Mercury Soul

We’re thrilled to feature Grammy Award winning baritone saxophonist and composer Aaron Joseph Lington () as part of our June 5 Mercury Soul event at Saint Joseph’s Arts Society.

A force in the jazz world, Lington has collaborated with artists and ensembles ranging from the San Francisco Symphony and Count Basie Orchestra to Joe Lovano and Randy Brecker. His playing has been praised as “revelatory” by the San José Mercury News, with a sound that is both powerful and deeply expressive.

In addition to an international performing career, he is a dedicated educator and currently serves as Professor and Coordinator of Jazz Studies at San José State University. His work as a composer and performer brings a rich, improvisatory voice that adds a new dimension to the Mercury Soul experience.

Join us Friday, June 5 at 8pm at Saint Joseph’s Arts Society, 1401 Howard Street in San Francisco, as jazz, classical, and electronic worlds come together for one immersive night.

Tickets will sell out, reserve early.

Meet our newest Mercury Soul Youth Ambassador, Kochavia Glaubach (Kochavia Glaubach), who joins us on June 5 at Saint Joseph’s Art Society (Saint Joseph’s Arts Society) 🥳👏

At just 16, Kochavia is already making an extraordinary mark as a soprano, and we’re thrilled to welcome her to the Mercury Soul community. She studies with Christine Abraham at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music Pre-College (SFCM) and has earned recognition in major competitions, including 2nd place at the Butler University Vocal Competition.

Her experience already includes roles in three professional opera productions, including a performance with conductor Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. She has spent two summers at the Boston University Tanglewood Institute Young Artists program (BU Tanglewood Institute) and will head to the Brevard Classical Voice (Brevard Music Center) program this summer.

Congratulations, Kochavia, we can’t wait to have you with us!

Join us at Saint Joseph’s Arts Society on June 5 at 8pm to hear Kochavia and experience Mercury Soul’s fusion of DJs, live classical music, and immersive visuals.

Tickets will sell out, so be sure to reserve early.

Follow her here: Kochavia Glaubach

JUST ANNOUNCED 🪄✨ Don’t miss conductor Daniel Stewart on the podium at Saint Joseph’s Arts Society on June 5!

We’re thrilled to welcome Daniel (danielpatrickstewart) back to Mercury Soul following his work at Grace Cathedral in 2024. He has conducted ensembles including the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and Boston Symphony Orchestra, and brings a dynamic, immersive approach that makes him a natural fit for this project.

“A fascinatingly vibrant conductor… Daniel Stewart’s enthusiasm and precision made for an engaging interpretation.” (Boston Musical Intelligencer)

These photos by Guru Khalsa capture Daniel with Mercury Soul Young Artist Ambassador Ava Pakiam (AVA PAKIAM) and Mason Bates (Mason Bates).

Tickets WILL sell out so be sure to book ahead of time to join us Friday, June 5 at 8pm at Saint Joseph’s Arts Society, 1401 Howard Street in San Francisco, for a night of DJ sets, live classical music, and immersive visuals.

Back in April 2023, we filled Saint Joseph’s Arts Society for a sold-out night that moved seamlessly between DJ sets, live classical performance, and immersive sound and light.

From Renaissance chorales by Gesualdo and Lotti to Arvo Pärt, Aphex Twin, John Cage, and Philip Glass, music unfolded all around the audience, from the main floor to the catwalk above. Strings and piano drifted upward, brass sounded from behind, and the entire space became part of the performance.

We’re returning to that same extraordinary space on Friday, June 5 at 8pm — and tickets WILL sell out!

DJ Masonic (Mason Bates) and DJ Justin Reed will be joined by live classical musicians, with large-scale wall-mapped visuals by Mark Johns transforming the cathedral-turned-club designed by Ken Fulk. The night moves between the dancefloor and the concert hall, with sound and visuals surrounding you from every angle.

Saint Joseph’s Arts Society
1401 Howard Street, San Francisco

All ages welcome. Buy tickets before the sell out: https://mercurysoul.com/saintjosephs/

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JUST ANNOUNCED 🚨 Mercury Soul returns to Saint Joseph’s Arts Society () with a night that blurs the line between concert hall and dance floor.

Our signature fusion of DJs, classical musicians, and immersive visuals comes to Saint Joseph’s Arts Society, the stunning cathedral-turned-club designed by Ken Fulk. Sets by DJ Masonic () and DJ Justin Reed () will weave together with breathtaking live classical performances as the walls come alive with large-scale mapped projections by visual designer Mark Johns ().

From soaring strings to deep beats, the evening moves between the energy of the dancefloor and the beauty of classical music in a space transformed by sound and light.

📍Friday, June 5 at 8PM, Saint Joseph’s Arts Society. All ages welcome.

ImmersiveArt DJSet

Big news for the Bay Area arts community. Congratulations to Mercury Soul board member Kari Lincks Coomans () and Red Curtain Addict () on their new partnership with KRON4’s Live in the Bay (). 🎉 The weekly segment will spotlight performing arts events across the Bay Area, from opera and symphony to theater, dance, jazz, and more.

At Mercury Soul we believe in expanding the reach of live performance and connecting new audiences to the energy of the arts. Kari has been doing exactly that for years through Red Curtain Addict, and we are thrilled to see this new platform bringing even more visibility to the incredible artists and organizations shaping the Bay’s cultural landscape.

Tune in Wednesdays at 1 PM PST on .

to last month’s Mercury Soul night at the Vita Brevis Club in San Francisco.

It was a great evening bringing together electronic music, live performance, and visual art in a space built for artists and entrepreneurs. Nights like this remind us how vibrant the SF arts community is and how much energy there is for creative collaboration across disciplines.

Looking forward to more Mercury Soul moments like this.

🎉 Huge congratulations to Mason Bates on an extraordinary run of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay at the Metropolitan Opera. Pictured here with Mercury Soul board member Aubrey Bergauer (), Mason saw the opera lead ticket sales at the Met this season and return for an unprecedented same-season revival.

As Mercury Soul’s Founding Artistic Director, Mason’s work has always been rooted in expanding what classical music can be and who it is for. Reimagining the concert experience, pushing creative boundaries, and finding meaningful ways to connect new audiences to orchestral music are central to both his artistic vision and Mercury Soul’s mission. Seeing that vision resonate on one of the world’s most iconic stages is deeply inspiring for our community.

What classical piece would you want to hear inside a Mercury Soul night?

Baroque drama under club lights? A Romantic slow burn with projection and surround sound? A 20th-century riot in the middle of the dance floor? Tell us what we should transform next.