MUSIC REVIEWS
Bodhi Tree Concerts Salutes the Struggle for Women’s Suffrage in a Festive Online Musical Banquet
Bodhi Tree Concerts chose the final day of the National Democratic Convention, August 20, to offer “Songs of Suffrage,” a charming online concert of songs that celebrate this 100-year anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment.
Read MoreOpera NEO’s “Magic Flute” Debuts via Virtual Magic
Saturday, August 15, Opera NEO made history and opened the first installment of its virtual production of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute.”
Read MoreOpera NEO Rises to the Occasion with a Rewarding Virtual Cabaret Concert
Saturday, August 8, Opera NEO successfully revived and actually reinvented its cabaret night, a traditional festivity held the week before the opening of its annual summer festival, in an online format.
Read MoreTwo Virtual NWEAMO 2020 Concerts Cover the Waterfront of New Music Performance
Over the weekend, May 16 – 17, 2020, SanDiego’s 2020 NWEAMO Festival launched two virtual concerts on YouTube. Curated by the festival directors, each concert offers a wide, eclectic panoply of contemporary composition and performance practice.
Read MoreMusic from Korea with Love–the NWEAMO Festival Opens Virtually in Your Living Room
San Diego’s annual New West Evolving Arts and Music Organism–also know as the NWEAMO Festival–opened Saturday, May 16, with a program streamed live on YouTube from Seoul, Korea.
Read MoreBanal Music Sinks ‘Ancient’–The La Jolla Playhouse Online Meditation Video
Thursday, the La Jolla Playhouse launched its digital Without Walls Series (WOW) with “Ancient,” a commissioned 20-minute Vimeo by Mike Sears and Lisa Berger. For this listener, the banal music torpedoed any hope of restful meditation.
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