MUSIC REVIEWS
Spanish Renaissance Music with Passion and Panache
Less than a year ago I had the opportunity to hear the outstanding male vocal quartet New York Polyphony perform a stimulating, eclectic program at the La Jolla Athenaeum. Friday (October 3) the ensemble returned to La Jolla for a concert of Spanish Renaissance music . . .
Read MoreRare Birds, but Little Exotic Plumage
Camarada, one of San Diego’s respected chamber music series, opened its 20th season Sunday (September 28) with a concert of ingratiating music from the last century, music that was off the beaten path . . .
Read MoreBach Collegium San Diego: J.S. Bach Finds His Roots
I can recall a time when J.S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos and a few oratorios by G. F. Handel were all a classical music aficionado needed to know about “early music,” but Ruben Valenzuela’s Bach Collegium San Diego brings international standards of today’s period music performance to San Diego. Their most recent outing was a celebration of German Baroque choral music of J.S. Bach and his Leipzig predecessors . . .
Read MoreArt of Elan Visits the Carlsbad Music Festival
In previous years, the adventurous Carlsbad Music Festival brought in headline performers from New York, but this season the festival focused on local collaborations, including San Diego’s cutting edge contemporary chamber series Art of Élan . . .
Read MoreApollo’s Gift: the Carlsbad Music Festival
One weekend each fall, Carlsbad native Matt McBane treats this unremarkable seaside village to a cultural high that lingers much longer than any typical weekend bender, the Carlsbad Music Festival . . .
Read MoreTapping the Speakeasy Allure with ‘Cherries Jubilee’
She impressed most with her mastery of intricate improvisations, part dancer, part drummer, with shuffles out front, clicks of her toes together, and complex heel rolls. She played with over-the-tops, a leap over the airborne leg…
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