Posts by Ken Herman
Wednesday’s SummerFest Program Goes All-American–Almost!
La Jolla SummerFest Music Director Inon Barnatan was surely winking at the audience when he included Dvořák on the program he titled “The Great Americans.”
Read MoreA Generous Portion of the Music of Thomas Adès on Sunday’s SummerFest Menu
Sunday evening’s La Jolla SummerFest concert at the JAI continued the festival’s plunge into the music of Thomas Adès, this year’s Composer-in-residence.
Read MoreSummerFest Pairs the Polar Joys of Adès and Schubert in Saturday’s Concert at the Conrad
Saturday’s SummerFest concert kept the spotlight on Composer-in-residence Thomas Adès, featuring the U. S. premiere of his clarinet quintet Alchymia, and presenting him performing at the piano in Franz Schubert’s “Trout” Quintet.
Read MoreSpiritual Traditions Inspire the Offerings of SummerFest’s Friday Concert
Each of the three works on Friday’s intriguing SummerFest 2023 program reflects a distinct spiritual tradition
Read MoreLa Jolla SummerFest’s ‘Fantastic Tales’ Concert Displays Fantastic Performances
Noted British composer and pianist Thomas Adès, the Composer-in-Residence for this season’s SummerFest, made his impressive La Jolla debut Wednesday.
Read MoreSummerFest 2023 Continues with a Dozen Miniatures that Chart the Cycle of Dawn to Nightfall
Like Friday’s Opening Night La Jolla SummerFest concert, Saturday’s concert sported a programmatic theme: a dozen works that described or were inspired by the daily cycle of dawn to dark.
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