Posts by Ken Herman
SummerFest 2021 Opening Concert: A Shimmering Stylistic Sampler
SummerFest 2021, the La Jolla Music Society’s prestigious annual summer music festival, opened Friday, July 30, with a marathon program that boasted music from 10 composers, required 15 onstage musicians, and lasted two and one-half hours.
Read MoreOpera NEO’s All-Star Vocal Marathon–A Splendid Bouquet of Aspiring Singers
On Sunday, July 18, Opera NEO opened its Summer Opera Festival Sunday with its traditional Opera Marathon, a group recital that gives every singer participating in the festival the opportunity to perform their favorite opera aria
Read MoreCamarada Brings Tango Back to The Conrad
With “Tango Society,” a program at La Jolla’s Baker-Baum Concert Hall devoted to the music of that seductive dance, San Diego’s musical ensemble Camarada reignited its love affair with the Argentine tango.
Read MoreOpera NEO’s Final Online Installment of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” Provides the Perfect Happy Ending
Opera NEO’s final online installment of Mozart’s opera “The Magic Flute” was posted Wednesday.
Read MoreSan Diego Symphony’s “To the Earth” Festival Concludes with the Drama and Solace of Evening
The San Diego Symphony’s “To the Earth” online festival concluded Friday with music for Evening, the fitting climax to the previous program themes of Morning and Noon.
Read MoreMusic of Gabriela Ortiz and Tan Dun Enrich Second Program of the Symphony’s “To the Earth” Festival
To continue their “To the Earth” online festival, San Diego Symphony Music Director Rafael Payare and Festival Curator Steven Schick offered their second installment on Wednesday, music to celebrate the midday: Noon.
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