Feb 6, 12:00 PM PST)
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    This is a Groupmuse Night Out

    Explore the wider world of music outside Groupmuse with exclusive discounts to local concerts.

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    SF P.

    Groupmuse ticket buyers will have their tickets EMAILED to them from San Francisco Performances directly and will check into the venue using their smartphone or a printed copy. Seating is assigned.

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    Get ready for a spellbinding crossover experience with Davóne Tines & Ruckus — a concert that defies genre boundaries and invites you on a musical journey through centuries of American sound. Bass-baritone Davóne Tines, hailed as “changing what it means to be a classical singer” (The New Yorker), joins Ruckus, described as “the world’s only period-instrument rock band” (San Francisco Classical Voice), for a high-energy program that reimagines songs, hymns, ballads, and instrumental works from the Baroque era to the present day. From Stephen Foster’s Beautiful Dreamer and Handel’s Air and Allegro to Julius Eastman’s Buddha, Sam Cooke’s A Change Is Gonna Come, and original pieces by Tines and collaborators, this performance blends early music, roots grooves, and contemporary commentary in riveting, unexpected ways.

    Thanks to Groupmuse Nights Out, discounted tickets are available for Saturday, February 7, 2026 at 7:30 PM at Herbst Theatre, making it easier to experience this bold and deeply engaging musical event live. We’re excited to help bring our community closer to performances that spark curiosity, connection, and fresh perspectives — don’t miss your chance to secure special-price tickets for an evening that fuses history, groove, and artistry!

    Children 5 and over are welcomed.

    What's the music?

    Davóne Tines Vocals
    Ruckus Baroque Rock Band

    STEPHEN FOSTER: Beautiful Dreamer

    DOUGLAS ADAM AUGUST BALLIETT: Overture, The Four F’s, Scherzo, Nunc Dimiitis, and The Despised One from Compassion Preludes; Federal Nations

    TRADITIONAL (arr. Davóne Tines): Be the Lover of My Soul

    HANDEL: Air and Allegro from Concerto Grosso No. 10 in D Minor, Op. 6; “Why Do the Nations So Furiously Rage” from Messiah

    JOHN DICKINSON (arr. Balliett): The Liberty Song

    GEORGE W. CLARK: What Mean Ye?

    SAWNEY FREEMAN: A New Death March, The Rays of Liberty

    JOSHUA McCARTER SIMPSON: To the White People of America

    BENJAMIN CARR: The Federal Overture

    ALLAN & ROBINSON (arr. Tines & Balliett): The House I Live In

    JULIUS EASTMAN: Buddha

    CLYDE OTIS (arr. Tines and Balliett): This Bitter Earth

    DAVÓNE TINES (arr. Balliett): What Is My Hand In This?

    WILLIAM BILLINGS: Chester

    SAM COOKE (arr. Balliett): A Change Is Gonna Come

    Location

    401 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA

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