MUSIC REVIEWS
San Diego Symphony and Awadagin Pratt Bring New Piano Concerto to La Jolla
Although the piano concerto is an undeniable staple of orchestral repertory, contemporary composers have not done well by this esteemed genre. So it is not surprising that the enterprising pianist Awadagin Pratt commissioned—through the Art of the Piano Foundation—seven young composers to write works for piano and string orchestra. Under the baton of guest conductor…
Read MoreComposer Nicolas Reveles on His Upcoming Opera ‘Ghosts’ for San Diego Opera
‘Ghosts,’ composed by Nicolas Reveles, is a trilogy of horror-inspired one-act operas that San Diego Opera will open Friday, April 14, at the Balboa Theatre in downtown San Diego.
Read MoreBach Collegium San Diego’s Powerful, Inspiring Bach ‘St. Matthew Passion’
Bach Collegium San Diego crowned the company’s two decades of period music performance with Bach’s ‘St. Matthew Passion’ on March 24 & 25, 2023, in Point Loma and Cardiff.
Read MoreSan Diego Opera Opens a Resplendent ‘Tosca’
San Diego Opera’s resplendent production of Puccini’s ‘Tosca’ opened Saturday at San Diego Civic Theatre.
Read More2023 NWEAMO Festival Goes Acoustic at S.D.S.U.
Now celebrating its 25th year, San Diego State University’s NWEAMO new music festival’s Thursday concert featured a quartet of guest musicians from Poland performing exclusively acoustic music.
Read MoreAn Evening of Gospel with Ken Anderson and Dale Fleming
Sunday’s Bodhi Tree Concert at St. James by-the-Sea Episcopal Church Celebrated the Power and Depth of Gospel Music
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