What is TILT? The name TILT refers to the angle of the sun at the summer solstice, the point where the sun appears to reach its highest point in the sky for the year (the word “solstice” combines the Latin words sol for “sun” and sistere for “to stand still”). 

TILT is also a different angle on music, an intimate concert in celebration of light, taking place in the marvelous ambiance of Grace Cathedral on the longest day of the year. 

We begin the evening with The Warm Up, a reception with a signature TILT cocktail, local craft ales, and bistro bites. And as the sunlight fades from the glittering stained glass windows, revel in live performances curated by pianist and producer Ronny Michael Greenberg, and in partnership with San Francisco Opera. His virtuosic talents have graced the stages of esteemed venues across the globe. He is passionate about challenging the boundaries of genre and culture, always searching for new ways to bring people together through collaboration and artistic freedom. 

Nikola Printz, a mesmerizing and fiery mezzo, is a graduate of the SF Conservatory of Music and a current San Francisco Opera Adler Fellow. Originally making their musical home in jazz and cabaret music, Nikola is well-versed in cross-over styles of singing and an avid performer of new music. Artistically fearless, they also are an aerialist, focusing their training at the SF Circus Center.  

 Efraín Solís, a dramatic and colorful baritone, is an SF Opera Adler Fellow and Merola Opera Program alumnus. The San Francisco Chronicle exclaims, “For theatrical charisma and musical bravado, it would be hard to top his performance.” Opera Today extols his “charm, pent-up fun, and exuberant singing.”  

Together, their program will include gorgeous songs of diverse genres and perhaps a surprise or two. And we’ll be bringing the sunset indoors courtesy of Mad Alchemy, a company that has been mesmerizing audiences with its Analog Liquid Light Show since 1971. 

TILT is in memory of Paul Crane Dorfman (1939-2018), a good friend of the cathedral who loved music, culture, houses of worship, fresh ideas, and mentoring young people.