Posts by Ken Herman
The San Diego Symphony and Master Chorale Explore New Modes of Performance In the Midst of Quarantine
Unable to present live concerts or even to hold their customary rehearsals, San Diego’s major musical organizations are cautiously finding creative ways to reach their music-starved followers. This week the San Diego Symphony released a beautiful YouTube performance of music from Felix Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream as a salute to essential workers everywhere. And…
Read MoreSan Diego’s 2020-2021 Season: Surprises and Ample Puccini
At long last, San Diego Opera General Director David Bennett has announced the company’s 2020-2021 season.
Read MoreThe Coronavirus Challenge to the Art and Performance of Choral Music
All performing arts organizations are facing the daunting challenge of surviving during the current quarantine, but San Diego’s choirs and choruses are in a unique crisis.
Read MoreTwo Virtual NWEAMO 2020 Concerts Cover the Waterfront of New Music Performance
Over the weekend, May 16 – 17, 2020, SanDiego’s 2020 NWEAMO Festival launched two virtual concerts on YouTube. Curated by the festival directors, each concert offers a wide, eclectic panoply of contemporary composition and performance practice.
Read MoreMusic from Korea with Love–the NWEAMO Festival Opens Virtually in Your Living Room
San Diego’s annual New West Evolving Arts and Music Organism–also know as the NWEAMO Festival–opened Saturday, May 16, with a program streamed live on YouTube from Seoul, Korea.
Read MoreBanal Music Sinks ‘Ancient’–The La Jolla Playhouse Online Meditation Video
Thursday, the La Jolla Playhouse launched its digital Without Walls Series (WOW) with “Ancient,” a commissioned 20-minute Vimeo by Mike Sears and Lisa Berger. For this listener, the banal music torpedoed any hope of restful meditation.
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