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Bernstein’s “Jeremiah” Symphony Makes Its Belated Debut at the San Diego Symphony

By Ken Herman | May 13, 2018 |

The San Diego Symphony elevated its current Leonard Bernstein retrospective on Saturday, May 12, 2018, with a stirring, trenchant account of his 1942 “Jeremiah” Symphony under the assured baton of Conductor Laureate Jahja Ling.

Live Music Elevates City Ballet’s Magic and Tragic Dances

By Kris Eitland | May 12, 2018 |

For “Carmina Burana,” Mr. Gonzalez integrates Carl Orff’s potent score into the tragic story of a banker ruined by the Great Crash of 1929, When he lost all of his wealth, he walked the streets of New York with a gun and…

Bach Collegium San Diego Celebrates the Musical Virtues of Henry Purcell

By Ken Herman | May 12, 2018 |

Ruben Valenzuela and his Bach Collegium San Diego presented a wide-ranging concert devoted exclusively to the music of Henry Purcell on Friday, May 11, 2018, at All Souls’ Episcopal Church in Point Loma.

Mark Morris’s ‘Pepperland’ Invades the Civic Theatre

By Kris Eitland | May 8, 2018 |

Morris can’t describe the dancing in “Pepperland,” except to say: “It’s full on dancing and fabulous, and the music is marvelous. It may be dark outside, but yes, dress in brilliant colors! It’s not hippie, it’s mod…”