MUSIC REVIEWS
Ardor Trio Debuts at Balboa Park’s Mingei International Museum
A new San Diego ensemble—the Ardor Trio—made an auspicious debut Saturday, September 30, at Balboa Park’s Mingei International Museum . . .
Read MoreCamarada’s Consummate Display of Virtuoso Chamber Music
Beth Ross-Buckley and Dana Burnett’s Camarada instrumental ensemble presented a sparkling, invigorating chamber concert featuring San Diego Principal Trumpet Micah Wilkinson on September 30 in a North County residence . . .
Read MoreThe Hausmann Quartet Unleashes Humor and Profundity in Haydn
Adjacent to the ticket table at the Hausmann Quartet’s Sunday (September 17) Haydn Voyages concert stood a chalkboard marking the string quartet’s progress: 17.6% of the composer’s 68 string quartets performed thus far. That our local string quartet—Hausmann is in residence at San Diego State University—is serious about traversing Haydn’s complete string quartet repertory and…
Read MoreMatt Welch and His Great Highland Bagpipe Conquer Bread & Salt
On Saturday at Bread & Salt, Matt Welch, accomplished performer on the Great Highland bagpipe, served a banquet of dances, marches, and variations from the instrument’s traditional repertory, several of his own takes on these genres, as well as works by contemporary minimalist composers Philip Glass and Anthony Braxton . . .
Read MoreThe Carlsbad Music Festival: A Tsunami of Contemporary Floods Downtown Carlsbad
The spunky Carlsbad Music Festival opened Friday, August 25, 2017, inspiring risk-taking when selecting concerts from its amazingly diverse schedule. Six performances are mentioned in this report about Founder and Music Director Matt McBane’s annual festival of contemporary music in beautiful downtown Carlsbad . . .
Read MoreCellist Alisa Weilerstein Soars with Bach and Brahms at La Jolla SummerFest
In the final La Jolla SummerFest chamber music concert, cellist Alisa Weilerstein exuded charisma and intensity in addition to her superb technique and sympathetic musicianship . . .
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