MUSIC REVIEWS
Modest Stabs at Re-imagining Opera at UC San Diego
“The Voice Machine,” a collaborative performance of three new short operas at UC San Diego’s Experimental Theatre, could be described as the shotgun marriage of Dada opera with the extended “Saturday Night Live” sketch . . .
Read MoreAleck Karis Presents His Feast of New Music for Solo Piano
Pianist Aleck Karis, UC San Diego distinguished professor of music, gave a recital of contemporary music in the Conrad Prebys Concert Hall Wednesday . . .
Read MoreNew York Avant-Garde Duo Visits Bread & Salt
Saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock and percussionist Tom Rainey brought their industrial jazz to Bread & Salt in Barrio Logan on September 30 to open Fresh Sound’s 2016 fall season . . .
Read MoreGeoffrey Keezer and His “Court”
Pianist Geoffrey Keezer shared his spotlight with a retinue of brilliant partners on Saturday, September 24, on the Athenaeum Jazz at TSRI program . . .
Read MoreTenor Piotr Beczala’s Thrilling Recital Opens San Diego Opera’s New Season
Celebrated Polish tenor Piotr Beczala gave a recital at the Balboa Theatre Saturday to open the 2016-17 San Diego Opera season . . .
Read MoreSameer Patel Leads San Diego Symphony Summer Pops in Festive All-Tchaikovsky Concert
San Diego Symphony Associate Conductor Sameer Patel had way too much fun leading the orchestra’s All-Tchaikovsky concerts Sept. 2-4, 2016, bringing the Summer Pops season to its traditional grand finale . . .
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